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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
7
Readers witness a cavalry display featuring drill, horse and rider feats, and grand military acrobatics. The event showcases Buffalo Bill appearances with live demonstrations, trains, ranch scenes, emigrant conflicts, and a pack of performances. Admission details and grand stand options are included.
The Prosperity congress opened in the Merchants' Association auditorium with 350 000 traveling men promised to attend though heat kept 5 000 delegates away. Simultaneously 150 unemployed men gathered at the bureau of unemployed urging relief, led by Dr. Ben Reitman, as planners hoped to parade 10 000 unemployed, which authorities refused.
Jemima brand flours are praised as the best in a recent national contest with gold medal honors highlighting quality and consistency.
The Hague announced it would not accept Robert Lotz as Venezuelan consul at Curacao, signaling possible demands for redress from Castro before resuming diplomatic ties. Officials warn the move may heighten strains and raise Caribbean tensions amid naval demonstrations.
Ten Chinese men arraigned before United States Commissioner Kellogg on unlawful entry from Canada via Rouses Point in January. Defense tries to prove relatives here by matching necktie patterns. five others identify each pair as related. Officials conclude neckties serve as identification marks and order deportation.
Mrs James Dunn, fresh from Atlantic City, rammed Dans saloon in San Francisco on arrival. She horsewhipped her husband on a boardwalk, then damaged the bar, tossing cups and mirrors, and was arrested.
A. F. Rice, a fireman on the Illinois Central line between Waterloo and Fort Dodge, shot himself with a .32 caliber revolver at the corner of Sheriff Cadwell's residence. He was in love with Belinda Pierson, a domestic in the sheriff's family, and died from the act.
Ephraim Hedberg of Cumberland disappears Aug 5 on trip to Ashland Oregon with his daughter. Police suspect foul play after the Bank of Cumberland reports missing funds and the daughter fears murder at Umatilla depot. Bergland, 82, later rescued near Bayfield after ten days.
Harry Greb a local barber in Waukesha Wisconsin narrowly escaped death in an auto crash near Pewaukee. Gr eb slipped from a seat grabbed the wheel causing the runabout to slam into a roadside house and overturn. He suffered a fracture to the left knee and faces months of recovery possibly losing his leg.
Flora Kingston cancels marriage to Andrew Johnson after learning he tried to borrow a dress suit for the wedding. The couple, both of Neenah, had a license and date set. she tore the license and packed her wedding clothes after hearing he claimed to have lots of money.
M. T. Lynch of the Phillipsburg Daily Post writes that Foley’s Honey and Tar is the best medicine for coughs and colds his family has used, expressing high praise and strong recommendation.
In Beloit Wisconsin on August 15 Custav Johnson and John Mueller were arrested on complaint of saloonkeeper H Scheckler who alleged they took 50 dollars in cash and 25 in indorsed checks from him while he slept Two boys testified they saw the act The men said they found the pocketbook They are held on $500 bond for trial Saturday.
Miss Margaret De Young was severely burned by boiling water spilled from a teapot. burns cover the right side from thigh to beyond. Zion Lutheran congregation to mark its silver jubilee with services and reunion on Sunday August 23. In Be loit Gustav Johnson of Rockford and John Mueller of Chicago arrested for stealing a pocketbook containing 85 dollars and checks from a saloonkeeper asleep near the North Western tank on South Fifth street. A four year old child of a foreigner on Race street scalded on shoulder and arm after falling into a pan of boiling water. Manitowoc University day set for August 18 with S Y Gillan addressing and a lecture on Tuberculosis by Prof Frost. Modern Woodmen of America annu al camp dues raised to 3 dollars a year.
An old advertisement warns that kidney and bladder trouble will worsen without Foley’s Kidney Cure, claiming it positively cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases. The notice cites O. T. Erhart as the source of the claim.
In Jean Claire Wisconsin a strange illness like spinal meningitis has killed seven children so far with Frank Felton the two year old among the latest. Over twenty five cases have been reported to Health Officer Farr and more may be unreported. Some children recovered though a few still suffer paralysis.
In Beloit Wisconsin on August 15 Charles Brandt a drayman was cut on the cheek by a stranger in a saloon after an argument over paying for a drink. Brandt was treated by others but cannot identify the assailant who fled.
Liquor dealers in Racine Wisconsin must after September 1 remove window screens at midnight and not replace them until five in the morning while keeping lights burning so the street view can be seen. Saloonkeepers are willing to remove screens but oppose the nightly lights as costly and risky.
Judge C D Cleveland issued a special dispensation to Oscar Dorn and Dorothy Junge of Chicago for marriage. Clergy in Oshkosh failed to return certificates and it is believed the couple wed elsewhere as parents followed to Neenah then lost them.
Ef forts to recover the bodies of E. G. Pfeifer of Chicago and his son Ralph from the Wisconsin river accident have proven futile. Remains of Miss Mabel Ward and Mrs. W. G. Heath have been shipped to Chicago for funerals. County authorities say no inquest is needed.
A long list of church services across multiple denominations. It notes times and locations in the city, with details for Christian Science, German Methodist, First Congregational, Westminster Presbyterian, City Mission, St Pauls Universalist, Episcopal Christchurch, West Avenue M F, First Baptist, Norwegian Lutheran, First Methodist, English Lutheran, First Presbyterian, Emanuel Evangelical, and the Y M C A address and speakers.
Robert E. Miller, freed from federal prison near McNeill's Island, is tailed by Pinkerton detectives who expect him to seek $16,000 in gold dust stolen from Alaska mails. Miller, a former Alaska steamship freight clerk, allegedly diverted dust to Puget Sound. earlier thefts totaled about $36,000 with $20,000 recovered hidden under a Fairbanks wharf.
Des Moines voters defeated a proposition by referendum to pension disabled and aged miners after the Iowa mining vote on August 15.
New York August 15. Mrs Ben Teal and Miss Julia Fleming arraigned with private detective Harry Mousley for attempted subornation of perjury in the Gould divorce case. Both plead not guilty and may move to quash the indictment by August 20. Teal appeared in good health while Fleming, said to have confessed to aiding in pressuring Mabel McCausland to falsely incriminate Gould with Bessie Devoe.
A Grand Trunk publication describes vacation camps in Temagami region and Algonquin Natural Park in Ontario. Boys can obtain the guide by writing Geo. W. Vaux, A. G. P. & T. A., 135 Adams Street, Chicago.
From Saigon in French Indo China the report says the Chinese uprising has revived and grown more dangerous with brigandage, rebellion on land, and piracy off the coast increasing faster than the European forces can suppress. Yunnan and Kwangsi provinces are affected, Canton is asked to send gunboats, and both sides count hundreds of losses in Tonkin.
Aug 15 Rome report says Cardinal Gibbons had a farewell audience with Pope Pius in the private library after receiving all requests from Vatican and propaganda sources. The Pope pledged no denial where American church interests are involved and hoped to see Gibbons soon again.
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