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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1906

Page

2

Famous Juvenile Missionary and Wife Visit La Crosse

Dr. A. S. Orne and wife, noted juvenile and slum workers, touring the world, advocate juvenile courts and prevention over punishment. They travel by skiff along rivers, meeting public officials and urging Wisconsin and Minnesota to adopt county juvenile courts. They criticize crime rise, call for reform, and warn against cosmopolitan erosion of virtue.

A. S. Orne la Crosse Orne Dr. Orne Alma St. Paul Minnesota United States Wisconsin Board of Control Sparta School Whukesha Reformatory The Tribune Canada America

Quiet elopement as couple wed amid family dispute

In Kansas City Kansas, Edward Toepffer of Stockton and Lena Pepper wed at Pepper’s home aided by a back door arrival of Rev. O M Stewart while anxious parents argued in the parlor. Toepffer, 23, had faced parental opposition and a prior arrest in Osborne before fleeing to the city.

Kansas City Edward Toepffer Stockton Kas Lena Pepper West Seventeenth Street Toepffer Miss Pepper Toepfier Pepper Home

Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Disease Cures

Advert says Foley's Kidney Cure can cure Bright's disease diabetes and bladder stones. Claims include kidney and bladder disease relief and lists seller O T Erhart. Strong aging medical patent tone aimed at general public.

Bright O. T. Erhart

Lawrence University Names Piano Department Head

Prof. Clarence E. Shepard of Oshkosh has been appointed head of the piano department at the reorganized Lawrence University School of Music in Appleton. The program will be overseen next year by Prof. T. Dilwyn Thomas of New York. Shepard returns from studies in Paris and Berlin and will begin duties September 12 as a new $15 building for the music school opens.

Lawrence

Gedney factory corn season to start amid late crop

In Onalaska the Gedney factory corn season will begin in about a week as the late crop delays work. Wal Smith of Sand Lake bought a new threshing outfit and set out for the season. The corps of teachers for the coming year has been secured. A number of unspecified items follow in the clipping.

Gedney Wal Smith Sand Lake Num

Local Notes on Health Travel and Industry

Miss Julia Russell of Sandy Lake remains ill with tonsillitis. Mrs W E Whitbeck and Mrs F T Whitbeck visited New Amsterdam. An automobile broke down on its first regular trip near the city due to faulty machinery. Many fish are being caught daily. Mrs Andrew Lane and her Chicago children are spending the summer with relatives here.

Ber Julia Russell Sandy Lake W. E F. T. Whitbeck New Amsterdam Andrew Lane Chicago

Denver Gas Case Sparks Perjury Charges In Franchise Inquiry

In Denver, Judge Lindsey accused H F Albers and Charles H Fenton of common perjury amid gas company witnesses in the 20 year franchise inquiry. DA Stidger to file informations as ten employees admit voting with bogus receipts. Doherty blasts reformers ahead of September court action.

Denver Colo Denver Gas & Electric Company Lindsey H. F. Albers Charles H. Fenton Stidger Henry F. Doherty Lincoln, Neb Supreme Court Ga: Company

Untermyer salvos at McClintock in Mutual Life dispute

Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the international policyholders committee, hints at a new sensation in Mutual Life Insurance Company affairs. He accuses McClintock of contempt for reformers and alleges plans to defeat legislation via a Massachusetts agent.

New York Samuel Untermyer International Policyholders’ Committee Mutual Life Insurance Company Untermyer Lo See McClintock International Committee McClintock Massachusetts the Mutual

Chicago cruiser ties up at State Street foot for stay

P. D. Middlekouff of Chicago tied up this morning at the foot of State street for a few days in the city. He is cruising the upper Mississippi and Lake Pepin, having come from Chicago by way of the Illinois and Michigan canal, Illinois River, and Mississippi at Grafton. He plans to continue upriver after a week or two, then ship his twenty four horsepower motor boat home. He reports unusually good weather on the trip.

P. D. Middlekouff Chicago State Street Middlekouff Mineo Lake Pepin Ilinois and Michigan Canal Illinois River Mississippi Grafton

Wife Drinks Then Man Hangs Self in Buffalo Home

Edward Simmeth a Jacob Cold Packing laborer hanged himself at 32 Roetzer Street after his wife drank. Edward Rohr found him on the floor with a clothesline looped to a beam and a knife nearby. Dr Danser ruled death by his own action. the body was moved to the morgue.

Buffalo N. Y Edward Simmeth Jacob Cold Packing Company Roetzer Street Edward Rohr Simmeth Danser

Quick relief for asthma sufferers from Foley's remedy

Foley's Honey and Tar claims immediate relief for severe asthma and promises a cure if taken promptly. Sold by O. T. Erhart.

Foley O. T. Erhart

Prosperity claim and tariff policy cited in McKinley era record

The speaker argues that industrial growth and farm prosperity have doubled since 1896, citing increased capital, wages, and output across central western southern states. He credits protection and the Dingley tariff for economic expansion, notes shifts in industrial centers, and defends the steel trust as not a monopoly while praising overall tariff fairness.

William McKinley Atlantic Pacific Great Lakes Gulf Rio Grande Orient Republican Party Cleveland Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor United States Mrr Gompers Ono Labor Bureau of the United States Census Office New England Middle Atlantic States Southern States Central States Middle Atlantic Southern Central Western East Wade Dingley New York Times Steel Trust 18 the Times Steel Corporation House Senate

The Swift Specific Co presents eczema cure claims

The text attributes eczema to acids and humors in the blood and promotes S S S as a blood purifier that supposedly cleanses circulation and cures the skin disease. It claims rapid relief and offers a book on skin diseases with free medical advice from The Swift Specific Co in Atlanta Georgia.

SWIFT Atlanta

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