Auto Crash On Main Street Injures Popcorn Stand Owner
A speeding hired Cadillac with chauffeur Henry Sharp struck Timothy O. Lewis, 78, owner of a Fourth and Main popcorn stand, on Main Street. Lewis was badly injured but not killed. Sharp faces charges for carelessness. The party inside the car included Captain J. G. Moore, Austin Cargill, and Mrs. John McMillan of Minneapolis. Plan is to publish further details after page six.
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la Crosse
Timothy O. Lewis
Fourth and
Main Streets
Cadillac
North Third Street
Fourth
Division Street
Henry Sharp
Oscar Houck
Beck
Lewis
Bosshard
Sharp
Main Street
Cargill
Booster Plan On Main Street In La Crosse Wisconsin
Booster committee plans a Saturday evening event on Main Street La Crosse with a secret entertainment to draw the town. Executives met at W E Barber's office and promise a worthwhile welcome for all who come. Ladies pins and booster items sell rapidly as the drive intensifies.
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Main Street
Booster Committee
la Crosse
Wis
W. E. Barber
Publc
Arrest of Thomas Ferrick for petty larceny
Thomas Ferrick was arrested by police last evening and held at Central station for theft of a gold watch from Michael Brophy of 407 King Street. The case will be brought to court tomorrow morning on a petty larceny charge.
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Thomas Ferrick
Central Station
Michael Brophy
iKng Street
Back to the Glass Factory Leaves La Crosse Club Short
Medwtzky, the La Crosse outfielder, quit after payday and returned to his glass factory trade in Chicago. He cited self dissatisfaction and money worries, despite telling manager Hawley he would stay season long. The move weakens a pennant hopeful, already shuttling players for returns and replacements.
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Medwtzky
la Crosse
Chicago
Becker
Vogt
Medwizky
Med
Hawley
Convention to End With a Smokers Session
A convention concluded with a smoker session that drew attendees to a social gathering. Participants discussed topics of interest and capped the event with informal networking and refreshments.
Roosevelt spirits claim vast orbit of influence in White House
Washington bureau reports a businessman who studies spiritualism asserts Theodore Roosevelt lives among an army of spirits and moves in their midst. He says the president is conscious of it but the claim rests on the testimony of a scientific circle, not ordinary mediums. The convention of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities ends with a smoker after a three day session and a steamboat excursion on the J. S. to Trempealeau and back.
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Washington
la Crosse Tribune
Roosevelt
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Woodmen Hall
J. S
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Infant Dies of Illness at Berlin Street Home
Edward Kopacek age 10 months son of Mr and Mrs John W Kopacek of 1526 Berlin street died this morning after a brief illness.
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Edward
John W. Kopacek
Berlin Street
Rate Commission Slaps Connor Road In Decision Today
The Wisconsin railroad commission ruled against Lieutenant Governor Connor, finding freight and passenger charges inequitable and unlawful. It cut logs freight rates from 5 and 7 to 3.50 and 4.50, ordered a tariff schedule, and denounced free passenger carriage as parasitic. The complaint was filed by Nic Treveler, longtime Wisconsin Assembly sergeant-at-arms.
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Madison
Railroad Commission
Connor
Nic
Treveler
Wisconsin Assembly
Madison Professor Charles I. King Suicide in Ohio Hotel
Professor Charles I. King of Madison Wisconsin, long an instructor at the University of Wisconsin and later a consulting engineer for an eastern railroad, shot himself in the back of the head in a Columbus Ohio hotel. He was found still alive, with a revolver missing one chamber. he died today. His wife and 12 year old daughter reside in Madison.
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Madison
Wis
Charles I. King
University of Wisconsin
Eastern
Columbus
Ohio
King
Southeastern to Run Two Trains Aboard for Viroqua lines
The La Crosse and Southeastern repaired its tracks after the storm and began running two trains a day. One train arrives from the south at 4:30 PM and the other leaves La Crosse at 3:30 PM. The regular schedule is temporarily suspended.
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Southeastern
Viroqua
Coon Valley
Chaseburg
la Crosse & Southeastern
la Crosse
Wire Ignites Tree Sparks Fire on Main Street
Central fire department was called out at 11 oclock last night to Ninth and Main streets where a live wire had ignited several branches among the trees in the boulevard of Dr. George Powell.
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Central Fire Department
Ninth and Main Streets
George Powell
La Crosse Auto Speeders Face New Ordinance
The La Crosse Tribune notes city auto enthusiasts have long enjoyed speed with little enforcement. With pedestrians at risk, a new speed ordinance aims to curb 30 mph stunts on Main Street. The paper urges authorities to enforce the law and uses publicity to deter speeders.
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la Crosse
Main Street
Tribune
Striker Notes Change In Lineup Roles For Du Chien
The passage explains that Master son from Galena will join to play second, improving the team only if Du Chien shifts to left field and a pitcher moves to right field, altering defensive positions and balance.
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Masterson
Galena
du Chien
Weather forecast for La Crosse and vicinity students
The forecast for today is fair tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures. For Wisconsin, expect fair conditions overnight and into Saturday, with cooler weather continuing tonight.
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Reeds Landing
Davenport
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Northwestern Opens 165 Mile Rapid City Line
The Chicago and Northwestern railway completes its South Dakota extension, linking the main line at Ft. Pierre to Rapid City. The new stretch covers about 165 miles and expands the railroad’s western reach.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
South Dakota
Rapid City
S. D
Ft. Pierre
Typographical Union to Hold Next Session in Boston
Hot Springs Ark Aug 16 The International Typographical Union voted to hold its next annual session in Boston.
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Hot Springs
Ark
International Typographical Union
Boston
Telegraphers Form Official Strike Board in Chicago
President Small of the telegraphers ordered a general strike at 1 a.m. with about 15,000 out clogging U S mail flow. Arbitration to be sought in New York Monday as Neill, Gompers, and leaders converge. A covert plan to drag railway telegraphers into the strike risks federal intervention and a wider conflict.
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Chicago
Small
United States
Canada
Briggs House
New York City
Neill
Western Union
Postal
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
New York
United States Mail
Gould
The
Telegraphers’ Union
Stategy Board
Russell
Perham and Quick
Samuel
Booster Day Purpose To Promote La Crosse Growth
The Booster campaign aims to unite residents in supporting La Crosse's growth and prosperity. Funds form a permanent fund directed by the board of trade to benefit all citizens, not for campaign costs, magazine ads, or board expenses, and will be augmented by future financing methods. The fund remains a public, non-profit resource for community advancement.
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la Crosse
Board of Trade
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