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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1905
Page
4
Miss Helen Marion Day spoke at Library hall to La Crosse educators on integrating manual training and domestic science into schools. She argued the new education blends theory and practice and urged support for bringing manual training to the city schools with aim to broaden student purpose beyond rote study.
A harsh critique of an unsigned circular blaming Police Chief Hugh Byrne. The piece argues the author should reveal identity or provide proof, labeling the note as cowardly and likely false while noting ambush tactics harm the department’s reputation.
The piece cheers the street railway company for offering to cover at least half the cost of a proposed artificial lake at Myrick park. It notes no formal amount yet but expects substantial private and civic backing without burdening taxpayers. It quips about grand juries and local references while urging support for the project as an Edenlike improvement.
Letters mention a butter maker not taking in milk on Sundays and vow to be fair to all. Rob Randal of Money Creek and his partner appear on the hill. Geyer's Ten Nights in a Bar Room visit draws crowds and criticism for moral lesson. James Scanlon and David F. visit Paint Creek township's stalions, praised by M. T. Jacobson.
A party of delegates led by Tscharner of La Crosse marched through downtown with Dana's band, then boarded the steamer Columbia for an up river trip. Officers to be elected later. evening sessions planned for 6 and 8 o'clock.
August Brant and William Munn inmates of the poor farm to be examined for insanity and likely committed to Mendota or the county asylum. They have become troublesome, and attendants cannot watch them constantly.
At the state convention of postmasters Judge Keyes of Madison known as Boss Keyes recalls old days of riding mail and political funding. He notes modern rules curb politics, and discusses football rule changes including quarterback limits, field markings, whistle timing, substitutes reporting, and coaching penalties.
Kaukauna Wisconsin August 17 J J Toner editor of the Sun resigns as president of the Kaukauna public library court commissioner and chair of the Fourteenth senatorial democratic committee and democratic city committee due to a new law barring editors in public office from using railroad advertising mileage.
Waukesha Wisconsin council tabled the water works company franchise proposal and ordered the mayor comptroller and city attorney to negotiate for plant purchase obtain figures for a new plant and prepare questions for a special election on municipal ownership to be reported September 6.
A reader reflects that small efforts from many individuals accumulate to a larger total by year end, implying collective impact outweighs lone actions and highlighting the value of consistent small contributions.
Census bulletin by Walter F. Wilcox notes the share of children in total population fell from one third in the early 1800s to under a quarter by 1900. Decline varied by decade, with 1860 onward showing continued decrease though no definite cause is assigned. General Walker links immigration to the trend, while Wilcox cites Australia as a contrast.
The report sketches regional declines in child proportions from 1850 to 1900, with the north and west showing steadier drops. It notes DC and Massachusetts with smallest shares and North Dakota and Indian Territory with two thirds of their female populations under five. Foreign born fertility exceeds native, and urban areas show larger declines among native white families. The data track differences by city versus country and by race across decades.
The excerpt notes that the 1900 census count was below half of the 1880 figure and lower than every prior census except 1860, underscoring a notable population decline pattern across those years.
New Orleans reports nineteen new yellow fever cases and three deaths by noon. This update from the Scripps-McRae Dispatch notes the continuing outbreak and toll in the city.
An excursion train on the Atlanta Coast Line from Rocky Mount to Norfolk derailed at Boon station. Three cars plunged into a deep water-filled ditch. Many killed and injured, with details still coming in from Norfolk, Virginia.
First Sergeant Kleist of Company M came within one point of earning a spot on the state rifle team at Camp Douglas. A scoring discrepancy arose when a later official card showed he hadn’t won the place, as an extra point on the stub hand caused confusion among local militiamen.
A Wisconsin Central freight wrecked near Manitowoc when spreading rails caused nine of thirty eight cars to derail in a cut west of the city. Conductor John O Harra escaped by stepping off as the last car toppled. Traffic was blocked.
The county court in Mayville Wisconsin dismisses contempt of court charges against editors Henry Spiering and Jacob Mueller in the Horicon drainage case.
Attorney A. E. Bleekman Jr appeals the cases of Oscar Johnson and Louis Bishof charged with creating a disturbance at the baseball park Sunday. Both boys were fined $3 and costs and have been released from jail.
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