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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1907
Page
6
First Stone Laid In New Capitol In Madison
The first stone of the new 6 million dollar Wisconsin capitol was laid today in Madison. Woodberry Granite supplies wing stone for about 250000, with 400 carloads of brick from McCarthy and cement work costing 15000. Construction aims to enclose the west wing by Christmas and finish a wing per session, with labor paid 1.75 to 7 dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Capitol
Woodberry Granite Company
Hardwick, VI
Bethel Granite
T. C. McCarthy
Foster Construction Company
Milwaukee
Lew F. Porter
Capitol Building Commission
William Strauss Holds Semi Centenary Sale
Fifty years after opening a shoe store on lower State Street the Strauss business at 320 Pearl Street celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a semi centennial sale. William F. Strauss, now proprietor, began as an apprentice and became partner before taking sole charge as the business grew with La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower State Street
William Strauss
la Crosse
Strauss
William F. Strauss
Pearl Street
New Theater to Rise on Central Park West for Drama School
Plans announced for the monumental New theater a school and theater for American dramatic art to be built on Central Park West between Sixty second and Sixty third streets. The building includes a separate concert hall a palm garden roof auditorium and a dozen classrooms at an estimated cost of 1 700 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
aArt
Central Park West
City Picnic At Schaller's Landing A Notable Outing
About 50 city employees and their families joined a picnic six miles below the city at Schaller's landing. Chef Louis Mix and aides served a banquet including bouillon. A baseball game pitted street sweepers against sprinkler wagon drivers, won 22 to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaller’s Landing
Louis Mix
Mesdames Daba
Affeldt
Ginskey
Paul Irwin
William Johnson
North Side
Gus Carl
Paul Hefti
Mills Murphy
William Owen
French Island
Falk
John Biajeska
A. Siller
Houska
Lang
Stelling
William Ledke
Toba
Ledke
Alderman Houska
Fifth Storm Lashes La Crosse Railways and Bridges Fail
The fifth storm since May 22 caused extensive damage to Wisconsin rail lines around La Crosse. Washouts and landslides disrupted Milwaukee road between Hastings and Etter, with Maiden Rock bridge washed out. Trains operated on alternate routes while repairs lagged and lines north and south of La Crosse suffered outages. rainfall totals and telephone lines suffered further impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Camp Douglas
Omaha
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
Hastings
Etter
Minn
King’s Coulee
Twin City
Chicago
Wabasha
Preston
Minnesota
Burlington
Maiden Rock
Wis
Twin Cities
Northwestern
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Viroqua
Madison
Duluth
St. Paul
Leaps to death from burning boat amid gasoline danger
Clyde Bright age 19 drowned at Lynxville after lighting a match to inspect a failing engine on a government river signal launch. Wilford Vanderbilt narrowly escaped. Flames from gasoline in the water forced both to jump overboard as they feared an explosion. Bright drowned, Vanderbilt rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bright
Lynxville
Wilford Vanderbilt
Government River
Young Bright
Young Vanderbilt
Charles Peterson
Burns’ Fruit House
Grand Union Civic Celebration Hears Local Leaders
The Grand Communion event at Myrick Park closes public offices at noon August 1st and resumes with a full program at 12 o clock. Mayor W A Anderson will give the welcome and Congressman Fred C Stevens will speak. Bands, singing groups, vaudeville acts and a sham battle between militia companies provide afternoon entertainment. Ice cream lemonade and hot coffee offered, with basket picnics and suppers available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pubiic
Anll
Wendell A. Anderson
Mayee
Myrick Park
America
W. A. Anderson
Fred C. Stevens
St. Paul
J. H. Murphy
Ed. Conway
Charlie W. Krechlee
Paterski
Schuman Archer
Schultz
Rawlinson
Independent at Bangor for Sale
Editor Frank B. Gesier of the Bangor Independent advertises his paper for sale. The weekly Wisconsin paper is described as lively and influential in local politics with a strong historical money making record. He plans to move west after the plant is sold due to family health and seeking a larger field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Gesier
Bangor Independent
The
Independent
Wisconsin
Gesler
Bangor
La Crosse Campers Trip Down River to Lansing
A party from La Crosse including William Funke William Hellfach and Toni Folger spent Sunday aboard the house boat Summerheim anchored above Lansing Iowa. They traveled down the river in the Salzer Funk launch Sunbeam and joined several others on the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
William Funke
William Hellfach
Toni Folger
Summerheim
Lansing
Chicago School of Dramatic Art Roots Rescuing Stage
Robert Punch Robertson comments that the founding of the Chicago School of Dramatic Art marks a general sentiment against vulgarity and commercialism. It operates under the Chicago Women’s Club patronage and director Donald Robertson, set to appear soon with the Donald Robertson company of players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Punch) Robertson
Chicago School of Dramatic Art
Chicago Women’s Club
Donald Robertson
Lost coral beads between Fourteenth and Main to Cass
Reward offered for return of a string of coral beads lost between Fourteenth and Main to Cass and then to Sixteenth. Return to 1420 Cass. WANTED four or five rooms within six blocks of Tribune building with city heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bldg
Salzer's flowers delight delegates at La Crosse convention
Delegates praised the bloom filled boulevard around the Salzer seed house on South Seventh street. They noted the well kept flowers and the neighborhood children who did not disturb them, a point discussed by visitors before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Salzer
South Seventh Street
Esch Recommends Nelson Postmaster Nominee
Congressman John J. Esch recommends Knut Johnson for the Nelson Wisconsin postmaster job in Buffalo County to succeed Lewis Anderson who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ESCH
Nelson
John J. Esch
Knut Johnson
Buffalo County
Lewis Anderson
Blood Purifier Promises Cure for Scrofula
An advertisement for S. S. S. claims to purge scrofula by cleansing the blood and rebuilding vitality. It describes scrofula as hereditary and urges thorough blood purification to prevent lifelong health decline, asserting strong universal benefits and offering a free book from The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, GA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
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Ials
William Strauss Holding
BIG Sale
Robertson
Frohsin
Lieder Kranz
Nor Manna
Sangerkor
Batavian National Bank
Lacrosse
Hoeschier’s
Jacob Litt
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Jimmie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Carnegie
Tribune
Sporting News
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