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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
4
Jack Durney Finally Receives 15 Cent Payment
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway honors Jack Durney for a 15 cent overdue wage from 1900. Durney, who left eight years ago for the Klondike, returns to Chicago and plans to cash the check at Continental National Bank before Monday. The company may never issue another check to him. future pay will be in currency if owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Jack’ Durney
Chicago Tribune
Durney
Chicago
Klondike
Continental National Bank
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Milwaukee
Durney’s Check Cashed After Wild Yukon Fortunes
The narrative recounts Durney quitting a Kerry man boss in a Chicago saloon dispute. He mailed a work check to saloonkeeper Michael Lawler, who died before endorsing it. Durney later found fortune in Alaska Yukon fields and returned with about $20,000. Lawler’s heir Joseph Burke received the uncashed 15 cent check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Kerry
Durney
Limerick
Flannigan
Chicago
Michael Lawler
Clark and
Harrison Street
Lawler
St. Paul Road
Minnesota
Seattle
Alaska
Dawson City
Joseph Burke
Burke
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Crowd Delights Milwaukee Fans
Train 55 on the Milwaukee carried a large crowd to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Delay due to excess load extended arrival by about 30 minutes as attendees came from Portage and nearby towns. The two-train affair originated in Madison on the Northwestern and moved to the Milwaukee road for its westward leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Buffalo Bill
Portage
Madison
Northwestern
Milwaukee Road
Lawyer Attacks Defendant as Lazy in Courtroom Exchange
The defendant is mocked as lazy by a lawyer while a witness declines to insult him, denying ill will and noting the man would have starved fifteen years ago without voluntary effort to digest his food.
Black River Draw Bridge Tender Laid Off
North Side fears depth loss as Black River stays low. The draw tender is removed. the street force will attend the draw this summer. Government steamer Curlew cannot reach the station due to shallow water and a sand bar forms at the mouth. Dams at Hammond Chute need urgent work to prevent riverside decline and jeopardize a proposed dam experiment site. The issue likely reaches the September council meeting before Washington officials assess river access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Curlew
Hammond Chute
Washington
la Crosse
River steamers vanishing as modern craft rise on the Mississippi
Captain G M Waters predicts a five year drop in the number of steamers on the upper Mississippi and surrounding rivers. He cites a 72-boat, 6548-tonnage fleet from Keokuk to Chamberlin and argues motorboats will replace steamers for cargo and passenger service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Mississippi
G. M. Waters
Dubuque
Keokuk
Iowa
St. Paul
Mississippi River
Missouri River
St.oseph
Chamberlin
D. D
Wisconsin River
St. Croix
Black Rivers
Ill Luck Befalls Two Baggage Cars On Train No 5
Train No. 5 running west between Chicago and the Twin Cities suffered two major mishaps near Manston and Winona delaying the service. A baggage car draw bar was torn free causing a split in the train, then air gear failures near the packing plant delayed the journey further. Machinists repaired the engine in Winona and the train continued westward three and a half hours late arriving at its depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Twin Cities
Manston
Winona
Saloon License Distribution With Warning Card Issued
Police issued saloon licenses around the city and left a large red warning card with each license. The messages reference Mayor Anderson and a crackdown on minors attempting to obtain liquor from saloon keepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Hunt reserves wage decision in telephone case
Judge Hunt reserves ruling in the case of J. A. Birsfield versus the Vote-Berger Telephone company until tomorrow after a late yesterday afternoon conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Birsfield
Vote-Berger Telephone Company
None Likely to Infringe
A Nashville American note quotes a dialogue about patent risk. The exchange features two speakers debating patent stakes and infringement concerns, suggesting confidence in securing IP protections despite self made credentials. The brief reflects casual legal tech chatter rather than a formal case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville American
North Side Briefs Show Local Visits And Socials
A string of short notes from the North Side lists residents visiting relatives in Michigan the Dakotas Galena and Montana plus local social events. W C Stotera visits Tomah two weeks while Miss Myrtle Taylor heads to Galena for a homecoming. The Yeomen plan an ice cream social on 932 Rose Street and several residents are noted traveling or returning from trips. Robert Fischer resumes duties on the Q after a two month vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Stotera
George Street
Tomah
Mrs. A. Chubb
Michigan
Jake O'’Niel
Bride
R. A. Taylor
Rose Street
Archie Shepard
St. Louis
Old North Side
Dr. Page
Chicago
Bert Carver
Wall Street
C. Whiting
Dakotas
Arthur Bull
Lynxville
Myrtle Taylor
Galena
Robert Fischer
Ethel Hayes
Raymond Dwyer
Fountain City
Charles Granke
Arthur
Winona
Montana
Otto Granke
Funeral for John Kaiser Tomorrow
The funeral for John Kaiser Sr. who was killed yesterday when struck by a box car on his way to work will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow at Holy Trinity church with interment in Catholic Cemetery. Kaiser resided in La Crosse 35 years leaving a widow and 11 children: Leo Albert George Irene Walter Arthur Ernest William John Jr. Joseph J. and Mrs O A Schikorowsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kaiser
Holy Trinity Church
Keiser
la Crosse
Leo
Albert
George
Irene
Walter
Arthur
Ernest
William
John Jr
Joseph J
O. A. Schikorowsky
You Cannot Always Get Posted at the Post Office
A concise note on the unreliability of mail postings at the postoffice, suggesting delays or missed postings may occur.
Briebach Buys Car Load of Steers
F Briebach of 1114 Gillette street the North Side butcher returned from Genoa with a stock buying tour and a carload of steers is expected in the next few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Briebach
Gilette Street
North Side
Genoa
Springfield riot aftermath linked to deadly assault
The report recalls Earl Hallam, widow of a street car conductor in Springfield TJ, describing the attack on a young Springfield High School graduate as the trigger for savage carnage and racial rioting that led to martial law in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Hallam
Springfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
LA Crosse Tribune
North Side Office
Rose ST
P. Stanton ZA Bailey
A. S.north Side
Jack Durney
One Flannigan
C. & J. Michel Brewin Company
Captain Waters
North Side Briefs
Egy Waltham
W. T. Irvine, Jeweler
V. E. Lambert
Briebach
Rogers
W. T. Irvine
Main St
Eanl Hallam
Black
Hallam
George Richardson
Ill
Spri
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