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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
6
La Crosse Board Announces Water Investigation and Dinner Committee
President John Dengler of the La Crosse Board of Trade names a three member water investigation committee with members L. F. Easton George H. Ray and Fred Dittman in conjunction with the Manufacturers robbers club and city council. The previous year's committee E. S. Hebbard C. F. Michel and W. Montague is reappointed to plan the opening dinner on September 7 with new member A. H. Schubert added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
L. F. Easton
George H. Ray
Fred Dittman
John Dengler
la Crosse Board of Trade
Manufacturers’ and Robbers’ Club
City Council
E. S. Hebbard
C. F. Michel
W. Montague
Board of Trade
A. H. Schubert
Pfeffer Recalled by Fort Wayne After Draft
Pitcher Ed Pfeffer, leading Minny League twirlers, has been recalled by the Fort Wayne club of the Central League. A draft for his services was received by President Rooney, and Pfeffer will be turned over to Fort Wayne at season's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Pfeffer
Minny Leage
Elliott
Fort Wayne
Rooney
Big Ed
Grape Nuts Help Night Worker Overcome Dyspepsia
A newspaper writer and proofreader, tired and dyspeptic from night work, reports improved health after switching to Grape Nuts with cream. He credits the cereal with easing fatigue, boosting work capacity, and ending his doubt about the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bencombe
Wellville
Button Up Stunt Turns Private Lesson Into Caper
Washington reports on a city boy named Reddy McGowan who takes a mysterious call to a Connecticut Avenue apartment. He encounters a woman in a kimono who requests a playful but risqué task and offers chocolates before asking him to button her dress, an awkward assignment he completes with comedic effort and unease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Reddy” McGowan
Connecticut Avenue
White House
Han
Rob ert Tainter Given Two Years
Robert Tainter whose real name is Arthur Dearborn is sentenced to two years for burglary in a case where his mother sought news of him in vain. The court and officials show leniency, with arson not charged and reform at Green Bay awaiting capacity. The mother returns home heartbroken as the youth faces prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Frank
Milwaukee
John Brindley
Green Bay Reformatory
Reformatory
Bar of Justice
Robert Tainter
Arthur Dearborn
Tainter
Parker
Street Car Union Surrenders Charter After Loss
Evansville Indiana August 19 final meeting of the local street car men's union at the central labor union hall announced the charter would be surrendered. The men lost the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Central Labor Union
Plans Revision of Interstate Body
An important New York conference within two weeks will discuss changes to interstate commerce and Sherman anti trust laws. Attendees include Attorney General Wickersham and Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission to shape proposals for Taft. The plan envisions moving administrative duties to a commerce bureau, creating a quasi judicial ICC, and speeding rulings to aid railroad and corporate regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
New York
Wickersham
Bowers
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prouty
Townsend
Michigan
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Taft
Congress
House
Senate
Washington
Cummins
Iowa
Representative Mann
House Interstate Commerce Committee
White House
Supreme Court
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau
Lightning kills Taft cousin in Colorado storm
Charles Taft a Pryor, Colorado merchant and cousin of the president, was killed by lightning in Trinidad as a severe electrical storm sweeps Colorado. Floods cause extensive property damage, rail washouts disconnect Denver from the western part of the state, and Royal Gorge tracks are gone. Ouray mines suffer heavy damage, and Pueblo residents evacuate as the Arkansas River floods worsen following Canon City cloudbursts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Charles Taft
Pryor
Colo
Trinidad
Rio Grande
Colorado and Southern
Royal Gorge
Ouray
West Colfax
Arkansas River
Pueblo
Canon City
Rheumatism Pain Eases Quickly with Liniment
The article states a lame shoulder is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and yields quickly to the free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. It notes the liniment is prompt, effective, and agreeable to use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wayman Declares Coup Planned in Police Probe
Chicago August 19 State's Attorney Wayman returns to the city and denounces July grand jury members and reformers as instrumental in a plot to block his graft indictments. He accuses two jurors of being used as catspaws by powerful interests in attempting to derail the crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wayman
Genoa Farmer Volunteers to Raise Nephews on Farm
John W. Frank an uncle of Henry Hanson aged 12 and Melvin Hanson aged 19, children of Mrs Lizzie Hanson, appeared in county court before County Judge Brindley and volunteered to take the two waifs as his own on his Genoa Wisconsin farm. Humane officer Charles H Berry had complained that the Hanson children were improperly cared for and needed removal for their welfare. Frank already has three children but offered to raise his brother's children to keep them out of the state school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Frank
Henry Hanson
Melvin Hanson
Lizzie Hanson
Brindley
Genoa
Wis
Frank
Charles H. Berry
Hanson
Waite Sold to the White Sox
Chester M. Waite, Springfield outfielder, sold to the Chicago Americans and will join the White Sox September 15. John Collins, Springfield first baseman, also sold to the same club. Waite, in his third Springfield season, is batting .320 and touted as the fastest outfielder in the Connecticut league. Purchase price is $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Chester M. Waite
Chicago Americans
Waite
White Sox
John Collins
Government to regulate corporate capitalization under new law
Officials consider Sherman act updates allowing combinations not restraining trade under government supervision. Proposals seek heavier penalties for anti competitive formations. A key topic is federal oversight of capitalization for interstate firms, requiring proof of underlying assets before new stocks or bonds issues to curb over capitalization, with debate over auditing existing issues.
Mrs McVickar shock over Hanson suit scandal
Daisy Emerson Horner McVickar wife of New York millionaire James H. McVickar says she is upset by the Cora L. Hanson suit against Major J. F. Hanson and plans to act, denying any ground for using her name and promising a public statement tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daisy Emerson Horner McVickar
James H. McVickar
Cora L. Hanson
Macon
J. F. Hanson
The
Central Railroad of Georgia
McVickar
Isaac Emerson
Bromo Seltzer
Baltimore
T. Mitchell Horner
Atlanta
Hanson
Sutton Hazed Cadets Fired at West Point
President Taft dismissed seven cadets at the United States Military Academy West Point for hazing Cadet Rolando Sutton brother of a fallen Marine officer. Sutton received lengthy hospital treatment after the incident at Annapolis surfaced and prompted the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Sutton
Annapolis
Taft
Military Academy
Rolando Sutton
James H. Booker, Jr
Georgia
Charles G. W. Hooker
Kansas City
Earl W. Dunmore
Utica
Chauncey C. Devore
Wheeling
W. Va
Gordon Lefevre
Richmond
Albert Crane
Hawarden
Iowa
Jacob B. Fortner
Fulham
Alabama
Academy Hospital
Boston Falls and War Ends in Reader War Game
New England troops clash in a simulated battle around Boston as red forces attack by land and sea. General Pew and General Bliss maneuver near Bryantville Hanover and Hanover's four corners, with coast artillery and naval batteries slowing red advances. The red fleet suffers losses while blues gain a tactical edge and the umpires declare a pause as fog of war lifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bryantville
General Pew
Hanover
Bliss
First Corps
Coast Artillery
Sixth Infantry
Four Corners
Pew
Reds
Point Allerton
Sanders
Pope
Ripley
Fort Andrews
Peddocks Island
Hackett and Alexander Defend National Tennis Doubles Title
Hackett and Alexander defended the national doubles crown in Newport Rhode Island by defeating Jones and McLoughlin 6 4 6 4. The Pacific coast pair challenged but the champions outgeneral and outmaneuvered them, seizing every opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Foley's Kidney Remedy Advertisement Notice
Take notice that Foley's Kidney Remedy is recommended for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder trouble. It claims to quickly correct urinary irregularities and restore health and strength. Do not neglect signs of kidney or bladder trouble to avoid Bright's disease or diabetes. C. T. Erhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S. Sant
S.S.S
THE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Foley
Bright
C. T. Erhart
Mrs Pruett Very Sick for Three Weeks Yet Weak
Mrs John Pruett has been seriously ill for the past three weeks and remains in a weak and unimproved condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pruett
Fort Revere Repels Coastal Assault Near Nantasket
At Straw berry Hill the Fort Revere outpost faced four creeping boats as 8002 forces pounded ashore. The invaders suffered heavy losses before retreating. Later Highty second artillerymen repelled a ram attack from three transports and sent the attackers back to sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Revere
Strawberry Hill
Nantasket
Highty-second
Sore
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. Erhart
Pfeffer
Buncombe
Reddy
McGowan
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Bureau of Corporations
President Roosevelt
Colorado
Whitebreast Coal CO
Scranton Anthracite
Scranton
Main St
H. C. Evenson
Main Street
Boston Falls
New England
EAST
WEST
London
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Geo. W. Young
Londort
LA Grosse Theatre
Wood & Ward
Bessie Bennett
Belles of the East Side
Olly
Burnham's
Ben
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