Former City Engineer Leads Austin Manufacturing Firm
Former city engineer Frank Powell now heads the New York office of the Austin Manufacturing Co, a major U.S. producer of crushing machinery. The firm reports large, new orders from Williamsport Maryland to Lehigh Stone Illinois and others, with plants including No 8 and No 7% crushers and multiple elevators and screens. Powell, lauded for experience and drive, runs the operation from 7 Park Row, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Powell
New York
Austin Manufacturing Company
Chicago
la Crosse
Powell
New York Mercantile and Financial Times
Austin Manuufacturing Co
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Austin
McCall Ferry and Power Co
Wall Street
Kansas City Portland Cement Co
Kansas City
Lehigh Stone Co
Kankakee
Ill
Austin Manufacturing Co
United States
Havre, Ill
New Era
R. R
Leaves for Europe to Make Her Home
Miss Marie A Hagenbart of 923 Market Street left last evening for New York by the Milwaukee road to embark for Europe tomorrow. A large crowd saw her off with bouquets as several farewell parties were held. She plans to settle in Tepplitz Shonau Austria for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie A. Hagenbart
Market Street
Milwaukee Road
New York
Europe
Teplitz
Shonau
Austria
Pittsburg Heiress Hunter Thaw Accused of Cruel Proclivities
Pittsburg observers compiling the Thaw case reveal a history of offering $100 rewards for introductions to girls 16 or younger. Procuress who placed a girl with the young libertine were promised pay, intensifying scrutiny of Thaw’s crime record compared with White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Harry Kendall Thaw
New York
Stanford White
Commonwealth
White
Revenue cutter hull delay leaves engines ready in Washington
In Washington on August 21 the revenue cutter service faces a shortage of hulls after a New York firm failed to complete a Maine coast vessel. Rodemond Brothers held the hull contract for 98,000 dollars while Pusey Jones of Delaware supplied the machinery for 91,000 dollars, creating a stalled project with ready engines but no final hull.
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Revenue Cutter Service
Rodemans Brothers
Maine
Washington, D. C
New York
Congress
Rodemond Brothers
Tompkins Cove
N.Y
Pusey Jones Company
Dela Ware
Rockefeller to Fund Home for Chorus Girls in Cleveland
Aug 21 Cleveland reports a proposed home for chorus girls to be endowed by John D Rockefeller. The plan, attributed to actress Miss Marie Cahill, would provide training and a home for ill or aging performers, contingent on a matching $100,000 raise. W C Rudd denies knowledge of the movement.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Marie Cahill
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
W. C. Rudd
Mr. Rockefeller
Mrr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Attends Euclid Avenue Sermon in Cleveland
Indigene, affected by three days of illness, kept Rockefeller at his Forest Hill home as a large audience gathered at Euclid Avenue Baptist church. Dr Cortland Myers of the Baptist Tabernacle Brooklyn delivered a sermon defending Rockefeller amid newspaper criticism, noting that close friends know him kindly despite public attacks.
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Cleveland
Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Oil King
Cortland Myers
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Brooklyn
Hell
Must wed or be tarred in a Connecticut case
James G. Billings son of a Thompsonville resident faces tar and feather threats unless he weds Grace Smith of Somerville. They eloped to Stafford and were married by Justice Washburn whose age limit made the union illegal. Billings was sent away, arrested for non support, and the case continued until September with bail posted.
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Derby
Conn
James G. Billings
Thompsonville
Grace Smith
Somerville
Billings
Miss Smith
Stafford
Justice of the Peace
Washburn
Siedlce Police Chief Killed by Bomb in Morning Attack
A bomb killed the chief of police of Siedlce and wounded two constables and a nearby woman. The assassin escaped, leaving investigators to pursue the attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Siedlce
Miss Minnie Hickel Visits Caledonia Friend
Miss Minnie Hickel travels to Caledonia Minnesota to stay several days at the home of Miss Marcella Murphy for a social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hickel
Caledonia
Minn
Marcella Murphy
Fore ads and your income how penalties affect you
A fragmented line of text discusses income flow and penalties for not knowing. It hints at how much is paid or kept, suggesting a consumer angle on where money goes and what remains after penalties. The wording remains vague and lacks concrete details or names.
Labor Day Parade Details for La Crosse Divisions
Labor Day celebration plans in La Crosse include a three division parade on Sept. 3. William Panke chairs the arrangements with Dana's and Muenzenberger bands leading the divisions and names of officers and marshals listed for each group.
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William Panke
Organized Labor of
la Croses
Dana
Louis Weisbecker
A. B. Chandler
William Goldsmith
Otto Bosshard
John F. Doherty
Henry Faville
Bleekman Elected to Reform Party National Committee
Cincinnati dispatch reports A E Bleekman of La Crosse Wisconsin named as Reform Party national committee member for cities over 30 000 population. George F Watson of San Francisco originator announces selections amid surprise and skepticism from Bleekman and local sources. Watson is described as a temperance and religious reform writer with unknown personal ties to Bleekman.
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Cincinnati
E. Bleekman
la Crosse
Wis
The
Reform Party
George F. Watson
San Francisco
Gibson House
National Committee
United States
A. F E. Bleekman
Bleekman
Watson
Reform
Swift & Co. Offers Wedding Gifts to Loyal Employees in La Crosse
Swift & Co. sends a circular to its branches promising a $50 gold wedding gift to each employee who marries after at least a year of service. Local manager H. W. Kinkaid notes two unmarried workers remain, with one eligible man identified as the sole potential beneficiary in town.
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SWIFT
LA Crosse
Swift & Co
United States
H. W. Kinkaid
Milwaukee
Kinkaid
A. H. Koschnitzke
S. A. Nevins
Playing Fire Eater May Kill Him
In St Louis an 8 year old boy Johnnie Cottle attempted a fire eating stunt by filling his mouth with coal oil and lighting it with a match. He burst into flames and was smothered by Mrs Sarah Peterson who wrapped her skirt around him. He was taken to the city hospital and described as in serious condition and not expected to recover.
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ST. Louis
Johnnie Cottle
Mary Cottle
Armstrong Avenue
Sarah Peterson
City Hospital
Wind-Driven Threat Fades Yet Forest Fires Loom
In Duluth on August 21, lack of wind halts spread of fires on the Mesaba and Vermilion ranges where crews battle to prevent deadliest outcomes. Fire danger remains high as resources brace for shifting conditions.
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Duluth
Minn
Mesaba
Vermilion Ranges
Fires Threaten Towns and Mines Across Mesaba Range
Heat and prolonged drought grip the region as fires threaten newer towns and mining locations on the Mesaba range. Back burning and prevention efforts continue while rain remains absent and wind direction could worsen the danger. Residents fear for homesteads north of the range and expect widespread damage if fires intensify.
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Nace
Hibbing
Virginia
Eveleth
Sparta
Pettit
Alborn
Mesaba Range
Steaders
Ice wagon mutiny delays deliveries on Clinton street
A team belonging to John Owens became unruly while awaiting a load near his ice house on Clinton street. The wagon lurched across Caledonia street, tearing up the road, then halted near Loomis street. The driver was absent. no injuries occurred.
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John Owens
Clinton Street
Caledonia Street
Loomis Street
Pony jacket coats signal spring fashion trend
Snapshots of fashion praise the pony coat as a jaunty spring wear item. It is a sack type short waisted empire box hybrid, with navy or army blue variants suggested. Henrietta cloth and lace trims appear in evening gowns, bolero jackets feature appliques, and long close fitting coats emphasize severe lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xiremes
Keep the Clock Fast in the Great Hotel
A well known hotel keeps every room clock five minutes fast to avoid lateness. The electric timepieces in corridors and rooms all run ahead of true time, a practical trick that eliminates missed trains and delays. The piece suggests applying this five minute fast approach to home life, urging earlier meals and punctual departures to improve moral discipline and daily routines.
Reading Ads Falls Out Of Fashion Among Quiet Skeptics
The era of boasting about not reading advertisements has vanished as people avoid admitting this personal shortcoming and keep silent about it.
Death in Fountain City Knocks at Brooker Home
John Brooker a clerk at the E. W. Schulze store on Charles street received a telegram at 7:15 this morning reporting his infant daughter had died at home in Fountain City after a brief illness of about ten minutes. He departed on the Burlington train for funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brooker
E. W. Schulze
Charles Street
Fountain City
Mr. Brooker
Burlington
John Howard Is At Rest
Funeral services for John Howard of 531 Caledonia Street were held at his residence this afternoon. Rev. Charles W. Wentworth officiated and interment followed at Oak Grove with William Dwyer in charge. An early North Side settler, Mr. Howard lived nearly eighty years and had been ill for a year. his widow survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard
Caledonia Street
Charles W. Wentworth
Caledonia Street Methodist Episcopal Church
William Dwyer
Oak Grove
Howard
North Side
North Side Briefs Seventeen Hundred Six? No
William Duncan appointed sheriff. Electrical engineer L. W. Miller, visiting Dr. T. H. Miller of Caledonia Street, returned to New York City. Clarence Sherman, injured by a sidewalk slip on Main Street, is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Duncan
L. W. Miller
T. H. Miller
Caledonia Street
New York City
Clarence Sherman
West la Crosse
Main Street
The Tribune Publishes Local and Telegraph News Daily
The Tribune showcases complete local and telegraphic news each day with original reporting. It emphasizes fresh coverage rather than rehashing material from other papers.
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the Tribune
For Sale Items Listing in Local Ad
Old buggy offered at five dollars a pen at Fischel's White Rocks and Dus ton's White Wyandottes listed by Frank G. Roth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischel
White Rocks
Duston
White Wyandottes
Frank G. Roth
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Red Cross Drug Stores
John D
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Muenzenberger
al Raymond
F. Gautsch
A. Ferguson
Brewers
National
New Reform Party
the Tribune Today
North Side News
Henrite Ettas
North Side Briefs
Edward North Reed
McMillan Building
Henry & Frank’s
G. B. Rose
South Fourth Street
D. Jehlen, Jr
Wes
Rose Street
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