Steamboat Race Rescues Passengers From Sudden Storm
A windstorm near Winona sparked a high speed race between excursions the Columbia and Fountain City. The Columbia led by Pilot Henning pursued the Fountain City downriver to Winona, narrowly kept ahead until landing just as the storm burst, saving many aboard from danger. Captain Case of the Fountain City held the line to prevent a pass, and the two boats stayed within about two hundred feet before the Columbia docked just after the Fountain City.
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Winona
Columbia
Fountain City
Minnetska
Henning
Case
La Crosse Pitcher Dodge Attracts Big League Draft Interest
La Crosse faces potential loss of pitcher Willard Dodge as Chicago Tribune states it may draft him at season end under the national major minor draft rules. Wisconsin league class D players can be drafted for a $400 price, with the move seen as a chance for promotion to faster company and higher salaries.
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la Crosse
Chicago Tribune
Willard Dodge
Dodge
Officers required to pay full railway fare in Wisconsin
In line with a new Wisconsin railway rate law railways instruct station agents that National Guard officers will not receive reduced rates. The order bans one cent a mile rates for parties smaller than a company.
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Wisconsin
National Guard
Henry Schmauch Returns From Chicago and Nearby Cities
City notes Henry Schmauch has returned from Chicago Milwaukee and Waukesha Colbys Flash Lights for camping Mrs W H Parker of Galesville visited here yesterday Watch the Black Sign September 1 marks opening of the Young Womens Christian association rooms for lady lodgers will be opened Bracing family medicine Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents Tea or Tablets L W King received word of his fathers death at Harper Kas Frank Risedorf fined for insulting remark about I R Green Dr George Powell physician invitations received for Miss Mary Cox and Robert Griswold wedding Sept 16 in Onalaska For Rent Desirable rooms in McMillan building Public schools fuel supply Miss Nellie Manchester to Elkader Ia Galesville baseball beats Blair 6 to 2 La Crosse day at Sparta fair special train to return via Northwestern Electric fans Bentons 178 Threshing outfit damaged near Campbell Lindeman of Viroqua visiting Fred Hotel Grand baggage service good sammyote rooms A Hussa trustee in bankruptcy of Soren Jensen La Crosse Public Schools start Sept 5 Mrs Dagell visiting Rochester Minn Otto Heideman returns from Westby Mrs L Meason visits Wausau Pamperin Wiggenhorn cigar factory picnic at Dakota City of Hudson steamer transport James M Ross funeral Oak Grove cemetery Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents Tea Collins and others plan river excursion Columbia to Winona Aug 25 price 35 cents Mrs McArthur of La Crescent in city shopping Young woman seeks housework for board and lodging Address Student care W B U W B U students seek housing Chores for board and lodging address A W care W B U
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Colby
W. H. Parker
Galesville
Young Women’s Christian Association
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
L. W. King
Harper, Kas
Frank Risedorf
I. R. Green
George Powell
Mary Cox
L. R. Cox
Onalaska
Robert Griswold
Denver
Colo
Cox
West Salem
McMillan Building
Nellie Manchester
Elkader
Blairs
la Crosse
Sparta Fair
Sparta
Benton's
Meyers Brothers
Sandlake Coulee
Campbell
Lindeman
Viroqua
Fred
Hotel Grand
Samiote
A. Hussa
V. Tausche Hardware Company
Sore
Boscobel
Benl Hershey Raft Breaks in Tornado on Lake Pepin
During a cyclone on Lake Pepin the steamer Benl Hershey lost its raft and drifted apart. Harry Cassily of LeClaire stood watch at No Point as the raft broke loose and sailed away. Cassily later reached La Crosse after crew members feared he had drowned.
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Lake Pepin
Benl Hershey
Harry Cassily
LeClaire
Cassily
la Crosse
Ben Hershey
La Crosse Clown Harry Brandon Stars With Gollmar Circus
La Crosse man Harry Brandon whose real name is Noetzel led the Gollmar Brothers circus last night. Brandon and his wife and child are with the show and he presented a trained bulldog described as a marvel.
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Harry Brandon
Noetzel
Gollmar Brothers
Brandon
Circus
Real estate ads eyed by saver with hawklike vigilance
A reader who has saved a few hundred dollars should watch real estate ads closely, comparing prices and opportunities as if a hawk watches a chicken. The vivid metaphor highlights careful scrutiny of listings for potential bargains.
Adrift on Lake Without Oars for Days
John Chartres and Zelda Stewart of Evanston were rescued after drifting in a small row boat on Lake Michigan since Sunday. A squall broke one oar, leaving them unable to propel the craft. exposure and exhaustion left them in precarious condition before being found ten miles offshore by Evanston patrol crews yesterday afternoon.
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Chicago
Lake, Michigan
John Chartres
Zelda Stewart
Evanston
Chartres
Stewart
Livesayfn
Miss Stewart
McKune Faces Murder Charge Consideration in Nelson Shooting
Cornelius McKune charged with assault and intent to kill Dorothy Nelson after shooting her twice. He appeared before Court Commissioner John T. Wentworth. District Attorney Gittins sought a one week adjournment as Nelson’s condition worsened and potential murder charges loomed if she died. Bail set at $50,000.
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Racine, Wis
Cornelius McKune
Dorothy Nelson
McKune
Tribune Subscription Noted For Phone 9124 Inquiry
A note requests subscription setup for the Tribune via phone number 9124 and asks to be alerted if the newspaper is not received. The item records a customer instruction and a follow up for delivery status.
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