Telegraphers Strike Claims Win, Says La Crosse Local
The La Crosse Local 24 secretary states the telegraphers strike is effective with offices tied up nationwide and many locked or abandoned. He reports daily mailograms among locals and cites New Orleans letters praising unity, while editors note high operator wages yet large dividends for companies.
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Associated Press
la Crosse
National Telegraphers’ Union
New Orleans
Brothers and Sisters
Rock of Gibraltar
Western Union
Birmingham
Ala
Marietta
Cartersville
Atlanta
Jackson
Miss
Vicksburg
Selma
Newbern
Springville
Uniontown
Tuscaloosa
Jasper
Aberdeen
Columbus
Meridian
Newton
Forest
Nashville
Clarksville
Tenn
Hopkinsville
Princeton
Louisville
I. C
Paducah
Porteous
Country Brothers and Sisters
New Iberia
Crowley
Opelousas
Brookhaven
Baton Rouge
Natchez
W. A
A. G. Gadmer
A. M. Carroll
Independent
St. Louis Star- Chronicle
Burlington to Build Temporary Bridge After Storm Damage
A severe Sunday storm damaged the Burlington line north of Diamond Bluff requiring a temporary 150 foot bridge to resume service between St. Paul La Crosse and Chicago. About 120 feet of roadbed were washed away and five miles of wagon road obliterated. Six ty foot pilings and大量 material are being rushed in with 200 workers at the site. completion aims for a record speed.
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Burlington
Diamond Bluff
St. Paul
la Crosse
Chicago
St. Paul Road
Wabasha
Minneapolis
Duluth
Missouri
Mondovi Flood Hits Home as Spokane Man Returns
Bert Covey, longtime La Crosse area resident now in Spokane, visits Mondovi during a severe flood that devastates Mondovi Milling and surrounding infrastructure. He plans quick departures to Chicago to see sister Maude Covey Peters before resuming duties at Idaac McGolarick Lumber in Spokane.
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Bert Covey
la Crosse
Berlin Street
Spokane
Wash
Mondovi
Wis
Mondovi Milling Company
Glasspoole
Reef River
Covey
Chicago
Miss Maude Covey
Peters
Idaac McGolarick Lumber Company
New Mollycoddle Cup Debuts At Lawyers Club
New York on August 23 reports a summer drink at the Lawyers' Club named Mollycoddle cup. It combines half ginger ale and half sparkling mineral water served over ice with sliced orange and mint, presenting a refreshing nonalcoholic option.
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NEW Sinless
New York
Lawyers’ Club
Threatened arrest on dark Market Street trolley car
Undersheriff John Mohr boarded a Market street trolley with no lights for nearly an hour and warned Motorman Robert Franklin of arrest. He forced a stop until a lit replacement car arrived. The car ran without lights from 7:45 to 8:30, creating danger to pedestrians. Mohr filed a complaint with Mayor W A Anderson, and action by the company official may follow.
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John Mohr
Market Street
Robert Franklin
Seventh
Sixteenth Street
W. A. Anderson
Colton Elected Secretary of State Paid Firemen’s Assn
Fred Colton of La Crosse was elected secretary as the State Paid Firemen's association met in Oshkosh. The convention amended the constitution to allow part paid firemen to join and discussed the relationship with local firemen's relief societies under the pension law. Elected officers: President Robert A. Braur Oshkosh, Vice President James Cape Jr Racine, Treasurer J H Kratze Milwaukee, Secretary Fred Colton La Crosse.
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Fred Colton
State Paid Firemen’s Association
Oshkosh
la Crosse
Robert A. Braur
James Cape, Jr
Auto Owners List Ready for La Crosse Readers
County Clerk Charles Rawlinson reports Madison will publish a state list of automobile owners and their machines with late auto laws. Copies will be sent to La Crosse after completion. Citizens have pressed for names and numbers, previously unavailable here. Speeding and Timothy Lewis’ injury spur stricter enforcement and violator accountability.
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la Crosse
Charles Rawlinson
Madison
Rawlinson
Timothy Lewis
Motorboat Dock Completed by City
The docks authorized by the board of public works at the last council meeting are completed. Work began last Friday. Located south of the Singer livery, the docks consist of several large booms. Installation cost is about $100. The landing was built on a petition from the La Crosse Motorboat club, which includes most small boat owners.
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Board of Public Works
Singer
la Crosse Motorboat Club
Water Tapping Machine Impresses Officials in Test
Public Works officials, including the mayor and aldermen, praised a new water tapping machine after a morning test at Sixth and King. The device taps water mains for repairs without cutting water or spilling water, proving a big success.
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Board of Public Works
Sixth and
King Streets
Booster Picnic Idea Favored for Annual Event
Business leaders group supports repeating the booster day picnic as a general gathering tied to holidays or the Board of Trade. They favor annual outings, with speeches on board work, reports of business, and entertainment, aiming to boost local commerce and city spirit.
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Herman Tillman
Tillman Bros
Board of Trade
Peter Newburg
Pearl Street
L. A. Nelson
Nelson Carpet Company
Charles J. Felber
E. R. Barron Company
W. E. Barber
Barber
Americans Offer 125000 for 16th Century Brussbuch House
The Magdeburg Zeitung reports three Americans acting for J Pierpont Morgan offered 125000 to the owner of the Brussbuch or Brussuch, a famed 16th century Goslar dwelling restored in 1870 and famed for satirical wood carvings, with plans to reerect it in New York.
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London
Magdeburg Zeitung
J. Pierpont Morgan
Goslar
Sparta Farmer Burned to Death in Wisconsin Barn Fire
August Woth aged 66 died in a barn fire on Herman Woth's farm at Ridgeville between Sparta and here Wisconsin. His granddaughter Hulda Woth was severely burned and in a precarious condition while attempting to save livestock. The fire caused $3,500 in losses.
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August Woth
Hulda Woth
Herman Woth
August
Ridgeville
Here
Sparta
Wis
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