Defense of mayor and allies spurs sharp local column
In a heated open letter in Pauls friend R B Gelatts paper P W Mahoney defends Mayor Torrance and ally Frank Powell. The piece accuses backroom lobbying and criticizes Mahoney for defending improper parliamentary conduct and city dealings.
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P. W. Mahoney
Frank Powell
Paul
R. B. Gelatt
Central Electric
Wisconsin
Madison
Mahoney
Torrance
Powell
Three Killed in Union Pacific Train Collision
Topeka Kansas Aug 24 three persons died in a head on collision between two Union Pacific freight trains one and a half miles east of Rossville eighteen miles west of Topeka The dead William Lt Gibson engineer Kansas City Kan Fireman Oleson and Clarence Reese conductor.
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Topeka
Wan
Union Pacific
Rossville
William Lt. Gibson
Kansas City
Kan
Oleson
Clarence Reese
Bank President Arrested in South Manchester
J. A. Hill, president of the defunct Denver Savings Bank, was arrested here on information from the Sevenver authorities who requested detention until arrival. Hill said he would return to Denver without protest or requisition papers.
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Downs
Mahoney
South Manchester
I. T
J. A. Hill
Denver Savings Bank
Senver
Mill
Hill
Denver
Doctors Fear Blood Poison
George Dutt viller, a Chicago telegraph operator, was stabbed sixteen times on a Goodrich line boat Sunday morning. He is at St. Luke's hospital in Racine in great pain and his condition is considered extremely dangerous.
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Racine
Wis
George Duttviller
Chicago
Goodrich
St. Luke's Hospital
Assault Fight Stirs Blood Poisoning Fears
Physicians warn that the two larger stab wounds risk blood poisoning and death. O'Hearn the assailant refuses to comment on the confrontation.
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O'Hearn
Ex Judge Calhoun pursues Venezuela relations inquiry
In Caracas on August 24 ex judge W J Calhoun appointed by President Roosevelt as special commissioner continues his investigations into Venezuela United States relations with full government support and access.
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Caracas
Venezuela
W. J. Calhoun
Roosevelt
United States
Conger Resigns to Lead China Rail Project
Edwin H. Conger, former ambassador to Mexico, has resigned and is expected to work in China on the Canton Hankow railroad project run by the American and China Development company, a Morgan controlled venture.
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Conger
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Edwin H. Conger
Mexico
China
Canton-Hankow
American and China Development Company
J. P. Morgan
Des Moines Capitalist Dies After Team Runs Away
Ben F. Elbert prominent town banker and capitalist died when his team ran away near a Des Moines bridge and plunged into the stream. He carried a $300,000 life insurance policy.
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Des Moines
Ben F. Elbert
The Man Who Knows It All Poem Verse
A satirical poem contrasts two types of men the world calls wise. The speaker mocks the self proclaimed know it all, noting his wealth of claims yet rare renown and quiet heart, while he avoids money and true regard. The piece ends urging pity for the pretender who believes he knows it all.
False Alarm About Myrick Park Opening Sunday
A conversation reveals a mistaken report about Myrick park not opening next Sunday. The street railway company asks for correction and urges the public not to be misinformed. The Houston Signal adds a local aside about misdeeds with woodpiles and a blown stove.
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Myrick Park
Park
ORI
the Street Railway Company
Dana
Coon Valley
Roadmaster Porter Boosts Village Crossing
The village crossing is praised for durability and ornament, credited to Roadmaster Porter’s insistence on quality. Houston is cited as having such a road master. Rockefeller launches a new social fad pattern with a barefoot cure. The Apostle Paul may deny it again today. Chief Byrne is nicknamed the Czar of La Crosse among the Lower 5. Revolutions appear powerless here.
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Porter
Houston
Apostle Paul
Byrne
Czar
la Crosse
Pike's 1805 Prairie La Crosse Exploration Recorded
A historical review notes Lt. Zebulon M. Pike and his party reaching Prairie La Crosse in 1805 on a voyage up the Mississippi. The diary details Cape Garlic, interactions with Sioux leader Le Feuille, a smoke ceremony, gifts exchanged, and encampments near Brownsville as they traced the river and noted the La Crosse prairie and surrounding hills.
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le Feuille
Pike
Vernon
la Crosse
Cape Garlic
Garlic River
Upper Town
Ferryville
Capoli
James Frothingham
Lansing
Selecting a School Based on Its Graduates
The Tribune argues for choosing a business school by graduate success, warns against cheap schools, and cites outcomes in La Crosse area examples. It urges checking graduate performance, teacher qualifications, equipment, and patronage before enrolling.
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la Crosse
Cess
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Mahoney
Calhoun
Tribune
Beware
John D. Rockefeller
the Spectator
Prairie
du Chien
la Feuille
Frazer
Brownsville
Minnesota
Prairie du Chien
Racine River
Root River
Carver
Onalaska
the Tribune
Batavian National Bank
Lacrosse
State Bank of
the National Bank
Fourth Street
J. E. Wheeler
Orlando Holway
Jos. P. Gohres
Robt. B. Lowry
Ass’t
J. E Wheeler
W. B. Tscharner
Wm. F. Gohres
S. J. Waite
Gaunan J. Fyett
Third Street
Caleb
J. H. Lightbody
Main Street
Old Telephone
Ryan & Tobin
Henry & Frank’s
McMillan Bldg
J. B. Murray
la Crosse St. la Crosse
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