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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
3
Oe Olson, about eight miles west of Houston, died from a self inflicted gunshot late Monday evening after returning home from Houston in a drunken state. Neighbors and family details show a violent confrontation and a rifle was involved as Olson lay dead in the doorway. He leaves a wife and two children.
The discourse notes Tillman’s stance against strong drinks while advocating limiting lighter alcohol content. It highlights he is not opposed for re election and risks angering prohibitionists, though many still back him despite his denouncements.
In Chicago Justice Caverly at Harrison Street police court hears for a second time the case of a woman dubbed Kate Morris. She refuses to reveal her real name, claiming prison as God ordained, and the judge reopens the matter, permitting her to sign her own bond and promising a Friday hearing.
Next week the Galesville fair runs three days with thousands expected. Blair and Galesville clash for a $100 purse in Trempealeau county rivalry, plus balloon ascensions, ball games, trotting and pacing races, and major sideshows headlined by the Black Tent company. Melrose and North Bend cap the final day with strong ball action and a free-for-all race.
Senator Tillman delivers a virulent denunciation of prohibition, calling it a monstrous humbug and accusing proponents of hypocrisy. He claims prohibition drives liquor to neighboring states, boosts strong drink use among counties with no legal sales, and worsens drunkenness and vice among African Americans, while farmers complain of displaced workers and evolving social tensions.
Mrs Reginald C Vanderbilt underwent an operation at her Sandy Point country home in Newport in the hope of removing the cause of a recent serious attack of illness. Physicians reported the procedure entirely successful and not serious, with effects possibly lasting a month.
A small black kitten sent in a box to a Pullman resident caused a postal scare at Cottage Grove and Fortieth. The box moved suddenly, workers feared an infernal device, and the package was misrouted as postage due. After cream treat, staff rewrapped and paid the postage to forward the kitten.
A four month old baby near Norfolk dodged a domestic mishap when a powder intended as medicine flew from the mother’s hand as she prepared to give it. The maid’s warning and a druggist’s notice saved the child from a dangerous prescription error.
In Cudahy near Milwaukee two men were injured in separate railroad accidents. Moritz Zausch, 73, was killed after being struck by a switch engine and losing both legs before dying en route to Milwaukee hospital. John Morris, a Cudahy Packing employee, had a leg severed when a freight car pushed on a sidetrack toppled him, and he received treatment at Milwaukee hospital.
Chicago Aug 24 Joseph Grein city inspector of weights and measures borrowed a municipal automobile to locate ice men and pets. Four arrests followed for short weight sales at Calumet avenue and Washington Park court. Patrick Kelley of Zuttermeister Ice and William Anderson of Galloway Ice faced charges for overcharging customers.
Tickets for the Bryan reception at Madison Square Garden Aug 30 have been issued for about 2,500 reserved seats to state delegations. Tammany Hall will receive 7,500 non seating admissions. Bryan may use President Mellen’s private car to New Haven for Aug 31.
In a Denton area column the long history of the Texas navy is recounted from its 1835 founding by Henry Smith through its expansion to six ships under Commodore Moore, alliance with Yucatan, mission to supply the Texas army, later abandonment after disputes with President Houston, and a secret sale order as Texas joined the union.
Judge Rosalsky told the foreman of the grand jury that there is evidence of criminality as the investigation into the ice trust proceeds in New York on Aug 24. The statement identified a growing probe into alleged illegal activities and possible fraud within the industry.
A poisoning attempt on General Trepoff, head of the imperial palace, is alleged with his cook and three servants under arrest. In Finland, Russian railway delegates discuss a possible general strike. Mutiny rumors spread as the Twenty-fourth Ural regiment arrests officers in Samarcand. Stavropol faces heightened security amid political fear and court martial plans.
A Republican candidate for sheriff asks La Crosse County voters for primary support on September 4. He pledges full energy to a successful administration, strict law enforcement, crime suppression, and home protection.
Elia Pinchin, 75, of South Haven, inherits 60 000 from a wealthy English relative and will quit his three years as a city street sweeper. Once a property owner, he lost it a decade ago and has since worked hard to support himself.
Attorney Marchand of the Interstate Commerce Commission told Charles Chamberlain secretary of the National Petroleum Society in Cleveland that the commission will resume work soon to investigate charges of discrimination in the central western region.
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