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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
3
The Bijou vaudeville house resumes September 4 under manager W F Gallagher who returns from Amal gamated Theatre circuit. The opening bill features a new baritone and rotating singers across the circuit, with planned changes to boost show quality and variety for patrons.
Subscriptions for bonds have half been subscribed since last night’s meeting. Urges immediate action from all interested. Signatories include Geo Copeland Jefferson Wisconsin A L Stone Dillon Montana Ti Weaver Madison Wisconsin J E Thornbury W B Tscharner G A Kaepler E A Gatterdam La Crosse Wisconsin.
Patrons are urged to visit on September 4th when the venue reopens seeking a pleasant hour in the afternoon or evening. The opening week is anticipated as a banner period with strong attendance.
Berkeley Aug 25 Professor Merriam head of the University of California paleontology department issues a bulletin on a hitherto unknown saber-tooth tiger type from California fossil beds. The UC collection includes two new carnivores, hygaenognathus a peculiar canid genus and a large saber-tooth tiger form known only from a mandible near the Temblor Range Asphalto Kern county. The specimens are gypsum-covered.
Paris reports a Moroccan crisis easing after a ministers council decision. France demands the release of Bouzian, a French Algerian merchant jailed at Gharb, and threatens to pull its legation and push a military move along the Moroccan frontier if refused. The plan includes occupying Oudjda if needed.
In this town many tasks should follow the want ads, and renting a furnished room is one such action highlighted for careful reading and decision making.
Chicago and surrounding cities reported a full slate of baseball scores. Brooklyn defeated St Louis 4 to 0 while New York swept Cincinnati with a 8 to 0 win and a second game decided by darkness. Boston lost to Pittsburgh 1 6 in the first game and 7 4 in the second, Philadelphia outlasted Chicago 2 to 1 in twenty innings.
Incense at a well known restaurant led to a fight as Col Taze Ellett of Richmond Virginia battled waiters and sparked a street stampede. Police intervened after mauled officers and diners, dragged to the sidewalk, and four captors were knocked down. Re enforcements finally subdued the colonel.
Philip Kreigh known as Indiana's 700-pound man died at 34. A massive coffin required window casing removal to exit the house and a two-horse wagon for the burial. The Masonic order, of which he was a member, sponsored the funeral.
In Lihovia village, Vernedneprovsk district, peasants attacked merchants during a fair. They looted coal piles, killed some merchants, and mutilated others by eye and ear removal. Cossacks arrived late. vast destruction hit Elizabetherad and Alexandria districts including a large estate at DBut zky.
In St Louis on August 25 a fresh injunction battle unfolds as the Chicago Peoria and Pacific Coast railroad lines challenge or resist a court order related to wind or weather affecting work. The dispute centers on injunctions and railroad operations with parties unnamed in the fragment.
A St. Louis railway restraining steam boats from landing at Kasa Chautauqua was swept into the river as Captain Leyhe stood on the Spread Eagle bridge about to read the document. Sheriff Powers of Jerseyville failed to serve the writ because officers could not seize the boat at Chautauqua.
Will H Tollefson, 29, released from Concord reformatory, is re arrested in Boston on a charge of passing worthless checks. He is also wanted by authorities in Galesburg Illinois Fort Worth Texas Foix Chatham Virginia and other locations.
Denver August 25 announcement of three key Grand Army of the Republic appointments. Commander in Chief John R. King of Baltimore endorses Gen. G W Cook as assistant adjutant general and Colonel George A Randolph and Gen. Sherman M. Bell of Denver named as parade marshal and information committee vice chairman respectively.
Petersburg Indiana August 25 Newton Coats was found dead in bed the result of a horrible nightmare. His features were distorted as if he suffered great mental agony a boy sleeping nearby heard moans in his sleep. The man apparently had a terrible nightmare causing heart failure though he had never been ill before.
In Montreal on August 25 a blast ripped the Lakona of the Donaldson line in the engine room. Fireman A. Jackson and third engineer Alexander Smith died in the explosion as feared.
The vessel departed port bound for Glasgow as the fifth engineer Andrew Miller suffered severe scald injuries.
The former Russian battleship Peresviet now the Sagami arrived at Sasebo naval yard from Port Arthur under her own steam. The ex Russian cruiser Bayan now the Aso is expected to arrive from Port Arthur to join the yard.
A steam ketch loaded with petroleum named Albatross caught fire in the English channel near Portsmouth. The blaze caused intense excitement at channel ports as the crew were safely landed. The vessel was a total loss.
A light exchange in the Louisville Courier Journal mocks faddists who tout yawning as healthy and beautifying. Gladys dismisses the idea while Cholly Sapphead would gain popularity with the girls if it did catch on.
A fragment reflecting a columnist or ad-driven line about exploring all city sections through classified notices. The piece hints at a local culture of seeking opportunities and connections via want ads across neighborhoods. The tone is observational and cataloging, urging readers to explore varied districts.
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