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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
4
The Burling ton railroad reports about 20,000,000 passengers carried in the year ending June 30 with no fatalities and trains on time at Chicago to Denver terminals. It notes 1,016,454,000 passenger miles and 315,600,000 miles covered. A similar record is cited for the Pennsylvania system in 1908.
Fred, 19, son of Mrs. Mary Riley of 540 Prospect Street, broke his elbow in a fall with companions. Dr Lueck set the bones and said no lasting harm would result. He is resting easily today.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs George Lewis of 1807 Wood Street died last night after an illness of about two days caused by debility. The child was only a few days old and in poor health since birth. Dr Lueck attended but could not save the boy. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Undertaker Slepton who will handle burial arrangements.
William Neumeister, once declared sane and committed to Mendota State Hospital and later paroled, petitioned the county probate court for a re examination claiming full cure and desire for formal discharge from Mendota.
Chicago. Aug. 25. The national commission will decide within three days whether Olmstead of the Minneapolis club stays or joins the Chicago White Sox, to which he has been purchased. Pending the ruling Olmstead remains with Minneapolis. The remark about the poorest man in the world appears at the end.
Fireman John Cole and his son Ray of the Milwaukee road left yesterday for Texas. Ray O'Brien, who had been visiting Mike Foley at the Foley hotel, left today for his home in St. Paul.
Secretary Taggart clashes with La Crosse Gas and Electric over a 10 percent delinquency penalty and the return of his gas meter taken under a writ of replevin. He vows to continue using gas, arguing he cannot measure usage without a meter, while the Olson home is affected by the shared service pipe. Legal action is expected to resolve the standoff.
In Sterling II on August 25 the Dan Patch Minor Heir race was delayed due to rain and rescheduled for Friday. The note adds an aside about Sunday rest and religion.
Marian Roberta Bleakley aged two, known as the incubator baby, pleads to go home to her mother Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley at police headquarters. Foster mother sits with the child as lawyers prepare for today’s habeas corpus hearing in circuit court before Judge E F Porterfield.
The Pirates surge in the National League this season is driven by two young infielders, Jap Barbeau at third and W Miller at second. Miller, aided by Wagner and the coaching of Vic Willis, emerged as a standout find, while Barbeau, a Copper Country product, has energized the infield alongside Abstein at first base.
Marble House, the Newport home of Mrs Oliver H P Belmont, opens to the public for two suffrage fund lectures in August. Built for $2,000,000 when Mrs Belmont was Mrs William K Vanderbilt, it later saw the divorce and remarriage to Mr Belmont. Rev Arne Howard Shaw will speak August 24 and Prof Charles Zueblin on August 28 with an admission fee expected.
The Argentina government orders an inquiry into the collision in Montevideo harbor that sank the steamship Colombia after a heavy rain. The ship carried 45 crew and 126 passengers, about 100 lives are lost, eight rescued later dying, as search efforts continue.
Harry S. Weems a Chicago salesman fired twice at his wife near the McKinley monument in Niagara square Buffalo last night and then shot himself He is dying at Emergency hospital Mrs Weems will recover
A succinct reflection notes that while economic laws govern markets most actions, errors do not follow the same rules and can be costly or lead to consequences beyond price signals.
Last evening at 7 o'clock in the Winona courthouse office Judge D E Vance united Miss Blanche Shaw and Hugh Johnson in marriage. Witnesses were John Spuhler and Otis Abel. The couple returned from Winona and the groom works as a chef at the Law Hotel.
A brief editorial riffs that platonic affection risks resemble a toy pistol in danger and consequence, drawing a provocative parallel about restraint and harmlessness in relationships.
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