Personal News From La Crosse Area this Week
Readable items note Miss Hattie Sorgel vacationing in Twin Cities. Mrs. Leslie Carter to perform in La Crosse season in Nasta Herne. Several locals return from Chicago visits and hosting relatives. Doctors Powell and Dr. George Powell listed among attendees at horticultural events. River levels ease after heavy rain. tomah fair participants toured. The piece also mentions carriage ads and visiting guests from Minneapolis, Oshkosh, Aberdeen, De Pere and Sparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Sorgel
Twin Cities
Leslie Carter
la Crosse
Trimbell
West Salem Nonpareil-Journal
Jackson
Will Powell
Gus Schulze
Theodore Schulze
West Avenue
School of Forestry
Biltmore
Quebec
Canada
R. Waecker
South Third Street
Boley
Minneapolis
Rademacher
Milwaukee
J. E. Smith
N. A. May- Dussen
Rice Lake
Emma Dahlstrom
Red Wing
John Straus
Oscar Hulberg
A. N. Moore
A. A. Johnson
la Crosse County
Court House
S. Abraham
Sparta
State Horticultural Society
Kellogg
Ripon
Wis
J. C. Pudsey
Kellogg, Minn
A. S. Rose
Wm. Steppe
Spring Valley
Fr. Steppe
Myrtle Rose
Rita Parks
Cass Street
Crystal Lake
Lee Young
Ralph Kindley
William Burke
West Salem
Main
Hellfach
P. S&s. Jensen
Catherine
Lucille
Albert Lea, Minn
Novel contest for boys and girls rewards model schoolhouse
Gautsch and Roth sponsor a novelty contest offering five dollars in gold to the boy or girl who constructs the nearest schoolhouse from sheet form ghool house cards. The cards resemble an old time country school and resemble a longtime RKed School House Shoes advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gautsch & Roth
Notice to Governor's Guard Association Members
Members are asked to send in tickets by Thursday evening at the Armory. Quick submission is necessary for settlement. Secretary WW Robollig urges prompt action and warns not to fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Robllig
For Sale 1000 Shares Fourth Mutual Loan & Building Assoc
For sale 1,000 shares of the Fourth Mutual Loan and Building Association. Terms to loan on La Crosse real estate at 5 percent interest. Inquiries to B. H. Volz, special agent for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Boston.
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la Crosse
Fourth Mutual Loan & Building Association
B. H
Margin A Favorite In Big Mass Trot
Readville Mass August 25 Except the great Uhlan which will be virtually scratch horse in the American trotting handicap for the 35000 purse to take place at Readville next Tuesday all the horses that will start in this great race and the other events of the grand circuit meet are now quartered at Readville and taking a daily workout Margin the sensational trotter in Len McDonalds stables is favorite for the classic Massachusetts As for the blue hill stake Tommy Murphys Lady Jones seems to be the favorite.
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Readville
Mass
Uhlan
Len McDonald
Massachusetts
Blue Hill
Tommy Murphy
Lady Jones
Army men crossing continent head toward San Francisco
Lieutenant B. B. Rosenthal Private Malcom E. Parrott and Frank Zierbes travel from New York to San Francisco with army dispatches aboard the Mitchell ranger. They left from Chicago Aug 25 and aim for Clinton Iowa with Omaha as a waypoint, 50 hours ahead of schedule and following the Union Pacific line to Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. B. Rosenthal
Malcom E. Parrott
Frank Zierbes
Mitchell Ranger
New York
San Francisco
Clinton
Iowa
Omaha
Union Pacific
Ogden
If hearts are aneape it's up to the wise young man
A compact aphorism notes that when hearts are uneven the prudent youth must act with careful judgment. The line frames a moral about risk and choice in a romantic context. It reads like a proverbial coin tone from a period column.
Farewell Party Honoring Miss Agnes Klick Held At Home
A farewell party was given for Miss Agnes Klick at her home last Friday. Guests included Agnes Klick Anna Wisland Mabel Nice Mable Anderson Rose Barant and men Wm Haller Ed Erickson Stanley Krane Leonard Strait and Frank Klick. Agnes Klick Mrs Henry Klick and her son left for Chicago Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Kiick
Agnes Klick
Anna Wisland
Mabel Nice
Mable Anderson
Rose Barant
Wm. Haller
Ed Erickson
Stanley Krane
Leonard Strait
Frank Klick
Henry Klick and Son
Chicago
la Crosse
Miss Higbee and H P Storkeson Married in City Home
Miss Louise Higbee daughter of Mrs Mary Higbee and H P Storkeson of Kalamazoo Michigan were married at the bride’s mother 1232 Madison Street Tuesday morning Rev J S Lowe of St Pauls Universalist church read the marriage lines The bridal party included Miss Margaret Higbee and William S Fitzgerald They planned a wedding breakfast and left for Muskegon before returning to Kalamazoo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Higbee
Mary Higbee
H. P. Storkeson
Kalamazoo
Mich
Madison Street
J.S. Lowe
St. Paul's Universalist Church
Margaret Higbee
Williams. Fitzgerald
George Leigh
Minneapolis
Leigh
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Storkeson
Muskegon, Mich
Local visitors and residents return from Wis and New York
Miss Mary Crosby has returned from a week's stay at Mikana Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. H L Colman and children who have been three weeks at Christmas Lake returned Monday. Miss Mabel Redish of Olean New York is visiting friends in the city. Mr. and Mrs. A H Cleveland of Cortland New York are among the summer visitors in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Crosby
Mikana
Wis
H. L. Colman
Christmas Lake
Mabel Redish
Olean N. Y
A. H. Cleveland
Cortland, N. Y
Was It Accident Or Suicide Of Love
London August 25 The coroner's jury found Lord Eliot age 22 died by his own action caused by temporary insanity from Egypt's climate. The eldest son of the Earl of St Germain he served in Cold Stream Guard at Khartoum. Some say love disappointment with Estelle Christie the chorus girl influenced his death.
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London
Lord Eliot
Earl of St. Germains
Egypt
Cold Stream Guard
Khartoum
Estelle Cristie
Miss Edna May
Martial law in Pittsburg persists amid car plant probe
A government secret service official and Attorney McNair tour the Pressed Steel car works as Austro-Hungarian vice consul Major Prochnick and the strikers' committee back a probe into peonage charges against President Hoffstat. Court rejects strikers arbitration bid as martial law remains in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
McNair
Prochnick
Hoffstat
Pressed Steel
President Taft to Speak Plain in the West Tour
President Taft plans direct talks on tariffs on a western trip facing hostile audiences. He vows plain talk to defend his tariff record and address labor and cattle state concerns. He aims to keep free-hide policy from alienating western voters and emphasizes confronting opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Mass
Taft
Far West
Republican Party
Gomper s to Attend Paris Peace Congress
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, will attend the International Anti War congress in Paris on Saturday. Delegates from five million union laborers are expected to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
America
Earthquake Strikes Siena Province Disrupts Communications
Italian authorities dispatched troops from Siena to assess damage after a severe earthquake. Telegraph and telephone lines are down, hindering extent of impact. Reports indicate shaking spread across the province, with limited information available.
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Siena
Italy
Arion Rescue After Fifteen Hour Sea Delay
The steam fishing boat Arion with seventy aboard was towed to New York after drifting for fifteen hours off Long Branch. A machinery break caused the delay but all passengers are reported well.
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New York
Arion
Long Branch
Plucky Woman Defends Man After Fatal Shooting
In St. Louis on August 25 Mrs. Florian Volz faced threats from a crowd of African Americans after her husband killed John Prince over a quarrel about a sewer. She kept vigil in her house until daylight, while authorities investigated the incident.
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ST. Louis
Florian Volz
John Prince
Volz
Horrific Sea Wreck Seen Through Makura Arrival
The Makura reports the wreck of the Norwegian bark Errol off Middleton Reef while en route from South America to Newcastle. Of the crew, the first mate and five sailors died ashore. the captain, wife, and children survived with the rest aboard a lifeboat, then famine and saltwater alone felled many. Mrs. Anderson killed her children and herself before rescue by the Trulu.
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Victoria
B. C
Makura
Sydney
Australia
Errol
South America
New Castle
Middleton Reef
Pacific
Anderson
Wreckers Work to Raise Collingwood Steamer
Wreckers prepared for a major operation after the steamer Collingwood, of Ontario, sank off Fort Wayne in the Detroit river following a collision with the George L. Craig. Twenty two crew members reached shore by small boats as the vessel lies in 25 feet of water with parts of deck houses protruding.
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Detroit
Collingwood
George L. Craig
Fort Wayne
Buono brothers freed from blackhand extortion case
Vito and Frank Buono two Italian men held for weeks on suspicion of involvement in a blackhand plot to extort money from the Cracchiolo brothers were released from jail in Detroit Michigan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Vito
Frank Buono
Cracchiolo Brothers
Girl Mysteriously Missed At Picnic
Emily Schar inghausen, engaged to James Bagnires, vanished at a Chicago government pier during a picnic with a male friend. Police seek evidence for foul play as hundreds onlookers recall her movements. she carried $50 and jewels when last seen.
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Chicago
Emily Schar
Inghausen
James Bagnires
Peace Wage Scale Promises Break in Chicago Street Car Strike
Chicago street car talks progress as officials propose a graduated wage scale. Nine years in service would earn 30 cents an hour, new workers 23 cents, while International President Mahon seeks 24 cents for beginners. In Traverse City negotiations resume with hope for peace.
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Chicago
International
Mahon
Traverse City
Mich
Wisconsin Business University Praise Letter from Secretary
Otto Ziegler of Interlaken School LaPorte Ind commends the Wisconsin Business University for practical training in business and stenography. He says the course enabled him to complete in under nine months and prove valuable in a secretarial post. The university invites inquiries with a fall term beginning September seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziegler
Interlaken School
LaPorte
Ind
Toland
Wisconsin Business University
la Crosse
Woman Doubts Others Know More Than She Does
A woman asserts she has greater knowledge than others, challenging the belief that others know more than she does. The remark implies confidence in her own understanding.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fancy Elbertas
John C. Burns
la Crosse Floral Co
Nliker & Riley
General Contractors
Third Street
la Crosse, Wis
Lie
Hoeschler Bros
Prae . Anas
Bob
A. Merrick
E. BR. Savage
Third St
Cameron Ave
la Creese, Wis
Women’s New Garment Store
Reiman & Tordt
Main St
Wia
W. A. Edwards
G. H. Hansen
H. J. Hansen
SO. 4Th Street
Nebuer
Ginger
North Side Bottling Works
Gautsch - Roth
Main Street
South Seventh St
Home Capitel
Governor's Guard Ass'n
O. B
Higbee-Storkeson
Ton Mahoney
Hod Carriers
Bijou
Gompers
Antry
W. T. Irvine
Eau Claire
Lacrosse
Otto Ziegler
Iconsin Business University
Crosse, Wis
Nelson
Stewart
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