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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
6
The advertisement explains the soap uses cocoanut oil, tallow, naphtha and caustic soda. It claims cocoanut oil delivers rich suds and strong cleaning, while naphtha aids dirt loosening and the other ingredients cleanse effectively. Available at all grocers.
President Moll of the State league says he wrote Wausau management about the Baker dispute and potential forfeiture to La Crosse if plays continue. He fines Rockford $50 and suspends Harms for three days over remarks at Fond du Lac and Green Bay. Pardeeville hosts La Crosse in a gala day with local crews and former La Crosse players on the battery.
Westbys Clothing Co returns to La Crosse to open a fully stocked union made clothing store at 115-117 South Fourth Street on Saturday. The shop will feature union labeled goods, Roxboro line and McKibbin hats, with cash and package carrier service and staff including Alma Verker, E. P. Pynn, and Osmund Albrechtson. Westbys had closed last spring during the panic and moved to Sparta, but rapid recovery prompted the reopening.
Alderman Gus Keller calls a special meeting with street car officials and council members to decide on extending street railway tracks. Lang proposes leaving Market Street as is and adding a loop to connect with Twenty third and Main. The ordinance would extend Main Street tracks to Twenty third and south to the Catholic cemetery. The measure was previously voted down and sent to the railroad and ordinance committee for reconsideration.
Harry Goodwin, arrested by Officers Wolf and Wendling, is held on concealed weapons and firing a revolver within city limits. He likely faced arraignment this afternoon after a party quarrel near Seventeenth and Pine streets, but no injuries were reported.
Floods disrupt rail traffic across the Southeast. In Georgia and South Carolina, bridges and trestles are swept away near Athens and Spartansburg. Wires down, trains detoured or wrecked, and extensive property damage feared with rising rivers.
The Cunard steamship Etruria struck a sailboat as it left its landing stage in London. Passengers were discharged and repairs will take one or two days. The sailboat sank after being freed. one crew member drowned. The incident caused panic among the Etruria’s officers.
Sydney reports the American fleet set to weigh anchor at 7 o'clock on the morrow for a two day cruise to Melbourne. After a week of festivities the officers sailors and marines are ready for departure. The Lord Mayor and other officials will bid bon voyage. British cruisers Powerful and Challenger lead the escort into Melbourne harbor.
Judge Brindley postponed the dynamiting fish case involving former Alma mayor Charles Huber and five co defendants from Buffalo City Minnieska to Sept 3. They are charged with killing fish in Belvidere slough near Buffalo City as attorneys seek dismissal over La Crosse court jurisdiction.
John R. Burton of Brooklyn, secretary to D N C Chairman Norman E. Mack, will likely be chosen to head the eastern headquarters of the Democratic Party in New York City, as announced from East Chicago.
The Chicago subtreasury case centers on Fitzgerald charged with cash theft after a missing sum matched his reported night balance. His sudden wealth and offers to move large bills raise questions. his cool demeanor and wife’s hysteria mark a dramatic, widely debated arrest.
F. E. Pope president of Pope Motor Boat Co Fond du Lac will speak at 5 05 PM to the North Side Progressive league about locating the Pope factory in North La Crosse. R L Kenyon reports the arrival of Mr Pope this afternoon.
A relator, a top New York lawyer, describes in a hotel interview how William E. Annis alleged army officers wives are involved in a web of alleged vice and infidelity. He recounts meetings at clubs and a yacht trip and says he will testify further at the Hains case trial. District Attorney outlines prosecution strategy while General P C Hains maintains silence.
The district attorney’s office says a special grand jury will likely be convened to hand down indictments. Trials could begin in October, with McIntyre as chief counsel for the defendants awaiting the proceedings and public attention rivaling the Thaw case.
A young observer watches a large safe being lifted to a rooftop level. The scene captures the tension of the hoisting operation as workers maneuver the heavy cargo at height.
Clark M. Harris colored and Grace Viola Huson white were married at Judge L. Kleeber's Beck block office last evening. Witnesses included Mrs. E. D. Harney and her colored husband. The bride is 21, the groom 31, long employed at the Burns fruit house. Parson Twine remark quoted.
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