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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1906
Page
1
Warza w reports Gen Wonlarski temporary governor general and Fifth army corps commander was shot in a city cab at 2 pm. An unknown man warned cabmen not to drive for generals today. assassin fled amid wider unrest and mutinies in Kirilov and Tamboff with riots, resignations, and bomb discoveries across the empire.
A divorce action was moved before Judge Brindley to gain custody of the Staats boys aged seven and nine amid claims of improper parental influence. Mrs Staats alleges her husband’s infidelity while Staats contests custody and criticizes placing the children with outsiders or a public institution. The case proceeds with a decree of divorce sought from Judge Fruit.
Des Moines reports a statewide drop to forty degrees with frost across many areas and a frost observed at Charles City. The cool front brings unseasonable cold as farmers inspect early morning fields in several counties.
Mrs. Ella Hyde wife of Robert S Hyde died suddenly at La Crosse hospital at 2 40 this afternoon from heart failure during preparation for an operation on ton sils She was 23 years old and had been married three years to Robert S Hyde daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Medary and sister of the house.
Democratic governor hopeful E Merton of Waukesha will be in La Crosse all day tomorrow meeting constituents and giving a speech at Frohsinn hall in the evening. He will address questions on his party loyalty and platform in both English and German.
Stephen Streeter is jailed on a charge of cruelly beating his sister in law Ella Stinglehamer who tended Streeter's wife. She suffered facial and head lacerations and internal injuries as a mob threatened the suspect after reports of the assault.
Fair conditions end tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures. The forecast calls for a cool low around 50 degrees and a high near 68. The river remains nearly stationary while the stage of water sits at 4.7, indicating a slight rise compared with previous readings.
Rail lines expect 300000 visitors to New York to greet William Jennings Bryan. Delegations arrive to assist Nebraskans in spreading Bryan enthusiasm.
Belgians in Chicago held a grand demonstration on the laying of the corner stone for St. John Berchmanns church the first Catholic church for Belgians in this region Bishop Muldoon presided with prominent ecclesiastics and former Belgian officials in attendance.
Claude Tooley and Emil Rogowsk passed the examination for icf on the Milwaukee road held at Neapolis a few days ago.
Dr Baron M von Beust narrowly escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon when a ten pound triangular piece of skylight glass loosened and struck him on the head as he mixed medicine in a rear room. The wound bled heavily but he was able to be dressed by Dr Ballard and was resting easily today.
Thomas W. Lawson did not resume business this morning in Boston as he slowly recovers from the collapse following his wife’s death.
August Lemke died after a four week illness of dropsy and complications at 412 Serlin street. Born October 4, 1837 in Posen Germany he lived in Brenner county Iowa Henderson Minnesota before settling in La Crosse for thirty years. Survivors include Edward Lemke Minnie Shepard John Lemke Willie Lemke and Mrs Paul Spah. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from the house Rev G W Thurow German Lutheran church officiating with interment at Oak Grove.
Havana August 27 The government offers amnesty to penitent rebels. Palma says fighting continues and he will control the area easily.
An old Indian burying ground is believed to have been unearthed by Milwaukee road grading for a new double track in La Crescent. A steam shovel unearthed a skeleton with several burial artifacts and a modern bullet found by Engineer Johnson of Minneapolis.
In Cologne on August 27 the Zionist congress begins with delegates mostly present but fewer than last year. About fifty delegates are expected as the conference marks the first since the schism over acceptances of autonomous governance in Africa. Opposing factions favoring a Hebrew state or British-backed autonomy are not represented.
John Langdon Jr the four month old son of Mr and Mrs John Langdon of 232 North Tenth street died yesterday afternoon after a short illness. The funeral was held this afternoon from the residence at 2 30 Rev Moller officiated and interment was made in Oak Grove Miller Brothers were in charge.
Street car employes walked and citizens improvised conveyances as the company tried to operate with no cars. No riots occurred. President Calhoun vows to fight the men to a finish, while the workers say he is bluffing.
The schooner Agnes Potter burned near Cleveland while the schooner William Grady foundered in a forty mile gale. The wrecks endangered the steamer Rhoda Stewart towing them. no lives were reported lost. The steamer Illinois went ashore at Charles Verx Michigan, swung onto a bar yet appeared uninjured and passengers were saved.
A Milwaukee road wreck near Reeseville Wisconsin derailed seven cars and blocked traffic for hours. Passenger trains Nos 1 and 3 to La Crosse were delayed. no injuries reported. A Burlington road washout near Genoa closed about 100 feet of track to a depth of three feet, delaying traffic but with minor damage.
Maj. Lewis G. White treasurer of the Walker Ice company and president of the Massachusetts Ice Dealers Association, indicted by a Boston grand jury, announced a new price schedule. The wholesale rate rises $2 per ton and households pay 10 cents per 100, with new customers paying 60 to 75 cents per 100.
A. W. Parker, jeweler, sued Frank Sloane for the cost of a watch. In Judge Daniels court the case ended with the defendant returning the watch and paying half the court costs. Court costs totaled $2.95. Morris & Hartwell represented the plaintiff. A E Bleekman appeared for the defendant.
Mrs Martin Erickson has returned to her home in Misoula Montana after a visit with relatives and friends.
La Crosse merchants endorse Henry Watson Cornell lectures to combat mail order houses. The series begins September 5 with sessions for local business leaders from the Board of Trades, Manufacturers and Jobbers' union, Merchants' Protective association, and Retail grocers. Cornell cites Wisconsin losses to Chicago mail order profits and outlines local strategies to keep business in the city.
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