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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
2
Milwaukee hosts Kansas City and Louisville and Indianapolis and Minneapolis games with team scores and battery pairings listed. Notable quote from Mr. Doolittle remarks on season fashion as women wear shredded wheat on hats observed by Kansas City Star.
A fragment quotes a viewpoint that women often endure hardship without speaking, suggesting silence diminishes the experience. The line implies a cultural expectation about suffering and femininity, reflecting social attitudes of the period.
The Villagers defeated local league rivals in a regional game as Rusty Dodge remains unchanged. The match highlighted the Villagers’ steady performance and Dodge’s continuing lack of growth.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants in a closely contested game. Standings from the league show Wausau leading La Crosse with Madison close behind, while Boston and Brooklyn split results with the Cardinals and Reds. A protest involving La Crosse and Wausau remains undecided with a decision expected shortly.
Wausau officials mock a protest deemed a joke while Madison writer insists La Crosse and Wausau will quit the league. The dispute centers on regional league participation and statements by local leaders.
Crowds of about 25 000 witnessed the Chicago Cubs defeat the New York Giants 5 to 1 in a lively game. Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 4 to 3 and Brooklyn topped St Louis 2 to 1 as pennant race tension grows in the series. In the American League the St Louis Browns won two from Boston 3 to 1. Wausau Record Herald notes La Crosse protest in local league and predicts Wausau to win the pennant while defending the state league stay against Madison critics.
American Association games pair Kansas City with Milwaukee St Paul versus Minneapolis Columbus facing Indianapolis Toledo versus Louisville. American League schedules show Chicago at New York St Louis at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington. National League matches Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Kansas City beat Milwaukee 4 3 and Toledo 7 3 while Louisville lost 3 to 1 Indianapolis earned 1 while Columbus trailed 0 to 3 St Louis tied 3 3 with Boston 1 1 rain affected Chicago New York and Cleveland Washington matchups. Boston defeated Cincinnati 7 4 Brooklyn 2 St Louis 1 Chicago 5 New York 1 Pittsburg 4 Philadelphia 3.
Pardeeville Wis August 28 Special Robert Shaw star pitcher led the locals to a 9 to 7 victory over La Crosse in a slow game marked by several errors. Baillies Baillies received praise from the Pardeeville crowd while Rusty Dodge handled catching duties behind the plate.
Wausau under Manager Ferguson leads the league in team batting average and runs per game while posting the most hits. Caseborn and the Senators continue to top the fielding statistics as the season progresses and the averages and hitting percentages rise in recent weeks.
La Crosse golfers who faced Maple Leaf club here in the Brittingham Hixon cup will travel to Madison this Saturday for a return match. The La Crosse team won the previous encounter.
A voter who abandoned his party previously attempts a switch at a primary registration. The clerk asks about voting the prohibition ticket, and the voter admits being drunk at the time, a candid remark that restores him to his former party. The clerk accepts the explanation.
In Boston the first AL game ends with a 8 1 score, Bailey and Smith among the batteries for the pitcher and catcher sides. The second game sees Tee 2 35s and a 7 0 final as Dineen Stevens Cicotte Morgan Donohue Criger mix in the batteries for Boston.
A mother with baby Randall and four year old Helen sit at a chilly breakfast table. Helen expresses a wish to swap places with the baby or with a younger sister to warm herself.
Jamie pleads for a second helping while his father recalls a rule from his own boyhood. The boy then asks if the father is glad to live with them now, showing affection amid a family moment.
Blobbs speculates that Skinnum married Blobbs mainly to place his assets in his wife’s name, suggesting a motive tied to property control and estate planning.
Philadelphia August reports swirl around Helen Maloney and Samuel Clarkson reuniting in marriage. Marquis Maloney blocks haste. church authorities insist on canonical procedure. Helen remains under watch at Spring Lake with Clarkson seeking contact while detectives shadow her and her mother in New York shopping trips.
Report notes a troubled girl named Helen facing severe restrictions. Friends describe her as unhappy and unpredictable, warning that she is driven by emotion and may take drastic actions. The account emphasizes confinement and a volatile future.
GENOA NEWS notes Ed Cox and Mrs. Ott back from Galena Illinois. Frank Gould of Victory into town. Mrs. Barker and Miss Stein La Crosse visitors. Rev Father Kremer improved health after Prairie du Chien trip. Several residents visit La Crosse hospitals and De Soto. A Genoa vs Lansing ball game is planned for Sunday August 30.
Fire department No. 3 was called out at 3 30 Wednesday morning to Fifth street between Adams and Hood where someone had lighted a bundle of brush in the street. By the time firefighters arrived the blaze had burned itself out.
A large crowd protests the proposed bascule bridge over the Fox river at Walnut street, deeming such construction impracticable over wide streams and urging reconsideration of the plan.
The phrase discusses parental rights and perceived intelligence linked to biology. It posits that a child’s intellect is tied to the genetic or familial fit between parents and offspring. The line frames intelligence as inherited or determined by lineage.
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