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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
6
Eight more bodies recovered in the Cimarron flood at Folsom New Mexico raising the known dead to 23 with fears the toll could reach 40. Searchers comb wreckage and riverbanks as relief from surrounding towns arrives. The town of 3500 was largely wiped out and most homes were destroyed leaving a dire need for food.
George La Due and Dick Eyze were business callers at La Crosse Friday. Ben Eilert and Ed Fisher of Madison visited friends in the city Friday. Frank Kohn of the Hotel Jefferson in La Crosse guest of the Lewis household. Julia Madden Laur McDill, recently with Mrs. Hemstock, returning to Milwaukee before Chicago teaching post. Mrs. Mary Snellgrove and children back to Elgin after month with the Stokeses. A. E. Bach and Ben Mohrhouser of Madison arrived for a week with T. A. Carlos. Blanche Morrison left for Milwaukee to teach. B. F. Jackson returned from visit to Rochester and Milwaukee. Robert E. Canfield back from Milwaukee and Kewaunee business trip. Jessie Morrison leaving for Milwaukee to enter normal. L. E. Blanck of Green Castle spent Friday in the city. Wm. Robinson of Black River Falls in town on business.
The Albion Journal notes a sequence from 1824 to 1832 of wet years, crop failures, and harsh winters in Illinois. It ties successive poor harvests to famine-era parallels and cites southern Illinois supplying corn, with the region dubbed Egypt in reminiscence of the biblical famine.
A neighbor moving from the building recounts a night when the caller asked them to check a possibly broken in flat after leaving it unlocked. The memory highlights the fear and effort of waking the hired help and searching for a burglar.
New York crowds turned out August 29 to watch a monster parade along Forty sixth street and Broadway honoring returned Olympic athletes. Grand Marshal George W. Wingate led divisions of regulars marines sailors National Guards Naval militia Irish volunteers and athletic groups with autos showing team members. A heroic act saved many from the Folsom flood as telegraph operator Mrs S J Rooke warned townspeople before perishing.
Captain Hains, who killed William E. Annis, stated in New York he seeks full exoneration or the electric chair. He rejects an insanity plea and says he was solely responsible, refusing Matteawan as a punishment.
French troops in Indo China report capturing 250 Chinese pirates near Tonquin. The pirates were put ashore at Tonquin and nearly all are expected to be executed after a battle that left 39 pirates and 11 soldiers dead.
Winnipeg reports say the Canadian Pacific strikers are paid off today with funds from the international headquarters in the United States. About $100,000 distributed at Winnipeg, with western pressure mounting for concessions as crops move. Officials maintain a silent policy, insisting all needed men are employed.
William A. Larned of Summit New Jersey won the national singles tennis crown for the fourth time defeating Beals C. Wright in Newport Rhode Island. The match ended 6 1 6 2 8 6.
Mr. Wald and Eller visit Modena to catch up with friends and relatives. Dr. J. S. Tenny returns from Alberta, Canada.
Albert Bellevue Jr was fined $20 and costs by Judge Brindley for shooting ducks out of season. The remark about world fighting follows the court note.
A terse moral note warns that overestimating self worth leads to misjudgments and unearned praise. It cautions readers to brace for inevitable backlash after wrong actions. The tone is didactic and reflective, aiming to discourage vanity and rash choices.
A concise domestic observation shows a husband fixated on his partner's history while she frets about what lies ahead for him. The dynamic highlights unequal concerns about memory and prospects in a marriage.
The financial press weighs a plan to shift watered stock to the isthmus, a proposal stirring debate among merchants and investors about control, value, and logistics.
Admiral Sperry and senior officers arrive for a week of celebrations in Melbourne Victoria. About 250000 people witness the fleet’s entry into Hobson Bay as Governor Talbott and the Connecticut exchange official visits amid salutes and cheers ahead of the official landing set for Monday.
In Columbus Ohio Aug 29 six large balloons are being inflated for the international race under Aero club of Columbus and the Federation of American Aero Clubs. Pilots passengers and assistants arrived and watched inflation. A pilots parade will be held this afternoon with balloons released at five minute intervals starting at 4 PM.
A touring car owned by W S Cargill struck a farmer Otto Nickolai's rig at the Twelfth and Market streets corner. Nickolai, coming into town with butter and eggs, had one front wheel broken. He then went to Voigt carriage works and bought a new wheel.
Wooster Ohio Aug 29 exhaustive search for Ralph Eddy missing fiancé of Miss Lucy Warren continues with two new crews. One investigates a mysterious phone message to Capt Robert Eddy and the other checks an unidentified man found in a Waukegan Illinois box car matching Eddy's description.
Governor Coe S. Crawford of South Dakota, nominated for U S senator, will open the Republican campaign at the Lincoln Nebraska state fair grounds on September 3.
A brief note states Bryan will start for Minnesota on Sunday. The passage reflects on the cost of duty and sacrifices in service to a nation's humanitarian efforts in distant islands.
New York dispatch notes Judge Taft’s reference to a bank deposit plan. It clarifies the 1829 New York law created a mutual bank underwriting of note issues, not deposits, and explains its initial success and later failures by 1840, with reforms proving insufficient.
Reiman and Tordt, new owners of a women’s garment store opposite the Cathedral on Main Street, announce a fresh fur stock. Tordt, an experienced fur buyer, predicts a strong season with elegant goods offered at reasonable prices. All women in La Crosse are invited to view the display.
Mr. George Larsen and Miss Gus sie Eggan were quietly married Saturday at the First Congregational church home. They returned this morning to the bride's parents and plan to reside locally. The bride has been a stenographer at Singer Machine. the groom works for Wisconsin Telephone.
British naval officers halted the German torpedo boat D 5 during Tyne maneuvers suspecting espionage. The vessel, disabled and seeking repairs, was boarded and its commander questioned. The exercise ended and the German was ordered to leave on Monday prompting calls for a German official explanation.
A Milwaukee Road westbound train from St Paul derailed 25 miles east of Aberdeen South Dakota. Engineer Taylor of Minneapolis suffered severe scald injuries while the fireman escaped by jumping. The engine left the rails and toppled into the ditch.
The National Red Cross issued an appeal for contributions to aid southern flood victims. The appeal followed a telegram from the president of the South Carolina Red Cross branch noting severe losses and calling for help.
Laura Billings and John H Suggan both of La Crosse wed at St Marys parsonage on August 26. The couple left for St Paul after the ceremony and will reside at 1909 South Tenth Street upon return.
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