Local Burlington Trains Aimed at La Crosse Merchants
Burlington changes time schedules to split the northern division at La Crosse and run one-day round trips Savanna La Crosse and La Crosse Minneapolis. Trains 53 54 55 56 replace 53 54 with local service. mornings arrivals and afternoon departures permit same-day shopping for La Crosse residents and northward travelers.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
la Crosse
Northern Division
Savanna
Minneapolis
Burlington
Lacrosse
Ill
Prairie du Chien
Wis
North End
Limited
St. Paul
Superintender Cunninghamm
Tua Crosse
Savanna North
Trempealeau Valley
Chicago & Northwestern Cares
Decomposed banker found near Lawton Oklahoma City
The decomposed body of Dr Rankin former cashier of the Merchants and Planters bank of Lawton was found today two miles north of Lawton by an Indian boy. A warrant for his arrest remained unserved. It is believed to be death by his own hand following the bank closure.
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Oklahoma City
Rankin
Merchants and Planters’ Bank
Lawton
Fifty Die in Religious Riot in Djakova Albania
In Djakova Albania a sectarian riot between Catholic and Muslim communities left fifty people dead and several wounded after a priest was imprisoned and later rescued during fierce street fighting.
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Vienna
Djakova
Albana
Dana's Day Opens Saengerfest Carnival in Germania Hall
The 1908 Saengerfest carnival opened at noon in Germania hall with Dana day festivities. A daily ladies afternoon runs through the event, culminating in Saturday’s crowning of the Queen of the Carnival. Organized by President William Doerflinger and Secretary John L. Utermoehl, the four day bazaar features seven booths including candy, fancy work, aprons, and a chocolate display.
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Germania Hall
William Doerflinger
John L. Utermoehl
John Dengler
Oscar Doering
Basso
Frank Mader
Matthew Newburg
William F. Strauss
Henry Andregg
John Neukomm
Joseph Riese
John G. Malin
William Luening
John A. Bayer
H. O. Klein
Alfred Bosshard
Joseph Bartl
Hugo Schick
Schwalbe
Oyen
Mesdames M. Guenther
J. A. Bayer
Helen Kroner
Stella Pruetz
Anna Braun
Elsie Warninger
Viola Doerfiinger
Eleanor Marston
Max Platz
L. A. Pamperin
al Major
M. Streicher
T. Streicher
J. Koechner
H. A. Bitzer
Alice Warninger
Charles Preutz, Jr
Frank Tillman
Carl Suter
Fred Ruplin
A. Hussa
J. Schick
Schick
B. Klein
Carl Langenbach
Carl Joerschke
Charles Bitzer
W. D. Cameron
Apron Booth
M. Scheel
Robert Braun
George Albrecht
William Schilling
William Panke
Oscar Doerring
Missreda Michel
Frank Funke
J. Dengler
Jeanette Candrian
Louise Gund
Jennie Mueller
Rose Hickisch
Sophie Marquardt
Frances Sturz
Lilian Kroner
Bertha Hickisch
Anna Bechmann
Leona
Florence Bechmann
EK. J. Evans
E. A. Gotterdam
Anna Pamperin
Flora Guenther
Charles Linker
Elsie Foerster
Mesdames J. Neukomm
Clara Jung
B. Trepte
Mesdames L. A. Grams
Kansas City to Host 1908 Republican Convention
Washington D C Dec 4 The consensus of opinion among Republican National Committee members is that Kansas City will secure the 1908 Republican convention.
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Washington, D. C
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
Jurors Go to Scene of Murder in Powers Case
Georgetown dispatch reports judge and jury in the Powers case departed for the assassination site at Frankfort to view the scene as part of the trial proceedings.
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Georgetown
Powers
Frankfort
Olga Nethersole Enjoys Ovation At Milwaukee Station
Miss Olga Nethersole the English actress thanked a crowd of La Crosse Bachelors' Club members and wedding guests at Milwaukee station for their serenade and appreciation before boarding her private car. She praised the La Crosse club and hoped to perform there again.
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Jean Gaussin
Flamant
Olga Nethersole
Milwaukee
Miss Nethersole
Bachelors’ Club
la Crosse
Olga
William Hickisch
Caroline Hanson
Burlington
Tessa Hickisch
West Bend, Wig
Wisconsin lawmakers head to New York on life insurance dispute
Insurance Commissioner Beedle and Assembly Speaker H L Ekern, who championed Wisconsin’s controversial laws, travel to New York to meet life insurance presidents led by Grover Cleveland. They will stop in Ann Arbor to pick up Prof. G W Glover, the legislative actuaire who drafted the objections.
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Madison
Wis
Beedle
H. L. Ekern
New York
Grover Cleveland
Wisconsin
Ann Arbor
Mich
G. W. Glover
University of Michigan
Legislative Investigating Committee
Glover
Judge's Hot Shot Silences Witness
In Chicago on December 4 Judge Scovel convicted one of three alleged violators of the smoke ordinance. The Masonic temple management was found guilty and fined $100, while cases against Warren Springer and the Union League club were dismissed. An engineer for the temple testified the city has spent over $85,000 to enforce the ordinance, prompting the judge to ask how much Chicagoans paid in coffins for smoke victims, a question to which no answer was given.
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Chicago
Scovel
Masonic Temple
Warren Springer
Canal Street
Union League Club
E. Leasure
Hyde settlement to net three million
New York December 4 The settlement proposed by James Hazen Hyde and other former Equitable Life directors would boost the society’s resources by at least 3 million, with Hyde returning nearly 1 million to the treasury and a plan to revoke costly leases of Hyde safe deposit companies in New York and Boston buildings.
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New York
James Hazen Hyde
The
Equitable Life
Hyde Safe Deposit Companis
Boston
Supreme Court Hears Sherman Case on Labor Boycott
Dietrich F. Loew of Danbury Connecticut sues alleging a union hatters boycott harmed his hat business. The case claims a conspiracy in restraint of trade and interstate commerce under the Sherman act, marking a first in Supreme Court history. Lower court ruled the boycott did not violate the act.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Dietrich F. Loew
Danbury, Conn
Union Hatters of
America
Road System to Be Reorganized to Cut Costs
An official versed in road law predicts Milwaukee’s removal will lead to widespread office eliminations. The overhaul aims to curtail expenses after rate reduction legislation. Roadmasters may gain territory, possibly two divisions each, and freight and passenger officials could receive larger regions.
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Milwaukee
Osmond Jorgenson Shows Signs Of Improvement
Osmond Jorgenson of Houston, son of Houston, is somewhat better at St. Francis hospital after injuries from a confrontation with rival Fred Mills in a love affair. Mills shot Jorgenson three times Monday night in Houston, Minnesota. two bullets hit Jorgenson, crisis easing but not over. doctors expect recovery.
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Osmond Jorgenson
Houston
St. Francis Hospital
Fred Mills
Jorgenson
Minn
Knights of Columbus Meet Tonight in Coren’s Hall
Knights of Columbus Council 839 holds regular meeting this evening in their hall above Coren's. Speakers George M. Heally A G Langenbach and Anthony Miller will lecture on Mechanics.
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Knights of Columbus Council
Coren’s
George M. Heally
A. G. Langenbach
Anthony Miller
Six Months Turmoil Predicted for Congress
Washington reports the sixtieth congress begins a six month run of rancor and debate with currency legislation as the central issue. Polarized politics will color actions and speeches as the presidential race looms, shaping week by week clashes at the capitol.
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Washington
The
la Crosse Tribune
Washington, D. C
J. C. Welliver
Sixtieth Congress
Capitol
Congress
Bank in Stockbridge Closes Amid Glazier Troubles
The Commercial Bank of Stockbridge Michigan shut its doors after Detroit bankers agreed to stop carrying 600000 of paper from Frank P. Glazier Chelsea and his Glazier Stove company and sought a receiver for the bank.
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Detroit
Mich
Commercial Bank of
Stockbridge
Frank P. Glazier
Chelsea
Von Buelow May Resign Office Over Reichstag Split
Berlin Dec 4 Chancellor Von Buelow is on the verge of resigning due to dissensions among governing parties. He will quit if he cannot settle the differences. The reichstag has adjourned to study the situation.
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Berlin
von Buelows
Reichstag
Bride Vanishes to Escape Wedding in Maywood
Chicago dispatch reports a marriage license issued Oct 4 1997 for Miss Hazel Dell Hickok 19 and Otto Heins 29 of Maywood. A notation on the license says the bride left for parts unknown to evade marriage, left by Rev E Zapf with no explanation.
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Chicago
Hazel Dell Hickok
Otto Heins
Maywood
E. Zapf
Unemployed Aliens Leave By Thousands
New York dispatch reports nearly 9,000 aliens departing on liners with 2,500 aboard a single ship. The mass emigration fuels European alarm as Germany considers excluding the undesirables.
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New York
Europe
Germany
Twenty Two Of Dead Identified In Mine Disaster
Bellevernon Pa December 4 Twenty two of the 24 bodies taken from the Naomi mine have been identified. Boss Carson said there were 43 men in the mine at the time of the explosion. Mine officials say the death list will not exceed 30.
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Bellevernon
Naomi
Boss Carson
Taft’s Mother Nearing End in Massachusetts
In Millbury Mass on December 4 Mrs Taft is sinking slowly and unconsciously her condition described as hopeless by the family statement. The report notes Tafts mother is near death as officials released the prognosis today.
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Millbury
Mass
Taft
Runaway French Airship La Patrie Found in Ireland
A Belfast dispatch reports the runaway airship La Patrie was located on a farm at Ballyballagh Ireland. The brief item notes a surprising scene in society as a media aside.
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Ireland
London
la Patrie
Ballyballagh
Belfast
Takahira First Choice as Aoki's Successor Here
Washington reports say Aoki will likely resign and Takahira, current ambassador to Italy, is the leading candidate to replace him. Baron Kaneko and Baron Chinda are also named. Chinda studied in America and is seen as an America-friendly choice. Roosevelt reportedly urged keeping the ambassador in Washington.
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Takahira
Aoki
Tokio
Washington
Baron Kaneko
United States
Baron Chinda
M. Takahira
Italy
America
Americans
Roosevelt
Murray Re elected E F U President for Ninth Year
James B. Murray was unanimously reelected president of the Equitable Fraternal Union at a last evening election in the Linker building. John Cross is vice president with Harriet Cobine as advisor and S. Frankenstine as warden. Committees were appointed to rent Woodman hall for next year and a January installation will include refreshments and dancing.
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S. Frankenstine
W. B. Bachelder
W. H. Luth
L. B. Omerberg
Charles Frimark
J. S. Arenz
Otto Gudenschwager
Woodman Hall
Bank Settlement Request From Comptroller
Comptroller Ridgley called for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business on December 3, requesting a full report to Washington.
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Washington
Ridgley
Weather forecast and cold spell across states
Forecast shows coldest 2 below at Northfield Vermont and zero at Charles City Iowa. Wisconsin and Minnesota expect fair skies tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures, while Iowa sees fair conditions with a northeast zone tonight. A cool western wave moves eastward, causing a general temperature drop from the Rockies to the lake region and northern New England, with the system dominating tonight and Thursday and fair conditions persisting.
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Northfield
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Lake Region
Texas
Rocky Mountains
New England
Charles City
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