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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1911
Page
2
A Milwaukee Road yard-office bulletin orders all workers to handle corn shipments from the west with maximum dispatch. It warns the crop is in such condition that delays or improper handling could spoil the entire lot for the market.
A witty adage notes that if a girl dislikes a young man, her father is likely to share that disapproval. The saying reflects family dynamics in social courtship and parental influence in arranged matches.
In New York on December 6 300 women relatives of the Triangle Shirt Waist factory fire victims mobbed Isaac Harris and Max Blanck as they arrived at the criminal court. The proprietors face manslaughter charges for the March blaze that killed 142 workers. A woman thrust a photo of two daughters into Harris face and cried Murderer while others joined the chant, prompting police to disperse the crowd.
Washington report notes President Taft yielding to pressure from Miss Mabel Boardman to speak at the Red Cross convention though not on the official program. Dead Letter Sale Monday plans announced by Uncle Sam offering bargains from lingerie to automobile supplies. Cleveland clinic to treat nervous breakdowns and related insanity concerns opening by state authorities.
A reader vents frustration about a stylish woman wearing a hat that conceals her face in public, questioning social norms and optics. The remark notes discomfort with obscured features and pressures for appearance.
Ortie McManigal, who confessed to dynamiting the unloading rig at the Philadelphia and Reading coal docks here, may be extradited from California to Superior after his case is disposed of there. District Attorney McKay said the possibility was admitted, noting the incident delayed construction and caused an estimated loss of 15099 dollars.
A vintage advice column outlines hair and skin tips. It recommends dry shampoo mixed with corn meal or powdered roots for shiny hair and a mag atone witch hazel solution for a youthful complexion. It promotes Mother's Salve as a remedy for eczema and related ailments.
Cleveland December 6 Detective William J Burns rejects any Golden Rule pact linking him to dynamiting plots. He accuses AFL President Gompers of knowing money payments, questions J B McNamara’s confession, and denies immunity offers to labor leaders or associates in the jury bribery cases.
Orange Mass contributes Roland A Chase a 17 year old first baseman who played last spring for Orange High School and summer for Fitchburg in the Franklin County league. Scout Tom OBrien landed him a contract. Chase reports in February at Savannah for spring training with the Athletics. He is about six feet tall and 180 pounds with four errors last season.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a simple solution for thinning and gray hair. It claims to remove dandruff, cleanse the scalp, promote growth and restore color, available for fifty cents a bottle from agent O. T. Erhart at 518 Main Street.
The twenty first annual Western Wisconsin Poultry association show opened on the buildings second floor at 119 North Third street drawing many visitors last evening. About 800 chickens across Rhode Island Reds Brown Leghorns Wyandottes and more were exhibited with premium cash prizes and silver cups. Judge E H Hoffman will weigh and judge the birds then prize cards will be posted on the coops.
Federal accountants reviewing the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers led by J. J. McNamara focused on a $1,000 monthly appropriation for Organization purposes. Investigators say this fund supported McNamara family dynamiting operations. Messenger boys awaited telegrams for District Attorney Charles W. Miller as the probe intensified. Indictments were anticipated if the grand jury acts swiftly.
A Brooklyn jeweler recounts a customer who broke his spectacles twice after repairs then deliberately damaged a third time to avoid further trouble. The man claimed superstition would prevent future breakage if the third fix held.
A witty saying compares an auctioneer’s expertise in sales to a sailor’s unfamiliarity with auctions, implying deep practical knowledge in selling. The line uses a naval metaphor to humorously crown the auctioneer as the more knowledgeable expert.
La Crosse citizen urges use of Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and warns against unproven remedies. Mrs. O Kendall of 804 S Eighth St reports strong family results with the remedy, sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo as sole U S agents, price 50 cents.
In Waukesha Wisconsin the first mad dog scare in months was reported. A dog belonging to Bert Owens fought with Henry Graser s dog injuring it badly. Graser shot the attacking dog after confronting it in the barn. Henry Shields s dog also attacked Mrs Shields but she was not bitten and the dog was shot.
A reflection on social exchanges where offering a favor may feel like being indebted. The narrator notes that some people treat favors as traps or demonstrations of superiority, complicating simple acts of kindness into uneasy power dynamics.
Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg told the Reichstag that Germany would not be shoved aside in diplomacy and warned Britain to prove sincerity. He and Sir Edward Grey urged better ties, but Germany said Britain must show honest policy while Germans remain calm and resolute.
Prof Warren S Johnson founder of the Johnson Service company pneumatic devices died in Los Angeles at 4 am Tuesday. He wished to be buried in California and his body will not be returned to Milwaukee despite his Milwaukee ties and address at Jefferson and L yan streets.
Gustave Malmquist files a $10 000 suit in Minneapolis claiming C H Snyder implanted a kiss on Malmquist's wife neck. The case seeks damages and details of the alleged impropriety.
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