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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1907
Page
21
In Wis POUND on December 16 Dr William H Dohearty fended off burglars twice in a single night firing a shotgun. He wounded one assailant who fell. both suspects escaped first. They returned as the town woke to gunfire and were warned off by the doctor who fired twice more, knocking one man down. The attempted break ins spurred a townwide stir.
Milwaukee December 16 reports from lake territories note muskrats building low mounds signaling a mild winter. Trappers confirm the trend and forecasters suggest conditions may be unusually temperate for the season.
Mershon, Michigan forestry official, and partners acquire 1600 acres near the Au Sable to clear, plant pine and basswood, expecting 40 years to realize profits. He urges state support and public ownership of barren lands for timber income, citing Oregon statistics on timber value and potential nationwide forest revenue.
Gelett Burgess at the American Booksellers' Association dinner recounted a San Franciscan tale about a wife who married for money. The quip ends with a witty exchange on money and presence, attributed to a New York Tribune recount.
A concise proverb-like remark asserts that an average man can elevate his own esteem without heavy machinery. It emphasizes self-reliance and personal initiative over external aid or tools.
A Wisconsin woman reported a dramatic home intrusion as masked robbers entered her residence, threatened her with a revolver, and fled. Police investigated the incident, urging residents to remain vigilant and noting no injuries reported.
Kenosha report details a daring hotel robbery where two men threatened Mrs. Griggs with a revolver, looted her room and fled. Police found no clue, the robbery mirroring a prior unmasked hold up on Clarence Bassett’s home three weeks earlier.
Milwaukee, Wis. dec 16 Mrs Minnie Wagner 41 years old committed death by her own action taking carbolic acid while nurse was away for half an hour She drank the poison Saturday afternoon and died Sunday afternoon She then slashed her wrist with a kitchen knife but the wound was not serious Her mental derangement for two years followed the loss of her mother and her husband cared for her at home with a nurse present during absences
J K Isley, a banker and member of the Committee of Ten, appeared before Court Commissioner Roehr for examination under the discovery statute in connection with his $50,000 libel suit against the Sentinel.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that in Anhui a man who killed Gov An Min is beheaded and his female relatives may be sold into slavery and male relatives 16 or older could be decapitated while younger males serve in the imperial palace. Graves of the rebel are to be razed and bones scattered. It also cites a Beijing regulation granting three months to quit opium with threats of beheading for any officer or man found smoking.
Appleton coeds vote to request escorts not to hire carriages to the football banquet due to affordability concerns. Beloit district attorney announces arrests of junk dealers for receiving brass stolen from the Northwestern railroad, with boys sentenced to Green Bay reform school. Chetek fines and license penalties for trapping without license and illegal fishing practices. Chippewa Falls seeks $15,000 for timber allegedly cut on private land. Eau Claire jury verdict of 2500 in a case involving a switch engine and a freight load. Green Bay youths confess burglary of a cigar factory. other local suspects jailed. Gladstone couple die from coal gas, Janesville interurban earnings rise to 69,874.31. A body found, John Anderson, near Clinton. Manitowoc, eye graft operations and recovery. Pewaukee two large pickerel caught. Portage awards damages to James Daily for shooting incident. Racine reports hydrophobia losses following mad dog scare. Peter Gallagher reported lost in Alaska.
In Washburn a schedule lists the late Col Isaac H Wing of Bayfield leaving about 600000 in assets mostly stocks and bonds with 78000 cash in banks and an estimated inheritance tax of 28000. In a separate incident a 13 year old girl accidentally discharged a shotgun injuring a boy with a foot wound potentially leading to amputation.
A garbled quote suggests a reflection on motivation and consequence. The text parodies moral calculus noting that rewards may not guide virtue and that a judge may act by personal inclination rather than precedent. The fragment leaves ambiguity about context and origin.
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