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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
8
A college notice invites applicants for rapid career advancement toward a first class position by spring. The winter term starts January 4, and readers are urged to request catalogs and full information from Wisconsin University in Lacrosse.
Constantinople Dec 16 One of the strangest mixtures of barbarism and civilization today arrives in the city for the opening of the new Turkish parliament. Delegates include former brigands tribal chieftains exiled politicians merchants and representatives from many organizations. The sultan plans to open the parliament in person but keeps the exact hour and route of the procession from Yildiz Kiosk to the parliament house secret out of fear of violence. It may be a week or more before the body begins work.
Fire at the union stock yards in Indianapolis destroyed the Indianapolis Sales company stables and 65 valuable horses. Rumor links Allan Winter, winner of the Readville stakes, as the country’s highest priced trotter, to the incident.
Partial OCR text lists various numbers 10.50 9.50 8.75 7.7 se 5.75 5.00 with unclear labels. No clear persons places or events emerge. The readable items resemble price figures or coefficients without context.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that a saloon license must be revoked if a bartender sells liquor to a minor, even if the proprietor was not present and instructed the agent not to sell. The case involves Gustave Holtzman at Brand's saloon in Wausau and minor Charles Kalchik. Conlin had appealed after the city council failed to revoke in 1908. Also notes labor permit charges and German-language publishing dispute in Lincoln County.
James Harris post master of Prairie du Chien died at 3 a m after a long illness cancerous tumor. A former Crawford county treasurer he was 55 and had recently sought surgery in Rochester but was refused. He led local Masonry and was worthy patron of the Eastern Star. Survived by widow and four children Mrs William Ellis Miss Bessie Harris Mrs A G Kieser and James Harris Jr funeral plans to be announced.
Patrick Sullivan of Milwaukee, former Milwaukee fireman, files a 250000 damages suit against John Till of Almena alleging plaster applied in October 1907 caused blood poisoning. He says it has damaged his hearing eyesight liver and kidneys and nearly killed him on three occasions. Sullivan sought relief for a minor paralysis.
Chicago on December 16. Despite reformers, bombs, and public wrath, Bathhouse John Coughlin and Hinky Dink Kenna profited from their First Ward ball in the coliseum. The event ended with a fire alarm and a finale in the red light district as crowds left amid champagne and beer litter.
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Albert Benware aged 19 was cleaning a gun at his Sigel town home when the weapon discharged into his face, killing him instantly. He had been just beginning a hunting season.
In Eau Claire on December 16 Fred Strum leapt from a second story window during an attempted arrest, breaking sash and panes. He fled to the ground floor, jumped back through a window into the house, exited via a door, and disappeared into an alley.
Calcutta December 16 India retaliated against England by launching a boycott in protest of the new anti sedition law. The 1906 boycott cost England millions and bankrupted many leading merchants, raising fear of a repeat commercial crisis across the empire.
A pithy quote argues women excel in decision making, claiming men err when they misjudge. The remark highlights gendered perceptions of judgment and competence in everyday discourse.
State news in brief reports a break in at C Anderson general store at North Cape with $25 to $50 stolen. Rev John F Boerger of St John’s Evangelical Lutheran got a professorship call at Concordia Seminary Springfield Ill, but his congregation refused to release him. A Canada order for a giant 7 ft tall 390 lb man shirt is placed by Charles Alshuler Manufacturing. H J Goeres rearrested on health rule violation charge. hearing set Dec 19. George H Cole of Yawkey Crowley Lumber goes missing. colleagues review books. In Oshkosh 32 cattle condemned for tubercular affliction.
Dell Oborn was sentenced to twenty one years in state prison for the second degree murder of Louis Toboltz in Amberg Wisconsin last May. Defense lawyers will seek a writ of error to appeal to the state supreme court. Judge G W Burnell handed down the sentence after denying a motion for a new trial.
A La Crosse resident testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills curing kidney trouble and back pain after a heavy cold. He reports lasting relief and years of no kidney issues, praising the product and its local drugstore availability. Distributed by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole US agents. price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
A piano stands as an unmatched Christmas gift, its dignity and beauty enriching any home. Weber owners gain prestige with worldwide acclaim from Paderewski and Rosenthal, while Steck Sohmer Wheelock Stuyvesant and other brands promise top quality at matching costs.
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