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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement extols Traumma and Quality Traumma and Quality as essential for success and creditable standing. It claims Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative, cleansing internal organs without debility, pleasing and natural action, with physician-approved ingredients and genuine California Fig Syrup Co. manufacture.
Rumors received at Fairport Iowa claim a new Government Fresh Water Mussel Hatchery will be built in the area near Muscatine. La Crosse and Muscatine are regarded as the most likely sites, with Fairport noted as the chosen location if true, a loss to La Crosse’s prospects along the upper Mississippi. The report centers on Lower Pettibone island as a proposed site, but officials have not confirmed the selection.
Editor H. T. Hagaman of Lakewood New Jersey who supported local prohibition was whipped by Mazie and Marguerite Birmingham daughters of a beer wagon operator. The sisters students at St Mary’s academy ambushed him in the public square before a crowd and lashed him with whips until he sought refuge in a nearby shop.
Clinton Peterson of Sixth Street was knocked into the air by a passing car while attempting to catch a ride on a bob sled. He landed near J Kindley’s drug store and was dragged briefly by the vehicle. He was taken home and treated for painful, though not serious, injuries.
Isabelle Martin widow of a mine owner was given a life term for dynamiting Judge F B Ogden’s home after a lawsuit dispute. The chief witness was a 17 year old boy known as Baby John who she had force to set off the dynamite. She claims Baby John is son of Prince and Princess de Chimay and says she adopted him from a New York orphan asylum years ago.
Washington D C December 19 H H Tift of Tifton Georgia told the ways and means committee he favored the present lumber duty. Chairman Payne challenged why southerners push for high tariffs yet vote for low rates. Taft received 40000 votes in Georgia, Payne noted, and Taft should have won by a larger margin. There was no campaign for him according to the exchange.
In Rockford Illinois on December 19 strikers and strike breakers engaged in a free for all fight as police intervened to control the disorder.
Washington two houses of Congress adjourned today until January fourth, 1909. Both chambers recessed after final session actions and will reconvene in the new year.
Dr Miles, a renowned heart and dropsy specialist, offers a free $3.75 Dropsy Treatment and book. The ad cites several cures after multiple doctors failed, notes the treatment targets swelling and breath issues, and invites readers to describe their case to Dr Franklin Miles at Elkhart Indiana.
Fred B. Smith seeks dismissal of the case against J. P. Dunn for hotel bill fraud tied to Rockford Illinois authorities. Court未 rules as Dunn stays in Custody of Constable Louis Omerberg and beyond warrant reach. Attorneys plan further argument Monday at 2 o clock as Dunn remains under guard.
Boston Illinois December 19 The confession of a convict in the Ohio penitentiary may clear the murder mystery of Alma Wilmer an 18 year old girl whose body was found in an abandoned well with her skull crushed in 1896 The murderer says the girl was in delicate condition and he killed her to conceal the fact.
New York December 19 The hearing of bankruptcy proceedings against the Fidelity Funding Company will be resumed Tuesday morning.
Chas H Schweizer urges citizens to buy Red Cross stamps to fund tuberculosis education and prevention. He argues lasting impact comes from public awareness, early detection, and care for the afflicted, aiming to reach and exceed a hundred thousand stamp sales.
The La Crosse Medical Society calls on citizens to buy public health stamps to fund disease eradication. Emphasizing state costs and collective duty, the appeal urges residents to meet an allotment of four stamps per person, noting national visibility and local pride. J. H. Miller presides, with E. N. Reed as secretary.
A Pinkerton detective aligned with Tatro's brother in St Paul reports a broad conspiracy and assault charge. Thompson's full confession spurred arrests as Kendall town shows heightened local tension over the prominent parties involved.
In Chillicothe Missouri on December 19 a religious revival reached its peak as 40 converts were baptized in a large pond. A hole was cut through six inches of ice to admit the converts to the water despite freezing weather.
New York dispatch reports curb broker Harry B. Suydam of Plainfield New Jersey was fatally shot in his 39 Broad Street office by John C. Lumsden an inventor of West Fifty-seventh Street after a brief conversation. Downs and building agent W H Collins restrained the shooter until police arrived. Suydam lies unconscious at Hudson Street Hospital and is not expected to recover.
Washington D C Dec 19 Following is the latest authentic list of men selected and under consideration for the Taft cabinet Secretary of state Philander C Knox of Pennsylvania Secretary of War Luke E Wright of Tennessee present secretary of war later to be succeeded by Charles E Magoon of Nebraska Secretary of the Navy Names under consideration Truman A Newberry of Michigan present secretary of the navy Col W S Thompson of New York president of the naval league Secretary of the treasury Names under consideration George Von L Meyer of Massachusetts present postmaster general Myron T Herrick of Ohio Robert Bacon of New York present assistant secretary of state E F Swinney president First National Bank of Kansas City Mo Attorney General Names under consideration Frank B Kellogg of Minnesota Charles Nagel of St Louis Henry M Hoyt of Ohio president solicitor general Geo W Wickersham of New York Geo A Knight of California Postmaster General Frank H Hitchcock of Massachusetts Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson of Iowa later to be succeeded by Gifford Pinchot of New York present chief forester Secretary of the Interior James R Garfield of Ohio later to be succeeded by some western man possibly J B Case of Kansas Secretary of Commerce and Labor Names under consideration Wm Loeb Jr of New York R A Ballinger of Seattle Wash Wm R Wheeler of California
Berlin Dec 19 Castro after a cablegram declaring him president of Venezuela opened talks with Loew & Co for 50 000 Mauser rifles of the 88 pattern. If Gomez’s treachery is confirmed Castro will arm his adherents and seek to restore his rule, raising the prospect of civil conflict in Venezuela.
The Hague reported that the Dutch fleet off Venezuela is prepared to aid the Venezuelan revolutionists if the movement shows promise of success, according to an unofficial foreign office statement.
Four thousand Colombian soldiers concentrate at the Venezuela border ready to invade if unrest in Venezuela ensures success, according to private messages received in Paris on December 19.
The plan would move public baths inland at Pettibone Park in La Crosse and add a 300 by 300 foot bathing pool with a sloping beach. City engineer works on plans and A. W. Pettibone, founder of the park, strongly supports the proposal to create one of the best baths in the west.
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