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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
9
In Rhinelander Wisconsin a Sunday christening at a Polish home near Robbins station ended with the murder of John Riley and a gunshot wound to another man after a quarrel during a christening. Albert Blaser and Riley attended with families. a shotgun was fired at close range.
The Merchants and Manufacturers association of Milwaukee filed a formal complaint with the railroad commission charging extortion and discrimination by every express company in Wisconsin. Wells Fargo is singled out for a 50 percent rate increase over United States Express, with other carriers raising tariffs to a common level. The filing accuses excessive dividends, high officer salaries, and inflated capitalization, citing Wisconsin rates far above Nebraska and detailing capital earnings and returns of 8 to 10 percent against four to ten times value.
At Alaska Wisconsin on December 21 a La Crosse photographer filmed all school sections using flash due to dreary weather. Lantern slides will spread the view statewide, visitors drop by from La Crosse Onalaska and nearby areas. Christmas tree planned Wednesday with gifts for each student. vacation December 23 to January 3.
Local storefront advertises drastic discounts on desks and couches with regular prices slashed to bargain levels. Featured items include ladies and gents oak writing desks, mahogany desks, combination book cases, and various couches at reduced dollar-store style prices.
Police report a baby boy found naked and frozen on a track in Ipswich. The newborn likely died within hours of birth. Officers suspect the infant was born on a coast train of the Lincoln line or elsewhere and discarded here.
Laurits Swenson of Minneapolis was nominated by President Taft to be minister to Switzerland. The nomination was sent to the Senate yesterday morning. Swenson said he had received no official notification and would not discuss it until he did.
Missing angle bars at the Monticello ditch location trigger a general inquiry by Great Northern officials. They suspect the wreck could be more than an accident. Special agents work nearby while surviving crew members report in Minneapolis for statements.
A straightforward explanation describes locating the circle center and placing a pin to mark it. The guidance emphasizes simplicity and direct action for aligning a straight round hole.
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on December 23 Timothy Bergin a 52 year old wealthy farmer from Eldorado died after eating an ice cold apple. He told his wife the fruit was cold then ate it and died fifteen minutes later. Doctors attributed the death to acute dilation of the heart from the cold fruit entering the stomach.
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