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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
11
A collage of small ads listing for sale items like a folding bed gas range book case feather bed bicycle and more Also shown are rent notices furnished rooms and a single dog lost dog reward notices a pocketbook found a shipment service and insurance ads plus a local Xmas photo offer and a home treatment advert with contact details in La Crosse Wisconsin
Indianapolis December statement to local United Mine Workers unions warns of a deliberate effort to destroy the power and usefulness of the organization as a crisis unfolds toward the international convention.
Manila Dec 22 Eleven soldiers of the Eighteenth Infantry at Camp Keith ley Mindanao fell ill after drinking wood alcohol and are feared dead. Ten other soldiers of the same regiment died on Dec 15 at the same camp from liquor exposure. They reportedly sought the alcohol for lamp use.
Mail notices sent to several Malvern area farmers threaten dire vengeance for selling cotton. The warnings are signed Night Riders and order the recipients to leave the state within ten days, sparking alarm.
Mrs. Anna Jawaski is dying in a Chicago hospital from pistol wounds inflicted by Jack Brands early today after they had been drinking. Brands fired at police and then attempted suicide, but survived.
Alderman Vollmar reports a petition from Vine Street residents between Twelfth and Seventeenth requesting granite-top paving instead of tar rolled material. The council will review the issue January 9, with street improvements committee. residents also seek a wider street, 30 feet, rather than the proposed 24 feet.
Saturday visitors to Mound Prairie Hokah included Qate and Lote Eglinton, Mr. Witt and son Frank, James Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Orr, Ed Lorival and Dan Loering. Local calls were noted by Chas Eglinton and Ben Fairbanks in Houston. Mrs. S. S. Sheldon planned a Dakota visit to see relatives while church was held at Mound Prairie Sec 20.
Dallas Texas December 22 Gov Campbell grants a full pardon to F P Miller a life convict who escaped death four times by minutes including an attempted mob hanging He killed a policeman and was rescued from a mob with a noose around his neck Condemned to hang he received three reprieves and a final sentence commutation after sixteen years in prison.
In Probate at a special term of the County Court in La Crosse on January 12, 1909 at ten oclock a.m. John E McConnell executor of William E Potter seeks adjustment and settlement of his final account and assignment of the residue to entitled persons by order of County Judge John Brindley.
Seats are prepared at Miss Larson's Candy Store Theater ahead of Thursday showing. The note indicates readiness for an audience event and invites patrons to arrive early for seating.
Quotations reveal the general direction of prices for the preceding week across markets. The report highlights movements in various commodities and financial instruments, noting weekly gains and losses among key sectors and markets.
Receipts today total 27,000 cattle with tomorrow expected around 5,000. market steady to 10 cents higher. Prime beeves 5.20 to 7.75, stockers 2.50 to 4.60, cows 2.60 to 4.75, canners 1.50 to 2.60. Hogs receipts 5,000 with tomorrow 25,000. market up 5 cents. Light 4.80 to 5.60, rough 5.20 to 5.40, mixed 5.20 to 5.85, heavy 5.50 to 5.85, pigs 3.70 to 4.85. Sheep receipts 18,000 with tomorrow 16,000. market 10 to 25 cents higher. Native sheep 2.60 to 4.85, western sheep 2.75 to 4.85, native lambs 4.50 to about 50, western lambs 4.50 to 50.
The market opened with gains carrying improvements from prior close as Inter-Metropolitan and B R T rose and Union Pacific fluctuated. By noon Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Manhattan Railway led gains while government bonds held steady and most standard rail stocks advanced about one to one and a half points. By 2 pm prices remained higher with B A T a notable feature as the day closed strong.
New York on December 22 reports money on call at 2 percent, time money at 3 percent for six months, mercantile paper unquoted. London bar silver stands at 22 1/2 pence, New York price at 498 1/2 cents. Demand ranges from 487.05 to 487.10.
Cattle receipts 32000 with tomorrow's estimate 8000 and markets 5 to 10 cents lower. Prime beeves 5.20 to 5.70, cows and heifers 2.60 to 4.75, hog receipts 50000 with tomorrow's estimate 30000 and markets steady, light 5.00 to 5.65, heavy 5.50 to 5.80, sheep receipts 45000 with tomorrow's estimate 15000 and markets 15 to 20 cents lower. Also a note on counterfeiting guilt mentioning Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe remedy reference.
Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep receipts show market steadiness with some gains. Cattle ranges include natives 4.50 to 7.25, southern and western cattle 2.00 to 5.60, stockers 3.00 to 5.25, calves 4.00 to 5.25. Hogs bulk 5.15 to 5.65, heavy 5.60 to 5.75, light 5.00 to 5.49. Sheep muttons 4.00 to 5.45, lambs 5.00 to 7.25.
Chicago firms wheat trading with bullish sentiment as volume stays light while corn remains narrow near yesterday's close. Grain prices show open high low and close readings for today in Chicago trading.
The readable portion lists numbers such as 8.10 7.30 6.75 with unclear context or entities. No clear event or participants are identifiable, so the item cannot be precisely grounded to a person, place, or organization.
Chicago livestock market data show cattle receipts around 5,000 with steady trading and price ranges from 1 75 to 7 75 for canners to prime beeves, hog receipts near 24,000 with steady limits and hog price bands from 3 75 to 5 80, and sheep receipts about 12,000 with a strong market and native and western lambs priced up to 7 60.
Right Reverend B J McQuaid bishop of Rochester is in critical condition after edema of the lungs and may not live through the illness. Doctors say his health remains precarious with a chance of recovery uncertain.
The president's commission on country life has completed its investigation and will release its report on January 1, 1909.
Chicago prices detail eggs with ex tras at 33s and firsts from 29 to 30 cents, butter creamery extras at 30 cents and 25 cents for firsts, cheese Twins and Young Americas around 14 to 14 1/4 cents, live poultry including turkeys at 16 cents and ducks at 9 to 10 cents, geese per dozen 5 to 7 dollars.
A lamp used to thaw frozen water pipes started a fire at M. Erlichs residence on 1006 Pine Street this morning. The kitchen floor ignited and by the time firefighters arrived a $25 hole was burned in the floor.
Markets remain stationary with quiet trading as quotations equal yesterday's levels across commodities. No notable shifts or activity reported, and merchants indicate stable prices across the board.
Report from St. Petersburg notes Russian authorities in Finland begin wholesale persecution of Jews driving families from homes into fields to starve and freeze. Severe weather compounds misery as people hide on snow covered ground, suffering and deaths mount across the dependency.
Requisition for Riley Price, Ohio penitentiary convict who confessed to killing Alma Willmore near West Frankfort in 1896, is urged as Gov. Harris considers pardon. The case parallels Price brothers crimes, Calvins hanging in 1903, and Price’s confession cites killing his sweetheart and unborn child to hide her condition.
Isaac L. Brokaw of Minneapolis sent $5 to his brother Warren Edwin Brokaw in Pasadena for a Christmas gift but it arrived too late to save Leonard Brokaw, a one year old, who died of starvation. The two sisters aged 10 and 12 are believed dying from the same cause as Minneapolis wired $10 to aid.
San Francisco December 22 Rudolph Spreckels longtime foe of grafters shows eagerness to witness Abe Ruef’s sentencing in the penitentiary He has offered a large reward to a liner captain to land him in San Francisco from Honolulu by Thursday morning to attend the proceeding.
Charles E F Holmes, accused of killing his wife Minnie, was moved to a county jail cell to await grand jury action. The coroner’s investigation followed her mysterious death. Holmes’s son alleges a beating caused head injuries. Police seek two women known as Louise and Miss Sullivan, reportedly friends of Holmes, who may shed light on the case. The suspect’s residence and a related quarrel are linked to the investigation.
In St Louis on December 22, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Alberts were found dead in their flat, bodies wrapped in each other’s arms. Gas caused death after they reconciled briefly, then lay down together in a carefully closed room.
A terse remark suggests refinement of appearances or gear will not enhance overall quality or reputation. The fragment implies a critique of surface adjustments without addressing core traits or substance. It reads as a general caution about focusing on flashy details instead of essential improvements.
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