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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
2
In Plymouth Wisconsin a box of candy was found on the porch of E E Eastman directed to his daughter. Both Eastman and his daughter ate it and he grew desperately ill but was saved by a physician. Boxes were also left at the homes of J E Curtiss and William Holling with contents containing strychnine.
The State Debating League final between Winona High School and the Houston institution will be held in Houston, not Winona. Houston earned a finalist spot by beating St. Charles. Winona defeated Rochester. The topic is the league adopted resolution: that the cities of on.
A reader urges Minnesota to switch to the commission form of government. The brief expresses support for structural reform without detailing a specific plan or timeline.
The shift of Christmas Day to December 26 and New Year’s Day to January 2 raises legal questions. Lawyers fear complications from unofficial holiday observance and note governor proclamations can grant legal status to a day. Attorneys warn of potential disputes over Monday contracts or due payments.
Thomas Carr, a 200 pound farmer with a full chest and curly hair, earned the label human magnet after a watch he carried stopped and then started twice, prompting a jeweler to test the phenomenon. Carr’s peculiar tempera ment developed about a year ago and has continued as he has owned ten watches in that period.
La Crosse residents are promised a dramatic matinee and evening of The Defender of Cameron Dam a four act play by Marlowe Randall Hoyt. The Milwaukee Amusement company supplied the company and effects for the Sawyer county inspired production starring Dietz family members with a climax featuring dam dynamiting and a sunrise prayer.
Jefferson City Mo Dec 29 Released the day before Christmas from the state penitentiary on parole granted by Gov Hadley after pleas by Clarence Beachamp of Kennett. Beachamp and the woman wed in the warden's office a few minutes after parole. Gov Hadley revoked the parole today following complaints of Beachamp actions in Kennett.
The local Barbers' union section elected officers Tuesday evening led by President John Gasper and Vice President John Buchholz. Other officers include Secretary N Birnbaum Treasurer John Kemp and guides Fred Ender and George Geisenheimer with finance committee members J Kratzer F Beth and E Rossberg and Trade and Labor council delegates E Williams John Buchholz and Este Alprecht.
A translation of anarchist correspondence found with a dead Houndsditch burglar shows plans for more bomb outrages in Russia. Police doubt a June London demonstration would occur and say headquarters were in London. A special police squad will monitor other potential gang bases.
Madison coverage details the January 2 1911 inauguration of Governor elect Francis E McGovern and top state officers. The plan includes a Milwaukee to Madison special train ceremony at the capitol with a guard procession, oath by Chief Justice Winslow, a luncheon at the Madison Club, noon and afternoon receptions, and a university symphony ball in the evening.
A reader notes Hewitt’s earnings grew as egg prices climbed, explaining his fortune came from keeping a hen rather than grand investments. The remark, quoted from Woman’s Home Companion January issue, highlights simple rural income.
Minnesota news reports opposition to Senator Moses E. Clapp remains candidate-free as a Republican caucus nears. James A. Tawney refrains from opposing, while many Minnesota Republicans sign the caucus call, though signing does not bind them to Clapp. The move is tied to a looming Progressive convention and potential La Follette influence.
Fayetteville resident recounts how his sister’s consumption was cured by Dr King’s New Discovery after other remedies failed. He praises its effectiveness for coughs colds la grippe asthma croup and bronchial troubles. Trial bottle free guaranteed by O T Erhart.
The line notes that an innocent bystander often lacks sufficient knowledge to act differently, implying wider context beyond personal choice. It hints at moral ambiguity and situational awareness within public discourse.
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