Plan to house Toland business college eyed by Board of Trade
La Crosse advertising committee probes locating Toland School of Business in Second District School building opposite Cameron Park. Proposal outlines purchase at 11 000 with 1 000 improvements and lease to Toland for 600 yearly, plus insurance. committee aims to present plan to Board of Trade and secure space for growth. Meanwhile a separate dispute unfolds over sawdust fencing between Wiskerchen and Moore with potential damages.
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Board of Trade
Wisconsin Business University
F. J. Toland
William Doerflinger
Frank Sisson
Harry Long
Fourth
Cass Streets
Cameron Park
Doerflinger
Colonel Holway
Doerfiinger
King Streets
Prof. Toland
Toland
Ralph Toland
la Crosse
Abel Moore
Wiskerden
Moore
Morris & Hartwell
Wiskerchen
Nichols Company
John Lewis Killed in Fond du Lac Train Accident
John Lewis longtime Milwaukee Road conductor on the Northwestern line was killed yesterday in Fond du Lac. The body will be brought home and interred directly from the train at 5 10 Monday afternoon. He leaves a widow and three children and is related to Alois Swinzrod and Mrs Colwell.
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John Lewis
North Side
Milwaukee Road
Fond du Lac
Northwestern
Alois Swinzrod
Colwell
Former Superintendent John Wren Pleads Guilty
Bloomington report says ex County Superintendent of Schools John Wren pleaded guilty to malfeasance and misuse of public funds. He was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to ninety days in jail.
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McKze Dispatch
Bloomington
John Wren
School Campaign Aims to Secure Quarters
The advertising committee plans an active drive to secure school quarters despite early setbacks. It will continue to press forward and present a plan to aid the schools soon, even after failing to meet Mr Toland.
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Toland
Claims Fraud in Divorce Decree Case
Mrs Mary Ferrier seeks to reopen a divorce decree obtained by her husband Frank Ferrier 315 North Fourteenth Street alleging deceit and fraud. She was not notified of the action and default was entered. A later hearing will allow her defense against claims of cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Mary Ferrier
Frank Ferrier
North Fourteenth Street
Ferrier
Mrs Kruger Dies in Dickinson North Dakota
Frank Krueger formerly of this city arrived from Dickinson with the body of his wife formerly Miss Miller of West Salem The funeral will be held at West Salem tomorrow She leaves a husband and a daughter two weeks old
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Frank Krueger
Dickenson
N. D
Miss Miller
West Salem
Dunne Renominated by Chicago Democratic City Convention
The Chicago Democratic city convention unanimously nominated Mayor Dunne for re election. Harrison's name was withdrawn early in the convention. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted for Postmaster Busse injured in the wreck on the Pennsylvania road this morning. Busse is likely to oppose Dunne as the Republican candidate.
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Chicago
Dunne
Harrison
Busse
Pennsylvania
Olson Is Jailed for Vagrancy After Short Stay
Matt Olson of 416 St. Cloud Street was sentenced by Judge Brindley to forty five days in the county jail for vagrancy. Olson had just completed a thirty day term.
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Matt
Olson
St. Cloud Street
Brindley
Wanted Messenger Boys at North American Telegraph Company
The notice advertises messenger jobs at the North American Telegraph Company with good pay The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will host a mother’s meeting next Tuesday at Mrs William Parker’s home with refreshments.
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North American Telegraph Company
William Parker
Esch sixteen hour railway bill passes House with amendments
The House adopted a rule to pass the Esch sixteen hour railway bill with amendments by a vote of 279 to 6. The Esch bill replaces the La Follette bill which had passed the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Elizabeth Henderson Stock Company to Stage Two Shows
Tomorrow at the La Crosse theater the Elizabeth Henderson Stock company presents two performances the matinee includes Dont Tell My Wife and Dora Thorne while the evening program features The Millionaire Detective a new play by Charles E Blaney and Howard Hall The central figure plays a Sherlock Holmes like detective as Hall stars in three demanding parts with seat sales starting Monday morning.
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la Crosse Theater
Elizabeth Henderson
Dora Thorne
Charles E. Blaney
Howard Hall
Sherlock Holmes
Newark
Mr. Hall
Seat Sale
Jack Hood Joins Winona Band andopens Business Venture
Trap drummer Jack Hood of Dana's group travels to Winona to start a business and perform with the local Winona band.
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Jack Hood
Dana
Winona
Roosevelt Speaks at Harvard on College Life and Democracy
President Roosevelt addressed Harvard students in Cambridge detailing the value of college life. He urged balancing specialization with the college as a whole, praised the democratic spirit of athletics, and urged broad participation and intercollegiate competition.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Cambridge
Mass
Roosevelt
Harvard University
Harvard Union
Harvard
Higginson
Vrchota declares candidacy for city clerk on Republican ticket
John M. Vrchota former city clerk and clerk of the board of public works announces his run for city clerk at the primaries. He is currently a bookkeeper at Whitebreast Fuel Co residing 906 South Ninth. The piece lists additional primary contenders from wards including Otto Kanard John E Daniels William Bushing A Langstadt Frank L Taylor John C Johnson Edward Sheridan Arthur Holbek and Edward Dittman with George Hodge potentially entering a three way race in the Fourteenth ward.
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John M. Vrchota
Friends
Vrchota
Board of Public Works
Whitebreast Fuel Company
Main Street
South Ninth Street
Thirteenth
Otto E. Kanard
Fourteenth
John E. Daniels
William Bushing
Seventeenth
A. Langstadt
Twentieth
Frank L. Taylor
John C. Johnson
Edward Sheridan
Arthur C. Holbek
The
Pacific Electric Company
Edward Dittman
Fred Dittman
George Hodge
Heroic Dutch Fishermen Rescue Survivors From Berlin Wreck
Rotterdam February 23 Three more were saved from the wreck of the steamer Berlin today bringing the total rescued to fifteen. Boats could not reach the wreck. Dutch fishermen swam to survivors and, with a line attached, mates ashore pulled them to safety. The swimmers surpassed all others in endurance as they battled waters too rough for small boats.
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Scripps-McRae
Rotterdam
Berlin
Abolishing College Football Goes Too Far
The author argues against abolishing football over abuses noting that multiple sports sustain strong play and that college authorities should curb excesses rather than end the game. He cites preparatory schools as examples of maintaining proper spirit and discipline in football.
Chicago Postmaster Among Injured
Ten are missing and over twenty injured after a wreck on Pennsylvania No. 29 near Johnstown. Fred A. Busse, Chicago postmaster, is hospitalized in Altoona with a punctured lung and head injuries. Joliet postmaster John T. Kline also badly hurt with lung puncture and broken ribs. F L Brown of San Francisco, J E W Wilson of Marion Indiana among the fatally injured.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Johnstown
Mineral Point
Here
Fred A. Busse
Chicago
Altoona
John T. Kline
Joliet, Ill
F. L. Brown
San Francisco
Kline
O'Neill
Plans Set to Advertise La Crosse Industries
La Crosse boards plan a city promotion to showcase transportation facilities, local factories, and growth incentives. A advertising committee met to design postal cards and envelope backs featuring a center map, factory imagery, and scenic views.
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Board of Trade Advertising Committee
la Crosse
Repairing Gund Engine Room by Groff Derr Contractors
Groff and Derr, contractors, awarded the contract to repair the engine room of the John Gund Brewing company. The room was nearly destroyed by fire last month. Improvements estimated at 6000 dollars will use steel concrete and tile to make it as fire proof as possible.
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Groff & Derr
John Gund Brewing Company
Clothier Thomas Stavrum Elected Norden Society President
Thomas Stavrum, a well known clothier, was elected president of the Norden society. Other officers chosen include Vice President Nels Thompson Secretary A Lavold and Treasurer A Forseth.
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Thomas Stavrum
Norden Society
Nels Thompson
A. Lavold
A. Forseth
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Scripps-Mcine Dispatch
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