La Crosse Bank Deposits Rise in 1908 Total
Total deposits in La Crosse banks for 1908 reached 7 722 000 up from 7 075 575 in 1907 an increase of 646 245 seen as encouraging by business interests The following La Crosse banks were listed with figures and names not shown.
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la Crosse
Lab Crosse
National Bank of la Crosse
Batavian National Bank
State Bank of la Crosse
Security Savings Bank
Exchange State Bank
Municipal court would be costly says judge Hunt
Judge C W Hunt warns that creating a municipal court and abolishing the police court would divert about 10 000 from La Crosse city revenue over six years. He notes fines collected during his term total 15 914 13, exceeding salary by 9 589 13, and losing police court receipts would hit city finances. The police court remains a key revenue source, even after tenderloin district closure.
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la Crosse Bar Association
C W. Hunt
Tenderloin
Queen Hurt in Stampede Collision at Messina
Rome Jan 5 The queen sustaining a serious chest injury after a stampede of disaster survivors in Messina has kept to her apartments as doctors monitor what bleeds the royal physicians describe as a shaken nervous state. The queen vows Messina and Reggio must be rebuilt into even finer cities, uniting north and south.
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Rome
Messina
Reggio
Foley's Honey and Tar Provides Quick Grippe Remedy
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a fast cure for grippe coughs that may lead to pneumonia. It claims healing of inflamed lungs and preventing dangerous conditions, urging use only Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package by O. T. Erhart. The piece notes the value of early work ethic with a proverb about being the worm.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Secret Service
Wilkie
Secret Service Chief Wilkie Oversees Rogues Gallery
A feature on Chief John E. Wilkie of the United States Secret Service, his desk and office operations, the Rogue’s Gallery, and the bureau’s role, duties, recruitment, training, and pay. It outlines the service’s expansion, limitations, and the demanding fieldwork across districts.
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John E. Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Wilkie
Re Department
Walden Fawcett
Congress
Uncle Sam
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Secret
Secretary of the Interior
West
Department of Agriculture
Secret Service Bureau
Washington
Cold Wave Sweeps Northwest and Midwest States
A sharp cold snap hit St Paul with 12 below zero, while a broader Northwest blizzard pushed temperatures near 40 below in parts of Canada. Wires down and travel hindered. a forecast calls for warm relief tonight and tomorrow. Across Nebraska and South Dakota a 50 degree drop centered on Chadron and Deadwood, with snow flurries and Black Hills heavy snowfall.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Winnipeg
Wyoming
Dakotas
Norfolk
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Mercury
Chadron
Deadwood
Black Hills
Ekern to Succeed Waite as Wisconsin Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Madison January 5 1908 Herman L Ekern Whitehall is named deputy insurance commissioner to replace M W Waite This follows Beedles second term appointment and signals a strong stance against insurance companies while rumors of a capitol feud swirl Waite reportedly resists departure and may pursue formal charges against management
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Madison
Wis
George E. Beedle
Herman L. Ekern
Whitehall
M. W. Waite
Ekern
Beedle
Waite
Ketcham
Inauguration Day Features at Madison Ceremony
Madison Wisconsin January 5 report from the inauguration ceremonies highlights the standout feature observed yesterday afternoon. The article notes the atmosphere, notable attendees, and the formal proceedings shaping the event.
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Madison, Wis
La Follette and Davidson Forecast Major Wisconsin Senate Battle
Senator Robert M. La Follette and Governor James O. Davidson meet amid high expectations for a defining political clash in Wisconsin as the next United States Senate election looms two years ahead. Davidson arrives to praise by La Follette, signaling a pivotal leadership contest.
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Robert M. la Follette
James O. Davidson
United States
Davidson
Senator la Follette
Frosts Kenosha Line Is Sold
Kenosha Wisconsin January 5. By a deal in Chicago the lines of the Kenosha Electric Railway Company noted as Frost personal assets were sold to the Investment Registry Company of London England.
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Kenosha, Wis
Chicago
Kenosha Electric Railway Company
Albert C. Frost
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway Company
Investment Registry Company
London
England
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as great healer
An old advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the fastest relief for burns and skin injuries. It claims instant relief and lists uses from burns to ulcers and piles, with a 26 cent price at O. T. Erhart.
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Earth
O. T. Erhart
Oshkosh Officials Back 2 Percent Fire Insurance License
City Attorney Cowling advised the controller that Wisconsin fire insurance firms must pay a 2 percent license on premiums written in Oshkosh, applying to both domestic and foreign companies. Other briefs note a Bohemian man’s suicide at Ashland, a hunting accident in Oconomowoc, a drowning near Milton, a Medina oak sale, and Bertha Tracey’s twenty month prison term for enticing minors.
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Oshkosh
City Atty
W. C. Cowling
Wisconsin Fire Insurance Companies
Ashland
John Gilick
Oda
Louis Strey
Hutchinson’s
Concord
Gordon Schammel
Mr. Strey
Milton
Clarence Dayton
Big
Here
Janesville
Appleton
John Rupple
Medina
Medford
Bertha Tracey
Train wreck averted near Portage station, Wis
A southbound passenger train and the Portage freight nearly collided at Hancork on the Wisconsin Central line. The freight, led by Conductor William West of Stevens Point, had just arrived when the passenger train pulled in. Engineer Mc Nabb suffered a badly sprained knee and was sent home to Stevens Point.
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Portage
Wis
Portage and
Stevens Point
Wisconsin Central
Hancork
William West
McNabb
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