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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
6
The chief operator said the new schedule forced girls to work until 11 pm, with one refusing to extend beyond 10 pm after safety concerns about late walking home. Manager Shuman said the change was made with short notice and resolved locally, with no walkout or strike discussed.
Washington reporters recount a reunion of Frank O. Lowden and Norris Brown at the House restaurant. The Illinois congressman ordered bread and milk and, in a playful moment, offered pie for all, including Charley Landis of Indiana, in a lighthearted luncheon scene.
The Eighth Ward Aid Society annual meeting elected officers: President John Gehring, Vice President Oscar Doering, Recording Secretary C. F. Lang, Financial Secretary Louis Weisbecker, Collector Jos C Houska, Treasurer C A Osberg. Trustees include William Schwarz for three years, with George Holzhammer and Jos W Frisch remaining in office. Financial committee members are C Schaller, George Falk and George Will. Flag bearer August Affeldt and property man Otto Forestier named.
Judge Reid compares European and English canals and rivers with American systems. He notes private ownership, high costs on certain routes, and the shift from canal to towboat freighting with steel barges. He cites the Elbe Rhine waterway experiments, canal costs, and the efficiency of modern German towboats versus U.S. river craft.
In La Crosse sample room No 5 the Rubber Mills company hosts open house to display a thousand styles of rubber and tennis shoes. The firm touts Red Fiber heels for durability and a modern method to prevent sole cracking. Firemen and police friendly lines, city wear Stay-on models, and new Foothold heels appeal to women. The plant employs 300 now and may reach 1500 within years as traveling salesmen expand coverage.
In a flurry of contracts and shifts, Dad dy Cahill is drafted by Seattle after an earlier draft by South Bend was disallowed. The La Crosse association notes numerous signings with Madison, Fond du Lac, and Wausau among others, and the Iowa league renames to the Central Association with Marshalltown moving to Kewanee. Crangle and Fleming are released by Fond du Lac.
Washington dispatch reports Mexico plans to buy a flock of Strobel war balloons after the U S Army drew up drawings and estimates for a ship of this kind. Charles Strobel of Toledo Ohio supplied the prototype praised by Army officers as cheaper and simpler than French designs. President Diaz in Mexico City ordered a trial and the staff urged immediate orders to build vessels rivaling French giants.
Crews of idle men wander the streets and ship yards seeking hourly work, with Belfast noted as a rare center of plentiful jobs. English yards show crowds eager for work while New York hosts only a dozen hobos among the ships. Judge Reid arrives in New York after a four day four hour voyage, tempered by head winds and seas.
Dance event at Woodman's Hall Friday featuring Dana's Orchestra. Admission 50 cents per couple, extra cents 25. Proceeds support Royal Neighbors. Event listed as a community social with live music and dancing.
A note from O. T. Erhart requests the coughing person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday to purchase Foley's Honey and Tar cough medicine. The afternoon service ended peacefully after the interruption.
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