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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1913

Page

5

American consul general Nash found dead at Budapest hotel

London January 7 A mystery surrounds the death of Paul Cleveland Bennett Nash American consul general in Budapest found in bed in his Claridge suite. Nash 35 a native of Geneva New York had served in Bangkok Vladivostok Rheims and Venice before his Budapest posting his wife is the Baroness Margherita Mayneri of Venice.

London Paul Cleveland Bennett Nash Budapest Hungary Claridge’s Nash Geneva N. Y Bangkok Vladivostok Rheims Venice Margherita Mayneri

How to Cure Rheumatism Prominent Doctor's Prescrip tion Easily Mixed at Home

A home remedy recipe claims to cure chronic and acute rheumatism and backache using one ounce Toris compound and one ounce syrup of Sarsapar after mixing in a half pint of whiskey. The doctor’s formula is said to yield good results after a few doses and urges obtaining genuine Toris compound from a druggist or wholesale house.

Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of Chicago

Des Moines Firm Lands 6000 Foot Water Pipe Contract

The J. W. Turner Improvement company of Des Moines Iowa won the bid to lay 6000 feet of water pipe near the Myrick Park pumphouse for the new water works at 17899 dollars. Alderman Roth supported a local contractor but the local bid was 1000 higher. Powell was elected justice of the peace to fill the vacancy left by C W Hunt who moved to Portland Oregon. Mahoney moved to buy six copies of revised Wisconsin statutes for city departments. The council will reconvene Friday to address the Ole Swennes Denton street sewer contract dispute with the board of public works.

J. W. Turner Improvement Company Des Moines Iowa Myrick Park Common Council Des Moines Company F. J. Roth Frank Kohn W. A. Powell C. W. Hunt Portland Oregon P. W. Mahoney John Timp Powell Mahoney Wisconsin Committee On Finance William Collins Board of Public Works Ole Swennes Denton Street

Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief

A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound claims to end grippe and cure the common cold with doses every two hours until three are taken. It asserts rapid relief from headache feverishness nasal congestion and other cold symptoms with no quinine and no need for other remedies.

Grippe Pape

Personal notices fill La Crosse city visits and updates

A string of short items lists residents and visitors in La Crosse and surrounding towns. P Spinn, Lansing Iowa, J A Erickson Winona, Amy Landks Ferryville, P S Curtis Viroqua, J Glasby La Crescent, Henry Schildt Mormon Coulee, Earl Kethan South River, Wenonah Dickson Dresbach, and others are in town for short visits or business. Movements include Muich Ryan becoming a piano teacher in St Paul, real estate sale in La Crosse County, and local social notes such as a mask ball at Linker's hall.

P. Spinn Lansing Iowa J. A. Erickson Winona la Crosse Majestic Studio George Edward Zitner Viroqua Amy Landks Ferryville Wis P. S. Curtis Wenonah Dickson Dresbach Minn W. H. Todd M. A. Thompson Gertrude Fladen Carl Fortney Louise Caldwell Dubuque Sam Knight George McEldowney St. Paul John Griffith la Crosse County Iver Peterson H. T. Calveson

G O P committee man quits Washington after forty years

General Powell Clayton of Arkansas resigned from the Republican National Committee after forty years of service. He handed his resignation to Secretary Hilles at the White House and said he was moving to Washington.

Washington Republican National Committee Powell Clayton Arkansas Hilles White House Clayton

Mathematical prodigy paroled from Missouri penitentiary

Michael Angelo McGinnis, a mathematical prodigy who has served six years of a ten year sentence for forgery, was paroled today in Jefferson City Missouri. He once served as principal of a high school in Oconto Wisconsin and has attracted attention from educators in the United States and Europe.

Jefferson City Michael Angelo McGinnis McGinnis Oconto Wis

Normal school resumes as exams loom this month

Hundreds return to duties at the La Crosse normal as the second quarter begins. Dr Elizabeth Allison will inspect January exams and lecture on hygiene while Prof E D Long visits Kickapoo valley schools taught by local graduates, including Wilton Reedsburg Prairie du Chien and De Soto.

W. A. Austin Department of Mathematics Sanford Engleman Lewis Manhattan Agricultural School Manhattan Kas Norwalk High School Elizabeth Allison Normals la Crosse Normal E. D. Long Kickapoo Valley Normal Long Wilton Reedsburg Prairie du Chien de Soto

Cardus claimed to cure long illness of woman

Mrs Fannie E Ellis of Foster Arkansas says she was sick seven years nearly dying yet recovered after using Cardus the woman s tonic. She walked a mile and worked all day now feels as well as ever and urges other suffering women to try Cardus saying it cannot harm and is likely to help. Advertisements note available drug stores and a Chattanooga Medicine Co advisory letter with a special women s home treatment book.

Cardui N. B Ladies’ Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co Chattanooga, Tenn

Bernhardt at Bijou in Queen Elizabeth three day engagement

Madame Sarah Bernhardt stars in the Queen Elizabeth role in a three day Bijou engagement staged by Daniel Frohman. The moving pictures capture the drama with four reels and no condensation, enhanced by Carl Breil's specially composed score and Walter Goetzinger on the Bijou pipe organ.

Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bijou Daniel Frohman Queen Elizabeth Carl Breil Paris Walter Goetzinger

Mrs Millington Hosts Coffee For Ladies In Society Circles

Mrs A C Millington entertained a dozen ladies at coffee Saturday with guests of honor Mesdames Seymour Hoban and Seymour of St Paul.

A. C. Millington Mesdames Seymour, Hoban and Seymour St. Paul

Mrs C P Dorset And Miss Colwell Entertained Three Tables

Mrs C P Dorset and Miss Colwell hosted a bridge gathering with three tables in play Saturday afternoon.

C. P. Dorset

Mrs. Jessie Holway Hosts Bridge Evening

Mrs. Jessie Holway entertained a few friends at bridge last evening with a Dutch lunch served at midnight.

Jessie Holway Bridge

Solomon-like Servian chief magistrate frees abducted girl

Belgrade January 7 a new Servian chief magistrate at Uskub ordered the return of a young woman abducted six years ago by an Albanian bey. Escaping the bey’s harem during the Balkan war she fled to Servia with her four year old son. The magistrate doubted her Christian claim until the child declared, I am a Servian when father is not at home, and the judge was convinced.

Belgrade Uskub Servia

Social Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Wedding News

Mrs Hoban and Mrs T J Seymour guests of Mrs J L Pettingill return home to St Paul. Mrs Dyson Daggett of Minneapolis returns after holidays with her parents. Mrs E E Marston who spent Christmas in St Paul with daughter Miss Margaret Marston has returned home. Miss Ellen Hixon caught the bridal bouquet at the West Loose wedding last Saturday night.

Hoban T. J. Seymour J. L. Pettingill St. Paul Dyson Daggett Minneapolis E. E. Marston Margaret Marston Ellen Hixon

Kick costs $40 after overcharge dispute

Racine Wisconsin January 7 Wenzel Travenick said he was over charged twenty cents at a local restaurant. He kicked the plate glass window, spent a night in jail, then settled damages totaling 40 dollars.

Racine, Wis Wenzel Travenick

Piles Quickly Cured at Home

Many cases of Piles have been cured by a trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy without further treatment. When it proves its value to you, get more from your druggist at 50c a box, and be sure you get the kind you ask for. Simply fill out free coupon below and mail today. Save yourself from the surgeon's knife and its torture, the doctor and his bills.

Odd Fellows Meet at Sparta with District Meeting Planned

Gateway City lodge No. 153 I O O F held a smoker in the Odd Fellows hall on South Fourth street after officer installations. Newly installed officers spoke briefly. Normanna lodge will install tonight and La Crosse Valley lodge Friday night. A district meeting of Odd Fellows at Sparta is planned for February 15 with the state grand master expected to attend.

Gateway City Lodge Odd Fellows Hall South Fourth Street Normanna Lodge la Crosse Valley Lodge P. W. Mahoney Odd Fellows Sparta

Poker party in Tombs jail cells shocks New York officials

District Attorney Whitman awaits action from Commissioner Whitney after a surprise jail visit uncovered a remarkable poker gathering in John B. McNamara s cell. Prisoners included Percy Davis Jack Sullivan and two known wiretappers with cocktails Welsh rarebit and an electric stove aiding the late afternoon pastime before lockdown.

New York Whitman Whitney John B. McNamara Percy Davis Sing Sing Jack Sullivan Rosenthal McNamara

Brand New Pianola Piano Offered For Quick Sale

A brand new Pianola piano, bought this Christmas, must be sold due to sudden illness rheumatism requiring a climate change at once. A liberal discount makes this a rare opportunity to obtain the finest self playing piano at a reasonable price. Address S. A. M. care of this paper.

McGovern to Name Donovan Successor in Dane County Court

Madison dispatch reports Governor McGovern is expected to appoint a replacement for the late Judge Anthony Donovan on the Dane County Municipal Court. With the court backlog, a temporary appointee is needed until April elections. The local bar is divided. Frank W. Lucas, a governor classmate, is among leading candidates along with several Democrats.

Madison Wis McGovern Dane County Anthony Donovan Bar Association Frank W. Lucas

Rumely Men Tour Through Milwaukee Plant Visit

Two hundred fifty Rumely company officials from Laporte Ind visited Milwaukee on the first day of a week long inspection tour of Rumely plants across the middle west. They arrived in a vestibule special train and were greeted by local staff.

Milwaukeer Rumely Company Laporte Ind Milwaukee Middle West

Orange Crop Safe Despite Cold in California

In San Francisco on January 7 the region recorded its coldest spell in years with the thermometer at 32. Citrus belts saw 22 to 35 degrees. Officials state the $50,000,000 orange crop is safe despite the freezing temperatures.

San Francisco California Citrus

Police Witnesses Link Store Robbery Ring in Chicago

In Chicago three men including Hubert Saucier and Albert Charest face charges after confessing to multiple hold ups and burglaries. Police allege a brazen grocery store burglary near Thirty-fifth Street and a chase at Arlington Hotel ending with $400 in jewelry theft.

Chicago Hubert Saucier Cattliff Albert Charest James Mitchell Saucier Charest Thirty-fifth Street Arlington Hotel

Physician endorses Eckmans Alterative for tubercular glands

A physician testifies to success using Eckmans Alterative in multiple tubercular gland cases and notes a $50 case avoided surgery. Mrs Garvin of Idaho Falls swears she gained 22 pounds since February, with improved health and no coughing. The ad cites endorsements, claimed cures for bronchitis asthma hay fever and lung troubles, and invites readers to request a recovery booklet from Eckman Laboratory.

Eckman Idaho Falls Idaho M. H. Garvin

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Erie Fancy Kings New York Baldwins Rhode Island Greenings Swaar Northern Spys Spitzenburgs Russetts John C. Burns the Fashion Shop F. A. Reiman Elliott Loeffler CO Pearl Street U.S Gray Chas Beyschlag Pruggist Main P. S Langdon Jay Street Segelke & Kohlhaus la Crosse, Wis Council Rogers Meriden Wallace W. T. Irvine, Jeweler Main Street Foster Cardus Bernhardt Son Servian Pyramid Drug Company Pyramid Bldg Marshall, Mich Poker Gare Gell Tombs Donovan H.C. Evenson
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