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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
4
A Santa Fe railway engineer from Mason City Iowa died after a brief illness of three days though he had complained for a year. He leaves a mother Mrs M A Clinton of North Side one brother George Tooley and a sister Mrs N T Tyson, all of Mason City Iowa.
Carl Milbauer of 226 Rose Street was struck by a southbound car after stepping from a northbound car near Lien's Drug Store around 7 pm. He suffered a fractured skull and was taken to La Crosse Hospital where doctors reported the injuries could be fatal. City street railway officials noted the accident occurred as Milbauer turned in front of the moving car and could not be stopped in time.
The nine months old child of Mr and Mrs Richard Hurley died in Minneapolis yesterday of pneumonia. Mrs Hurley, visiting in Minneapolis, had the child with her when it fell ill. Mr Hurley departed for Minneapolis to retrieve the remains and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Mrs. M A Clinton of 416 Caledonia Street reports the death of her son W S Tooley in Muskogee Oklahoma. He died December 22 from brain congestion. The deceased, well known on the North Side, was 45 years old.
The Black River acmp of the Modern Woodmen of America held a banquet in La Crosse with Gateway City and Onalaska lodge members attending. Chief Cook L. E. La Vague led a corps of assistants serving a large pig centerpiece. Speeches followed, then music and games, including a French song and dance by Peter Jollivette and Louis La Vaque, as officers were installed for 1908.
At a regular church meeting in the parlor the Tabernacle Baptist church elected officers for the coming year. Names include Church clerk Mrs F C Lamping, Treasurer W C Stoterra, Deaconess Mrs G H Soarington, Trustee J F Saltz, Organist H C Baumgarten, Sunday school superintendent H C Baumgarten, Assistant superintendent Mrs A Chubb, Sunday school organist Gertrude Clemons, Sunday school treasurer Orin Nelson, Missionary department chair Mrs Chas Blanchard, Missionary department secretary Mrs J F Saltz. A vote of thanks was given to J F Saltz for cornet assistance.
Engine No. 664 from the East Dubuque wreck arrived at the north side yards at Grand Crossing yesterday. The locomotive is described as badly damaged with only the wheels and boiler remaining. A stray moral aside about a woman who overestimates men ends the note.
With twins in the family, the parent contemplates the emotional mix of joy and chaos. The remark captures the conflicting sentiments many parents feel when twins arrive, balancing pride with overwhelm in daily life.
Western Union and railroad officials defend that rate commission complaints focus on railroads not telegraph firms. Many small Wisconsin stations 150 to 175 have closed as experienced operators moved to larger cities to meet the eight hour standard. Some towns may gain telephone service as a substitute.
The Hamilton Lodge No. 57 of the North Side K of P will hold its annual officer installation and initiate several new members this evening at the K of P hall. The third degree will be conferred on one member.
The statement reflects that intense grief or love can shorten the emotional duration, suggesting that stronger feelings accelerate the passage of time toward resolution.
A profile notes Iowa Senator William B Allison seeks reelection to reach forty years in the Senate. Born in Perry Ohio nearly seventy nine years ago, he has served since 1873 and remains active in politics and diplomacy, with a noted grasp of appropriation bills and a strong congressional ties.
Blobbs argues for women serving on juries while Slobbs ponders a case where a husband and wife sit together. Blobbs asks how the pair would reach agreement if both are on the same panel. The dialogue suggests tensions over juror gender and marital dynamics.
Muscatine Launch club invites La Crosse to join the Upper Mississippi Association of Launch Clubs. La Crosse Motor Boat Club will meet Tuesday to consider sending delegates to a January 21 convention in Muscatine for organizing the association to promote motor boating, regattas, and mutual protection.
In a bizarre text the Hottentots and kangaroos are described with compound German labels. An assassin arrested for killing a Hottentot woman is jailed in a kangaroo cage and later escapes, giving rise to fused terms like Bentrelattenlattengitterwetterkotter and Hottentotenstraettermuttertoeter.
Two Swedish workers arriving in Chicago misinterpret a red sign saying Wanted 1000 Men to Unload Schooners. They mistake schooners for ships and head toward a saloon doorway, only to learn the sign refers to beer glasses. The anecdote ends with a quip about the joke failing.
The La Crosse Assembly of the Equitable Fraternal Union held an election and installation of officers at their new Coren building hall. About 300 attended as Attorney W. F. Wolf delivered the installation address. A dance followed the business meeting, lasting until 2 o'clock. Officers: President J. B. Murray. Vice President J. Cross. Wife S. Frankenstein. Assistant H. Cobine. Secretary W. B. Batchelder. Treasurer W. H. Luch. I G W Hargett. P P C Frimark. Trustee Otto Gudenschwager.
Rev John Wellington Hoag of First Baptist announced from the pulpit that his upcoming sermon will base itself on Hall Caine's novel The Christian. The pastor has a history of using novels as sermon material and previously drew inspiration from Ralph Connor's The Doctor. It is expected The Christian will yield a similarly helpful sermon.
A pithy reflection on shared amusement and the social impact of humor. The saying suggests collective response to laughter and the idea that mirroring joy fosters connection.
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