Ketchel plans bold body attack to dethrone Johnson
Grand Rapids wrestler Stanley Ketchel predicts a heavy weight title shot against Jack Johnson. He claims a body-pounding strategy, aided by manager Willus Britt, will overcome Johnson despite weight and reach advantages. Ketchel asserts he can deliver harder blows and is improving toward 158 pounds.
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Mich
Stanley Ketchel
Jack Johnson
Ketchel
Willus Britt
San Francisco
Johnson
Stanley
Papke
High School Team Wins First Game Against W B U Agg
The Toland high school team opened its season with a 21 to 20 victory over W B U. The game was rough with multiple fouls and penalties. Toland led by one at halftime, then pulled away in the second half with several field baskets, while W B U excelled at free throws. Lineups: High School Bradish Dickinson Walker Tourtelotte Roddy. W B U Evans Peterson Wendling Fields Stowe.
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Toland
High School
Bradish
Dickens
Walker
Tourtellotte
Roddy
Evans
Peterson
Wendling
Fields
Stowe
Detailed Hospital Report for 1908 Summary of admissions and outcomes
A hospital summary for 1908 lists 1 068 patients remaining, 981 outside patients, and 2 049 treated total. It notes 1 018 cured, 3 improved, 21 unimproved, and 1 death from various causes including pernicious anemia and pulmonary tuberculosis. Moribund entries include three with gangrenous appendicitis and others upon admission.
Printers' Masque Monster Success in La Crosse
The La Crosse printers held a masquerade ball that drew about 509 attendees and featured lively dancing. Prizes awarded include Ladies first to Mrs Livingst on and Gentlemen first to Mrs Dement. other winners include Miss Heberlein and Mr Kabat. John Lundgren drew attention as the "candy kid" with perfect makeup, and a reveal showed the supposed girl was a man. controversy over prize eligibility followed.
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la Crosse
Urday
Livingston
Dfement
Miss Heberlein
Kabat
Tresa Grey
Buster Brown
John Lundgren
Milliken denies deathbed confession knowledge
In St Louis on January 11 John T Milliken brother in law of Albert T Patrick the man convicted of Wm Rice murder denied any knowledge of an alleged deathbed confession by Chas Jones Rice s valet moving to the heart of the ongoing murder case with Milliken asserting no direct link to the supposed confession.
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ST. Louis
Mon
John T. Milliken
Albert T. Patrick
Wm. M. Rice
Chas, Jones
Rice
Senate Action on Steel Trust Absorption Approved
Senator Culberson's resolution seeking a judiciary opinion on presidential authority to allow the steel corporation to absorb Tennessee Coal and Iron Co. passed with 25 Republican votes.
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Washington
Culberson
Judiciary Committee
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Co
Prospect of no changes in W I league lineup
President Rooney of La Crosse reports Moll of the W I league expects no trouble keeping players within set boundaries and confirms an iron clad salary limit of 1350 dollars per month including the manager. The lineup likely stays the same unless Racine buys a franchise.
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Rooney
la Crosse Llub
Moll
W.T. League
Central Association
W.I
Racine
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Houston Girls Win In Debate At Caledonia
A three girl Houston team Elizabeth Raymond Loretta Sullivan and Helen Abrahamson defeated Caledonia’s Ray Eberhard Harry Hill and Leo Palen by 2 to 1 in a debate on Cuba annexation. Judges were F A Sackett C Youngquest and William J Schultz. A large crowd attended the event.
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Caledonia
Minn
Elizabeth Raymond
Loretta Sullivan
Helen Abrahamson
Houston
Ray Eberhard
Harry Hill
Leo Palen
Cuba
U.S
F. A. Sackett
Canton
C. Youngquest
Mabel
William J. Schultz
la Crosse
Plow Company Plant Resumes Operations After Break
La Crosse Plow Company restarts with full crew after two week shutdown for inventory and machinery overhaul. Plant resumes production following general overhauling of equipment and facilities.
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Plow Company
la Crosse Plow Company
Laughter and Digestion: Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Advise Health
An eminent Russian physician links laughter to digestive health while promoting Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural aid. The ad claims the tablets digest heavy meals, strengthen the stomach, and nourish the blood, listing ingredients and urging readers to request a free sample.
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Stuart
America
Canada
F. A. Isi, Mice Co
Stuart Bidg
Marsh
Cure a Cold in One Day Bromine Quinine Tablets
An advertisement offers a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromine qunine tablets. Druggists refund the cost if it fails. E W Groves signature appears on each box. 265c.
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E. W. Grove
Donlin Says He Will Not Quit Giants This Year
Chicago dispatch reports Mike Donlin of the Giants announces he intends to remain with New York. He has not signed but expects to play in the outfield in the Giants first game pending salary talks with John Brush after conferring with manager McGraw.
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Chicago
Cub
Mike Donlin
Giant
New York
Donlin
Giants
Mike
McGraw
Brush
Dema rest Beats New Yorker In Billiards Matches
Calvin Demarest the West billiardist defeated J. L. Hendricks 250 to 1238 in the afternoon and Tom Gallagher 250 to 88 in the evening in New York. His averages were 14 12 17 against Hendricks and 27 7 9 against Gallagher with a best run of 85 in the night match.
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New York
Calvin Demarest
J. L. Hendricks
Tom Gallagher
Hendricks
Demarest
Gallagher
Famous Sprinter Bethune Dies in Cleveland
Harry Bethune a world renowned sprinter died at a Cleveland hospital. In his early 80s he was one of the greatest foot racers and long dominated the 10 yard dash, reportedly running it in about 9.4 to 9.5 seconds. He traveled nationwide and held the 100 yard title for years.
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Cleveland
Harry Bethune
Bethune
Refused Lodging Ends With Freezing Man Stuck
Henry Baker of Baxter shot what he thought was a dog beside a railway in Minnesota. A man rose, could not speak English, asked a farmer for shelter, then stayed in an old shed for a day as a cold snap froze his limbs.
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Barnesville
Minn
Henry Baker
Baxter
Lothless
Pension Fund Officers Elected in City Hall Vote
Annual election of police and firemen's pension fund officers held Saturday afternoon. Ballots placed in city clerk's office as officers called for monthly pay. Elected police fund officers are Joseph McGrath, Thomas McDonough, and Daniel Denee.
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Joseph McGrath
Thomas McDonough
Daniel Denee
County Board to Install Automated Court House Lighting
Building and grounds committee plans improved lighting at lower cost for the court house. Post lights at entrances will be controlled by an automatrix system tied to the town clock, with the county board endorsing any deemed acceptable lighting plan.
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County Board
Court House
Dredging Firm Raises Capital to Fifty Thousand
The La Crosse Dredging company increased its capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000. The decision was made at a stockholders meeting and the amended articles of incorporation were received.
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la Crosse Dredging Company
Great Northern Life Insurance Company Formed in Wisconsin
Articles of incorporation for the Great Northern Life Insurance Company have been forwarded to the secretary of state in WAUSBAB Wisconsin, and the firm plans to organize within a few days.
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Start Insurance Company
Wausbab, Wis
Great Northern Life Insurance Company
Services At County Jail In Sheriff Duncan's Term
The first service at the county jail during Sheriff Duncan's tenure was held yesterday with about 30 attendees besides eight prisoners. Rev. A Lincoln Shute of the First Methodist church preached and B S Steadwell led the choir which rendered several selections.
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Duncan
A. Lincoln Shute
First Methodist Church
B. S. Steadwell
Liberty Bell tour planned for West Coast cities
Portland San Francisco and Seattle businessmen launched a move to exhibit the Liberty Bell next spring. The plan is to start in San Francisco for the May festival, then proceed to Portland for the rose festival, and finally to Seattle for the Yukon exposition.
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Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Seattle
Philadelphia
Beattle
Footville Church Burns to Ground
Fire destroyed the Christian church in Footville Wisconsin and threatened nearby homes. Buckets brigades confined the blaze to the church site. losses exceed $4,000 with about $1,800 insured. A rebuilding meeting is planned for early this week.
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Footville
Wis
Gothenburg System Not Preferred In Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Friday night Lincoln Douglass Debating Society at the high school debated whether the Gothenburg system of liquor retailing is preferable to national prohibition. The jury ruled two to one against the motion, with Prof. Schubert serving as critic and offering public speaking tips.
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Lincoln Douglass Debating Society
Gothenburg
Schubert
Three Die in Ninth Avenue Tenement Fire Heroic Rescues
In a five story building on Ninth Avenue early today a fire gutted two upper floors killing two men and a boy. Police and fire crews carried out many rescues while Officer Dondero, who raised the alarm on the lower floors, is hospitalized with burns.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
Dondero
Ex-Alderman Batchelder Visits La Crosse Friends
Norris C. Batchelder former alderman is visiting friends in La Crosse on his route from Montana to New York to close a major business deal. In Harden Montana he and ex-Sheriff W J Scott started a lumber yard that is expanding quickly according to Batchelder.
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Norris C. Batchelder
Montana
New York
Harden
Health Board Fined For Diphtheria Quarantine Violations
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin January 11. Arland board of health members are fined 25 dollars for violating state health regulations after failing to fumigate following a diphtheria outbreak in A F Hanson’s family. Hanson filed the complaint. diphtheria reappeared after quarantine was lifted, spurring his legal action.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Board of Health of
Arland
State Board of Health
A. F. Hanson
Hanson
Board of Health
Aged Worker Perishes at Great Falls Smelter
In Great Falls Montana William Wilder an elderly employer died after being pinned in a coal screen at the Boston and Montana smelter. His body was found this morning by night shift workers and the incident was attributed to being frozen to death as machinery drowned out all sound.
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Great Falls
Mont
William Wilder
Boston and Montana
Rebellious Wife Shows Defiance After Marriage
An engaged girl narrates her pride in her mate’s authority before marriage and her subsequent defiance after wedding, detailing the shift in power dynamics within the relationship.
Young man finds rise after settling down
A proverb notes that true upward movement in life begins only after a person settles into stability. It emphasizes patience and steadiness as prerequisites for improvement.
The Wild Widow reviewed by Milwaukee Free Press
James wrote a remarkable tale praised for its bold realism and vivid imagination. The Wild Widow follows Katharine Orbison and her confidante Honora as they derail conventual expectations while balancing moral temptations.
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Milwaukee Free Press
Widow
Katherine Orbison
Honora
Katharine
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