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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root as a cure for kidney trouble with back pain and frequent urination. It promotes the remedy as the best kidney liver and bladder medicine and offers free sample bottles and a book by mail from Binghamton New York.
Galesville Wisconsin aims to field a premier amateur nine for the 1908 season with J M Benrud back in charge. Secretary Pederson and Treasurer Kidder report solid financial backing and the plan includes recruiting Davis the colored pitcher from the Colored Gophers and a colored catcher to form a strong battery.
Guaranteed to cure any case of itching, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. Advertisement promises relief and refund for 50 cents.
Fond du Lac baseball boss Frank Newhouse lists 22 players for the coming Wisconsin state league season. Named reserves include Becker Vogt Parker Walters Foell among others, with Becker from Three I Vogt from La Crosse Parker a Chicago semi pro and Foell from St. Louis Trolley league. The club has secured a new park at Scott and Doty streets between Fond du Lac and North Fond du Lac with a 200 seat grandstand and 1 000 bleachers and a club house. Newhouse also sent a contract to Adam Vogt, former La Crosse player.
The La Crosse Baseball association directors meet tonight to decide on retaining manager Pink Hawley. Expectation is to restore satisfactory relations with fans who strongly support Hawley’s continued leadership.
Captain Burke opened scoring for Company B as Portage beat La Crosse 25 to 18 in a tightly contested Armory hall match. Walvord and Schaldach starred for Portage while Burke Phillips Kenetchy Ritter led Company B with strong efforts. Attendance reached 700 as Portage holds off La Crosse despite late pressure.
Detroit, Mich. Jan 14 Coach Yost of the University of Michigan football team says President David Starr Jordan of Stanford was wrong in inferring Yost had paid no attention for five years to Jordan's criticisms. He cites letters from 1903 and 1905 denying misquotation and asserts Jordan ignored Gregory's studies.
New York report shows racing associations paid 5 percent tax on gross receipts under the Percy Gray law. The 1907-08 tax totaled 1,246,429.16 with a surplus over 1906. Since the law, the state has received 1,742,698.87 for farmer premiums, reducing the need for state levies.
Beloit, after failing to stay in the Wisconsin state league, favors forming a new trolley league with Beloit, Rockford, Madison, Freeport, Belvidere, Elgin, and Aurora. The plan aims to invade Wisconsin Illinois league territory with low transportation costs. Local fans await Milwaukee meeting outcomes to determine next steps.
South Bend Inc reports the Central League three year pact expires January 21 and club owners will meet in Fort Wayne to reorganize for another term. Canton Zanesville dispute looms as South Bend Athletic Association announces Bert Annis involvement. President Carson returns from Zanesville with news of a $30,000 Canton franchise plan and enthusiastic civic backing.
Des Moines Jan 14 D Allman chief of the Great Northern detective bureau St Paul reports the arrest of John S Elwers a former telegraph operator at Great Falls on a charge of being connected with ticket thefts
An old ad suggests a laxative product Bromino Quinine with a call to action to obtain the full name and look for E. W Grove’s signature. It lists a price of 25 cents and includes moral verse about virtue and patience.
London Jan 14 Tommy Burns is slated to face Jack Palmer on February 10. A win would lead to a St Patrick's Day bout in Dublin against Jem Roache for a $7500 purse guaranteed by a Dublin syndicate. Articles of agreement were signed today.
The piece compares stomach digestion to a churn and warns that a foul stomach taints all in the body. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy, claiming it purifies the stomach and blood and cures eruptions ulcers and other diseases, inviting readers to request a free booklet.
R. M. James of Louellen South Carolina touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria poison and chills. The tonic, sold for 50 cents at O. T. Erhart's drug store, claims to purify blood and relieve stomach liver and kidney complaints and lame back.
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