Surprise on North Side Anniversary Party
Leroy Hauser of Loomis street was surprised by friends at the home of Mr and Mrs H J Roth on Loomis street Friday evening for his 21st birthday anniversary. The event featured progressive cinch with head prize to C Heckner and consolation prize to C Gaskall followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Hauser
Loomis Street
H. J. Roth
C. Heckner
C. Gaskall
J. W. Stafford
H. J
Personal notes from La Crosse and surrounding areas
A collection of brief items from La Crosse Wisconsin and nearby locales. Passenger lists for the Konigin Luise voyage on January 16 1909. Local visits illnesses and social calls update business moves and community happenings.
Masquerade Poster by E F U La Crosse Assembly No 154
The event at Coren's Hall occurs Tuesday January 19 with prizes for best ladies and best gent costumes and for best comic lady and gent character. Music by Theater Orchestra. All are invited.
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E. F. U. la Crosse Assembly No
Coren’s Hall
Noelke Plans Another Concert With Noted Artists
Carl Noelke announces a second concert in La Crosse featuring Marion Green and his troupe on February 5 at the La Crosse theater. The program includes Day Williams the cellist and Meda Zarbell the pianist, both acclaimed by critics for their artistry.
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Carl Noelke
Rudolph Ganz
Max Benedix
Marion Green
la Crosse Theater
Mr. Green
Day Williams
Meda Zarbell
Mr. Williams
Miss Zarbell
Cary Declares Re Election Bid In Wisconsin
Madison Wis Jan 18 C P Cary state superintendent of schools announces candidacy for re election. He is seen as the favored choice of the book interests in the spring election.
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Madison
Wis
C. P. Cary
State Superintendent of Schools
La Crosse County Corn Gets Prize
From Omaha Nebraska word arrives that S P Markle of Shelby county presented Wisconsin No 7 corn at the National Corn exposition. His first entry earned third premium for a single ear of dent corn and his 10 ear exhibit won seventh prize. The showing boosts La Crosse county corn amid top national displays.
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Omaha
Neb
S. P. Markle
Shelby
Wisconsin
Markle
United States
la Crosse County
Shah Allegiant Forces Surround Ispahan Amid Engagement Stakes
Royalist troops led by Firman Firma have surrounded Ispahan according to a telegram from Julfa a suburb of Ispahan news from the city is awaited and reports suggest the shah has staked all on the forthcoming clash.
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ST. Petersburg
Firman Firma
Ispahan
Julfa
Family quarrel ends in double tragedy in Fairmont
In Fairmont West Virginia Samuel Pyles age 24 is killed during a family quarrel when his father Henry Pyles age 60 strikes the mother with a pick handle and the father shoots the son. The father then flees into the woods and dies by a self inflicted shot after a posse wounds him in the leg.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Samuel Pyles
Henry Pyles
Pyles
Oter Pyles
Millionaire Manley Sought In Perjury Case From Alaska
A statewide search in Texas for Frank G. Manley of Fairbanks Alaska, claimed to own a $12,000,600 fortune from Alaska mines, follows an alleged false livestock loss claim. He is wanted on a perjury charge and is said to have received $500 for livestock killed by a rail incident.
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Angela
Texas
Frank G. Manley
Fairbanks
Alaska
Manley
Messina Rescue Workers Urged to Stop Amid Stench
A formal petition from Messina rescuers asks that rescue work be halted immediately due to the city's awful stench from thousands of bodies. Authorities hesitate to withdraw workers as influential locals urge continuing until survivors are found.
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Rome
Messina
Samose claimed to fatten the thin with guaranteed results
An advertisement promises Samose as a flesh forming food that after meals aids fat retention and steady growth. O T Erhart offers to pay refunds if it does not make thin people plump and rosy. Sold postpaid for 50 cents with a money back guarantee from a La Crosse business house.
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O. T. Erhart
la Crosse
Oldest La Crosse Marble Firm Closes After 33 Years
The Shimmin Marble and Granite company dissolved January 8 1909 ending a 33 year run. Office and shop were at 1146 State street until two and a half years ago when the firm moved to monument manufacturing. Thomas Shimmin Jr a senior partner is one of the oldest in the granite and marble business.
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Shimmin
Pioneer La Crosse marble cutter retires after long career
In La Crosse a 79 year old immigrant from England who arrived in 1854 built a varied career from carpenter to butcher before entering stone and marble trades. He helped found the first stone crusher in the city and paved streets with crushed rock. A 1900 corporation partnership with Lilly Shimmin lasted until dissolution. His retirement echoes a storied regional business life.
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America
England
la Crosse
Shimmin
Weston and Moe
Wrights to Fly in Bigger Aeroplane
Norfolk dispatch reports Wilbur and Orville Wright at Kill Devil Hill preparing for return from France to test a larger improved aeroplane. The new craft will feature a different type of propeller and builds on a machine they erected in May in this area.
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Norfolk
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Kill Devil Hill
France
Wrights
Missouri Pacific Express Wreck Near Boone Injures Twelve
An eastbound Missouri Pacific express train derailed six miles east of Boone Colorado after spreading rails. Sixteen passengers were reported injured with twelve confirmed as hurt in the late night wreck.
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Pueblo
Colo
Missouri Pacific
Boone
Cinch Club Meeting Yields Prizes at Mrs Bushman Home
The Cinch club met Friday afternoon at Mrs John Bushman s home. Winners included Mrs Guenther and Mrs Schumacher as head prize holders with runners up Mrs Vin er and Mrs Strei. Consolation prizes went to Mrs Harger and Mrs Schwartz. Refreshments followed. Next meet at Mrs Guenther s.
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Cinch Club
John Bushman
Mesdames Schumacher
Viner
Harget
Guenther
Lehman
Buchda
Strei
Schwartz
Laurgaard
Swenson
Schumacher
Harger
Coasting Party at Golf Links Enjoyed by Local Group
Arthur Evans and Gordon Holway led a group on a coasting outing to the golf links Saturday evening then returned to Miss Edna Shirley’s home for a lunch of hot chocolate cake and sandwiches. The party included Jeanette Anderson Helen C Holcomb Ruth Boynton Helen Clarke Charlotte Colman Eleanor Schweizer Helen Esch Edna Shirley Frances Burroughs Bernarden Schilling Katherine Moller Alice Taylor George Van Auken John Bayer Jr James and Arthurs Otto Warner Frank Funke Joseph Colman Harold Bryant Harold Stev rum Samuel Anderson and Gordon Holway.
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Arthur Evans
Gordon Holway
Edna Shirley
Jeanette Anderson
Helen C. Holcomb
Ruth Boynton
Helen Clarke
Charlotte Colman
Eleanor Schweizer
Helen Esch
Frances Burroughs
Bernarden Schilling
Katherine Moller
Alice Taylor
George van Auken
John Bayer, Jr
James
Arthur Ns
Otto Warner
Frank Funke
Joseph Colman
Harold Bryant
Harold Stevrum
Samuel Anderson
Girl Swindler Is Arrested At Last
Violet Gordon Charlesworth, sought by Scotland Yard and English police for swindling financiers traders and real estate agents, was found in Oban Scotland. The demure young woman posed as heir to a large legacy and deceived London stock brokers into speculation for her, totaling thousands of dollars.
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London
Violet Gordon Charlesworth
Scotland
England
Oban
Miss Charlesworth
Lisbon braces for revolt on Carlos assassination anniversary
In Lisbon security tightens as government concentrates troops in the capital ahead of February 1, the first anniversary of King Carlos death. Police ordered to carry rifles along with swords and revolvers amid reports that republicans are well armed and numerous.
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Lisbon
Badajose
Carlos
The Rat Campaign for Health and Property Defense
A global drive against rats targets health and property damage. Experts estimate billions in losses and the rat as a disease carrier, urging boards of health and households to act with rat proofing and accessible exterminators.
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United States
England
Germany
James Crichton-Browne
International Union of Scientific Organizations
Dr. Blue
San Francisco
Boards of Health Everywhere
No Appropriation For 6 Ft Channel In 1909
Upper Mississippi river developers report Congress capped river and harbor funding at ten million dollars for the year, blocking a planned six foot channel project of two and a half million annually. Captain W A Thompson warns gains may come later but immediate 1910 or 1909 funding seems unlikely. Congressional reps Esch Tawney and allies continue lobbying to secure the project.
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Congress
W. A. Thompson
Thin Hou
Thompson
Upper
Mississippi
River Associations and Friends of River Navigation
National Congress
Washington
Esch
Tawney
La Crosse School of Music Recital and Reception Tuesday
The La Crosse school of music will present a recital and reception Tuesday evening. A number of selections will be performed and a social hour will follow. Galesville Fire Department Plans Annual Banquet and Reception Tuesday Evening.
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The
la Crosse School of Music
Galesville
Copper on Trial for Murder of Girl
Former policeman David E. Shellard stood trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court for the murder of Barbara Reig. Reig was found shot in the head at the Irving Square park shelter house on the night of July. Shellard claims the girl shot herself after he, a married man, tried to end her attachment to him. He admits being with her at the time.
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New York
David EE. Shellard
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Barbara Reig
Irving Square Park
Shellard
English Parade in Honor of Our Fleet at Valletta
The English garrison held a parade in Valletta Malta with bands playing as soldiers in their gayest colors marched through the principal streets. Immense crowds lined the routes to view the display honoring the American fleet.
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Valetta
Island of Malta
Silence and Irony Take Center Stage in Witty Speech
A witty note on speech and silence contrasts silver thought with golden quiet as giggling becomes brazen and laughter turns ironical, highlighting roving public humor and social banter.
Rate Commission Won’t Interfere In Streetcar Move
The Wisconsin State Railroad Commission refused to block or approve the La Crosse street car company’s removal of tracks on Market street between Sixteenth and Twenty-Third streets. Alderman Lang had sought a restraining order to stop the abandonment, arguing it would affect Catholic cemetery access. City and county officials debated the issue as briefs highlighted Catholic concerns and local governance.
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C. F. Lang
Market Street
Sixteenth
Twenty-third Streets
State Railroad Commission
Madison
Common Council
Common
la Crosse Street Car Company
Alderman Lang
Paul W. Mahoney
Lang
la Crosse
John F. Doherty
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Cass ST
Lemon Ice
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Surprise
Caledonia
A. Callahan
South Thirteenth Street
South Second St
R. L. Kenyon Company
Irvine Hanscome
Minneapolis
C. Saegen
Gillett Street
Presbyterian Church
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Y. M
George Powell
Marie Klawes
Columbus
Henry J. Hoelzer
Pine Street
Gateway City
Frank Pooler
Onalaska
S. H. Burroughs
South Seventh Street
George Brice
Myrtle Brice
New Westminster
B. C
Arthur Tessmann
Bangor
Fred Tessman
Badger
Georgine Davidson
la Crosse Hospital
William Hoger
Wausau
Hoger
Sheriff Duncan
Mendota
Captain Short
Brindley
Wm. Wolfe
Waupun
Josh McNeeney
Reitzel
Rockford
Ill
N. S. Bottling Works
Rose Street
Noelke
Cary
W. T. Irvine
Main Street
Shar
Harper’s Weekly
Oldest Marble Company
Thomas Shimmin
First
Platz
E. B
Central
A. E. Thompson
State Street
Lison
Chartiers
Georgia
DE Monde
Dinsmore
E. Manty
Norris
Lulum
the Substitute
Beemer
Dolny
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Rate Commission
Commission
Kansas City Times
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