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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1909
Page
2
Oscar Gunderson leads in action at Chippewa Falls as records fall for the sports group. Multiple performances by local athletes demonstrate strong form and momentum.
Oscar Gunderson of Chippewa Falls is named world ski jumping champion after a 138 foot jump in the annual tournament. American records for twin jumping and single jumps are broken as multiple skiers post long distances. Evening The City bowling tourney concludes with prizes awarded for high scores, top totals, and individual performances across five-man and two-man events.
An advertisement urges women to obtain Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, a 1000 page family medical reference, free with cloth binding or mail post paid for stamps. It promises frank guidance on delicate female ailments and lists contact at World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
Advertises a one day cold cure with laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. Contains E W Grove signature on each box and priced at 25 cents.
Chicago Jan 25 Frank Smith White Sox pitcher says he will not play with the Sox again and that he was disappointed not to be traded to St Louis for Howell. He seeks a contract with the Browns and refuses to sign with Chicago citing salary holdout conditions.
Chicago today reports Harry Schmehl and Dan O Leary seek to contest Edward Payton Weston in a 4000 mile coast to coast race from New York to San Francisco starting March 15 and targeting 100 days. Weston plans the route, while Schmehl and O Leary seek a chance after Weston declined a Portland to Chicago matchup last year.
Chicago January 25 Director Stagg of the Maroons said the complete football schedule for next fall would be announced by week’s end. Contests with Cornell Wisconsin and Minnesota are arranged and open dates will be filled at the athletics board meeting next Saturday with various institutions vying for games.
In Ann Arbor Michigan on January 25 the Alumnus editor urges a speedy return of the western conference to the fold as three western coaches debate a move in Chicago this week.
An article extols the stomach as the mouth’s guide and explains how taste nerves reflect gastric health. It promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for loss of taste and indigestion, claiming 40,000 physicians use them and offering a free trial by mail from F. A. Barton Co. in Marsh al, Mich.
A fragmented OCR listing many pairings and individual figures such as Miller and Getts 1 049 and J V Mueller 537. Names include Hunt Stender Getts Bonadur and Shaw with numbers ranging around five hundred to one thousand. No clear event or context is provided.
Nick Altrock, veteran southpaw and famed field twirler, signed a 1909 contract in the Marquette building office, Chicago. President Comiskey shows no plan to trade the veteran, though advance money details are not disclosed.
Sacramento California January 25 A bill by Assemblyman Sackett aims to exclude from public schools all children of filthy or vicious habits in an evasive move to meet anti Japanese demands without alerting the United States government of Japan.
bill targets children of Indian Mongolian or Chinese parents amid defiance of corporate interests. Assemblyman Drew accuses ranching interests of profiting from Japanese engagement to defeat anti Asiatic measures. Lawmakers promise decisive action soon.
New Orleans region report. Young Corbett of Denver defeated Harry Ferns of New York yesterday in the eleventh round of a twenty round bout at the West Side Athletic club in McDonoughville across from New Orleans. Catch weights placed both fighters between 135 and 140 pounds.
Chicago January 25 Charles G Newell 35 hardware merchant was shot and killed by his friend and neighbor Leo Zeigler who said he fired only after being struck on the head by a brick. Police found no head bruise on Zeigler and continue to investigate the fatal shooting as they return home from an unspecified location.
Zeigler mistook a sleeping man for a hold up. He knelt beside the body before realizing it was his friend Zeigler said. Police found no evidence of an earlier quarrel between Zeigler and Newell.
In Romeo Illinois a dynamite blast wrecked part of Michael Battendorf’s farmhouse endangering his wife and nine children. Mrs Battendorf may die from shock. police seek Michael Battendorf Jr and James Matteson who could shed light. Mrs Matteson held pending developments as divorce proceedings place the husband away from the home.
Political circles report Edwin A. Sims United States district attorney in Chicago will not be reappointed when his term ends. State Senator Samuel Ettleson is named as his likely successor.
Indianapolis Indiana January 25 under Governor T H Marshall new administration boxing contests are to be allowed in Indiana marking a shift in state policy and sports regulation.
James J. Corbett warns promoters not to rush Jeffries back to face Jack Johnson. He says Jeffries has gained weight since retirement and should not risk a title comeback for at least 18 months to two years, insisting a white man must regain the championship.
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