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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1909
Page
5
Chicago reports Hobo poet H Seymour, socialist, missing after a Cincinnati dated letter says he intends jumping into the Ohio River. Letter criticizes the existing order and calls for a fatal end as a protest against poverty and oppression.
The Molzahn family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of their husband and father. They especially thank Rev Gamm the mixed choir of the German Lutheran church and for the floral offerings.
On the Chicago board of trade Sidney G Love & Co grain brokers announced they will go out of business. The firm ranks among the largest brokerage houses in the middle west with about 25 million dollars in annual business.
The McMillan case was resumed before Judge Baldwin this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The defense was given time to collect evidence after the last postponement. It is expected the hearing will conclude within the week.
Earl Herring, 25, a steel worker, swallowed poison after a breakup with Miss Mollie Robertson. He went to her home, aimed a revolver at her, but died before firing. The incident highlights a fatal act of jealousy and self destruction.
A liberal offer from O. T. Erhart at 431 Main Street guarantees Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will cure indigestion and dyspepsia or be free. The ad touts a patented formula with Bismuth Subnitrate and Pepsin plus carminatives for rapid relief and full digestion restoration, with three sizes priced 25c 45c and 89c.
Dayton police probe a new female body found in a field bound and strangled with corduroy knee prints left in mud. The victim Mary Vorsechner, 14, mirrors the Dona Gilman and Markowitz killings of 1906 and 1907, prompting fears a single killer targets young girls. Two men were arrested but lack solid evidence.
Judge Brindley appointed Drs Marquardt and Wolf to determine Dudvig Halmrast sanity. The trial for passing bogus checks moved forward after Magnus Halmrast and Syver Johnson filed the application. The evaluation is scheduled this afternoon at the county jail.
Mrs. Joseph Leiter, a youthful bride, left her vigil at the bedside of her ill husband, the millionaire mine owner, in Chicago as his serious illness persisted.
Michigan leaders led by Speaker Whalen join Senator Smith and Representatives Dow and Young to protest Rep Lorimer's bill. They warn it would create a vast water power monopoly at Soo falls by the Lake Superior Power Company and Union Carbide, with other plants at risk. The aim is federal ownership of Soo water rights to preserve lake levels, while opponents seek scrutiny of the entire plan.
Chicago January 25. Police seek identity of a young woman killed by an auto last night. A key with initials BE W was found on the body. She appeared about 25, five feet seven, gray eyes and auburn hair. She wore stylish attire. the car fled the scene and no trace of the vehicle is yet found.
Roy McCormick and 16 year old Harry Seastrom from Minneapolis were caught by Officer Post in the shed behind Moll’s Grocery last evening. They may be the ones who tried to force entry at Jaco Bus’s drug store a few nights earlier but fled.
London report says the Duke d Abruzzi has halted his Himalaya expedition to renew talks with his former fiancée Miss Katherine Elkins and with the king who opposed the engagement.
The Canadian Pacific railway announced it will electrify its entire western mountain route. The plan aims to modernize operations across the mountainous region, signaling a major shift for transcontinental rail transport.
American portrait painter John Singer Sargent is awarded the Pour le Merite by the German Kaiser for his service to art. The decoration marks a rare honor granted to a foreign painter in Berlin on January 25.
Mrs Henry J Nein a Milwaukee road engineer's wife and partner in Larson Nein left her Main Street home after bolting a window and fell from a second story, fracturing her skull and dying at La Crosse hospital two hours later. Mind illness followed five infant deaths. A nurse attended her and funeral is set for Wednesday at German Lutheran Church.
Senator Blaine says formal charges will be filed tomorrow against Isaac Stephenson, to be specified and proven in court. Rumors suggest a violation of law related to a political impropriety, with the incident shaping the session’s first major spectacle and raising期待 of a sharp political clash.
In Waterbury on January 25 Miss Emma Louise Pilon, who won a breach of promise suit against Alfred Viger of Pittsfield last year for 61000, has married Louis Conrad a lumber merchant of Brookfield Indiana. They plan to live in Cincinnati.
La Crosse high school travels to Winona for a return game after a previous defeat. Winona has practiced since the loss and aims to reverse the result. La Crosse expects victory but will train hard this week for the contest.
The adjourned La Crosse Manufacturers' and Jobbers' union meeting will be held in the La Crosse club rooms Tuesday January 26 at 8 o'clock to receive a report from the committee on early closing of railroad freight warehouses.
In St Louis a girl found dead in the vestibule of Rev Cook’s home with a pistol wound defies identification. Clothing hints she may be from Chicago and a note suggests German Yiddish roots. Police seek if murder or suicide. Chicago detectives pursue Mrs Mary Wheeler as a possible identity.
Women filled Judge Clifford's courtroom in Boston for the hearing of Mrs. Martha Mabelle Dunphy charged with stealing 6000 in bonds and jewelry from Chas. E. Giles, a Boston money lender. Dr. Dunphy, her husband, appeared to defend her as the judge again postponed the trial, now set to open Thursday.
Secretary-Treasurer W. D. Ryan asked for a leave to attend his son's wedding in Springfield Illinois delaying a miners national convention clash. President Lewis told him the lid would not be lifted until Wednesday, keeping the vote on the program postponed.
The urgent deficiency bill previously allowing 12 000 for the purchase care and maintenance of automobiles for the use of the president was removed by the Senate today after House adoption.
A question about whether a maiden lady is misunderstood prompts discussion on social expectations and etiquette in historical contexts. Experts weigh how terms reflect age, status, and cultural norms of the period.
A telegram from Eau Claire reports Felix Kaiser aged about 61 hanged himself yesterday. A Civil War veteran long resident around La Crosse, he left no clear motive. He was separated from his wife, survived by two brothers Joseph and Jacob and a sister Mrs. George Frederick. He died after dressing in Sunday clothes and hanging in a hayloft on Leland's farm near Jan Claire.
Ambassador Bryce of Great Britain cabled London for authority to sign the Newfoundland fisheries treaties after midnight agreements with Secretary Root. If approved, signing will occur tomorrow and Root will send them to the Senate for rapid ratification before his retirement. The treaties address Newfoundland fisheries and related pecuniary claims.
Gov. Haskell arrived in Muskogee and plans a new tactic against William R. Hearst. He allegedly seeks a warrant against Captain Tra L Reeves for conspiracy to harm Haskell. Reeves, now a Republican mayoral candidate, is accused of aiding Hearst attorney Scott McReynolds in data gathering on Haskell.
Sixty witnesses from six states testify as U S special inspectors present vast evidence. The grand jury meets tomorrow to begin a systematic inquiry with wholesale indictments expected in the Indian land fraud cases at Muskogee Oklahoma.
A campaign is organized in Congress to secure passage of a comprehensive river and harbor bill. The effort targets the special session Taft will convene to address tariff revisions and related waterways funding.
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