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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
6
The article recalls the Thaw trial impressions in Winonan and notes that Evelyn was not known to someone in the circle. It frames a local reaction to the trial and its broader social echoes without sensational detail.
Reverend M. R. Shanks receives a reported $2,500,000 fortune in a notable event. The article highlights the surprising windfall and its implications for the clergyman and the community.
Prof. and Mrs. Chas. F. Koehler of Winona returned from New York where Koehler testified in the Thaw case and said Thaw was not rational though not insane. He noted public sympathy for Thaw and wife Evelyn and described encounters with Mrs. Thaw in court.
Prominent academic Prof Schubert has been elected as promoter for a federation branch, replacing prior leadership. The move signals renewed focus on coordinating regional activities and expanding member participation across institutions.
A Catholic society alleges its predecessor aided the spread of rot within the community. The claim centers on alleged involvement by a Mankato officer and surrounding church groups.
The federation meeting at St. Joseph school rooms South Sixth Street elected Promoter A H Schubert and heard Rev Steinbrecker speak on aims education and social issues. Mr Seifritz delivered a German address while Bishop Schwebach was absent.
Van Auken secretary of the La Crosse Inter-State Fair Association received notice that the Great Western circuit annual meeting will be held at the Sherman house in Chicago on Monday February 17. The La Crosse fair is asked to send a representative and Van Auken is likely to be delegated.
A. P. Adams, former second regiment director at Marshfield, meets Col Holway in La Crosse to press for leadership of the Third regiment band. Prof Dana to depart 25 men. a new leader to be chosen. Kreutz is favored to become director, merging the two bands.
Senator La Follette’s bill to cut dead timber on the Menominee reservation and build sawmills, aims to make Indians self supporting and profitable from their timber. Curtis of Kansas supported the measure, but no opposition appeared as it passed on greased rails.
An Oshkosh music teacher asks a pupil’s mother if the air sounds pretty, then learns the mother’s grave reply that she cannot hear the note. The exchange highlights a humorous classroom moment.
In the mails Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, $190 in contributions to the La Crosse Inter-State Fair association was found. The money will be added to the fund now being raised to guarantee a fair this year. The association seeks $2,500, and about one fifth has been realized so far.
Two young men seek two furnished rooms with light gas and bath near the city’s main part. They request an address to I. F. Tribune for reply.
A reader notes a divide between those who despise prosperity and those who grasp it, suggesting contrasting mindsets and frustrations in economic attitudes.
The Steel Trust announces 1907 net earnings of 160,984,477 dollars, a rise of 4,000,600 from last year and 41,000,000 over 1905, with Q4 earnings totaling 32,553,995 dollars. Unfilled orders drop to 4,624,553 tons, about half of the prior year, while dividends are declared and wage readjustments planned for February 1 in the Pittsburg district.
State veterinary officer did not arrive to oversee suspected hog cholera cases at Ed Wimmei and Chas Granke residences as Patterson and Holmes dispute findings. Holmes cites acidic feed and sand in stomachs, while Patterson reported intestinal cholera. all hogs likely to die and be killed.
Fred Patterson aged 19 from Minneapolis is confined at St Francis hospital with smallpox under guard. After discharge he will serve a county jail sentence for stealing a grip at the Burlington depot. He pleaded guilty before Judge Brindely yesterday and received twenty days in jail.
E H Derr of Peoples Ice Company starts a 25 man crew to fill ice houses. Ice about fifteen inches thick south of the wagon bridge is hauled to Cass street and the Bigelow house on Market Street will be filled. Over three weeks the operation aims to cut about 12 000 tons, plus 6000 tons for Heileman Brewing Company.
A lengthy011 advertisement promoting Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s nervous, weak, run-down conditions. It touts known composition with listed ingredients, no alcohol or narcotics, and endorsements from medical authorities. The notice offers free consultations and references to related products and the Common Sense Medical Adviser.
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