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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
10
The Saengerfest committee reports strong interest and broad outreach as letters reach 50 000 people. Secretaries of 75 societies have provided member lists and citywide chatter predicts the event will be a highlight of the year with July 24 to 26 dates anticipated.
Isaac Taylor, 18, son of Edward Taylor, died in Barnsboro after a hay wagon accident. Horses rushed into barn doors, beams struck him, and a pitchfork tynes pierced his back and lungs before the fatal fall. He suffered about an hour before death.
Milwaukee officials ordered 79 saloons closed and denied licenses for new bars, extending a clean-saloons policy to dance halls. As midnight neared revelry peaked and saloonkeepers liquidated remaining stock while police ensured every joint closed by 12.
In Pittsburg, 18 year old Harry Gindle of 860 Langalley Street nearly died from continued bleeding a week after a molar tooth extraction. At Allegheny General Hospital doctors halted the flow with rarely used preventives. Recurrence fears remain, but recovery is believed likely.
Fairview will be in direct telegraph contact with the convention hall in Denver. A line is run from the meeting place to William Jennings Bryan's Lincoln basement office with an operator in place for quick communication with supporters.
In the Catholic Standard and Times dialogue, Miss Ascum questions sending Marie McKinn ee an invitation while Miss Cutting explains she sent one but misaddressed it to Miss Mary McGinnis. The exchange highlights concerns about hurt feelings and social etiquette.
A man who asserts he speaks truth to all speaks inconsistently as his actions contradict his stated beliefs. The quote suggests self deceptions and the gap between conviction and expression.
RT. REV. HENRY C. POTTER bishop of New York remains in a critical state in Cooperstown N Y after illness worsened by heat. He has been in care since May and has lived at his wife Elizabeth Potter’s home since June 10.
George Flooty pleaded guilty to fighting and causing a disturbance in the Syrian colony on the North side. Abraham Asstor, his opponent, refused to plead. The judge ordered Flooty removed for quiet, later fining him 2 dollars plus 4.50 in costs. Asstor was discharged after alleged brutality.
BERWICK Pa July 7 Peter Bower was killed when a ditch in the town business district caved in trapping him against a water pipe. About two tons of earth and rock pinned him and he was smothered to death as a large crowd worked for forty minutes to free him.
President Roosevelt stayed indoors in the library amid intense heat. Reports say John D. Archbold, his daughter Mrs A Saunderson, and her husband recently visited Sagamore Hill, adding to a scene of high-profile visitors in Oyster Bay.
In Teheran sixty Cossacks posted behind the British legation where refugees shelter. The British charge d affaires protests to the Persian government demanding the governor appear in uniform and apologize. Bazaars ordered closed and the Russian bank suddenly demands payment of outstanding bills causing commercial difficulties.
William L. Wilson, accused of embezzling over 75000 from United Home Protectors frater nity based in Port Huron Michigan, was sentenced to 2 1/2 to 5 years in the state reformatory at Ionia with a recommendation for the longer term. The shortage, revealed March 19, led to the fraternity's wreck and a receiver being appointed.
Mrs. Mary McElroy aged 60 died after being bitten in the arm by a man she struggled with a week earlier. The arm became infected leading to blood poisoning. She lived alone and died en route to a hospital in an ambulance. The assailant remains unknown.
A light exchange depicts a promotion plan progress update met with delays as two capitalists, each with a baby learning to talk, disrupt the meeting. The banter highlights communication challenges and competing family obligations affecting business delays.
A humorous exchange on a suburban railway station reveals a traveler asking why time-tables aren’t posted to show train arrivals, and a porter sarcastically noting the need to see actual arrival times before making a timetable.
A terse remark hints at the finality of death and the undertaker’s somber role. The line implies life's end is permanent and regrets linger for those who mourn.
A promotional appeal from an advertising firm touts results driven campaigns across multiple mediums and towns. It highlights Claude C. Hopkins as head of copy, describes high salaries and proven profitability, and invites readers to request the book Safe Advertising to assess potential campaigns and decide on limited territories and mediums.
Mary Hillman of Pottstown Pennsylvania believes she is bewitched and refuses medical treatment. The 19 year old has consulted a Reading voodoo doctor who demands hair from the head of the supposed bewitcher. The accused is described as a bald headed negro, making hair collection impossible.
A. M. Long Jones a longtime Wisconsin Republican leader aged 70 married Blanch Smart 30 who nursed him through a recent illness in Waukesha Wisconsin. Jones previously served as U S marshal for the northern district of Illinois under Garfield and as collector of internal revenue in that district.
An author tells a reviewer private judgments on his work. The reviewer counters that the remark concerned the worst book anyone ever wrote. The exchange highlights sharp wits and heated literary disagreement.
An elderly man asks a hotel waiter what to have for dinner. The waiter offers roast beef, lamb, mutton, and ham. The man quips that he has never tasted it but will try some to see what it is like.
A playful admonition suggests training girls with twenty two yards of black silk or a velvet train to please them, humorously framing a fashion flourish as a teaching method.
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