Minnesota Republicans nominate Jacob Jacobsen for governor
Minnesota Republicans adjourned at St Paul after crowning Jacob Jacobsen as their candidate for governor. The piece notes a shift from former favorite son John Johnson and highlights Jacobsen as the new political figure on the horizon with a strong base among voters.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
John Johnson
Ublican Commonwealth
Democracy
Jacob Jacobson
Jacob Jacobsen
Min
Pension Restored in Sting Case After Meddling Interferes
Judge Daniels hears a pension dispute for Chas J Sting a Spanish American War veteran denied $6 a month after a meddler claimed recovery. Sting seeks to reestablish his pension, contending the ailment worsened and evidence supports reinstatement. Proceedings commence as Daniels collects further proof for reinstatement.
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Daniels
Chas. J. Sting
Stings
Spain
Santiago
Sting
Pension Office
Judge Daniels
Pension Department
Personal notes and local visits fill La Crosse society
E M Wing leaves for Milwaukee for bankers convention. W R Montague travels east on business. Burton James trips to Lake Chetek. Dr George Powell, consulting physician. Mr and Mrs Alexander Hyslop back from Black River Falls. Willis Brindley to San Francisco after weeks with parents Judge and Mrs Brindley. Dr Will Powell on diseases of women. Tinna and Hanna Lang visit Trempealeau. Gateway City Transfer ad. Mrs C C Looney to Mitchell S D for weeks with brother Bagley. Joseph Omerberg of Chicago visiting parents. Ladies Aid excursion July 18 from Caledonia Street M E church. J Volder visiting from Mabel. Ernest Thompson from Hokah visiting. Fourteen window display at Doerflinger's. Mr and Mrs C H Meyers of Clinton visiting. F Power of Genoa visiting. W Bradley of West Salem, La Crosse sheriff candidate, in city. E C Ward of Chaseburg in city. J A Lilley returns to Spring Grove after La Crosse business. District Attorney Otto Bosshard circulating nomination papers. Born to E A Stauffer and wife at 1715 Loomis street a 10-pound boy.
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E. M. Wing
Milwaukee
W. R. Montague
Burton James
Lake Chetek
George Powell
Alexander Hyslop
Black River Falls
Willis Brindley
San Francisco
Brindley
Will Powell
Tinna
Hanna Lang
South Third Street
Trempealeau
Wis
Gateway City
C. C. Looney
Mitchell, S. D
Bagley
Joseph Omerberg
Chicago
W. W
Caledonia Street
M. E
J. Volder
Mabel
Ernest Thompson
Hokah
Doerflinger's
C. H. Meyers
Clinton
F. Power
Genoa
W. Bradley
West Salem
la Crosse County
E. C. Ward
Chaseburg
Onalaska Man Thomas Shore Dies Sudden
Thomas B. Shore, a long time Onalaska resident and Civil War veteran, died suddenly Tuesday morning at his daughter Mrs A A Merrill's Onalaska home after a lengthy illness. He was born in New York August 3 1838 and came to Wisconsin in 1868. He served in the 121st New York Infantry and formerly served as Onalaska postmaster for four years. He leaves a widow two sons and three daughters including Benjamin Shore Fred Shore Mrs A A Merrill Mrs George Shaw and Mrs Florence Dugan. Funeral is set for Thursday at Mrs Merrill's home with Rev L B Colman officiating.
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Thomas B. Shore
Onalaska
A. A. Merrill
Thomas
the Depesed
New York
Wisconsin
121St Regiment of
New York Infantry
St. Paul
Benjamin
Fred
Chicago
George Shaw
Florence Dugan
New Haven
Conn
Merrill
L. B. Colman
Fraser and Sawyer Guests Spark Social Evening
Last evening Miss Harriett Fraser and Miss Effie Fraser hosted a 25 guest social. Honorees included Miss Laura Sawyer of Stillwater and Miss Maud Stearns of Milwaukee with Dr and Mrs Fraser of Chicago. Palmer Rogers and Willis Bigelow won guessing prizes.
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Harriett
Effie Fraser
Laura Sawyer
Stillwater
Maud Stearns
Milwaukee
Fraser
Chicago
Palmer Rogers
Willis Bigelow
Oscar Lundgren
Hyatt
Harvey Green
W. B. Fraser
Jessie Bigelow
Stella Manning
Lillian Homer
John Kampscheer
Eugene Manning
Harry, Willis
Walter Bigelow
Miss Sawyer
Marguerites
Dinner at the Country Club Hosted by Mrs James McCord
Mrs James McCord entertained nine guests at a dinner held at the Country Club. The attendees included the families of Messrs James Brindley and Goddard.
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James McCord
James, Brindley and
Goddard
COUNTRY OUTINGS AT FERNDALE AND BROWNSVILLE
A jolly party spends a month at Ferndale cottage at Eagle Bluff with Mr and Mrs John Elliott and many others from Newark Neillsville and local towns. Forty went to Russell cottage yesterday by Otto launch with baskets of food. Young girls join a two week farm stay below Brownsville including Misses Anne Harriett Lienlokken and others.
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Ferndale Cottage
Eagle Bluff
John Elliott
L. Beety
Newark
N. J
Clarke Morely
Neillsville
Wis
W. F. Hurtgen
E. A. Williams
Mae Williams
Hensler
E. C. Bart
Sidney Law
Russell Cottage
Brownsville
Anne
Harriett Lienlokken
Ray Lienlokken
Edna Lienlokken
Cora Schultz
Ethel Olberg
Agnes Nelsen
Reception postponed by Mrs Scott and Mrs Tiffany
The reception planned by Mrs Scott and Mrs Tiffany has been moved to Wednesday July 22 at the same hours.
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Scott
Tiffany
Family Party Honors Four Generations in Walla Walla
Mr and Mrs Joseph Ringle of Walla Walla Washington and Mr and Mrs William R Owens hosted a Monday gathering at 515 North Twelfth Street. Four generations were present and Mr Ringle noted La Crosse has changed more than any city he has visited in the last twenty years.
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Joseph Ringle
Walla Walla, Wish
William R. Owen
North Twelfth Street
Ringle
la Crosse
Card Party Honoring Mrs Marrow and Miss Percy Marrow
Mrs Martell hosted a Monday afternoon card party at The Tribune building in the second floor suite. Guests included Mrs Marrow Miss Percy Marrow Mrs Homer Mrs Cagle Mrs E Boyle Miss Ollie Eaton Miss Georgina Martell and Bell Martell. A sumptuous dinner followed at 6 o'clock.
Tomah Election Case Adjourned
The case of state ex rel Frank Ritter versus the Tomah common council was heard by Judge Fruit and adjourned to the October term at Sparta. Attorneys Nagle McCall and E C Higbee represented the defendant, McConnel Schweizer the plaintiff. The dispute stems from a tie vote in the recent Tomah alderman election including Ritter.
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Frank Ritter
Common Council of
Tomah
Judge Fruit
Circuit Court
Sparta
Nagle, McCall
E. C. Higbee
McConnel & Schweizer
Mrs Perkins Hosts Cottage Party Guests List
Mrs E G Perkins entertains a house party with guests including Mr and Mrs George Perkins of New Orleans Miss May Hines Wells Minnesota Miss Freda Anderson Miles City North Dakota and sisters Misses Francis and Josephine Whelen and Madeline and Margery Brooks of Lake City Minnesota.
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E. G. Perkins
George Perkins
New Orleans
May Hines
Wells
Minn
Freda Anderson
Miles City
N. D
Francis and
Josephine Whelen
Madeline
Margery Brooks
Lake City
Local visitors include Tuttle and Jenson guests
Mrs. Alex Tuttle and her daughter Ina Tuttle of Manchester New Hampshire stay with Mrs. A H Hill. Miss Nina Jenson of Fairmont Minnesota is visiting friends in the city.
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Alex Tuttle
Ina Tuttle
Manchester
N. H
Tuttle
A. H. Hill
Nina Jenson
Fairmont
Minn
Park Store Picnic Draws City Clerks To Dakota Park
Park Store managers and clerks leave the Levee at 1 PM for a Wednesday picnic at Dakota Park. Employees from many city stores, including Thea Rutledge and Karee, will attend as stores close at noon on Wednesdays. Prizes donated by management will be awarded for games. Return to La Crosse is expected about 9 PM.
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Park
Dakota Park
Thea Rutledge
la Crosse
Mrs Bruha Dies of Burns After Store Fire
Mrs Bruha aged 83 died at St Francis hospital from burns sustained when a barn behind the Bruha grocery on Ninth and Adams burned. She had been hospitalized since the blaze and initially seemed to recover before her condition worsened and she passed away at 9:30 this morning.
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St. Francis Hospital
Doerflinger's Dollar Day Fest Offers Free Music and Drawings
Doerflinger's hosts a Dollar Day featuring music by the Lansing Cadet band and a free concert from noon to 6 pm. Hundreds arrive by steamer Rutledge with excursions from Lansing and downriver towns. Free hourly drawings, busy bargains, and an upcoming Saengerfest week promise nonstop activity.
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Doerflinger
Doerflinger’s
Rutledge
Lansing
Party trip to St. Paul leaves in Henry launch
Horace Norton Frank Iih Joseph Gohres Mr. Gunderson Chicago and Bob Henry depart in Mr Henrys launch at 1 30 yesterday for a pleasure trip to St Paul and plan to return in about free days.
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ST. Paul
Horace Norton
Frank Iih
Joseph Gohres
Mr. Gunderson Chicago
Bob Henry
Minnesota Republicans Hope Taft Tide Helps Governor Race
A fragmented note suggests Taft's popularity could aid a Republican governor bid in Saint Paul. It mentions Jacob Jacobson as a potential candidate and notes a small Swedish presence in the area.
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Nesota
Taft
Jacob Jacobson
Jealousy Bears Fruit Preserved in Family Jars
A compact saying appears about envy producing outcomes stored away in family jars, suggesting secrets or tensions saved for later. The wording implies a cautionary note on envy within kinship dynamics and the lasting impact of such feelings.
Democratic Caucuses Held Thursday at Polling Booths
Democratic caucuses will be held Thursday night at regular polling booths except in ward 9 at the Manual Training building on the North Side ward 2 at the south side scales and ward 16 in the basement of New High School building.
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New High School
Pig Intelligence Claims Highlight Circus Visits La Crosse
Lil Kerslake a pigologist with Ringling Brothers to perform next Tuesday in La Crosse claims pigs are highly intelligent. He recalls his pig Jennie riding a velocipede and spelling with blocks, while lamenting his late pig Rollo’s fate and education.
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Lil Kerslake
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
la Crosse
Jennie
Mr. Kerslake
Charley Williams Leads Colorado Power Plants Tour
In Denver on July 15 A M Brayton reports Charley Williams former Wisconsin Light & Power manager and La Crosse Gas & Electric head now supervising Colorado Power Company across fifteen plants. Guests included Mr and Mrs Williams in their St Paul street home with Mr and Mrs Dwinell from Waukesha and Liverymore formerly La Crosse City Railway chief who may move to Boston.
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A. M. Brayton
Denver
Charley Williams
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Colorado Power Company
Williams
St. Paul Street
Dinell
Waukesha
John C
Temper Holds Despite Wrinkled Collar Prophecy
A quirky aphorism notes a man can survive a wilted collar and damp back of neck as long as his temper remains intact. The line underscores stoic resolve and self control as the true gauge of character.
What a Woman Likes About Summer Boarding
The piece notes that a woman enjoys going away for the summer because she can later call a boarding house on a farm a fashionable hotel. The New York press perspective is referenced in the remark by Rev U G B Pierce.
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New York Press
Circus Agent Prepares Big Show Ahead of Tuesday
Advance agent Steely of the Ringling Brothers circus arrived in the city to finalize arrangements for the upcoming show next Tuesday. An advertising car toured the city yesterday as part of the preparations.
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Steely
Ringling Brothers
Milwaukee
John E. McConnell
Assembly
McConnell
Jaekel Introduces New Ceiling Boring Machine
Electrical contractor E. H. Jaekel received a new boring machine that drills holes in ceilings for insulators. The device speeds work by about two thirds, completing tasks in roughly one third of the time required by hand.
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E. H. Jaekel
All Paragraphers Conclude Sun Not Cooling
The countryside paragraphers conclude there is nothing in the theory that the sun is cooling off. The consensus dismisses cooling sun theories and notes ongoing astronomical ideas lack support.
Practicing economy over law guides many young attorneys
The note reflects a trend among new lawyers choosing practical efficiency over formal legal perfection. It underscores early career emphasis on business sense, client outcomes, and streamlined practice rather than costly proceduralism.
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Irvine, Jeweler
Saengerfest
Karl G. Kurtenacker AT
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Main ST
Pig Intelligent
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Ringling
W. T. Irvine
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