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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1908

Page

6

Special Train to Bring Milwaukee Saengerfest Parade

Milwaukee singers will travel by special train to La Crosse for a major saengerfest parade with labor unions joining in. Cities including Sheboygan Manitowoc Waukesha Madison and Ableman will contribute crowds and railroads plan extra accommodations. 25 000 programs printed and children/buttons flags to be waved during national songs.

Utermoehl G. H. B. Kieck Milwaukee la Crosse Sheboygan Manitowoc Waukesha Madison Ableman Burlington Board of Trade West Salem Onalaska Viroqua Rushford St. Joseph Win

Sangerkor Enjoys Delightful Day at French Island Park

A Norman Sangerkor group and families spent Sunday at a shooting park on French Island. They sang and played for prizes donated by local merchants. Dinner and supper were served on the grounds. Prizes were awarded in several contests with winners including John Haroldson and Anna Munson.

French Island Normanna Sangerkor John Haroldson Otto Lee Julius Forseth Anna Munson Adah Streeter

Rain Much Too Heavy for Crops in Neenah

Farmers in Neenah Wisconsin report heavy rains stunting kernel nutrition as oats rye and barley grow tall. Winnebago county threshers organize to profit, charging four cents per bushel for oats and barley with wheat and rye prices varying.

Neenah Wis Winnebago County

Confesses He Set Fire to a Barn in Beloit

Harvey McCall an 18 year old youth confessed to State Fire Marshal T M Purtelle of Madison that he started a barn fire last Tuesday night in Beloit Wisconsin. He said the talk of recent mysterious fires here stirred an impulse to set the blaze. He is under arrest as investigators pursue clues to other fires.

Beloit Wis Harvey McCall T. M. Purtelle Madison

Funeral for A Platz Set for Tomorrow Afternoon

The funeral for Mr. A Platz will be held tomorrow at 3 o'clock from his residence 134 West Avenue South. Services occur at the home with interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

A. Platz West Avenue South Oak Grove Cemetery

Movement of Boats Shifts on St. Paul River

North Star moved up yesterday afternoon while St. Paul went down this morning reflecting the day’s water traffic.

North Star St. Paul Down

Bryan preps keynote on farm day and labor support

In Lincoln Nebraska on July 15 Bryan spends a farmerlike day inspecting his farm and outlining his August 12 acceptance speech. He will also choose a new national committee chairman and has Gompers and Mitchell slated to stump for the Bryan-Kern ticket in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.

Lincoln Neb Bryan Gompers Mitchell Bryan and Kern Indiana Ohio Illinois

Gautsch Shoe Co Becomes Gautsch Roth Shoe Company

Martin Roth of 1502 State Street becomes partner in the Gautsch shoe store. The store will be renamed the Gautsch Roth Shoe Company and greatly enlarged. Roth, connected with L. Coren for 16 years, has been general manager for years. The company aims to be one of the finest and most prosperous in the northwest.

Martin Roth State Street L. Coren Gautsch Shoe Store Gautsch-Roth Shoe Company Northwest Roth

Modern Steam Laundry Boss Faces Smoke Ordinance Charge

W. E. Barber owner of the Modern Steam Laundry will be arraigned tomorrow morning before Judge C. W. Hunt on violating La Crosse city smoke rules. The ordinance fines dense chimney smoke as a public nuisance with penalties from five to fifty dollars or up to sixty days in jail amid police complaints from neighboring property owners.

W. E. Barber C. W. Hunt la Crosse

Building Big Factory Addition This Factory Expands

The Joseph B. Funke Candy factory is undergoing major expansion with a rear shed addition rising two stories. The project aims to speed completion and provide space to improve production efficiency. The note on old age as a fatal disease appears as a separate aside.

Joseph B. Funke Candy Factory

Open Letter From Local Jeweler Candidate

A La Crosse candidate for lead jeweler publishes an open letter to voters and voters wives. He promotes honesty in business, modest profits, prompt repair returns, polite clerks, and a clean attractive store while soliciting votes and store visits.

la Crosse

Scrappy Jones Stars In Matrimonial Double Play

In Cleveland Ohio Scrappy Jones formerly with the Champs turns in a brilliant double play while on his honeymoon. Jones recently wed in Columbus Ohio where he works as a railroad chief clerk. La Crosse players sent congratulations as Rockford leads attendance and shared receipts are listed for July Fourth and Fifth.

Elliott Moll Rockford Freeport la Crosse Madison Scrappy Scrappy Jones Champs Jones Atlantic City Columbus Ohio

Excursionists Report Governor Visit at Camp

Gun regiment misreports a thumb injury while hospital staff clarify the accident. City Clerk Sergeant Sieger, known at camp as hospital corps, works tirelessly around Camp Excursion.

Joe Sieger Sergeant Sieger Hospital Corps

Shahs Troops Fire On Tabriz Revolt Massacre

Reuters report from Teheran says bombardment of Amirakhis quarter left hundreds dead as revolutionaries resisted surrender. Sides say mass killings continued until the quarter burned and control of Tabriz passed to Shahist forces.

Vienna Amirakhis Tabriz Teheran

Prohibition Convention Opens as Rumors Swirl about Wright or Artman Nomination

National prohibition meeting in Memorial hall Columbus opens with Robert H. Patten as temporary chair. More than a dozen presidential booms are heard while leaders seek Seaborn Wright of Georgia or Judge S. R. Artman of Indiana as the nominee. Chairman Jones notes rapid growth in the movement with dry cities and towns increasing and four year finances showing a small balance.

Columbus Ohio Memorial Hall Robert H. Patten Springfield Ill Seaborn Wright Georgia S. R. Artman Indiana Jones National Committee United States

Americans Still Sure of Victory In International Meet

Reported events include multiple heats in diving swimming cycling and running with international competitors from England Sweden Germany Hungary and France. Sweden’s Svakserg set a new mile flat race record while Belgium defeated Holland 8 to 1 in water polo noting the result does not count toward scoring.

Holman England Perrson Sweden Seidel Germany Svakserg Sabinyi Hungary Johnson Demangel France Flyn Neuman Namor Pott Schilles Auffray Robertson Owen Belgium Holland

Wall versus Modern Woodmen case on $2000 policy under advisement

Gustavus Wall versus the Modern Woodmen of America regarding a $2000 life policy on Frederick Wall now under court advisement. Beneficiary listed as Joanna Wall died before Frederick. heirs include two brothers, one sister and four children of a deceased sister. The court heard arguments from W F Wolfe A C Wolfe for Wall and Robert Gordon for the children represented by Gordon.

Gustavus Wall Woodmen of America Frederick Wall Johanna Wall Robert Gordon Mr. Wall W. F A. C

Winona Woodmen Plan Excursion to La Crosse

W O Christie M O Saltz and L B Omerberg visited the Winona camp of the Woodmen of the World and arranged a trip to La Crosse next Sunday. The excursion serves as a pleasure trip and a welcome to unveil Sovereign Stockard’s monument at Oak Grove cemetery. The Rutledge steamer and barge will carry about 1000 visitors to the city.

W. O. Christie M. O. Saltz L. B. Omerberg Winona Woodmen of la Crosse Sovereign Stockard Oak Grove Rutledge

Hixon Earns Spot in Tournament

J. M. Hixon of the Schaghticoke Country Club earned a place in the tournament rankings. Among 94 scores submitted on day one his 85 placed 34th, indicating solid showing despite not being among the top contenders.

J. M. Hixon Schaghticoke Country Club Mr. Hixon

Evening Times Debuts in Philadelphia

The Evening Times a new Munsey publication made its initial appearance this afternoon in Philadelphia marking the start of a fresh newspaper offering in the city.

Philadelphia Evening Times

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