La Crosse Militia Leaders Host Camp Training Rivalry
The camp features 12 regiment companies and 4 battalion units practicing aiming at decoy targets. Company K Tomah posts the top score while La Crosse units enjoy good quarters. Rivalry rages over camp cuisine with cooks Voight and Volling delivering Mulligan stew and hearty meals at the cook tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Voight
la Crosse
Ed Wendling
Frank Houska
Norman Kinservik
Chef Voight
Tribune
Company M
Fe4 Richardson
Milwaukee
Frank
Conrad Volling
Chicago
Female tramp seeks job as reform continues in jail
Louise Smythe once a roving tramp arrested in downtown streets weeks ago has reformed after jail discipline. Jailer Brown has provided new clothes and meals while she cleans and assists around the jail and hopes to find her work after discharge. Separate incident reports a dachshund combat with a dachshund near Capt Rawlinson’s tent and city clerk Joe Sieger distributing headache pills in camp. Pistol scores announced with top ranks led by Capt. Burton and Lieut. Clemens among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Smythe
Brown
Bastile
Rawlinson
John
Joe Sieger
Joe
Plan Change Sparks Kenosha Riot Fallout At Plant
Riots at the Allen plant in Kenosha intensify as General Falk arrives and troops are urged. Injured include Tony Monkon and Peter Sobocobi with others hurt. 1,500 strikers reported. Negotiations collapse after pay increase demands rise from 50 cents to $1 weekly. Authorities swear in deputies as crowds remain volatile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Monkon
Peter Sobocobi
Charles Clemms
Jos. D. Newhouse
Nels Nelson
Louis F. Morehouse
Paul Lousch
Falk
Grand Avenue
Allen
Chicago
Union
Col. Falk
Allen Company
Park Store Benefit Picnic Delights Crowd at Pettibone Park
A Park Store Benefit picnic at Pettibone park featured Norwegian coffee, two baseball teams the Would Be s and Has Beens, a water games lagoon duel with lances, and prize events. Notable moments included a 14 to 1 victory for the Would Be s, a forfeit in the Sunflowers versus Daisies game, and multiple prize winners in races and swimming contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Store Benefit Association
Pettibone Park
Denerflinger
Kreutz
Will Dowling
H. B. Forseth
Normanna Sangerkor
Phipps
John Halverson
Has Beens
Halverson
al Langenbach
al Heftke
Robert Marquardt
Elmer Tollefson
Geo
Toeller
Carl Semsch
George Rief
John Halvorsen
A. Hoff
Walter Weigel
Fred Schick
Nic Wagner
George Bitten
James Henry A. Downing
Louis Specht
A. Wojohn
Louis Weigel
Harry Dimler
al Toeller Pgeeere
Jim Henry
Langenbach
Sunflowers
Daisies
Anderson
McDonald
la Crosse Knitting Works
Lee Espeseth
Lizzie Shade
McClellan Paper Company
George Reif
M. Kratcich Candy Company
Albert Toeller
John C. Toeller
Archie Downey
al Toeller
George Toeller
Miss Bessie Mack Visits Olga Gundlach in City
Miss Bessie Mack of Galesville is the guest of Miss Olga Gundlach in this city, enjoying a friendly social visit and shared hometown ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Mack
Galesville
Olga Gundlach
Galveston Hurricane Wreckage and Rescue Notes
Sheltered in Port Arthur, Sabine and Sabine Pass residents were moved inland after the gulf inundation. Boliver division tracks flooded, seawall bathhouses and piers wrecked, but Galveston city reports no major loss of life and continued business. Ferry service restored traffic between Galveston and the mainland with minor telegraph and train disruptions.
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Sabine
Sabine Pass
Gulf
Port Arthur
Here
Boliver
Santa Fe
Galveston
Ten Die In Galveston Storm Tragedy
A Galveston fishing party perished as a sudden gulf surge swept over a pier. Names include three Bettison family members C H Daily Edward Lewis Ray Teetshorn and five black workers. No other lives lost in Galveston and rail bridges to the mainland damaged but repair teams move to restore service within 24 hours. Coastal resorts report flooding with cottages washed away but residents safe. Port Arthur reports the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Bettison
C. H. Daily
Edward Lewis
Ray Teetshorn
Gulf
Elks Hurt as Trolley Car Rollovers in Pottsville
A special trolley car carrying about 100 Elks derailed and overturned at the foot of a steep grade in Pottsville Pennsylvania early today. Nearly all passengers were injured with five in serious condition as emergency crews responded to the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsvile
Watch Department Seeks Timepiece for Repair
A store invites customers to bring in their watches for examination and repair. The offer promises evaluation and servicing to ensure correct running order.
Assessors Report Few Organs In La Crosse County In 1908
Figures from the tax assessor show only twenty parlor organs or melodians valued at 326 in La Crosse county outside the city. Bangor Burns Campbell Farmington Onalaska Shelby and Washington have none, West Salem has one. The 1908 rolls foresee more instruments and Keiser directs careful routing to catch all organs.
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la Crosse
Bangor
Burns
Campbell
Farmington
Onalaska
Shelby
Washington
West Salem
Keiser
Notice of Nonresponsibility for Wife's Credit
Albert Smith disclaims responsibility for any credit extended to his wife Mrs Albert Smith on or after July 22 1909. The notification affects merchants and directs no liability on the part of Mr Smith from that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Smith
Mrs Felber Wins Putting Contest at Country Club
Mrs C J Felber won the ladies putting contest at the Country club. She claimed the handsome trophy donated by Mrs Mills Tourtellotte. The article lists the scores of the contestants following the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Felber
Mills Tourtellotte
Moorish War Threatens Spain Finance and Battle
Madrid July 22 The Moroccan conflict endangers Spain with a financial panic and ruin. War department reports the Ky byls and Rif tribesmen join to attack near Alvarada de Selmuai where General Marinas is stationed. The situation may demand 60,000 troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
War Department
Alvazada de Selmuai
Marinas
Besieged Spanish Troops in Melilla Face Moroccan Rebel Cordon
Official messages from Melilla reveal Moorish forces surrounding the town, extending a mile from outer works and threatening the besieged Spanish troops as rumors circulate that troops may be sent to Morocco to support a campaign. The situation hints at strategic shifts that could impact Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Spain
Melilla
Carriage and freight collision near Columbus injures family
In Columbus Mississippi on July 22 a carriage with M Ida Holloway her sister Mrs A Meyers and two children collided with a freight train on the Ohio railroad near the city. The crash occurred near Columbus and authorities investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miss
Ida Holloway
A Meyers
Ohio
Card of Thanks for Messages and Help after Death
We the undersigned express heartfelt thanks to friends relatives and neighbors for aid kindness and suppport during our beloved mother’s illness and death. Special thanks to Mrs Schierl Mrs Peter Wendli pallbearers and those who sent floral offerings. Mr William D Cullman Mr and Mrs J H Cullman Mr and Mrs A C Cull Adolph Louie and Otto Cullman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schierl
Peter Wendli
William D. Cullman
J. H. Cullma
A. C. Culladolph
Louie
Otto Cullman
Society Artist Hazel Martyn Trudeau Marries John Lavery
Chicago social figure and artist Mrs. Hazel Martyn Trudeau wed John Lavery in London. The match ties Trudeau to the Glasgow school painter famed for European art connections that began in Paris art schools.
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Chicago
Hazel Martyn Trudeau
London
John Lavery
Paris
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Anna Whenke
Gertrude Kelley
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Franz
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