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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
5
Nadar Lal Dhingra was sentenced to death in London for assassinating Sir Curzon-Wyllie at the Imperial Institute meeting on Indian troubles. The jury took five hours to convict on the killing of the veteran civil and military officer, who was shot as he spoke.
The king and royal family now travel with armed guards and daily police surveillance after the Curzon-Wyllie assassination. The government imposes unprecedented precautions for the czar’s upcoming visit as suspects are watched and ports monitored for terrorist activity.
Lord Roberts’ compulsory military service bill was voted down in the House of Lords but remains alive in a pending state. Lords expect a favorable moment to push passage, aware the move would be unpopular with commoners, notably the Irish, yet they stand by Roberts.
Advertisement seeks a special agent for Life and Fire Insurance Co. duties include selling policies. Inquire with B. H. Volz as the appointed representative.
A long list of local social updates from La Crosse including John Schilling and Gus touring Chicago and Detroit attendances, vaudeville acts by Spencer Kelly Marion Wilder and the song Come Be My Sunshine Dearie, and various visits, purchases, and family trips. Also mentions a fish station project, burnt dry goods store, new magnet arc lamp tests, and Y M C A camp activities with Rev. Cunningham and families camping and fishing.
Mrs E Putch at 1507 South Eighth hosted a tin shower Wednesday afternoon honoring Miss Rose Rehovsky. Guests included Mesdames Frank Heftie John Heftie John Bott Joseph Freed Frank Schmidt and Rose Rehovsky.
Miss Louise McDonald entertained guests at a refined coffee gathering this afternoon. The home featured artfully arranged garden flowers. Attendees included Mrs. John McMillan of Minneapolis and numerous others from Boston Milwaukee Panama Mankato and local circles.
Miss Florence Keating entertained this afternoon with a thimble bee in honor of her guest Miss Winne fred Murdock of Chicago. Several ladies attended including Misses Agnes Vincent Mary Anderson Mabie Bryant Henrietta and Katherine Martindale Georgie Sutor Stella Trane Margery Hammond Cora Kempster Pearl Norris Emma Zeisler Helen Gallagher Laura Emery and Bessie Daboid of Superior.
Judge and Mrs. John Brintley and Miss Jennie Brindley hosted a dinner for thirty at the Country Club in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Brindley of San Francisco yesterday.
In Chicago probate court a suit seeks 70,000 in currency and 79,000 in bonds allegedly gifted by a deceased wife to Mrs. Kate Miller and her crippled brother Carl Hauber. Edward W. Morrison, widower and hotel real estate owner, says the bonds vanished after Mrs. Miller and her husband were briefly arrested in Hoboken as they prepared to travel to Europe.
Chicago July 23. W. D. Boyce of Chicago and his bride Anna Corbin of Eaton Rapids Michigan plan a honeymoon abroad. They will travel after their July 3 wedding with Theodore Roosevelt’s hunting trips as a backdrop and other photographers in tow.
Poor Commissioner Hauser blasts budget cuts that reduced last year’s allocation from 14000 to 12000. He reports only 2042 left for the county poor farm and year’s end, enough for about two months, prompting requests to transfer funds from other accounts after supervisors balk at extra appropriations.
Kearney Neb July 23 The Glidden motorists report good Nebraska roads aiding a safer run toward Julesburg 206 miles away. Chairman Hower did not make yesterday’s leg staying in a Pullman as cars traveled beside the parallel railroad track and a parade of vehicles passed the train.
Kalamazoo Michigan July 23 The direct cause of the wreck on the Chicago Kalamazoo and Saginaw road near Schultz July 15 in involved locomotive failure and switch misalignment leading to derailment and damage officials reported today.
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