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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
6
The Tribune invites nominations for its grand contest with eighteen prizes including automobiles. Young women across La Crosse and surroundings seek votes and prestige as Wisconsin's popular daughter. Nominate by clipping the blank, call Contest Manager at 323 for details, and start canvassing now.
A city crisis unfolds as Governor and Col. Falk weigh troop deployment. Four Milwaukee companies stay under arms while Mayor Scholey leads strikers toward settlement and a mass meeting seeks pacification with aid from Polish and Lithuanian priests. A striker, Simon Loduko, was arrested in Racine for buying five revolvers. others escaped. If needed, Troop A and Milwaukee Companies A D and E would join under Major Rossman with Gen. Boardman in direct command.
Charles H. Kowalke, formerly a printer in La Crosse and a late employee in the mechanical department of the La Crosse Tribune, died in Minneapolis after an appendicitis operation. He had left La Crosse a year ago for a better post with Pioneer Printing. He had eight months of marriage to Ida M. Lowry of La Crosse.
R L Knebel formerly of La Crosse refutes press reports claiming serious injuries after a hand car collision with a train. He says only minor head and arm bruises and a back injury, with recovery expected in days. Knebel’s career includes positions in St Paul and Duluth and now Sioux City Iowa.
Grand Rapids, Michigan July 23 Mrs Rose Warner once believed to have drowned herself and child is found alive at the Salvation Army Rescue Home on South Division Street.
Madrid dispatch details widespread civil strife after Moroccan battles. King Alfonso delays parliament extraordinary session while reserves rush to Melilla. Moors gain victories, jails fill with political prisoners, and public unrest spreads nationwide. A separate medical note extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a neuralgia cure with a patient testimonial.
French Island’s Camp Watterson buzzes with visitors as all cottages host summer parties. Gage and Wohlhuter families entertain guests at their cottage. John Orton Sr and family visited this Sunday. Maud L. Wallace returns from five weeks in South Dakota to stay for two weeks. Mrs. Alfred Au spent a few days this week. Benj A. Stevens was a guest Saturday. Bert Skinner and C L Blunt stopped overnight en route to Albert Lea in Mr Skinner’s auto.
Sidney H. Hatch, winner of the Illinois Marathon and an American Olympic team member, remains the favorite for the 100 mile endurance race starting at River View Park in Chicago at 10 30 p m tonight. Finish expected tomorrow afternoon.
U S Senator La Follette accuses Speaker Cannon of seeking a cloture rule to suppress tariff debate. In La Follette's Weekly, the editorial condemns Cannon and Aldrichs approach, praising senators Bristow Beveridge Brown Clapp Cummins Dolliver Nelson for probing the bill and keeping the public informed.
A train of ninety Safari trophies arrived in town as forty men hauled hippo sections from a hunt on Tuesday. The lead bull measured 14 feet, billed as the largest killed in the region for years, drawing attention to Col. Roosevelt.
Deputy Game Warden George L Kingsley announces a new law making it a misdemeanor for male nonresidents over 16 to fish inland waters without a license. Licenses cost one dollar and can be issued by state or deputy wardens, with penalties ranging from 25 to 50 dollars fine or up to 30 days in jail.
The Board of Public Works announced strict measures to enforce watering rules. Water to be shut off at homes violating lawn sprinkling limits after 9 pm or outside permitted hours. Commissioner Day said compliance is necessary for economical plant operation.
French aviator Henry Farman completed a cross country flight from Chalons to Suippes covering about 40 miles. He stayed aloft for one hour and five minutes and maintained a height around 150 feet throughout the trip.
Four buses and a medicine wagon will transport 75 Bowling Club members and friends to Goose Island for the annual picnic next Sunday. A detailed program includes a baseball game with teams led by Matt Spah and Anton Verse, plus fishing and various races.
After a record encampment the Third regiment Wisconsin National Guards entered Milwaukee by rail today at 3 o clock. Companies marched from Milwaukee station wearing rifles blankets and canteens showing a military bearing from a week at camp and exposing themselves to Milwaukee road travel.
Madison star pitcher Paul Grimes signed by local team president Rooney and expected to arrive this afternoon to bolster the pitching staff for tomorrow’s game. Grimes, who helped Madison defeat La Crosse last season, will join Schardt in the rotation as the series unfolds. Saloons in downtown will close Sunday from 2 to 5 PM to boost attendance at the afternoon game.
In Lisbon on July 23 Miss Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs. Henry Smith, became engaged to Prince Miguel of Braganza after he publicly renounced all throne rights. The banner notes her inheritance from the late Silent Smith, including a life interest in bonds and a $1 million settlement.
Ten thousand people crowded the jail yard in Brandon Mississippi to witness the hanging of Will Mack a black man convicted of attacking a white girl at Palahatchie He had been moved through several jails and faced near lynching attempts prior to his execution by hanging
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