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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
8
The text shows a college or league standings snippet with teams like Green Bay Oshkosh and Eau Claire. It notes a decisive upcoming series described as critical, with win loss and performance figures embedded in a garbled table.
Results show Freeport has a 4 0 lead over Eau Claire as La Crosse suffers injuries. Upcoming key series between Freeport and La Crosse could decide the pennant, with Wausau beating La Crosse 3 0 in a pitcher’s duel. Oshkosh defeats Green Bay 7 2 after Garlic misses his start and Stadler fills in.
The workers say they were brought south in February under promises of 3 and 5 dollar daily wages but were paid only 1 dollar by the company. They allege forced labor, starvation when no food remained, restriction from leaving camp, and severe beatings when trying to escape. Bosses armed in the woods and tortures described. the company is a major southern lumber firm formed three years ago with Michigan and Wisconsin capital.
The capitol commission in Madison on July 25 ordered immediate work to clear the site for the first wing of the new statehouse. Architect George B. Post and associates will finalize minor plan changes in New York and send perfected drawings to Madison. The plan envisions a symmetrical building with four wings radiating from the central dome, starting with the west wing.
William T. Hudson formerly of Evanston Illinois shot and killed his wife at the Pasadena residence of Dr. A Hibag where she worked as a domestic. He then died by suicide today by drinking carbolic acid.
Pittsburg dispatch reports an express wagon carrying $200,000 was deserted at night by its driver who mistook a policeman for a holdup man. The wagon was late, an alarm sounded, and it was later found with the horse grazing by the sidewalk.
In Pensacola on July 26, reports allege peonage of about 100 immigrants, mainly Germans, by officers of the Jackson Lumber company at Lockhart Alabama. US deputies carried warrants for arrests as escaped Germans seek German consular protection and recount severe abuse.
Polk county officials warn that many country districts may lose fall state apportionments due to districts not employing certified teachers or hiring noncertified relatives and friends. County Supt. Casey faces pressure as boards in Lowell Andover and east county towns risk forfeiting aid if they ignore legal requirements.
The La Crosse Tribune presents a roundup of city events and regional items. It highlights community updates, school activities, and upcoming public notices, underscoring the newspaper’s role in delivering timely local information.
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