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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1907
Page
8
Miss Lulu Crawford and Miss Opal Adair, both athletic, staged a four round prize fight near Davenport with hair pulling and eye gouging amid a disputed decision. The referee declared a draw after Adair’s cooler Fourth round.
Multiple churches announce service times and subjects for Sunday. First Church of Christ Scientist on King Street lists 10 00 a m Love and notes reading room repairs. Latter Day Saints at Avon street hold 2 00 p m Sunday school and a baptismal rite by laying on of hands. English Lutheran Holy Trinity begins 10 45 a m with 9 30 a m Sunday school. First Congregational at Main and Seventh plans 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m services with noon Sunday school and 6 03 p m union young people. First Baptist on Sixth street cites 10 30 a m morning service and 11 45 a m Bible school with 3 00 p m Colton branch and union evening at Congregational led by Dr. Fowler. Christchurch July 28 liturgy includes varied anthems and psalms. First Presbyterian at King and Sixth conducts 10 30 a m sermon and 12 m Sunday school with 6 30 p m union youth meeting. St Paul Universalist at Eighth and Cass preaches 10 30 a m on The Reciprocity of Life with noon Sunday school and 7 30 p m union service at Congregational. Vacation bells ring for St Paul and First M E with evening union service at Congregational and visiting minister exchanges.
The text shows James R. Garfield praising labor saving devices and arguing against their criticisms. It includes a fable about a tramp who lost a livelihood to a cash register and ends with a proverb about God rewarding silence.
Reports from Minnesota and nearby towns outline rising Mississippi River conditions endangering valley farms, a lethal street car accident involving Roy Bridge in Toledo, a faculty resignation at Gustavus Adolphus College, a new Paynesville school staff, and an intense electrical storm causing damage in Bagley.
Hickory Homestead No 806 Brotherhood of American Yoemen held a pleasant meeting at Woodmenhall. James B. Murray won a bean guessing contest prize. Members drawing prizes included W. B. Batchelder Sophia Rehmer and Mrs Arthur Drake. Only one meeting monthly August September. Bazaar donations incoming for November 14 1907.
Ira W. Kelley writes of two years with kidney and bladder trouble and poor health. He spent much on physicians with little result but was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure and urges others to try it.
In St Paul Minnesota a 22 year old woman Mamie Welsh of 501 Bradley street escaped into a yard as a lightning ringed a house and gasoline flames enveloped her body leaving her in critical condition at St Josephs hospital. Doctors fear she cannot recover and report tongue blistering from inhaled flames. In Fergus Falls Minnesota four Finns jailed for not working out a ditch contract after being paid by Jacob Kohler. In Paynesville Minnesota Green Lake Chautauqua assembly set for Spi cer on Green Lake from August 3 to 11.
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