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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
8
Wide area coverage highlights a 33 500 contest of gifts drawing attention across multiple communities. Organizers promote broad participation and local engagement while outlining rules and eligibility. The event features varied prizes and a focus on charitable giving.
The Tribune popularity contest draws wide interest with 200 plus nominations. Enter by mailing the nomination blank for 1900 votes and pursue prizes totaling 3500 dollars including Brush runabouts piano diamonds bracelets and purses. Open evenings to explain details. daily standings posted.
A compiled directory for District One in La Crosse lists numerous residents with street addresses including Main, Market, Ferry, South Ninth, South Fifth, Adams, and other streets. The document also shows a column of numbers near the end, possibly counts or totals.
A district two roster from La Crosse details residents by street and number including J Gifford 822 Rose Maude Fuller 1220 Avon Bertha Sorenson 1542 Caledonia Anna Groeschner 1307 Kane Molly Boyle 2122 George Arthur Anderson 1323 Kane Mary Harden 1419 Kane Olga Casperson 1419 Loomis Mrs Henry Knebes 1202 Kane Elia Gage 1601 Avon Mabel Paulson 1433 Caledonia Blanche Hardy 1610 George Ella Nelson 2491 Prospect Rose Rusche 1992 Kane Maude Koch 415 Caledonia Edith Swarthout 904 Rose Ruth Granke 831 Rose Minnie Wittenberg 1212 Avon Welch 1646 Avon Ith Eberhart 1125 Caledonia noted in North Side district roster.
A long readable roster lists numerous residents from Lansing North McGregor Caledonia Hokah Spring Grove Preston and other Iowa and Minnesota locales. Names include Ruth Cooper Julia Carin Irene Horne Anna Langlie Tina Anderson Clara Tone and many others with varied ages and addresses.
Emery Bursch, a Spiritwood area farmer, found a Bengal tiger in his haystack shadows. The animal roared and approached, prompting Bursch to climb a barn. Neighbors and harvest hands aided a lasso capture, tying the tiger to a fence after it had escaped a Rogers circus.
Louise Arbogast daughter of Louis Arbogast the West Seventh street butcher is under heavy bail charged with murdering her father. She spends the summer at Bald Eagle lake with sisters Ida and Babe and two friends occupying a small cottage.
Grand Forks North Dakota July 27 The Mekinock business district seventeen miles west of here on the Northern Pacific was partly wiped out by fire caused by lightning in Sandens general store where the telephone exchange is located. Sandens general merchandise store and harness shop and the Mekinock State bank burned. Loss about $20000 partially insured.
Nils P. Swenson age 72 of Garfield township Clay county was released on a 20000 bond after being held for the October term on a charge of murdering his daughter in law by poisoning her.
A J Kennedy was thrown from his motorcycle at over fifty miles an hour and suffers a brain concussion. He remains unconscious and in a critical state at St Luke's Hospital in St Paul.
Promote Foley's Orino Laxative for stomach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. Claims include sweetening the stomach and breath, gentle liver stimulation, bowel regulation, and superiority to ordinary laxatives. Endorsed by O. O. T. Erhart.
In Billings Montana Alderman John Staffel Pressie West age 16 Minnie Waggoner age 13 and an unknown child drowned when a rowboat capsized on the Yellowstone River late Sunday. Onshore rescuers attempted to reach them but the swift current delayed relief.
The Amorita won the Chicago Mackinac Island yacht race with finish time 8 28 a m Monday leading ten craft. The Valmore finished second at 9 33 a m while others had not appeared. Unofficial time supports Amorita as winner.
New Kensington, Pa July 27 The eight mills of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company in this district are running for the first time since July when its employees walked out over the open shop order. A number of strikers are back at the works and working under the same conditions as before the strike.
Indianapolis report credits Charlie Carr as the pivotal figure who built the Hoosiers’ pennant winner era in the American Association. A Cleveland native, Carr joined Indianapolis after time with Cleveland and became a star infielder and strong hitter. He mentored Owen Bush, who later thrived with Detroit, giving Hoosiers their early big league foundation.
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