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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1907
Page
4
A La Crosse piano dealer promotes a sweeping mid summer sale emphasizing cheap models. The buyer favors the best value, leaving medium priced pianos scarce. No piano on display below 275 dollars except a few used units, and local trade has purchased many fine pianos up to 1000 dollars, yet stock remains heavy.
The firm explains they contract for hundreds of pianos last August to cover annual needs from several factories, anticipating price increases. With prices rising again this year and contracts expiring August 1, they plan to sell off stock to make room for new arrivals and raise cash to pay for forthcoming deliveries.
A coupon based offer lets customers earn a credit certificate for 20 percent discount on any new piano or piano player. The first ten coupons receive 20 percent, next ten 19 percent, and each ten thereafter drops by 1 percent. An extra five percent cash discount applies to sales before Thursday to certificate holders. The firm has long used a uniform one price plan with clearly marked prices.
Credit certificates expire August 3. The sale lists many piano brands including Knabe Vose Chickering Conover Story & Clark Lohmer Phail Waugh Kimball Schaeffer Price & Teeple Lawson Cecilian Pianola Pianista and Self- Playing Pianos. Also offering used uprights, squares, and shop-worn players at low figures.
Milwaukee July 29 State Railroad Commissioner John Barnes condemned the 2 cent fare bill as evidence the legislature is incompetent or dishonest in rail rate matters He dismissed resignations as insignificant and urged reliance on the Interstate Commerce Commission for regulation, noting federal change would be needed.
The body of Miss Frances Bialecki, missing since July 23, was found hanging from a tree on the Wauwatosa road yesterday morning. Authorities indicate she had likely been dead since Monday.
Milwaukee July 29 two men and a woman drowned when a canoe capsized on the upper Milwaukee river during a pleasure cruise. Henry Veenendaal 22 and Miss Johanna Leenhouts 22 sank and were not recovered. James Leenhouts 16 swam to shore and survived. The accident followed a trip to a river resort and a paddle toward Wonderland with two siblings and a sweetheart.
In a river accident Leenhouts tried to reach the west bank after an unsuccessful rescue of his sister. Veenendaal and his sweetheart sank immediately. Lacking swimming ability in the mud, Leenhouts waited in shallow water until a passing launch rescued him.
Madison Wis July 29 The Omaha and the Great Northern railroads notify the state railroad commission they will comply with the order issued twenty days ago to open their elevators at Superior for public storage of grain.
OSHKOSH Wis July 29 Upon the return home of H Rowland Halsey and Richard C Halsey complete details were obtained concerning the tragic death of their father President R H Halsey of the Oshkosh Normal school who was killed by the accidental discharge of a revolver being handled by Richard Halsey who had cleaned the weapon following target practice at the Halsey camp at Gogebice lake Mich The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 30 oclock in the First Congregational church.
Camp Douglas reports Gov Davidson and family visiting Lake Kegers delaying any railway rate commission appointment until a vacancy arises next Thursday. Milwaukee and Kenosha items note a Maple E game warmup, a fine for speeding on Sherman Avenue, John Gillett’s unresolved disappearance, a Northwestern Railway strike for a 10 percent wage increase, publisher R C Michaelis critically ill, and Mazie Wilson nearly drowning at Lake Monona with Don Mowry aiding recovery.
In Sheboygan Dr. C M Cody a 26 year old dentist of Sheboygan Falls has been adjudged insane and committed to Oshkosh Northern hospital. Maj Mead seeks damages from A J Wolf Plymouth cigar maker in a suit withdrawn after injuries from an assault. Daniel Mobeth 69 found dead after heat collapse on way to a neighbor’s house. Ft Atkinson census reports 3580 people an increase of 537 since 1900. In Racine an injunction bars paying money to attorney E B Hand against T L Harnett claims. Neil Proud 21 dies from injuries in a runaway accident. After returning
A gunfire attack occurred on a rural road between Bedford and Heltonville as Senator Brooks, Mrs. D. Y. Johnson, and nurse Miss Stone rode in an automobile. Shots shattered the car curtains, striking a woman with minor scratches amid 40 to 50 rounds fired.
Chicago July 29 The circuit court heard a divorce trial in which Judge Tuthill urged that husbands who beat wives deserve retaliation. He said extreme cases justify violence as a response to inhuman treatment by a man who was described as "her master" and faced by bystanders who would not intervene.
A brief reflective line notes that occasionally a well‑intentioned man is so dense he fails to recognize a blessed opportunity, implying a humorous moral about perception and virtue.
Colonel Holway of the Third regiment lauds Companies M and B for strong shooting and steady work at Camp Douglas during the week of camp duties. An Army instructor commends close order yet notes rough work would improve with combat practice. General Ing praises overall improvement and Captain Rawlinson's guard duties as exceptionally good.
In praising the regiment bands, the article credits them for the high standing of Companies M and B. It notes La Crosse should be proud of its militia men for past records and the promising future ahead. The bands provided music for marches and contributed to local pride and military reputation.
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston, author of Frenzied Finance, wired Governor Johnson offering to help settle the miners strike in the Minnesota iron range. Johnson replied he would welcome Lawson's services but that the situation is now under control.
Rufus Jackson, Audrain county assessor living near Mexico, sustained a broken hip when his artificial foot slipped and caused him to fall onto his other leg. He weighs 230 pounds and was injured today in Mexico Missouri.
Milwaukee readers note The Public Ledger’s remarkable Elks convention coverage with 104 special pages across six issues. The paper printed twenty page supplements and fourteen page issues in one operation using SexXiubie machines, nearing a million copies. The Ledger’s art engraving rooms produced the illustrations and decorations, celebrating Franklin’s legacy in printing progress.
A droll reminiscence praises Dr King’s New Life Pills described as painless purifiers that cure headache and biliousness and keep the bowels right. The 25 cent price is noted at O. T. Erhart’s drug store.
W. E. Barber anticipates a lively August 22 booster day with Governor Burke of North Dakota and Governor Davidson of Wisconsin delivering main addresses. James J. Hill cannot attend due to August engagements. The program includes local bands, solos, and a Burlesque Society circus. A special train from Spring Grove, Minnesota, carrying 200 or more attendees, signals wider regional support.
The article argues that ongoing government revenue excess could fund the canal’s entire cost and leave a surplus for contingencies, making now an ideal moment to finance the large isthmus project.
A new missionary doubts whether his predecessor quit soon due to climate or cooking. Chiefs and warriors cluster in the royal court exchanging wary smiles as the scene unfolds.
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