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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1906
Page
3
The annual labor famine worsens as farmers in Minnesota and Wisconsin struggle to hire farm hands. Railroads demand workers for western construction and wheat fields, while many men seek high paying western jobs, leaving employment agencies frantically trying to meet demand.
Miss Celeste Mengothe of St Louis died after applying an alleged liniment made from corrosive sublimate mixed with wood alcohol found in a school medicine chest. Doctors said she suffered extensive burns before death following six days of agony. The second item notes a probate appeal over Colonel Bouck estate division with contested shares among Mary Murray Mary Rowan Brumaghim Hubbard and Bouck branches.
In Oshkosh Wisconsin Judge George W Burnell issued a long opinion in the Gabriel Bouck will case. He reviews the facts and finds in favor of the executor George Hilton that the estate should be divided into four equal parts.
Coleman Wisconsin farmer John Bartos, a woodsman near Coleman, is holding Marinette county officers at bay with a rifle. Two years earlier he held up a Peshtigo river log drive for weeks to protest log rights, was committed to an asylum, escaped, and now fights authorities from his farm with his family aiding him.
Ole H. Thompson died yesterday afternoon from ptomaine poisoning linked to canned sardines. This marks the second poisoning case in Merrill, Wisconsin, with the first case being serious but nonfatal.
The passage argues that well planned advertising with the right medium and persistence costs less than scattershot efforts, noting that purposeful campaigns outperform random, poorly executed ads despite initial outlays.
At the Unique theater this week a picture show of unsurpassed excellence will be shown with illustrated songs and renowned singers. Manager Machinsky told a Tribune reporter the company’s experience has been gratifying and will bring the most expensive rare pictures from the United States. Beginning tonight the high grade pictures will be on exhibition and the public is invited to witness an entertainment of unquestioned excellence.
Arnold Lawson eldest son of financier Thomas W. Lawson married Lucie Mitchell Seeley widow of Herbert E. Seeley at St Thomas church New York. The couple, engaged months ago and planning October nuptials, wed suddenly with two friends and the bride’s mother present then went to a wedding breakfast at the mother’s home.
In Milwaukee Finland born Alvina Mathilda Jeonen married Oscar Alexander Star at the English Lutheran Church of the Ascension. The ceremony was translated by best man Oscar Wicksstrom due to the bride’s limited English. The couple, separated by decades, reunited after Star’s long effort to bring his beloved to the United States.
The passage notes Mr. and Mrs. Seeley divorced eight years ago after the famous Seeley dinner at Sherry's. Mrs. Seeley later took the name Mitchell by court permission, her mother's maiden name, as they await a Boston bound train with Mr. Lawson's renovated schooner yacht Cygnet waiting.
Portland July 30 Judge Quarles faced criticism for freeing John C Black Joseph Black and August Anderson tied to Oregon land frauds. United States District Attorney Bristol said his decision conflicted with Beavers v Penkel Benson v Penkel and Hyde v Shine and with U S Supreme Court precedent on certified indictments. Further action awaits Special Agent Dixon return from Wisconsin and may lead to new proceedings or reindictment.
Kenosha police hunt for automobile drivers who killed William Dreyer north of the city. A Chicago crew is dropped from the inquiry as officers seek two heavy touring cars from Chicago seen in Kenosha Monday night. District Attorney Baker says Dreyer was killed near midnight but will not reveal the evidence.
Kenosha life saving crew rescued seven people aboard the yacht Jingo after its main sail broke a mile from port. A lake blow caused drifting for over two hours but the party escaped unharmed and were helped ashore by the crew.
A reader is warned that personal property is at risk when a neighboring house catches fire and a public notice warns homeowners to act quickly to protect their interests.
Waukesha Wisconsin July 30 new evidence may aid in finding the killer of aged farmer Hookstedt though the prisoner Otto Pruefert proclaims innocence. Sheriff King reports forced padlocks opened rooms described as squalid including Mr Hookstedt's bedroom with a straw tick dirty pillow and bare worn quilt a tattered scene amid family strife.
Dubuque Iowa July 30 The city is rid of tramps. Police Chief Pickley reports to Mayor Schunk that his drive to remove vagrants who cannot prove visible means of existence has expelled the last hobo. Officers have jailed the yards mills and icehouses.
The article argues that the perceived prominence of a store is driven more by its advertisement size than by the actual dimensions of its building or sales area. It notes that ad space influences public perception and competition dynamics in retail.
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