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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a 50 cent tonic to darken gray hair naturally. It claims to restore color, add luster, reduce dandruff and scalp itch, with daily applications shown as transformative.
Alderman Kempter proposes a two year 25 000 per year addition to the city budget funded from the tax roll to finance a North side high school instead of a 50 000 bond issue. Opposition cites overbonding and calls for alternate funding. Committee on school and finance to discuss tonight.
Danish steamer Soeborg torpedoed by a German submarine according to admiralty dispatches. British steamer Saidieh torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea yesterday. seven crew and stewardess drowned when a lifeboat capsized. Eight passengers and forty six crew landed at Chatham by steam trawler.
Biograph Motion Picture presents a free adaptation of the Judith and Holofernes story from the Apocrypha. The siege of Bethulia and storming are dramatized with careful period costumes weapons and settings.
Classified notice seeks a floor cigar case seven feet long. Contact new phone 1219 Black at 626 with offers or inquiries.
Final rehearsals underway for Howard M. Jones's Masque of Marsh and River at the State Normal school. Homer Cotton provides music with the Normal orchestra and singers while D O Coote directs.Tickets on sale at E S Hebberd drug store as 300 students prepare for premiere with elaborate lighting and picturesque costumes.
The speech urges a united effort among Mexican factions to restore constitutional government and relieve starving Mexicans. It says the United States may need to choose means to help Mexico save itself if leaders fail to unite and establish a government the world can recognize.
J H Bradbury 49 longtime Republican figure and 1908 congressional candidate died suddenly. He was found dead in his hotel bed at the Hotel Butterfield in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. He had been a candidate for state dairy and food commissioner to succeed J Q Emery last January.
Information for lung sufferers offers to send recovery reports from tuberculosis and a diet and fresh air booklet. A testimonial from Howard L. Klotz details a March 1902 recovery after two years of hemorrhages and pneumonia. Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia promotes the remedy as non habit forming, with pricing and local dealers listed.
President Wilson held a thirty minute discussion with German Ambassador von Bernstorff at the White House. Italian Ambassador Cellere arrived as Bernstorff departed, prompting smooth exit maneuvers. The talk reportedly urged Germany to offer reparations for infringed American rights and to seek a mutual understanding on neutral ship conduct under The Hague. No backing down was expected.
Governor Emanuel L. Philipp today vetoed the Stemper bill that would permit transportation lines to use city parkways in Madison The measure aimed to let the Milwaukee Street railway operate on Twenty second avenue for traffic purposes and was rejected by the governor in his veto message
An Austrian flyer shelled Molfetta on the Adriatic coast last night striking near the cathedral the bishop s palace and the shipyards. One workman was killed in the bombardment.
La Crosse crowds fill Riverside park for the first public band concert of the season by the La Crosse Normal School band. Prof. Homer Cotton directs thirty musicians as the performance earns strong acclaim and enthusiastic encores. A June 17 concert plans a twenty four piece ensemble from Andre's and Kreutz's organizations.
Eagles lodge and city merchants plan elaborate decorations for Main Street and surrounding blocks for the F O E state convention in La Crosse June 21 23. The four day program includes parades steamboat excursions and an exemplification of ritual with state officers and visiting aerie members attending events.
A health advice feature explains how to maintain strength to fight illness through good habits, proper nutrition, and rest. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to bolster blood and nerves and offers free booklets from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. by mail order.
Oscar Dupont John Murphy and Frank Ryan pleaded not guilty to larceny from the person after arraignment in county court They waived examination and were bound over to circuit court The police moved quickly resulting in the arrest The victim Simmoth a South Third street loom cashing a 20 dollar paycheck was followed and robbed behind the La Crosse Plow works The trio restrained him and took a pocketbook and a seven dollar watch
An excursion from La Crosse to Lansing faced disappointment as the steamer St Paul was delayed on the lower river and did not dock in time. The boat departed Lansing around 7 PM, arriving near four, allowing few travelers to embark for the return moonlit trip billed at seven.
W. R. Montague Jr son of W. R. Montague of the La Crosse Knitting works caused trouble with Sparta traffic ordinances on Decoration Day and was arrested. He posted $15 bail to appear before county court, failed to appear, and bail was forfeited. The judge commented that the young man didn't take the corners right.
Five hundred La Crosse school kindergartners staged a May Fete at Myrick Park with a flower arch grand march and a parade of cars decorated with blossoms. In a sunlit afternoon the event featured the Normal band Homer A Cotton and coach Gwendolyn Fenton guiding dances and games while Boy Scouts and city schools joined in the festivities.
The La Crosse Elks delegation names Hurtgen chair of credentials and Burgess in charge of distribution as Oshkosh girls receive favors and 25 000 kisses are pledged. The event features flags and a widely democratic yet biased mood with mascot Vic grabbing attention.
Advertising copy claims three grain Cadomene tablets restore strength and nerve force in men with dissipation and exhaustion. It promises home use, no physician needed, no opiates, and rapid improvements, urging readers to seek the product at well stocked pharmacies.
Madison track meet success earned ten LC emblems from the High School Athletic association during assembly. Eight team members, the track student manager, and the class baseball league manager Donald Dean received awards. Walter Reger also earned two medals for relay victory and high jump tie.
Owing to the closing of all county offices on Saturday afternoons the regular meetings of the soldiers relief commissions which have been held on Saturday will be held at the county building on the first Friday of every month during the summer.
The ad promotes Jad Salts as a remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys. It claims meat causes uric acid buildup leading to kidney strain and various ailments. A daily tablespoon of Jad Salts in water is advised before breakfast for several days to improve kidney function and keep blood pure.
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