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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1907
Page
7
Short Tribune want ads urge readers to seek servants or jobs with simple lines. The quirky item frames assistance as a playful call to action for work opportunities and domestic help.
Shipping clerk in the Union depot heard glass smash and a scream then found Edward Fitzgerald of Sapulpa Oklahoma naked and fatally wounded on the platform. He died at Emergency Hospital at 4:30 PM after arriving dusty from a railroad ride. The bath area had opaque glass painted white, suggesting foul play or accident.
A renowned critic, famed for pinpointing perfect methods, passes away in a workhouse setting. He could articulate how things should be done yet lacked means to execute them himself, leaving a stark note on capacity vs. critique.
A page of classified ads lists for rent unfurnished rooms in multiple locations, furnished rooms, housekeeping rooms, and a few misc offerings such as inks, sewing, and ice cream. Wording indicates Chicago or Milwaukee Tribune style with multiple addresses and box numbers.
Classified notice indicating a person seeks a job as stationary engineer or fireman. Mentions first class papers and provides the name C. Forkrud with Tribune office contact. Ends with Insurance.
In New Haven on June 5 Jennie Smith was arrested after allegedly stealing two ten dollar bills from Harry Vandmen. A stomach pump failed to locate the money until Dr. S L Spier ordered a mouth search and found the two bills tucked in Jennie Smith’s cheek.
June 5 report says the president may order an investigation by the Justice Department into the rising meat prices to determine if natural market factors or packer collusion are responsible.
Daily market notes report no crop damage despite bucket shop rumors. Eggs ease to 13 14 cents a dozen in wholesale, butter up a cent, potatoes down five cents to 45 cents per peck, wax beans down five cents to 15 cents a pound, and grain growth solid with corn planted and flax in, while advances and declines appear in other farm goods and local retail prices.
Wheat opened slightly higher on cables but soon weakened as selling by large traders dominated. Corn and oats held steady, with light demand and heavy professional selling. Liverpool and Minneapolis quotes show mixed gains. Chicago cash and futures reflect overall soft tone with fall in wheat futures and steadier grains.
The body of Mrs Catharine McCart missing with George Katelbach was found with the head crushed by a blunt instrument. Officers surrounded the house and Katelbach barricaded doors as clues tied the two to the neighboring farm disappearance.
Normanna Sangerkor plans its regular annual picnic for June 23 to mark the society's thirty eighth anniversary in this city. A special committee will supervise arrangements and an exact picnic site and travel method will be decided at the next meeting. Programs of music and several sports including races a ball game sack races and athletic turns are planned for the day.
Local residents attend church conventions and socials in nearby towns. Names include J H Stokke, Moe, Von Ruden, Hazel Twite, G W Wolf, Marcella Wolf, Hershel Rick, Proctor family, Bay, Hoch, Blashek, Umbarger, Pulver, Hanesworth, Minnie Johnson, Gwyn Hanesworth, Munyon, Nelson, Haden, Grascopi, Chas Hohlfeldt, J McClellan, Riley. Attendees visit relatives, shop, or travel to La Crosse, Chaseburg, Prairie du Chien, Genoa and other area locales.
Booker T. Washington condemns newspapers run entirely for black interests saying they overemphasize the wrongs of his people and push them toward separation from whites.
Senator Paul Hastings told the Wisconsin legislature's transportation committee that a uniform two-cent fare is fair for all roads earning up to 3500 dollars per mile. He cited Minnesota Michigan Illinois and other states with similar rates and argued lowering higher fares to two cents would balance the system.
Hawley outlines what he calls a conspiracy by Western Federation of Miners leaders to fund and direct murders including Gov. Steunenberg. He cites bomb plots, targeted assaults in Colorado and California, and the use of Orchard and Simpkins as executors in a pattern of violence. The defense questions Orchard’s identity and ties to Pinkerton agents while witnesses recount Orchard’s approach to Julian Steunenberg days before the killing.
A partial timetable fragment lists times such as 2 35 am 7 and 12 35 pm with inconsistent minutes 65 and 33 am 6 23 pm and notes daily services with exceptions on Sunday and Saturday.
In Birmingham Alabama a train carrying pots of molten metal collided with a street car causing hot metal to cover one roadman and two passengers. The street car was burned completely. The event left three likely fatally injured with a grim scene and a stray moral about optimism and debt.
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