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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
6
A vintage advertisement argues for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, claiming it cures weak nervous and overworked women. It touts transparent ingredient disclosure and endorsements by leading medical authorities across schools, urging readers to trust the formula and its alcohol and narcotic free composition.
In the ongoing trial of the state versus Dr OBrien at VNROQUA Wisconsin jurors heard witness testimony about the December events concerning Miss Olson and the doctor. Prosecution highlighted the dying declaration and blood poisoning from abortion as the cause of death while defense offered alibi and contrary testimony. The case is expected to go to the jury with possible penalties ranging up to ten years.
Hughes proclaims victory for law and order after a heated session. Dr Murphy and Chase ejected a doctor from the room during the debate. Senate adjourned without date after passing bills that take effect immediately.
Frank Gutzel was struck while stepping from the causeway sidewalk by a car traveling at full speed. He suffered a serious leg fracture and possible internal injuries and was rushed by ambulance to La Crosse hospital where Dr. F. C. Sutter treated him.
In La Crosse a theater offers couples a $25 prize to marry on stage during June after a public ceremony. Applications go to the theater manager or Van Dyke & Eaton. The officiant can be chosen by the couple, and amateur performers may tread the boards Friday nights. Tonight features "The Divorce Question" on stage.
Chief John Weber returned from Detroit where he attended the fifteenth international convention of chiefs of police. He praised the session as highly successful and noted Detroit’s appeal, while saying La Crosse had it beat. The next convention will be in Los Angeles after Niagara Falls was defeated in the bid, with the date likely next January.
Pitcher Baillies catcher Harmes first baseman Tracey and fielder Graves left at noon for Freeport to meet the Colts in the opening game with the Pretzels tomorrow. Graves stayed behind in Sterling due to a slight injury Hawley and Eberly will pitch for La Crosse against the independent team at Sterling this afternoon.
Washington June 11 A corps of eye specialists is testing hope that Senator Thomas P Gore of Oklahoma, long blind, might regain sight. Mrs Gore urges the trial, hoping for success, though both have grown accustomed to blindness. Gore lost vision after injuries in childhood and a later accident with an air gun ended his remaining eye.
Plans for a fish sub-station at Winona have been submitted and a Fisheries Commissioner from Washington will arrive to approve the establishment. Construction starts after his arrival, with the station likely ready later this year around August or September when water levels permit operation.
Floods threaten St Louis as the Mississippi crest nears the city. Rivers Kaw and Missouri rise, submerging tracks near the terminal railroad and inching toward levee buildings. With 3 more feet predicted by Sunday, potential vast losses loom. In Kansas packing houses, floodwaters halt business as Missour i and Kaw floods inundate streets, four inches to four feet deep, disrupting rail traffic near Union station.
Charlemagne Tower, ambassador to Berlin, departed for Paris amid a broken heart over the end of his diplomatic career. He said he never expects to return to Germany and will withdraw from public life. Only embassy staff witnessed his departure as he and Mrs. Tower plan a four month European tour before returning to the United States in the fall.
The Saengerfest will feature a 1000 voice children’s chorus at the Saturday matinee. Miss Barbara Russell, formerly a public school music instructor, will arrive June 15 to begin rehearsals. An invitation goes out to all city schoolchildren as the thousand-voice target seems certain. The ensemble will sing Wachr Am Rhein, Lovely, and the Flag Song.
In St. Paul a tall woman placed a box of flowers at Moe & McNamee's funeral home. An employee assumed it was for a casket during services. The lid revealed a nude infant corpse, and police have yet to locate the woman who delivered the box.
Frank Pfluger, formerly of La Crosse and now in Portland, Oregon, was in the city today visiting old acquaintances. He is on a wedding tour with his wife, returning from an extended eastern visit. Pfluger formerly ran a cooperage shop at Third and Ferry, later moving west to resume the business.
A concert will be given by the German Lutheran Ladies Society in the church parlors on Cameron Avenue Friday evening June 12.
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