Arms Not Safe in Hands of Russia
A British steamer Woodburn was fired upon by a Russian torpedo boat near the Bay of Pitkipas amid czar and Kaiser talks. The incident prompts Britain to seek a full captain’s report and possible indemnity while Russia says the act was a regrettable mistake.
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Russia
ST. Petersburg
Woodburn
England
London
Foreign Office
Robertson
Woodbura
Bay of Pitkipas
Kaiser
Woodbury
Northbury
Frederickshaven
Standart
Edward
Dogger Bank
Barbers Claim They Won Two Games
North side barber recalls two games with conflicting tales after a doubleheader. He says first game ended 20 to 7 in his team’s favor and the second, five innings, 29 to 8. A saloon and two umpires nearby spurred talk of moving future games to neutral grounds like La Crescent or Pettibone park.
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South Side
North Side
la Crescent
Pettibone Park
Restorative Treatment For Nervous Men
An unverified authority touts a home remedy for nervous exhaustion melancholia and anxiety. The formula blends syrups and tinctures including sarsaparilla balm wort cardamom and cadimene with instructions to take a teaspoon after meals and at night. Claims include rapid improvement and no opiates, suitable for men and women.
Plot to burn Vera Cruz and loot city uncovered
In Vera Cruz Mexico on June 18 a plan to burn the city, free prisoners and pillage stores and homes was uncovered. Police officers were named as primary plotters with several arrests including ex policeman Casemire Castillo and others denying or implicating. The scheme aimed to ignite fires, loot, and free prisoners, with government agents now investigating.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Casemire Castillo
Augustin Millian
Julio Felix
Enrique Orelana
Theodore Ramirez
Mrs Kaufman Found Guilty of Battery in South Dakota
Flandreau S D June 18 The jury in the Emma Kaufmann murder trial returned a verdict of guilty of battery. The court sentenced her to pay a $199 fine or fifty days in jail. Mrs Kaufman paid the fine and was released. This ends a famous murder case in South Dakota in many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flandreau
Emma Kaufmann
Sioux Falls
Agnes Poirers
Eclipse of Sun Seen by Thousands in La Crosse
Thousands of La Crosse residents watched a partial solar eclipse last evening. People used smoked glass to view the event as the shadow appeared on the sun’s right side at 6 and moved upward until 7 39, then disappeared with the sunset.
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la Crosse
America
Where Teachers Go For Summer
Some La Crosse high school teachers will spend the summer at various locales. Lena Johns goes to Dodgeville, Wright to Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Butler to Milwaukee, Cora Desmond to Madison, Piper to Stratham New Hampshire, Belle Collins to Ripon, Paul Gruenamyer to Columbus Ohio, Head to Beloit Wisconsin, Pratt to Boscobel Wisconsin, and Doherty to St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse High School
Lena Johns
Dodgeville
Wright
Madison
Butler
Milwaukee
Cora Desmond
Piper
Stratham
N. H
Belle Collins
Ripon
Paul Gruenamyer
Columbus
Ohio
Head
Beloit
Wis
Pratt
Boscobel
Doherty
St. Paul
Rev Ferris Quits Church Again to Travel for Tea Firm
The Rev E E Ferris former First Baptist La Crosse pastor and later Milwaukee and East Orange N J resigns again for ill health and leaves the ministry for the road. He will travel for a large tea and coffee house in Canada and the northwest. He paused in Fond du Lac visiting his father, George F Ferris, and says he will not return to the ministry.
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Ferris
E. E. Ferris
First Baptist Church of
Winnipeg
George F. Ferris
Church Attendance Shapes Family Sacrificial Duty
A man values churchgoing highly and believes his own benefit grows when his family also participates. He emphasizes the collective spiritual gain over individual convenience, urging others to join for the greater good. The remark reflects a perspective on religious devotion influencing household habits and shared practice.
Diploma Ceremony Honors Saint Rose Nursing Grads
Rt Rev James Schwebach conferred diplomas on Misses Margaret A Schwebach Mary G Buck Anastasia G Dastuck Pearl M Stuckey and Helen M Wagner at St Francis Hospital graduation Mass and concert featured Mozart Gloria by graduates and St Ann’s kindergartners with nuns earning praise for fidelity to duty and charity
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Condon
Europe
Angels of Charity
Schwebach
James Schwebach
Mozart
St. Rose Normal School
St. Ann's Kindergarten
Margaret A. Schwebach
Mary G. Buck
Anastasia G. Dastuck
Pearl M. Stuckey
Helen M. Wagner
St. Francis Hospital
Graduates Speak On Future of Newspapers and Education
Miss Minnie Knight criticizes today’s papers for sensationalism and party influence while predicting a future focusing on literature, art, and uplift. Miss Myrtle Bangsberg urges less cramming and more play and gym in schools, and William Freehoff backs municipal playgrounds. Luening offers congratulations as diplomas are awarded by Superintendent Bird.
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Miss Anderson
New York
Minnie Knight
William Freehoff
Freehoff
Myrtle Bangsberg
Bengsberg
Luening
William Luening
Board of Education
la Crosse Board of Education
John P. Bird
la Crosse High School
Paul Esch
Stanley F. Anderson
Marguerite S. Anderson
Edna M. Anderson
Sadie TL. Allen
Myrtle O. Bangsberg
Nora E. Beust
Helen G. Bock
Ruth M. Bradfield
Edmund D. Cronon
Alice Cecilia Crowley
G. Arthur Dahlgren
Grace M. Denney
Fred William Dickens
Laura Emery
Myrtle O. Embury
Paul Herbst
William A. Freehoff
Stanley George Gordon
Wallace Back With Team On Promise Of Good Conduct
Outfielder Wallace was returned to the team after President Elliott lifted a ten day suspension given for rowdyism last Tuesday. Eau Claire had no extra players to replace catcher Benaud who was sidelined with a sprained ankle after Breisser left the squad.
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Wallace
Elliott
Eau Claire
Breisser
Benaud
30 Days for Theft of Shoes
Dan Noble a riverman stole a pair of shoes from Paulson Shoe Company outside display racks yesterday. Det Jos McGrath from Central Station observed him at a sale and Noble was brought to county court. He pled guilty and received a thirty day sentence in the county jail.
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Dan Noble
Paulson Shoe Company
Jos. McGrath
Central Station
Kill aged couple and steal 15900 dollars in Missouri
In Bala Cuwa? Mo authorities found wealthy farmer Wm Mewes and his wife shot dead at their home. A wallet with 1200 dollars lay with the wife while jewelry remained untouched. The coroner’s jury ruled Mewes killed his wife and then himself, and the missing sum totaled 15900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
W m. Mewes
Balawin
Mewes
David Schmelzer Dies of Cancer at 50
David Schmelzer aged 50 of 1235 La Crosse street died at home after a six week illness with cancer. Survived by a widow and seven children. Funeral at his residence Monday 8:30 am and St. Joseph church 9:00 am. Rev. Rather Schlietter to officiate. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery. Fessler & Dahl in charge.
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David Schmelzer
la Crosse Street
St. Joseph Church
Schlietter
Fessler & Dahl
Oak Grove Cemetery
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Jima Leap
Phile Hay Spec. Co
Newerk
Elliott - Loeffler
Weolesale
Peart
Wisconsin
Frank Kohn
Q. A. Merrick
E. EB. Savage
N. Third St
Cameron Ave
la Cresse, Wis
Peones
Roeschier
Hoeschler Bros
la Crose
Spirnt
Savines Accounts
Drafts Seiden All
Paris
Barbers
City
Watch
LaCrosse
J. I. Sussman School
Photography
Nicolet Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Derma Viva
Erhart
For
Sunkist
California
Sunkige
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Batot
The
Bergh Piano Company
4Th and Jay Sts
U. S
Rexall
T. Erhart
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