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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
15
Detectives in Chicago began a search for 17 year old Marjorie Baldwin daughter of real estate broker Walter Baldwin after she left home Wednesday evening for a walk and did not return.
The text recalls a phrenologist offering head bumps readings and a comic exchange with Mr Dolan. It notes Armstrong Lake in Bear Tooth National Forest Montana said to rival Lake Louise, at 7000 feet elevation amid surrounding peaks. A remark about old-fashioned boiled shirts closes the passage.
Market listing from John C Burns and Langdon & Boyd Packing Co. covers wholesale fruit items such as dates, bananas, cherries, lemons, cabbage, grapes, pineapples, cider, onions, potatoes, figs, oranges, and strawberries with prices. Livestock values include steers, cows, heifers, lambs, chickens, and various meats, plus provisions like lard and hams. Butter and Eggs, Grain, and Flour/Feed sections list numerous quoted prices.
The Western Wisconsin Poultrymen's Association holds its annual outing at Shore Acres above the Milwaukee railroad bridge while the stationary engineers picnic at Dresden Park on Sunday.
Washington June 19 the interstate commerce commission is expected to postpone its decision in the five percent increase advance cases for at least another week.
A New York Tribune anecdote describes two men disputing who pays the luncheon bill. After the winner settled, the waiter noted that the loser often overcompensates the tip to retaliate, sometimes ordering extra cigars and leaving change to pad the waiter’s take. The scene highlights the recurring “give me the check” quarrel.
In a Spring Hill classroom a teacher asked what is the highest form of animal life. A boy suggested the giraffe, sparking debate on intelligence and classification. The Kansas City Star notes the playful exchange as a local reflection on curiosity and science education.
Chile's national forests span about seven million acres. The extensive woodlands offer diverse ecosystems for recreation and conservation, with protected areas guiding sustainable use and public access.
Livestock market report from Union Stock Yards shows hogs receipts around 21,000 in NL on June 18 with mixed and butchers prices mainly $8.05 to $8.32, light and heavy hogs near $8.00, calves $7.25 to $10.35, cattle receipts about 3,000 with beeves $7.35 to $9.35 and calves up to $10.35, sheep at $5.30 to $6.40 for natives and $6.70 to $8.40 for lambs. A similar display from Il on June 11 notes hogs $7.80 to $8.15, cattle $7.25 to $9.30, calves $7.25 to $10.50, with weaker prices for natives and western lambs.
Dorothy Lisbeth, 18, of Corliss Wisconsin, elopes in a rain pipe escape. Chicago police hunt for her as her mother cannot identify the rightful suitor. A hired man witnessed a man catching a suitcase from Dorothy’s window and fleeing in a car.
The Duke of Argyll, Victoria’s son in law, wed into the royal family, a notable match but viewed through clan pride. A Highland fisherman and friend in London Punch relay the mood, saying the queen may be a proud woman today.
A maharajah of Nepaul reacts to his wife the maharanee's smallpox disfigurement by killing himself and targeting physicians. He then orders cannons against temple idols, prompting gunner refusals and hangings of several physicians before the idols are blown up.
A brief aphorism notes that loud voice or strong lungs do not guarantee intelligence or sound judgment, reflecting on wisdom over volume in daily reflection.
A terse note hints that a supposed grass widow hides deeper motives behind a quiet exterior. Community gossip centers on a possible web of secrets, suggesting appearances mask tension and unresolved conflicts nearby.
New York stocks opened with light trading but prices showed a tendency to improve. By 11 a.m. the market recovered from recent lows and improved in the first half hour. At noon activity cooled as traders awaited the Rock Island reorganization announcement. The market closed slightly lower.
Kansas City cattle receipts 300 with steady market. Steers 6.25 to 9.00, cows and heifers 4.25 to 9.00, stockers and feeders 6.50 to 7.75, calves 6.00 to 10.00. Hogs receipts 2,500 with 5c higher market. Bulk 8.20 to 8.35, heavy 8.0 to 8.40, medium 8.20 to 8.35, light 7.50 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 2,000 steady market. Lambs 8.25 to 9.35, ewes 4.00 to 5.50, stockers and feeders 2.50 to 7.60.
Chicago markets reports show hogs with receipts at 17,000 and prices range from 7.15 to 8.42 per cwt as buyers push for gains. Cattle receipts total 1,000 with beeves priced from 7.00 to 10.25, while sheep receipts reach 12,000 with natives 5.34 to 6.40 and lambs 6.50 to 8.50, reflecting mixed demand.
Butter exports quoted at 27c firsts 22 to 24c dairy exports 21% to 23c firsts 191% to 20%e Eggs prime firsts 17 to 174c ordinary 18 to 184c Cheese Twins 14% to 14%e young Americas 15% to 15 %e Potatoes Michigan 95c to $1 Wisconsin 98c to $1 Live Poultry fowls 14% to 15c ducks 13 to 14c geese 10 to 1lc broilers 28 to 33c turkeys 15c
Barley in Minneapolis ranges 45 to 82 cents with flax at 1.59 to 1.614 dollars. Chicago barley moves 5 to 63 cents a bushel and Duluth flax quoted at 1.61 to 4 dollars.
Chicago cash grain prices listed for Wheat Corn and Oats with bids for various grades. Wheat No 2 red 88 to 89 cents, Corn No 2 white 74 to 75 cents, No 2 yellow 71 to 71.5 cents, Oats No 3 white 40 to 40.5 cents, No 4 white 39 to 40 cents, standard 41 cents.
Chicago grain review reports higher Liverpool cables lifting wheat futures at the open. Corn opened 4c up on Buenos Aires, then fell 5c in July after selling. September futures remained firm, oats were up slightly, provisions dull with prices a shade lower.
Tomorrow is motion day in the circuit court with five divorce cases on the docket. Hearings include B. F. Harper versus Emma Harper, Louis Frey versus John H. Frey, Agnes Miller versus Albert Miller, Augusta Strong versus Charles Strong, and Jessie Wason versus George W. Wason. Most proceedings are expected to fill the day.
Conditions for rowing were unsatisfactory at the Poughkeepsie practice on June 19. The crew limited to brief practice near the west bank, attempting starts and spurts while Washington’s team skipped the water, with a long hike substituted by Coach Conibear.
MOBILE, Ala. June 19. Miss Etta May Wilson committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid while her father and sweetheart were in prison. A farewell note to her father declared death before shame. A note from a prominent local man offering to provide for her was found in her pocket.
The text describes punishment in effigy practiced in France before the first revolution. If the condemned escaped, a dummy was displayed in his cell and the legal process proceeded as if he were present. The warrant was read, and on the appointed day the dummy was taken to the scaffold before officials. Sometimes the same person was executed in effigy in multiple cities, but real punishment could follow if later captured.
Age brings hard trials as hopes shrink from prime minister or president to modest comfort. An older man learns to settle for second or even no place, gaining wiser values and calmer judgment, notes Neal Brown in National Magazine.
A primary class lesson on solids and liquids ends with a student answering where a watch belongs. The boy reasons solids because placing it with liquids would make it weak, prompting a dry humor moment in the classroom.
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