This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 42 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
2
Heavy rains and a high Root River caused extensive damage in Sominn towns. Corn fields flooded and ruined, fruit trees damaged, and railbeds lightly affected. In Hokah and Brownsville areas hail damaged crops while overall roads remained passable.
Col. Copeland state department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic last night announced Adjutant General W L Osborne La Crosse Quartermaster General F A Baird Madison and Chief of Staff Louis Sholes Madison. He attended the William McKinley post meeting at the new courthouse and praised post unity before speakers including R E Osborne O S Sisson and Henry Wilsie.
T Hoverstad of North La Crosse is among 24 theological candidates ordained to the ministry by the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America in Minneapolis. He is an Augsburg Seminary graduate and is expected home soon to spend the summer on the north side.
Chicago markets report hog receipts at 26 000 with varied bids and steady overall tone. Cattle move 4500 plus with strength, sheep 13000 steady. Regional totals show Omaha and Kansas City hogs and cattle in the thousands with sheep numbers noted. The Tribune backs La Crosse residents.
Alledged competition has little effect on Bijou theatre crowds this week as McNamee the clay modeler delivers standout comedy and classic pieces. Amateurs take the stage tomorrow with a strong list including Carrie Schafer Odin Olson Ray Phillips and Raymond in an Irish and Swede sketch based on audience mood.
Beginning June 1 excursion tickets sell to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead Custer SD and return valid until October 31. A splendid opportunity for an enjoyable vacation trip with several fine trains via the Northwestern Line daily. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern railway.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad releases handsome new dining car menus for its fast eastern trains. The menus feature selections from top hotels and are exclusive to the B&O. Menus are printed in attractive editions for passengers.
The Tribune highlights top stories from the north side with local color, reporting on community actions, city events, and notable residents shaping the neighborhood's daily life.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Raymond visit friends in Winona. C. V. Burnside, traveling auditor for the C M St P F, checks local offices. Mrs. C V Craft attends Dubuque High commencement. G E Sampson, Milwaukee Road fireman, vacationing at Courtney ND. Roadmaster Pat Madden completes Milwakee depot grounds grading.
A taunting telegram to the Vermont prison superintendent offered a $2000 reward to poison Mrs Mary A Rogers who is to be hanged for killing her husband. The letter from Boston asks for the act to prevent the state's disgrace and lacks a signature.
Charles D. Stewart owner of the failed Stewart bank faced examination before referee Lee R. Joslyn. He revealed the bank’s liabilities near six hundred thousand dollars. The bank began in 1869 with a ten thousand dollar loan from Reuben Whiteman. M. L. Stewart repaid the loan from bank funds but the personal note was never paid and remains a worthless asset.
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and his wife attend Ohio Wesleyan University alumni gathering in Delaware Ohio. They participate in exercises visit the sulphur springs where they first met and tour the old house on Liberty Street where he mended his trousers as a student.
Report from Ridgewood Heights says Mrs Coleman E Thaisz, widow of a former druggist, shot her husband in Los Angeles last Monday and then killed herself. Jealousy and a vow to follow him reportedly drove the tragedy after he left her a year earlier amid strained prospects.
Mansfield Ohio June 22 expert oil and gas drillers say the monster gas gusher at Butler is yielding 5,000,000 cubic feet daily with no pressure drop. The field within twenty miles has been leased by oil and gas capitalists as prospects soar.
Springfield Illinois June 22 governor Deneen convenes a meeting of the state board of prison industries and superintendents of state charitable institutions. He notes many institutions fail to cooperate with the prison labor law in buying supplies from prisons.
Indianapolis June 22 The supreme court affirms Edward Donahue's death sentence for the murder of Aminter Northrup at Hobart Lake county. A stay dated to July 21 was issued to allow review of his appeal.
Shelbyville Indiana June 22 report says investigators may lack crews to advance the case. Dr Morris Drake suggested the fatality could be from a fall rather than a crime as the coroner examines the evidence.
Ten cars run under police protection as farmers in the suburbs drop stones from roofs and crash through the vehicles. Inside the city limits, the scene remains quiet.
Edwardsville Alabama June 22 Frank Wasman 22 died at work in the harvest field after thrusting himself before a runaway mowing machine to save his father. He caught the bridles and halted the team but was struck by the sickle and killed.
Governor LaFollette names a new civil service commission with Professor S. E. Sparling of the University of Wisconsin ex Secretary of State T. J. Cunningham of Chippewa Falls and Otto Caffron of Plymouth. The tax commission is reappointed with Judge N. S. Neilson George Curtis and N. P. Haugen.
The son of A. O. Morkved fell from a porch yesterday and received a painful head wound. A physician treated the cut and he is progressing well. initial suspicion of skull fracture was ruled out.
La Crosse seizes role as a convention city with six gatherings scheduled between June 26 and October 26. The list includes State Universalists, State Golf Tournament, State Postmasters, State Master Horseshoers, River Improvement Association, and National Purity Conference, joining already planned events from local and regional groups.
Short notes from the North Side: a confectionery and bakery plus furnished rooms with or without board offered by Mrs. C. Nagle at 625 Mill Street. a Ladies Aid social on Mrs. W. B. Tooke’s lawn on George Street. Thomas Phalon Co. coal firm. Officer Alois Yehle replaces M. Britton on nights during two week vacation. Britton in Minneapolis for vacation. for sale house and store building to be moved via Thomas Phalon, 700 Rose. Mrs. Hagen and children of Guttenberg Iowa visiting daughter Mrs. Roy Pynn of Rose Street. John Wachter and family day trip to Hokah for fishing.
The poem read by Rev. Dr. Minot J. Savage at the Lotos Club dinner in New York honors Whitelaw Reid and Lovingly links American and English destinies. It recalls shared traditions from Newton to Longfellow, praises liberty, and envisions two nations guiding the world toward peace and mutual strength.
Rev. O Gottast of the Chicago University attended a prayer meeting on the north side last evening. He plans to travel to Hillsboro North Dakota for a Scandinavian Baptists convention, then proceed to Congo, Africa, to undertake missionary work for about four years if his health allows.
Sokolik Saloon reconstruction moves forward with a new two story residence style building measuring 30 by 42 feet. Construction includes a basement and strong foundation already completed with portions of the superstructure finished near the water’s edge.
The Chicago and Northwestern railway issued a compact history of the Northwest from the Indians ceding the last territory east of the Mississippi to modern times. Over a hundred pages cover the roads forming the Northwestern Line, well printed in strong covers and postpaid for ten cents. W. B. Knis kern, P. T. M., Chicago.
Excursion tickets to Milwaukee Wisconsin via the Northwestern Line will be sold June 16 to 22 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of the Biennial Meeting of Modern Woodmen. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
excursion tickets sold June 22 23 and 24 with favorable return limits to Wausau Wisconsin via the Northwestern Line. apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
On Baker University in Baldwin Kansas the Biblical society expelled a fraternity ban from its constitution. After a clash with the Athenian and Promethean societies a member named Browne joined a fraternity. The campus found three tombstones in Centenary hall proclaiming the events with inscriptions.
Very low excursion tickets to Niagara Falls, N Y offered by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway on June 17 18 and 19 with favorable return limits available through agents. Proceeds support Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
A French conjurer at Madagascar’s court asked the queen to taste wine, was refused, and dumped the glass in anger. The liquid formed a rose on the queen’s lap. Officials demanded the queen depart, accusing the performer of high treason, and native troops protected him as he fled the capital before dawn.
A regiment lines up for a church parade but the church is under repair and can only hold part of the men. The colonel orders the nonparticipants to fall out on the reverse flank, many comply, then dismisses those who did not fall out and sends the rest to church, which needs it most.
A historically noted reference portrays Lucrezia Borgia as exceptionally beautiful with gray eyes and yellow hair. Descriptions mention her eyelids half covering the iris giving a languid look and a habit of sideways gaze that unsettled observers. It praises her conversational wit and ability to hold her own in any setting.
An English newspaper recounts a tale of a former governess who fell on hard times and received a discreet handout of half a sovereign from a benevolent stranger. After her death a friend found the coin in a white packet marked indecently for anonymity.
In February 1748 Lord Robert Bertie son of the Duke of Lancaster received a reprimand from the Duke of Cumberland's aide for blowing his nose beneath the duchess window at St James Palace while relieving guard. The offense was described as the sole act.
A 1783 Boston anecdote cited by J. H. Crandon recalls a heated church where parishioners lamented the introduction of artificial warmth. The cry: Extract the sacred fire of love, Our zeal grown cold and dead, as the stove replaced fervor in the house of God.
A Fond du Lac public library was entered and the cash drawer was robbed of about $11. The incident details remain sparse with no suspects named or further context provided.
The Westminster Gazette reports a damages trial before Lord Coleridge over the death of a prize winning beach sheepdog. Defense argues nominal damages claiming the dog had “had his day.” Lord Coleridge appeared asleep until counsel questioned exhibitors about aging dogs and bench routines, provoking laughter.
The chinchilla, under a foot long with a plump body, lives only in tropical regions. It must be killed carefully to avoid fur damage. A flawless skin the size of a pocket handkerchief commands high value, with ultra fine hair and a silk like texture.
A playful line shows Mrs. Wanterknowe pressing Mr. W. about curiosity and questions. He retorts that her inquisitiveness is pernicious, wide awake, and unrelenting, casting a lighthearted clash as they spar over motives.
Detrait Tribune notes Tess is very strong minded and can quit chewing gum the moment her jaws tire based on a light local exchange between Bess and Tess.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.