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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
6
A sworn statement is attested before A W Gleason Notary Public on December 6 1886. The document bears the official seal and the notary’s subscription in the presence of witnesses.
A mob confronts B E Edwards president of the company on Fourth Street near Main. Officers arrive but do not use force. Sheriff Big Bill Duncan calms the crowd as lemons and projectiles fly and a shower begins, helping disperse the crowd.
A labor clash in La Crosse drew large crowds as outsiders jeered non union workers. Sheriff Duncan and Edwards clashed over arms and order while crowds toppled tires and faced police, with car service dwindling and civilians boycotting street cars amid tensions.
Advice for nervous men and women stresses that weak blood underpins nervous illness. The article promotes Make-Man Tablets as a blood and nerve remedy, claiming to revitalize a debilitated system and restore vitality. Sold by druggists at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, with a money back guarantee.
Reader requests a free 50 cent box of Make-Man Tablets via their druggist. Letter asks for the product and booklet, encloses 4 cents to cover mailing, and notes only one box per family. Includes placeholder fields for druggist name and address.
The writer notes locals cannot recall a man and cautions readers to be wary of a streetcar spy. He recalls questioning old streetcar men who also remember nothing, concluding the spy thrives in the industry. Fraternal closing by Frank J. Weber.
A summer travel notice advises taking Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on trips. It warns the remedy cannot be bought on trains or steamers and stresses preparedness for water and climate changes that may trigger sudden diarrhoea.
In New York Dustin Farnum testifies he never kissed or hugged Mrs Katherine Commons Gould and always called her Mrs Gould. He says he is bashful and might be rattled by looking into a young woman's eyes. He confirms his age as 34 and recalls meeting Katharine Clemmens as a boy.
Manila June 23 Sergeant Academia leader of the Davao mutiny was killed by Sergeant Hewson of the pursuing party in a June 18 fight. Hewson was injured in the skirmish as Americans defended a church turned fort during the uprising.
The graduation exercises at St Josephs school hall begin promptly at 7 39 this evening. A brief program includes a pretty little play performed by members of the graduating class.
Boston powered with batteries Tucker and Graham faced New York pitchers Raymond and Schlei. The final line shows Boston four runs in the 4th and 12th innings while New York tallies include 7 runs in the later frames.
The Suburban handicap opens at Sheepshead Bay drawing about 15 000 spectators. Restigouche and Fitzherbert in Hildreth colors led the betting as Col Tom McDowell’s King’s Daughter and Fayette followed. Alfred Noble received strong support. Keene colors Celt Hilarious Turncoat not entered. The race carries a $5 000 guaranteed value.
Four La Crosse residents share degrees at the University of Wisconsin commencement. The 570 member class marked the largest single commencement in the university’s history. Degrees awarded include bachelor of arts to Ethel Burnham Mary Kelly Giles Doud Ella Wyman and Katherine Gedney. Halley Jolivette earned a master of arts and Ralph Ford Lester Moss completed electrical engineering studies.
Oakland detectives search the steamship Manchuria after secret tips place Leon Ling in Oakland and a voyage attempt. The Hip Sing Tong linked to Suey Sing in Oakland is under police scrutiny while Chinese letters threaten Chu Gain and Elsie Sigel amid the Sigel inquest.
Miss Mary Harriman daughter of a railroad magnate has given an Erie fleet ferry to the Brooklyn committee for tuberculosis prevention. The vessel will be used to house 300 people in open air sleeping apartments as part of anti TB efforts.
A surge of extreme heat in Chicago on June 23 left one person dead and ten others prostrated as authorities warn residents to seek shade and stay hydrated amid the dangerous conditions.
Police, via Geo Lee a Chinese interpreter, say efforts to locate suspects in China town failed and they may be hidden in outlying Chinese laundries. Reports place Leon in Chicago within four days, with Lee Fan claiming to have seen him on Clark Street last Sunday.
The Wright brothers completion of the aeroplane shows all parts in place and the craft nearly ready for government testing. The machine replicates the previous aircraft wrecked last September that killed Lieutenant Selfridge and fractured Orville Wrights thigh, with a thirty day extension granted for trials.
Shawmut car finished second in the ocean to ocean race at Seattle exposition grounds near midnight. Ford No. 1 passed Snoqualmie pass this morning and is expected to finish third later today.
Trenton New Jersey June 24 Edward Yates mother of 18 children refuses two $10000 offers for her thirteenth offspring, a daughter whose arrival amid publicity ends the 13 for the Yates family. One offer came to Edward Yates of Pittsfield. the other from a Woodmen of the World clerk in Omaha Nebraska.
The Board of Public Works oversees a reinforced concrete walk project near the Mississippi Bridge. Molzahna Lyons, a veteran firm in concrete work, will perform the construction. If successful, the new pavement will set a pattern for future use.
The undersigned thanks friends for kinds words and sympathy shown during the illness and death of his father John Benson. Ren Benson v7
A brief note indicates eyeglasses were left at a shopping area and can be retrieved at 221 Main Street after the Saturday outing.
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