City to Demo Speed Limits With Street Car Test
La Crosse will host an afternoon automobile demonstration to show twelve, eighteen, and twenty four mile per hour speeds within city limits. Mayor Wendell A. Anderson and J. W. Bryant donated a car for the event, with patrolmen and a police observer from the chief's office. The showcase aims to educate cops and residents on legal speed and to curb violations.
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State Street
la Crosse
Messrs
W. A. Cargill
L. Groff
Anderson
West Avenue
Pine Street
Cass Street
Fifth Street
State
Front Street
Pearl
Fourth Street
City Hall
Main Street
Sixteenth Streets
J. P. Weber
John B. Webber
Wis
la Crosse Automobile Club
Aose
Fenewal
Wendell A. Anderson
Kurtenacker Quits Committee Role in Fourth of July
Carl Kurtenacker resigns from a Fourth of July celebration committee citing pressing reasons to be excused. He thanked the public for the honor of service and stated he does not wish to shirk his duties.
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Carl Kurtenacker
Kurtenacker
Wanted solicitors and help wanted ads in La Crosse Tribune
Classified notice reveals job solicitations for educational institution with six intelligent women or six men, two solicitors for town and country work, fair education required, pleasant work with salary or commission. Also items for sale including horse and buggy, hunting boat, furniture and household goods. Lost gold dragon brooch with diamond setting. reward offered for return to Tribune office.
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la Crosse
Wis
Ferry St
Tribune Office
Bryan Campaign Plans Circling Towards 1912 Nomination
Lincoln Neb 25 Bryan oratory will spread across Denver with Swanson Glenn and Augustus Thomas among seconding speakers. Nomination speech by Ignatius J Dunn limited to twenty minutes. Bryan may stay near Fairview then swing around the circuit, avoiding Denver but staying in touch by telegraph.
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Lincoln
Denver
Swanson
Virginia
Glenn
North Carolina
Augustus Thomas
New York
Ignatius J. Dunn
Omaha
Hanley
Indiana
Fairbanks
Chicago
Fairview
Stalwarts Lead in North Dakota Primaries
Returns from the North Dakota primaries indicate Col. C. B. Little has defeated Senator H. C. Hansbrough for the senatorship. C. A. Johnson for governor led in Meadville Twitchell and Fargo precincts heard from. Democratic vote was light and may not reach the official ballot in the fall election.
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ST. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
Col. C. B. Little
Bismarck
H. C. Hansbrough
C. A. Johnson
Meadville
Twitchell
Fargo
Five More Heat Victims Die In Chicago
Five more people overcome by heat in recent days died today in Chicago hospitals. Four fatalities occurred at the county hospital including Louis Hacker aged 35, Peter Zonski 32, Sam Collender 45, and Albert Anderson 24. The fifth victim was Josephine Kral a dishwasher.
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Louis Hacker
Peter Zonski
Sam Collender
Albert Anderson
Josephine Kral
La Crosse Excursion Sparks Water Wagon Pranks
A rowdy La Crosse crowd mobbed a wagon bound for Lansing with gibes and pranks. Billie Dolling fell prey to a leaking water tank as bystanders cheered and the party shifted to watch a ball game against a visiting Lansing team.
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Dolling
Acqua Pura
Lansing
Captain George H. Dalton Dies at 67
Captain George H. Dalton, 67, died leaving six children: Frank Dalton, Mrs. E. E. Dunlap of Indianapolis, Mrs. H. C. Dean of this city, Carl C. Dalton, Ray R. Dalton, and Mrs. Forest Clark. Ray and Carl plan to return for the funeral. Mrs. Dunlap notified. His death followed the passing of his wife two months earlier. Funeral services are set for Sunday at the Masonic temple with W. W. Berry of Milwaukee, grand secretary of the Masonic lodge, to supervise.
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Frank Dalton
E. E. Dunlap
Indianapolis
Ind
H. C. Dean
Carl C. Dalton
Ray R. Dalton
Forest Clark
Ray
Carl Dalton
Dunlap
Dalton
Masonic Temple
W. W. Berry
Milwaukee
Masonic Lodge
SIMPLICITY WILL MARK THE FUNERAL
Gov Fort and Gov Hoke Smith discuss ordering state militia for funeral security. Mayor Robinson favors the measure, Mrs Cleveland opposes military display, and the plan seems likely. Three of Cleveland's sisters Miss Rose Cleveland Mrs N B Bacon and Mrs Mary Hoyt are due to arrive today or tomorrow for the funeral.
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Hoke Smith
Robinson
Cleveland
Rose Cleveland
White House
N. B. Bacon
Toledo
Mary Hoyt
Omaha
Lack of Gas Blocks Trial Ascension
A local plant could have met the requirement though there is no knowledge of a continuous 3 inch gas main reaching the fair grounds. The city is known to have laid 1 inch diameter gas pipe in various areas.
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Fair Grounds
Powers Demand Dethroning of Persian Shah
Teheran reports revolt as Russia and England press the shah to resign and place his uncle Prince Zilles, sultan, on the throne. Rebels advance from the north as troops and reinforcements move to quell uprisings centered in Tabriz and Teheran, with blame shifted to Anjumans.
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ST. Petersburg
Persia
Zilles
Russia
England
Teheran
Tabriz
Girl Resists Kiss Threat, Quiet in Public Settings
A girl may threaten to scream if a man tries to kiss her but rarely acts on it when there is any chance someone might hear. This behavior shows she avoids public spectacle while signaling boundary setting.
Attendance crisis threats league baseball in La Crosse
After a referenced game with Oshkosh the La Crosse league reports the smallest attendance of the season with fewer than a hundred paid admissions. Officials warn that without improved patronage the league may exit La Crosse, as last year’s figure left the city with a franchise jeopardy. Directors urge strong fan turnout for upcoming games and note rival cities like Madison suffer weather losses but attract crowds on good days. The piece also promotes a local Dollar Day sale at Doerflinger's Store.
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Oshkosh
Baseball Association
la Crosse
Madison
Lynch
Sherman Slept No Operation Now
Cleveland Ohio June 25 at 9 oclock today physicians attending Congressman Sherman reported a comfortable night with little pain and general improvement. He will not leave the hospital for at least a week and doctors see no present need for an operation.
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Cleveland, O
Sherman
Miss Ella Kratchwil Weds William J Keegan in Quiet Ceremony
Miss Ella Kratchwil and Chicago businessman William J Keegan were married at 11 yesterday morning at 922 Main Street in a ceremony conducted by Rev Henry Faville. Only close relatives attended and a wedding dinner followed before the couple departed by Milwaukee road for a Chicago honeymoon. The groom, proprietor of a local livery, will establish their home in Chicago.
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Main Street
Ella Kratchwil
William J. Keegan
Chicago
Henry Faville
First Congregational Church
Milwaukee Road
Delegates Go to Denver in Autos
Cedar Rapids Iowa June 25 Five autos bearing a party of Illinois delegates to the democratic national convention at Denver passed through here today on the way west. They received an ovation as they whirled through the city and were escorted on their way by 40 autos. They will reach Lincoln Neb Saturday where they will be the guests of Bryan.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Denver
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Knights of Columbus Excursion To Viroqua
La Crosse Council No 839 plans a large Knights of Columbus excursion to Viroqua on the 28th for the dedication of the new church. Tickets are priced at $1.30. Viroqua is described as a city of royal entertainers, boosting interest in the trip.
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la Crosse
Knights of Columbus
Viroqua
Travelers to choose Asheville as convention city
Milwaukee, June 25 Travelers Protective association delegates meet in session to select Asheville North Carolina as the next convention city. Henry Gray of Louisville is slated to be elected president this afternoon.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Asheville
N. C
Travelers’ Protective Association
Henry Gray
Louisville
Venezuela Crisis Outlook After Minister Demand
Washington June 25 speculation runs high on the Venezuela diplomatic break as President Castro places blame on the United States for the ministerial dispute. An eventual policy shift will hinge on a pending conference among Acting Secretary Atlee Secretary Bacon and Secretary Root to define the government’s stance.
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Washington, D. C
Castro
Venezuela
Sam
United States
Atlee
Bacon
Root
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