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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
5
Boston closes talks with Milwaukee to acquire pitcher Pape. Tabry confirms the deal and the new player will join the team on Wednesday. The announcement names John J. Tabry as Boston president and notes the move involves the Milwaukee pitcher Pape.
The notice says I am leaving La Crosse and wish acquaintances well. Any person with a claim against my name should present it for collection Wednesday at 1512 Madison Street. WM. LAMBERT and Family.
In memory of Wm Affelat the Turners move the Germania hall dance from June 25 1909 to Tuesday June 29 1909. Proceeds or further details are not provided in the notice.
In a record maritime duel from Fire Island to England, the Amerika and Red Star Lapland raced side by side for seven nights near equal tempo. The Amerika pulled ahead briefly to head north, then the Lapland surged toward Dover. Wireless operators logged bets as the two liners battled for supremacy across the Atlantic.
Ten detectives investigated a late night bomb blast that wrecked the Chicago Telephone Company central exchange and damaged adjacent buildings totalling 125000 dollars. Twenty one people were injured and at least one may die. Police suspect either the gambling gang or striking telephone electricians. The dynamite blast beneath a manhole disrupted cables serving about 5000 phones.
Closing week of the Bijou theater features a New Pop Grand ball at Linker hall on Monday July 5. Also noted are social visits, theater events, steamboat excursions to Winona and Lansing, and various local chores and notices.
Practically every operator in the telephone exchange was cut by flying glass or injured. The damage was confined within the block bounded by Washington Clark Madison and Dearborn streets. Reserve Pinkertons and regular police were called to guard the district after the blast.
Howard H. Robinson, caretaker of the Summit house on Pike's Peak, is dying after a fight at the summit with two Chicago men, George Shipley and John A. Clark. Clark and Shipley are in custody in Colorado Springs. The quarrel arose over a room.
City council to discuss saloon licenses at tomorrow's meeting. Several liquor establishments in residence districts near schools may risk losing their licenses.
The funeral of William Affelt who died last Thursday was held Sunday afternoon at Nerman Lutheran church on West Avenue at 2 20. Rev Gamm led the services and interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery. Some girls have the married woman whine.
Mrs James Hogan returned last Saturday after visiting Mrs Edwin Cassels at her summer home. Miss Sophia Berger of New York is vacationing with her mother and will stay a couple of weeks. The Russels host friends at their Eagle Bluff cottage. Mrs Van Steenwyk Miss Alice Wheeler Messrs Gysbert Van Steenwyk Robert Whelpley and Alfred Grams spent Sunday with them. Mrs H H Harrison attended a Madison sorority house party at Mrs T E Brittingham’s and returned yesterday. Mrs W B Chandler and daughter Miss Gertrude Chandler, after visiting at Mrs D Cunningham’s, returned to Minneapolis.
Mr. Howard Oakes celebrated his fifteenth birthday Friday evening at home with friends. The gathering featured music and games, with Miss Marie Rawlinson playing piano to audience praise. Refreshments followed, and guests departed after a pleasant night. Those present included Marie Rawlinson, Elizabeth Kaiser, Viola Wallace, Tarrel Ford, Florence Christem, Edna Oakes, Ray Romanowsky, Henry Otten, Emil Nelson, and Howard Oakes.
Pupils assisted by Miss Barbara Anne Russell present a class concert tomorrow at 11 o clock in the YWCA gymnasium. The program includes duets, songs, marches, waltzes, and piano pieces by named students such as Arthur Morse, Ellen Hankerson, Emita Finch, Eleanor Edwards, Chloe Morse, Louise Tausche, Maud Robbins, Julia Colman, Janet Anderson, Mary Drummond, Miss Russell, and others. Local teachers Mrs Mary Austin and Miss Russell organize the event.
Miss Maud Rattleberg and John A. Puent were married in a morning service at St. Joseph's cathedral conducted by Rev. G. Sluyter. The ceremony took place at 9 o'clock and was a quiet affair with close family and friends.
The public bath at the opposite end of the Mississippi wagon bridge opened Saturday afternoon and drew strong attendance, especially among younger swimmers. George Rittar, former assistant instructor, leads the bath with Joerschke directing and a capable staff. Warm weather made the baths the town’s most popular spot, with steady crowds and long swims through the evening.
Advertisement highlights Irvine at 429 Main Street, La Crosse, touting a wide selection at the city’s great jewelry house and inviting customers to buy cut glass.
At the next common council meeting a petition from district parents near the south branch of the fifth district school asks the council to refuse licenses to nearby saloons at the next election. State law bars saloons within 300 feet of a school. Two saloons now sit within that distance, but they may operate until spring due to the law in place when the statute was enacted.
In the presence of Prince Yamashina American aviator Hamilton performed a remarkable exhibition here. He kept his plane at about three hundred feet for ten minutes over Ugeno Park as scores of Japanese dignitaries and war office officials watched the aerial display.
J Pierpont Morgan plans a summer visit to Alaska to inspect his properties there and may meet President Taft if Congress provides the $25,000 traveling expenses.
Charles Giles aged 48 was shot and killed by his brother in law George Craves during a quarrel at Giles's home in Chicago. Craves fled as Giles warned he would get him. Craves's wife seized the revolver and kept a mob at bay until Craves could escape. Both were later arrested.
A rumor of a pending attack sparked a riot between Orangemen and Catholics in Liverpool on June 28. The mob wrecked property and houses as police used force to disperse the crowd, leaving several seriously injured.
London reports Stockholm murder of Major General Beekman, Swedish coast artillery chief, as the start of an archistic reaction during the czar of Russia's European tour. A note adds wedding name spellings as a newspaper concern.
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