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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
2
Chicago June 30 The Federal league will compete in a world championship series whether organized baseball recognizes the league or not. President James A Gilmore announced that prior to the series he will issue a challenge to the winning Federal team to meet the pennant winner.
Sworn affidavit by Frank J. Cheney declares Hall's Catarrh Cure will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured. Notary A. Gleason affirms the oath taken December 6. Cheney & Co. advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy taken internally with testimonials and a promise of relief.
A decision on the world championship hangs as organized baseball weighs options. If baseball refuses, the lateral league will claim the title and arrange a playoff within its own circuit.
The prosecution opens its case demanding the capital punishment for Malcolm Gifford Jr. in the death of Frank J. Clute, a chauffeur found shot on a lonely road. The State recounts how a year later the chauffeur’s pocket book was found in a room where Gifford slept that night.
In Butte Montana the Western Federation of Miners reopened quietly with no trouble noted. Tomorrow night will see meetings by the federation and the new independent union as officers hope to avert clashes. The report contends all citizens are free and equal except for some women.
In a bedtime tale Daddy recounts a sunset butterfly party hosted by fairies. Butterflies receive heart shaped honey sack invitations and arrive in color groups to form a living sunset tableau, while the fairies admire their beauty and age the evening.
Washington reports say Brigadier General Evans acting head of the division of the east faced a possible court martial or service dismissal after a recent speech. He criticized the administration, ridiculed the Monroe Doctrine, and warned of a shift from peaceful past to a more aggressive national stance. President Wilson noted a letter to Secretary of War Garrison and halted troop movements near Montana until clarity arrives. The Butte situation was described as under control.
Pittsburg June 30 Russ Hall the main building of the state normal was destroyed by fire today. Rex R Tanner of Wire Kan gas and student at the normal was killed. Four other men injured slightly. The building cost a record sum and fire equipment 50100.
An advertisement extols a vegetable oil based treatment for stomach liver and intestinal troubles. It claims cleansing soothing and purifying effects on the lower bowels removing obstructions and gases while allowing free passage of food. George H Mayr a Chicago druggist developed the remedy now sold nationwide with rapid relief claims.
The W C T U Flower mission met at Mrs H Halverson’s home with a good crowd. Beautiful blossoms were given to ill and convalescent residents. Guests Mrs Femie and her mother of San Diego stay for an operation in Houston after which they will travel home. Several locals report travel, illness, and weather impacts on the week, including Anna Kingsford sailing July 4 from New York to Europe and Bishop McEllwain’s Houston trip.
In Muscatine Iowa on a Sunday afternoon William Cozad aged 15 killed his brother John Cozad 22 with a single blow after a prolonged fist fight in a timber patch. William was arrested and a first degree murder charge was expected.
London reporters note two suffragists who on Saturday knocked off King George's hat and threw right to rights literature into the royal carriage. They did not appear at Bow Street court and forfeited their bail.
In Cranston a million-dollar outsider Mr James Stillman arrives to build a patent clothes-horse factory. His arrival and the ensuing social clash lift village chatter as Grace Stillman and Brian Ellis pursue a romance amid class tensions and town boosters.
Grace Stillman and Brian Remsen defy a strict family by marrying after Aunt Roxy Beeson counsels a practical scheme. They test a raspberry-picking venture to prove worth and secure a future, selling berries locally to fund their plans. The Stillman clan initially balks but the berry venture earns reluctant approval.
A sudden uncharted rain swept across Oklahoma causing relief from a week of intense heat while fronting hot winds that threatened crops. Farm regions near Tulsa reported cooler conditions and damp soil, helping corn fields recover from drought stress.
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