Floods Ravage Sparta and Monroe County Wisconsin
Heavy rains caused the La Crosse River and Beaver Creek to rise rapidly, flooding the Sparta area and surrounding valleys. Dams and ice jams threatened the confluence of waterways, while train service was disrupted and travel blocked by rising waters and washouts. The Comstock and Davis saloon case against minor sales continued in court.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
la Crosse
Beaver Creek
Conover
Bunnel
Frank Young
Library
Perch Lake
Q. I. Newton Sons Company
Chaffee Town
Northwestern Depot
Court Street
Long Court Street
Milwaukee Depot
Water Street
Northwestern
Elroy
Wyeville
Norwalk
Kendall
Comstock and
Davis
Defendants Set to Stand Trial Saturday Morning
The defendants will be tried at nine o'clock Saturday morning, marking the next step in the case and outlining the schedule for court proceedings and rulings.
Family perishes in South Dakota blizzard
Rapid City South Dakota March 17 Mrs A F Perry and four of her children were found frozen to death in a wagon sixteen miles east of Rapid City while the husband lay nearby also dead. The family was caught in a blizzard that swept the state on Thursday and Friday.
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Rapid City
S. D
A. F. Perry
South Dakota
La Crosse Science Club Meet Tonight at Normal School
The La Crosse Science club holds its second monthly meeting at 7 30 in the Geology laboratory of the normal school. Principal B E McCormick will discuss The Economic Value of Birds with an illustrated lecture and Prof Layton Gould will speak on The Properties of Radium. The event is open to the public. Dr Adolf Bernhard is president and Miss Mabel Wheaton is secretary.
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la Crosse Science Club
B. E. McCormick
Layton Gouldin
Adolf Bernhard
Mabel Wheaton
CP railway contract award for Kootenay Central branch
Winnipeg Manitoba March 17 contracts to complete the Kootenay Central branch of the Canadian Pacific railway at a cost of 3 300 000 have been awarded to two Spokane, Washington firms.
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Winnipeg
Man
Kootenay Central
Canadian Pacific Railway
Spokane
Man Works His Salvation Says A M Saphore at Y M C A
Bible student A M Saphore spoke under the International Bible Students' Association at the old YMCA Sunday afternoon. He argued that hell is not eternal torment, that death means oblivion, and that God’s plan centers on Earthly Paradise after a thousand-year restitution.
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A. M. Saphore
International Bible Students’ Association
Saphore
Hell
Hades
Earth
Adam
Christ
Calvary
Church
Arrest Three in Arson Crusade in Chicago
Two Chicago jewelers Emanuel J. Gross and Samuel E. Gross and city investigator E. J. Goodman were arrested for allegedly starting an $80,000 blaze at 188 East Monroe Street on Oct 28, 1909. Authorities say the arrests are part of a wider push against a regional “million dollar arson trust” involving merchants and fire insurance adjusters.
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Chicago
Johnson
Middle West
Emanuel J. Gross
Samuel E. Gross
E. J. Goodman
Monroe Street
Foreman Held Responsible for Alum Chine Disaster
William J. Bornhardt, stevedore foreman, blamed by workers for triggering the Alum Chine explosion by sticking a bare hook into dynamite. Coron er's jury finds him responsible. charge to become criminal negligence causing death. Evidence against him to be presented to the jury. State's Attorney Browning to seek indictment.
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Baltimore
William J. Bornhardt
Eomnhardt
Browning
Summer Visits and Local Happenings Highlight Onalaska News
Onalaska Wisconsin notes show Harold Bucklin visiting Barton North Dakota for summer time with relatives and friends. Ed Randall returns from Rochester Minnesota after visiting son Charles and Jimaly. Mrs Ernest Lemke celebrated a birthday with friends. Local outings include music by Foster Sisters La Crosse and a Mystic Workers dance. The agricultural school calendar features a play The Mishaps of Minerva next Wednesday March 19.
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Harold Bucklin
Barton
N. D
Frank Milbright
North Bend
Ed Randall
Rochester
Minn
Charles
Jimaly
Ernest Lemke
Clinton Burns
Winona
A. S. Randall
Lucile Reynolds
Minneapolis
Alfred Miller
la Crosse
Joe Soule
L. B. Cox
Stangle
Oscar Boon
Whitehall
George Hyatt
Marjorie Mackey
Mound Prairie
Miss Cramer
Trempealeau
Fred Ross
Woodman Hall
Mystic Workers
Foster Sisters of
David Moore
Alfred Holtz
la Crosse County
W. H. Sanders
Rachel McEldowney
Myrtle Nelson
Minnesota Macaroni Saves Meat Money in La Crosse Homes
La Crosse women replace meat with Minnesota Macaroni twice a week praising its nutty flavor. They claim the product is four times as nutritious as beef, easier to digest, and costs about one cent per dish. The Minnesota Cut Macaroni is offered in uniform pieces for even cooking and quick preparation.
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la Crosse
Minnesota
Ace
Evelyn
Daddy
Jack Frost
Jack
Peary Abandons Polar Exploring
Rear Admiral Robert E Peary announces he is through with polar expeditions as he sails to Naples to attend the international geographical congress. He says he is too old for the hard ship and exposure of the frozen zones and that younger men must carry on the work.
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New York
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Naples
Danderine Promises Lustrous Hair Free of Dandruff
Ad copy touts Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. Claims a 25 cent bottle doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff, and prevents itching, scalp fever, and hair shedding with a single application and quick results.
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Knowlton
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South Court Street
South Water Street
Walrath Street
McCoy Pasture
Java
Bible Students’ Association
Paradise
Mr. Laboring Man
Dan McMillan
Onalaska, Wis
Madison
Harry’ Griswold
Harry Griswold
B. F. Oltman
John Wesetrhouse
Young People’s Society
First Norwegian Lutheran Church
Tillie Mickelson
Henry Simon
Galesville
Art Hoffmann
Can
Mulbert Christopherson
Baraboo
Dean Smith
Viroqua
Agricultural School
Vernia Johnson
Peary
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