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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
7
Des Moines March 25 Judge A J Mathis police judge won a decisive primary vote for the first mayor under the Des Moines Plan. His pledge system urges young offenders to abstain from alcohol for six months and has drawn praise from the city’s better classes.
Fergus Falls Minnesota March 26 burglars entered the Underwood post office by the front door blew the safe and escaped without being seen or heard they secured about 200 dollars and the robbery was not discovered until morning a deputy sheriff reports residents saw no suspicious characters in town
In Des Moines on March 26 a man identified as Charles Raymond wrote a love letter to widowed Maud Bowlby. Emma Raymond recognized the handwriting and police arrested him at the Columbia hotel. Raymond, previously indicted for forgery two years earlier, was sentenced to the maximum fifteen years in the penitentiary after district court proceedings.
In Winona Minnesota on March 26 a campaign targets school age youth to quit smoking and bans tobacco sales to minors. Officials including Mayor E S Muir and two school board directors back the effort as a committee investigates reasons and enforces the new rule.
An advertisement urges readers to use Foley’s Honey and Tar as the genuine remedy, warning against counterfeit versions in a yellow package. The note credits O. Erhart as the source or distributor.
Crookston Minnesota March 26 Deputy Game Warden William F Munch releases a booklet for district youths. One page quotes scripture while another outlines state laws against killing harmless birds. He asks boys to aid enforcement of the law.
The article notes increased use of whiskey to treat lame back rheumatism prompting discussion in medical circles. It cites a formula claiming efficacy by mixing half a pint of whiskey with Toris Root Compound and Sar saparilla Compound taken in spoonful doses before meals and at night.
North Dakota Democrats at a state central committee session in Grand Forks warned the party could be wiped from the ballot this year under the primary law. Chairman John Cashel and others urged a strong June primary turnout to reach the 30 percent threshold, while some delegates denounced the law as a G O P plot to disfranchise Democrats.
Alva Ripley feeding hogs near Lake City Louisiana was fatally bitten and bled to death before help arrived. The accident occurred as he attempted to direct the animals toward shelter, leaving his family and neighbors shocked by the sudden tragedy.
Tom my Tuff quips he may grow into a big melodrama villain, claiming he could earn fifty bones a week chasing the heroine over canvas mountains. The playful boast hints at stage ambitions and frontier adventure.
Kokomo resident Mrs. Cora B. Miller has funded a free medical program for female patients. She reports over a million women have accepted the offer and continues to provide a 59 cent home remedy and an explanatory book by mail, with free treatment details and address in Kokomo Indiana.
Treasury Department reports the Mitchell federal building contract will be awarded this week to a Kokomo Indiana firm after plan changes to fit the available funds. In Winona Minnesota a fire at the Winona House furnishings store caused about 5000 dollars in losses. Grand Rapids Minnesota reports snow largely melted but lakes remain frozen with logging to continue two more weeks. Bird Island Minnesota school board re elected the entire teaching staff led by superintendent G H Sanberg with principal Ella D Crounse and six others named.
A large gathering of launch owners is expected at Ellis' hall for the La Crosse Motorboat club annual meeting. Officers will be elected and topics include a water festival, a motor boat show, and securing harbor space near the new levee park and Milwaukee road bridge. The meeting starts at 8 o'clock with several new members anticipated.
Barney Dyer of Hines north of Blackduck Minnesota was arrested on Tuesday afternoon charged with first degree murder for allegedly poisoning his wife Florence Dyer.
Pillager Minnesota March 26 robbers broke into the E P Bacon post office and a local department store Tuesday night taking stamps and cash. They also entered the railroad car house and seized tools to break into the store.
A poem from the Washington Star describes a windy snowy night then hopeful dawn. The speaker soothes a beloved and recalls roses and summer days while urging rest until morning.
The sermon argues genuine business success comes from maximizing what a business can offer. Marshall Field & Co.’s vast advertising, continual and thoughtful, shows how ongoing, intelligent promotion builds enduring trade beyond mere local presence. Continuous effort, not sporadic effort, sustains growth.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the fleet’s Pacific presence aligns U S power with Pacific interests and aside from any entanglements has fostered goodwill. Resting now in Mexican waters the ships are seen as emissaries of goodwill rather than threats.
The New York Times notes China’s guarantee system may attach bank officers’ heads to assets in failure cases. Depositors are paid in kind or with satisfaction rather than cash, with a claim that no bank has failed to repay depositors in a thousand years.
Frank Baker, a former sewing machine business operator who married a La Crosse area woman, is sentenced to state prison for wife abandonment. The case follows his arrest on a shady transaction and a local woman paying his fine.
Stevens Point Wisconsin March 28 Special Group No 6 Wisconsin Bankers association to meet in Stevens Point on May 29. President H G Fireth of Wausau leads the group of nearly 100 banks.
Canada plans a ship canal on the French river linking Georgian Bay to Lake Nipissing. The Georgian Bay canal would be 31 miles long with a depth of 22 feet and three reaches, using locks and dams to handle lifts of 22 to 24 feet. Estimated cost is about 14 million dollars.
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