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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
6
Lieut. Calderara, a Wright aeroplane pupil, was seriously injured when the Wright machine fell 100 feet during flight. He reported a sudden vertigo attack caused him to release the levers, insisting the accident was not the machine’s fault.
In Til May 6 police and rescuers search the Fox river below the Elgin dam for two boys believed drowned after a canoe carrying them went over the dam. A railway flagman, Fred Frank, reported seeing the canoe but did not identify the occupants.
Kingstown news says Payne, a claimed crew member of the American whaler Carrie D Knowles, reports the captain and twelve crewmen are imprisoned at or near Maracaibo, Venezuela. Payne says he escaped last month.
A humorous column notes many women prefer being tight laced to strict straight-laced conduct, reflecting on social expectations and evolving etiquette. The piece contrasts modern style and tradition while poking fun at rigid norms.
An Ohio woman recalls chronic heart trouble and nervous prostration from four years of coffee intake. She quit coffee with Postum and reports restored health, steady nerves, and regained energy, noting her sister-in-law also improved after switching to Postum.
La Crosse High School hires Yale football coach Gill to lead the team this fall. The appointment brings a new era for the program as it seeks renewed success on the gridiron.
The committee selected C. O. Gill of Yale as next season's coach over Doseff of Chicago aided by strong endorsements from Coach Stagg. Gill, a former all American and Yale alum, is seen as boosting the program with ample material and proven leadership. Also noted were senior rhetorical exams by Edith Swarthout and Leonie Techmer, and an upcoming baseball game against Winona School, expected to be an easy victory.
O. T. Erhart recommends Foley's Urine Laxative to relieve constipation and liver trouble. The notice claims it stimulates organs and thoroughly cleanses the system for spring health.
Theodore Roosevelt contends a powerful navy prevents war and supports immigration controls. He warns state or local laws would fail without federal action and urges national unity to deter foreign threats while maintaining minimal friction with Japan.
Washington May 6 Senator Bailey introduced in the senate an amendment to cure a defect in the commodities clause of the Hepburn rate law as revealed by last Monday's Supreme Court decision.
An advertising claim touts Make-Man Tablets as a restorative tonic for weak nervous systems. It links neurasthenia insomnia rheumatism melancholia and other ailments to impure blood and asserts the product builds strong nerves and red blood. The copy promises home delivery and a money back guarantee with prices six for $2.50 or 50 cents per box.
The writer requests through their druggist a full size 50¢ box of Make-Man Tablets and the booklet. They include 4¢ to partially cover mailing and specify one box per family and provide a blank for the druggist name and address.
In Boston on May 6, Chester S. Jordan, convicted of murdering his wife Honora, may avoid the electric chair if spinal fluid reveals germs under a microscope after a lumbar puncture. Neurologists Dr. Frank W. Page of Boston and Dr. Wm. H. McDonald Jr. of Providence will perform the procedure to test for paresis or epilepsy.
In Boston the New York team defeats Boston 13 to 10 in the first game. Wiltse and Meyers catch. Ferguson and Smith bat. Umpires Johnstone and Cusack worked the game.
The Third Ward club will convene this evening at Centennial Hall at the corner of Sixth and Hood for organizing and officer elections. A social gathering is planned at the same location on May 2.
Detectives in Chicago investigate a theory that a unidentified woman found dead in the lake near Death by Own Action Bridge may be linked to the long-ago Sub Treasury robbery of 173000. The woman had 3750 in a safety vault and concealed her identity, prompting police to pursue new leads.
The kidnaped boy testified as the first witness for the prosecution in a case tied to Boyle. The boy identified Boyle across the table and described the man who took him from school, noting whiskers on that day.
In Mercer Pennsylvania on May 6 Mrs. Jimmy Boyle frets over a rough complexion while her husband faces kidnapping trial and her own upcoming trial. She wonders whether the rough skin stems from confinement or lack of her usual cold cream.
The wind hampers accuracy as La Crosse and Winnipeg prepare for the final game at League park this afternoon. Northerners seek revenge after yesterday's defeat. Gale Gerizon and Davis will pitch for Winnipeg, while Noel and Lett take the mound for La Crosse. The Colored Gophers arrive for a series this weekend with Binga Barton Miller McDonough Johnson Mc Murray Taylor Wallace Garrison Williams London Taylor and Watson among the new lineup. Watson arrives from Toledo in top form and will join the rotation for upcoming games.
Paris May 6 The headquarters of the general labor confederation unofficially stated a general strike throughout France is a question of a few days if the government keeps suspending employees for participating in the broad movement toward unionism.
Word came of the death of Benjamin S. Brown at the Milwaukee Soldiers' Home where he had lived five years. Born 1837 in Holmes county Ohio he enlisted in 1861 serving three years in Company H 23rd Ohio under McKinley. He leaves a son in the south and two sisters Mrs Irene Jones of this city and Mrs W B Winston of Savanna Illinois. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
A witness recounts the night of March 22 when Billy Whitla was abducted. He describes being taken to Cleveland by the kidnapper alias Jones and imprisoned in a Granger Apartment room. He recalls a note to show the conductor and later identification of Boyle with a black mustache.
Fire destroyed the Freeman Grain company elevator and warehouse in Aberdeen on May 6 causing an estimated loss of 66 000 dollars, with partial insurance coverage.
The defense in the Hains murder trial wrapped up at 1 56 this afternoon on Long Island with the last witnesses and arguments completed as the case moved toward jury deliberation.
In Flushing on May 6 the defense argues Captain Peter C. Hains Jr suffered from an impulsive mania at the time of William E. Annis death The prosecution will try to prove the captain had circular insanity deemed incurable based on cross examination of Dr Manson.
A 1900s style health ad touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a tonic for kidneys and bladder, blood purification, and restored health. It claims no harmful drugs and urges readers to start today through O. T. Erhart.
Cummins denounces the Aldrich tariff proposal arguing for reduced duties and justice for the people. He questions lumber conservation impact, asserts US producers’ cost edge over Canada, and critiques the steel trust showing its ample profits with honest capitalization.
The Three I league begins play in Rock Island and across Iowa with public interest high as teams Davenport Cedar Rapids Bloomington Springfield host visiting clubs Dubuque Rock Island Peoria Decatur in season kickoff.
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