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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
7
Sunday schools and associated groups are scheduled to meet in La Crosse with events planned for believers and congregations across the area. Local churches coordinate activities and expect broad participation from families and volunteers.
W J Semerroth of Appleton and Mrs M J Baldwin of Indianapolis headline the first Sunday school teachers institute in La Crosse at the first Baptist church on May 11. The event, under La Crosse Sunday School Association, targets officers teachers and adult pupils with sessions on elementary grades and new educational approaches.
Pittsburg pitcher Lew Moren, playing for Philadelphia in the National League, will receive $100 for every game he wins. His father, John Moren, a wealthy boat owner, urged him to pursue baseball and pledged to send $100 for each win, aiding his son’s professional career.
The state board of barbers examined thirty eight applicants at Linker barber shop and then at Hotel La Crosse for a written test on barber trade and shop sanitation. The process included shaving and hair trimming, with results to be announced next week. The class drew many from outside La Crosse, with few foreigners and no negroes. Names include Swensen, Olson, Nagreen, Furtscher, Henker, Bacon, Minnet, Nelson, Movredis, Jorgensen, and others from Galesville to Milwaukee.
Representatives of the United States Express company dispute newspaper claims that Wells Fargo bought them out. They say Milwaukee road contract loss is recent, but they retain major eastern lines and world-wide handling ability. Office redecorations are planned at Third and State street with E. W. Tate becoming traveling auditor along Green Bay and La Crosse lines.
A cryptic note links a face made to a set look with upcoming mischief. The saying suggests that such expression signals trouble about to begin.
New York May 7 The Metropolitan Belmont park Brooklyn handicap and Suburban at Sheepshead Bay now offer only 5000 guaranteed to winners weakening the season. Wealthy owners claim reduced purses push poorer rivals to abandon New York for Canada and bush meetings. A Tattersal enclosure and 25 admission fee signal British style racing as the season opens May 13.
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