City market plan eyed to boost La Crosse trade
La Crosse board of trade heard Andrew Boyd of Langdon Boyd Packing urge establishing a city stockyard and market to keep farm wealth local. The plan would draw cattle grain and produce from a 20 mile radius, boost local merchants, and compete with outside buyers. The meeting also discussed funding advertising to attract manufacturing and promote the city, with experts urging broad publicity and a $50,000 target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
R. S. Reid
Crosse Board of Trade
Andrew Boyd
Linhart Case Set for Circuit Court Trial
A. Linhart accused of fatally shooting Sf Hjalmer Johnson will face trial in circuit court after the Heyerdahl case, likely Friday. Johnson died after a drunken incident at W. Brazig’s home in the city. Linhart says the shot was accidental and only meant to intimidate the crowd. An ante mortem statement by John&Son will be used to support Linhart’s claim. C. L. Hood will defend Linhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Linhart
Sf Hjalmer Johnson
Heyerdahl
Johnson
W. Brazig
Linhart
John&Son
C. L. Hood
Two Delegates Elected for Minneapolis Convention
The Normanna Saengerkor held a regular meeting at Froh Sinn Hall to elect delegates to the annual convention in Minneapolis on June first. Halfdan Forseth and Theodore Dahl were chosen to represent the La Crosse society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Forseth
Theodore Dahl
la Crosse Saengerkor
Minneapolis
Normanna Saengerkor
Frohsinn Hall
Deelgates
Halfdan Forseth
la Crosse Society
The Marchioness of Headfast rises among England’s stage
The marchioness of Headfast, formerly Miss Rosie Boote of the London Gaiety, becomes one of England’s most popular actresses. A woman's idea of charity is to make you drop coins in the collection plate to rattle as if several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchioness
Headfast
Rosie Boote
London Gaiety Theater
England
Rev Hoag Heads Baptist Convention Plans At Washington
Rev John W Hoag of La Crosse sets out for Chicago to join Baptists bound for a Washington gathering. Plans point to forming a Northern Baptist convention with delegates from national societies, aiming to centralize church activities amid related Jamestown reunion discussions.
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John Wellington Hoag
First Baptist Church of
General Council
Northern Baptist Convention
Northern Baptists
American Baptist Home Mission Society
American Baptist Missionary Union
American Baptist Publication Society
American Baptist Educational Society
Washington
Southern Baptists
Richmond
Jamestown
Streets Improve on Main and Caledonia Completed
Yesterday the Main street from Eighth to Eleventh and Caledonia street improvements were finished. La Crosse Street Railway provided 658 yards on Main and 136 yards on Caledonia. New concrete east wagon-bridge approach contract will be bid Thursday at 2 PM. Market street paving contract bid Friday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Eighth
Eleventh Street
Caledonia Street
la Crosse Street Railway Company
Board of Public Works
Market Street
Winona City Notices and Social Happenings
Community calendar items include Yeomen Dance at Woodman hall on May 9 tickets 50 cents and Elks dance at La Crosse hall. Listings cover church guilds rummage sales couples marriage license La Crosse changes name to Indian Athletic club and a street fair September 9 to 14.
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Yeomen
Woodman Hall
Winona Fair
No Fair Association
Feiten Baseball Club
Winona
la Crosse
Indian Athletic Club
Minnesota
August J. Weigel
Igno L. Johnson
ELKS
The
Common Council
Board of Education
Armour
R. C. Martin
Armour Institute of Chicago
City Hall
League Park
Jerks
Madison Court
Board of Public Works
J. W. Johnson
South Fourteenth Street
First Congregational Church
West Avenue Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Kentucky
Andrew Boyd
Caledonia Street
M. EK
Theodore Luedtke
Badger Street
Gamm
Frank Tillman & Co
Oak Grove Cemetery
M. Beegan
Mound Prairie
Lillie Morris
St. Francis Hospital
Uncle Tom's Cabin Company
Fourth Ad Main Street
Little Potatoes Save Big Ones From Being Overlooked
A playful line of thought about how small elements can prevent greater things from being missed. It contrasts girls who seem breezy with men who stay away and miss homesickness. The metaphor implies modest inputs sustain larger outcomes.
Hearing postponed for Alec Mansoor in Syrian peddler case
The hearing for Alec Mansoor was continued in Judge Hunt's court for one week. Mike Abraham faces trial tomorrow in the same court. Both banana and orange vendors operate nearby, with Mansoor resuming work at the same corner after handing over the trade to Abraham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec Mansoor
Judge Hunt
Mike Abraham
Mansoor
Abraham
Russian naval officer claims faster American shipyards
A Russian naval officer asserts American shipyards can build as many ships in two years as European yards can in five. The report also mentions an odd figure of one million horses in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndon
Dahlgren Breaks Two More Track Records at Fair Grounds
Arthur Dahlgren of La Crosse High School set new marks in the hammer and discus at the fair grounds. He hurled the twelve pound hammer 132 feet and the discus 105 feet seven inches, boosting hopes for a strong interclass meet and Madison states later this month.
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la Crosse High School
Fairgrounds
Arthur Dahlgren
Henry Sprague
University of Wisconsin
Dahlgren
la Crosse
Madison
Fair Grounds
First Assistant Postmaster General may visit La Crosse
Official F H Hitchcpeck plans a midwest tour visiting major post offices. Postmaster Tscharner invites La Crosse to be included and it is expected he will accept though dates remain uncertain.
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Tscharner
F. H. Hitchcpeck
Washington
Middle West
la Crosse
Elizabeth Miller Remains Unconscious After Paralytic Stroke
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller of 511 King Street, wife of Hub Miller, remains unconscious after a paralytic stroke suffered Monday afternoon. Doctors have lost hope for recovery, but say a very small chance of regaining consciousness still exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Miller
King Street
Hub Miller
Social Notes and Local Visitors in La Crosse
La Crosse and area residents and visitors are listed in a busy social column. Guests include C H Williams of Saginaw Michigan and W A Robers of Neenah on business. W J Cruise of Galesville in town. F E Botter of Iowa City visiting friends. Dr George Powell consultant physician. many others from Madison Bangor Janesville Decorah Lansing and Omaha noted at various events, weddings, and calls.
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C. H. Williams
Saginaw
Mich
W. A. Robers
Neenah
la Crosse
W. J. Cruise
Galesville
Maree Razors
Hollister
BE. E.’ Frazer
Minneapolis
E. C. Higbee
Isinouri
Minn
O. M. Vik
Milwaukee
Grace R. Rilberg
Eau Claire
Press Dispatch
St. Paul
Mondovi
Jno. Silverson
Rocky Mountain
W. L. Colburn
Wonewoc
Martha Lightbody
Bigelow
Kansas
Hellfach
Joseph Johnson
Sparta
Cameron House
W. Seitz
Janesville
E. C. Tornam
Stevenstown
H. N. Dibbell
Hokah
Richard Grover
George Powell
R. D. Sandman
Haimen
August Maloney
Spring Valley
F. T. Reed
Ostrander
Wis
D. Gulenheim
Diamond Bluff
Elmer Berg
Holmen
G. W. Avenine
Decorah
R. V. Bultes
Frank Fisch
New Albia
H. L. Wiethersson
Cincinnati
H. Mehren
Madison
S. D
Brindley
River Commission
T. C. Merry
Decatur
Fanny T. Rule
Highland
Wm. Talitha
Bangor
Gateway City Tfr
Cc. M. Parker
Dubuque
Grace Jones
C. S. Pierce
Grand Rapids
John Goar
Holland
Sue Morrow
A. N. Schroeder
Winona
G. M. Kerndt
Lansing
F. A. Dix
Salem
Ore
G. W. Kerndt
Ray S. Reid
C. S. van Auken
A. M. Brayton
Esther Peterson
Oswald
Sewing machines promoted by La Crosse company ad
An advertisement touts Singer and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines as lightest running and most convenient. It urges readers to try one and be convinced, noting a Red 8S model and directing to Sing Sewing Machine Co at 108 North Third Street in La Crosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Wheeler & Wilson
Sing Sewing Machine Co
North Third Street
la Crosse
Wis
Health officer vows action over north side dumping
City health official Anthony Murphy protests piles of old meat bones and filth dumped at the east end of Gillette Street. He has monitored the site for two weeks and pledges full legal fines if the culprit is caught, promising city scavengers will remove the waste beyond the city limits at the dumper’s expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Murphy
Gillette Street
Murphy
Scanvenger
Love for Sage Never Diet Delia Keegan Dies Pauper at Blackwell Island
Delia Keegan, once famed for suing financier Russell Sage for breach of promise, dies a pauper at Blackwell Island almshouse. She claimed enduring love for Sage and said she forgave him before death. Her sister, a maid, had brought her to Sage’s home years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Keegan
Blackwell Island
New York
Russel Sage
Delia Keegar
Sage
Ireland
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John C. Burns
Board
Otto J. Koch
Koch Advertising Agency
George Bonnel
Chicago & Northwestern
Bonnel
Chicago
Harry Long
Gund Brewing Company
van Auken
William Doerflinger
Linhart Case
Rev. Hoag
City News
W. T.irvine
Optician Graduate Ill. College of Optics
Carmen
Pri
Elgin
Waltham Water
Waltham
Hampden
Irvine
Building Fund
Fine North
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