Cornfield with Many Kernels Inspires Debate
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
8
Pabst Balloon Makes Safe Milwaukee Flight
Milwaukee aero club figures hail the first trip of the Pabst balloon with Major H. B. Hersey as pilot and John H. Moss and John H. Kopmeier aboard. The hour long voyage landed six miles north of Cedarbore with a calm, uneventful descent and help from nearby farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
H. B. Hersey
John H. Moss
Milwaukee Aero Club
John H. Kopmeier
Cedarbore
Major Hersey
Mr. Kopmeier
Mr. Moss
Masonic Funeral for Judge Palmer Held Monday
Milwaukee Wisconsin funeral services for Judge Henry J. Palmer longtime head of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company will be conducted Monday at 2 PM under Masonic auspices. Palmer who died at midnight on Thursday served as sovereign grand commander of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite thirty third northern jurisdiction before his resignation on April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Henry JL. Palmer
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Palmer
United States
Blobbs-Bjones Plans Turkish Bath Beside Church
Blobbs announced a Turkish bath establishment next to a church. He says the venture stems from the idea that cleanliness is next to godliness, a notion he heard as inspiration for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blobbs
Bjones
Sparta Melrose Road Under Way Progress and Local Updates
Sparta Melrose Road will use gasoline cars on a line to be completed by September 1. survey work is under way with right of way secured, and rails and ties contracts awarded. potential Sparta La Crosse extension rumored. local news covers deaths, sewer extension, new police appointee, bridge work, and civic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Melrose
Longweil
Water Street
G. Ochler
J. A. Orton
B. Cummings
Chicago
Duluth
Black River
Yeske
Big Creek
Cataract
Soper Creek
Trout Falls
Angelo
East Main Street
Northwestern
Sparta-Melrose
la Crosse
T. B. Kilbourn
Grand Rapids Milling Company
Sparta Council
N. F. Palen
Martin Holmes
F. B. Bacon
Civic Club
Victory
Grace Sales
Local Social Notes and Small Trades Around La Crescent
Miss Susie Gittens of La Crescent hosted by the Dickson and Glenn families on Wednesday. George Schlabach sold a colt to Eugene Derr of La Crosse for $225. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnston left for St. Paul to visit relatives. D. H. Baker shipped stock to Chicago. James Olmstead moved to Red Wing for a railroad job. Miss May Holcomb of La Crosse stayed with H. Holcomb family. Mrs. W. G. Dickson and Miss Thompson of Frogtown visited Thursday. Mrs. E. Webster of La Crescent visited Bert Webster’s home. Sam Nagle and others left for Kellogg to work on the railroad. Mrs. H. Holcomb opened an ice cream parlor at her store. Representatives of the U. S. and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Gittens
la Crescent
Dickson
Glenn
George Schlabach
Eugene Derr
la Crosse
Frank Johnston
St. Paul
D. H. Baker
Chicago
James Olmstead
Red Wing
May Holcomb
H. Holcomb and
W. G. Dickson
Miss Thompson
Frogtown
E. Webster
Bert Webster
Sam Nagle
Pat Sabins
Guery Buerck
Rube
Tom
Louis Donalson
Kellogg
H. Holcomb
U. S
Wells Fargo Express Teams Visit Town on Thursday
R. Kemp sold a team of horses to La Crosse parties last week while Wells Fargo Express companies were callers in town on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells-Fargo Express
R. Kemp
la Crosse
Caldwell seeks Knox ouster from secretary of state post
Charles Caldwell, a Columbus attorney, filed a complaint in the district supreme court at Washington to oust Philander C. Knox from the secretary of state post. He contends Knox, as former Pennsylvania senator, voted to raise the salary of the cabinet position, which allegedly bars him from holding it. Papers were returned as not properly prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Chas. Caldwell
District Supreme Court
Washington
Philander C. Knox
United States of America
Charles Caldwell
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
Knox
Caldwell
On Wrong Track Mindset Claims Right of Way
A reflective aphorism notes that a person may insist their erroneous reasoning is correct even when awareness of error exists. The line contrasts confidence with misdirection, suggesting stubborn certainty in flawed thinking.
Violet Chosen By Wisconsin School Children
Wisconsin school children voted for the violet as their official state flower with 1,145 votes in Fond du Lac and 1,302 in Chippewa Falls. Wild rose, water lily, and trailing arbutus trailed, while debates over China and Macao appear in nearby news items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Wild Rose
Water Lily
Arbutus
Tech
Fond du Lac
Violet
Chippewa Falls
Modest Violet
Carrier Pigeons in Lieu of Telegraph
Paris May 8 The government accepted the gage and began proceedings to dissolve the teachers union formed yesterday. Leaders face criminal prosecutions as military preparations suggest a revolution. If mail is cut off officials plan to use carrier pigeons with 150000 birds ready to handle official correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Independent moves to war with motion picture trust
New York May 8. A fight involving the use of 2 000 000 is begun by the Independent moving picture men against the Motion Picture Company called the picture trust by the Independents. They plan to form a 2 million dollar company to fight the trust to a finish and expect one of the two organizations to be vanquished from the film world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Moving Picture Men
Motion Picture Company
Independents
Picture Trust
Picture Film World
Patents Company
Chinese plan to attack Portugal outlined
Lisbon reports that Portugal was advised of a Chinese plan to attack. Chinese forces are said to be massing near Macao, the Portuguese island, with troops prepared for action. The vague dispatch hints at imminent regional tension and potential military moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atory
China
Portugal
England
Macao
Canton River
Lisbon
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W. J. Mead
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Cal
Toll House
Elmore
Duro Ear
Cadillac
Reo
Rambler
Waterman Bros. CO. Inc
Jamaica
Long Island
Palmer-Singer
Chalmers- Detroit
Pope-Hartford
Columbia
National
W.J. Mead
Pnies
F. O. B. Cars
Flint, Michigan
H. P
Tanberg Auto Company
Eau Claire
Buick Distributors
Stearns’ Electric Paste CO
Chicasoill
United States Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Weis Book Store
Main Street
Wisconsin News
Pabst
Dresbach, Minn
Czar
Russia
Underwood & Underwood
N. Y
ST. Petersburg
Crocker
Phillips Drug Co
Warren
FE. M. Young
C. L. Lien
North la Crosse
Max Albert
S. 3Rd Street
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