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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
5
Venezuelan officials and Minister Russell state there is no foundation for the report that the Carrie D Knowles crew was confined in a Venezuelan prison. The minister’s message to the United States was among the first dispatches confirming the denial.
Otto Suter of South Cleveland won the welterweight wrestling title in Cleveland by defeating Charles Conkle of Hamilton Ont last night. C. W. Johnson of Sparta Wis. is visiting relatives in the city.
Pfund’s ice cream announces pure double cream production with brick or bulk sold at 30c per quart. Local items note legislators’ Madison trip supporters, fair aid prospects, Labor Day events, moving pictures, and visits from residents and visitors across La Crosse and nearby towns including Caledonia Blair Beaver West Salem and Houston with various social and business updates.
Tennessee Representative Walter Brownlow faced a telecom mix-up when he demanded access to the White House. Central operator misrouted him to a government hospital for the insane, prompting a humorous exchange as Brownlow sought the operator’s identity.
Mrs. R. E. Osborne hosted a Tuesday afternoon session of the Twentieth Century club with a book review led by Mrs. Osborne. Papers on Hyse Franzen and Sheffeler were read by Mrs. Emery Mrs. Law and Mrs. Louis Hirshheimer. a Shubert life sketch was given by Mrs. Gotter dam. Miriam Harrison played Shubert piano numbers and Lina Weimar sang. Light refreshments followed. next meeting led by president Mrs. W. R. Finch. Linen shower for Miss Bishof at 1564 Denton street with guests and gifts of linen. games and refreshments ended about 10:30.
Lynn Weinell hosts a Thursday evening gathering on Berlin street with friends Roy Shemp Ed Fitzpatrick Fred Rouse Harold Field Ted Schroeder Margaret Norris May Fitzpatrick Elsie Parmeter Nina Hien. Prizes went to Fred Rouse and Elsie Parmeter. chaperones were Mrs Weinell and Mrs Olson. They plan to move soon to Capa South Dakota to live on a claim with his mother.
Chicago theatergoers protested a new departure in A Stubborn Cinderella with no broilers in the lineup. The show will present a faithful duplicate of the Chicago performance at the La Crosse theater on Wednesday May 19 with a specially organized company and elaborate costumes.
The Seventh Street Bircbaay club entertained yesterday fromooar by Mrs A Asplin. The hostess received a handsome chair from her guests. Attendees included Mesdames Fries, Leisartay, Frame, Gleason, Miller, Viets, Holwes, Liddell and Misses Nina Frame, Jessie Asplin, Beatrice Leissting and Marsella Lafferty.
A pleasant surprise party was held for Miss Marvy Halseth at 1448 George Street, Tuesday night. The gathering featured music and speeches, including an interesting talk by Rev Christiansen, and attendees enjoyed the evening.
Alpha Omega club hosted a picnic yesterday at Doerflinger farm. Missionary society of St. Pauls Universalist church was entertained yesterday afternoon at Pastor Rev. J. S. Lowe home.
Los Angeles society today was startled by a suit for damages of 150000 dollars charging alienation of affections. Mrs Grave Velgia Harper, a wealthy woman, is sued by Mrs Jane Harris wife of Harper’s chauffeur Stuart Harper as co defendant. The complaint says Harper used arts and allurements to alienate Sidney Harris from his wife after leaving Harper in 1897 and returning in 1908 for several months of trips to eastern cities. Harper is a niece of C H Deere of Moline Ill a billionaire plow manufacturer and reputedly very wealthy.
In Constantinople on May 14 a Turkish special committee began considering amending the constitution to end automatic succession to the throne by the oldest male Ottoman descendant. The Young Turks favor father to son primogeniture and may seek Mehmed V abdication in favor of a more vigorous, modern prince.
Eugene W. Presberg's dramatic version of The Right of Way centers on two pivotal women in Charley Steele's life Kathleen, his wife, and Rosalie, a virtuous village girl. Their contrasting influences steer Steele toward wealth, social ambition, or selfless love, shaping the tragedy. The ensemble cast supporting Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts is described as unusually strong with Klaw & Erlanger selecting the company. La Crosse theater May 20.
Judge orders Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh, wife of the treasury secretary, to pay Hungarian musician Lewis Lipski $50 after a municipal court verdict. Lipski claimed he was hired for a reception and dismissed without adequate notice. May 20 deadline set for payment.
The body of Mrs. Lansing, wife of blacksmith William L. Lansing, was found in their Presho South Dakota home cellar with a hammer blow to the head. Her husband was missing but a sheriff posse tracked him down twenty miles north, where Lansing fought and was fatally wounded by a gunshot.
The W. B. baseball team travels to West Baton for a game scheduled for tomorrow. The matchup pits W. B. against West Baton in a regional showdown likely to draw local interest.
The battleship Mississippi reached Plaquemine La today as nearly the entire town population gathered at the river front. Mr and Mrs Alex Frederick of Prairie du Chien visited the city yesterday to see George B Frederick editor and publisher of the Wisconsin Trade Journal.
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