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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
8
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on May 19 a widow and husband, Mr and Mrs Phillip Wright, arrived with the bodies of their two sons, aged 9 and 21, killed while clearing trees on their Hawkins homestead. The older son was crushed, the younger broken backed. The mother fainted, then the couple brought the bodies home.
A reformed burglar remarks that success requires nerves of iron and a constitution of steal, while a bystander quips about the speaker’s own character. The exchange highlights cautionary humor about crime.
Saturday on North Eighth street a runaway occurred with Mrs John Parks wife of Captain Parks of the police department driving. The rein broke and she was thrown over the dashboard as the horse sped two blocks before regaining control and stopping.
Madison Wisconsin May 19 F W Montgomery superintendent of the Madison Electric railway company donated 100 to the crew fund and announced he would pay for a banquet for the Wisconsin crews if one won the race at Poughkeeste Nell and Bell chatter amid spring street scene with Willie Gayboy mentioned
Mrs. Jacob Fuchs of 1218 South Fourth says she has always urged her son to attend school and that an impression arose she tried to keep him in, while her husband assaulted her over the issue. She asserts the boy often fishes near the river when she believes he should be studying, and that the father instructed him to lie about his being at school.
James Lalley was killed in front of the Goldstone hotel after a minor quarrel. Bart Higgins struck Lalley, who fell and struck his head on the pavement, sustaining a fatal skull fracture.
Nellie asks Mary for a lemonade squeezer as Mary notes the squeezer has not yet arrived but is expected shortly. The dialogue unfolds with a domestic cadence and a hint of anticipation.
A New Hampshire man describes years of severe breakfast distress and weekly colic, vomiting, and fatigue. After starting Grape-Nuts, he reports freedom from old troubles, weight gain of 30 pounds, and ability to eat normally, praising the product and its slogan There’s a Reason from Postum Co.
A Saengerfest meeting assigned street and auditorium decorations to William Doerflinger A F Reitzel E R Barron L Coren and J J Poehling with plans for a committee and wreaths. A reception and wreath making helpers invited including La Crosse German ladies. Work began on the auditorium but rain halted progress.
President Roosevelt champions adequate Pacific Coast defense as a core Republican platform item. He urges fortifications and navy yards to protect California Oregon Washington, seeks a navy large enough for two coasts, and pushes Congress for four battleships this year with yearly additions. The policy aims to bind the party to strong coastal defense nationwide.
Dublin police ban the Burns Squires open air bout and move the event to Paris on Grand Prix day. The match will be twenty rounds with four ounce gloves and a 75 percent purse for the winner with the loser unpaid.
Clarence Darrow says Toledo Mayor Whitlock would be William Jennings Bryan's running mate if Bryan secures the Democratic nomination. Darrow noted Bryan mentioned Whitlock as the most likely choice. He ruled out Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland and Governor Johnson of Minnesota as options.
Red Lodge Mont May 19 A fifteen year old boy George McMullin was arrested at Coalsville and brought to Red Lodge to answer a charge of breaking into and robbing the Coalville post office. The U S district attorney has been contacted and no action will be taken until he is heard from.
In St Paul on May 19 an infant swaddled and tied with a silk necktie was found in a private Calvary Cemetery plot. The body appeared smothered and was placed in another grave to conceal the crime. Rain revealed the white paper box hiding the infant, with death suspected as strangulation.
Mundo prints a romance about King Manuel’s affection for the daughter of a queen Amelie lady-in-waiting. The hinted attachment threatens to upend matrimonial plans being laid for the king in Lisbon on May 19.
Secretary of War William H. Taft arrived in Charlestown South Carolina from Panama on the cruiser Prairie at noon yesterday. He spent a few hours in the city meeting officials and friends before continuing to Washington. The piece also notes a Kidney Cure advertisement warning about the disease and urging timely use.
A playful line from a stage moment where a candid friend mentions a third and the Merry Widow jokes about hoping for a fourth noting the husband’s death interstate. The exchange highlights cheeky marital finance banter and sharp theater humor.
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