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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
9
A Polish nurse abducts a child in Minnesota and the Northwest region. Police search expands as authorities seek the girl and identify the nurse involved. The disappearance prompts a cross‑state investigation and public alerts.
In Minneapolis on May 25 a Polish nurse named Bessie abducted the four days old infant of Mrs. Erwin Giauque from 171 Thirteenth Avenue Northwest. The distressed mother, 24, had just given birth and was bedridden when the nurse disappeared with the child. Police search the town continues.
Des Moines May 25 Charles T Hogan sues Grace Hogan for divorce claiming an officiating minister kissed his bride a year ago. Grace counters alleging unreasoning jealousy stating the ministerial kiss haunts him, and that a single kiss ruined their marriage.
James Wallace claiming aristocratic lineage and a merchant father in Iordgeon Eng was arrested in Superior on uttering forged papers. He arrived recently in the U S and tried to pay a hotel bill with a $25 First National Bank check prompting a merchant to call the bank before giving change.
The mangled body of H. Forthwist about 40 years old and father of several children was found beside the Duluth Iron Range track near McKinley Minnesota. He had been drinking with a companion who also was seen in saloons before the town marshal drove them off the streets. Forthwist worked as a watchman for extra crews from the village. His widow and three children live on a homestead near Tower.
Sioux City Iowa May 25 The school board insists on ending high school fraternities. Dugene Strous local editor of the High School Record has resigned. Two other staff members also must leave due to fraternity membership amid ongoing school authority actions.
Henry Niebuhr and wife were arrested in South Third Street on Humane Officer Berry’s complaint. He requested the three minor children be removed from the home due to vile and abusive conduct in the presence of the 14 year old eldest child. The matter was adjourned until July.
Luke Lee of Horton Kansas is seventy five but remains an active locomotive engineer with forty five years of experience. A girl in love with a man asks a policeman for a street location and the officer calls his response strong and brave.
In Osceola and Shiocton region reports detail a busy log salvage season. St Croix Log Lifting Co has recovered over 500 logs buried in sand near Osceola some more than forty years old. In Wolf River there is mass interest as firms plan to raise 18 000 000 feet of logs between Crandon and Post Lake for lumber.
The city will issue coupon book park passes at ten cents each to cover printing costs. Passes will not be issued to children under 14 without a signed parental request. The city clerk and treasurer were authorized to issue and duplicate passes as needed.
A group of friends and relatives celebrated Mrs. E Weisenberger of 508 Division Street on her 54th birthday with Progressive Cinch games and prizes. Hatzke and Lizzie Weismann won head prizes, Hayden and Lizzie Dresen took booby prizes, and guests presented gifts as refreshments were served.
Hans Thromison Ask was burned to death at his brother T. T. Ask's home near Preston Minnesota when a night fire trapped them. The brother escaped and found Hans's body outside the burning house.
Memorial day program approved by posts of the Grand Army of the Republic and Spanish American veterans includes morning graves decoration at Oak Grove cemetery, church services, and an afternoon parade ending with memory exercises at the wagon bridge.
The council authorized the mayor to appoint a committee with the ground and buildings committee of the school board to decide on renting the old high school to Toland Business University and on repairs for both condemned buildings. The board was also told to draft plans and estimates to introduce manual training before the new school year.
Waterloo Sioux City Iowa May 25 The department council Patriarchs Militant of the Iowa I O O F meets for a three day session after voting to meet next year in Waterloo and electing officers President Maj Gen E E Lambart Newton secretary Lieut Col H S Raybourn Newton vice president Brig Gen Paul Van Dyke Des Moines treasurer Capt A O Peterson Estherville
Dialogue fragment shows Blobbs remarking a corner house is the only rented in the row while Joax counters that it is the largest and yet leased, indicating tension over property use and tenancy in the neighborhood.
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