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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1913
Page
2
A garbled local report notes two eastern mayors visiting a western school to study how to govern a city. The item blends scattered community notes about health, deaths, travel, church events, school staff, and a late arrest for disturbing the peace.
Mayor Blankenburg of Philadelphia and Mayor Riddle of Atlantic City led a group including cabinet members and about one hundred City Club of Philadelphia members in a three day university program at the University of Wisconsin. They attended a course in municipal economy and say they gained ideas for city government.
Memorial day in Tomah includes a 9 am procession to Oak Grove and St Marys cemeteries with Henry Crosby post and the Womens Relief corps, graveside services, and a Gillette park rally led by Dr R F Kyle. Automobiles provided for veterans and ladies. In the afternoon march on McLean avenue to Gillette park for exercises led by Rev W D Bancroft with music by a male quartet.
Frank Voves Tony Graffer and Joseph Kabat pulled a twenty five and a half pound muskellonge from Dead Slough Friday afternoon. The three men fought the fish for eighteen minutes before landing it, a likely record for the area in Mississippi waters.
A gas or gasoline explosion at O'Dowd Furniture Company’s store in Kansas City Missouri caused a fire that destroyed the Miller building and threatened the surrounding block in the central business district. The loss is estimated at 100 dollars.
Ellie Harding and Allan Footing clash over pride and work as a city fire consumes the McGovern place. Allan risks everything to save Grace McGovern, while Ellie confronts her feelings and declares there is no hope for romance.
The change in meter reading dates will not begin until July instead of June. This delay ensures the switch coincides with the company’s fiscal year for accounting purposes.
Gilbert Hoffmann formerly agricultural editor of the Germania has disappeared from his Florida home in Anthony. A lifelong Jefferson County resident until moving to Florida, Hoffmann with his two children is believed to have suffered serious financial losses before vanishing.
London May 26 Informer the United Press reports the Women’s Political Union plans to abandon militancy. Mrs Emm Pankhurst says the report is false Militancy will continue until victory. Rioters arrested at Victoria Park. twenty thousand, mostly women and children, march for votes for women. Sylvia Pankhurst, recovered from forcible feeding, addressed the crowd but was stoned and pelted with objects as mounted police separated the mob.
A thief smashed a display window at Boldt & Co jewelry on State Street Chicago early today and escaped with watches and jewels valued at about $5,000. Police pursue leads as the break in occurs in the heart of the shopping area.
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