Tomah to Honor Its Soldier Dead
Memorial Day events in Tomah include grave decorations at Oak Grove and St Marys cemeteries led by the Woman's Relief corps and local veterans. A afternoon parade from McLean Avenue to Gillet Park features bands, Company K, G A R, and civic groups with Hon. W S Naylor delivering the principal address.
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Oak Grove
St. Mary's
Woman's Relief Corps
Old Soldiers and Boys’ Brigade
McLean Avenue
la Crosse Street
Gillet Park
Naylor
Methodist Episcopal Church
Boetticher
Tomah High School
Ulster
Maude Warner
Dragging Canal for Seven Bodies in Mississippi Tragedy
In Vicksburg Mississippi a search is under way to recover seven bodies after the gasoline launch Doris with ten passengers capsized during a severe midnight storm on the Yazoo canal. Three survivors reached shore. six were missing and likely drowned. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the accident.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo Canal
Doris
Mississippi
Three Propositions For Board Of Trade Civic Agenda
The Board of Trade committee on civic affairs will meet next week with Secretary John L. Utermoehl presenting three propositions. The first concerns the Fourth of July celebration, a plan he was urged to consider by a committee.
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Board of Trade Committee On Civic Affairs
John L. Utermoehl
Board
Local business leaders discuss La Crosse plans and excursion
A group of business men and board of trade members favor several proposals. The Lanesboro excursion tied to the old settlers and old soldiers reunion is under consideration, along with establishing public rest rooms in La Crosse.
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Lanesboro
la Crosse
Board of Trade
La Crosse Seeks Delegate to Waterworks Convention
The American Waterworks convention in Milwaukee June 7 to 12 invites La Crosse. Mayor Sorensen advocates sending a representative, noting the city has never been represented at such conventions and values the instructional benefits for waterworks departments.
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Fred S. Barrows, Jr
Tomah
Jay Kent
Atlanta
Hal Stevens
Sarah Blancher
la Crosse
H. B. Johnson
Ladysmith
W. W. Warren
L. Storkel
Hollister Avenue
Milwaukee
Sorensen
Chicago Skips Taft Visit Over Budget Woes
Chicago officials announce they cannot invite President Taft due to funds. The cornerstone ceremony for the new city hall will be brief with only a few addresses by former mayors, as costs for bands, decorations, and travel could not be covered.
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Chicago
Taft
Saengerfest to Hold Next Meeting in Omaha
After lengthy discussion the Northwest Saengerbund selects Omaha Nebraska as the site for its next gathering despite the city’s 8 PM closing hour.
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Omaha
Neb
Mystery of Death on Riverside Viaduct in New York
Grace Anthony, a striking brunette, tried to drown herself in the Hudson as a man jumped 135 feet to his death from the Riverside viaduct. A watchman followed Anthony, who resisted as the body fell before them. Police suspect a death by own action pact. Anthony denies knowing the man. A letter to Katherine hints at a lover named John, later linked to a despondent romance with George Harmon.
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New York
Grace Anthony
Hudson River
Riverside
Katherine
Little K
John
George Harmon
Armstrong Triumphs With Picture Plays in Toledo
The entertainer Albert Armstrong famed for picture plays faced a scheduling setback when The Little Minister was already staged the night before by Maude Adams. He offered another film, still drew tremendous praise, and his works The Bonnie Briar Bush and The Sky Pilot earned him further acclaim. Armstrong, a Scotch dialect expert, prepared months in advance and even filmed in Canadian north despite logging camp life.
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Toledo
Armstrong
Bonnie Briar Bush
Tan MacLaren
Ralph Connor
Sky Pilot
Canadian Northwest
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Nicholson-Scott CO
Cloak Dept
Nation Department
Kimonas
Percale House
ONYX
Wis
McCrea
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Woman's Civic Improvement Club
al Switze
Bay View Club
Frank Drew
A. L. Butts
J. G. Smith
Tomah Band
la France
Pearl St
la Crosse, Wis
Albert Armstrong
TAN
Hoeschier
Hoeschler Bros
Frank Tillman
South Seventh St
Jefferson
Frank Kohn
North
Fessler & Dahl
D. A. Merrick
E. RB. Savage
N. Third St
Cameron Ave
Anderson
la Crosse St
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