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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
4
Mary A. Ruch of Burlington Kansas declares after years of stomach catarrh and insomnia that Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey cured her and helped a severe cold break up quickly. She praises its taste and tonic effect and recommends it to others with similar troubles. Dated January 28 1907.
An old advertisement claims Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is a proprietary distillation from malted grain, cures ailments, acts as an antitoxin, and serves as a tonic for all ages. It urges buyers to seek the genuine product with the Old Chemist trademark and sealed bottles priced at one dollar.
Milwaukee May 29. The common council refused to confirm Becker's appointments to important offices. Two votes were unanimous and in one case the aldermen suspended the rules to express disapproval with minimal delay. Some allies of the mayor joined his political opponents in the action.
Trempealeau residents attended the play Pinafore in Galesville by Arcadia talent players. Commencement week events loom with the Trempealeau high school class play For Love or Money at the Opera hall Thursday and commencement exercises Friday followed by alumni banquet Saturday. Memorial services by G A R and W R C set for Central park Thursday at 2 pm. Local visits included La Crosse attendees and Trempealeau Masonic and lodge gatherings.
In Milwaukee May 29 a jury for Arthur S. Greene North Milwaukee supervisor is sought for a bribery charge. The indictment says Greene accepted $50 from Henry F. Strauss agents of Allen Corrugating Co aiding a hospital roof contract. Witnesses include Lotter and Strauss.
Milwaukee observes Kuroki day as the Japanese general tours the city from Union Station at 11 am to Northwestern Station at 4 pm. Mayor Becker's proclamation calls residents to greet him with flags along the streets while he visits the Soldiers' Home and attends a Hotel Pfister luncheon. Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur leads Milwaukee's notable citizens in the parade and reception by the Milwaukee Press Club.
Veterans in the city prepare wreaths at the Y M C A under George Dalton as weather forecasts warn of possible rain. A parade starts at 8 30 from the Y M C A to Oak Grove cemetery with prayers and taps. An afternoon procession features Dana's Third Regiment band and leaders including Frank Winter and C N Moller delivering Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
More than 1900 invitations were issued by Dr Samuel Plantz president of Lawrence University for a week of events in Appleton Wisconsin celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the first graduating class and sixtieth anniversary of the college. The schedule includes junior oratorical contest graduation of the academy commencement love feast president prize contest class day exercises music and expression schools reunions alumni banquet and multiple commencements and receptions from June 7 to June 12.
In Fairfax South Dakota Doc Wilson, jailed for assault with a deadly weapon, now faces first degree murder. Charles Meyers died at Omaha hospital after a fight by the Missouri river opposite Wheeler. Meyers was stabbed in the leg. wounds were minor but blood poisoning proved fatal.
Milwaukee May 29 Mrs Gustav G Pabst gave $1000 to the Milwaukee Maternity hospital. The gift is unconditional and may be kept to form a fund for a new hospital once expenses are met.
Menomonie Wis May 29 The city and Stout training schools close Wednesday The high school commencement exercises will be held Wednesday evening May 29 The night school will graduate a class of thirty seven The Stout training schools will graduate classes in three departments as follows Nineteen in domestic science fifteen in kindergarten training and nine in manual training
The body of Capt. Charles A. Curtis U S A retired commandant of the university cadets was taken to Washington by his son Capt. Lawrence A. Curtis and will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Services were held at his Francis street home and the remains escorted to the train by the university corps of cadets and a Lucien Fairchild post regiment delegation.
Fire destroyed the Cushman barn at Millersburg, a landmark in the region, built over fifty years ago and used for stage coach horses. The building was totally destroyed with a loss around 1500 dollars.
Rev N Carlson of Beresford acts to convert Ark of Refuge from private charity to church control The Ark of Refuge will be directed in the future by the Scandinavian Free Mission Church of South Dakota located in Sioux Falls May 29 reported authorities confirm the transfer of oversight to a church organization
Mrs. Mary Rosenbaum, mother of Milwaukee Police Chief John T. Janssen, was found dead in her bed at the home of her son Fred W. Janssen at 157 Sherman Street. Death caused by asphyxiation due to a loose jet, thought accidental after she turned out the gas. She was 82, widow of Christian Rosenbaum, and is survived by her two sons.
Emil Hacker of Manitowoc is described as the youngest traveling salesman in Wisconsin and among the youngest in the United States. He represents the Heyroth-Zander company and visits Chippewa Falls Antigo Ashland Wausau Superior and other northeastern cities.
Maybelle Gage an actress who sued in circuit court for 600 dollars against J R Sterling manager of Rose Melville's Sis Hopkins company for breach of contract has been offered 44 dollars by the theatrical manager as full settlement.
The Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers association will run its annual excursion to the Wisconsin lead and zinc mining district. The train departs Milwaukee at 7 30 p m on Sunday June 16 with a first stop at Spencer Iowa, then visits eastern Iowa cities before crossing the Mississippi to tour Dodgeville Cuba City Platteville Mineral Point Darlington Schullsburg Monroe Fennimore Lancaster Mount Horeb and return.
The Dunn County School of Agriculture and an association of Dunn County farmers, with Prof. J. A. Wilson as manager, plan farm experiments. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners by the Dunn County Agricultural Society.
Samuel Long Elk, an Indian, was found dead on American Island in the Missouri river opposite Chamberlain by pedestrians. Officials believe exposure caused death, likely in February, as a mitten covered one hand. His name appeared on letters and initials on his cap. a letter dated January 15 was from his sister in Dixon, South Dakota. The remains are with the coroner awaiting relatives’ instructions.
Emil Lietzke of Vesper, employed by the Grand Rapids Foundry, drowned while fishing at the Biron dam. His boat was swept into the current and carried under the falls near Grand Rapids Wisconsin on May 29.
Waunakee Wisconsin May 29 Mrs Robert Cramer was burned to death when a gas stove exploded at the Cramer summer cottage on Lake Mendota.
A fire swept the Gillett Opera House in Wisconsin on May 29 causing extensive damage. The loss is estimated at 6000 pounds with the building likely a total loss and no immediate reports of casualties.
John Widen of Chippewa Falls was killed and nearly eaten by a bear while he and two companions watched a bear swim the river in Saskatchewan Canada. His body was found by George McGillis, a fellow party member from Chippewa Falls.
The village of Elizabeth eight miles north of Fergus Falls Minnesota will establish a bank with Peter Maurin as president Chas Bradford as vice president W S Lee as cashier and O C Rian G R Wedgewood and C B E White as directors names reflect local and nearby town ties.
In Milwaukee on May 29 the Milwaukee district National Federation ran a 200 mile bird race from Delavan. Edward Loppnow's entries secured victory as 106 birds were released and only twenty returned home before night. Severe weather disrupted the contest.
A student named Mergenthaler from Baltimore, arrested for dangerous injury in an automobile crash, was released on bail of 25000 dollars. The Baltimore dispatch identifies him as Eugene Mergenthaler, second son of Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the typesetting machine.
A Paris to Calais travel note reports American arrivals facing higher porter charges at Calais with a new fixed tariff of 10 cents per article. An American woman paying for a small suitcase, two rugs and an umbrella case faced 40 cents, while English travelers had paid only 2 to 6 pence. The change is attributed to more generous American tipping.
Actress Ethel Barrymore is seriously ill at Chicago Auditorium Annex with a cold and throat trouble. She has canceled her engagement in Peoria and may remain under medical care.
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