Winona Resident Thomas Burke Dies of Pneumonia
Thomas Burke a longtime Winona resident since 1865 died at 4 45 yesterday morning at his home 252 East Sanborn street after a weeks illness He was 60 years old and well known in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Perry
St. Louis
Joe Kabot
Glenwood
C. A. Spinner
Noteville
Minn
H. N. Schultz
Winona
Gaspard
South Fourth Street
Ben Hershey
Nelson Carpet Company
Greene's Limited
J. Henry Bennet
Viroqua
Gaspard’s
Ida Farland
The Question of Satisfaction for Home Improvement
The ad urges readers to choose a reliable firm for doors sash hardwood interior finish stair work fixtures flooring and more. It claims over five years in business and confidence in pleasing customers if given a chance.
Theater Heating Bids Opened for Majestic Building
Bids for heating and plumbing in the new Majestic theater on Main between Fifth and Sixth were opened in Schick & Roth offices. Baker & Niebuhr had the lowest heating bid of 2600 dollars for a steam plant. Thill Manning Whale won the plumbing contract at 1300 dollars.
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Majestic Theater
Main Street
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Schick & Roth
Baker & Niebuhr
Thill-Manning-Whale Company
Dance and social notes fill La Crosse personals
Local items report a Linker hall dance, connections with Irvine Chamberlain visiting Milwaukee, and a Tuesday E F U meeting for members only. Notes mention Frank Rooney on business in Milwaukee, various local visits, and upcoming entertainments including Alma Hosley singing at Packman organ recital and Frohsian singing society Sunday picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linker Hall
Irvine Chamberlain
Milwaukee
Frank Rooney
Tomah Electric Light and Power Company
Madison
F. H. Fowler
Winona
Winona Normal School
Local Notes Highlight Visitors and Cashton Marriage License
In Onalaska this week Mrs. E. L. Childs hosts a guest. Miss Laurencie Liebokken of Holmen visits Mrs. O Neil Olson in town. H H Cremer of Cashton conducts business here. A marriage license was issued at Cashton for Jos Bushek of La Crosse and Miss Anna Silha of Portland.
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Onalaska
E. L. Childs
Laurencie Liebokken
Holmen
O'Neil Olson
H. H. Cremer
Cashton
Jos. Bushek
la Crosse
Anna Silha
Portland
English Lutheran Society Plans Special Music Program
The church choir will present high order selections at the evening service next Sunday. Mozart's Gloria from his twelfth mass and Guenod's Praise Ye the Father are major pieces. A special Whit Sunday anthem and two solos are included. Reverend J J Clemens will sing The Soldier's Dream in memory of Memorial Day, with Miss Dorothy Ledegar performing another solo.
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Guenod
Ye the
Father
J. J. Clemens
Dorothy Ledegar
Birthday Tea Honoring Mrs C L Sjoholm at Home
Mrs C L Sjoholm entertained guests at 715 Market St Monday afternoon for her birthday. Present were Mesdames Lapitz Lundgren Mee Grath Johnson Adams Magnussen Gorder E Hammer A Hammer Morley Peterson Howard Lunde Laron Stockhaus Blair Jensvold Becker. Dainty refreshments were served.
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C. L. Sjoholm
Market Street
Mesdames Lapitz
Lundgren
Mee Grath
Johnson
Adams
Magnussen
Gorder
A. Hammer
Morley
Peterson
Howard
Lunde
Laron Stockhaus
Blair
Jensvold
Becker
Social Coffee Honors Mrs. J. D. Rogers Guests
Mrs. Orlando Holway hosted a Thursday coffee for neighborhood guests in honor of Mrs. J. D. Rogers of Michigan City Ind. Yesterday Miss Helen Woods entertained a company in honor of her sister Mrs. J. D. Rogers. Most attendees were members of a small church club.
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Orlando Holway
J. D. Rogers
Michigan City
Ind
Helen Woods
Local couples enjoy impromptu dances at factory and temple
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Morse hosted about a dozen couples for an informal dance at the can factory with Kreutz's orchestra. On Thursday the Bachelors club held a dancing party at the Masonic temple, with twenty four couples dancing as the theater orchestra played amid apple blossoms and lilacs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Morse
Kreutz
Orchetra
Bachelors’ Club
Masonic Temple
Theater
Luther League Meeting At Miss Rupps Home
The Luther League of the English Lutheran church of the Holy Trinity will hold its monthly business and social meeting next Thursday evening at the home of Miss Celesta Rupp, 606 Adams Street.
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Luther League of the
English Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Celesta Rupp
Adams Street
Christ Church presents a Sunday evening music program
A musical service at Christ Church Sunday at 7 45 features Barnby's Six Part Chorus King all Glorious Spohr As Pants the Heart sung by six solos Lord God of Abraham by Forseth and a male quartet Father in Mercy. The program promises several novel items and a large attendance.
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Christchurch
Barnby
Spohr
Lord God of Abraham
Mr. Forseth
Father In Mercy
Procrastination as a Feminine Fault in Gossip and Loyalty
A fragment discusses a woman’s procrastination and a man’s envy of smarter peers. It touches on female loyalty, the social awkwardness of workplace politics, and the idea that a girlfriend may deny having talked about someone. The tone is reflective and dated.
Joint High School Debating Societies Social Evening
The Artemis club and Wendell Phillips Debating societies held a joint social last night hosted by Wendell Phillips. Highlights included a picture based guessing contest won by Miss Hoeideman and Max Buest followed by late refreshments. Business before the social elected R Schlabach president George Barrett vice president William Stevenson secretary Olson treasurer Krause regent Clair Bovee sergeant at arms.
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Artemis Club
Wendell-Phillips Debating Societies
Wendell-Phillips Society
Miss Hoeideman
Max Buest
Wendell-Phillips
R. Schlabach
George Barrett
William Stevenson
Olson
Krause
Clair Bovee
Notable Tea Hosted by Mrs Copeland and Mrs Hixon
A prominent tea yesterday afternoon at the Cass street home of Mr J M Hixon featured hostesses Mrs F A Copeland and Mrs Hixon. Seventy invitations were issued and most accepted. Rooms overflowed with flowers and fragrance as guests arrived and refreshments were served in adjoining rooms. Tables displayed Japanese baskets with white lilacs lilies of the valley carnations and roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hixon
Cass Street
F. A. Copeland
Mrs. Hixon
Notable social event with guests and entertainments
The article notes a second function with ladies hosted in spacious rooms and mentions Mrs. Hixon who also gave a supper last week in honor of two school friends, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Tanner.
Coffee Afternoon for Mrs Hoyt by Mrs Heath
Friday afternoon Mrs Horace M Heath hosted fourteen ladies at a complimentary coffee for Mrs Hoyt of New York. The guests worked and enjoyed a social afternoon on the screened veranda.
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George M. Heath
Washington Five Hundred Club Tea Hosts Prizes Awarded
The Washington Five Hundred club met at Mrs. B. Thiery’s home at 1012 South Ninth Steel on Thursday afternoon. Prizes were won by Mrs. Robert Braun, Mrs. Charles Willey, and Mrs. Cc. L. Rupert.
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Washington Five Hundred Club
B. Thiery
South Ninth Steel
Robert Braun
Charles Willey
Cc. L. Rupert
Reception Honored Mrs Soderberg With Floral Decor
Mrs A E Soderberg hosted an informal afternoon reception with abundant placs in the parlor and red tulips and carnations in the dining room. Mrs Moller and Noble oversaw the parlors while Mrs R J Russel directed the dining area.
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A. E. Soderberg
Mesdames Moller and Noble
R. J. Russel
Paul Pamperin
Louis Hirshheimer
Mariam Harrison
Esther Barlsed
Martha Lightbody
Recital at Tech Congregational Church by Packman Trio
Professor Harry Packman assisted by Miss Alma Hosley and Mr. E O Forseth present a recital at Tech Congregational Church tomorrow afternoon. The program features marches, songs and instrumental works by Gross, Lemare, Callarts, Shepard, Buck, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Gounod, and others, including Barcarolle from fourth song and Untitled pieces.
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Harry Packman
Alma Hosley
E. O. Forseth
Tech Congregational Church
Eeee Silas
R. Gross
Lemare
Callarts
Shepard
Dudley Buck
Barcavalle
Bennett
Elijah
Mendelssohn
Beethoven
J. J. Fruit
Gounod
Social Notes Travel and Visit Highlights
Mrs D Cunningham with Dr Maurer left for Lake Okiboji after news of Fred Smith illness. Dr Maurer reported an encouraging update and she will stay a few more days. Mrs Chandler of Minneapolis visits her mother Mrs Smith. Several girls and women visit relatives in Des Moines Washington and Waterloo. Rev Ayscue returns from Sparta after attending the Baptist convention.
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D. Cunningham
Maurer
Lake Okiboji
Fred Smith
Cunningham
W. B. Chandler
Minneapolis
D. P. Smith
Anna Goodland
Thompson
Lulu Daniels
Washington, D. C
League of St. Paul's Universalist Church
John E. Ayscue
Sparta
Demand for Better Street Car Service Seeks City Action
Philadelphia residents press Mayor Reyburn and Rapid Transit board member Senator Clarence Wolf after the company refuses six-for-a-quarter tickets and universal transfers. A large public push unfolds as citizens rally for improved streetcar service.
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Charles D. Hope
T. Murphy
Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company
Reyburn
Clarence Wolf
Demonstration Against Rapid Transit Grows in City
A parade and fiery speeches at the Academy of Music accompany a mass protest as thousands refuse to ride streetcars. Charles D. Hope and John T. Murphy emerge as leaders, active in organizing demonstrations against the Rapid Transit company amid heightened city tensions.
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Academy of Music
Charles D. Hope
John T. Murphy
Masquers To Stage Open Secret Playlet Soon
The Masquers high school dramatic society will present the first in a series of playlets before the semester ends. An Open Secret will feature Madge Apthorpe and a cast including Maud Neprud Helen Peterson Mrs Apthorpe Grace Apthorpe Edith Edith Elinor Carrie May Kate Agatha Meade.
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Dramatic Society
Madge Apthorpe
Maud Neprud
Jean
Helen Peterson
Apthorpe
Helen Anderson
Grace Apthorpe
Mildred Eberhard
Edith
Pauline Smith
Elinor
Carrie
Alice Pryor
May—Corolla Bangsberg
Kate—Carmel Young
Agatha Meade
Lena Weimar
Conductor Walter J. Conley Drowned Near Chan Hassen Lake
Milwaukee road conductor Walter J. Conley died in a drowning incident at Chan Hassen Lake seventeen miles from Minneapolis late Thursday. He was a veteran River Division conductor known in the Milwaukee area.
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Walter J. Conley
Milwaukee Road
Chanhassen Lake
Minneapolis
River
Unnamed Sailor Returns From Fishing Trip
The article describes a man serving with the C. M. & St. P. who had been shifted from active duty and recently took a fishing trip with companions. One companion saved himself by clinging to the skiff, while the man’s current status isn’t specified.
Veterans at School Ceremony Noted Across District
Civil war veterans attended school exercises yesterday afternoon. At the high school no program was held. Delegates listed include John M. Holley Edward Cronon B F Bryant W W Gaspard J C Outman and G M Estover with addresses on Vine Sixteenth Adams Hogan streets.
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John M. Holley
Vine
Edward Cronon
Sixteenth
B. F. Bryant
W. W. Gaspard
Dixvision
J. C. Outman
Adams
Seer G. M. Estover
Hogan Schoof
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John G. Burns
la Crosse Floral Co
New York
ICE Cream & Butter Company
Thill- Manning
Whalen
Thill & Lapitz Plumbing & Heating Co
State Street
City News
Women’s New Garment Store
Reiman & Tordt
Main St
Wis
Segelke & Kohlhaus Manufacturing Co
Giraldo
Shephard
Packman
First Congregational Church
E. O. Forsyth
Silas
Gounard
Dudley
Buck
Gateway Clevy
Frohsian Singing Society
Diamond
Quincy
M. Sandbank
Waukon
B. Trepte
S. Front St
South Fourth _ street
John A. Reese
Jackson Hole
Wyo
C. E. Bennett
Flandreau
Will Powell
Charlies H. Rawlinson
George Lewis
Bella Hanson
Campbell
Raymond Holst
Lula Kapanke
C. H. Ryerson
Des Moines
P. A. Burtness
Harmony
George Powell
F. H. Hartwell
Beloit
H. T. Getedleson
Grand Rounds
J. H. Lamont
Rushford
R. Andersen
West Avenue
Norwegian Lutheran Church
West Salem
REO
Elsen & Kneen
Bangor
Augustine Yohe
New Albin
P. Peterson
Chaseburg
Thomas Piever
Westby
E. F. U. Benefit
Nicholson-Scott Hall
J. L. Monti
Genoa
Christ Church Music
W. T. Irvine
Main St. la Crosse
the la Crosse
Bijou Theatre
Tom Linton
Boyle and Davis
Bert Turner
Juggler
Jack Symonds
Man of
Ease
Normanna Sangerkors
Germania Auditorium
Japalac
Chas. Beyschlag
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