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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1905
Page
1
In Odessa crowds clash amid a strike turning deadly with reports of 37 killed and 81 wounded amid police incitement against Jews. In the city broad unrest continues as workers and students form guards and police struggle to restore order.
The Milwaukee depot in Sparta became the scene of a staged elopement gone awry as friends kidnapped Andrew Thompson and Olga Westby after their wedding and escorted them to La Crosse and then toward Minneapolis before releasing them to continue to their home at 1224 Market Street. The event coincided with Halloween as a celebration at the couple's residence.
Bandit gang terrorized Ohio Valley towns by blowing safes and stealing thousands. After aWillard, Kentucky raid, four suspects were jailed, two wounded, one mortally. Two others fled but were tracked by a posse with dogs.
Gus E. Matthews of La Crosse Engraving Company was held up by masked intruders at the YMCA building last night. They entered his room at 11 and stole his watch and six dollars, bound him, then escaped as other residents nearby freed him. Police had no new developments by mid afternoon.
Superintendent Livermore of the street railway company outlines a loop on the north side. The plan would turn from the causeway to Rose street north to Windsor then return by the old route while the new line traverses the Rose street viaduct. The loop proposal may go before the city council at an upcoming meeting.
Kansas City November 1 The coroner reports the Santa Fe wreck at Sheffield was caused by defective track and the dangerous speed of the orders engine that led to the rail turning.
Pensacola, Florida on November 1 reports a fire that swept an entire block causing a $300,000 loss. Firefighters battled the flames but the blaze left substantial damage across the area. The incident details note the scale of the destruction and the economic impact on the community.
Truman R. Newberry of Detroit was sworn in today as assistant secretary of the navy. The appointment was announced from Washington by Scripps-McRae Dispatch. Newberry’s oath marks a key advancement in naval administration.
Nov 1 report states five American missionaries were killed in Lien Chow a town of about 1000 in Kwangtung province amid ongoing unrest. Local authorities have not released full details and investigations are underway with international concern rising.
Rev Dr Meldrum identifies the Pres denomination mission at Linconw with missionaries Dr and Mrs E C Mable Rev Ress Edwards and wife and Misses Eleanor Chestnut and E Patterson serving there in Cleveland on November 1.
In Stockholm and across Sweden the new flag was raised marking a national display. The garrison paraded in the capital as crowds filled the streets. A Chilean school ship in the harbor joined the salute and similar ceremonies occurred in other cities.
Former City Engineer Frank Powell testified in the Neumeister vs Goddard case. Powell, recalled from Chicago where he is employed, gave expert testimony on the division line between the Neumeister and Goddard properties and referenced a survey he conducted.
Howard F. Stryker traveling salesman and local violinist became seriously ill on a Northwestern train from Sparta last night. Passengers feared he might die before reaching the city as a severe lung congestion struck him. He was removed to his South Eleventh street home and doctors provided immediate care. his condition improved by morning and he was expected to be up in a couple of days.
August Wolford, a La Crosse mail carrier, claims sole profit from a Halloween prank on his property. He watched as two boys peppered his yard with corn and urged them to aim at a chicken coop, scattering about two quarts of corn and leaving the chickens silent.
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