Citywide smallpox exposure linked to Beyer case
Ex health officer John Bradley and Health Officer Anthony Murphy investigated a smallpox exposure after Charles Beyer Sr publicized a sign placard about isolation. Beyer Jr, already ill, circulated vegetables while contagious, leading to an attack on Bradley and subsequent quarantine actions. Prosecutions anticipated for exposing the city to the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bradley
Dr. Bowles
Charles Beyer Senior
Chipmunk Coulee
A. Murphy
Beyer
Charles Beyer, Jr
Rowles
Murphy
Bowles
John Bradiey
Anthony Murphy
Bradiey
Bever
Bradley
C. A. Harper
State Board of Health
McArthur
Maurer
Wolfe
H H Harrison Dies at La Crosse Hospital
H H Harrison 55 of 938 Cass street died at 5 15 am at La Crosse hospital after a week with typhoid pneumonia complex. He was a descendant of Declaration signers and an A A Bentley brokerage partner. Survived by wife Gertrude and four children. Funeral planned at Christ Episcopal Church pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Harrison
Cass Street
Bentley Company
la Crosse Hospital
Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Baltimore
Charles Harrison, Jr
Mary Ridgely Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
Artificial Stone Company
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Michigan
A. A. Bentley
Douglass
Mich
A. A. Bentley Company
Gertrude Alice Barron
W. H. Barron
Barron
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Troops Rush to Stop Threatened Indian Massacre in West
Eight companies of U S cavalry are rushed to Thunder Butte South Dakota to quell Sioux unrest allied with the Utes authorities warn of possible massacres if delay continues Miriam Harrison daughter of Court Reporter Alfred E Harrison returns from Milwaukee after a two week visit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
United States Cavalry
Thunder Butte
South Dakota
Miriam Harrison
Alfred E. Harrison
Milwaukee
Five Die in Head-On Collision Near Riggins Switch
Five men died and twenty were injured in a head-on crash on the Iron Mountain road near Riggins switch eight miles from Little Rock. Victims include Grady Burke railway postal clerk Alvin Bramblow clerk W. Wittaker a tramp and two unidentified youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Riggins’ Switch
Iron Mountain Road
Grady Burke
Alvin Bramblow
W. Wittaker
Field Mice Destructive to Crops and Trees Across U.S.
Washington reports that field mice cause extensive damage to crops and trees, with annual losses argued at five million dollars and often exceeding three million in some years. A bulletin by David E. Lantz details their wide range of destruction from grains to nursery stock and orchard trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
David E. Lantz
Lantz
Mr. Lantz
Cummins urges bounds on stocks to reflect property value
Gov. Cummins of Iowa in Washington argues that stocks and bonds without real basis, driven by financiers and gamblers, should be supervised by the government. He says capitalization must reflect the honest worth of property, to curb marginal speculation and speculative stock gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cummins
Iowa
Hamburg firm suspends operations amid customer losses
Hamburg Nov 4 F Lappen berg a banking and brokerage firm engaged in exporting and importing suspended today due to losses from customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
F. Lappenberg
Mystery shrouds alleged Paradise estate in Canada
Mesdames A Foster and E William De Sautelle claim heirs to Norman J Paradise who died without a will leaving several million dollars in Quebec Canada A man calling himself Paradise visited their homes trying to borrow five dollars prompting questions of imposture and a possible estate scam The case is described as a mystery by local observers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
A. Foster
Charles Street
E. William de Sautelle
Avon Street
Norman J. Paradise
Quebec
Canada
Paradise
Stranger inquires into Paradise family at Avon Street homes
A 65 year old man visited Mrs Foster and Mrs De Sautelle’s homes near Avon Street. Claiming the surname Paradise he asked about relations including Mrs Paradise and Norman J Paradise. He suggested a family link while probing childhood and parentage, then left after conversations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Sautelle
John Owens
Avon Street
Cross
Mrs. Foster
Paradise
Funeral tomorrow for John Hanson in South Fifth street area
The funeral for the late John Hanson who died Saturday morning from blood poison will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence 1402 South Fifth Street and at 2:30 from the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Rev Magelssen will conduct services and interment will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hanson
South Fifth Street
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Magelssen
Oak Grove Cemetery
Manhood and duty in Christ teaching sermon
Rev N C Melier of Christ Episcopal preaches to non churchgoing men on Christ’s message to render unto Caesar and unto God. He argues duties to church and state are not separate, opposing worldly gain and religious obedience, warning against paganism and ritualism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Melier
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church
Caesar
God
S. Matt. Axii
Christ
Purl Gage Loses Memory After School Football Injury
Purl Gage son of Dent ist J. D. Gage reportedly is losing memory after a Saturday football game between Second High and Tenth Ward. He cannot recall last week or the injury. A jolt behind the ear at the base of the skull caused the incident. Recovery hoped for in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purl Gage
J. D. Gage
No Special Session Planned After Morgan Conference
Washington announced after a two hour meeting with President Roosevelt that there will be no extra session of Congress. Financiers at Morgan’s home in New York discussed strategies to move cotton and grain to New York for foreign shipment to free European gold, with many banking leaders present. Statements from Henry Frick Henry Clay Frick and others indicated mixed views on calling a special session, some opposing it as unnecessary while others noted potential benefits if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Congress
Gary
United Steel Corporation
Henry Phillipps
Pittsburg
Morgan
George W. Perkins
Morgan & Co
New York
Henry Clay Frick
Thomas Fortune Ryan
James Stillman
National City Bank
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Richard Trimble
George F. Baker
First National Bank
Grant B. Schley
Stock Exchange
Moore & Schley
Charles Steele
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
President Sprague
The
Union Dime Savings Bank
Harriman
Stillman
Henry Clews
Death of Coast Defenses Leader After Ride Ordered by Roosevelt
Nov 4 report attributes Lieut. Col. Everett H. Walker commander near Boston to death from a fifteen mile test ride for officers ordered by Roosevelt. Walker, 225 pounds, suffered heart disease but did not seek excusal from the ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Everett H. Walker
Roosevelt
Walker
Canvass Local Merchants Soon
A La Crosse Manufacturers and Robbers Union committee report proposes sending circulars to La Crosse retailers to learn which goods they carry and whether they favor more home made goods. Committees will interview retailers and ads will run in local papers. Officers elected: President J. W. Bryant, Vice President H. J. Hirshheimer, Secretary Robert Calvert, Treasurer William F. Funke. The next meeting Tuesday evening will hear the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
la Crosse Club
Robert Calvert
William F. Funke
Taok
Boy shoots sister during firearms display in Wisconsin
In Marshfield Frank Eckes, 19, accidentally killed his sister while showing a newly purchased gun. Plymouth Ernest Borkenhagen shot himself in a hunting mishap, with recovery anticipated. Appleton reports a postponed big paper mill merger tied to New York financial troubles and partial newspaper pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Wis
Frank Eckes
Plymouth
Ernest Borkenhagen
Appleton
New York
Freight weighing hearing ordered by state rate commission
Madison Wis Nov 4 The rate commission orders a hearing for tomorrow on weighing freight over 150 firms in the state notified to appear The inquiry stems from complaints that the Western Railway Weighing Association uses improper methods without uncoupling cars and questions the scales accuracy The commission has power granted by the legislature Conner Train Discontinued Marathon County railroad passenger service not profitable earnings show 110 cents last month The line was ordered to run one weekly passenger trip at two cents per mile with crew and coal costs over $4 a trip the commission orders discontinuance of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Rate Commission
Cargill Coal Co
la Crosse
Western Railway Weighing Association and Inspection Bureau
Conner
Marathon County
W. D. Conner
Road
Duel over graft accusations escalates in New Orleans
In New Orleans, Lt. Gov. Jared Y. Sanders refused to duel with Donelson Caffery after Caffery charged graft in a campaign speech. Caffery posters call Sanders a liar and poltroon as both sides push toward a duel, though state law bars duelling. Representatives of each man met, and Sanders warned of responsibility for his remarks, signaling an imminent clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jared Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Donelson Caffery
Caffery
Sanders
Cummins Hinted for Cabinet or Ambassadorship
Des Moines reports Gov. Cummins may replace Attorney General Bonaparte in Roosevelt's cabinet or succeed Ambassador Tower. The governor will press on with his bid for the U.S. Senate, sources say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cummins
Roosevelt
Geneneral Bonaparte
Ambassador Tower
Maniac Kills Five in German Household Tragedy
In Stutgart Germany on November 4 Christian Raith a carpenter killed his wife and three children along with his sister before taking his own life in a sudden fit of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stutegart
Germany
Christian Raith
Cashier James Boyd Commits Suicide in Huntsville Bank
Huntsville bank cashier James R. Boyd of the Huntsville Bank and Trust Co. died this morning in a suicide. An internal examination of his accounts is underway to determine details and identify possible irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
James R. Boyd
Huntsville Bank and Trust Co
Weather and Water Forecast For Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Weather outlook shows fair skies across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures range from a cool 36 to a warm 46 with light winds around 8 mph. Water levels are rising slowly at the current stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Charles Beyer
Count Laszlo Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Parti
Bureau of
la Crosse Tribune
J. C. Welliver
North Side
Mr. de Sauntele
Rev. Moller
Service of
Root
J. W. Bryant
H. J. Hirshheim
Cargill CO
Connor
Bonaparte
Maniac
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