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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
11
Recruitment notices offer training for barbering and government posts, with scholarships, exams, and diplomas. Includes laborer, carpenter, and upholstery positions, plus numerous rental ads and opportunities from Tribune and local businesses.
Miss Madeline Edison daughter of Thomas Edison, 21, and her brother Billy Edson have devised an electric illuminated automobile road map with a dust and rainproof compass on the steering column. A cyclometer records miles as the car follows a mapped route. She is Bryn Mawr educated in electricity chemistry and applied sciences and has aided her father in his experiments at Llewellyn Park Orange.
Daily market notes show flour dropping twenty cents with patent priced at 5.00 dollars and straight at 5.20 dollars per barrel. The brief indicates shifts in grain futures and pricing signals for bakers and distributors.
Grain market notes a 20 cent per barrel fall in flour with Patent at 5.00 and Straight at 5.20. Bran drops to 20.00 per ton and Shorts to 21.00, while White Middlings and Red Dog hold steady. Market readers also see assorted fruit and dairy prices from New York suppliers.
Kenosha Milwaukee man Mike Griffin was found guilty of arson in a Circuit Court trial. The burned resort west of the city leased by Rose Parker also known as Rose Kingston faced key witness testimony from Edward Stuhlfeldt, whose sensational letters were not admitted.
Havana reports Magoon has named American army officers to supervise rural guards in six provinces to prevent trouble in the national election on November 14. Authorities warn they may deploy troops if the situation worsens.
Mary Bates sues the C. M. St. P. railroad for damages over injuries in a depot baggage room. The motion for a new trial is being argued in circuit court with H. Bennett for Bates and C Graves Charles Vrooman for the railroad.
Kansas City market report lists cattle totaling 3000 with steady prices. steers range 4.50 to 7.25 and stockers 2.75 to 4.50. Hog volume 15000 down five cents. bulk buyers 5.50 to 6.00 with pigs 4.25 to 5.25. Sheep 5000 steady. muttons 0. ce to 4.10 and lambs at 4.20.
Chicago reports 4,000 cattle with prices from 5.50 to 7.60 for beeves and 38.65 to 44.60 for stockers. Hogs total 30,000 with 5.25 to 6.10 for lighter weights and 5.75 to 6.30 for heavy hogs. Sheep 12,000 steady with natives 2.75 to 4.75 and lambs 4.25 to 6.50.
Dressed and live poultry unchanged. Butter creamery extra 28 to 29 1 2 cents per pound. State dairy tubs finest 27 to 28 cents. Eggs nearby white fancy 46 to 48 cents. Fresh firsts 32 to 33 cents. Cheese unchanged.
The early New York market saw major buying from London with about 30,000 shares. Union and Southern Pacific led, supported by Western wire houses and room traders on the bull side. Government bonds steadied while steel and rail issues rose. Rock Island joined the rally later.
Dick Watts told the judge he would not have done it if drunk. Judge Brindley sentenced Watts to 30 days in jail and $20 fine plus costs after arraignment on wife beating charges. Watts admitted drinking and venting temper on his wife.
Havana reports the funeral of Palma held at 4 this afternoon in Santiago with military and state honors. The absence of the liberal ticket leaders Jose Miguel Gomez and Doctor Alfredo Zayas from the tribute sparked public uproar and may hurt the liberals' presidential chances.
Dryden Ontario reports that workers on the National Transcontinental claim government probes are needed after three days of premature dynamite blasts causing 12 deaths. They allege violations of explosives handling laws.
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