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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
12
The Winona Republican-Herald, Tawney's official organ, defends the congressman amid attacks by Mrs. Daugherty and others. It says he faced gross, vicious assaults including blackmail, forgery, and defamation, which helped reduce his First District majority from about 8,000 to roughly 3,000.
The text describes a months long smear campaign against Mr. Tawney with baseless charges and forged letters spread by circulators. It notes the effort was not creditable to participants and lowered Tawney’s majority while staining those who disseminated the dirt.
The La Crosse Poultry association will hold its largest city exhibit from December 16 to 21, expanding birds from 800 to 1000. The second ward school building is rented for the event to improve display conditions. Secretary E H Hoffman reports high interest from Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Michigan as premium lists are printed. A 14 inch silver cup donated by Park store will be among the awards.
Oklahoma City reports Murray has gathered 23 000 signatures to bring an initiative on selling all public school lands to a statewide vote. The move aligns with Alfalfa Bill’s platform. opposition comes from lessees and the Oklahoma School Land Preservation league led by Roy E. Stafford and L. J. Abbott.
The Continental Clothing company reports the Park store cap must be won three times in a row to entitle the receiver to permanent ownership.
Grand Forks authorities wrestle with a race based family case as 11 year old Earl Speer runs away to escape whippings by his colored stepfather William Humphries. Humphries says Speer is bad and must be punished while Speer says he endures cruelty and prefers reform school.
The event features E. K. Slater state dairy and food commissioner A. D. Wilson superintendent of the experimental farm and professors James A. Vye and J. L. Haecker from the experimental farm.
Mrs. Dine, though recovering from a leg operation, fought off a burglar who tried to cut her throat during a house robbery in Pittsburg. She pounded him until he dropped the knife and fled.
A verdict of guilty for misuse of the mails in the Nicollette Creamery case was returned against James Mulhall E V McConkey and Phillip Nathanson. The trio faced charges of swindling farmers by promising high prices for poultry butter and eggs before Thanksgiving, taking shipments and not paying.
The Great Northern Editorial association will hold its first regular meeting in Wadena on December 4. The group formed in Park Rapids last summer and is among the state’s strongest organizations. Editors along the Great Northern line expect an engaging program and a social fraternal visit, with a large crowd anticipated.
A stockholders meeting of the La Crosse baseball association will discuss installing about 50 box seats, fence repairs, and minor items. Demand for box seats has grown, and management expects strong patronage if installed, bringing a metropolitan air to the park.
Volcanic disturbances have altered Bogaslov island near Ualaska. Mount McCuloch, a 300 foot volcano formed a year ago, has disappeared and a land locked bay now occupies its site.
A lamp explosion tore through Col. T. G. Bogie's residence in Stephenville Texas killing Mrs. Bogie a grandson aged seven and the infant. The blaze was ruled caused by a lamp.
A physician favors patients who can afford care, noting that financial means influence treatment access and outcomes. The remark reflects tension between medical advice and economic capability within healthcare.
Fire in Schley last night consumed Geo. Cochran's large lumber barn along with 10 horses, harness, hay and valuables. Estimated loss stands at $4,000 and was not insured.
In Denison Texas on November 6 more than 100 delegates from Arkansas Louisiana and Texas meet to press Congress to restore navigation on the Red River. The session concentrates on garnering influence to advance the restoration effort.
A brief, reflective note speaks to a man’s growing realization with age about past actions and a call to move forward, addressing a motorman as a fellow traveler.
The Red River Valley Dairymen's association finished its program for the annual gathering to be held this year in St. Hilaire Minnesota.
R W Wilson of West Amusement Co visits the city to assess land east of town for a proposed amusement park in La Crosse contingent on suitable inducements.
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