21 Nov 1908
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
1
Chicago and Wisconsin clash for the Western championship with Chicago winning 18 to 12. The game featured a spectacular Chicago kickoff return and a back-and-forth first half, with Wisconsin taking a 9-6 lead before Chicago pulled away. Weather was clear and attendance heavy as both unbeaten teams battled for the title in Illinois.
Discussion centers on dividing the circuit to ease Judge Fruit’s heavy workload. Lawyers oppose losing La Crosse business, while another plan favors empowering the county court to handle all criminal cases with a stenographer, creating cost parity with a municipal court and freeing the circuit judge for trial work. The proposal includes appointing the circuit clerk as clerk for the county court’s criminal branch and adding an official stenographer.
Beaver Dam Wis November 19 1908 Pink Hawley announces he will join Oshkosh for the 1909 season at a $3000 salary. He says Elliott instructed him to close with Oshkosh, signaling La Crosse no longer controls him. Hawley notes La Crosse would pay $3500 to buy his release, but he plans talks with Oshkosh next week.
The Old Stone House near Winona, famed for brawls and holdups, faces renewed bid to revoke proprietor Empire's license amid local and Wisconsin side opposition. A recent incident saw a farmer knocked senseless and robbed of $500 by an Ehmke boy. he was later sentenced to five years in the Minnesota penitentiary. The site is dubbed a hangout for yeggmen and desperate characters, prompting moves at the county board meeting.
Henry Moran of Barre Mills confirms alcohol caused Rev. E W Moran's decline into mental illness and asylum confinement. Moran, once rector of St Johns Newport, associated with Vanderbilt and Gould families, rose then fell due to socialite circles and drinking. He later preached various places, faced a $10 loan implausible charge in Wisconsin, and returned to Barre Mills. Newport society mourns the fall of a once esteemed clergyman.
Harvard defeats Yale by a 4 to 0 score marking their first win in six years. The article also reports on the Republican national campaign fund in New York totaling 1.7 million dollars, with Chas. P. Taft contributing 160 thousand and other major gifts from Roosevelt, Carnegie, Morgan, Reid, Cromwell, Busch, Kerens, and Dickey. About 20,000 individuals contributed the rest, with funds said to come from commercial interests rather than railroads or banks.
Yale and Harvard clash in New Haven with even betting and a $100,000 wager. Harvard dominates the second half as Ed Coy leads Yale’s attack while Harvard relies on cohesive teamwork. Final score Harvard 4 Yale 0, in the Eastern Championship game.
In St Louis a Greek man Forte Sotar aged 30 died after drinking with a stranger, with John Sotar and Theo Peto near death and two more Greeks ill. Police hunt for a well dressed Americanized Greek named Illo who allegedly gave knockout drops in a bid to lure them with promised jobs. The group’s beer session preceded the ordeal and $227 vanished.
St Petersburg report says Russia's war office has purchased the Wright aeroplane rights after a conference planned between Duke Nacholavitch head of the engineering corps and C P Vincent of Hart O Berg the European Wright manager.
Oliver Needham, a prohibitionist, spent just $4.00 in his bid to be the next county clerk. E. C. Sherman incurred no expenses in his campaign for register of deeds.
Winnipeg reports startling disclosures in Manitoba oil explosions investigations. The Winnipeg Oivil company alleges rival interference by tainting shipments with Cast gasoline to ruin the business. Detectives seek where and how tampering occurred as families threaten heavy suits.
SAN JOSE NOV 21 Improvising a rope from suspenders Geo Ballard the ex convict who fatally shot a policeman last night hanged himself in his cell today.
The czar walked behind a funeral cortege for Grand Duke Alexis in the capital. In full naval uniform and as an admiral, he moved afoot behind the casket with secret police watching and troops in formation. Houses along the route were searched before the procession.
St Louis Nov 21 A lawyer Robert E Moloney testified he learned to swear to please his wife who admired hard swearing in a former lawyer who swore constantly. His best effort yielded a muffled d n and h l remarks on the stand.
In Melbourne on November 21 the American tennis duo Wright and Alexander fell 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the championship match. They showed top form mainly in the third set, with the defeat ending their bid for the title.
Weather outlook from Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa shows fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Temperatures range from 30 to 52 degrees with light winds around 4 miles per hour. The river remains stationary at about 2.2 feet with zero rainfall.
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