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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
6
On the levee Joe Spears fired at a flock he believed to be wild ducks under the wag on bridge. The birds proved tame and owned by Langdon-Boyd Packing, who demanded payment as Spears chased the duck flock to a sand bar and back to his dock. The incident ended with Spears fleeing the scene.
The elderly Newport residents learned that Rev. S. W. Moran an Episcopal clergyman was committed to a Wisconsin insane asylum. He once led Trinity church introducing the surplice choir and high church service before disputes over rumored drinking led to his departure for Florida. Two years ago he returned to Newport for a warm reception from former parishioners.
Harvard defeats Yale 4 to 0 as Kennard kicks a drop goal and Ver Weib plus Corbett gain yards for Harvard. The first Harvard score ends six-year drought against Yale. second half features punting and fumbles with Yale failing to score.
A long, dramatic football game described with Chicago taking a lead, Wisconsin rallying to close the score, and tactical considerations about stop Steffen stop Schommer and Page. Betting odds favored Chicago while scalping issues plagued ticket sales as Chicago and Wisconsin technicians clashed.
The Board of Public Works urges new rules governing water collections and meters. Current practice charges six months in advance and ties rent to house size, with liens on premises. advocates say this is unfair, obsolete, and often misapplies when tenants move or meters misread. A proposed plan would require a $2.75 minimum every six months plus adjustments, shifting to post-use billing where meters exist.
Chrystal Herne delivers a dramatic third act in The Melting Pot with a wide grin that becomes a public triumph. The actor’s facial show and the box office cash drop create a vivid scene as Whiteside approaches a climactic love scene and the audience reacts with open delight.
A Controlling Alliance dispatch from Constantinople on November 21 reports Turkey and Bulgaria nearing a union on the eve of Roumania joining the pan Balkan alliance, set to cast a decisive vote in European discussions of the group.
Syracuse dominates Michigan with a 28 to 4 final after leading 16 to 4 at halftime. Minnesota and Carlisle tie 6 to 6, while Cornell leads Trinity 18 to 6 at halftime.
A compact street advisory warns against harming goods while attempting to kill a rat. It emphasizes humane pest control and urges residents to use safe methods and contact authorities for persistent infestations.
This morning Congressman John J. Esch received the resignation of Andrew Pittach the postmaster at Burr Oak Wisconsin. The resignation was written days earlier and served as the formal notice of his resignation. Pittach recommended Ernest Storandt as his successor and Esch has approved the request.
May Lynch youth George Dalton of Letts faces mob danger in Muscatine after neighbors armed with hounds pursue him over an alleged attempt to burn his widowed mother’s house to seize money for gambling losses. The mother was rescued as flames engulfed the walls and Dalton reportedly demanded cash to cover bets.
Plans to relief judge J J Fruit by holding monthly county court terms for criminal cases would be more economical than the circuit court trial system. It argues that the circuit court requires a full panel of thirty six jurors, while a county court term would allow cases to be set and require jurors only for each trial.
In Dayton Ohio on November 21 a platform with over 100 women workers collapsed during a photograph session at the Mercantile corporation plant. Fourteen were injured, none fatally, with three seriously hurt. Panic spread and ambulances filled the scene as crews treated the injured.
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