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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
8
Passengers on the C B and Q passenger train No 47 praise Engineer J Severson for his heroism in the Portage Junction wreck the night of November 14 1908, crediting him with saving many lives and expressing gratitude to Superintendent Cunningham.
Stevens Point Wis November 27 a cyclone tore through the river district killing one man leaving twenty families homeless and wrecking several plants including Polish Brewing Cove Furniture and Joerns Manufacturing. It unroofed over twenty five houses leveled nearly twenty barns and caused about 150000 in damage. The storm lasted only minutes but its wreckage will take months to clear.
A last page notice invites shoppers to Doerflinger's for Christmas gift bargains tomorrow Saturday as part of a Dollar Day sale featuring unparalleled discounts on a wide range of items. The announcement highlights multiple price cuts and urges early turnout to snag limited deals.
In Frisco at Coffroth arena Stanley Ketchel knocks out Billy Papke in the eleventh round to reclaim the championship. Papke shows endurance but no thunderbolt strength as Ketchel dominates with rapid body blows and precise combinations until the referee signals the win after Papke collapses to the floor.
James Ten Eyck Jr of the Syracuse varsity crew faces Chicago grand jury indictment for stealing 1350 from Christ Hansen via a lemon pool game. Police in Syracuse arrested him at the university after a letter from Chicago detective captain O Brien summoned extradition steps. His attorney, D Raymond Cobb, arrived as the prisoner was taken into custody.
In San Francisco on November 27 the board of prison directors received a letter from Dr. W A Briggs vice president of the board of health proposing using condemned inmates at the penitentiary for tests to determine tuberculosis infection origins. The directors made the suggestion public inviting public opinion and requiring inmate consent before any experiments.
Referee Driver wins for Sparta as the official score, determined by Driver, is in Sparta's favor. The lineup lists La Crosse versus Sparta with players H. Davis Cpcecine 45 Walters Brindley etc and officials including Referee Driver and umpire Zeisler.
In Paris, Nov 27, M Bonnet, counsel for Castellane, argued De Sagan remained immoral after marriage and that Mme Gould acted improperly before and after her union. Clemenceau vowed to counter with alleged scandals linking De Sagan to Castellane, citing a bohemian lifestyle and incidents from prior years including robberies and auto seizures.
A Bohemian cartoon caption depicts a shocked father declaring he would send his son to Hades rather than Yale. Doctor Bones, a Yale graduate, doubts the father can enroll him, noting Hadley’s examinations are harder than the devil.
Louis Wagner wins the 5000 dollar grand prize in a 402 mile international championship race for the Automobile Club of America. He finishes in 370 minutes 31 seconds at 65.1 mph, beating Victor Hermery in a Benz who finishes 56 seconds later at 64.9 mph. no American cars finish.
Freddie Welch the English lightweight champion won a fifteen round decision over Abe Attell the featherweight champion in Los Angeles. The fight featured cleverness and speed, with Attell hampered by rain and a slippery canvas and warned for low blows while Welch avoided damage and controlled the action.
George T. Hamilton was found guilty of sending an internal machine to Sheriff Beck last July and was sentenced to ten years in prison.
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