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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
4
Two railroad operators riding a bicycle-like vehicle were killed when the Fast Mail No 56 struck them between Raymore and Tomah. Rosa the Raymore agent and a new operator were returning from Tomah to Raymore when struck. A search was ordered for a man clinging to the outside of train No 3 near Kilbourn with no find.
The North Side Tenpin Bowling League match ended with the second team overcoming the first by 18 points. Score details follow in the report.
Mr Sundvay and wife were due back from Billings Montana where they filed a claim. They did not return as planned but are expected on the Burlington train in the morning. A card said they were pleased with the claim and the Montana country, and Hazel Sundvay notes they had hoped to arrive Wednesday morning.
Miss Mabel Pilger of 1823 Wood Street was pleasantly surprised by friends last evening. Music and games entertained. refreshments served. Attendees included Eva Laylin Hilda Brown Mabel Englebretsen Myrtle Erickson Cassie and Margaret Morris Laura and Mabel Pilger and Lester Corey George Brown William Stevenson Carl Lock Ralph McKenzie Ed Malstead.
The Franklin club holds a regular meeting tonight to debate whether the government should guarantee bank deposits. C. H. Berry leads the affirmative while H. L. Taylor leads the negative in what is expected to be a very interesting discussion.
Jacob Herring about forty was struck by a Burlington stub train at Winona around 6 30 last evening and hurled from the rails but sustained no serious injuries.
R B Harris leaves for an extended western tour visiting Da kota Montana and Oregon. George A Herrington of Kansas City is visiting relatives in La Crosse with Herbert Hart from Crookston. A new restaurant opens at 1202 Caledonia by Geo Dean formerly of Tomah. George Fisher and Theodor Ritter plan a trip to Union Mills to inspect a fire department team for potential addition. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs L Bangsberg at 1709 George Street. The Rose Street viaduct repairs are finished with replanked walks and new timbers. Mrs R Taylor and Mrs D Vida returned from business in Minneapolis and St Paul. W V Snyder returned from three months in Denver after attending the Democratic convention. Captain Stuesser returned with twenty five mallards. Leo Loeffler of Fire Station No 2 on two week vacation. Mrs ONeal of Dresbach visited La Crosse yesterday. Thomas Ibson of Gibson Bros left for Stuartville to spend time with friends and relatives.
The piece argues Roosevelt and Bryan finance their campaigns with vast resources, sidelining other efforts. It notes friction between national chairs Mack and Hitchcock over strategy, with Roosevelt and Bryan dominating attention and casting doubt on fair play in a crowded, issue-light race.
A political analysis argues Bryan could win New York with 80 000 to 100 000 more votes than in 1900 aided by Hearst’s rift. It notes Taft leads only narrowly if Hearst splits the vote, and cites figures from 1896 1900 and current polling, with New York City expected to swing strongly for Bryan. It also discusses Hearst’s influence and party unity under Roosevelt.
The text notes that hiding true feelings toward a disagreeable person is difficult and that praying harder does not improve one’s reach to the divine.
A humorous note from the New York World jokes about planting three cans of baked beans a month ago and finding no signs of growth, reflecting lighthearted urban farming satire.
The Swiss guard returns to sixteenth century armor in new uniforms. A full length picture shows a guardsman with his spear and a close study titled Unto the Last. Independent secured three of seven stanzas about nature and longing.
New York report states letters from John D. Archbold were stolen and later offered for sale to newspapers. A go-between claimed theft involved a former employee and two purchasers for Hearst's Journal, with copying books also taken. Corroboration cited, authenticity questioned amid possible falsification.
Zoran aged 43, a skin cancer patient at a St Louis hospital, is stricken with pemphigus foliaceus, one of the rarest diseases known. The malady mirrors leprosy in its effect as skin tissues disappear, often causing the skin to vanish before death.
New York Oct 1 The promoting company proposes a four track freight subway to girdle Manhattan. It says the tube is ready to start and finish once city approval is granted, to relieve street congestion.
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