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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
2
The Tribune runs a $3 500 contest with close race suspense as contestants speculate who leads and who has reserves. A 4 000 special vote offer rewards any new yearly subscription with votes, valid for combinations totaling twelve months. Old prepaid subscriptions remain worth 1 200 votes per year. new subscriptions yield the larger allotment.
The Wisconsin league champion Freeport and Iowa league Waterloo split four games as weather halted the deciding matchup in Madison. A 9-1 score favoring Freeport stood when the game was stopped after five innings, with rain and travel costs prompting officials to abandon the series.
The Diamonds defeated the Nationals 6 to 5 in an exciting Sunday game at League Park. Swede fanned 12 batters while allowing four hits as Waise and Stuve partnered on the mound for the Diamonds against Novak and Eismore of the Nationals.
A vintage advertisement promotes a worldwide cold remedy claiming to remove headaches and neuralgia from colds. It urges readers to call for the full name and look for the signature E. W. Grove, priced at 25c.
In the American League Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 4 to 0. Detroit beat Washington 5 to 3. New York won 3 to 1 against Chicago. St. Louis edged Boston 2 to 1. In the National League Chicago toppled New York 2 to 1. Cincinnati swept Brooklyn 9 to 3. Philadelphia ran up 12 against Pittsburg 5. Today’s matchups include Chicago at New York and St. Louis at Boston among others.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports John Messmer was elected captain of the university eleven, succeeding Charlie Miller who is ineligible this year. Messmer, last year’s right tackle, is a star weight man and track captain, junior agriculturist, popular for his manly conduct.
The Young Americans defeated the Chippies 1 to 0 in the fourteenth inning. Will Frisch, the Young Americans shortstop, hit the game’s lone homer as Young and Romanosky pitched for the winners while Volz and Volz played for the Chippies.
A terse line notes that women seek contentment only when there is something to fault. The remark reflects a cynical stance on female mood and accountability, implying perpetual dissatisfaction without external blame.
Washington dispatch reports ship subsidy advocates plan to reintroduce a bill in the new session. The group aims to establish the subsidy principle first, then seek expansion later, with a substitute bill proposing annual and fortnightly payments for routes from Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific ports to Brazil, Argentina, and across the Isthmus.
Subsidy interests say the house majority will be 58 not 112 and that organized backers have visited many Republican opponents. They have distributed literature and expect President Roosevelt to champion subsidy legislation in a stronger message. They note his support helped pass the bill before, and seek a western speech focusing on merchant marine aid.
The Young Americans and North Side Juniors played 22 innings tied 9 to 8 when called at darkness. Batteries were Reimer and Romanosky for North Side Juniors and Crock and Pick for the Young Americans. Mascot Berne Kemuanosky for the Young Americans.
A well known authority urges care this season for rheumatism kidney and bladder troubles and especially catarrh. A simple home prescription using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon and Compound Syrup Sassaparilla is advised to cleanse kidneys and prevent attacks, with relief often felt after initial doses. The recipe is from a reputable source and presented for readers to try.
St Peter Minn Oct 2 Gria iron glory denied the students at Gustavus Adolphus college and the team organized last week disbanded without learning the game. Faculty action follows a resolution adopted by the Augustana synod.
Government detectives uncovered a plan by Mississippi capitalist Col. B. K. Palmer to stage a practical joke during President Roosevelt's bear hunt next week. Several gross of teddy bears had been shipped to be distributed along the area the president would traverse.
A fragment notes that five Louisiana bears were intended for distribution but the secret service intervened and stopped it.
Prince Peter A. Kuropatkin socialist leader was seized at Luna on October 2 charged with taking part in the evolvedist robbery of Metropolitan Antonius country house.
Opinion notes that most men believe in weekly labor, while suggesting some workers should perform piece work. The remark contrasts work norms and hints at differing employer expectations and worker reliability.
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