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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
6
In June 1 Wisconsin towns the Wisconsin Telephone Company shows over 10 percent development with more than one phone per ten people. The system links users statewide, with 80 toll circuits in Milwaukee and over 95,000 Bell telephones in Wisconsin. By January expect to exceed 100,000 Bell telephones.
American premiere of Milton's Comus by Don ald Robertson and company in La Crosse drew strong praise last night. Alice John delighted as the Lady. Robertson commanded applause, with a poised mystical atmosphere. Tonight features A Curious Mis hap and The Blot on the Scutcheon by Browning.
The performance features Comus tempting The Lady until her brothers and the shepherdess intervene. Robertson is praised as a premier exponent of high literary drama with a Chicago Art Institute presence. Hamlin Garland attended and lauded the company. Garland drafts a new act for Robertson’s troupe.
Kast urges timely talk amid La Crosse rheumatism surge. He explains muscular rheumatism affects many muscles from back to limbs and even the heart, with swelling and spasms. He endorses Rheumaline and Rheumaline capsules as a treatment costing $1.00 per bottle and 50 cents per box, available at Hoeschler's drug store.
In Cleveland the White Sox lost to the Naps 1 to 0 as Addie Joss tied the world pitching record with eight innings pitched and a flawless effort. Walsh fanned fifteen in eight innings, a major league record, but Isbell scored the only run on a miscue and a wild pitch.
The 24 hour race on the Brighton track sees Strang in a Renault one mile ahead of Robertson in a Simplex. Barney Oldfield in a Stearns vows a sensational push as a policeman dies after being struck off course and three wrecked cars send four drivers to hospital. Strang tires, loses a mile, Robertson gains five before Strang repairs.
A fierce Arizona gale at 100 miles an hour struck Williams and surrounding areas causing hundreds of thousands in damage. Crops were ruined buildings blown down and power and telephone lines disabled. A fire started in the Babbitt Brothers store area and six buildings were destroyed by the blaze shaped by an explosion of dynamite in the basement raising the loss to about 200000.
Albert Kirschner, after 24 years as P. and W. factory superintendent, leaves the firm to run his own shop at 1112 Bagger Street. Eugene Wiggenhorn, founder, writes from Pasadena expressing regret, praising Kirschner, and offering aid. Kirschner will produce the Ego 10 cent cigar and the Booster 5 cent cigar, continuing cigar manufacturing for 43 years.
Chicago readers learn preparations for the Catholic missionary congress of the United States, starting November 15, will bring sixty archbishops bishops and mitred abbots to participate in the greatest Catholic demonstration since the Baltimore plenary council.
La Crosse high school negotiations with West Salem high school collapsed leaving no football game with West Salem today. The team will hold a hard scrimmage this afternoon as Coach Cooper prepares for the game against the Tomah Indians next Saturday.
The 1907 fair receipts were $300 under budget while this year shows about $200. Ticket sales rose by over $700 despite 500 fewer attendees because jobbers tickets, once 6,000 in 1907, were abolished. These tickets were meant for outside city use, but about 1,500 were presented on La Cross day last year, leading to their discontinuance. A four year turnstile record shows heavy attendance decline in the last two years despite warm weather and better attractions.
Totals include 5 412 passes and 500 season tickets among 27 730 paid admissions this year. Reduction to 25 cents on Friday failed, gate receipts $100 less than 1907. Treasurer notes outstanding bills and projected expenses, with state aid due, and expects smaller profit. La Crosse Wisconsin October 2 1908.
Vienna reports Bulgaria openly gathers troops on the frontier and aims to press its claims by force if Turkey does not yield. The foreign office says the situation is serious amid Turkish constitutional changes and widespread unrest.
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