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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1920
Page
6
The La Crosse and Onalaska Street Railway Company faces a $10,000 damage suit from W. A. Bradley as administrator for the estate of Louis J. Tromler. Tromler died in December 1919 after a collision April 8, 1919 between his Ford and the interurban at the North Salem road crossing. The plaintiff alleges no warning signals at the crossing and that the car was operated negligently and at reckless speed.
A detailed baseball recap shows Cleveland and Brooklyn battling with early lead changes and a string of outs. Key moments include runs by Cleveland and strong pitching from Coveleskie and Marquard, with defensive plays shaping the tense contest.
The fragment describes a silent ball game between Cleveland and Brooklyn with no runs no hits and no errors. Players named Mitchell Johnston Gardner and Speaker figure in scattered at bats and fielding plays as the two teams trade outs. The noisy OCR yields many garbled phrases but confirms a scoreless, errorless contest with few clear events.
The United States imposes quarantine restrictions on travelers from ports in Mexico where yellow fever is prevalent. Public health officials enforce measures to prevent spread as shipments and foreign workers, including many Americans, may be affected.
President Wilson today wrote to Senator Spencer Low to dispute recent remarks by the Republican senator asserting the president promised military aid to Roumania and Serbia in case of invasion. The White House clarifies that such a promise was not made.
Duque marked the start of Fire Prevention Week with a 20,000 blaze that destroyed the T. J. Mile grew company’s coal and wood plant, a three block site in Dubuque. The firm carried 80,000 in insurance.
A massive blaze at the Wilson and Loomer Mortifizer works in Jacksonville caused drainage and property estimates topping a million dollars. The fire, which began yesterday, continued burning into today at the Mason Voryard ing company site, damaging nearby facilities.
Census data highlights notable rises in several states with increased totals. North Carolina adds about 250,100 residents, totaling around 2,556,000. Arizona shows growth with gains near 78,236, while other regions report varying percentages and large regional totals.
A Chicago report states a mistaken first name for the flivver operator. Nave, not Louis Abraham, was identified as the man who started the vehicle that sped across the sidewalk and shattered front plate glass at the Rescue Mission Sunday night.
Washington reports Germany sought permission via the Inter-Allied Air Control Commission to build two large airships for international trade with the United States. The request was temporarily refused as officials prepared a list of German air stations and considered retaining about twenty percent for international traffic amid differing Allied views.
Genevieve Alice Colburn daughter of Ernest Colburn and Mrs Colburn of Avon Street died at 10 50 after a long illness of complications aged 5 months 6% days She leaves a father a mother two sisters and a grandmother Services time to be announced later.
A saying attributes a man’s growth to his thinking, noting that growth continues through youth and into middle age up to forty or fifty, according to one authority.
A nighttime break in at Central Grocery, 812 Market Street, left a window pane broken but little candy missing. The key to the rear door was stolen Monday afternoon and later returned by Joe Smith who allegedly received it from Waukeen. Two boys will be questioned at Central Station this afternoon.
Zamora de Jalisco handle forces were nearly annihilated after a raid on two towns in which several foreigners were captured. He writes to the war department requesting amnesty and pledges a peaceful life, aiming to follow Francisco Villa’s example on a farm.
The text notes France’s Firat 072 refinery, seeking to renew oil industry efforts once derelict. It mentions rapid early refinements near Pechelbronn, begun several centuries ago. It claims initial attempts failed, but asserts an open refinery existed at the site for about 189 years.
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