Konetchy Stars Despite Loss in Interleague Clash
The St. Louis Nationals defeated the Americans 6 to 1 in a game featuring Konetchy, former La Crosse first baseman, who logged 14 putouts but no hits. Glade struggled in the fifth as Nationals piled five runs, backed by eleven hits, while Lush held the sluggers in check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hemphill
Cf.c. Cows
Pickéring
Wallace
Esense
Yeager
Spencer
C. Cecesse
Canteun
Pelty
D. Eeeenenereast
Agi Bintiinae Oaee
R.H.P.A.S
Clawanee
Ate Barry
Eeee
Delehanty
Konetchy
Byrne
Sb. Keetan
Holly
Hostetter
Marshall
Sckae
Lush
Patel
Niles
Jones
Barry
Glade
Johnstone and Evans
Marriage Licenses Issued in Hamilton and West Salem
Marriage licenses issued today include Henry Diekroeger of Hamilton and Henrietta Piske of Barre, and Martin Vick of West Salem with Mrs. Jenson of West Salem. The record lists multiple couples awaiting marriage in the region.
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Henry Diekroeger
Hamilton
Henrietta Piske
Barre
Martin Vick
West Salem
Jenson
Road to Wellville Ad Promotes Grape-Nuts Health
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as a natural brain and nerve builder. It links two feet balance and steady nerves to consuming the cereal and cites a slogan There’s a Reason. It promotes reading The Road to Wellville as a right living guide.
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Wellville
An Odd Superstition About the Name Graham
The New York Post reports a curious British fishermen superstition centered on the name Graham. Fishermen avoid sea work or boats bearing the name, and locals with that name receive nicknames like Puff or Lucky Bits. When a fisherman’s son-in-law is a Graham, a near-miss tale accompanies a mysterious crash at sea.
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Graham
Newcastle
Ughter
Shields
Jack Graham
New York Post
Those Fool Questions
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader recalls a comical exchange at a drug store soda fountain about whether egg milk shakes require eggs. The big man notes how clerks repeat questions and fail to grasp obvious ingredients, joking that some workers never learn.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Funke Dinner Hosts Honor Mrs Dunbarf in Small Gathering
Last Saturday Mr and Mrs Frank N Funke welcomed guests at a South Thirteenth Street dinner. Attendees included Mr and Mrs George M Heath Mr Henry Salzer Mr C S Van Auken Mr E J Evans and Mr C L V Craft. Mrs Mary Baker hosted a separate dinner Monday for six with Mrs C E Dunbarf of Great Falls Mont as the guest of honor.
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F. N. Funke
Frank N. Funke
South Thirteenth Street
George M. Heath
Henry Salzer
Mary Baker
C. E. Dunbarf
Great Falls, Mont
COMING AND GOING IN THE CITY NAMES VISITORS
Mrs. C. D. Hill of Chicago leaves after visiting her mother Mrs. Davis Austin. Miss Carrie Merriam departs for Caledonia after visiting Mrs. David Drummond. Gertrude and Lucy Hogan travel to Chicago for a few days. Mrs. E. E. Marston heads to Albert Lea Minnesota for a month. Juliette McAvoy of Three Rivers Canada visits city friends. Rena Morse of Ipswich Michigan visits Mrs. E. L. McIntire.
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C. D. Hill
Chicago
Davis Austin
Carrie Merriam
David Drummond
Caledonia
Gertrude
Lucy Hogan
E. E. Marston
Albert Lea
Minn
Juliette McAvoy
Three Rivers
Can
Rena Morse
Ipswich, Mich
E. L. McIntire
Madison Hunters Nabbed at Wabasha
Six Madison sportsmen were arrested at Wabasha as state game laws were enforced for shooting game in open water. Two face hunting without a license with fines from 50 to 300 dollars, the other four face fines from 35 to 1060 dollars. Warden E. W. Tuttle and Gustav Kolb conducted the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wabasha
E. W. Tuttle
Oconomowoc
Gustav Kolb
Vernon County
SINGERS REHEARSE FOR LA CROSSE SAENGERFEST CHORUS
Vocalists from La Crosse gather at Germania hall tonight at 730 to rehearse for the mixed chorus of the 1908 Saengerfest led by Secretary John L. Utermehl about 200 voices are sought. Additional rehearsals with John Malin of the Frobsian society will occur at Frobsinn hall on South Fourth street.
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la Crosse
Germania Hall
John L. Utermehl
John Malin
Frobsian Society
Frobsinn
South Fourth Street
Officers Ride On Spirited Horses
Sixty army officers of high rank began a cross country ride covering fifteen miles to prove they can stay on their mounts. Colonel Henry P. McCain issued an order forbidding easy gaited horses with severe penalties for infractions, and any faulted ride must be repeated on a government army nag.
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Washington
Henry P. McCain
Morgan Plan Defeated at Episcopal Convention Opening
The plan by J Pierpont Morgan to cut lay and clerical forces of the Protestant Episcopal church was defeated at the convention's opening session. Morgan's western New York delegation voted against the measure.
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Richmond
J. Pierpont Morgan
Protestant Episcopal Church
Morgan
New York
Lawyer David Rosser Dies While Calling for Ambulance
Chicago, Oct. 8. David Rosser a 50 year old lawyer collapsed and died while telephoning for an ambulance to a hospital for treatment. He had declared he suffered heart disease. The piece ends with unrelated remarks about piano players and money.
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Chicago
David Rosser
Rosser
City News Roundup From La Crosse Area
The column lists events and notices including a Friday night Eastern Star dance at Ma sonic Temple, a Norwegian Lutheran rummage sale at P and S hall on Ninth and Johnson streets, a Marine Mills post office burglary, wills filed for probate for Nils Olsen and John J. Stenson, a La Crosse Retail Grocers meeting, progress on L C Colman Lumber office building, theatre attendance for The Man of the Hour, and a gasoline price cut by Standard Oil to 12 1/2 cents per gallon.
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Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Sixth
Division Streets
P. and S. Hall
Ninth
Johnson Streets
ROB Post Office
Marine Mills
Stillwater
T. L. Dahl
Nils Olsen
J. M. Holley
John J. Stenson
John Johnson
la Crosse Retail Grocers’ Association
L. C. Colman Lumber Company
North Fifth Street
la Crosse
Standard Oil Company
Wireless message spans 11000 miles from Manila to Sydney
In Sydney Nova Scotia Oct 8 Marconi experts at Merien station logged a wireless reception from Manila. The United States cruiser Philadelphia was reported arrived at Manila and all was well. The distance set a record far beyond the previous 4000 miles between Savannah and a south Pacific vessel. The test aimed to intercept rival company messages.
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Sydney
Nova Scotia
Marconi
Merien
Manila
United States
Philadelphia
Manalia
Savannah
South Pacific Ocean
Gesler Sells Out The Independent Bangor Wis
Frank B. Gesler owner and editor of the Bangor Independent has sold the weekly and printing plants to W F Durnal of Chicago. Durnal has taken possession and will publish this week. Gesler stays in Bangor to wind up business then plans to move west. The paper dates to 1887 and is one of western Wisconsin's oldest weeklies.
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Frank B. Gesler
Bangor Independent
Bangor
Wis
W. F. Durnal
Chicago
Durnal
Gesler
Wisconsin
Wall St Turns Bryan's Ideas on Metallism Relief
Denver October 8 Daniel Guggenheim head of the smelter combine says Wall Street, amid a tight money market, seems to be moving toward metallism for relief. He cannot say in advance whether the smelter dividend will be cut as that requires director approval.
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Denver
Daniel Guggenheim
Wall Street
Fresh Peanut Candy and Local Gossip in La Crosse
La Crosse notes list social calls and business visits by J C Frazer of Sparta, O T Erhart ads, rummage sale at 515 Main Street, and multiple locals from Madison to Winona calling on friends. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Foley products for coughs and kidney care.
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Pfund
J. C. Frazer
Sparta
la Crosse
B. T. Hutchinson
Independence
A. M. Brayton
Main Street
A. O. Biglow
Kansas City
J. F. Lamm
Cashton
Helmer Peters
Rushford
Foley
O. T. Erhart
Margaret Munroe
Tacoma
Wash
Minneapolis
Fred Stingle
Klaudia Nelson
Viroqua
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
James Stormont
Dennison
P. C. Marshall
O. W. Humber
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba
P. W. Humber
C. K. Mack
Madison
T. J. Hafort
New Albia
George Powell
Secesne
Thile
W. A. Tabelle
Spring Valley
D. A. Ranckle
Woodmen Hall
F. E. Morrison
Eau Claire
W. J. Meade
Ft. Wayne
P. McHough
Midway
C. E. Brown
Adair Kern
Gateway City Tfr
N. Neprude
Coon Valley
O. &. Shaffer
Wahnette
N. D
J. J. Hennessey
Daisy
Milwaukee
W W. T. Smith
Des Moines
A. Alma
Waukon
Robert Edwards
Black River Falls
E. Norwald
Mrs. C. Rude
Genoa
Fred A. Schultz
Chas. Swards
Chicago
Detroit
W. H. Parker
Galesville
H. C. Reaverter
Superior
Henry E. Jones
Tampa
Fla
C. J. Shannon
Westby
E. F. Touwney
Winona
Lansing
P. J. Ruhlby
A. Franzina
Wm. A. Single
H. W. Hayer
Standard Oil Company
A Clever Trick in the Honiton Elections
Lord Cochrane refused bribes during his Honiton candidacy. After losing he paid 10 guineas to voters who called on his agent. In the next election he received a large mandate and declared he would not pay any bribe, arguing the first payments were to avoid accepting a bribe rather than to bribery itself.
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Lord Cochrane
Honiton
Boy’s misread tale sparks amusing chase in Boston Record
Tommy calls for a story about a boy who ate ribbons and fell ill. Aunt Ethel, puzzled, cannot recall it. They search books and finally stumble on a misread line from Night Before Christmas, revealing the boy’s action as he hurls up the sash.
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Tommy
Boston Record
Ethel
A Zulu Rain Charm Reads Like Tribal Myth
The Zulus use a rain charm involving catching a bird that a wizard consecrates as a heaven bird. They cast it into water and believe the sky, seen as a personality, will mourn the bird and send rain as a sorrowful tribute.
Chippies Fall to Young Americans in After School Tilt
The Chippies lost 25 to 5 to the Young Americans yesterday after school. They face the Muskrats tomorrow in a baseball game. Lineup features Ehrsam Klyoss Fries Volz Donerwust Ehrsam Striecher Birnbaum Newburg with Striecher at quarterback and Birnbaum at right end. The Young Americans also plan a Monday night football finale.
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The
Chippies
Farmers Begin Wood Hauling and Hog Market Opens
Wood hauling to the city has commenced by state farmers focusing on cord wood while Minnesota farmers shift to hay. The season’s first dressed hogs arrived at the market this morning and were promptly purchased by anxious butchers near the market square.
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Minnesota
Edwards Chosen to Organize Wisconsin Division in La Crosse
E. O. Edwards selected by the American Motor League to help organize the Wisconsin division in La Crosse County. Wisconsin will be divided into 14 districts from 71 counties with representation based on league membership within each district.
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E. O. Edwards
American Motor League
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Card of Thanks from Family Soper
The Soper family extends thanks to friends and especially the Rev Turner and North Presbyterian Church chair for services and sympathy during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
North Presbyterian Church
Chequebook Discovery Sparks Frugal Banter
A wife reveals she checked her husband’s chequebook and found only one cheque left, prompting a witty exchange about affordability and finances in a domestic moment.
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Rocky Ford
Oysters
John C. Burns
Fruit House
Rogers
William Rogers
Holmes & Edwards
Paw
Holmers & Edwards
R. Wallace & Sons
J. E. Geiwitz
Cor
Madison Hunters
City News
Wall ST
Bryan
Irvine
Waltham
Dueber Hampden
O's Waltham
W. T. Irvine, Jeweler
DR. Watterson
S. Fourth St
la Crosse, Wis
Chas
Beyschlag
Main
Rexall
Erhart
RED Cross Drug
H. W. Barker
Runckel
Edwards
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