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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1907
Page
12
Candy manufacturers plan higher prices due to costs rising in milk chocolate glucose and raw materials. Funke factory reports record holiday preparation while overall retail candy prices stay mostly steady for now. Boxed chocolates run sixty to seventy cents a pound with bulk goods cheaper. soda fountain chocolate drinks will also rise.
Leonard Weigand, a wealthy Nebraska retiree, sues in Alameda county court to annul a marriage he alleges was coerced by Matty Weigand, 32, a Des Moines woman aided by her brothers. He says a conspiracy by a pretty nurse forced the union under threat, aiming to bar her from his fortune of about $100,000.
Cambridge Mass October 12 A misstatement in a customs declaration may cost Mrs Henry A Butters a trousseau prepared for her daughter’s wedding to the son of Secretary Metcalf The Butters wife of a California mining millionaire declared she was a resident of a foreign land upon entering New York from Europe The penalty for claiming the rights is implied by the report
A report states that foreigners arriving are subject to confiscation of all goods they bring over. The measure aims to enforce entry rules and control carried items.
Victoria, B C October 12 Rudyard Kipling urged Canadians to aid immigration of people of British stock to bolster native population. He warned against allowing a rush of races with long separatist histories and said the time to choose reinforcements is now. Kipling will return to England and skip a U S visit on this trip.
Nicholas Meyer aged 45 drowned north of Prairie du Chien while duck hunting on the Mississippi. He stood to scan a marsh, lost balance, and fell overboard with a heavy gun strapped. Dynamiting failed to raise the body, believed lodged under brush near a government dam. His 14-year-old daughter grieves at home.
New York on October 12 August Belmont declined to discuss the $15,000 he received as president of the National Civic Federation from Metropolitan Securities company. He said he preferred any statement to come from another federation official.
Testimony shows coal operators can run only two days weekly while Walsh's mines operate court day. If the commission adopts rules under the new law for distributing coal cars during shortages, the railroad company will challenge the law's validity.
Robert Emmet Burke former local Democratic leader and county secretary was killed when his buggy overturned after being struck by a Wells Street car on Goethe Street. The crash left Burke with a probable right arm fracture and his driver Albert Riley with bruises.
Earl Shamburgh recalls severe coughing fits during hard times in Kansas and credits Dr King's New Discovery with his recovery after trying less than a bottle. Marketed as a reliable cough and lung healer, guaranteed by O T Erhart's drug store with trial bottles available.
Miss Mabel McMullen of 328 Division street was surprised Thursday by a group of young friends in honor of her 17th birthday. A ring and a music rack were given, with refreshments served and the gathering lasting into the late hour. The guests included Misses Freda Moves Annetta Moves Alma Schultz Gina Stork Wolberg Moe Olga Lee Ella Minna Lizzie Schlutter Anna Schlutter.
Prof. F. Jack formerly principal of a Wisconsin high school and now on the River Falls Normal School faculty attends the Wisconsin Teachers convention in session here. J. S. Fraser, superintendent of Winona Public Schools in Minnesota, also attends the event.
In the Baltimore American a member of the committee defends the placement of a joker at the end of the numbers in the entertainment program arguing the tail end felt more natural. The exchange suggests backstage concerns about pacing and presentation.
A concise reflection notes that every man knows his own meanness, but doubts about others lead to a fondness for gossip, highlighting the tension between self-knowledge and perception of neighbors.
The committee on local patriotism in the consumption of home goods of the La Crosse Manufacturers and robbers' union will meet this evening in the rooms of the La Crosse club.
Terre Haute Ind Oct 12 The Indiana railway commission began an investigation of charges that John R Walshs Southern Indiana road discriminated in favor of favored parties in freight and passenger handling.
OGDENSBURG New York October 12 Michael Cronin the guide who drove with Vice President Roosevelt sixteen miles through the lower Adirondacks to the nearest railroad station in 1901 when a courier brought him the news of McKinley's assassination has been adjudged insane and sent to the state hospital.
Twenty three Italians arrested for Black Hand crimes were convicted or pled guilty and sentenced by Judge William E. Porter in Newcastle. The maximum term was ten years, with seven men getting five years, eight receiving three years, and one man two years. They were sent to the Western Pennsylvania Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.
Articles of incorporation for the Citizens' State Bank of La Crosse at 203 South Fourth Street were filed with the register of deeds. Papers were granted by M. Berg, state bank examiner, Madison, on Sept. 3. Stockholders include H. B. Dahle J. T. Dahle T. G. Lingard H. L. Dale Mt. Herbe and Thomas S. Thompson of La Crosse. The bank plans to open and accept deposits by Nov. 1.
A quip from a 1920s Atlanta Constitution column plays on rural life. The colonel jokes about cattle in corn, revenue men seizing moonshine, and the legislature attempting to dry up the state.
A witty remark from the Cleveland Plain Dealer reflects on a third son who did not turn out well, prompting the quip that he became a magazine poet. The joke captures midcentury press humor about literary ambition and family expectations.
A Dublin Georgia man writes his eighty three year old mother thrives on Electric Bitters for two years with strong appetite good sleep and vigor. The note claims benefits for female weakness general debility and even weak children with stomach liver and kidney troubles. Sold by O T Erhart pharmacist at 50 cents guaranteed.
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