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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1907
Page
4
A former Chicago resident was killed in a rail yard incident. Police reported a fatality and investigations are underway to determine motive and circumstances. No suspects have been publicly identified.
Friends in this city received word of the death of John Harden a railroad man at Chicago yards. The telegram gave no details but it is presumed he was at work when struck by a train. He is son of Mrs Michael Harden a well known North side figure in railroad circles. Burial plans not decided but likely here. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
Prof Harry Spence of the Fifth district school says there is no danger of diphtheria spread despite two cases reported at his school. The two patients were not in the same room and one has recovered. Quarantine remains, but rumors of a plague caused many pupils to stay home, troubling the truancy officer.
A sharp remark frames a domestic moment as a girl’s kiss sparks anger in a local scene. The comment hints at social tension and the emotional fallout within a close-knit community.
W C Riek, a North Side grocer, discovered a live tarantula crawling over pumpkins in his shop. He trapped it with a hat pin and stored it in a jar, sparking curiosity among residents and plans by George Bolhm to preserve it for a college in Iowa.
Western specialist Dr. George Edmund Flood outlines diet rules for rheumatism kidney and bladder troubles and shares a simple universal prescription. He advises moderation of rich foods and offers a home mix using fluid extract cascarar aromatic brakola compound aromatic elixir and water.
Next Sunday morning W C Humphrey state superintendent of the Anti saloon league will occupy the pulpit at the Caledonia street Methodist church A large attendance is expected.
The North Side Progressive league favored a market place in La Crosse but will likely drop the idea for now. The proposed site was the former ice house location on the south end of the causeway, recently bought by Standard Oil, and no alternative site has been secured yet.
Milwaukee road officials and North Side Progressive league committee will meet to discuss changes at the Mill street crossing. No date has been set yet for the meeting though a decision likely will be made within the month.
The freight business is very heavy on the Milwaukee and the Burlington with local crews kept busy. Every train runs at full tonnage and extras follow each other from the city, while many regular trains operate in sections.
Mrs Willard of 1427 Woodstreet entertained the Birthday club at her home Thursday afternoon. About 12 members attended and all reported a good time. Each guest received a birthday present and enjoyed the event.
Mrs Nellie Frost and daughter Violet of Chicago are guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Long on the North side. Mrs C M Granum, visiting friends and relatives on the North side, has returned to her home in Redwood Falls Minn.
Irate parent threatens punishment and accuses a child of misdeeds in a dialogue about discipline and hiding a strap in a household scene. The fragment suggests a domestic confrontation with harsh tone and a casual mention of punishment.
Engineer Frank Chapman and Fireman Edward Pugh leaped from their locomotive as it struck an open switch and telescoped a box car in the yards at Tomah. They escaped uninjured aside from minor bruises, crediting quick action and presence of mind for their narrow escape.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church will be entertained on Friday at 2 30 p m by Mrs Eliza A Caldwell of 228 South Sixteenth Street.
Miss Helen Gandolf of 1030 Milk Street was surprised at her home on Wednesday evening by friends for her sixteenth birthday. The party featured games music and dancing with refreshments. Guests included Veda Louise Agnes Wasnoiske Alice Dayton Clara Swenson Arley Loomis Lizzie Gundolf Helen Patasky Mary Rohrer Caroline Rohrer Mamie Ziewentz Florence Demorest May Ritter Helen Gundolf and others. The hostess received a handsome ring and present.
Officials announce the Pierre to Rapid City extension of the Northwestern line opens by Tuesday the 15th. The route will shave about three hundred miles from the Twin Cities to the Black Hills, speeding travel from 28 hours to 20 and boosting regional development.
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