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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1909
Page
9
Night Marshal John A. Johnson was seriously wounded when four robbers attempting to blow open a Varna bank vault shot him after he halted their crime. The bandits fled with four shots fired, taking weapons, and stole about $500 in money or stamps from postmaster boxes.
London reports the dissolution of parliament this week as the abolition of the house of lords looms. Lord Landsdown Lord Balfour and Premier Acquith met with the king in rapid succession as budget battles unfold. The Newmarket race meeting is scheduled for this week.
Washington scene as eighty unions join a parade and mass meeting at Convention Hall to honor President Samuel Gompers returning from a three month European tour. The event marks organized labor’s demonstrative welcome in the nation’s capital.
Major General Alfred E. Bates United States Army retired was unconscious at Smith Alston sanitarium after a stroke and no hope for recovery was reported. He might survive the day, but death within days was considered inevitable.
In Hamilton Ohio on October 12 a bold theft drained the Middletown post office of stamps valued at 5700 dollars. The incident ranks as one of the Miami Valley's most daring robberies.
A reflective line notes that everyone faces predicaments or rough periods at least once, using vivid metaphor to convey common human struggle.
Market notes show flour prices easing this morning with patent flour at 5.60 and straight flour at 5.40 as feed and related commodities also decline. Bran, sports, middlings, and red dog feed quotes move lower, with feed at 91.00 per ton and bran at 2.00.
A bustling listing from farmers and merchants shows fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, and livestock with varied prices. Notable items include Valencia oranges at 3.50 per box or 1.50 for bananas, beef and pork ranges, and fresh produce like potatoes, onions, cabbage, peaches, and grapes with assorted crate, bushel, and dozen prices.
Receipts: cattle 25 000 steady to higher. beeves 4.25 to 8.80. Texas steers 4 to 5.25. western 4 to 7.25. stockers and feeders 3.10 to 5.25. cows and heifers 2.20 to 6. calves 7 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 40 000 weak to 10 cents lower. natives 2.50 to 4.85. western 2.75 to 4.90. yearlings 4.40 to 5.40. lambs natives 4.25 to 7. western 4.50 to 7. Market trends note mixed to steady demand in cattle, weaker sheep, and variable hog prices ranging 7.35 to 8.15.
Cattle receipts 28 000 steady with beves 4 10 to 8 30 Texas 3 85 to 5 10 west ern 4 to 7 stockers and feeders 3 15 to 5 25 cows and heifers 2 10 to 6 calves 7 to 9 Hogs receipts 24 000 slow light 7 50 to 8 25 mixed 7 60 to 8 40 heavy 7 50 to 8 40 rough 7 50 to 7 75 workers 8 05 to 8 15 pigs 6 30 to 7 30 Sheep receipts 35 000 steady native 2 65 to 5 western 2 75 to 5 lambs 4 25 to 7 30 western
New York Oct 12 The state legislature designated Columbus Day as a legal holiday at its last session so no business was transacted on the stock cotton or other financial exchanges today.
Kansas City stockyards report Cattle receipts 18 000 steady to 10 cents higher with native and western classes ranging from 2.25 to 8.50 per cwt. Hogs receipts 8 000 five cents lower with most sales 7.30 to 7.76. Sheep receipts 10 000 with strong muttons 4.00 to 4.75 and lambs 5.60 to 7.00 per cwt.
Chicago on October 12 lists Butter Extra creamery 29c firsts 26c dairy extras 26c Eggs Extra 27c prime firsts 24c firsts 22c Cheese Twins 15 1-2 to 15 3-4c Young Americas 15 3-4 to 1c Live poultry Turkeys 16c chickens springs 12 1-2c fowls 12 to 12 1-2c ducks 12 to 13 8c Potatoes 43 to 45c.
Chicago market data for hogs cattle and sheep show receipts around 11000 hogs and 11000 cattle with mixed price ranges and weak to steady trends. Hogs range from light 7.20 to 8.10 dollars with pigs 5.75 to 7.00 and Yorkers 7.65 to 7.75. cattle beeves 4.20 to 8.70 with Texas and western categories. sheep receipts 38000 weak to 4.75 with natives lambs 4.25 to 7 and western lambs 4.40 to 7.0 days and market conditions noted.
A local contest hosted by Baldwin closes tomorrow morning at 9 o clock. Participants are urged to submit entries before the deadline. Local officials remind residents that late entries will not be accepted.
Adjustment of fire insurance on the Doerre block after the Tausche Hardware fire has been completed. Contractor Peter Nelson has finished the roof and begun interior rebuilding where stock movement allows. Underwriters asked for an estimate of restoring the building to its pre fire condition, and the companies awarded him the contract at his own figure.
In Boston on October 12 Home Woon Lee Sing and Long Gong were executed by electric chair. The trio died within 28 minutes and 38 seconds after the start of the procedure, with Home Woon first to die at 12:07 a.m. and all three dead by 12:30 a.m.
Reported wreck on the Williamsville Greenville and St. Louis Railroad near Greenville Texas leaves thirteen dead. Details unavailable at this time.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew, returning from Europe, says Britain and Germany are strained enough that war could break out soon. He cites German naval and commercial incursions into ports England previously controlled, adds England seeks to reclaim losses, and notes America lacks a stronger merchant marine due to no spending.
At the annual La Crosse Manufacturers and Jobbers club meeting J W Grant H J Hirshheimer and G Moore report on the waterways convention in Winona and progress on upper Mississippi river transportation. Reports from committees follow with election of five directors and officer selection for the coming year.
Edward Bedford confessed at Bow Street to shooting Miss Ethel Kinrade in Hamilton Ontario. He was hired for 500 dollars by an unknown man met in Toronto who planned the crime and fled to England after the deed. Bedford said the kinrade case arose from revenge for a prior jilting and he acted under financial distress.
An examination in county court before County Judge John Brindley focused on Mrs. J. M. Holway executor of N. B. Holway's will suing George W. Sanborn and Lillie Sanborn to recover a $250 note issued in 1882 with interest to date.
Pur Eve managed to obtain jalong without complexion lotions by using alternative remedies and practical care. She relied on natural routines and consistent maintenance to achieve desired results without cosmetics.
Electrician Ben Amundson encountered a man on South Sixth Street who claimed to be lost and sought Main Street. The stranger offered cash if shown the way after describing a prior encounter with a gunman. Louis Linker, armed nearby, cautioned passersby as a buggy crew fled, suspecting the man was the alleged robber.
Louis Boon of Norway Michigan reports three bottles cured his boy's severe cough and a neighbor's boy, near death from a cold, also recovered after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The advertisement quotes T Erhart endorsing the product as safe and certain.
A man claiming to be Leon Czolgosz’s brother asks to be jailed in Los Angeles. He visits a police station and stays overnight to avoid attention, saying his name would bring trouble, and will remain there until after President Taft departs.
A study notes some men pursue affection from friends mainly to secure money. It explores social motives behind manipulated closeness and financial incentives in male friendships.
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