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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1909
Page
1
W W Cargill a financier dies at his home after a short illness contracted in the West. The funeral will be held Tuesday solemnized at the family residence. Citizens unite in mourning the loss of a strong man described as a public calamity and community shock.
W W Cargill is dead after a twelve day illness. The financier died at 2 o clock Sunday morning with his family present except Mrs Hanchet who is abroad. Surviving are wife and four children, W S Cargill Austin Cargill Mrs John H McMillan and Mrs Fred Hanchet. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 from Cass street home. Banks and many businesses to close in his honor. He had withdrawn from active management in 1904 after a stroke.
Citizens decry the death of Mr Cargill calling him one of La Crosse’s best and most public spirited. A Hirshheimer, Henry Gund and Col. Woodward praise his cheerful character, progressive energies, generosity, and wide impact on the city and state.
Postmaster W. B. Tscharner lauds La Crosse’s late financier for his civic devotion and generous contributions to public and charitable institutions, calling him one of the city’s best citizens.
“He was a good man and will be missed in this community,” said John C Burns. The obituary highlights his support for entrepreneurs, noting he backed many men in enterprises and would lend his note to those starting a business if needed.
John A. Daniels recalls Mr Cargill as a moneyed, public spirited leader who invested heavily in La Crosse enterprises. He notes many financiers fund foreign ventures while Cargill built local projects and expresses deep regret at his death.
E M Wing praises Mr Cargill as a remarkable La Crosse businessman and public benefactor whose death is a great loss, noting his readiness to help with time and money for the city and his private charities exceeding his public gifts.
E. E. Bentley lauds Mr. Cargill for a steady wise optimism guiding his undertakings. He notes Cargill considers every step, prepares thoroughly, and uses the means to secure results with cheerful confidence. Bentley predicts the business world will find his absence hard to fill.
The speaker recalls Mr. Cargill as a grand, shrewd yet gentle business man admired for thirty years. He describes him as a model man in all aspects of life and emphasizes his kindness and sympathy toward everyone.
A local obituary note describes the death of Mr Cargill as a calamity for the community and highlights the loss to the business sector, inviting reflection on his contributions.
W J Ferris head of La Crosse Water Power company leaves for Winona to seek city council approval of a fifty year franchise to build La Crosse Winona Sparta interurban. Five cent fare within city, line to be electric and completed by December 31 1915 or franchise void.
In Chicago tonight evangelist Gypsy Smith is to lead about 19 900 singing and praying Christians through the citys Red Light district in what is billed as a sensational religious demonstration.
In San Antonio on October 18 President Taft wrapped up a busy day with speeches near the Alamo. Meanwhile a group of six prominent socialists linked to political refugee defense likely remain jailed by federal agents to stay behind while Taft continues his trip.
La Crosse board of trade civic lecture committee appeals to young women to volunteer selling 25 cent booster buttons with free lecture admission for button owners. Committee members include A H Schubert C F Michel Henry N Boehm F W Sisson and William Doerflinger. Volunteers win an invitation to a banquet at Hotel Stoddard.
Night Watchman Lattimer reports a shadowy man near the rear door after hours. The intruder pried the rear window, entered the cashier balcony, opened the unlocked cash register, and fled with four pennies while thousands of dollars in inventory remained untouched. Police investigate. no professional burglar identified.
Mrs Gessie Rayne Avant, arraigned in Indianapolis police court after attempting to pass fraudulent checks to buy fine gowns. She confessed to passing fraudulent checks in Chicago and Des Moines Iowa as part of her lust for fashionable clothes and luxurious living.
In Maywood the First Congregational church heard Rev Percival Howson Barker condemn modern women. He denounced the bringing woman the gambling woman and the feminine snob and declared woman is not equal to man. The sermon drew gasps from the congregation.
A fragmented report notes the Black River Dam theft impacting Provement Co. Investigators describe the incident as staged in pieces, hindering containment and triggering repairs. Official teams are gathering evidence and evaluating the scale of the loss.
W J Ferris of the La Crosse Water Power Co reveals dams were stolen and explains future flood management. He says reservoirs will store spring floods at Lake Arbutus and the Dells dam, delivering steady water and preventing dry periods. Citizens seek repairs to restore the flow past Onalaska.
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether hanging is an insurable risk. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance seeks to overturn a circuit court ruling that it must pay a $15,000 policy on former Charlottesville mayor McCue, who was hanged on February 10, 1905, for his wife’s murder.
Czar Nicholas to travel through Odessa en route to Italy will be escorted by a bodyguard of babies. Children will accompany his carriages and form a double line along the streets to shield him from nihilist vengeance.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania residents buy fireworks and red fire for a Forbes Field celebration tonight marking the new world championship baseball team.
A man died by suicide at his father’s graveside last night. Police report no witnesses. Investigators are reviewing the scene and tributes are being prepared by family. The incident is under local inquiry.
In Mineral Point Wisconsin two people died after the First National Bank closed over a 200000 shortage. Cashier Frank Hanscom aged 55 shot himself after the crash and his mother in law Mrs John Gray died of shock. Vice President Philip Allen Jr was arrested for forgery and embezzlement. Receiver John C Schofield oversees the bank.
Wisconsin expects generally fair weather with a cool trend through today and Tuesday. Minnesota forecast shows slightly cooler conditions tonight in the southeast, with warmer spells today. Iowa sees partly cloudy skies and a cooler night followed by generally fair Tuesday. Temperature lows around the mid 30s to mid 40s.
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