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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
4
North Side Office of The Lacrosse Tribune lists 31 Rose Street as location. Details on manager and editor roles are not provided in the readable text.
Mrs Pankhurst widow of Dr Parkhurst and her daughter Christabel were jailed at Bow Street after refusing to appear in court. Leaders of the votes for women crusade, they are described as martyrs for the suffrage movement and noted for their education and social standing.
A quiet 6 am ceremony at St James church joined Geo Hickey, Burlington conductor, and Ruth Warren of Maiden Rock. The couple, with relatives Agnes and Charles Hickey, left on the 8:25 train to Prescott before visiting the Twin Cities and returning to La Crosse to start their home.
An ad likens Satin Skin cream to bread feeding the body, promising rich nourishment for the skin and a boost to daily care routines. The copy emphasizes nourishment, hydration, and a simple beauty ritual.
The Dean restaurant opens to the public at 1202 Caledonia street. Various North Side items note residents visiting, moving, teaching, and working in La Crosse area. A death details Martin Granum who bled to death after a varicose vein rupture near Sand Lake Coulee, with five children and two sisters. He is buried at Halfway church.
The Flyer Red Wing defeated the Yellow Sallie in a 9.5 mile race from Winona bridge to Fountain City, finishing about 1.5 minutes ahead in 21 minutes. Crowds watched the duel between boats owned by J. R. Trautner and Charles Gardiner with race details and engine specs noted.
An extra freight leaving Portage Saturday morning was struck by a Northwestern train at the Watertown crossing around 1 pm. No injuries reported. Traffic disruption required No. 6 to be sent east over the northern division. Conductor Clasen led the Milwaukee road extra and Engineer Chas Burmeister piloted locomotive No 2015.
A Bangor rally tonight features Senator Thomas Morris and Attorney James Thompson. The event is billed as a major Republican campaign gathering in the county with a large anticipated crowd and preparations across the county to attend.
A number of churchmen will assist at St James church next week in the forty hour devotional services. Rev Father Dunn of Eau Claire Rev Father Clifford of Oshkosh Rev Father Blackwell of Milwaukee will participate. Rev Father Murphy of St James church will also travel to Eau Claire to help there.
In Dallas South Dakota on October 19 the Rosebud land drawing began with sealed applications placed in a tin box. The box was opened before spectators as envelopes were mixed and drawn one by one in steady rain. Fay A Meiser of Kenneber was the first name drawn for Rosebud lands.
The Milwaukee railway company plans a car building plant at its DuBuque shops. A land tract east of the works will host the new facility with capacity for ten cars daily, boosting local employment and production.
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