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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
2
Condensed report of the State Bank of La Crosse La Crosse Wisconsin showing the condition at close of business on August 22 1907. The document lists assets and liabilities and notes one of the period end financial highlights.
The entry lists loans and discounts 692 457 92 dollars, U S and other bonds 81 103 50, banking house and fixtures 8 000 00, due from banks and vault 294 955 67, totaling 1 076 627 92. The figures reflect a banking balance sheet row with asset categories and totals.
The document lists capital stock of 50,000.00, undivided profits 9,906.15, deposits 966,721.77, totaling 1,076,627.92. It appears as a partial financial record with capitalization and customer funds data.
A meeting of the English Lutheran church choir is held this evening for reorganization. Prof. Arthur Thomas has been secured as choir leader, and the choir plans to meet every Wednesday evening in the future.
The Tribune notes only three days remain to vote for the 3500 prize contest. Contestants push subscriptions hard as the Buick worth 1250 dollars goes to a La Crosse area winner. Readers are urged to stay energized and avoid assuming defeat.
Milwaukee fans react to the Major Leagues scooping up prospects, leaving the American Association roster short. The piece explains “covering up” where majors draft minor leaguers to block AA picks, with players returned later but costing AA teams top talent and hurting the league’s value.
Ann Arbor Mich Oct 238 Captain Floyd Rowe called out his track and field athletes for fall work. The squad totals about seventy five men with most from last year returning. The 1908 group includes six first class athletes previously ineligible and a strong freshmen class led by Horner Garvey Kelly Schnurr Flynn Mahoney and others.
Monte Cross, veteran shortstop of the Philadelphia team, has been signed to manage the Kansas City Blues next season. He succeeds Jimmy Burke as leader of the Raw organization. It is said that Tebeau will sell Burke to another American association club. Burke was regarded as a capable manager.
In Chicago on October 23 grave fears grew for Gen. William Booth founder of the Salvation Army. Doctors Billings Cleff and Sanford treated him at Commissioner Kilbey’s home diagnosing gastroenteritis after a Milwaukee meeting left him critically ill and returning to Chicago.
Chicago featherweight Kid Taylor will meet Kid Wolgast in a six round 122 pound bout at Schlitz park on November 1 as part of the Badger Athletic Club show. Johnny Conlon has signed for Taylor to fight Young Fitzgerald with Malachy Hogan refereeing. Local experts rate Wolgast in peak form and expect a hard battle for Taylor.
Milwaukee coroner records seven deaths on a single day seven violent cases include Emma Leveille 25 burned at home Olaf Larson 23 fallen down a chimney Julius Gasky 25 poisoned Rose Causley 35 diseases Michael Madden 46 struck by train Leo Sment 50 fell stairs William Dermody 45 run over by train all deaths reported with locations ages and causes and dated October 16 to October 23.
Four hundred delegates to the American Society of Equity convention in Indianapolis clash as opponents seek to oust J. A. Everitt. Accusations of graft and using the society to promote his seed business are aired on the floor, with officers and the directorate reportedly opposed to him. The society’s life and control are at stake as the controversy unfolds.
A large Continental Banner tied to a tall kite broke loose in a light morning breeze. The banner, used as ballast to aid the kite’s travel, has not been recovered and may lie outside the county.
George Pfaff and Matt Elange of Burr Oak Wis charged with dispensing wet goods in a dry town were granted a continuance until Oct 31 by Judge Brindley in county court. The postponement was due to the absence of attorney W F Wolfe of the defendants at Houston Minn.
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