Miss Aiken Wins Car in Tribune Voting Contest
The Tribune reports the conclusion of a $3,500 voting contest with Miss Aiken winning the $1,250 automobile and Celia Volz receiving $400 piano. District winners for diamonds, gold watches, and business college scholarships are listed.
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Miss Aiken
the Tribune
Celia Volz
Haines
Orma Lisen
Celia Derusha
G. A. Erie
Fay Allen
Laura Kutzbors
J. F. Schrank
Freida Haefner
Mildred Birchard
Edna Sphren
Flossie Stricker
Cora Biglow
Mary O’brien
Emma Clements
Edna Jost
Irene Harmon
Jennie Bright
Gladys McEldowney
Emilie Morse
Rosevelly
Ruth Eaton
Finis
la Crosse
Tribune
The
Wasteful Wood Harvests Prompt U S Study
Government experts report less than half of a tree becomes mercantible product with remaining wood wasted in forests. Researchers urge full use of timber scraps much like packers utilize every part of cattle. Washington report notes waste and calls for economy.
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Washington
The
la Crosse Tribune
Washington, D. C
J. C. Welliver
Decision brings joy to deserving women and prizes
The Bata vian National Bank and the judges are praised for counting ballots in time. The winner of the automobile can now enjoy ownership without worrying about rentals, while the piano prize adds to the rewards. Continued on rage 38.
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Batavian National Bank
Ballots Guarded as Elections Move Forward in Wisconsin
The Tribune Publishing Co reports ballots safeguarded early Monday morning in La Crosse Wisconsin amid ongoing election preparations. Local authorities declined further comment while polling officials verify counts and security protocols.
Man Threatens Wife in Drunken Outburst at Home
Mrs. Dewing testified in county court that Charles Dewing returned home intoxicated and threatened to kill her. He kicked and destroyed the door, injured furnishings, and vowed further harm before she fled to a neighbor. He was jailed ten days. authorities planned to pursue the threats charge with her as sole witness.
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Dewing
Marion Grey Avoids Jail in Illinois Mail Fraud Case
University of Wisconsin student Marion Grey, known to La Crosse peers, was spared jail after Judge Bethea deferred sentence and placed her on probation. Grey testified she was twenty and stated she did not realize the wrongdoing, noting her previously clean character.
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Marion Grey
University of Wisconsin
Chicago
Ilgin
la Crosse
Bethea
Miss Grey
Mars Inhabitants Claim Dying Planet By Lowell Expedition
Boston Mass October 28 Prof David Todd of Amherst declares Mars inhabited and its canals artificial after the Lowell expedition to the Andes photographed the long canal systems. He says Mars is a dying world and the canals show intelligent beings irrigation efforts to prolong their life.
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Boston
Mass
Mars
David Todd
Amherst
Lowell
Andes Mountains
Prof. Todd
Earth
South America
Andes
Todd
New York Markets Steady as Clearing House Ties Rise
Financial turmoil spreads as New York stock prices rise under London buying. Clearing house pressure on trust companies sparks debate over vault reserves and banklike deposits. Kansas City Bankers Trust director missing leads to receiver appointment amid certificate banking. Western runs on Hibernian Bank and State Bank of Chicago push certificate finance nationwide.
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New York
London
London Trust Company of America
Clearing House
Trust Company
Albany
Gene Bank
Kansas City
J. E. Brady
Bankers Trust Co
Brady
Oklahoma
Filson
Kansas City Clearing House
Chicago
Hibernian Bank
Hibernian
Clark
State Bank of Chicago
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Eoria
Omaha
Des Moines
Lafayette
Ind
St. Louis
Central Reserve
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Central Girl Sprains Ankle In Fall At Home
Miss Elizabeth Trepte, operator at the La Crosse Telephone company, sprained her ankle by falling down stairs at her home on 721 South Seventh street Friday afternoon. She was much improved today but will be laid up for several weeks.
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Elizabeth Trepte
la Crosse Telephone Company
South Seventh Street
Brooklyn Bridge Suspended Amid Financial Flurry
News from New York reports the Brooklyn Bridge has suspended amid the day’s financial stress. Telegrams from grain wires carry updates on the unsettled market as the Miner Commission office logs the incident in city reports.
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New York
Miner Commission Company
Brooklyn Bridge
Sixteen Killed at Church Fair in Hungary Riot
Sixteen people died and many were injured in a church festival riot in Rozsahegy South Hungaria as Slovaks and Magyars clashed. Reports say several were literally cut to pieces amid the sectarian violence.
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Budapest
Roz- Sahegy
South Hungaria
Broken Bones Disband Lima College Football Team
Lima Ohio October 28 due to a severe pattern of injuries including six broken noses four broken legs eight dislocations and a dozen broken fingers the Lima College team has canceled its remaining games and disbanded for the season. The squad had faced Western Reserve Mount Union and other small colleges before the decision. The captain announced the team’s breakup and the crippled roster ended its schedule.
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Lima
Ohio
Lima College
Western Reserve
Mount Union
Roosevelt Birthday Echoes: Contested Views Pour In
Washington October 27 President Roosevelt spent his forty ninth birthday with family at the White House. Amid lavish praise and sharp attacks the public offered a chorus of opinions. Senators Elkins Foraker Wright and others praised his conservatism vigor and desire to do good while critics accused him of missteps and impulsive judgment.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
White House
J. B. Foraker
Carroll D. Wright
J. R. Day
Idle eggs in storage threaten Chicago egg trade
Chicago dispatch reports 350 million idle eggs in cold storage on South Water Street. Commission merchants blame the American Protective Order of Hens for losses, noting a one cent per dozen price drop and urging higher margins as dealers warn the public will rely on storage eggs for three months despite paying high prices.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Commission
American Protective Order
Spain anxious for prisoners on island of San Juan Del Monte
Madrid reports the Spanish government may seek U S inquiry into a claim that four thousand Spaniards are held as slaves on the island of San Juan Del Monte in the Philippines. The slaves were reportedly taken in fights.
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Madrid
State Department
San Juan Delmonte
Philippines
Weather Forecast Across Midwest and Upper Plains
Wisconsin reports increasing cloudiness tonight and Friday with much colder air. Minnesota shows fair skies then colder, with a westward cold wave tonight. Iowa expects generally fair conditions but much colder tonight and Friday. River forecast indicates the river will remain stationary or fall slightly over the next 36 hours.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Tribune Publishing Company
la Crosse, Wis
H. O. Klein
Teller
Tribune Publishing Co
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A. F. Reitzel
Martin Roth
Karl Kurtenacker
Charles Dewing
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Deawing
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Univer
Stabil
Keep West
Broken
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Paul Morton
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Chicago Bank
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