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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1920
Page
10
Gillen completed harbor improvement projects around Lakes Michigan including dredging channel work and shoreline stabilization. The effort targeted safer navigation and reduced erosion with new bulkheads and shoreline barriers. Community officials praised the enhanced docking areas and updated harbor infrastructure.
Large delegation of La Crosse Elks No 200 heads to Milwaukee for the state convention. The band, in new uniforms, travels on the Milwaukee train Saturday at 2:20 PM, performing Sunday and Monday, returning Tuesday for election day. Funds for the trip are raised by a special committee. Local lodges expect publicity from the stunt and plan a Milwaukee carnival September 4-10 with concerts and a large attendance.
Brownsville Sept 3 Approximately 100 acres of Mexican territory moved to the American side of the international line when the Rio Grande altered its course in the lowlands ten miles west of Brownsville. The change left the Tahuachah Tach on the river's northern bank and follows an agreement between the United States and Mexico.
Chicago dispatch reports a freight train seized by a band believed to be members of striking switchmen. The train was found near Bensonville with the throttle wide open and twenty one cars untouched. Fights occurred between train crews and switchmen’s associates, who fled after theft events. Engineer Thomas White was removed from duty, and fireman Bert Almpone sustained injuries.
San Francisco authorities and the Anglo and London National Bank announce a reward of one thousand dollars for the arrest of two chauffeurs who disappeared after an auto incident. The notice requests public assistance in locating the suspects and recovering the vehicle involved. A separate item notes the opening of a new trade route for American vessels, linking New York with Hamburg via the United States Mail steamship service, carrying around 600 passengers.
Harding devoted Labor Day to a speech in Marion Ohio and attended several callers. The state chairman canceled a planned campaign fundraising event. Edward Gillen, 77, longtime Racine contractor dating back to the Civil War era, died after a lingering illness.
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