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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
2
In Lansing Monday night burglars broke a window at Albert Olson’s residence and carried off a large supply of provisions left in the house. They were not after money but consumed what they could while fleeing.
Baseball notes from a busy day headlined by the Cubs remaining in contention in the National League as Detroit widens its advantage in the American League. Detroit beat Chicago 6-5, while St. Louis and Boston posted likely pivotal results. Minor Heir set a track mile record at the Wisconsin State Fair.
In a set of league games the St Louis Cardinals beat Chicago 7 to 2 at St. Louis with Brown Kling and Beebe sharing battery duties. Brooklyn defeated New York 6 to 5 at Brooklyn with McGinnity Taylor Bresnahan Pastorius Holmes Rucker Maloney handling pitching. Boston topped Philadelphia 14 to 6 at Boston with McQuillan Corridon and Doomn Lindaman Dorner Bowerman combining. Pittsburgh edged Cincinnati 3 to 1 at Pittsburgh with Spade McLean Willis Vail Gibson in the battery.
At St Paul RHE Milwaukee 7 4 with batteries Schneiberg Beville Hall Laughlin. At Indianapolis RHE Indianapolis 7 1 with batteries Marquard Livingstone Cromley Abbott.
Starplex owned by Winterstein and Nelson of Chicago places first with No Sir second and The Squaw third in a race titled best time 2 24 percent, signaling a compact event showing strong local participation.
Dubuque and East Dubuque launch owners join in a manhunt for boat thieves who robbed Charles Snyder, split the launch, tore it into kindling, and sank the hull. A riverwide subscription funds the search to catch and convict the culprits.
In Menominee Michigan on September 11 Vice President Fairbanks and U S Senator Alden Smith joined Senator Isaac Stephenson and numerous guests as they attend a reception.
A grand military review featuring Wisconsin and Michigan militia and the naval reserves will headline Menominee Fairbanks Day. The program will close with a banquet of 500 covers hosted by the citizen’s committee for distinguished visitors and the Upper Peninsula Press club.
Lansing ranks high on the river for launches with about sixty craft, while La Crosse has around two hundred fifty gasoline powered boats. Residents say enthusiasm for launches has surged and the town nearly doubled its boats in the past year.
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