Van Auken Puts On Midway Exhibits For La Crosse Fair
Van Auken Lavake and Brenner return from Milwaukee and Chicago with contracts for ten first class shows for the La Crosse Interstate fair opening the week of Sept 21. cattle exhibits will be sizable with cars of sheep and swine and attractions include Igorettes Rice's dog and pony show and a mind reader from Chicago.
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van Auken
Rice
Mme. Zenda
Chicago
Riverview
Messrs
Lavake
Brenner
la Crosse
Milwaukee
R. Conner
Orbondale
Wis
S. M. Quan
Wausau
Geo. H. Harding & Son
Waukesha
E. D. Jones
Rockland
Herr Bros. & Reynolds
Lodi
Stewart Lumber Company
Angus
C. W. Ayers
Honey Creek
Brown Swiss
J. P. Allen
Elkhorn
A. W. Cooke
Whitefish Bay
Rad Polled
Cargil & McMillan
La _ Crosse
J. W. Robbins
Evansville
J. W. Roberts
Brakeman Ray Huggins crushed to death between freight cars
Ray Huggins 22 a North Side brakeman was found crushed between two jammed freight cars at the Caledonia Street crossing. He stepped between the cars to cut the train, the drawbar came together three inches apart, and he died instantly. Crowds gathered as the body remained pinned for about a half hour awaiting coroner and removal by Undertaker Dwyer. He lived at 818 Charles Street, was an only child, and his funeral will be announced later.
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Ray Huggins
Charles Street
Huggins
Caledonia Street
Dwyer
Minneapolis
Decrease in C M and St P Receipts Hits Revenue Figures
Figures from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway show a 3.6159 million dollar decline in gross earnings for the year ending June 30 1908. Passenger revenue fell 1.81 percent while freight revenue dropped 8.36 percent as tonnage declined across agriculture mines forests and manufactures.
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A Crosse
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Decide Brewers Can Settle It Debate at Franklin Club
The Franklin club met with large attendance and upheld the affirmative that strict carrying out of Brewers' association recommendations would solve the liquor problem. A. H. Shubert and W. E. Barber spoke for, George B. Marvin and Professor Hayden against. Next week’s debate will ask if Republicans should rere elect Joseph Cannon as speaker. Barber will present the affirmative and Berry the negative.
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Franklin Club
Brewers’ Association
A. H. Shubert
W. E. Barber
George B. Marvin
Hayden
Joseph Cannon
House of Representatives
C. H. Berry
Wonderful show returns to La Crosse in October
The road to Yesterday will play a return engagement in La Crosse October 29 with manager Gage announcing contracts. The show drew praise last year and is expected to pack the theater on its comeback. Donald Robertson and his company, including Alice John and Anna Titus, return for Oct 2–3 with a Saturday matinee.
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la Crosse
Gage
C. L. Hood
Donald Robertson
Robertson
Chicago Art Institute
Alice John
Anna Titus
William Owen
Miss Bradley
White Mouse
North Side Briefs Note Regional Travel and Visits
Mrs. May Bamberger returned from Portage after a week with relatives. Carrie Owen came back from Chicago where she visited friends for a month. H. Hart of Thief River Falls is visiting in the city. Carrie Fullerton left for Grove Arizona for the winter. Mrs. Con Conley returned from Lemon South Carolina to claim. Mrs. J. B. Root left for St. Paul to visit friends. Rev. L L Sanders returned from Grand Rapids where he conducted services. Margaret Ritter and Mrs J E Ritter arrive tonight from a trip through Washington Oregon Seattle Portland Tacoma. Many a young man s unsteadiness is due to a steady income.
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May Bamberger
Portage
Carrie Owen
Chicago
H. Hart
Thief River Falls
Minn
Carrie Fullerton
Grove
Ariz
Con Conley
Lemon
S. C
J. B. Root
St. Paul
Rev. L. L. Sanders
Grand Rapids
Margaret Ritter
J. E. Ritter
Washington
Oregon
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Saltz Elected President Of Wisconsin Barbers
M. O. Saltz, a well known Rose Street barber, was chosen president of the Wisconsin State Barbers Association at the annual Milwaukee meeting held last Wednesday.
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M. O. Saltz
Rose Street
Wisconsin State Barbers’ Association
Milwaukee
No New Traits in Human Nature Since Ancient Times
The passage argues that there are only two kinds of people and that living conditions vary widely. It claims no new behavior has emerged in human nature for thousands of years, asserting that ordinary observers know these two types thoroughly.
Stock trading legitimate in public view
Philadelphia Public Ledger argues that stock trading is as legitimate as other commodities and that speculation cannot be forbidden. It warns that gambling effects rise when buying and selling methods invite broad participation and that public distrust increases as artificial measures try to boost interest.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Flight of the Legitimate
The St Louis Times notes that nickelodeons and tabloid vaudeville dramas push actors toward fringe venues as summer stock teeters on the brink, while syndicate money signals larger changes looming on the horizon.
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St. Louis
Nickelodeon
Syndicate
Man with back up like a camel acts like a bear
A man described as readily angered is compared to a camel in his stubborn defense and behaves as a bear when provoked. The remark reflects a vivid simile about temperament and reaction.
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Bany
A Tainted Nickel and An Indisputable Judge
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls a Sunday school fundraiser where a child earned a nickel by carrying beer bottles for her father. It also relays a tale from Le Cri de Paris about Signor Carducci narrowly avoiding a duel after being praised as a genius by an officer who misread the name on a card.
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Clara
Philadelphia Ledger
Signor Carducci
le Cri de
Paris
Lombardy
Remark Turns to Threat in Glasgow Tramcar
In a crowded Glasgow tram a sharp faced woman declared to a noisy man that she would poison him if she were his wife. The man answered calmly that if he were her husband he would let her do it.
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Glasgow
Dpundee Advertiser
Crank Turn Prompts Debate Among Mechanics
A fragment hints at ease of using a hand crank system. The note suggests a discussion on whether turning a crank is a simple task or requires skill.
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India
Madras
Nottingham
Coren
Stuber Bros
Caledonia
The
Anderson Tire Works
Caledonia St. N. la Crosse
North Side
Fort
Corpse
C.M
St.p
North Side Briefs
Saltz
K. Temte
Dante
Glosuc Carducci
University of Bologna
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