La Crosse Opens Final Series Aiming at 25 000 Attendance
La Crosse hosts the last three games of the season with Madison for second place in the league. Flynn likely to start for La Crosse and Liese for Madison as the crowd targets a season record on Elliot Day. Eberle receives a celebratory suit from the famed fan at 5 am after a home run.
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la Crosse
Wausau
Madison
Rockford
Flynn
Liese
Guthrie
Elliott
Eberle
George Atkinson
Atkinson
Mr. Atkinson
Wright Breaks World Record In Fort Meyer Flight
Orville Wright shattered his own world record for heavier than air flight at Fort Meyer, covering 58 circuits in 1 hour 5 minutes 52 seconds amid a 15 mile wind. Nearly 1,000 spectators watched as the craft responded to operator input despite a strong gust that caused a brief plunge.
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Washington, D. C
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Wright
Wilbur Wright
Lemans
Orville
Europe
London Mail
London
Manchester
M. Lichelin
Paris
Clermont
Board Reviews School Improvements and Voting Booth Sites
The school board inspected all schools yesterday to assess needed improvements and found everything satisfactory. The fifth ward saw the most extensive work with a new south entrance. Public works officials joined the tour to examine locations for permanent voting booths on the North Side, with plans to estimate costs and present them to the city council.
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Fifth Ward
Board of Public Works
Board of Education
Board For Public Works
National Aid Elects Officers
The German National Aid society held its annual meeting last night and elected officers for the year. Theodore Segler is president, Wm Hetke vice president, Robert Marquardt secretary, Joseph Dolle financial secretary, John Vollmar treasurer, August Noftke flag bearer, Frank Richter marshal, and G Hettman trustee for three years. Refreshments followed.
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German National Aid Society
Theodore Segler
Wm. Hetke
Robert Marquardt
Joseph Dolle
John Vollmar
August Noftke
Frank Richter
G. Hettman
Funeral for Peter Schlabach Sunday in Clinton and La Crescent
Funeral services for Peter Schlabach will be held Sunday at 9 30 in his residence at 1423 George Street and at the German M E church Clinton and Berlin streets Rev W P Schleim officiating. Remains will be taken to La Crescent for English services and interment in Pine Creek cemetery.
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Peter Schlabach
George Street
M. E. Church
Clinton
Berlin
W. P. Schleim
la Crescent
Pine Creek Cemetery
Labor Council Audits Accounts Tonight Meeting
The Trades and Labor council will meet tonight to settle Labor Day affairs. The principal matter will occupy the session. The celebration is believed to have been profitable financially.
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Labor Council
Trades and Labor Council
Return from trip to the encampment
Mr and Mrs ONeill Olson of 509 South Third have returned from the Spanish War Veterans annual encampment in Boston reporting a very enjoyable time and that the organization is progressing nicely.
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O'Neill Olson
South Third
Boston
Automobile records at Brighton Beach track set to be broken
Records for five ten and fifty miles and the 24 hour event are expected to be smashed today and tonight at Brighton Beach track. In the latter event 13 cars start tonight. Shorter events begin this afternoon. Drivers include Paul Sartori Lewis Strang Depalma Michener Montague Roberts and Vantine.
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New York
Brighton Beach Track
Paul Sartori
Lewis Strang
Depalma
Michener
Montague
Roberts
Vantine
Bishop Spalding Resigns Over Ill Health
Right Rev. John Lancaster Spalding, Roman Catholic bishop of the Peoria diocese, resigned on account of ill health. He is noted as a distinguished prelate and a man of letters who has written several widely circulated books blending religious and literary insight.
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Peoria
Ill
John Lancaster Spalding
Diocese of
Spalding
United States
La Crosse Dredging Seeks Second Appeal in Engler Suit
The La Crosse Dredging Company filed a notice of a second appeal to the supreme court in the case of John Engler. Engler was awarded $8,000 for personal injuries by the lower court. The clerk of the court at Wonona records the filing.
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la Crosse
Supreme Court
John Engler
Wonona
Engler
Eye care for children prompts proper glasses
The ad urges careful attention to children's eyes and advises against scolding for school failure. It explains that headaches and homework mistakes can signal weak sight and should be corrected with properly fitted glasses. The specialists invite trials of their eyewear service.
Booths Fish Trust Placed in Receivership in Chicago
A. Booth & Co., known as the fish trust, a $6.5 million Chicago firm founded by the Booth family forty years ago, was placed in receivership after a long conference among trust officials and bank officers. Banks hold about 1.75 million of the firm’s paper, with other creditors near 3 million. The move follows heavy expansion and many short term notes, hastened by an attachment suit by Girard National Bank of Philadelphia seeking 35,000.
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Chicago
A. Booth & Co
the Fish Trust
Booth
Fish and Oyster Company
Tribune
Girard National Bank of Philadelphia
Bryan Invades Taft Territory In Ohio Campaign Tour
Bryan sweeps across Ohio en route to West Virginia with stops in Wheeling and Newark. He addresses large crowds including 25 000 in Evansville Indiana and plans further events in Cumberland Deer Lodge and other locations. He declines to name a governor candidate while pressing issues against Taft in a strained political battle.
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Urbana
Ohio
Democracy
Taft
Bryan
West Virginia
Evansville
Ind
Mack
New York
Wheeling
Cumberland
Maryland
Deer Lodge
Trinway
Taft and Bryan to address Chicago audience on October 7
Bryan will speak at the deep waterways convention opening in Chicago on October 7, having accepted an invitation from the Chicago Association of Commerce. Taft also accepted the invitation and will attend the banquet that evening. The associationmust decide which candidate sits at the toastmaster's right.
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Chicago
Bryan
Taft
Mack
Chicago Association of Commerce
Deep Waterways
Fires Threaten Duluth District as Timber Loss Rises
A survey shows fires still raging across a large area near Duluth with larger towns safe only if no gale appears. Estimated timber losses range from 2 to 4 million dollars over the past week as 300 men battle fires near Adriatic, a mine location three miles west of Aurora.
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Duluth
Minn
Aurora
Adriatic
Davis Arrested in First Degree Murder Case
In Omaha on September 11 Charles E. Davis was arrested for murder in the first degree in the Dr. Fred Rustin case. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment as bail was set at 7000 by his brother, First National Bank VP Fred Davis. Mrs. Abbie Rice testified, drawing police into a sensational coroner’s court scene.
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Omaha
Charles E. Davis
Fred Rustin
Abbie Rice
Davis
Austin
English
Fred Davis
First National Bank
Rice
Dr. Lord
Charles Davis
Rustin
Latham Davis
Runaway Teams Cause Fatalities Across Three States
In Appleton Minnesota a runaway at Cloverdale stock farm fatally injures J J DeWall's 13 year old son after his hay rack breaks free. In Pierre South Dakota John Paulson dies dragged by a runaway. In Le Sueur Minnesota a carriage horse bolts wounding Miss Jessie Imhoff and Lulu Zewel with Miss Imhoff severely injured but later expected to recover.
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Appleton, Minn
Cloverdale
Here
J. J. DeWall
de Wall
Pierre
S. D
John Paulson
Sully
Harrold
LE Sueur
Minn
David Imhoff
Jessie Imhoff
Senator Owen to Answer Kerrick in Nebraska Visit
The Nebraska Democratic Committee imported Senator Owen of Oklahoma to rebut ex Governor Herrick of Ohio who will speak September 25 in Bryan's town against the guaranteed bank deposits plan. Owens will tour Bryan's state for two weeks.
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Lincoln
Neb
Republican State Committee
Herrick
Ohio
Bryan
Nebraska Democratic Committee
Democrats Today
Owen
Oklahoma
Owens
Surprise Party for N J Birnbaum at 1006 Mississippi
About thirty friends gathered Thursday evening at 1006 Mississippi Street to celebrate N J Birnbaum with progressive cinch games and violin piano numbers by John Hoch and Emma Birnbaum. Emma Nawrotzke and Frank Klick won head prizes, Isabel Roth and Henry Steppe the consolation prizes.
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N. J. Birnbaum
Mississippi Street
John Hoch
Emma Birnbaum
Emma Nawrotzke
Frank Klick
Isabel Roth
Henry Steppe
Messrs
N. Bartel
F. Balduzzi
C. Albrecht
F. Klick
S. Kranz
P. Hefti
E. Niemeyer
T. Semsch
H. Steppe
J. Newburg
E. Koetz
C. Brillmeyer
The Lid On The Mouth Slippery Self Control Insight
The remark notes that a man often realizes when to stop but lacks enough self control to actually stop speaking. It emphasizes self discipline as the gap between intention and action.
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Chamberlain
S. 3Rd St
the Tribune
Elliott -Loeffler
Pearl Street
Brownsville
Main Street
Bresee & Kaiser
Froza
Elliott Day
MR. Wright
National Aid
Farher
Main ST. LaCrosse
Wis
Booth’s Fish Trust
MR. Bryan
Taft & Bryan
Senator Owen
Kerrick
S.S. S
S. S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
C. S.primrose Presents
Omestead
Down East
August Pitou
Chauncey
Aida Johnson Young
Rita Olcott
Innishannon
Ireland
Theatre Candy Store
Canada
ED. Pinaud
Eingarten Bros &M
SIF
Cs FF
N. Ye
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