La Crosse Day At West Salem Fair Attracts Thousands
West Salem Wis Sept 12 La Crosse day draws massive crowds with 8000 on grounds and anticipated additional attendance. Ft Snelling Artillery arrives and plans a 3 pm demonstration. Melrose beats West Salem 14 to 1 in morning ball game. afternoon features include horse races autos and a Wisconsin league baseball game against Blair with Olson pitching.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Blake
la Croses
West Salem
County Fair Association
Harry Palmer
Henry Palmer
Sparta
Palmer
Prince Albert
Big Tom
Burley S
Northwood
Little Mack
Dorothy R
la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
la Crosse Wisconsin
Blair, Wis
Olson
Blair
Melrose
Auto Owners to Meet Tonight in La Crosse
Automobile owners in La Crosse will gather in the city hall council chamber this evening to organize a local association. Frank P. Hixon, president of the state automobile owners group, called the meeting. The La Crosse unit will join the state organization as a branch with about 75 charter members expected.
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la Crosse
Frank P. Hixon
Association of
Automobile Owners
Incompetent to appoint conservator in Vanderbilt case
Brooklyn dispatch reports the jury found the aged merchant Edward Van derbilt incompetent, likely leading to a conservator appointment. His daughter Minerva filed suit over property gifts to his new wife, once Mrs. May Scannell Pepper, amid sensational testimony about alleged spooks and “Bright Eyes.”
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Brooklyn
Edward van
Derbilt
Minerva
Vanderbilt
May Scannell Pepper
Many Matters Before Council at Upcoming Meeting
The regular council meeting tomorrow evening will introduce many important matters. A North Side Progressive League resolution to extend artesian wells from Logan Street School to Tenth Ward School will be discussed. Public Works plans for sewers on Cass Street, Sixteenth Street, Fourteenth Street, Ninth Street, and Second Street will be offered for adoption. The lighting rates dispute will also be addressed.
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Common Council
North Side Progressive League
Logan _s street
Tenth Ward
Board of Public Works
Council
Cass Street
Sixteenth
Cass
King
Fourteenth
Vine
Pine
Ninth
Division
Maret
Second
Burton of Nevada Grand Army Chief
Saratoga September 12 The Grand Army business sessions opened with the annual address by Commander in Chief Brown and reports. Brown praised Roosevelt for aiding veterans, urged a permanent investment fund, and said dues shouldn’t suspend members unable to pay.
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Saratoga
Grand Army
Brown
Roosevelt
Oneill
Johnson
U. S
Charles Burton
Nevada
Toledo
Boy Badly Almost Run Over by Milk Wagon
Donald Burritt three and a half, son of Dr T R Burritt, narrowly escaped serious injury when Johnsons milk wagon passed over his abdomen at Fifth and Winnebago. The incident occurred about 10 30 in the morning as he played in the sand. Dr E R Bechmann arrived soon after to provide medical care.
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Donald
T. R. Burritt
Johnson
Fifth
Winnebago
E. R. Bechmann
Lusitania Runs Smoothly to New York Arrival
A wireless from the Lusitania reports the liner is running fast and smoothly with the promenade crowded. Dinner in the white and gold salon last night was a grand function attended by many international celebrities. The ship is expected to reach New York on Friday.
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New York
Lusitania
Aoe
Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Chicago
St. Loui S
Cincinnati
America
Aphrodite
Mary Garden
Arctic Expedition Is Reported Safe After Ship Lost
New York. Sept 12. It is settled the Mikleson and Stefansen Arctic expedition is safe despite losing the Duchess of Bedford. Dispatch from Dawson Yukon says the party remains safe and will continue exploring the Beaufort Sea. Soundings reached two thousand feet with no bottom. no land north of Alaska appears to exist.
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New York
Mikleson & Stefansen
Arctic
Dawson
Yukon
Baurfort Sea
Alaska
Finals for the Fuller Cup at Schaghiticoke Golf Links
The mixed four ball for the Fuller Cup is set at Schaghiticoke Country golf links this afternoon. Contenders include Robert Gordon Miss Heath Mr and Mrs F H Hankerson Mrs R B Gelatt and P M Gelatt. The cup is played three times yearly. the winners keep the cup until next season.
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Schaghiticoke
Robert Gordon
Miss Heath
F. H. Hankerson
R. B. Gelatt
P. M. Gelatt
Sydney Strikes Sheer Fence At Pearl Street
The packet Sydney while landing at La Crosse at 2 oclock this morning struck the fence at Pearl street and knocked the government danger signal into the river. It was recovered today by Thomas Benton after the fog delayed the boat. The gang plank reportedly swung around and hit the lamp.
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Sydney
la Crosse
Pearl Street
Government
Thomas Benton
Bargain Sponge Price Reduction
A sponge becomes a swell bargain as its price is reduced, drawing shopper interest and signaling value in the everyday goods market.
Milwaukee school site chosen near Downer college
Milwaukee officials select the site for a new Milwaukee school near Downer college this morning. Thomas Morris of Lacrosse is part of the normal board voting on the decision.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Thomas Morris
Lacrosse
Downer College
Thinks Weather Wires Are Tapped During Strike
Weather observer Thompson accuses striking operators of tapping telegraphic wires. He says reports for maps are worse now than at any time during the strike and that occasional cross‑sectional reports arrive from other sections when local keys stop. An investigation is planned as trains leaving around 3 for Winona and Wabash are affected until service resumes.
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Thompson
Winona
Wabasher
Explosion injures crowd in Toulon hardware fire
In Toulon Illinois a powder or gas explosion at Wheeler and Co hardware during a basement fire injures fifty people. Severe injuries include Leonard Nelson whose windpipe was cut by glass, Anton Sunquist with a leg or car injury, Ollie Fomelson with a head wound, Knox Keffer a fireman with two broken ribs and his wife missing part of the lip. Doctors worked through the night and the fire damage is pegged at $5,000.
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Peoria
Ill
Toulon
Wheeler & Co
Leonard Nelson
Anton Sunquist
Ollie Fomelson
Knox Keffer
Mecum Guilty in Pine Street Burglary Case
Charles Mecum, charged with burglarizing the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Winslow at 715 Pine Street on July 1, was found guilty by a jury in under an hour. Judge Fruit will sentence him later.
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Charles Mecum
Elizabeth Winslow
Pine Street
Judge Fruit
Y M C A Building Committee Named
Directors appoint a building committee to oversee the construction of a new Y M C A building at Seventh and Main Streets. George W. Burton chairs. committee aims for occupancy by October 1 next year. $190,000 fund subscriptions noted as satisfactory.
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Seventh and Main Streets
George W. Burton
E. C. Boynton
E. E. Bentley
Alfred James
George Bradish
T. H. Scofield
W. W. Cargill
E. G. Boynton
W. W. Withee
C. L. Baldwin
E. R. Burke
John Schreiver
George H. Ray
John Holley, Jr
F. C Tiffany
P. T. Schulze
Scofield
Langstadt Takes Post Leading Orchestra in El Paso
Prof Moritz Langstadt former leader of Kreutz's band and orchestra leaves La Crosse for St Paul en route to El Paso Texas to head an orchestra for the Orpheum circuit management. He has long led Minneapolis musical groups and may return to La Crosse when his current contract ends.
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Moritz Langstadt
Kreutz
St. Paul
el Paso
Texas
Orpheum
Langstadt
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Pear poisoning tragedy hits Menominekh family
In Menominekh Michigan on September 12 a five year old girl Myrtle Pomp died after eating ripened pears. Her sisters Lillian seven and Esther three are seriously ill and their mother Mrs Albert Pomp is recovering from an acute indigestion after biting a pear.
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Menominekh, Mich
Myrtle Pomp
Albert Pomp
Lillian
Esther
West Wisconsin conference elects members and opens lay meetings
The West Wisconsin conference elected Richard Pengilly James H. Anderson Charles V. Croxall Charles W Harrop George H Willett William P Will Peter Black David E Hill and J H Chatterson to membership with E D Johnson to the deacon order and F O Hesse J H Anderson C B Croxall W P Cunningham to the elder order. Dr Boswell spoke on Home Mission work and the San Francisco fund. Dr J A Gutheridge discussed the university and planned improvements. Miss Ford described the Lake Bluff Orphanage work. Adjournment set for 8:30 tomorrow. lectures include Renovation or Regeneration and Some Persons of Quality. Laymen and Lay Electoral conferences to meet tomorrow at First Congregational Church.
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J. W. Hamilton
D. D
Philadelphia
West Wisconsin
Richard Pengilly
Washburn
James H. Anderson
Glenwood
Charles V. Croxall
Magomonie
Charles W. Harrop
F. O. Hesse
Iowa
J. H. Anderson
Greenwood
C. B. Croxall
W. P. Cunningham
North Freedom
Boswell
San Francisco
J. A. Gutheridge
Washington, D. C
American University of Washington
Miss Ford
Methodist Deaconess
Epworth Childrens Home
Lake Bluff
Ill
Faton
Pacific Coast
Boston
Layrmen
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Congregational Church
Sixth
Main Streets
A. P. Nelson
Grantsburg
Wis
Edmund Trimm
Portage
Bish Hamilton
Congregational Church
Political Cowards Says Labors Foe
Washington dispatch reports D M Parry of Indianapolis slams Bryan and Beveridge over labor debate. He argues unions seek special licenses and government favors at the expense of others, misusing power, and that the core issue matters not unions’ right to organize but illegitimate labor influence.
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Washington, D. C
J. C. Welliver
D. M. Parry
Indianapolis
William J. Bryan
Albert J. Beveridge
Header
Parry
Divorce Granted To Teanie Clements In Vern County
Teenie Clements was granted a divorce from Charles Clements by Judge Fruit this morning. The parties reside in Vern county.
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Teenie Clements
Charles Clements
Fruit
Vern
La Crosse Street Railway Extends Tracks Two Blocks
The La Crosse Street Railway company will extend their tracks two blocks beyond the old shooting park south of Gund's brewery on the Mormon Couley road. Plans long under way are now completed and work will start within two weeks. Tracks expected to be laid this fall reaching 14th and Fremont streets on the Mormon Couley road.
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la Crosse Street Railway Company
Shooting Park
Gund’s Brewery
Mors Moncouley Road
14Th
Freemont Streets
Mormon Couley Road
Horse Dash on Rose Street Surprises City
A laundry wagon owned by North Side laundry was hitched on upper Rose street when a frightened horse bolted toward Milwaukee. It raced past a tower crossing three or four bridges and trestles, but both horse and wagon escaped injury.
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North Side Laundry
Upper Rose Street
Milwaukee
Weather Outlook and River Forecast Across States
Wisconsin expects fair tonight with increasing cloudiness and cooler Friday. Minnesota shows partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers tonight or Friday, cooler conditions. Iowa reports partly cloudy skies with potential showers in the northwest tonight into Friday. River levels indicate a slight fall over the next 36 hours with specific stage changes shown for key gaging stations.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Reeds Landing
la Oreste
Prairie du Chien
Davenport
MMR Co
St. Louis
Éveck
Onuneennen
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Mecum
Y. M. C. A. Building Committee
J. M. Parry
W. J. Bryan
Beveridge
Reader
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