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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
6
The advertisement asserts P. & G. Naphtha Soap is white and contains no rosin or resin, unlike ordinary naphtha soaps which are yellow from rosin. It states rosin is cheap and common in competitors, and urges buyers to ask specifically for P. & G. Naphtha Soap to ensure value.
Carl Daecktra sued Olaf Swennes for damages after fences blocked a dirt road across Daecktra’s land. The jury awarded six cents, with Morris and Hartwell to appeal to the supreme court. The Doherty bank case was dismissed for unpaid costs. Nora Berg suit settled out of court against Tanberg Auto.
The piece attacks Republican abuses in tariff policy and campaign funding, arguing Democrats expose party leaders and pursue money to influence elections. It cites Taft letters, insurance probes, and 1905 1906 fund drives, noting figures like a future VP candidate and Wall Street fundraising.
Cincinnati dispatch outlines Taft’s travel from Sept 23 to Oct 7 through Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Illinois with stops in Brook Milwaukee Madison St Paul Minneapolis Fargo Mitchell Fort Dodge Omaha Denver Topeka Kansas City St Joseph St Louis Chicago and Galesburg plus notes on possible La Crosse pass and a banquet in Madison. Cremate plague victims.
Officials order cremation of victims as cholera appears around the czar’s palace. About 1,900 cases reported in St Petersburg with daily refugee exodus and increasing fear among residents.
Jesse Streeter 27, of Montrose, deaf and mute, was struck and killed instantly by a Great Northern freight train while walking on the railroad near Waverly.
Henry Volhwerder of La Crescent Minnesota raises Worden grapes now in market. The baskets carry the fruit from his vineyard and are ready for sale to retailers and consumers.
A woman reported her curly coated dog missing and called the police. The next day an officer returned with the wet dirty dog, explaining a thief had used him on a pole while washing windows, leaving the woman amused and curious.
The Great Wauk on Excursion delivered a lively account with bands at Lansing and Waukon, celebrity singers, and a missing Whit. Mayors Natchway and Dunleavy rode back with the group as a reception committee.
Rt. Rev. James Schwebach, bishop of La Crosse, says he will not condemn or ban the Eau Claire production of Women of the West. He notes Rev. A B C Dunne's report finds no altar service or mass, and plans to remove vestments while offering no further ecclesiastical action.
Washington officials plan to order Col. W F Stewart before the retiring board to end his army career. Friends note a medical report from Ft Huachuca cites cardiac issues making the riding test dangerous, a test he passed at Ft Oglethorpe a year ago.
Captain I H Moulton enjoyed a visit to Waukon meeting four or five old friends and schoolmates, tracing families who settled there after he left Foxcroft, Maine in 1854. The afternoon features a fair and ball games with Wauken and Lansing starting play and the winner facing Postville.
Edna Vroom, a veteran actor orator for the Republican campaigns, denounces Bryan's wage policy promises as false and urges voters to reject his White House bid. He likens Bryan to a visitor at paradise’s gate and says Vroom plans a New York and New England tour with a possible western swing.
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