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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
14
The text notes a meeting where discharged men and their attorney decide next steps in exposing inner fire department secrets. They vow to continue the fight until the information is made public, aiming for a judge and jury to review if the mayor withholds charges from the fire and police commissioners for a hearing.
Father L. J. Vaughan of Oak Lawn, Janesville, denounces charges he repudiated authorship of the play A Woman of the West. He insists the work is secular, respects Catholic sentiment, and does not violate Catholic doctrine or rites. He criticizes clergy who have not seen the production for spreading falsehoods.
Milwaukee reports list chief Clancy discharging engineers William J. Sullivan and Christopher Trainor, city hall operator George Glassner, repair shop blacksmith Charles J. Neuss, and pipeman J. J. Sheehan for service issues. Attorney Hugh Ryan accuses the mayor and chief of graft and vows further action as tensions rise over the Clancy Harden episode. A meeting is planned today amid ongoing controversy.
State and local brief notes from Oconomowoc Osceola Oshkosh Stevens Point and Wausaukee report events from September through early October including a W R C district convention a marriage a city health issue a humane society reorganization a forest fire arrest and a near arson at a cheese factory.
In Appleton Wisconsin on September 19 Frank J J Sensenbrenner vice president of Kimberley and Clark testified before a congressional committee that instead of removing the tariff on wood pulp it should be raised to a prohibitive level to force Canada to curb free export of pulp wood.
MEETS DEATH HUNTING WAUSAU Wis Sept 19 The first hunting accident of the season in Marathon county occurred when John Duerrstein of Marathon City slipped off a stump and his double barreled shotgun discharged wounding his abdomen He died shortly after.
A sketch portrays Pat dismissing spending as useless while Parson scolds Ah for wasting money. Pat insists on saving for a rainy day, noting rheumatism keeps them indoors when weather turns damp.
Twenty thousand watched at Elkhorn as The Scamp driven by Otto Zapel beat Pan Boy over three miles on a slow track in 2:25 pace. Chippewa Falls drew a record crowd for Commercial Travelers day with Will Stack winning the 2:30 pace and other races, while a humor line closes the report.
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