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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
12
United Press correspondent William Philip Simms writes of French Army troops in Champagne showing numbness to death and injury. Soldiers push dead and wounded on carts, jokes mix with tragedy, revealing war’s psychological shield and the danger of desensitization to horror.
A four hundred and fifty million dollar silk shipment rode sixteen cars from Seattle to eastern mills, rushed through La Crosse on the Milwaukee road to prevent worm damage. Each cocoon housed a living worm that would hatch and ruin the silk if not quickly processed. At mills the cocoons are dropped into hot vats to kill the worm.
F M Wolfenberger applies to the La Crosse Common Council for a license to sell intoxicating liquor on premises at 115 North Third Street from July 1, 1915 to July 1, 1916. Bondsman named is New England Equitable Insurance Co of Massachusetts. Dated December 2, 1915.
Mrs. William A. Lacy aged 58 dies in Wisconsin after years running the Antlers and Beach hotels at Okauchee with her husband. She leaves Charles Lacy and Mrs Clyde Spencer of Milwaukee and Mrs John Rather of Okauchee as survivors. Funeral services set for Saturday.
North Side notes list residents and visitors with brief returns home from illness or travel. Names include Miss Frieda Schaefer, Miss Laura Scholberg, Ed Fitzpatrick, Mrs. L. A. Fjelstad, Irwin Chalsma, Edgar Edberg, Mrs. John Erickson, Rev. A B C Dunn, Miss Esther Lange, Miss Mabel Engebretsen.
Chin Wash, a Chinese man, and Mary Vackabine, a Hungarian woman, married in Cleveland with interpreters present to bridge their languages. Justice Zoul presided over the ceremony marking a cross cultural union.
Wallace W. Lindsay, general manager of Hatten Lumber and president of First National Bank, collapsed and died of heart failure while talking with his brother in his office. A former alderman, he was viewed as the likely future mayor of New London.
Billie Ritchie stars in a side splitting two reel comedy with Ella Hall in Both Sides of Life, a touching three part heart interest story. Billie Rhodes Val Paul Carmen Phillips Allan Forrest and others appear in a big seven reel mixed program. Do not miss it.
Tomorrow brings appearances by Ben Wilson Herbert Rawlinson and Anna Little in a local schedule with multiple notable figures noted for the event.
In Chicago on December 3 1915 ex speaker Joseph Cannon visits Washington next week to support the president amid war concerns. He defends the administration while urging a strong navy and standing army and cautions against Senate cloture as a harmful rush.
A terse contrarian line argues that consistent losses prevent accusations of foul play in card games, framing defeat as a shield against cheating claims rather than a failure.
Wisconsin La Crosse County Court probate notice for Della McGrath deceased. Eugene Grath seeks appointment as administrator at the January 4 1916 term. all claims must be presented by April 2 1916 or be barred. Dated December 2 1915. By the Court Judge John Brindley. Wolfe Wolfe & Reid Attorneys.
Menasha Wisconsin December 3 The Menasha lodge of Elks will entertain poor children of Nenah and Menasha with a Christmas tree and a moving picture show. Last year 500 children were helped by the lodge.
From a six dollar weekly messenger job to stock exchange member in ten years William F. Stafford today paid seventy two thousand dollars for an exchange seat confirming a rapid ascent in New York finance.
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