Streetcar opponents plan to block interurban franchise
Old La Crosse Street Railway interests prepare to resist a proposed franchise for the La Crosse Traction Company. At Monday’s council rail committee meeting, leaders will seek to limit the new line’s reach and restrict fares within city limits. They urge removing the word street from the term streetcar to emphasize interurban rights. The dispute centers on service to Onalaska, fare levels, and how far the interurban may operate inside La Crosse. Galesville residents support the project, while opponents fear competition and fare controls.
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Ise
la Crosse & Traction Company
Pew Company
la Crosse City Railr Company
la Crosse Traction Company
Onalaska
Wis
Coi
Con
Shell
Crosse
Ae Council
W. J. Ferris
Interurban Company
Gas Ferris
Arcaneompany
Galesville
Ity
la Crosse
Iban
B. E
Rail Strike Ties Up Railroads Across Nation
Minneapolis reports four days into the switchmen strike with 21 western railroads facing demand for a ten percent wage increase. Mills operate at reduced capacity as unions claim growing support while railroads prep for possible wider action involving major routes and major lines across the Midwest.
Negotiations Move On for Granddad Bluff Purchase
Negotiations are reportedly advancing today between owners and prominent citizens regarding a conservation purchase of Granddad Bluff to preserve its natural beauty. Details on progress remain unclear, but local interest emphasizes the potential city or citizens acting for the city.
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Granddad Bluff
Granddad
N. C. Bachellor
Garfield Speaks at University Monday
Former interior secretary James R. Garfield and Roosevelt’s conservation agent will address University of Wisconsin students Monday night on The Conservation of the Resources of the United States. He notes land withdrawals of 67 million acres of coal land 50 million acres of forests and key phosphate beds and will emphasize water power and remaining coal mineral and phosphate lands.
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Madison
Wis
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Roosevelt
University of Wisconsin
United States
Banner Day in Stamp Campaign Boosts Anti TB Sale
Today's sales in the anti-tuberculosis stamp drive surpass all prior days as the Twentieth Century club notes strong school participation. A school ordered 2,500 stamps on Thursday and 8,000 more on Friday, with downtown retailer A F Reitzel newly handling the stamps.
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Twentieth Century Club
A. F. Reitzel
Walter Nichols Charged With Theft Over Team Sale
Walter Nichols age 20 is charged with theft after selling a team he says his father left him. Adam M. Gassett, his stepfather, caused the arrest and Nichols pleaded not guilty awaiting a Tuesday hearing.
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Walter Nichols
Adam M. Gassett
National urge for La Follette as progressive savior
Frank Dixon reports from Washington that progressives nationwide, especially in the west, see Senator Robert M. La Follette as the leader and savior of the progressive movement. He says Taft loses support, Democrats should ally with progressives, and Hughes is also seen as potential presidential timber in the West.
Bread Trust Formed Aims For Higher Loaf Prices
New York reports a bread trust formed with capital estimated at 10 to 15 million dollars. Western mills and financier Max Osher are named as driving forces behind plans to raise loaf prices by a cent and secure flour through long contracts. The move mirrors other trusts in beef and milk and targets essential goods.
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New York
Bread Trust
Beef Trust
Milk Trust
Max Oscher
Oscher
Wisconsin Boys to Play at Denver
Marquette university football team plans a potential barnstorming tour en route to Denver scheduled for December 11. The trip may include other Colorado schools and aim to extend the journey near Christmas with additional games against big western teams.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Denver
Colorado
Wall Street gains amid bank consolidation speculation
New York stocks moved higher on December 4 as speculation on a bank consolidation plan influenced trading. Steel common rose above 90, Amalgamated Copper gained, and Rock Island advanced several points while overall gains were modest. Reading and Union Pacific showed moderate rises and London markets also advanced though consols slipped.
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New York Evening Post Company
Wall Street
Equitable
Ryan
Morgan
Stock Exchange
Rock Island
Reading
Union Pacific
London
New York Banks Report Declines in Reserves and Deposits
The Associated Banks of New York issue a weekly statement showing declines in reserve on all deposits and deposits, plus lower loans and circulation. Legals rise, while total loans reach 1,181,957,500 and the bank surplus sits at 8,138,100 versus last year’s 22,371,700 and a 27,412,800 deficit two years ago.
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NW York
Associated Banks of
New York
United States
Boy Bandits Steal in Sparta Lock-Up
William King and Jessie Porter aged 12 were jailed in Sparta Wisconsin after looting a mill safe. While in jail they gained lounge access with other prisoners. A fellow inmate S M Jones later reported missing items found in the boys pockets upon search. They confessed to the theft.
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Sparta
Wis
William King
Jessie Porter
Henry
S. M. Jones
Jones
Carnegie Held For Speeding In French Car
Andrew Carnegie was stopped by police in New York as his big French car carrying two Pittsburgh friends was halted for allegedly traveling 25 miles per hour. His chauffeur was arrested and Carnegie was detained briefly on his way to the golf links.
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Carnegie
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Morris Stands Pat and Seeks Conference for Governor Run
Wisconsin politics centers on Senator Thomas Morris as a Republican candidate for governor. Milwaukee observers report strong upstate support and a potential conference among progressive leaders to gauge sentiment and choose a fair method for selecting a nominee. Morris backers say attitude unchanged and welcome any fair proposition from proper sources.
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Thomas Morris
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Morris
Clapp
Senator Morris
Farmer Henry Knoll Killed Jumping From Train Near Edgerton
Henry Knoll of Albion Prairie south of Madison was killed in Edgerton when a southbound St. Paul line train ran over him as he was returning home to his wife and two children after six months away working on another farm. Investigators believe he jumped from the train and fell under the wheels.
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Madison
Wis
Henry Knoll
Albion Prairie
Here
Edgerton
St. Paul
Knoll
Black Earth
Butzer Voted Illinois Captain at Champaign Dinner
Butzer, the Illini guard, was elected captain of the 1919 varsity at the annual football dinner in Champaign. The athletic board announced eighteen football emblems from the varsity squad including Baum Richards Eeiler Hull Twist Butzer Springer Anderson Bernstein Mountjoy Roberts Gunn Merriam Licens McCleary Dallenbach Oliver and Brown. Elmer F. Bliskesley was chosen student football manager without opposition.
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Ill
Butzer
Illinois Guard
Board of Athletic Control
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Richards
Eeiler
Hull
Twist
Springe
Anderson
Bernstein
Mountjoy
Roberts
Gunn
Merriam
Licens
McCleary
Dallenbach
Oliver
Brown
Elmer F. Bliskesley
Indictments Likely in Mineral Point Bank Wreck Case
Federal grand jury adjourned at ten with many indictments to be announced later this evening. Philip Allen Jr. remains jailed in La Crosse County. other Mineral Point bank officers are suspected of involvement and may face charges at Madison when the next federal court session convenes.
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W. E. Houser
Madison
Federal Grand Jury
United States
George H. Gordon
Philip Allen, Jr
Mineral Point National Bank
Allen
la Crosse County
W. H. Appleby
Spensely
Rock Flint
Mineral Point
la Crosse
Stoddard
Mineral Point Bank
Federal
Leavenworth
Elks Memorial Service Set for Sunday Afternoon
The Elks hold an annual memorial service at First Presbyterian Church. Judge Karel of Milwaukee will be the orator. services begin at 3 p.m. Elk members meet at the club rooms at 2:30 and march to the church occupying reserved pews at the front.
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the Elks
First Presbyterian Church
Karel
Milwaukee
Turing
Elks
Weather Forecast For Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Coldest reading 36 at La Crosse with 42 in warmest area. northern Wisconsin fair west snow flurries east. Sunday brings fair and colder east portion. Minnesota fair tonight and Sunday colder. Iowa partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with colder tonight.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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