Settlement in McMillan Estate Eyes Out of Court Accord
After eleven years of litigation following Daniel D. McMillan's death, a possible out of court settlement emerges. Sam McMillan arrived in La Crosse to press his claim as the case heads to trial before Judge Reed next week. The McMillan office block at Fourth and Main Streets sits with trustees managing it as heirs seek an agreement to cut trial costs.
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Daniel D. McMillan
D. D. McMillan
Sam McMillan
la Crosse
Reed
McMillan
Fourth and
Main Streets
Coffee Dismissed for Postum Hope Swings Health
Memphis wife recounts her husband’s illness tied to coffee and recovery after switching to Postum. She notes weight gain, relieved stomach and heart troubles, and praise for the doctor’s advice. The letter promotes Postum and hints at a book titled The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
Police seek two Cherry miners in mine fire death case
State's Attorney Eckert appeals to Chicago police to find Alex Rosenjack and Robt Deans linked to the St Paul coal mine fire that killed 310 miners. Rosenjack fled Cherry after threats and Deans is said abducted. Evidence shows mine management could not track workers. a check weigher testified the crowd was a guess.
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Cherry
Eckert
Bureau County
Chicago
Alex Rosenjack
Robt
Deans
St. Paul
Rosenjack
Malm
Joint Investigation Committee
Martin Powers
Debaters Observe Their Anniversary at Wendell Phillips Banquet
The Wendell Phillips junior debating society celebrated its second anniversary with a banquet last evening. Brandenburg Krause and Youngberg led the event with an elaborate spread and toasts. Faculty male members attended, including Attorney Schubert who spoke. Several seniors graduating next June also responded to toasts with Professor Gronert as toastmaster.
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Wendell Phillips
Brandenburg
Krause
Youngberg
Schubert
Stevenson
Schlabach
Swennes
Englehard
Techmer
Davidson
Professor Gronert
Open Battle At Monday Meeting On Interurban Franchise
City officials and La Crosse City Railway leaders discussed the proposed interurban line this afternoon. Directors may push for a bond requirement to guarantee completion, citing the existing $10,000 bond posted when the street car system was built.
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la Crosse City Railway Company
City Railway
Dixon Defines Individualism in Socialist Debate
Mr Dixon spoke to a near full Baptist church audience despite drizzle, portraying harsh social conditions yet concluding from them that competition is the soul of character. He kept listeners at ease with humor and vivid sketches, aiming at an individualist outlook.
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Dixon
Brindaley
Baptist Church
Apprentice Finds Four-Year Glass in Foot
Morris Siegel an apprentice in The Tribune composing room felt a sharp sting while retiring. Doctors found a tiny glass splinter protruding through his heel skin after four years of carrying a bit of broken glass in his foot. Mrs Siegel assisted by slicing the skin with a jack knife and removing the splinter. Siegel is reported to be about today as usual.
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Morris Siegel
Tribune
West Salem Couple Mark 59th Wedding Anniversary
Martin B. Ladd and Cleora A. Dean, longtime West Salem residents, celebrate 59 years since their 1850 marriage in Monkton Vermont. They moved to La Crosse county in 1854 and West Salem in 1868, with Ladd later running a mercantile business. The couple has three children and remains in good spirits despite Mrs. Ladd’s recent hip fracture.
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West Salem
Wis
Martin B. Ladd
Cleora A.dean
Monkton
Vermont
la Crosse County
Lewis Valley
Mr. Ledd
Leonard Lottridge
Ladd
R. A. Ladd
Lytles
Ellis Purple
Galesville
G. Sherwin
Ashland
Ore
Railway Fight Reaches Out To 21 Western Railroads
Chicago switchmen seek 10 cent hourly raise citing past promises while union leaders warn of a potential national rail strike. In St Paul Minneapolis officials report growing disruption with 32,200 barrels of flour shipped and 300 new strike breakers arriving as talks stall.
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Switchmen’s Union of North America
Chicago
Union of North America
Rawn
Chicago Switchmen
Wall Street
Western
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
A. B. Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
Western Railways
Carter
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Stone
Piilsbury Company
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
M. N. Dooley
Minnesota
Small Christmas gifts sparkle with lasting value
The piece notes that the best gifts may be small parcels on Christmas morning. It highlights watches, chains, and gold and silver ornaments, with or without diamonds, as valuable enduring presents one can receive.
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Santa Claus
Political Poem Shocks England and Britain’s Liberals
New York December 4 A published claim by poet William Watson links his famous verse to Mrs Margot Asquith wife of Prime Minister Asquith and to her stepdaughter Violet. Watson says the poem portrays Mrs Asquith and Violet shaping the family’s official voice.
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New York
England
Wm. Watson
Margot Asquith
Violet Asquith
Watson
Asquiths
Asquith
Miss Asquith
C. B
Nash
Mrs. Asquith
Violet
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Horses Abused by Drivers Complaints Rise
Humane Agent Charles H. Berry has received numerous complaints from Mississippi Street residents and others about heavy loads of crushed stone drawn by a single team. Citizens say horses strain on sharp rocks, fall to their knees or sides, and are urged to rise again with sharp whips. Berry will investigate.
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Humane
Charles H. Berry
Mississippi Street
Berry
Vicksburg Controls Corinto as Crisis Deepens
Vicksburg gunboat trained on Corinto as it asserts U S authority after Nicaragua negotiations fail. Governor Zelaya’s representative warned of personal responsibility for American harm. Meanwhile Princeton sails toward Nicaran waters to join operations. Prairie preparations for 700 marines hinge on coastal moves and Delaware River entry.
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Panama
Vicksburg
Corinto
Nicaragua
Zelaya
United States
Princeton
San Francisco
Cal
Bremerton Mary Yard
Prairie
Washington, D. C
Colon
State Department
Nicaraga
Dixie
Deaconess Work Lecture Series Plans Second Talk
The Rev J J Clemens discusses The Deaconess a Work for Women at English Lutheran Church West avenue and Ferry street Sunday at 730 PM. The talk covers open church problems social issues and the role of women in modern society with stere opticon views and hymns. Admission is free with a free will offering.
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J. J. Clemens
Kaiserwerta
Germany
Fliedner
Neuerdettelson
Pastor Loche
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society
English Lutheran Church
Hettinger Returns on Crutches After Leg Break
John B. Hettinger, who sold his La Crosse business and toured the West, returned on crutches after breaking his leg in Huron South Dakota while volunteering to hang storm windows. He fell from a second story window during the work.
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John B. Hettinger
la Crosse
Huron
Hettinger
Marathon Races End In Chicago Advised Shutdown
Chicago officials state the Illinois Athletic Club will stop promoting marathon races due to harmful effects on younger runners and signs of strain among older competitors. The decision follows concerns over injuries from the twenty five mile events and the growing consensus within the athletic committee.
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Chicago
Illinois Athletic Club
Tin Men's Strike Prods Riot In Bridgeport
Bridgeport Ohio reports 1500 soldiers under Brigadier General Speaks arriving to quell disorders tied to the American Sheet and Tin Plate workers strike. About 4600 tin workers at Bridgeport and Martins Ferry have been out since July opposing open shop policies. Isolated attacks on strikebreakers, sporadic gunfire, and stockade guards facing narrow escapes mark ongoing tensions.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
Speaks
Martins Ferry
Football Letters Awarded To High School Players
The following members of the high school football team have been awarded their letters under Interscholastic Association rules: Stavrum Schlabach E Hundredmark Chamberlain Tiedemann Ray Shaw Shirley and Strum. Letters要求 playing in three required games or parts of five games.
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Hgh
Interscholasic Association
Stavrum
Schlabach E. Hundredmark
Chamberlain
Tiedemann
Ray
Shaw
Shirley
Strum
Motion Day Highlights In Vernon County Court Surface
Motion day in circuit court dominated by forenoon demurrer arguments. Cases of Westley Gifford v Carl Gifford EF G Wimmer v F Wehrer and Mary McPeak v John McPeak were continued.
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Vernon County
Westley Gifford
Carl Gifford
F. Wehrer
EF. G. Wimmer
Mary McPeak
John McPeak
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Albini
Perormance
Gram
BIO Theatrepe
America
Lady Barzette
Joe Buell
Smith & Brown
Carmen & Roberts
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Seth
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