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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
8
Kirschbaum advertises all wool suits and overcoats at 15 20 and 25 dollars. The ads tout hand tailoring and range of new models and pattern effects under the Kirschbaum label, emphasizing value in fabric, style, and finish.
Washington December 4 Senator Tillman of South Carolina says Democrats must prove their sincerity on tariff reform. He vows no speech making and weighs choosing between chairmanships of appropriations or naval affairs, with naval support among officers possibly influencing his decision.
Coudersy Wisconsin begins its annual Christmas tree harvest with thousands of young pines and spruces to be cut and shipped in carload lots to major city dealers in the coming weeks.
Appleton Wis Dec 4 Miss Anne Harwood a three year English and current literature instructor at Appleton high school has resigned She will sail for Japan in January to take the chair of English in Kobe high school
President Taft via Postmaster General Hitchcock refutes claims he planned to oust Mrs. Helen Longstreet widow of General Longstreet as Gainesville Georgia post mistress over alleged bull moose party activity.
Jacob Stahl of Pepin Wis. killed himself by lying on a Burlington track at Maiden Rock. The train severed his head. mangled remains were found beside the rails hours later.
Newell South Dakota December 4. The small village of White Owl eight miles distant was nearly erased by a prairie fire last Friday. All structures, except the post office, were destroyed and residents plan to reconstruct promptly.
The article explains that the cross on old documents signified more than illiteracy, serving as an oath of truth and a form of attestation. It notes Saxon usage and the practice of adding an oath with a signature, and comments on temptations and the idea that shrewd men can prosper despite temptations.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as essential for digestion, claiming they mimic gastric juices and aid digestion after meals. It asserts one tablet digests 3,000 grains of food and markets the product at 50 cents per box.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona challenged President Taft and the Senate to let Arizona voters decide the nomination of Judge Sloan to the federal bench for the district. He argued Arizonans would defeat Sloan by a wide margin, citing Sloan’s alleged friendliness to railroads and other special interests as a territorial judge.
Arthur Dean Bevan of Illinois files a bill in the New Jersey court seeking permission to sue the Great Western Cereals under the Sherman anti trust law. He alleges an unlawful combine between Quaker Oats and Joy Morton brother of the late Paul Morton. Morton is Quaker Oats president. Bevan seeks three fold damages for the alleged violation.
Police believe a double death by own action pact occurred in Minneapolis as James Erickson 53 of Annandale and Mrs. Julia Ryan were found in a rooming house with gas jets turned on. Erickson was dead and Ryan lay dying at City hospital.
Seattle officials reported at the Western Forestry and Conservation association conference that only 76,000,000 feet of standing timber, less than one seventeenth of one per cent of 500,000,000,000, was destroyed by forest fires during the 1912 season in the represented territory.
Livingston Mont Dec 4 Joseph Miller an honor man at a road building convict camp in this county gave himself up at a ranch house yesterday afternoon after escaping several days ago authorities reported Miller who had been at large surrendered without incident and will be returned to custody.
Richard Schutte of Unity Wisconsin was sentenced to life in prison at noon today for murdering his infant child in a Fargo hotel on November 4.
Local notes recount surgeries at St Francis La Crosse for Mrs Della Wilson and Mrs Elsie Bruering, plus Thanksgiving visits by families from La Crescent Winona and New Hartford. Residents attend events keep up with clashes stories. a runaway caused damage but no injuries.
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