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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
2
Dr Maria Montessori a renowned educator arrives from Rome for a series of lectures in the United States. She will present her kindergarten system and show motion picture films illustrating how the work is carried on in Rome.
Guy Higgins, freed last summer in Janesville, was arrested in Oshkosh for accosting Mrs. Alice Mollen. She was frightened and is under physician care. If convicted, Higgins likely returns to jail.
An old advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills strengthen blood and nerves, helping exhausted systems and nervous troubles like neuralgia sleeplessness and headaches. It asserts reliable results and availability through local druggists.
In Atlanta, Miss Lucy Hoke Smith daughter of Senator and Mrs Hoke Smith of Georgia, announced her engagement to Ensign Alston R Simpson U S N The wedding is planned for December
Bleached human bones found in a forest near Escanaba are believed to solve the year old disappearance of G Gustafson, a lumberman. Bits of clothing hanging on the remains convince Gustafson’s friends the skeleton is his.
Citizens' State Bank of Colfax Iowa closes pending probe. cashier M B Wheelock has been missing since Sunday. The bank carries 235000 capital 15000 surplus and deposits of 380000. A bank examiner takes charge.
Joe Mandot, southern lightweight, trained vigorously at his camp in Chicago for an eight round title fight with Patsy Droubillard set for Windsor Canada on December 19.
In a Stream near an asylum an angler nets a fine catch. A visitor from the asylum asks to buy the fish. The sportsman replies he fishes for sport, not sale, and the inmate then tosses the prized catch back, promising more sport catching it again.
A witty line notes that many chaperons function as covert matchmakers, guiding social pairings in discreet, practical ways. The statement reflects on social norms and the quiet labor behind arranged social pairings.
Joseph Rickman, a Black man, was hanged at the state prison at 5 p.m. before about fifty spectators. He murdered Mrs. Ellen Fox and her young daughter on their Perkins county claim last September.
G L Bickford may serve one to two years in the state penitentiary after the state supreme court found him guilty of misappropriating 45 dollars in state funds. The case был a sensational highlight of the 1911 legislative session.
George Lansbury former British MP and labor leader jailed for suffrage sympathy travels to the United States to speak to organized labor in a large American city. He says the English industrial revolution will continue until political ascendancy is achieved to keep governments from aiding capital in labor disputes.
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a quick two second application corn cure that shrivels and vanishes corns warts calluses and bunions with no cutting or irritating treatment. Sold by druggists at 25 cents a bottle or by B Lawrence Co Chicago.
Sidney A. Witherbee unveils an All American union plan after returning from Mexico. The proposal seeks Latin American republics as parties to a regional peace framework with endorsing government officials and Andrew Carnegie among advocates.
Dec 4 report says Illinois Maroons begin drills with a trimmed squad. Tentative lineup lists Norgren and Stevenson at forwards Des Jardien at center Hollander and Baumgardner as guards Hollander named captain candidate with pilot selection within a week
President Wilson did not appear at the executive offices today because his physician Dr Grayson said he had a slight cold and requested he remain in the White House. Secretary Tumulty conveyed the medical note.
The December term of the United States court opened Tuesday in Madison Wisconsin with proceedings starting at the federal courthouse.
The text compares Russia and the United States by area and population, noting Russia covers over 8.5 million square miles with 164 million people and vast resources, while the U S spans about 3 million square miles with 100 million people and substantial wealth, predicting a future rise of a republican Russia as a future great power.
Mr and Mrs I H Norton report their two children Lila age 11 and Donald age 13 missing since last Monday morning as they left for school. Police opened an inquiry and relatives provided no clues, with no information on their whereabouts. The Norton family is described as well to do.
Secretary of the Interior Lane announced national policy to control river and harbor developments for all rather than a favored few. He spoke in President Wilsons absence stating belief in opportunity for non favored individuals and that states can aid harbor development while preventing private control granting ocean access.
Oshkosh Wis Dec 4 Application filed for commitment of Reuben Peck former asylum inmate who yesterday attempted to rob the state bank at Omro Peck told the cashier the bank owed all its deposits
At the general assembly in the high school yesterday morning the German Methodist church quartet presented a fine program. They were encored seven times by the delighted students.
The Upper Mississippi Valley Brewmasters hold their annual meeting at Germania hall with 2 PM business sessions, officer elections, and committee reports. Dr. Max Henius of Chicago will present a stereopticon lecture on Norwegian saloon methods and liquor traffic. A banquet and ball follow for members and guests.
John Macinie of Clear Lake Wisconsin was arraigned before U S Commissioner L A Doolittle on a charge of operating a moonshine whisky still at his home He was bound over to the federal court under bonds of 500 His lack of knowledge of the revenue laws led to his undoing
Charles A. Massey, 74, a prominent Door County figure and longtime resident since 1843, died in Sturgeon Bay. Elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1877, he also served as county clerk, clerk of the Circuit Court, and county judge.
A man claims he has no vanity but such a boast reveals vanity as a flaw. The remark highlights a speaker who denies self interest while displaying self focus, illustrating paradox in everyday pride and self perception.
Berlin reports a stormy reichstag debate after sapping riots at Zabern in Alsace as socialist members hurled insults at the government. Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg and War Minister Falkenhayn faced sharp interrogation over the Alsace Lorraine affair.
An advertising pitch claims Ely's Cream Balm opens blocked noses and air passages instantly. It describes quick results including relief from headache and catarrh, urging readers to buy a small bottle at any drug store to ease stuffed head and throat irritation.
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