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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
7
A barber college graduate is praised for modesty about his Alma Mater. The writer muses on waves arriving in grandeur then leaving diminished. The piece urges finding contentment in doing what you enjoy rather than opposing your nature.
An illustrated folder from Burlington inviting readers to request a free brochure detailing travel to California. The offer emphasizes a convenient and attractive travel method and invites inquiry from interested readers.
A historical spoof ends with Julius Caesar slain by a rubber dagger to rag-time music at the high school. A Humanophone instrument, built by Bartholomew Crabapple and Dick Woodenhead, aired a musical prelude as spectators watched the staged tragedy.
Frank Kleinertz reports from his father in Germany that Kaiser Wilhelm vetoed a Reichstag plan to test and raid English targets with 500 Zeppelins. The move faced majority support in the Reichstag, though officers urged execution. Count Zeppelin sought command, while Julius Kleinertz favored peaceful ends and predicted an early 1915 peace.
The Wisconsin railroad commission likely will settle the dispute over the city of La Crosse's share of Rose Street viaduct costs with the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railroad. City auditors Fries and Bradish will review bills and report next week, guiding the commission’s findings. Five thousand dollars saved on the Mississippi wagon bridge repairs will help fund a $10,000 tax bill, with bids received for new auto fire apparatus.
In Champaign on December 5 metallurgical experts from the University of Illinois planned surveys to determine the extent of a gold deposit believed to be of glacial origin in Crawford county Illinois.
Many poor women of La Crosse patronized the new Associated Charities store at 226 Main Street this afternoon. The shop opened at 1 o'clock and will stay open until dark, reported Miss Nadia Thomas, secretary of the organization, calling the launch a success.
The Park Theater will start a new serial, The Master Key, tomorrow night. The ten week run features thirty reels shown in three reel installments each Sunday with the regular program.
Milwaukee reporter notes Nicholas Georg es, found guilty of killing Frank K Klug on August 22, is sentenced by Judge Backus to twenty five years in Waupun prison. Georg es reportedly laughed at the sentence.
Bear more and McCormick edged Gran and Cilley in a high scoring matchup. Gran and Cilley led with strong efforts but fell short as Bear more and McCormick pulled ahead late for the win.
The Jefferson family lineage from Thomas Jefferson to his great grandfather has long played Rip Van Winkle. The familiar production becomes a picture version with Thomas Jefferson in the lead, reviving a show linked to Joseph Jefferson the famed stage icon. Rip Van Winkle appears at the Casino on Monday and Tuesday.
The Eagles bazaar will close tonight after a week of large crowds and strong aid from many volunteers. Proceeds go toward funding the convention planned here next June.
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