Eddy Laid to Rest Today
Eddy was laid to rest today in a simple service attended by family and friends. The ceremony honored his life and addressed by a local pastor before interment at the family plot.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
1
Eddy was laid to rest today in a simple service attended by family and friends. The ceremony honored his life and addressed by a local pastor before interment at the family plot.
A public gathering was disrupted as a local figure named Sam Langum sparked a ruckus at a major society function. Police interrupted the scene as attendees were dispersed and organizers halted further activities.
Mary Baker Eddy of the Christian Science Church was laid to rest in a Mount Auburn cemetery vault after simple services at her Chestnut Hill home in Boston. Judge C. P. Smith led the rites attended by about 120 family, clergy, and students. the service included a lesson sermon from Bible passages and Science and Health.
Juan Sanchez Azcona, a suspected political prisoner in Mexico, says his uprising links to his political aims and that if Mexico had succeeded he might have become secretary of state. U.S. officials note no State or Justice involvement in his arrest and say extradition hinges on treaty offences like swindling.
St Louis scientist H S Campbell announces a new spoon design with a hinged lid and slit that prevents inhaling soup while eating. The device directs the soup to the mouth and aims to improve manners by guiding dipping away from the eater.
Etamps France December reports Henri Far man plans a new biplane to raise duration and distance records. He intends to stay aloft beyond 12 hours and cover over 600 miles without landing, pursuing multiple construction ideas.
December 8 report from Springfield Illinois states nineteen people were injured, none seriously, when a freight car on the Illinois Traction Company line struck a crowd near a passenger car.
Postmaster W B Tscharner urges La Crosse residents to mail Christmas packages early to avoid rush and delays. Express firms offer tips including using wooden boxes for fragile items, shipping by December 15, writing full addresses with ink, prepaying charges, and keeping receipts and sender information on each package.
The text advises using strong wrapping paper and cord if wooden boxes are unavailable, notes that inner marks ensure delivery even if outer markings are destroyed, and instructs to label perishable items clearly with the word Perishable to prompt special handling. It presents guidance on packaging and labeling for reliable forwarding and delivery.
A measure introduced by Senator Taylor of Tennessee would add tobacco to the pure food law. It would ban adulterated or misbranded tobacco and penalties for imitation branding that misleads buyers. The bill also prohibits incorrect contents or weight statements on packages.
EXPECT QUICK VERDICT VINCENNES Ind Dec 8 The Moore case jurors will retire tonight and the defendant may learn his fate before dawn tomorrow in the murder trial of Charles E Gibson.
Milwaukee retailers join state effort to sell Christmas seals in saloons as part of a drive supported by the Milwaukee Retail Liquor Dealers' association. The Wisconsin decision allows liquor establishments to sell the seals alongside stores and other venues.
The Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis association notes broad support as Milwaukee Bowling Association urges 194000 city bowlers to buy Christmas seals. Clubs decorate score sheets with seals and bowling proprietors use them for prizes, spreading statewide with aims to eradicate consumptives.
Senator Cummins of Iowa today gave written notice in Washington that on the next legislative day he will introduce a joint resolution to pave the way for a revision of the tariff schedule. The measure prohibits amendments to tariff bills that are not germane to the schedule under consideration.
In Minneapolis a burglar was found in the basement after Mrs. Daniel Elliot awoke to her cat's alarm. The intruder fled when Mr. Elliot fired a shot, leaving the suspect at large.
The campaign committees for both major parties filed their contributions and expenditures for the recent congressional race. Republicans reports show about 74,373.35 spent with 43,000 at start. Democrats spent 27,771.22 with 15,260 at start. Major donors included Union League Club Philadelphia 5700 and John Hays Hammond 100, among others. Representative Duncan B. McKinley paid 1000 for campaign services. John Wesley Hill received 2250 in salary and expenses.
Tokio dispatch reports Hamai and Uza wa two noted Japanese lawyers faced threat of instant execution if they defended twenty six Japanese socialists recently arrested on charges of conspiring to assassinate the mikado and the royal family. The government declares the men anarchists unworthy of defense and trials are set to begin as public excitement mounts.
Per cy Smallwood, the Welsh conqueror of Johnny Hayes in a 15 mile race at Duquesne Garden, accepted the Olympic hero’s challenge for a return match in New York about a month hence. Hayes, nursing a blistered foot, quit after the twelfth mile, noting it was the first time he ever quit.
A wartime call urges union members in Chicago to unite in a plan to sustain a continuous winter campaign. The message frames a disciplined effort aimed at securing better conditions and solidarity among workers throughout the city.
Chicago unions mobilize to support 40 000 striking garment workers amid hunger and hardship. Weekly 25 cent assessments plus cash gifts from Brewery and Structural Ironworkers Musicians and Painters aim to sustain families as Hart Schaffner and Marx peace talks face rejection.
A Washington school story for Library Hour tells how a boy asked Santa for a knife, but Santa refused a letter without a Red Cross Seal. After adding the seal, the boy found a pearl handled knife in his stocking on Christmas morning. Moral: thoughtful of sick friends matters.
The senate at 1 30 p m adjourned until Monday. Washington D D P C noted the adjournment as the body wrapped up its sessions for the period.
Local youths admit to a spree of burglaries targeting schools and churches. Police report they confessed to multiple breakins across the area, implicating themselves in a wave of thefts affecting educational and religious sites.
Two sixteen year old boys, sons of prominent families, confessed to a spree of church and school burglaries totaling about forty four dollars. They revealed the full story to Chief John Webber after arrests this morning following an attempted entry at the Normal School last night.
In Washington on December 8 the James River dam bill Roosevelt vetoed resurfaced in the Senate. Senator Burton opposed its consideration calling the privilege monopolistic. Senator Stone then introduced a similar bill permitting a men’s group to build and develop waterpower along the James River, with committee notes urging government nonregulation of charges.
The committee completed the parkless rivers and harbors bill in Washington. It allocates about 27 million dollars for river and harbor improvements limited to the most important projects.
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