Farmers Pledge to Fund Highway If Toll Is Abolished
Minnesotans agree to contribute for road repair and upkeep should tolls be removed. Prominent, wealthy men attach their names to a petition presented as a contract to support the project.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
1
Petition Seeks Toll-Free Mississippi Bridge Road Upgrade
Farmers from Houston and Winona counties petition La Crosse to remove tolls on the Mississippi River Wagon Bridge and make the La Crosse to La Crescent road a Minnesota state highway. Signers pledge maintenance support and urge the city to abolish tolls to advance state highway designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
la Crosse
la Crescent
James Farrell
Ori J. Sorensen
State Highway Commission
City of
Houston
Winona
LaCrosse
Winoha
Mississippi River
Horse Ownership Battle Among Local Farmers
George Hoethe of Shelby claims a horse traded by Gust Hellmich for his stolen animal. The Reedsburg farmer also asserts ownership, while the horse remains with undersheriff George J. Ritter. The court will determine rightful ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hoethe
Shelby
Gust Hellmich
Hoeth
Reedsburg
George J. Ritter
Readin as the Normal Teaches It by Wholesale reads aloud
A literary piece discusses teaching reading to children, contrasting old and new methods and noting how parents and teachers expose kids to words. It emphasizes straightforward instruction and the daily exchange of language between home and school.
Results Justify the Revolution in Speed and Expression
The study argues that comprehension and expressive speed improve when mechanical handicaps are removed. It cites tests showing participants make quicker decisions and articulate responses with greater clarity.
New Method Reform in Primary Reading Taught by Miss Deneen
Miss Lottie Deneen spoke to the State Normal Parents and Teachers association about the modern reading method that centers on word groups and sentence comprehension rather than isolated letters. The talk outlined the eye focus on word groups, gradual introduction of alphabetic rules, and the aim to develop internal quality in reading, with attention to how the child learns to read to learn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
State Normal Parents’ and Teachers’ Association
Wards of
Providence
Little
Lottie Deneen
Miss Deneen
New York
Nep
Punch
Noah Webster
George Ade
Enver Pasha Seen as Turkey’s Destiny Agent in War Drive
From Salonica to Cairo reports describe Enver Pasha as Turkey’s man of destiny and architect of a militant program to expel foreign influence. The Young Turk leader allegedly consolidates power over the sultan and finances with Talaat Bey and Tav er Pasha aiding him as he targets European influence and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonica
Leidon
Turkey
Enver Pasha
Constantinople
Egypt
Talaat Bey
Taver Pasha
Death summons Mrs. Pettibone after long residence here
Mrs Cordelia Wilson Pettibone aged 79 wife of Albert W Pettibone prominent retired lumberman died at her home 145 South Eighth street at 930 pm. She was born in Townsend Vermont May 1 1835 and came to La Crosse in 1855 later living in Hannibal Missouri before returning in 1884. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College class of fifty four and was active in the First Congregational church. Survived by widow two children and two grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from the residence with Rev C C Rowlison officiating. Interment Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia Wilson Pettibone
Albert W. Pettibone
South Eighth Street
la Crosse
Hannibal
Albert Pettibone, Jr
Mrs. Pettibone
Business program of administration ends says Wilson
In remarks to Congress President Wilson states that wartime adjustments require nonpartisan effort and stresses open trade with South America and stronger merchant marine. He asserts war altered the age and calls for a permanent preparedness policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
South America
Wisconsin Supreme Court Affirms $2000 Injury Award
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirms a $2000 verdict for Louis Pennell of La Crosse after his arm was caught in a pulley at the Rumley Products Co. machine during the La Crosse fair in 1912. The ruling hinges on foreseeability and negligent railing absence. The court also rules that state power to regulate railroad rates cannot be delegated to a railroad in a separate case and orders a new trial for Augusta Steinke against Oshkosh over a sidewalk defect injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
G. M. Woodward
la Crosse
Supreme Court
Frank Winter
Burr W. Jones
Winslow
Tower Court
Louis Pennell
Rumley Products Co
Pennell
la Crosse Fair
State Supreme Court
Soo Road
Menasha Woodenware Company
Soo Company
Railroad Commission
Vinje
Augusta Steinke
Oshkosh
Wheat output soars in western North Dakota banks report
First National Bank of Mandan records show 21,600,000 bushels of wheat grown across seven western counties. Bankers note higher collections for twenty years, with 40 percent more fall plowing and expected equal rise in next year’s wheat seeding due to war prices. Northern Pacific orders $1.5 million in rolling stock from Pullman, including 92 passenger and service cars, with delivery starting next March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandan
N. D
First National Bank of
North Dakota
Chicago
Northern Pacific Railroad
Pullman Company
Lodz Falls Is Confirmed by Petrograd and Berlin
Reports from Petrograd and Berlin claim Lodz has fallen to German forces after an eight day assault. Official Vienna dispatches note continued fighting on the Russian front and pursuit of the enemy near Lodz with 1500 prisoners and 16 cannon reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Lodz
Berlin
London
Vienna
Pietrokow
Nowa- Radom
War Office
Fetrograd
President Wilson Declares Not Ready to Train Nation for War
President Wilson shifts from prepared text to a business oriented address in Washington. He says the administration’s regulatory program is complete and promises stability for business under existing laws. Warm applause follows as he states the nation is not yet a nation trained to arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Congress
Wilson
America
Legislation to Regulate Trade Now Complete
President leaves prepared text to reassure business sector that trade regulation is finished. He says the road to success is clear and a path laid out can be traveled by every honest man in safety in the future.
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Minnesota
Yesterday saw a high of 236 and a low of 32 with .04 inches of precipitation. Forecast signals light snow tonight and Wednesday for La Crosse and nearby areas, with unsettled conditions and colder temperatures across Wisconsin and Minnesota and fresh northerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farrell
Wing
W. R. Finch
Peter Hofweber
G. A. Woodward
Frank
Winter
C. C. Rowlison
Congregational Church
John P. Bird
L. C. Colman
Frank P. Hixon
W. A. Thompson
George W. Burton
F. H. Hankerson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Poland
Affitm Pewkell
Canadian Northwest
North Atlantic
Gulf
North Pacific
Plains States
Calgary
Rocky Mountain Districts
Gulg Land
Atlantic States
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