German Consul in San Francisco Attacks U S Neutrality
German Consul Bopp in San Francisco denounces American hostility to Germany and predicts a mass exodus of German Americans after the war. He accuses England Japan and U S authorities of neutrality violations citing armory, tug, and ship incidents in California and Pacific ports. Counsellor Kempke backs Bopp’s statements.
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San Francisco
America
Germany
Bopp
England
Japan
Armory
Canada
Buffalo
N. Y
C. C. Crowley
Union Ironworks
United States
Preston
Consul Bopp
Wilson
Kempke
Anglo French retreat in Serbia toward Greek frontier
Athens reports Anglo French forces begin withdrawal from southern Serbia toward Greece as German and Bulgarian troops press the flank. Dispatches say Sarrail's army is outnumbered and the move follows a Serbian retreat and renewed fighting near the Greek border. King Constantine faces a swift choice between entente and central powers.
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Salonika
Sofia
Athens
Serbia
Sarrail
Constantine
Billy Wolfe Would Come Again At Men's League Dinner
About eighty men attended the first get together of the school Men's League held in the domestic science room. Theo Grauer cooked a hearty meal and later performed a trombone solo. Regent W. F. Wolfe and Alois Engelbard spoke on league aims and service. Dr H. N. Sherwood presided. The gathering featured much music and a basketball game between the firsts and seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men's League
Theo Grauer
Grauer
H. N. Sherwood
Alois Engelbard
League
W. F. Wolfe
F. A. Cotton
Bandits Tie Women, Rob Cash From Bank Cashier
Three young bandits bound Miss Emma Schlinske and clerk Mamie Hain at the North side Prudential Life Insurance office in Chicago. They escaped with about $7,000 in cash after tying watchman Lars Wold to a chair. The men, who fled toward a nearby park by car, were described by Schlinske as all young.
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Chicago
Emma Sschlinske
North Side
Prudential Life Insurance
Miss Schlinske
Mamie Hain
Lars Wold
Wold
West North Avenue
Miss Hain
Decision Reached in Allies War Council on Balkan Affairs
Paris December 9 A decision of great importance was reached at the fourth session of the allies war council today though no official announcement has been made. The talks centered on future military conduct in the Balkans with England favoring immediate withdrawal of allied forces from Serbia and General Joffre opposing, backed by General Gilinsky Russia’s representative. British officials Lord Kitchener and Sir Edward Grey attended, along with the British ambassador to France. Sir John French had represented Great Britain earlier in the week.
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Paris
Allies
War Council
Balkans
England
United Press
Serbia
Joffre
Gilinsky
Russia
Lord Kitchlener
Edward Grey
France
John French
Great Britain
Minnesota Daily grills smoking students and professors
University of Minnesota students and a few professors are taking many recesses to worship at the shrine of Miss Nicotine. The Minnesota Daily issue edited by co-eds condemns cigarette smoking and reports tobacco ads were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Administration outlines crackdown to curb disloyalty and crime
Washington reports a plan to back President Roosevelt’s pledge to crush conspiracies. A cabinet meeting and talks with District Attorney Marshall and Attorney General Gregory set the stage for indictments in bomb plots and the Wolf of Wall Street case. Agencies across six departments mobilize with post office inspectors and secret service to build cases. congress support expected as bills are drafted to cover crimes not yet statute bound.
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Washington
Marshall
New York
Gregory
von Rintelen
David Lamar
Wolf
Wall Street
Labor Peace Council
Justice Department
Congress
Senate
House Judiciary Committees
Waltermire dies in La Crosse hospital at 7 this morning
Henry W Waltermire father of Mrs A F Esperson died in La Crosse hospital from arterial sclerosis. Born 1830 in Ghent New York he taught in Wisconsin and held posts in Eagle as school superintendent postmaster supervisor and peace justice. He later ran a general store and served as Masonic secretary. Burial in Eagle Saturday.
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Henry W. Waltermire
A. F. Esperson
la Crosse Hospital
Mr. Waltermire
Ghent
Columbia County
N. Y
Phillips Private Academy
Kinderhook Academy
Wisconsin
Eagle
Masonic Lodge
Waltermire
Surveyor General's
Yankton
South Dakota
Fannie Adams Mead
Union
Wisconsin Beekeepers Convene Two Day Capitol Meeting
The Wisconsin Beekeepers' association opened a two day convention at the capitol in Madison with over 100 members present. The morning session focused on routine business as Frank Kittinger Caledonia H H Moe Monroe and William Haberman Lodi joined the resolutions committee. A L Klehr Reedsburg was named representative for the 1916 fair and Gus Dittmer Augusta A C Allen Portage and Harry Lathrop Bridgeport formed the membership and subscription committee.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Beekeepers’ Association
Capitol
Frank Kittinger
Caledonia
H. H. Moe
Monroe
William Haberman
Lodi
A. L. Klehr
Reedsburg
Gus Dittmer
Augusta
A. C. Allen
Portage
Harry Lathrop
Bridgeport
Famous Physical Educator Brosius Visits Normal School
George Brosius, famed authority in physical education, visited the La Crosse normal school to observe the physical education department. The elderly yet vigorous veteran talked with teachers, addressed classes, watched the basketball game, and praised the department’s work.
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Normal School
George Brosius
Europe
America
Brosius
Milwaukee School of Physical Education
Cream
Milwaukee
la Crosse
College Ad Promises Training for Office Careers
An advertisement touts size and scope of the college offering stenographers bookkeepers typists and general office help training. It claims 8 000 W B U graduates employed across the United States and promises individual instruction by expert teachers to prepare trained men and women for business work.
Threats Hit Munitions Firms Prompt Postal Probe
Letters threaten to blow up two plants making munitions for the allies the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery company in Minneapolis and the Charles A Stickney company in St Paul. Messages also threaten firm members and families and cite a bomb explosion clipping with you are next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Company
Charles A. Stickney Company
St. Paul
Laments on Rural School Challenges Highlight La Crosse Meeting
Miss Anna M. Jenkins of Bangor urged improvements in district school management and instruction at Campbell hall during a La Crosse County Agricultural gathering. Frank French spoke on lightning safety, advocating wider use of lightning rods to cut fire losses. The program included readings by Miss Gertrude Moos and E. P. Johnson’s on farm experiments, with a vocal by Mrs. E. L. Liddle. The session was the first since last March.
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Anna M. Jenkins
Bangor
la Crosse County
Campbell Hall
Jenkins
Frank French
Gertrude Moos
E. P. Johnson
Onalaska
Hopewell Blazes Threaten Business District Amid Wind
A large fire in Hopewell Virginia began in a Greek restaurant and, driven by strong winds, spread to nearby buildings. By 2 30 p m the blaze remained out of control threatening the entire business section of the town. Hopewell has grown rapidly due to the local powder plant.
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Hopewell
Ford peace ship cites Lindsey juvenile court thoughts
Henry Ford advances a peace plan from the Oscar II showing Judge Ben B Lindsey of Denver’s juvenile court arguing love over arms. Lindsey’s sixteen years on the bench are cited with examples of criminals responding to trust. Asquith peace proposal reaction aboard the ship is reported with optimism for Christmas trench withdrawal.
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New York
Henry Ford
United Press
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Ford
Cape Race
N. F
Lindsey
Reform
Colorado
Polieman
Asquith
House of Commons
Voga
S. S. McClure
Evening Mail
Widow to seek $50,000 indemnity from Germany
In Janesville Wisconsin the widow of Dr E F Woods requests 50 000 indemnity from Germany for the life of the physician killed when the liner Arabic was sunk. Her lawyers have conferred with Secretary of State Lansing after retaining counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville, Wis
Germany
E. F. Woods
Janesville
Wis
Lansing
Steel merger near completion reshapes steel industry
New York reports the impending union of major independent steel firms led by Cambia Steel and including Lackawanna Neport News Ship Building Youngstown Steel and Tube and the candidate Iroquois or Inland plants near Chicago. J Leonard Rep igle announced the deal nearing final with only 100000 Cambia shares left to close.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
Berger
J. Leonard Repiogle
Cambia Steel Company
Cambria Steel Company
Lackawanna Steel Company
Neport News Ship Building Company
Youngstown Steel and Tube Company
Iroquois
Chicago
Burke C. Tremaine and Marguerite Gillen wed in secret
Cleveland dispatch reports Bur ton C Tremaine son of the National Electric Lamp Association general manager married Marguer ite K Gillen daughter of Racine Wisconsin marine manufacturer Edward Gillen. The ceremony occurred in Baltimore on November 24 conducted by Cardinal Gibbons.
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Cleveland, O
Burton C. Tremaine
National Electric Lamp Association
Marguerite K. Gillen
Edward Gillen
Racine
Wis
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Austrian ships bombarded Durazzo and sunk several vessels
Durazzo reports Austrian warships struck the port and shelled the Italian wireless station on Monday. Several Albanian Montenegrin and Italian vessels were sunk in the bombardment.
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Paris
Durazzo
Husband counters cruelty charge in divorce case
In circuit court Judge Higbee heard Mrs Annie Mosser say her husband Charles was cruel. She described fights over starch on the kitchen floor and a slap for water. He denied abuse and blamed her, with two of their children to be questioned later as potential custody targets.
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Annie Mosser
Higbee
Charles Mosser
Mrs. Mosser
Communipaw Sinking Report May Be Misidentification
New York dispatch says the Standard Oil tanker Communipaw left Alexandria in ballast for New York Tuesday morning. Officials doubt the sinking. they believe another vessel was mistaken for the Communipaw, with submarine attack reports originating from the ship’s agents.
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New York
Standard Oi
Alexandria
Egypt
Standard O's Company of
New Jersey
Surprise Given for Paul Demoss
A farewell surprise for Paul Demoss was hosted last night at the home of Mr and Mrs C H Gayman by friends. Demoss will soon depart for Billings Montana. Attendees included the Misses Emma Underwood Harriet Turner Bernice Gayman Susie Gillis Goldie Sholes Ethel Mabie Muriel Taylor Miriam zust Blanche Gayman Josephine Tweezer Upton Charlotte Dittman Ruth Van Kirk and Messrs William Tweezer Check Olaf Smev ey Hugh Marshall Herman Hoff man Melvin Gilberg and Paul Demoss.
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Paul Demoss
C. H. Gayman
Hugh Marshall
Herman Hoffman
Melvin Gilberg
Dies in West Mrs William Mathewson dies of pneumonia
Mrs William Mathewson daughter of Ernest Horner of 1314 State Street died at 1 o'clock this morning in Spokane Washington of pneumonia. The body will be brought to a cross for burial.
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William Mathewson
Ernest Horner
State Street
Spokane
Wash
French Artillery Repels German Attacks East of Souain
Paris dispatch reports French artillery beat back heavy German assaults east of Souain as eastern Champagne endures intense bombardment. South of St. Souplet French shells hit a German munitions depot while Germans held a trench east of Souain. French mines were exploded in Chewauchee, Argonne.
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Paris
Souain
War Office
Champagne
St. Souplet
Teutons
Argonne
Chewauchee
Eliza Blue Escapes Five Times Then Is Recaptured
Eliza Blue, a Black inmate sentenced to three years for throwing lye in a man's eyes, escaped five times before being captured by state prison guards in a corn field after a brief incident at supper. She was exposed after another escape and claimed to have used a rag rope, though no rope was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waupun
Wis
Eliza Blue
State Penitentiary
Lye
Eliza
Ernest Horners Daughter Dies in Washington State
A telegram reported the death of Mrs. William Mathewson of Spokane Washington to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Horner of 1413 State Street. She will be brought here for burial with funeral plans to be announced. Surviving are her husband and one daughter, her parents, three sisters and two brothers.
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William Mathewson
Spokane
Ernest Horner
State Street
Washington
Mathewson
William Helfash
Reque
Menominee
Wis
Curn
Vilas
la Crosse
Sumptor, Wash
Industrial board hearing set for December in Westby
Edward Erickson a Coon Valley farm hand seeks compensation for injuries from blasting stumps on the Bekkedal farm to be heard by the industrial commission in the courthouse on December 23. Several other compensation applications will be presented. The complaint cites a shattered jaw ruined hearing impaired sight and other injuries ruling him permanently unable to work. The filing alleges employer supplied dynamite and fuses caused the blast that hung fire when he inspected it.
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Edward Erickson
Coon Valley Farm
Bekkedal
Westby
James Thompson
Erickson
Commission
Cardinals Receive Red Hats In Papal Consistory
Rome December 9 Pope Benedict conferred the red hats on four cardinals created at the private consistory Monday Cardinal Tonti Gusmini Cagliero and Mistrangelo were honored Scapinelli Papal nuncio at Vienna and Fuhrwirth nuncio at Munich were dispatched by special messengers to their posts.
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Rome
Benedict
Tonti
Gusmini
Cagliero
Mistrangelo
Scapinelli
Vienna
Cardinal Fuhrwirth
Munich
Mrs Schmidt Dies After Long Illness At La Crosse
Mrs Mathew Schmidt 31 of 201 Pearl Street La Crosse died at home after a prolonged illness. Born in Fairfax Minnesota she lived in La Crosse twenty years. Funeral services at 2 PM Saturday at the home and 2:30 PM at the German Lutheran church Rev Julius Gamm pastor officiating Interment in Oak Grove cemetery
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Mathew Schmidt
Pearl Street
Schmidt
Fairfax
Minn
la Crosse
Julius Gamm
Oak Grove Cemetery
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Spirit OF Normal League
Billy Wolfe
Secret Service
H. W. Waltermire
Wisconsin Business University
la Crosse, Wis
Twin Cities
Hopeville
Dupont
Depont Plant
Anna Jenkins
Campbell
West
Carl B.noelke Lacrosse
Royce Real Estate Coo
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Industrial Board
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