Lit Club Regains Graduation Loss at High School
The Lit club, led by President Harry Marshall, has rebuilt its strength after last year's graduation losses and is now nearly as large as before. A successful meeting featured talks on basketball history by Fred Zeisler, Safety First by Harold Beisel, extemporaneous speeches by Arthur Kromrey and Alvin Bartheld, and a piece on The Greatest Football Kicker the World Has Produced by Albert Meinert, with Henry Evjen as critic.
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Harry Marshall
Fred Zeisler
Harold Beisel
Arthur Kromrey
Albert Meinert
Dublin Transport Strike Ends
Dublin reports the transport workers' strike has ended and workers will return to their jobs tomorrow. The disruption began in August and affected services for several months.
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Dublin
Empl oyes Visit New Gas Works in La Crosse
The December meeting of the Empl oyes' association of the La Crosse Gas and Electric Company met at 11 o'clock Tuesday at the new gas works on Second Street. About 50 members attended and inspected each piece of apparatus described in detail by foreman Frank Featherly.
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The
la Crosse Gas and Electric Company
New Gas Works
Second Street
Frank Featherly
Lamoure bank president found wounded in Minneapolis alley
T. B. Dawson, 63, bank president and Lamoure pioneer, was found shot in an alley in Minneapolis. He said he was held up and robbed by two men. His pockets were empty, a revolver lay nearby, and police questioned if the wound was self-inflicted. he denied it.
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Minneapolis
Minn
T. B. Dawson
Lamoure
N. D
Dawson
Petty crime wave ends in two saloon deaths
Springfield faces a deadly turn as two masked robbers killed bartender John T. Howard and companion Theodore Noll during a midnight holdup at the Howard saloon on Thirteenth Street. Police hunt suspects after a gun battle and bloodhounds failed to track them. Street holdups had plagued the city for weeks though loot was small, sparking local laughs.
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Springfield
Ill
John T. Howard
Theodore Noll
Howard
Thirteenth
Reservoir
Noll
Nell
Blames Parents for Video Spread in Pittsburg Red Light District
The morals efficiency commission reports to the city council that parental neglect bears the greatest blame for conditions in Pittsburg's Red Light district. It also condemns economic conditions that prolong young men's dependency, delay marriage, and encourage prostitution, criticizing church, school, and press for failing to do their duties.
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Pittsburg
Red Light
Morals Efficiency Commission
City Urges Employment Aid For Chicago Unemployed
Mayor Harrison faced a municipal plan to assist the winter jobless in Chicago. The commission proposed daily substantial meals, expansion of the lodging house, and measures to curb west and northwest arrivals seeking work.
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Chicago
Harrison
Bank robber captured in Winnipeg after Plum Coulee raid
Police traced the bandit who robbed the Bank of Montreal at Plum Coulee last Wednesday and killed the manager, Arnold. He was found in a lodging house on College avenue and identified as John Krafchenko, a notorious bank robber.
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Winnipeg
Man
Morris
Bank of Montreal
Plum Coulee
Arnold
College Avenue
John Krafchenko
Judge Uhler to Play Santa in CourtWeek
Judge Uhler of the court of domestic relations will serve a dual role as Santa Claus during Christmas week in Chicago. A large Christmas tree will be set up in the courtroom on Christmas Eve and decorated with candy and toys to provide gifts for children whose families face misfortune and must appear in court.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
Solomon
Uhler
Court of Domestic Relations
Underrating Him Reflects Household Finances
A humorous exchange quoted from the Chicago Tribune shows a nephew boasting about a motorcar funded by mortgages on his house and other property. He explains he keeps it up by lending against personal items, while his uncle questions his business sense.
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Henry
Chicago Tribune
Carbolic Acid Query Sparks Sudden Call in Village
A drug clerk reports an early morning call asking if carbolic acid could kill. The caller inquired if the acid was kept, and after the clerk affirmed, the voice asked again before the line went dead.
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Chicago News
Notable Tomah Obituaries and Local Happenings
Mrs Augusta Walters dies at 68 from heart disease at a Tomah home. Clara Price suffers critical burns with little hope of recovery. mother recovering. City council accepts street paving contract total 8850 dollars to Thomas Wooley of La Crosse. Ella Gillette and Roscoe Woodard wed at home, plan Evansville residence. Numerous local visits, basketball prep, and community events unfold with speeches and lectures scheduled by Rev J G Smith and State Supt Kellar.
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Clara Price
Thomas Wooley
la Crosse
Ella Gillette
Warrens
Roscoe Woodard
Evansville
Wis
W. T. Gibson
Minnie Snipper
Clinton Gillette
Tomah
Woodard
Oscar Oakley
Everett
Wash
George Lemke
Aberdeen
S. D
Portage
Lemke
Edna
Frieda Birkholder
Meadow Valley
Armory
New Lisbon
Roy Benjamin
Robert Maxwell
Wisconsin Business University
Fruth
J. G. Smith
Congregational Church
Columbus
Kellar
Congregational Churches
J. C. Brahmer
Sparta
Commercial Travelers’ Association
F. K. Talbot
F C. Bray
Commercial
Gopher Club
Dr. Bell
McCaul’s Hall
James Pearl
Norway Ridge
E. G. Ambrose
Leon
M. C. Peterson
Eau Claire
E. C. Dudley
Cutler
F. A. Mattern
Newcome
St Jacob's Oil advertised as quick rheumatism relief
A vintage ad touts St Jacob's Oil as a harmless rheumatism cure that relieves pain instantly when rubbed on the tender spot. It claims most cases need no internal treatment and promises relief from rheumatism, soreness, stiffness, swelling, sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, backache and sprains.
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St. Jacob’s
Spencer Tango Murderer faces last chance at Wheaton
Preliminary efforts to save Henry Spencer from death on December 19 proceed at Wheaton as Attorney Anton Seaman argues to vacate judgment before Judge Slusser. Spencer, convicted tango murderer, awaits execution in Illinois.
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Chicago
Henry Spencer
Wheaton
Anton Seaman
Slusser
Students Honor Craigs Acquittal In Indianapolis
Acquitted of murder in the Dr Helene Knabe case Dr William B Craig returns to his duties as dean of Indiana Veterinary College The twelve day Shelbyville trial interrupted his work and students presented him a pipe as a symbol of the acquittal
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Indianapolis
Ind
Helene Knabe
William B. Craig
Indiana Veterinary College
Shelbyville
Craig
The
Veterinary College
Smith Heads N Y C Lines
A. H. Smith was today elected president of the New York Central lines to succeed W. C. Brown, who resigned.
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New York
A.H. Smith
The
New York Central Lines
W. C. Brown
Hiccoughs Cause Death of Canadian Farmer
Aberdeen South Dakota December report states George Huber a 50 year old farmer from Rockham died in an Aberdeen hospital after a prolonged hiccoughing attack. He was taken for an operation, rallied, then subsided to exhaustion twenty five hours later.
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Aberdeen
N. D
George Huber
Rockham
Huber
President nominates Ringdal for Crookston land office
The president named Peter M. Ringdal of Minnesota to the register of the land office at Crookston Minnesota. This nomination was announced from Washington on December 10.
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Washington
Register of Land Office
Crookston, Minn
Peter M. Ringdal
Minnesota
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State Bank
Margaret Anglin
la Crosse Theater
LIT Club
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Tillman’s
Practical Toy
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Tomah, Wis
Augusta Walters
Dave Olson
Oak Grove Cemetery
St. Jacobs
Spencer
Malvern
Canada
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