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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1923
Page
1
A report combines political talk and local notes with references to a gas company promising $40,000 in rebates. The piece includes campaign chatter about taxes, public notices, and statements from figures like Missal Stearns, Bastin, and others, with broader mentions of tax relief debates and veteran benefits.
City Attorney Oscar J Sweanes negotiates with Byllesby company owner of Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power to settle gas rate disputes in La Crosse. Rebates totaling 40000 will be paid in two installments with a gas rate cut to 1.60 per thousand feet starting July 1 1924. The settlement ends pending railroad commission and Wisconsin supreme court cases and ties future price changes to gas cost, with further ten cent per thousand feet reductions automatic if costs remain stable.
A fragmented 1925 budget estimate appears in the 1920s clipping, noting Coolidge's proposed federal budget. The text references the year and governmental context but remains incomplete.
In Barron Wisconsin a boy of Turtle Lake, 12, drowned after clinging to lake ice for nearly an hour. He had gone to trap near the lake, broke through, and cried for help. Mrs. Tony Hendricks tried to reach him with a pole and summoned aid before the boy released his grip and sank.
President Coolidge transmitted the annual National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics report to Congress urging continued development of military and naval aviation and the creation of a bureau of civil aeronautics in the commerce department. The memo notes gains in aeronautics knowledge and states U S military air power lags others but is advancing in aircraft science and design.
A hose wagon crashed en route to a fire at Ernest Salerno’s residence causing minor damage from a defective chimney. Nearby, farmer Carl Hartman was badly injured when attacked by a bull in a barn yard, suffering chest and collarbone injuries and broken ribs. he was taken to La Crosse General Hospital for treatment.
Santa Claus reports a week in La Crosse talking with boys and girls. He says orders are coming in fast and he brought eight carloads of texts but now needs more as there are more good children than expected. He reassures that good behavior will prevent him from running short.
Florence Witmeyer, former Millwaukee Normal school student, was arrested on a statutory charge connected to the murder case of her former instructor, FE Ray Thompkins, who faced a first degree murder charge. Thompkins waived examination and was remanded to jail after arraignment. He claimed no guilt and sought probation, saying he would devote his life to his children.
The crash of the New York Central Twentieth Century Limited near Erie injures and kills dozens. Veteran baseball figure William E. Donovan known as Wild Bill Donovan dies among victims, with four investigations opened by state and national agencies. Other victims and injured include Ralph Parnell Carl D. Kinsey A. H. Bauler and George E. Weis. The disaster disrupts travel as sections of the train fail to clear a grade crossing after engine trouble.
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