Rawlinson Calls Totals Unnecessary In Tax Dispute
La Crosse County Clerk Charles Rawlinson says his duties end with submitting individual tax statements and will not provide city officials with income tax totals. He blames City Clerk E. H. Hoffman for delaying taxes, claiming much of the tax is offset by personal property tax and the totals are unnecessary.
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E. H. Hoffman
G. W. Young
Charles Rawlinson
la Crosse
Hoffman
Rawlinson
Kircheis Evans Team Dominates Handball Duals
Julius Kircheis and Art Evans defeated P T Schulze and O W Muenster in three straight games at the YMCA handball tournament with scores 21 to 4 21 to 3 and 21 to 6. The Kircheis Evans duo appears among the tournament’s strongest contenders for the title.
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Julius Kircheis
Art Evans
P. T. Schulze
O. W. Muenster
Niggli and Bishop Sent to Prison for Robbery
Sheriff Burns and Captain Dugan moved Louis Niggli and Walter Bishop to Waupun State Prison. Niggli received eight years and Bishop five for robbing A. Oakes, Green Bay ticket agent. A charge of permitting minors to play pool was denied. case adjourned one week due to absence of District Attorney Thompson. Tou louse claims the boy was quarantined when the alleged poolroom incident occurred.
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Niggli
Bishop
Chris Burns
L. Dugan
Louis Bishop
Walter Niggli
Waupun
A. Oakes
Green Bay
Fourth
Main Streets
James Thompson
Toulouse
Mountaineers Held in Newark Over Wilson Blackmail Plot
Three noneducated mountaineers Seeley Davenport Jacob Dunn and Warren Dunn are jailed in Newark awaiting federal examination on charges of attempting to blackmail President elect Woodrow Wilson and threatening his life. Letters demanding 5000 in gold were sent to Joseph Tumulty and later to Bermuda. Evidence from letters is inadmissible, prompting cross examination. Governor Wilson left for Bermuda due to the threats.
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Newark
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Seeley Davenport
Snake
Jacob Dunn
Warren Dunn
Peter Dunn
North Jersey
Post Office
Joseph L. Tumulty
Wilson
Bermuda
Butler
Larrabee
Beekman
United States
Secret Service
Austrian Treasury Notes Offered In La Crosse
An offering of Austrian treasury notes reached the Batavian National Bank in La Crosse from New York. The notes pay 4 percent interest and mature in one and a half to two years, linked to a $25 million Austrian loan floated in New York, seen as easing fears of war among Europe’s great powers.
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la Crosse
Batavian National Bank
New York Exchange
New York
Europe
Vienna
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Bank
Mob Seizes Delaware County Court House in New Jay
Governor Cruce received Judge Pitchford's report on unrest at New Jay Delaware County where a mob occupied the court house and threatened to move or ruin records. Sheriff urged troops. local authorities hoped to restore order. Tensions arose after the state supreme court moved the county seat to New Jay following Jay defeating Grove.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Cruce
Pitchford
Stilwellls
New Jay
Delaware County
Supreme Court
Delaware
Jay
Grove
Farmers to Meet in Barre at St. John's School
A meeting of the farmers in the town of Barre will be held at St. John's Lutheran school next Saturday to organize a farmer club and discuss modern farming methods. The venue was changed from Shelby as announced yesterday evening.
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St. John’s Lutheran School
Barre
Shelby
Boston Jurist Rules Husband May Defend Pocket Searches
A Boston judge holds that a husband may resist a wife attempting to search his pockets. Since prior rulings favored the wife, the case now moves to a higher court and to the appeal of wives.
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Boston
Must Be Pretty Bad in Guayquil Says Kipling Critic
A New York Commercial column calls Guayquil one of the vilest pest holes in the world, claiming it surpasses Suez in depravity and is given a hideous immortality by Kipling’s writing.
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Guayquil
Suez
Kipling
New York Commercial
Explorer claims Africans know the monkey language
An African explorer returns from the Dark Continent convinced that local natives understand the speech of monkeys. He describes observed gestures and calls as a structured form of communication shared by tribes and primates. The claim draws curiosity from scholars and skeptics alike.
School to Feed Board of Trade Night Banquet
The board of trade will banquet in the high school lunch room tomorrow night. Miss Hamburger runs the lunch room and will prepare a large portion of the dinner. Miss Halleck and about twenty five domestic science students will assist. The art department will craft the menu and programs. The orchestra, glee club and mandolin club will entertain. About 150 guests expected.
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Board of Trade
Miss Hamburger
Miss Halleck
M. McInnearny
Boys’ Glee Club
Mandolin Club
Mrs Wichman Heads Casberg Auxiliary No 3 Officers
The Casberg Auxiliary No 3 of the U S W V held officer elections at the courthouse Tuesday evening. Elected were Mrs Frank Wichman president Mrs Hannah Storkerson senior vice president Mrs Henry Platz junior vice president Mrs O Neal Olsen chaplain Mrs Otto Kanard conductor Mrs Frank Miller assistant conductor Mrs Frank Muellenberg guard Mrs Wm Schroeder assistant guard Mrs R E Yung historian Mrs May Chandler patriotic instructor Mrs W J Spafford secretary Mrs Fred Schultz treasurer.
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Casberg
Court House
Frank Wichman
Hannah Storkerson
Henry Platz
O'Neil Olsen
Otto Kanard
Frank Miller
Frank Muellenberg
Wm. Schroeder
R. E. Yung
May Chandler
W. J. Spafford
Fred Schultz
Congregationalists Re-elect Officers
A church meeting appointed a committee to act on Rev. Henry Faville's resignation offered Sunday. Officers were re elected: George W. Burton president F G Tiffany treasurer John P Bird clerk L C Colman and Trustees T B Lawrence and Alfred James re elected to another term.
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John M. Holley
T. B. Lawrence
Alfred James
John Brindley
George W. Burton
Congregational Church Society
Henry Faville
F. G. Tiffany
John P. Bird
L. C. Colman
Ostrich Attack Kills Shepherd in Orange River Colony
An ostrich fatally injured a shepherd from Storslake in the Orange River Colony after attacking him a few days ago. He died within hours from the injuries sustained.
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Storslake
Orange River Colony
Mirror setup to amuse an invalid in bed
To amuse an invalid confined to bed arrange a mirror on an easel so it reflects the street panorama from the window. If the view tires him the glass can be fixed to show the slowly dancing sky instead.
Boundary Board in Session Today
The joint commission for Minnesota and Wisconsin boundary disputes meets in St Paul to decide Lake Pepin and St Louis Bay lines. Minnesota contends the line lies mid lake while Wisconsin argues for the channel center, affecting fishery rights and river inflow amid federal dredging.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Lake Pepin
St. Louis Bay
St. Lows Bay
Lake Superior
St Louis River
Perjury Charge Facing Indiana Union Carpenter
IS HELD FOR PERJURY INDIANAPOLIS December 11. William Quigley a union carpenter from Michigan who testified as a defense witness in the dynamite conspiracy trial was charged with perjury and placed in custody by the new federal marshal until bail could be arranged.
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Indianapolis
William Quigley
Mich
Cohulld
Charley Hyde Leaves Normal for Silk Company Job
The announcement surprised students and faculty as Charley Hyde, captain of the football team, quits school to take a position with the Silk Company of San Francisco. He will leave after Christmas vacation to begin work. Hyde was a popular student, starred on both football and basketball teams, held the school hurdle record, and was enrolled in chemistry.
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Hyde
The
Silk Company of
San Francisco
Normal
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