North Side seeks Burlington repairs and depot move
North Side Progressive league plans to press Burlington to move La Crosse division car and engine work from Aurora Illinois to Milwaukee. They estimate 75000 dollars yearly in repairs and aim to meet company officials here. They also push for a new Grand Crossing depot or use of the club house. The annual banquet is slated for February in a north side church. Congressman Esch reports Hammond Chute repair progress remains undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
Aurora
Ill
North Side Progressive League
Grand Crossing
North Side
J. J. Esch
Hammond Chute
New York's Life and Underworld on Three Reel Run
Majestic theater presents for three nights a three reel feature titled New York's Life and Underworld. The film, shown in addition to the regular program, follows Chuck Conners, the white man of Chinatown, and traces a wayward youth through New York life with a strong moral message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck’’ Connors
Chinatown
New York
East Side
Majestic Theater
Chuck Conners
Nelson to Arrange Scrap in La Crosse Club Match
Arthur Nelson, Sparta light heavyweight, is in La Crosse negotiating a match with Jack Moore of the La Crosse Athletic club. A possible pairing has him facing Marty Cutler of Chicago, with Nelson training in Sparta before returning to town for the bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Nelson
Sparta
la Crosse Athletic Club
Jack Moore
Marty Cutler
Chicago
Nelson
Dundee Trains for Canton Bout With Griffth
Johnny Dundee arrived in Cleveland and started training for a twelve round lightweight match against Johnny Griffith of Akron set for Canton on December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Griffith
Akron
Canton
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad Here
An old style health ad urges readers to suspect kidneys for backache and fatigue and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills. Miss Georgia Brown of La Crosse testifies to relief from backaches and headaches after using the remedy. Sold by dealers nationwide with Foster Milburn Co. as agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
la Crosse
Georgia Brown
Jackson St
Wis
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
We Will Never Be Without It Father John’s Medicine Story
Mrs. Margaret Knapp of Detroit Michigan praises Father John’s Medicine after a severe bronchitis attack. She reports relief after four weeks in bed and notes her son Elmer recovered from a lingering cold and cough with improved appetite. She urges others to use the medicine for colds bronchitis and related illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Knapp
Detroit
Mich
Father John
Elmer
Amherst St
Roemer Won’t Quit Wisconsin Rail Commission
John H. Roemer intends to stay on the Wisconsin railway commission despite being offered and declining a federal post as attorney for the valuation committee of the interstate commerce commission. Gov. Francis E. McGovern welcomed the decision, while Erickson of Wisconsin was named to the advisory western railway commissioners committee to oversee valuation interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
John H. Roemer
Wisconsin Railway Commission
Valuation Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roemer
Wisconsin Commission
Washington
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Board
Federal Board
Attacks Planned on Agriculture Department by Congress
Washington officials reveal a coordinated effort to target the Agriculture Department. Led by Rep Frank P Willis and Ohio lawmakers with the National Grange backing, the move cites farmer snubs as a pretext while accusing the department of ignoring farmers and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Houston
Frank P. Willis
Ohio
House
National Grange
Ohio Boy
Wilson
McReynolds
Bride Shot After October 8 Marriage in Minneapolis
Mrs. Mary Biegler, married two months, lies in city hospital with a bullet in her right lung and a left chest wound. Her 11 year old daughter Alice is shot in the shoulder but expected to recover. Henry Boegler, the apparent shooter, is held at the East Side station as details emerge from the couple’s quarrel after the October 8 wedding. Mrs. Biegler had two daughters, Alice and Fannie, who lived with them, and Biegler also has a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Mary Biegler
City
Alice
Henry Boegler
East Side
Oil Men Caught in Coal Swindle
Seattle dispatch reports that H. H. Rogers John D. Rockefeller and others were implicated in selling stock in Cook Inlet coal fields. The government accuses the company of building the uninhabited Homer Alaska with saloons hotels and streetcars for a prospective prospectus and then dismantling the town. Twenty one coal claims were cancelled due to fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Dee
H. H. Rogers
John D. Rockefeller
Cook Inlet
Homer
Alaska
Carroll Court Lodge elects officers in annual meeting
Carroll Court Lodge No. 536 of the Catholic Order of Foresters held its yearly business meeting and election of officers. C. R. A. H. Schubert. P. C. R. Joseph M. La Vacque. V. C. R. Erhard Stuber. R. S. B. H. Volz. F. S. S. J. Deusgou. speaker John Doherty. trustees Joseph Boschart, Henry Mader, Andrew Roth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Court Lodge No
Order of Foresters
C. R
A. H. Schubert
Joseph M. la Vacque
Erhard Stuber
R. S
B. H. Volz
F. S
S. J. Deusgou
John Doherty
Joseph Boschart
Henry Mader
Andrew Roth
George Berg Buys La Crosse County Property
George Berg purchased La Crosse county property from Herman Jensen valued at 1300 dollars. William Ott bought land on Dresden Island from Frank Chase of Viroqua for fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Berg
Herman Jensen
la Crosse County
William Ott
Dresden Island
Frank Chase
Viroqua
Judge MacAdam Knows His Business Burns Festival Plans
Tom MacAdam of Galesville arrives in the city to finalize arrangements for the Burns festival on January 23 and 25, the poet's anniversary. He is noted as a famed curler Scottish dancer and now police judge. A friend recalls a case where a drunken defendant was discharged after evidence showed Scotch whisky was consumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom MacAdam
Galesvile
MacAadam
MacAdam
Make Your Own Pinex Cough Syrup At Home
A home recipe blends granulated sugar, warm water and Pinex extract to create a cough syrup rivaling store bought versions. The notes promise quick relief for ordinary and whooping cough, spasmodic croup and bronchial asthma with a pleasant taste and laxative touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Pinex
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne, Inc
North Side Briefs Showers of Local Visits and News
North Side residents share visits and trips with friends across Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. Local figures include Mrs S Semingson Mrs I Van Dunk and Miss Tillie Wash visiting relatives and returning from Chicago St Paul and Denver. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs F Larkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreamland
S. Semingson
George Street
Minneapolis
I. van Dunk
New Amsterdam
Wis
P. Kieselbach
Wood Street
George Smith
Bloomington
Young People’s Society
Charles Street Lutheran Church
Lilah Elizabeth
Esther Vike
M. A. Kent
Charles St
Grand Rapids
Alice Bull
Loomis Street
Lois Drake
Kane St
Denver
Col
Paul Craft
Albany
Ill
North Side
Frank Welch
Caledonia Street
E. Colton
Avon Street
Milwaukee
E. Lee
Berlin Street
St. Paul
Tillie Wash
Pickford
N. D
North
F. J. Frommelt
Alma
Chicago
Alex Jacobson
William Hanson
Thorwald Lee
Mindoro
Wilson may consult Goethals on Panama canal zone government
President Wilson faces a decision on the civil government plan for the Panama canal zone and is reportedly considering calling in Colonel Goethals. House appropriations committee members, seeking patronage, see about 500 civil service jobs in the new regime for loyal constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Colonel Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Goethals
House Committee On Appropriations
Willis J. Abbot
Great Canal Zone
Resinol Promises Skin Relief With Free Trial Offer
An advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as remedies for itching eczema ringworm pimples and blackheads claiming quick relief and clear skin. The ad invites a free trial by mail from Baltimore Maryland and notes 18 years of doctor prescriptions. A San Francisco user testimonial praises clearing facial pimples and blackheads and mentions success against cold sores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Resinol
Baltimore
W. B. Hackett
Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco
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