Trempealeau Pioneer J F H Kribs Dies at 92
J F H Kribs longtime Trempealeau County resident died at his Trempealeau home on Saturday December 4 at age 92. Funeral held Tuesday at Congregational church with Masonic honors. Interment in Trempealeau cemetery. He was born September 7 182d in Barton Township Ontario Canada and lived in Ontario and New York before moving to Wisconsin in 1855. He served in the state assembly from 1858 to 1861 and later operated hardware businesses in Beaver Dam Awesville and Trempealeau. He remained active in Masonry throughout his life.
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Trempmaleau
Wis
J—F. H. Kribs
Trempealeau County
Kribs
Congregational Church
Wilkinson
Masonic Fraternity
Trompeaieau
Fred Kirbs
Minneapolis
John Lyke
Sheboygan
J. R. Ogden
Black River Falls
A. Tibberig
B. W. Davis
TF. A. Kellmore
Galesville
Frederick TH. Kiibs
Barton
Province of
Ontario
Canada
Cooperstown
N. Y
Julia Reed
Wisonsit
Beaver Daw
Dodge County
Trempealeau
Awesvilly
Bimseil
Auton
Aarop Kribs
Washington
Trempou- Jeau
Mason
World War I events reported from a year ago today
German cruisers shelled Scarborough Whitby and Hartlepool killing thirty one non combatants. A great Russian battle south of Krakow was predicted. Servian soil was clear of the enemy. Allies attempted to advance from Nieuport under fleet bombardment.
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Scarborough
Whitby
Hartlepool
Cracow
Servian
Nieuport
J Ham Lewis Recalled as Rough Fighter in Chicago Tale
Chicago reports describe Senator J Ham Lewis once a laborer at stockyards and a rough fighter known for his hard earned toughness. The piece notes his pink whiskers and his ability to “come back” with force against would be adversaries.
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Chicago
J. Ham Lewis
Atevedore
Brothers Hurl On Same Day In Wisconsin Incident
In Beloit Wisconsin on a December day brothers Wilford and Albert Colwell suffer serious injuries. Albert is badly pierced by a steel splinter from an eggball while Wilford accidentally shoots himself during an Auating incident.
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Beloit
Wis
Wilford
Albert Colwell
Albert
Viroquan Woman May Mills Dies in Hospital
Mrs May F Mills of Viroqua aged 30 died at a total hospital Thursday after an illness with peritonitis. She was the wife of Frank Mills a farmer. The body will be taken to Viroqua for burial.
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May. F. Mills
Viroqua
Local News and Personal Notes from Trempealeau County
A sweep of local personal notes lists residents visiting relatives and shops in nearby towns. Mentions include Mr. Kribs’s obituary and surviving children Aaron, Louilla, Fred, Minneapolis, and William Kirbs of Trempealeau. Social calls feature Cranston, Lavin Atwood, Cecil Adams, and others visiting La Crosse, Winona, and nearby communities.
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Ters
Trempealeau County
K. Towner
Winona
Walley Arends
Wendalls
Tom Moore
Henry Guewlkow
Norwalk
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern
Jonnie Bright
Shabaysau
Air
William Bright
L. B. Putnam
Merton Utter
la Crosse
Bert Adams
Ferris
War Injures Art But Helps Drama Says Sir Herbert
United Press correspondence from New York reports Sir Herbert Tree, renowned English actor manager, on a war era shift in theater. He notes art suffers as audiences seek happiness over tragedy, prompting producers to favor upbeat plays and happy endings to help civilians forget war’s grim reality.
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Sir Herbert
United Press
New York
Herbert
Tree
England
California
London
Arthur Pinero
Arthur
Palais de Movie
German diplomat uses smelling salts and scents in Berlin office
Berlin news notes Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein, a former Japan ambassador now with the foreign office, keeps smelling salts on his desk and uses scented shrubs in his office while speaking. A fragment hints at a gossip exchange involving a mistress and Mary, with a keyhole remark.
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Berlin
Mumm von Schwarzenstein
Japan
Foreign Office
College head says national defense not party issue
President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell University states that national defense is a national question, not a party issue. He argues Americans must protect themselves against attacks and notes Europe does not fully accept the Monroe Doctrine, underscoring preparedness as a universal concern.
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Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Europe
Italian steamer Dante Alighieri sunk by submarine
London reports the Italian steamer Dante Alighieri has been sunk by a submarine. Dispatches received here confirm the loss in the sea with no details on casualties or exact location.
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London
Dante “Alighieri
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