Onalaska Lecture At Crystal Theater Presents Joseffy
The third number of the Onalaska lecture course was given at the Crystal theater last evening featuring Joseffy a musician and magician. W E Spreiter left Tuesday evening for Madison to stay the rest of the week on business. Mr and Mrs Davis of La Crosse visited Mr and Mrs Coleman Thursday. Harvey Feran who worked in Bangor last summer is here this week with relatives. Leon Comeau of Austin Minn visited relatives in town Sunday. Mr and Mrs W B Atwater returned Friday from a month with relatives in Bangor.
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Onalaska
Crystal Theater
Joseffy
W. E. Spreiter
Madison
Davis
la Crosse
C. Coleman
Harvey Feran
Bangor
Leon Comeau
Austin
Minn
Vice Committee Files Accounts
A summary of receipts and disbursements for the legislative vice investigating committee is appended to its report filed with the secretary of state. Original appropriation was 10000 dollars with 2420.25 dollars unexpended on December 1 and an estimated 1320.25 dollars further expenses, leaving an estimated balance of 1100 dollars to return to the general fund.
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Madison, Wis
Legislative Vice Investigating Committee
James B. Reynolds
Rockefeller Foundation
Card of Thanks for Joseph Tausche
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of Joseph Tausche and for floral offerings. Special thanks to Father Stuyter.
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Joseph Tausche
Father Stuyter
Lutiger to Return to Duty for Milwaukee Yard
J. H. Lutiger yardmaster at Milwaukee is set to resume duties Monday after a two week absence due to bronchial trouble. He has been confined to his home.
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J. H. Lutiger
South Eighth Street
The
Milwaukee
Mr. Lutiger
Socialists Win Debate At Wendell-Phillipps Society
The Wendell-Phillipps Debating society held a lively meeting on the question of a socialist form of government in the United States. McLaughlin and Nathanson spoke for the affirmative while Feinberg and Swennes argued the negative. The audience enjoyed humor from both sides as the jury sided with the affirmative in formal debate and with the negative in informal. Ernst provided a thoughtful critique. Attending were members of the Poke Gama Literary society including president Blanche Brock and normal school students, chaperoned by Miss Williams.
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Wendell-Phillipps Debating Society
United States
McLaughlin
Nathanson
Feinberg
Swennes
Audiencce
Ernst
Poke Gama Literary Society
Blanche Brock
Miss Williams
L. D. D. 8S Reverses Franklin Decision
The Franklin club’s wartime stance opposing the Allies' win is overturned by the supreme court according to a Lincoln-Douglas Debating Society gathering. Debaters argued Germany could benefit if it won. The Poke Gama Debating Society delegation observed the clash between L. D. and W. P. with Mr. Puckett serving as critic.
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Franklin Club
Supreme Court
Lincoln-Douglas Debating Society
Germany
Poke Gama Debating Society
L. D. and
W. P
Lynching in Shreveport Three in 36 Hours
Shreveport La December 12 mob hanged the second of two black men who confessed murder and robbery as motive amid a series of vigilante executions. Earlier another man was executed without trial for the murder of a local merchant. In six months twelve lynchings have occurred in the Vicksburg area.
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Shreveport
Cyrus Hopkins
Vicksburg
West Salem Masonic Order elects S W Brown head
S W Brown was elected Worshipful Master of Salem lodge No. 159 F and A M in West Salem Wisconsin for the coming year. Other officers named include I T Samuels S W J B McKain G W Dudley treasurer W N Upham secretary F J Bolles trustee S L McKee chaplain J S Steenson S D B L Larsen J C G W McClintock S S R H Gilli lan J S The installation set for December 21 during the annual festival communion.
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West Salem
Wis
Salem Lodge
A. M
S. W. Brown
W. M
I T. Samuels
S. W
J. B. McKain
J. W
G. W. Dudley
W. N. Upham
F. J. Bolles
S. L. McKee
J. 5
Christmas Morning Christ’s Birthday Morn Service
The Laymen's union plans a Christmas morning service at 7:50 at the First Baptist church. Rev. T Stanley Cadams will give the address with music readings and prayer. The group hopes for a crowd and continues its work with a committee to guide policy and programs.
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Jesus Christ
First Baptist Church
T. Stanley Cadams
North Side Long Service to Be Celebrated
A. C. Manchester of Milwaukee, superintendent of motive power for the Milwaukee system, marks fifty years with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad. The celebration occurs Wednesday at the Hotel Pfister in Milwaukee with railroad officials from Chicago to Puget Sound invited. Manchester has held posts from machinist at Portage to superintendent of motive power, and is known among La Crosse railroad men.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
A. C. Manchester
Milwaukee
Milwaukee System
Manchester
Portage
Minneapolis
Calmar
Iowa
Mason City
Iona
Dubuque
West Milwaukee
Chicago
Puget Sound
Hotel Pfister
la Crosse
North Side Briefs and Social Notes From The Ledger
North Side notes list arrivals departures and visits. Names include Mr and Mrs Robert Roth at 1307 Berlin street welcoming a son Tom Townlee Faribault Minn visiting north side friends and others returning home from visits in Sparta Galesville Wilton Holmen La Vanna and Milwaukee with several addresses cited. Mrs Ott confined to St Francis hospital and Mr Franke's funeral in Potosi are noted.
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O'Neil Shoe
Over
Overshoes
Robert Roth
Berlin Street
Tom Townlee
Faribault
Minn
North Side
John Fleury
Milwaukee
Hi. Hanson
Holmen
Anna Berg
Houston
Ben Franke
Charles Street
St. Paul Street
Galesville
Marie Ferris
Mary Kerrigan
Mill Street
Wilton
William Miller
Ruth Brodt
la Vanna
Kane Street
La Crosse Hunt and Fishing Club Sees Membership Jump
The La Crosse County Hunting and Fishing Association grows to about four hundred members after rapid recruitment by Judge Leonard Kleeber. A venison banquet will be held Thursday night at the Y M C A as a stag affair with tickets selling through Tuesday at several local spots.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Grand Union Tea Company
Des Moines Chief Crawford faces civil service hearing
Police chief Ed Crawford is under scrutiny in Des Moines as the civil service commission reviews whether he fell or was pushed. The case centers on Detective Sims and Tom Denholm, discharged on charges of conspiracy to get the chief doped and drunk to secure their own positions. The dispute began after Crawford and Denholm escorted prisoners to Milwaukee. Denholm returned. Crawford reportedly fell ill in a Milwaukee hotel and upon return discharged Sims and Denholm.
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Des Moines
Ed Crawford
Civil Service Commission
Tine” Sims
Tom Denholm
Crawford
Denholm
Milwaukee
Sims
Debate on price limits and profits in food trade
A letter to the editor from A. R. Carhart argues for government action in peacetime to fix minimum prices for standard food qualities and a maximum profit margin. He suggests Germany demonstrates unity on price limits and calls for policy to protect consumers from stockholder greed.
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Tribune
A. R. Carhart
Youth Persists Ringing Doorbell Sparks Romance Tale
A young man repeatedly rings a girl's doorbell in a bid to win her affections. The persistent approach becomes the central focus of the neighborhood social dynamic as the pair navigate potential romance.
Stay of Hanging Shocks Mississippi Town
Ten thousand whites and blacks gathered in Starkville to witness a public hanging of two negroes when the Supreme Court halted the event. The condemned men’s appeal was granted just before the scheduled execution and will be resolved in about six months. Coffins and graves had been prepared, but the plan was disrupted by the court action.
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Starkville
Miss
Supreme Court
Language Made in Germany on a Rhine veranda
Ford Maddox Hueffer recalls a German garrison officer threatening to bar a hotel unless a sign labeled Garage was altered. The next day the sign changed to Kraftwagen einstellraum, reflecting a shift in language to emphasize motor vehicles.
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Germany
Boppard
Rhine
Ehlerenbreitstein
Ford Maddox Hueffer
London
Jam as a Valuable Food for Soldiers and Sailors
A New York World piece argues jam and marmalade are not just tasty extras but high value foods. Properly made jam is half sugar, a muscle fuel and energy source, making them essential in the ration of British soldiers and sailors.
Peacock Speaker at Y M C A Meeting
The La Crosse Y M C A welcomes all men to a 3:39 pm meeting with Rev. W. J. Peacock speaking on The Worth of a Good Name. Paul Schulze will sing a solo. The hour long service invites men to attend with reading matter for the old.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
W. J. Peacock
Paul 7
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Seecham
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Ibbagendesh
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Hammond
M. A
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KK. Cc
Lulz S. Th Jungen
Chas
Pynn
Boot
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S. Sh Secor
la Crosse Obrecht
C.D
Brown
Geo
Gaurage
R. Db
French Island
Pitzner
Gus. BE
Cameron Ave
Masonic Temple
St. Cloud
Rose Juen
Soti
S. Front
Forsland
FE. W
Wood van Dorn
Prospect Hoppe
Hiansen
Marcus
Peterson, Wim
Johnson Ott
Gus
S. Front Cleary
R. J
Market Rehfuss
F. M
Jay
la Crosse Coal Co
Jay Street
Sea View Hotel
Ben Wilson
Phillip Smaley
Louis Weber
Grace Cunard
Frances Ford
Tloor
Anderson
Keystone Comedy
Bootless
Edison
LA Crosse Theatre
Decembi
Europe
Buffalo Bills Wild Weet Circus
Col. Cody
John Fleming Wilson
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Franklin
Lynch
Louisiana
S, W. Brown
Masonic Order
Edward J. Ward
Congregational Church
S. R. Wakefield
Alexander Pope
Wakefield
Presbyterian Church
Roberts’ Hall
Martin M. Stiklestad
Cottage Grove
Mesdames George
Sander Johnson
Robert Leonard
Ella Hall
the Park Theatre
North Side Briefs
Fish and Game Club Growing
New York World
Peacock
A. H. Graw
Caledonia Street
Manning & Bowman Coffee
Fred Kroner Hardware Co
Third Street
Main
Pearl
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