Duck Free Bridge Vote Proposition Returns to Committee
Alderman Joseph Houska pushes to keep the proposal alive and illuminate streets year round. The council orders lights at Eleventh and Zeisler Seventeenth and Farwell and Gillette and Caledonia. Alderman Bart protests lack of light at Seventeenth and State. A committee and Chief Bradfield will tour auto fire apparatus brands. city bears expenses, despite offers from firms. Mayor Sorensen questions propriety of covering vendor costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Houska
South End
Eleventh
Zeisler
Seventeeth
Farwell
Gillette
Caledonia
Joseph Bart
Seventeenth
State
Nathan Bradfield
Fire Department
Ori J. Sorensen
Cold feet may save money in unexpected moments
The phrase suggests hesitation can prevent costly mistakes, with prudent doubt helping individuals avoid unnecessary purchases or risky commitments during uncertain situations.
Lieutenant Governor and sister injured in city auto crash
Lieut. Gov. Tom Morris and his sister Miss Carrie Morris were struck by a car at Eleventh and Main Streets. Both were thrown to the pavement with Miss Morris nearly under the vehicle. Colman halted the car quickly, and the pair suffered only bruises and soreness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Morris
Carrie Morris
Harry L. Colman
Frank H. Burgess
Eleventh
Miss Morris
Mr. Morris
J E Hauser Elected Consul Of Gateway City MWA
J E Hauser was elected consul of Gateway City Lodge No 360 Modern Woodmen of America at the annual MWA officers election in Woodman hall. Also chosen were J O Berg advisor W H Leuth banker J D Wilson clerk E L Rumsey escort Frank Herlitzke watchman and C W Willey sentry W S Peck named to the board of trustees for a three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hauser
Gateway City Lodge No
Woodman of America
Woodman Hall
J. O. Berg
W. H. Leuth
J. D. Wilson
E. L. Rumsey
Frank Herlitzke
C. W. Willey
W. S. Peck
Board of Trustees
Butter Prices Steady In Elgin Market
Elgin Illinois traders report butter at 52 cents a pound, the same level as last week, with buyers and sellers watching for any shift in supply or demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin, Ill
Why European War Moves Are Explained By Expert Mason
Military expert J W T Mason notes czars journey to Tiflis signals Russian plans against Turkey. He cites Turkish indecision, Bulgaria potential entry with Allied support, and a possible fall of Constantinople, while Hindenburg pressures Warsaw and Slavs weigh Turkish versus Polish campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. T. Mason
New York
Tiflis
Caucasus
Petrograd
Poland
Turkey
Germany
Constantinople
Batum
Black Sea
Russia
Egypt
Bulgaria
Europe
Asia Minor
von Hindenberg
Warsaw
Berlin
New York Stock Market Reopens After Long Pause
The New York Stock Exchange began its first session since July 30 under a minimum price rule. Central Leather and Amalgamated Copper led gains, with New Haven Missouri Pacific Lehigh Valley American Tobacco and Tennessee Copper also rising above July 30 close prices. Open at 10 o clock with 181 stocks allowed to trade under the new minimums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
Central Leather
Amalgamated Copper
New Haven
Missouri Pacific
Lehigh Valley
American Tobacco
Tennessee Copper
Stock Exchange
Review of Bernhardi Book Triggers German War Theory
The excerpt argues that Christianity allows war as morally necessary and that Germany must expand to unite the empire, keep emigrants at home, secure colonies, and counter France and Slavic threats. It outlines Bernhardi’s view that war is Germany’s duty for civilization and progress and sketches a five point war plan against France, Italy, Austria, Russia, England, and Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhardt
Bernhard
Germany
France
General Bernhardt
German Empire
General Bernhardi
Italy
Austria
Russia
England
Belgium
Chief Loses Sleep as Chicken Noise Hides Men
Police Chief John B. Webber was awakened by chickens near his South Fourth Street home. Officers found three men hiding in a barn. a blood smeared chicken coop and several missing fowls were reported. Suspects Louis Schroeder Hans Nelson and John Falk denied guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Webber
South Fourth Street
Central Station
Webber
Louis Schroeder
Hans Nelson
John Falk
Local boy recalls World War I voyage on USS Tennessee
Otto Molzahn of 1625 Badger Street describes his experiences aboard the Tennessee during 1914 travel through the Baltic and Mediterranean, meeting German, French, English, Spanish and Italian fleets as the crew protects missionaries and Christians and drills with the ship's big guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Smyrna
United States
Otto Molzahn
Max A. Streck
Badger Street
Molzahn
Tennesse
Yourloh
Turkey
Greece
Uncle Sam
Germany
Tennessee
Russia
Baltic Sea
Havre
France
England
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sea
Africa
Adriatic Sea
Lrindisa
Italy
United States Navy
Mexico
Campaign to fund school nurse reaches goal of $1000
La Crosse Board of Trade committee reports $661.50 raised toward a $1000 goal for a school nurse. Several workers have not yet filed reports, and organizers expect the target to be met soon. Of the amount, $232 comes from Christmas Seals sales, with half donated to the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Board of Trade
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Weather Update for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Yesterday's high 24 and low 18 with no precipitation. La Crosse expects snow flurries tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Wisconsin sees unsettled weather and flurries, colder in the west by Sunday afternoon or night. Minnesota notes unsettled conditions, light snow flurries, and colder weather Sunday. Iowa faces snow tonight and Sunday with colder conditions tonight in the northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Check to Germans and Austrians is Russian report
A Russian report describes a decisive rout of German and Austrian forces. The piece notes swift movements, heavy losses, and strategic collapse on multiple fronts. It emphasizes morale impact and shifts in regional power.
Russians Held in West Galicia Prisoner Toll Soared
Vienna sources report from Berlin that ten thousand Russian prisoners have been taken by Austrians in West Galicia during recent fighting. The official statement confirms large prisoner captures as Russian resistance persists amid wartime operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Berlin
London
Galicia
German campaign in Poland fails to unfold as planned
Petrograd reports that von Hindenburg's campaign in Poland faltered. Russian forces stopped the attack from the Vistula to Galicia near Lowicz on the north and held the southern front along the Donajec river, preventing a turn of Grand Duke Nicholas's right and the extreme left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Poland
von Hindenberg
Vistula
Galicia
Lowicz
Nicholas
Donajec
Russians Repel Austro German Attack South of Cracow
Petrograd reports a complete rout of Austro German forces south of Cracow after a heavy German reinforcement drive. Five batteries captured and a column of armored cars taken. The Russians remain in control as battle lines stabilize amid renewed northern checks on Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Cracow
War Office
London
Warsaw
Berlin
Submarine Raid Reported in Firth of Forth
A dispatch to the Daily Mail says two German submarine attacks were attempted in the Firth of Forth Scotland on Wednesday. Two vessels are believed destroyed, but the Admiralty has no confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dover
Daily Mail
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Admiralty
Big Tea Shipment Moves Through City
A tea shipment of 34 carloads weighing 1 221 477 pounds valued over 300 000 dollars passed Medary on the Northwestern road bound from Los Angeles to the east. The Omaha to Peoria run covered 24 hours marking it as one of the largest and most valuable handled through La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medary
Los Angeles
Omaha
Peoria
Ill
la Crosse
Kleebers Mother Ill at Reedsburg
Judge Leonard Kleebers mother Mrs A Kleeber in Reedsburg Wisconsin suffers stroke of paralysis at age 78 with slight hope of recovery. Later reports say she was much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kleeber
Reedsburg
Wis
A. Kleeber
Three Years for Two Wilton Robbery Suspects
Walter Doyle and Christ Bulow of Wilton received three year terms each in the state reformatory at Green Lay for the night time robbery of a Wilton hardware store. They pleaded guilty in circuit court before Judge E. C. Higbee. Police arrested them after they attempted to exchange the stolen goods for drinks. Both men hailed from Monroe County families and blamed whiskey for their downfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Doyle
Christ Bulow
Wilton
State Reformatory
Green Lay
E. C. Higbee
Doyle
Juneau
Monroe County
Viroqua Man Sentenced to Two Years for Gross Immorality
Judge E C Higbee sentenced Lyman Martin 21 of Viroqua to two years at the state reformatory in Green Bay for gross immorality. He will remain in county jail until space opens at Green Bay. Separations and divorces were granted in related cases as Elizabeth Silbaugh and Eliza beth Silbaugh, and Emma Tabbert and Herman Tabbert were issued divorces on non support grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Higbee
Lyman Martin
Viroqua
State Reformatory
Green Bay
Martin
Vernon County
Warren Silbaugh
Elizabeth Silbaugh
Elizabeth Badgley
George Badgley
Emma Tabbert
Herman Tabbert
Accidental Gun Discharge Injures Milwaukee Men
A hunting party member Arthur Aynsworth accidentally discharged a gun owned by Henry Hahn at the Milwaukee restaurant on Mill Street. Fireman William Durick and Aynsworth were wounded as shots hit the two men and multiple rounds entered the ice box among more than four dozen diners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Durick
Milwaukee
Arthur Aynsworth
Mill Street
Henry Hahn
Aylsworth
Durick
F. A. Grover
Joseph Schutzer
Fred Wigquits
Arthur Aylsworth
West Salem
Mrs Martha S Allen Dies at Home
The death of Mrs Martha S Allen widow of N D Allen occurred at 1 am Saturday. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Tuesday from the residence 13 South Tenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha S. Allen
N. D. Allen
South Tenth Street
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H. L. Colman
Lodge
Woodmen Hall
Elgin Butter Market
Torn Fauntleroy
Frances Hodgeson Burnett
Fauntleroy
Fauntlerours
von Bernhardi
Logal Boy
Robert Edeson
Jesse Lasky
Studebaker
Chicago
Cra
of Teutons
Crome
Kleeber
Air
Higbee
Arthur Ainsworth
E. Wege
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