Perkins Urges Business Court to Enforce Trust Rules
George Morgan, former partner of J. Pierpont Morgan, told the Senate Commerce Commission that a proposed business court should have power to jail violators of trust regulations. He proposed a court within the Department of Commerce and Labor, licensing corporations, requiring publicity and commission approval of capitalization practices for interstate and international businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Complere and Labor
Rains Collide in Fog Kills One, Injures Six in Missouri
A fog bound collision between two Missouri Pacific trains near Eureka Missouri killed a fireman from Pacific and injured six others. Dense mist blocked visibility, delaying the rear train as crews worked to clear wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
John
Pacific
Prisoner survives five hours bound in Illinois robbery
In Ill., Dec 12, a man named Bliss endured five hours bound and gagged after highwaymen robbed a railroad station safe. The attackers beat him and left him in a shanty before fleeing with the loot, tying his relatives to convey the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N, Ill
Bliss
Finest Train Uses Best Beer On Olympian
Heileman Brewing announces Old Style Lager will be listed on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line's Olympian train menu. Secretary Emil T. Mueller calls it the best beer on the finest train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heileman Brewing Company
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Emil T. Mueller
County Jail Repair Bids Opened December 1911
Sealed bids will be received by the county clerk for three jail repair propositions on December 22, 1911 at 2 p m. Proposals cover replacing angles and floor work in the first floor cell room with reinforced concrete and steel plate options. Each bid must include a 50 dollar certified check and 50 percent bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Bradley
Peter Lehnen
George J., Ritter
Western governors visit Harrisburg for capitol tour
The western governors arrived in Harrisburg and were greeted by President Eberts of the board of trade and a Carlisle Indian band committee. Luncheon followed at the board of trade, a procession formed, and they toured the new capitol and state buildings. Governor Tener will host a reception and a public meeting in the house of representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Eberts
Board of Trade
Carlisle
Local visitors and shoppers mingle in La Crosse
City residents and travelers from Caledonia Mabel Mindoro Sparta Westby Cashton and Lansing visit La Crosse for business and social runs. Peet's offers Christmas hosiery silk waists and fur sales while Y M C A membership promos and travel agents from Illinois Central and L N railroad frequent the city. A poker quip closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulsen’s
Peter Nilten
Independence
Peet's
Main Street
Oscar Okon
Mabel
Minn
la Crosse
G. L. Bean
Sparta
Geo. Powell
J. P. Onstad
Houston
Mark Post
la Crescent
Milwaukee
P. W. Morrow
Chicago
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
O. H. Oftedahl
Westby
Miss St. Pfaff
Mindoro
Gateway City
H. M. Perry
Oscar Lenne
D. Gantenbein
Diamond Bluff
Carl Oftendahl
Peet
M. L. Larson
Cashton
E. C. Rippe
Caledonia
A. O. Colby
Joseph S. Evans
A. G. Lund
Lanesboro
la Crosse Friends
Peet’s
Main
C. Christianson
James Snidden
Grant A. Ladd
Lansing
Iowa
M. H. Bekkedal
S. V. Martin
Dubuque
James Dunn
A. J. Mueller
Cass Street
Temple Club Set for Third Dance at Masonic Temple
The Temple club will give the third dance of the series at the Ma sonic temple tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Temple Club
Masonic Temple
Mrs Jojade Surprised by Maccabees at 1822 Charles St
The ladies of Maccabees No 191 surprised Mrs L Jojade at her home 1822 Charles street Monday evening. She received a beautiful pin of the order. Attendees included Mesdames Kent Schee ly Weida Hanson Stevenson Rior dan Pilger Schinie King Pender gast Wartinbee Briebach McGaran Botz Drake Nutting Riser Staats Larson Herrington Kathary Engrebsen Laura Scheel Lillian Jojade and others with Mabel Pilger Hilda Brown Clara Henning Sarah Snell Susie and Nellie Witherspoon. Laura Scheel and Lillian Jojade assisted in serving.
Social notes from the city and nearby towns
Miss Katie MacFarlan visits Sparta then returns to Montreal. Mr and Mrs Nicholas Dress, after Thanksgiving in Chicago, head to Cheyenne to spend winter with Mrs J B Griffith. Mrs M A Eaton returns to Minneapolis to join daughter Mrs Mary Shadbolt before holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie MacFarlan
A. O. Hunt
Sparta
Miss MacFarlan
Montreal
Can
Nicholas Dress
S. B. Denison
S. E. Wells
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wyo
J. B. Griffith
M. A. Eaton
Minneapolis
Mary Shadbolt
High Praise For Tuskegee Negro School
Cornelius B. Hosner of Tuskegee Normal and Institute lauds the Tuskegee plant and its 100 dormitories as part of a thirty year experiment in Black education. He cites Booker T. Washington and the Negro school’s origins as factors in its development and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee Normal and Institute
Cornelius B. Hosner
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Beoker T. Washington
Tuskegee Plant
Tuskegee Institute Urges Education Reform and Growth
Cornelius B. Hosmer is confirmed as an authorized Tuskegee Institute representative. The article cites Tuskegee as a leading industrial university with 1750 students and over 400 children, under a black faculty. Prominent educators praise the institute's impact and relevance. Booker T. Washington endorses Hosmer in a telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee Institute
United States
Chidren
Tuskegee
C. P. Cary
America
B. S. Steadwell
Hosmer
Booker T. Washington
Ala
B.S. Steadwell
la Crosse
Wis
Cornelius B. Hosmer
Tuskegee Normal and Institute
King and Queen Receive Natives at Delhi Durbar
King George and Queen Mary, tired from a ceremonial durbar, spent the day receiving officers of the volunteer and native forces while public celebrations unfolded at the fort. The monarchs faced mixed reactions to the capital move with a grand fete, privacy for purdah ladies, and a state banquet under illuminated fort walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
George
Queen Mary
Calcutta
Gold treasure tale at Fort Stockton sparks Texas land pitch
An Austin man shows a plat claiming $100,000 in gold buried by U.S. army officers in 1849 near Fort Stockton. He seeks funding to buy land containing the treasure and asks whether uncovering the gold would revert to the United States or enable salvage rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Austin
Fort Stockton
United States
Cold Remedy Ad Promotes Headache Relief
An old advert touts Quinine as a world wide cold and grip remedy that removes the cause. It calls for a full name and mentions E. W. Grove as a signature reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
La Crosse O. E. S. elects officers
La Crosse chapter No. 22 O. E. S. holds annual election naming Mrs. J. W. Hedderich as worthy matron W. F. Benton as worthy patron Mrs. Anna J. Webb associate matron Miss Jeanette Torrance secretary Mrs. W. F. Benton treasurer Mrs. W. B. Horner conductress Mrs. W. N. Millard associate conductress John E. Langdon trustee for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
J. W. Hedderich
W. F. Benton
Anna J. Webb
Jeanette Torrance
W. B. Horner
W. N. Millard
John E. Langdon
Harvard President Emeritus Eliot Improves After Surgery
A dispatch from Kandy reports Dr. Charles W. Eliot, Harvard president emeritus, is stronger and more cheerful after an appendicitis operation on Sunday. Doctors warn the crisis is not over and he remains in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo
Ceylon
Kandy
Charles W. Eliot
Emeritius
Harvard
Pinex Cold Tablets Promise Quick Relief
An ad touts Pinex Cold Tablets as the fastest cold remedy, claiming two doses relieve symptoms within 20 hours without opiates or coal tar depressants. It promises gentle, effective relief from aches nasal discharge and fatigue, with a laxative tonic effect and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne, Ind
Rheumatism Treatment Promoted by Doctor’s Home Remedy
A newspaper ad urges using Toris compound with syrup of arsaparilla mixed into whiskey as a rheumatism cure. Instructions cite one ounce of each, shaken in a half pint and taken before meals and at night, claiming rapid relief and urging insistence on the original sealed package.
Careless About Appendicitis in La Crosse
Local readers warned of stomach and bowel trouble that may develop into appendicitis. Advertisement touts Adlerika as a German appendix remedy with claims of instant relief after a single dose, promoted by Hoeschler Bros. as a simple buckthorn bark and glycerine formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Hoeschler Bros
Auction Sale Aids Christmas Buyers At La Crosse Store
The O J Oyen art store in La Crosse opens a 1911 holiday auction Thursday at 2 PM led by New York expert George H. Weigert. All stock goes to sale with Wallace Nutting hand colored platinums, Coprey prints, Braun photographs and other art goods offered at list or buyer’s price. Owen will attend to buyers’ requests as the store closes Wednesday and opens Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Oyen
George H. Weigert
New York
la Crosse
Oyen
Wallace Nutting
Braun
Owen
Also Mentioned on This Page
John C.burns
Te Cream and Butter Co
Oes
Perkins
Morgan
Ralroad
the Fashion Shop
F. A. Reiman
Home Capital
Heileman
Irvine’s Jewelry Store
L. P. Klein
Paulsen's
D. N. Jones
Mabel, Minn
Henry Austin
Ferryville
Will Powell
H. Hanson
Blobbs
Allman
Hellfach
Main St
Elgin
W. T. Irvine
Emaot
Cold
Grippe
CITIS
Bé B
Ms Solld
F. R. Hickisch & Son
Ninth and Vine Streets
Savings Department
the Security Savings Bank
H. C. Evenson
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