North Side Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Illnesses
North Side residents report guests visiting homes across the city including Miss Mary Harden in Minneapolis at Miss Mary Keaveny and Arthur Stavle visiting Mrs. L. W. Hagenson. Several locals recover from illness at home, and a notable Berlin alert notes Lieutenant Von Forstner facing thirty duel challenges from students after the Zabern riots.
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Dreamland
Mary Harden
Minneapolis
Mary Keaveny
St. Andrews Street
Arthur Stavle
West Salem
L. W. Hagerson
Livingston Street
Martin Michelstad
Prairie du Chien
Avon Street
C. Smith
Logan Street
St. Charles
Alice Combellick
Trempealean
Loomis Street
G. Rickey
Prospect St
Berlin
Lieut. von Forstner
Zabern
Odd Museum Tales and Humble Court Fines
A mashup of quirky snippets from Chicago through London. Edward Fenton fined three dollars for finger in frosting on a Mary Plunkett cake in Chicago. Carrol Krasnotoski fined ten dollars for making wife sleep under a porch. Boarding-house boarders accuse Flora Drake of serving oleo as butter in Peoria.
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Chicago
Mary Plunkett
Edward Fenton
Carrol Krasnotoski
Peoria
Flora Drake
North Side Urges Riprapping of Black River
North side residents petitioned the city council to riprap the Black River banks near Copeland Park. The measure was referred to a committee and may go to Washington next. Backers say riprapping would deepen the current and improve the shore.
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Black River
North Side
Copeland Park
Dr James MacAllister Died Aboard Steamship
Dr James MacAllister former head of Milwaukee public schools and long time leader at Drexel Institute in Philadelphia died at sea aboard the Carribbean liner en route from New York to Bermuda. He served Milwaukee as superintendent 1874 to 1881 and was a Wisconsin normal schools regent 1878 to 1883.
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Milwaukee
Wis
James MacAllister
Milwaukee Public Schools
Wrexel Institute
Philadelphia
Carrbbean
New York
Bermuda
MacAllister
United States
Drexel Institute
Normal Schools of
Wisconsin
WETS VICTORS IN CANADA ELECTION IN SASKATCHEWAN
Winnipeg dispatch reports twenty six local option elections in Saskatchewan with only six towns carried by temperance forces. Nine municipalities that were dry became wet and eleven liquor license prohibition contests were won by saloon forces.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Cattle Sell At Fabulous Prices At Iowa Stock Sale
M'Gregor Iowa December 13 At a stock sale on the Chas Radloff farm near Farmersburg cows sold as high as 172 dollars each and Holstein averages reached 135.25 dollars. Common stock averaged 70 dollars and horses sold up to about 200 dollars. The total sale value topped 5000 dollars.
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M’gregor
Iowa
Farmersburg
La Crosse Liquor License Application by John Ekland
John Ekland applies to the La Crosse Common Council for a license to sell intoxicating liquors for on premise consumption at 317 Pearl Street, part of lot 6 block 23 original plat, from the date to July 1 1914. Bonds provided by Globe Indemnity Company. Dated December 12 1913.
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City of la Crosse
United States
John Ekland
Town of la Crosse
Pearl Street
Globe Indemnity Company
Debutante Miss Fechteler Set For Washington Tea
Miss Margaret Fechteler, daughter of Captain A. F. Fechteler, U. S. N., is presented to Washington society in the navy circle. On December 16 Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, wife of the interior secretary, hosts a tea in her honor.
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Margaret Fechteler
A. F. Fechteler
Fechteler
Washington
Navy Circle
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Battleship Vermont Reports Main Shaft Damage at Sea
The Navy said the battleship Vermont broke her main starboard shaft while en route with Atlantic fleet ships from the Mediterranean to Hampton Roads. Some compartments flooded but she resumed motion and heads for Hampton Roads, due around December 18.
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Washington
Navy Department
Vermont
Mediterranean
Hampton Roads
Transport Sumner Ordered to Tampico for Refugees
The transport Sumner with 10 000 rations two medical officers and a hospital corps detachment was ordered this afternoon to Tampico Mexico. Commanded by Captain A Lee she will sail at once to furnish refuge to foreigners driven from Tampico where fighting continues. The Sumner is now at Galveston.
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Washington
Sumner
Tampico
Mexico
A. Lee
Galveston
Lost Vessels Lacked Wireless in Great Lakes Storm
Secretary Redfield announced that every ship lost in the recent Great Lakes storm lacked wireless or failed to follow warning, with 244 deaths and 19 American vessels lost.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Redfield
Train 55 Delayed by Freight Wreck Near Milwaukee
The 55 passenger train of the C M St P railroad arrived two hours fifty minutes late today due to a small freight wreck on the line near Milwaukee. Details of the wreck were not yet learned.
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City
Milwaukee
Button in Change Pocket Sparks Collection Basket Mixup
A husband jokes that after church service he found a button in his change pocket and accidentally dropped the quarter into the collection basket. He explains he meant to put the quarter in but the button caused the mixup.
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Magazine of Fun
Notice to Creditors in Estate of Peter Hellem
Wisconsin La Crosse County Probate Court grants six months to creditors to present claims against Peter Hellem of La Crosse. Otto M. Gilbertson appointed administrator. The court will exam ine and adjust all claims on June 16, 1914 at 10 AM in the La Crosse Courthouse. Dated December 10, 1913. John Brindley, County Judge. James Thompson, Attorney for Estate.
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State of Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Peter Hellem
la Crosse
Otto M. Gilbertson
Wis
John Brindley
Notice to creditors in the Knutson estate La Crosse Wis
John S. Knutson late of La Crosse County is deceased. Letters testamentary were granted to John Hulberg of La Crosse Wis. Creditors have six months from December 12, 1913 to present claims for examination and allowance. The court will examine claims on June 16, 1914 at 10:00 AM in the Courthouse La Crosse.
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