Death of Fred Ring pioneer and longtime La Crosse official
Fred C. Ring 71 died of heart failure at his home 136 South Sixteenth Street after a brief illness. A London born immigrant, he moved to La Crosse 35 years ago and served as first city comptroller, longtime Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul rail employee, and prominent Masonic officer. He left Batavian Bank the day of his collapse. He married Regnilda Gunbornsen in 1860 and held various civic roles in Milwaukee and Waukesha prior to his La Crosse service.
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Fred C. Ring
Mr. Ring
South Sixteenth Street
la Crosse
England
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee
Fred Ring
Lon@n
Fred
Jane
Owen) Ring
America
North Prairie
Waukesha County
Wisconsin
Benjamin Skidmore
Fresh Ring
London
Milwaukee & Mississippi
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
J. B. Canterbury
W. J. Diehl
Waukesha
Regnihda Gunbiornsen, Daugh
Tragedies End In Utah and New York
The son and daughter depart for Utah with the body of Arthur Brown the ex senator murdered by a woman. Rankin Duvall the actor who attempted suicide with a cheese knife died today in New York.
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Washington, D. C
Utah
Arthur Brown
New York
Rankin Duvall
Revival Service Fills La Crosse Theater After Dolly Varden
Evanglist Biederwolf and ministerial leaders led a six hundred strong revival at the La Crosse theater after the opera Dolly Varden, with choir hymns and a trombone solo by Rodeheaver. Earlier at Congregational church Biederwolf spoke on religion, business, and politics. A midnight parade followed the service through the city drizzle and mud to the theater.
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Dolly Varden
la Crosse Theater
Evanglist Biederwolf
Singtr Rodeheaver
la Crosse
Main
Third
State
Second
Pearl
Fourth
Theater
Blizzard Sweeps Wisconsin and Minnesota Cities
A strong cold wave chills La Crosse as snows spread across Minnesota Michigan and North Dakota. Three to six inches fell in the past day while Montana logs 16 to 18 below zero. Superior reports a fifty mile gale with a blizzard driving sleet and snow delaying traffic. Tomorrow should be fair.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
North Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Montana
Superior
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Superior, Wis
Lake Country
Winona plans trolley line to La Crosse via Galesville
Winona plans a trolley line to La Crosse using Hatfield Wis power plant now under construction. A party including Mayor John Latsch and H C Garvin visited the site and endorsed building two lines Hatfield to La Crosse and Hatfield to Winona with a link between the cities for power redundancy.
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Winona
la Crosse
Mr. Booth
Green Bay Road
Hathold
John 4. Latsch
H. C. Garvin
H. E. Blair
C. M. Youmans
S. L. Prentiss
M. Kinney
H. S. Youmans
E. G
Booth
Hatfield
Galesville
Copper giants seize world supply with Greene consolidation
New York December 14 Amalgamated Copper company announces it has secured control of the Greene Consolidated, placing Rockefeller and Rogers in control of the world copper supply.
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Rogers
Rockefeller
New York
Amalgamated Copper Company
Greene
Consolidated
White to Paris over embassy dress code dispute
It is said White refused to receive high society women of the Princess Chimay set at the Rome embassy, prompting protest to the government. The transfer to Paris was meant as a stronger rebuke to Roosevelt over the incident.
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Rome
Paris
Princess Chimay
Roosevelt
Romance in a Music Store Ends in Lanesboro Marriage
H. F. Stryker and Miss Jessie Workman were married at Lanesboro Minnesota after a romance that began at the Bergh Piano company in La Crosse. Workman’s fiancé Hollis Looney, a Yakon River pilot, reportedly lost his love due to work obligations. Stryker and Workman plan to return to La Crosse soon.
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H. F. Stryker
Jessie Workman
Lanesboro
Minn
Hollis Looney
Yukon River
la Crosse
Workman
Alaska
Los Angeles
Cal
Stryker
Bergh Piano Company
Fourth and
Jay Streets
Miss Workman
Dakota
Architect Sets Daily Drafts for La Crosse High School
Architect Llewellyn, designer of the new La Crosse high school, visits the city to prepare monthly estimates for the contractors. He assists the Board of Public Works and the building superintendent in the ongoing budgeting and planning process.
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Llewellyn
la Crosse High School
Board of Public Works
Case of Small Pox Reported to Health Officials
Dr. F C Sutter reported a smallpox case to Health Commissioner Major this afternoon at 3 o clock. An investigation is underway. The patient is believed to be a tramp who brought the disease to the area.
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F. C. Sutter
Major
Power Line Proposal Aims To Link Winona And La Crosse
The text argues that a power line connecting Winona and La Crosse would spur growth and provide cheap electricity, presenting the proximity as a strong incentive for constructing the route. It stresses regional benefit and the economic lure of lower power costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tance
Winona
la Crosse
Cabinet debates church situation in France on 1901 law
Paris reports indicate a cabinet meeting on December 14 discussed handling the church issue. Conservatives hold influence and enforcement is expected to be cautious rather than harsh. Some suggest allowing clergy to profit under the 1901 law permitting non political societies to conduct religious services.
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Scripps-McRae
Paris
City Council Set to Convene for Paving Plans and Health Requests
Tonight the common council will likely order paving estimates from the Board of Public Works for next spring and summer. Plans include several thousand dollars for three miles of improved streets. Health issues include a proposed incinerator for garbage and an isolation hospital, referred to the health committee. Final action on an electrical and building inspector is expected. Cass street owners protest a granite top dressing and wider street instead of creosote block pavement.
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Board of Public Works
Common Council
Major
Committee On Health For Action
Cass Street
St Paul Stockholders to Receive 75 Million in Preferred Issues
Wall Street reports the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul will issue 75 million dollars of preferred stock to stockholders at par before January 1. Trading on St Paul stock showed volatility with prices touching around 198 1/4 before easing to 194 3/4 at noon.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul
Grand Promotion Scheme Fails Over Almanac Promoter
Denver report states D. C. Willoughby founder of the Naturia Valley Colorado Land company has vanished. The plan to offer 2,000 acres as a home for infirm and aged newspaper workers collapses amid an unexplained absence and unknown company affairs.
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Denver
Colo
D. C. Willoughby
Naturia Valley Colorado Land Company
Nesham Defies Injunction and Hits Wife in Street
John Nesham, a repeat offender in county court, struck his wife despite a court injunction against visiting her at 22 Division Street. He pleaded guilty to assault and battery, choosing sixty days in jail over a $50 fine plus costs. The incident precedes potential contempt action and a possible divorce filing by Mrs. Nesham.
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John
Eva Nesham
Nesham
Brindley
Division Street
Nesam
Death Postpones Land Fraud Trial in Nebraska
The land fraud trial in Omaha was postponed due to the death of C. W. Comstock's infant daughter, affecting one of the defendants.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Omaha, Neb
C. W. Comstock
Gilman hearing postponed in Dana Gilman murder case
Dayton officials report the preliminary hearing for Collins and Fayne Gilman, charged as accessories to Dana Gilman’s murder, was called today but continued to Monday.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Dayton, O
Collins
Fayne Gilman
Dana
Robbers Loot Interstate Bank Safe in Drexel
Robbers wrecked the Interstate bank safe in Drexel Missouri and escaped with about 5600 dollars in currency today. Police searched for the culprits as details of the daytime heist emerged.
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Scripps-McRae
Drexel, Mo
Weather forecast: chilly with deep freeze in Montana
Fair tonight and Saturday with colder air sweeping in. Temperatures dip to around 10 degrees tonight and stay cold Saturday. Montana reports 18 below as the coldest reading, 26 the warmest, and winds around 8 miles per hour.
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Montana
Arrange State Auditorium Aid in Cameron Park
Captain Rawlinson of Company M and Colonel Holway of the Third Regiment meet Madison officials to arrange state aid for a military auditorium in Cameron Park on King Street between Fourth and Fifth. A city bond secured loan at low interest is planned with the auditorium to pay twice the interest. The state aid covers the local company band and regimental headquarters, with council negotiations likely on return.
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Cameron Park
King Street
Fourth
Fifth Streets
C. H. Rawlinson
Orlando Holway
Third Regiment
Madison
Rawlinson
Holway
Common Council
Nine Hurt In Six Day Bicycle Race Incident
Eight riders and a woman spectator were injured when Vanderstuyft was thrown from his bike at the six day race in New York. He struck a rail and the woman spectator was knocked down. The race halted for an hour as Vanderstuyft was bandaged and continued.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
New York
Vanderstuyft
Vanderstuyff
Bound Over Young Millard in Shooting Case
Roy Millard son of W N Millard Preston Minnesota a horseman well known in the northwest and La Crosse bound over to the March term district court at La Grange Illinois for shooting Constable Duvall when the latter tried to attack the houseboat where Millard and companions slept. He was with the show troupe when the shooting occurred. The case appears weak and he may be freed at trial.
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Roy Millard
W. N. Millard
Preston
Minn
Northwest
la Crosse
la Grange
Ill
Duvall
Millard
Young Millard
North Side Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Electric Supply and Construction crews wire homes on 227 Main. Santa gifts await at Figgie's. Mr and Mrs O R Julesberg welcome a baby boy. Val Niebergal from Mason City visits. Frank Fuller travels to Bangor for Mrs J Hart funeral. Mrs Walter Frosch returns home from visit. C F Carroll of Milwaukee oversees round house boiler work and Milwaukee shop couplings.
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North Side
Electric Supply & Construction Company
Main Strete
Santa Claus
Figgie
O. R. Julesberg
Charles Street
Val Niebergal
Mason City
Frank Fuller
Bangor
J. Hart
la Crosse Hospital
Walter Frosch
Nadine
C. F. Carroll
Milwaukee
Round House
Ship subsidy vote delayed to January with president’s message
Washington reports the ship subsidy fight is postponed to January 7 for a vote. The president is expected to issue a special message after the holidays favoring the subsidy. The legislative bill raises salaries for the vice president, Speaker, and cabinet members to 12000 from March 4. Moody plans to qualify for supreme justice Monday amid cabinet changes.
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Scripps-McRae
Washington, D. C
Moody
Supreme Justice
House
Bride Burned Cleaning Gloves in Gasoline Blast
Mrs. Charles Nelson, newly married, suffered serious burns when gasoline on cleaning gloves ignited after her mother accidentally dropped a match into a bucket. The blast burned both women. Mrs Nelson remains hospitalized with arm injuries possibly requiring surgery.
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Charles Nelson
Nelson
Robe
North Ninth Street
Crown Prince Assures Regency During King's Illness
Crown prince arrives in Stockholm and says he will stay regent while King Oscar recovers. King Oscar shows improvement and condition is fairly satisfactory. In London, December 14, the king queen and crown prince of Norway depart for Germany.
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Scripps-McRae
Stockholm
Oscar
London
Norway
Germany
Funeral services for David Wallace set for Sunday
Funeral services for the late David Wallace, who died Tuesday, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock from the residence 1121 Division street with Rev W W Hurd pastor of West Avenue Methodist Episcopal church officiating Interment will be at Oak Grove
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David Wallace
Division Street
W. W. Hurd
West Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Oak Grove
Gen Nogi Thrown From Steed in Tokyo Incident
Dec 14 Gen Nogi was thrown from a horse today in Tokyo and rendered unconscious. His condition causes apprehension among officials and observers.
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Scripps-McRae
Tokio
Nogi
For Rent One Furnished Room on Division Street
A furnished room is available for rent at 1527 Division Street with conveniences provided. Monthly rent is five dollars.
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Division Street
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Grand Lodge of Masonic Order
LA Grosse
Miss Workman United
Architegt
France
Domn Nesham
Gilman
North Side Briefs
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