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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
9
A Meyer age 41 publisher of the Sherygan County Herald died today in Ygan Wisconsin after an operation. He is survived by his wife and two children.
A motor railway coach, part of new cars for the western coast, passed through the city on the C M and St Paul line. It is the second such coach seen here en route west and paused for several hours before resuming toward the coast via the Twin Cities. The coach houses motors and baggage and passenger compartments and can average about seventy five miles per hour.
The high school literary society met last night with two debates. The Lincoln Douglas debate favored the state of Wisconsin establishing a teachers pensions system by a two to one vote, Turner and Davis opposing Wagner and Wheaton. The Wendell Phillips debate favored direct election of presidents, Marcou and Lueck for the affirmative, Nelson and Jacobs for the losing side.
W R C entertained Mrs Sarah Luther at 500 Milwaukee Street Friday honoring her 38th birthday. Guests included Sarah Schaefer Louise Wachsmuth Sarah Calkins Helen Withrow Maud Long Mary Quinn Violet Kish Jennie Kish Jennie Bailey Julia Larson Katherine Langdon Lulu Wachsmuth Elizabeth Poltz Jessie Steinmetz Jane Steinmetz Sarah Luther Minnie Edwin Mabel Stanton John Wilhelm Dudley Phelps Harry Edwin Casper Luther and Charles Berghard.
Harmony Camp No. 4121 Royal Neighbors of America held their annual election of officers last evening. The results list Oracle Mrs. Phoebe Braun Vice Oracle Mrs. Loretta Maireach Past Oracle Mrs. Pauline Walker Chancellor Mrs. Bertha Thompson Recorder Mrs. Agnes Peck Receiver Mrs. Eliza Coulam Marshal Mrs. Mary Vondrashek Manager Mrs. Mary Swennes Physicians Sara Nimocks and D S McArthur. Another Distinction Is she his first love Oh no she is just his first wife Judge.
The county fair at the high school grounds features about fifty attractions with sideshows and exhibits. The vaudeville show is expected to be the highlight, presenting high paid acts from notable performers in hourly stunts. Proceeds aid the Boys' Athletic association to fund basketball and track for the coming season.
Buster Brown, age three, arrived in San Francisco with his father and mother from the orient. He has already crossed the Pacific six times, knows the equator by sight, and calls Neptune a friend. He plans to visit Panama and Europe, aiming to meet all seven Beas by age seven. His father is a well known publisher in the Far East.
Riots in Hinghwa north of Amoy flare again with 500 soldiers deployed today to quell disturbances. The unrest highlights ongoing tensions in the region and the authorities move to restore order.
Otto E. Seiler, La Crosse high school athletic coach and former end on the all western team, will deliver a talk at the YMCA Sunday afternoon on the topic A Man's Duty to Himself.
In a well played indoor baseball game at the company armory last evening the Funke Candy company team defeated the soldiers by a close 5 to 3. Both squads played well and the contest was stubborn from start to finish.
Justice Goff and District Attorney Whitman ordered a large group of process servers to subpoena witnesses for Monday before a special grand jury. Reports say wholesale indictments of police officers, owners of disorderly houses tied to the vice trust, and graft collectors are likely.
Christian Easterday, a farmer from near Marengo Iowa, was slugged and robbed of 4980 dollars at the Burlington depot after following him from a St. Louis train. Three men were identified as the assailants in this early morning robbery.
The passage notes corn mills are referenced in the Bible and compares the original corn mill to a druggist's pestle. It claims Moses forbade pawning corn mills, judging the act as akin to taking a life in pledge.
William Ryan, freed after a 30 day county jail term, got intoxicated and lit matches in a shed at Mormon Coulee brick yards last night. Sheriff alerted. he pleaded guilty this morning and Judge Brindley sentenced him to ten days, securing his release just before Christmas.
The Mystic Workers elected officers at a Wednesday meeting. Perfect is Mr Pitzner, Monitor Mrs Bradley, Banker William Castle, Marshall Mr Simonsen, Warden Mrs Stangle, Sentinel Mrs Hinds, Trustee W F Russell. Installation and banquet set for Wednesday evening January 8.
Citizens of the United States apply to the La Crosse Common Council for a license to sell intoxicating liquors on the premises at 211 Pearl Street Lot 5 Block 20 Original Plat La Crosse. Bonding company is American Bonding Co of Baltimore. Dated December 5 1912. Signers Henry Gorder and Lewis Tally.
A judge found Enzo guilty in a case and Rosa is slated for sentencing Monday morning, details remain limited.
The fragment shows a lawyer named True discussing a retaining fee of 5000 dollars while an alleged murderer named Ciee comments on high living costs. The exchange reads as a satirical dialogue from Puck.
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