Honor Old Professor Ely On Sixtieth Birthday Honor
Old students of Prof Richard T Ely of the University of Wisconsin held a banquet at the Park hotel in Madison on his sixtieth birthday. Notables attending included Edward W Bemis of Chicago economist and public utility expert David Kinley dean of the University of Illinois college of letters and sciences and Prof John R Commons Prof E A Ross of Wisconsin presented a loving cup.
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Madison
Wis
Richard T. Ely
University of Wisconsin
Park Hotel
Edward W. Bemis
Chicago
David Kinley
College of Letters and Science
University of Ilinois
John R. Commons
E. A. Ross
Rockefeller Jr to Testify on Colorado Coal Strike
John D. Rockefeller Jr and Rockefeller foundation officers likely will testify before the U S commission on industrial relations in January in New York. Ivy Lee and Elbert Hubbard may also appear as confidential advisers as the panel reviews Denver testimony and statistical data before choosing further lines of inquiry in New York City.
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Denver
Col
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
Elbert Hubbard
Ivy L. Lee
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
New York
Colorado
Walsh
Washington
New York City
Greek War Comrade Kills Colleague in Saloon Shootout
John Stringles and Miltiades Colinis, veterans from the Balkan war, argued over a fifth ace in a Milwaukee saloon. Stringles died of chest wounds in Emergency hospital. Colinis was taken from a Chicago and Milwaukee electric car at Evanston, Illinois, and allegedly confessed to the shooting.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Stringles
Miltiades Colinis
West Side
Stringles
Collins
Chicago & Milwaukee
Evanston
Ill
Personal notes from La Crosse society and area visitors
A lengthy list of local social calls and business visits from Arcadia Soldier's Grove Janesville Madison Winona and nearby towns. Highlights include Dengler cigars promotion and a seven pound daughter born to Mr and Mrs Pat McKillip. Local residents also noted visitors from Genoa Sparta Viroqua and Trempealeau with hotel stays and meetings noted.
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B.a.yeomen
H. M. Wittenberger
Arcadia
Hilbert Tilley
J. A. Tilley
Soldier’s Grove
Roy Butman
Pipestone
Minn
J. S. Monks
Tomah
Wis
W. B. Morrison
Janesville
W. A. Reed
Trempealeau
Dengler
M. T. Lowell
la Crosse
T. N. Sundby
Rushford
C. H. Gibbons
Austin
H. K. Snyder
Madison
Martin Oldman
Sparta
Nara
Winona
Irvine
G. G. Sherrick
Viroqua
Cleve Hennesy
Chatfield
William Owen
North Twelfth Street
South Side
Melvin Johnson
Chaseburg
Garth Bellows
New Albin
Christ Flies
Kellogg
Richard Kloss
West Salem
Gateway City Transfer Co
Edward Sullivan
Kilbourn
Mabel I. Moore
Genoa
William FE. Murphy
Caledonia
Paul Shaffer
Mount Sterling
J. J. Keys
Seneca
O. N. Hendrickson
Henry Allen
French Island
Chas. Murray
Pine Creek
Frank Hoethe
South Ridge
William Baumgarten
James Gillespie
R. Koch
State Road
Henry Welke
Brownsville Road
Albert Berker
Notice of public sale of vending machines and parts
Gateway City Transfer Company will on December 22 1914 at 10 am sell at public auction at its warehouse 214 Vine Street La Crosse Wisconsin fourteen capsule vending machines and sixteen boxes of glasses and other parts for vending machines held for the account of J A Birsfield.
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Gateway City Transfer Company
Vine Street
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
J. A. Birsfield
Gateway City Transfer CO
Propeller Materials Highlighted for War Use
The article notes propellers for current European war service may be crafted from selected ash, valued for strength and lightness and resistance to splitting under vibration, or from built-up spruce layers with mahogany centers, reflecting material choices for aircraft during the conflict.
Diamond shop promises quality and value in every stone
A local dealer proclaims they buy and sell diamonds daily with guaranteed price and quality. The advertisement claims customers receive fine stones at the best possible prices and stresses reliable service.
Catarrh Leads To Consumption
Catarrh is a blood disorder affecting health and lungs. local treatment cannot cure it. Hood s Sarsaparilla is promoted as a best remedy for catarrh, claiming to purify the blood and improve general health. readers are urged to ask their druggist for it.
Philipp Would Eliminate Wisconsin Primary Law
Governor elect Kk. L. Philipp told the City Club that the primary election law should be changed or eliminated. He said, though, that creating the law in 1900 was not a mistake and the need for changes remains.
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Milwaukerf
Kk. L. Philipp
City Club
Ordinance Regulating Street Car Crossings in La Crosse
City ordinance restricts motor vehicles from passing street cars at crossings and intersections. Drivers must stop when street cars take on or discharge passengers. penalties include fines from 10 to 200 dollars, higher fines or jail for repeat offenses. Effective upon passage and publication.
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City of la Crosse
Common Council of the
DR. J. Sorensen
EE. H. Hoffman
Train collision injures seven on Sixth Avenue line
A Sixth Avenue train rammed the rear of a stopped train at 150th Street injuring seven. The crash mirrored an accident four days earlier that left two dead and fifty injured.
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New York
Sixth Avenue
150Th Street
Reform School Graduate Commended for Humble Pride
A reform school graduate is praised for not bragging about his dear old Alma Mater, showing restraint in public self praise and honoring the institution with quiet dignity.
Book chronicles Minneapolis and St Anthony early days
Mrs James T Morris of Minneapolis leads twenty four women in compiling Old Fence Corners a reminiscence of early Minneapolis and old St Anthony. The 300 page volume reflects territorial era life and lively social scenes from former days with Morris once Miss Lucy Wilder Lee.
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James T. Morris
Minneapolis
Old St. Anthony
Luther Derwent
Rockford
Young Women's Christian Association Christmas Party Planned
The annual YWCA Christmas party will be held at the association building on Thursday evening December 17. Committee members met Saturday afternoon to finalize plans. Attendees are asked to bring a five cent gift for another girl. gifts for the house will also be accepted.
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W. Co. A
Young Women’s Christian Association
Association
Ada Weber Elected President of E F U Assembly 154
Ada Weber was chosen as president of E F U Assembly No 154 at Thursday’s meeting. Officers include Vice President Mrs Richard Glade Secretary Dr E E Burritt Treasurer Ed Lueth Advisor Mrs Susie Nowak Warden Max Sovitzky Inner Guard Albert Nowak Past President L B Omerberg Trustees J B Murray J Becker and Mrs Harriet Cocine. The lodge plans to move meetings to Linker hall after year start and aims for a productive, prosperous year.
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Ada Weber
E. F. U. Assembly No. 154
Richard Glade
E. E. Burritt
Ed Lueth
Susie Nowak
Max Sovitzky
Albert Nowak
L. 8. Omerberg
J. B. Murray
J. Becker
Harriet Cocine
Linker Hall
Mrs Caroline Doerr Observes Eighty Second Birthday
Mrs Caroline Doerr celebrated her eighty second birthday at her daughter Mrs Fred Heil’s home with a quiet gathering. Relatives included Mesdames Reinenschneider of Milwaukee and Mrs Doerr’s sons Henry and August of Minneapolis, along with Henry Doerr’s wife. She has lived in the city for fifty years.
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Caroline Doerr
Fred Heil
City
Mesdames Reinenschneider
Milwaukee
Miss Alvina Frem Stad Hosts Twelve at Division Street Party
Friday evening Miss Alvina Frem stad entertained at her home 605 Division street with a party of twelve. Music and games marked the evening and at eleven o'clock refreshments were served.
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Alvina Fremstad
Division Street
Miss Marguerite Allen’s Holiday Travel Plans
Miss Marguerite Allen leaves yesterday for Prairie du Chien for a short visit with friends. She will then proceed to Cedar Rapids Iowa to visit her sister and return after the holidays.
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Marguerite Allen
Prairie du Chien
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Application to County Court to admit will probate
Notice announces a special term of the La Crosse County Court to hear Gottfried Steiner’s petition to admit the last will of Jacobina Steiner deceased to probate. The session is January 12, 1915 at 10 a.m. at the La Crosse Court House, with County Judge John Brindley issuing the order.
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State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Court House
City of
la Crosse
Said County
Gottfried Steiner
Jacobina Steiner
of la Crosse
John Brindley
Bagley Named Inauguration Committee Chairman
Madison Wis December 14 Attorney William R Bagley a member of the state bar board was chosen chairman of the inauguration committee to induct the newly elected state officers into office Gov elect Emanuel L Philipp will be inaugurated January 4 The general committee includes O D Brandenburg William J Anderson Mayor A H Kayser Professor Julius E Olson Richard Lloyd Jones T C Richmond Dr Frank Smith Henry Casson John A Aylward R B Anderson Frank Brown Dr H E Purcell Sol Levitan William Teckemeyer Dudley Montgomery and Herman Veerhusen
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Madison
Wis
William R. Bagley
State Bar Board
Emanuel L. Philipp
W. R. Bagley
O. D. Brandenburg
William J. Anderson
A. H. Kayser
Julius E. Olson
Richard Lloyd Jones
T. C. Richmond
Frank Smith
Henry Casson
John A. Aylward
R. B. Anderson
Frank Brown
H. E. Purcell
Sol. Levitan
William Teckemeyer
Dudley Montgomery
Herman Veerhusen
U.S. Cotton Report Shows Declines in November Use
The Census Bureau reports November cotton consumption at 420,663 running bales, down from 456,356 last year. Held in manufactories 1,060,765 bales, up to 1,426,638 last year. independent warehouses 5,008,374 bales, above 3,262,714. Linters 25,739 bales, exports 760,929 running bases, vs 1,501,259 last year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Forest fires cause limited timber losses in Oregon and Washington
Across the national forests in Oregon and Washington this year there were many fires but merchantable timber losses remained relatively small. The report notes the fires affected various areas yet did not translate into large-scale timber depletion for the region.
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Oregon
Washington
Laughing Fest at the Majestic Vaudeville Review
A week of top vaudeville at the Majestic features Dynnes and Van Epps in a novelty singing act. Coins Dogs perform It Happened in Dogville with nine trained dogs enacting village roles. Hyland Grant and Hyland deliver singing and brass, with acrobatic dancing and juggler feats by Hyland Jr.
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Majestic
Dynnes
van Epps
Coin's
Dogville
Hyland
Grant
Hyland, Jr
Florencs
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John C. Burns
Whitebreast | Coal Co
Cass Street
the Fashion Shop
S. A. Reiman
Clusive Garment Store
S. G. Berling
Berling Garage
North Third St
Morris & Bartwell
Scott
Hoeschler Bros
White Way
Marion
Thim
Boston
Charleston
Eense
Galveston
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Memphis
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Kansas City
St. Paul
Boise
Helena
Miles City
Portland
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Spokane
Medicine Hat
Helifach
Philipp
W. T. Irvine Jeweler
U.S. Cotton Report
Midlten Steel
The
Maxwell Motor Company
Rybold - Weihaupt
Noelke
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