New York Exports War Supplies Set Record Saturday
Figures show New York port shipments on Saturday reached record war export value totaling 14 million dollars with ammunition accounting for 7.59 million and gunpowder valued at 2.644 million.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
8
Figures show New York port shipments on Saturday reached record war export value totaling 14 million dollars with ammunition accounting for 7.59 million and gunpowder valued at 2.644 million.
The report details seized materials including 1 495 000 dollars worth of loaded shells 1 329 614 dollars of smokeless powder and about 1 500 600 dollars of empty shells fuses and cartridges. The remaining value consisted of explosives.
Christian Schade was elected president of Manitowoc aerie No. 706, Fraternal Order of Eagles, at Manitowoc Wisconsin on December 14. The election formalizes leadership for the local Eagles chapter.
Madison announced a statewide apportionment of school aid with La Crosse children at 9,635 paying $2.85 per head to yield $26,690.25. Total state common school funds amount to $221,983.43 plus $2,109,812 from seven tenths mill tax, with $200,000 corporate fees.
Preston Minnesota wives complain of Blue Mondays prompting the Commercial club to consider a cooperative community laundry. Plans discussed at Friday’s meeting envision spring construction. A W Thompson elected president with Dr A H Olson as vice president and A H Langum as secretary and A G Olson treasurer. Also announced James A Christianson plans a large modern garage in Fillmore county after selling his implement business to a Glenwood firm.
A local vil lage society leader believes she has a grievance after her name does not appear in the village paper. The dispute centers on coverage of community events and personal recognition.
Milwaukee leaders of German descent report the hyphen is dropping from their label. The German American society may drop the hyphen at its next meeting as usage shifts away from hyphenated form noted in Fatherland and other articles.
An aging health column urges daily hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the digestive tract. It claims leftover waste feeds bacteria and poisons enter the blood, and promotes internal sanitation for headaches biliousness and other ailments.
Prairie Du Chien Wis December 14 Special. High school students plan a Christmas season program Thursday night. Keewatin Academy closes term Saturday to holiday break and will depart January 6 for winter term in Saint Augustine Florida returning Easter Sunday.
Berlin dispatch reports that portions of the German chancellor’s Reichstag speech were censored in foreign dispatches. Officials say Paris newspapers did not receive the sections, notably the denial that Germany seeks conquest.
A reflective adage asserts that truth lies not on a convenient path but on the road that challenges, urging caution against following easy routes. It frames truth as a compass guiding toward the right direction despite obstruction.
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