Onalaska Community Holiday Happenings and Sports
Onalaska Wisconsin December 15 The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church plans a Thursday afternoon gathering in the church parlors with a serving committee led by Mesdames Nichols Rilbe Riebe Roddle Ristow and Rand. Agricultural school students performed Billys Bungalow in Holmen and will host a dinner for the school board convention. A Christmas tree program closes the two week vacation period. Bangor beat Onalaska 41 to 36 in a local basketball game at the agricultural pavilion.
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Onalaska
Wis
Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist Church
F. K K. Nichols
Louis Rilbe
August Riebe
J. C. Roddle
F. W. Ristow
L. J. Rand
Agricultural School
Holmen
County Agricultural School
Bangor
Agricultural Pavilion
Grandma Stolander
B. S. Shore
John Towner
Trempea
National Defence Highlighted at Southern Commercial Congress
Nation al defence drew attention at the Southern Commercial congress in Charleston. Secretary of the Navy Daniels was to discuss The Navy and National Defence while Secretary of War Garrison spoke on The Army and National Defence at the morning session. A military and naval parade was planned for the afternoon.
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Charleston
National Defence
Southern Commercial Congress
Navy
Daniels
Army
Amateur Champion Turns Pro in Bantamweight
Frankie Gibbons of Chicago has moved from amateur champion to professional status in bantamweight boxing marking a major career shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Gibbons
Chicago
Borden Begins Huge Wisconsin Tobacco Order
The F. G. Borden company started filling the largest order for a Wisconsin tobacco firm. The contract calls for 1,500,000 pounds of tobacco, to be shipped in ninety cars to Baltimore, Maryland, then on to an Amsterdam firm.
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Janesville, Wis
F. G. Borden Company
Wisconsin
Baltimore
Amsterdam
Prussian Losses Rise by 2.2 Million in War Dispatch
London dispatches report total Prussian losses to date at 2,244,248 with no precise figures for Saxon Württemberg Bavarian troop losses. The update comes from Rotterdam cables dated December 15.
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London
Rotterdam
Insurance Probe Reveals Large Rates Disparities
Wisconsin inquiry into nineteen eastern workers compensation carriers uncovers a bureau that writes rates across states. Attorneys argue bureau may fix prices to curb competition while Wisconsin bears higher costs. Experts testify on bias toward New York and other states, with future testimony anticipated.
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Madison, Wis
Neal Brown
Wausau
Insurance Commissioner
Wisconsin
Cleary
Industrial Commission
C. H. Crownhart
Brown
Workmen's Compensation Service Bureau
Stanley L. Otis
Crownhart
Hirschheimer
H. J. Hagge
Mr. Brown
Mr. Hagge
Employers’ Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin
C. C. Yawkey
G. D. Jones
A. Hirshheimer
la Croscie
L. M. Alexander
Milwaukee
Walter Alexander
A. C. Downing
J. H. Optenberg
Shevoygan
M. A. Wertheimer
Kaukauna
L. E. Geer
Manitowoc
Geo. E. Foster
Mellen
W. W. Vincent
Kenosha
Harry L. Butler
Bureau
Butler
En Bane
E. H. Downey
New York
Downey
Whitney
Madison lawyer named to railroad commission post
R. L. Clark of Madison former Rock County clerk of courts has been appointed to a legal position with the railroad commission. Commissioner Carl D. Jackson announced the appointment noting Clark's two years with a local law firm. The salary is expected to be about 1800 dollars a year. A busy man seldom has time to realize how happy he is.
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Madison
Wis
R. L. Clark
Rock County
Railroad Commission
Carl D. Jackson
Clark
Edward Trudeau Creditor Hero of Tuberculosis Fight
Edward Trudeau died leaving a legacy as the founder of the first open air tuberculosis sanatorium in the United States. His 1908 welcome address to the International Congress on Tuberculosis is praised as a masterpiece showing decades of progress in TB knowledge and care.
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Edward Trudeau
Saranac Lake
United States
International Congress
Jaccoud
Brotherhood of Man
Noise as a Tactic in Arguments Not Always Best
The quote notes that many men believe loudness wins debates and implies that volume does not guarantee success. It suggests evaluating arguments on merit rather than noise.
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Leau
Boston
Washington
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Jacksonville
New Orleans
la Crosse
Memphis
Bismarck
Huron
Kansas City
St. Paul
Boise
Denver
Essen
Helena
Miles City
Portland
Ore
Spokane
Medicine Hat
J. J. McWilliams
Mer
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Parker
Jewelry
Majestic
Dinacroa
Rom Odessa
Odessa and Harbor
Odessa
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Varna
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