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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
4
Debating squads to represent the normal against Milwaukee and Platteville will choose alternates next Thursday most likely at general assembly. The change from Tuesday follows the unpreparedness of the orators. The debate topic is government ownership of railroads.
A humorous exchange about flowers to keep a young lady in mind features a florist suggesting rosemary for remembrance and forget-me-nots as a playful option. The Louisville Courier Journal presents a witty dialogue on romantic gifts.
Washington December 16 Colonel Roosevelt refused to meet the house naval committee to discuss U S military and naval preparedness. He wired Representative Hobson that his appearance would not serve any good purpose at this time Hobson withdrew the summons request to Roosevelt.
Gregory J J Graham two year old son of Mr Mrs J J Graham 1622 Kane street died at 5 45 this morning from convulsions after a two hour illness Mother said he was well at retiring awakened at midnight with distress Convulsions began at two am Dr Sara A Nimocks came too late Funeral at 8 15 Friday at St James Catholic church Rev Fr Ambrose Murphy to officiate Burial in Catholic cemetery.
Prairie du Chien bankers issue invitations for a mass meeting at the Knights of Pythias hall to form the Crawford County Bankers association. Leaders Henry Ott and E C Amann organize the effort, with about fifty county leaders expected. banks across Crawford county listed.
In Onalaska the North Side Aggie Girls WIR basketball team beat Onalaska high 8 to 6 on the Aggies outdoor court. Despite five weeks of organization the Aggies impressed, while Onalaska girls formed early in the fall. Lineups include Westerhaus Kriesel Semingson Marcou for Aggies and Hougoum Bristow Riebe Stifter Johnson Meyers for Onalaska.
North Side notes report residents visiting relatives and returning home from Elkton to Madison, and travelers visiting Olson Brown households at 1215 and 1219 North street. Items include Christmas light displays, electric appliances, and a Good Samaritans meeting at 1601 Loomis street. The Women's Union of Tabernacle Baptist Church meets tomorrow at 2 50 at 1517 Caledonia.
A weekly Franklin club debate will discuss whether the Monroe Doctrine has outlived its usefulness tomorrow night at Fjelstad hall. A. R. Kempter supports the proposition that the United States should abandon the doctrine, with H. L. Taylor leading the opposition in a lively exchange.
Frank Pitt Carl Hilbert and George Pierce, all north side young men, yesterday afternoon skated to Onalaska. They were the first to turn the trick this year. Black River is now the afternoon and evening playground of the youth of the city.
Turkish troops at Aivali in Asia Minor killed four Greeks as houses were entered and looted and stores wrecked and burned. Many women and girls were attacked in the outbreak targeting the Greek population. Aivali lies on the Gulf of Adamvyti, twenty eight miles southwest of Adamyti.
A furnace failure at Franklin school on Kane and Gillette streets forced a holiday for students yesterday. The heating plant was repaired and ready for today.
A Detroit controlled exhibit shows Maxwell Motor Co’s five factories Dayton Ohio Newcastle Indiana and Detroit Mich detailing steel testing forging and assembly. The exhibit explains how each site contributes to a complete automobile and how combined, they form the largest industrial plant.
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