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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
12
New York reports a booming late night scene as Prosperity Crawl dances fill Rector's Churchill's and Shanley's rooms. Managers note record business, wine sales up, and plans for three new hotels as conventions spike demand.
New York December 16 Publishers plan federalization of the entire news print paper industry with government involvement to fix supply and pricing concerns.
Representatives of the American Publishers Association presented a proposition on prices to the Federal Trade Commission on Friday. The FTC planned to consult manufacturers as negotiations continued. The group noted about twenty Southwest weeklies and six Mid Atlantic newspapers have suspended publication due to the print paper shortage.
A six member committee was appointed in Madison to perfect plans for a mass meeting on January 21. Members include J. S. Lean Milwaukee Rev Henry Stauffer Appleton Rev J. C. Hogan Oshkosh Mrs W. A. Lawson Milwaukee William T Evjne Madison and W B Netheraut Wauwanosa. The Madison meeting aims to devise ways to pressure the state legislature to grant a referendum on no license.
In a Friday committee of the whole, the house backed Cincinnati sub treasury 66 to 42, defeating Sisson's strike move. St. Louis 92 42, San Francisco 84 30, New York 116 41, Philadelphia 65 48, New Orleans 94 46. Boston and Chicago may be restored in final votes.
Chicago December 16 A new bill by Congressman Sabath proposes amending the Sherman anti trust law to allow criminal charges against food speculators whether individuals or in groups.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild substitute for calomel to cleanse the liver and improve energy. It claims quick liver relief, teeth protection, and mental sharpness, with price notes of 10c and 25c per box from druggists.
Louis Smith of Delavan is jailed without bail in Elkhorn on a first degree murder charge after police find his wife dead, hanging from a kitchen lamp hook. He will appear in court Tuesday and claims innocence, saying he woke to the infant's cries and found her body.
Denver telegram says General George W. Cook once commander in chief of the G A R is dying in the state asylum at Pueblo Colorado and was not expected to live through the day General Cook has long been a prominent veteran leader in Denver and the G A R era.
Cedar Lake farm owner F. D. Stout of Mikana captured first honors in a corn contest sponsored by a Barron county bank. Numerous exhibits were sent to the Minneapolis corn show.
Insurance agents breathe easier after misheard report that violinist Mischa Elman escaped unhurt in a taxi smash. In Poughkeepsie a bandit tossed a revolver to police as they fired and missed. In Auburn Roy Walter, linked to a skunk trap theft, was nabbed and fined $20.
Mrs. Ann Bishop of Marysville California sent twenty five dollars to Cleveland for her son to spend at Christmas while he remains in jail on a burglary charge.
An eminent scientist reports red-haired people are less prone to baldness. He cites averages of scalp hair counts: red hair around 105000, dark hair denser but fewer hairs per follicle, and fair-haired individuals commonly 140000 to 160000 hairs.
Chicago investigators uncover false fronts mirrors secret codes and winding passages as they probe the Levee vice district amid the trial of Police Captain Joseph Smith.
A golf school opened in Menomonee Michigan indoors under Alexander Jolly the Chicago pro and former head of Country Golf club Menomonee and Marinette. The facility will offer indoor instruction.
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