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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
1
Meridian Mississippi dispatch says a early morning tornado destroyed Cullum and damaged nearby areas. Ten dead include six in Cullum and two in Giles Mississippi. More than a hundred injured across Lauderdale and Kemper counties with two killed in Giles.
The court returned a not guilty verdict in the Williams Sunday Theater prosecution. An evasive note on Vienna's answer prompted questions about the outcome and next steps in the case.
The packed court awaits the next moves in the Mc Williams case as jurors are chosen. Austria’s note on the Ancona incident is judged evasive and will prompt a stronger message from the United States. President Wilson leaves on his wedding trip as Lansing drafts a final note likely to sever relations or force a complete backdown.
El Paso Texas December 17 General Francisco Villa faces deposition as leader of the rebels and possible expulsion from Mexico. A council in Chihuahua weighs continuing Villa’s leadership or selecting a successor while the eleven generals plan campaigns in southern Mexico and ongoing guerrilla warfare in Chihuahua and Sonora.
The Belgian relief ship Levenpool departed New York November 24 with 6540 tons of lard and bacon for Belgium. Reports differ on its fate with claims of mine damage or torpedo attack while the vessel flew the relief commission flag, seeking immunity.
District attorney moves, Culver charged after alleged scheme to extort money from the Tribune. Upon learning of Culver’s conduct, officials seek arrest warrants for justice court counsel.
The council orders better street car service on the Oak Grove and Twenty third street lines and threatens to appeal to the state railroad commission if ignored. Clement C. Smith of Wisconsin Railway Light and Power Co. must decide within ten days, with Milwaukee officials awaiting his reply.
Unsettled and much colder tonight with rising temperatures Saturday. Regional forecasts call for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with colder tonight and warming by Saturday. Reports note a storm near Medicine Hat and heavy rain to central Ohio valley. Louisville sees 4.18 inches in 24 hours.
C Culver of Cashton faced arraignment in county court after a case claiming he attempted to intimidate The Tribune manager Frank H Burgess by demanding 200 to influence the Shower of Gold election. Bond set at 1000. hearing set for 2 p m Dec 23.
Four thousand cars of grain sit in Chicago yards as eastern roads keep embargoes on export shipments. J. S. Browne, head of the traffic department at the board of trade, said loaded freight cars line every siding for miles west of New York.
Senate debates extending wartime taxes for another year as Democrats hold a sixteen seat majority and Republicans push for a shorter extension three to six months. Chairman Simmons cites need to cover a treasury deficit while a holiday recess is planned if the measure passes.
More than 150 pupils and two teachers out today as faculty protest heating system. The event centers on concerns over the school’s heating and comfort conditions prompting a walkout or absence.
Health officials report an unprecedented sickness wave at a city high school with more than 150 students and two teachers out. Temperature swings under the new heating system blamed. board to discuss reverting to the old system at a special meeting.
Alma Holcomb announces her baby Ruth Magdelene Furlong of Onalaska and Evelyn Dorothy Pendleton, daughter of Roy Pendleton, as shining contenders in the Tribune’s Shower of Gold. Both entries celebrate proud parents, with notes of charm and promise attributed to the infants and their families.
On December 17 the official report announced Russian troops have occupied the Persian city of Hamadan, a key commercial hub 165 miles southwest of Teheran with about 36,000 residents. The city connects trade routes from Bagdad Tabriz Ispahan and Teheran.
Marblehead Ohio December 17 The steamer Fleetwood which struck Scott's shoal near Put-in-Bay Wednesday night was pulled off the rocks today by tugs. Officials say the vessel is not badly damaged and will likely be towed to Detroit.
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