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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
7
Chicago protests by men aged 45 and older challenge job bans as ineligible for service. The article cites cases of able workers forced from roles in railroads, clerical offices, and executive positions, arguing the age limit violates the constitution and presidential eligibility.
Portland, Ore December 18. Why a nation-wide brotherhood of Umatilla Cayuse and Walla tribes have taken the proposal up and will do their part in such an alliance. One deb e was sent from each of these to a conference held at Wash Dr. C December 4. The purpose of the brotherhood is protect the rights of the Indian and to secure recognition of the aims which various tribes and individuals of Indian blood have against the federal government.
The Wisconsin state relief committee, named by Governor McGovern, will request donations from wealthy individuals in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, and across the state to place Black River Falls on its feet. They estimate needs of fifty to sixty thousand dollars, not for merchant restoration but to rebuild the dam and curb business depression following destruction.
In Portland a Jackson county couple sworn before a notary vow to move out of Oregon and raise their daughter in a state with equal suffrage if Oregon fails to enact woman suffrage before the child turns 21. They state they will leave to a state where “brains and manly honor” prevail over “self-willed ignorance.”
New York reports court action may determine who owns the pool championship emblem currently held by Alfred De Oro. De Oro argues the emblem is his personal property after he defended it for one year ending November 28, but his letter arrived December 1 due to a holiday, one day too late.
Chicago police chase a lead that Violet Buehler, 15, was lured from home by a fortune hunter and held for ransom after disappearing near Racine Wisconsin. A gold watch found near Racine station ties to the missing girl, while relatives dismiss rumors of a $100,000 inheritance as fake and speculate on kidnap or a stage career.
Roy Moore sold his share in Ledman and Moore restaurant to partner Walter Ledman. Local notes record marriages for Edward Tom ten and Martha Peterson and Hilmer Stenslen and Freda Kus ling, plus various visits, deaths, and a wedding at the Bennett home for Minnie Fortun and Albert J. Thompson.
Petition filed in Racine County Court seeks an order for accounting from former Mayor Peter B Nelson who in 1899 became guardian for minor heirs of Thomas Falvey, whose estate valued at $65 000. Fire three years ago at the Racine Refrigerator plant, where Nelson is president, is said to have destroyed papers.
Mayor with state civil service confirms another January test in La Crosse after all candidates from the recent exam were not disqualified. The process aims to familiarize applicants with weights and measures laws issued by the state dairy and food commission and copies of the law will be distributed.
The Building and Grounds Committee of La Crosse Wisconsin invites sealed bids for 10 cords of limestone rock to be delivered to the County Jail. Bids due December 22 at 2 PM at the County Clerk's office. Committee members W A Bradley Peter Lehn en and Geo J Ritter acknowledge the sale.
Some readers prefer sensational records over clean ones and seek out scandalous phonographs. The note suggests a taste for controversy in music collection habits and the lure of dubious reputations in audio history.
Dated December 12 1911 William A Bradley George J Ritter Building and Grounds Committee
Wausau Wisconsin December 18 The joint trial of Antonia Imperio and Phil lips Roberti began with fifteen witnesses present charged with the murder of Vilas County Sheriff John Radcliffe.
A reader asks if sleeping by a mountain side hotel window would let one glimpse the mountain peak. The inquiry blends lodging, geography, and perception, inviting readers to share experiences from similar highland stays.
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