University of Chicago Declines Dartmouth Football Clash
The University of Chicago refuses to meet Dartmouth on the gridiron next fall citing an already heavy schedule for 1915. Walter A. MacCormick, western representative for Dartmouth, received the letter. The Maroon athletic committee stated the current schedule is too heavy to add another game.
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Chicago
Ber
Univerity of
Dartmouth
Walter A. MacCormick
Hanover School
Athletic Committee of Maroons
Wisconsin forestry committee urges land sales and consolidation
The Wisconsin legislative forestry committee recommends selling all forestry lands for agricultural use at a minimum price with twenty years to pay and a maximum of eighty acres per family. It also urges consolidating fish and game, parks, conservation, public lands, and forestry into a three member board.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Forestry Board
Wisconsin Legislative Forestry Committee
Tompkins
Axel Johnson
Fish and Game
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Leg Assembly Eyes Speakership Fight
With the Wisconsin legislature due to convene in three weeks, Rev. A. M. Frederick of Kendall leads temperance support for speaker. He authored the county option bill and a five mile dry zone around the University of Wisconsin. Hambrecht Whitter Nye are other prominent candidates from conservative and former legislator ranks.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
A. M Frederick
Kendall
Frederick
University of Wisconsin
George P. Hambrecht
Grand Rapids
Lawrence C. Whitter
Edgerton
Ray J. Nye
No Negro Boxers Barred From Wisconsin Fights
Milwaukee authorities ban Sam Langford and Sam McVey from boxing in Wisconsin. Secretary Manning Vaubhan cites a state law prohibiting any negro boxer in the ring. The commission previously cleared Bob Moha for a foul against Mike Gibbons but did not order receipt payments. Moha threatens suit.
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Milwaukee
Sam Langford
Sam McVey
Wisconsin
Manning Vaubhan
State Boxing Commission
Vaughan
Bob Moha
Mike Gibbons
Hiudson
Wis
Moha
Local Breeders Win in Chicago Poultry Show
Two La Crosse poultry fanciers won first prizes at the Great Midwest Poultry and Pet Stock show in Chicago’s Coliseum. Wm. H. Hoeschler bred Columbian Plymouth Rocks and J. E. Kicher bred Silver Spangled Hamburgs, with both receiving top honors.
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la Crosse
Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Coliseum
Chicago
Wm. H. Hoeschler
J. E. Ki ®Cher
United States
Mr. Hoeschler
Mr. Kirchers
North Side Briefs Bring Travel and Visits Across Town
Local notes show Clara Larson returning from Boston for holidays and Esther Marcon visiting north side friends. Many residents including Hilda Olson and Miss Carmel Young plan trips, while others resume life at home in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Chippewa Falls after visits with relatives and north side hosts.
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Elmer Johnson
Chaseburg
Hilda Olson
Berlin Street
Westby
Esther Marcon
Wausau
North Side
M. J. la Court
Caledonia Street
Milwaukee
Carmel Young
Menomonee
George Young
Mill Street
Arthur Burns
Savanna
Rose Street
Rose
Mamie Kelly
Gould Street
Yellowstone Park
Aiva Herstad
Robinstown Point
Fla
Lawrence Hollister
Chicago
Joseph Ott
St. Francis Hospital
Wood Street
Josephine Bangsberg
Menomonie
John Bangsberg
O. B. Covey
Kathrynn
Bert, Jr
Spokane
Wash
D. S. Perry
Avon Street
Marion Murphy
Chippewa Falls
Androse Murphy
T. W. Richard
Pocatello
Idaho
Ivah Kinney
C. M. Kinney
Grand Crossing
Prairie du Chien
Campion College
P. J. Kelly
Stevens Point
Rena Erickson
Holmen
George Street
Bertha Lee Westby
Erick Erickson
New England
N. D
Louis Mellem
House for Horne One Foot by Two
The high school student body presented coach Owen Horne with a small bungalow house a tiny cottage and a cozy garage during yesterday's basketball game. John Robinson noted the youths hoped to also gift an automobile but lacked funds. Horne accepted and thanked the students in a short address.
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Owen Horne
Horne
John Robinson
Public School League Indoor Track Meet at Madison Square Garden
New York December 19 with two thousand schoolboy athletes and ten thousand spectators the Public School Athletic League will stage its eleventh annual indoor track and field championships today at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Public School Athletic League
Madison Square Garden
Secret conference urged more men for coast defense
Washington report says General Weaver pressed the House Military Committee for about 11,000 additional soldiers and 564 officers. He argued guns and ammunition provide protection but staffing is the real need in coast defenses.
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Washington
War Department
Weaver
House Military Committee
A Good Way to Get Along Better Is to Spend Less
A concise note suggests frugality to improve relationships and harmony. It argues that reducing expenditures can ease tensions, conserve resources, and promote prudent shared budgeting among households. The idea emphasizes practical discipline over lavish spending.
War horses pass through La Crosse yards to London
Seven carloads of horses from Ellensburg Washington and Ismay Deer Lodge Montana passed through Milwaukee yards at eight this morning bound for London England. The shipment marks one of the first such consignments through La Crosse as winter approaches and Europe seeks army horses.
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Montana
Washington
Milwaukee Yards
Ellensburg
Wash
Ismay
Deer Lodge
Mont
London
England
la Crosse
Railroads' 5 Percent Freight Increase Upheld
The Interstate Commerce Commission affirmed the 5 per cent rail freight rate rise, but the Lincoln Douglas Debating Society rejected the action. Russell Anderson and Harold Anderson won two to one against the negative on the question whether the increase is justifiable.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln Douglas
Russell Anderson
Harold Anderson
James Baker
George Bunge
A bore struggles with long eight hour workday
An eight hour day can feel extended by a bored worker who occupies time with slow tasks and idle habits, reducing efficiency while making hours drift. The quiet routine highlights how monotony can distort perceived duration for a single worker.
Fuel Thieves Continue Striking North Side
Coal and wood thefts persist on the north side amid a wave of robberies over three days. Most recent loss reported at Fred Rowe's residence 1132 Charles Street where about a quarter ton of hard coal was taken Thursday night.
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Fred Rowe
Charles Street
Sox buy Davenporter from Davenport in Three-I league
Al Bromwich, star third baseman and key leader of Davenport's wrecking crew last season, has been sold to the Chicago White Sox in Peoria Illinois. The deal marks a major move for Bromwich as he joins the major league club.
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Peoria
Ill
al Bromwich
Davenport
Chicago White Sox
Kidney and bladder relief with Jad Salts
A notable authority explains uric acid irritates kidneys and bladder causing burning and excess urination. Recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily for two to three days to neutralize urine acids and restore normal bladder function. Suggests Jad Salts from chemists like Charles A. Beyschlag.
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Charles A. Beyschlag
Main St
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Malicyn Arbuckle
Stee Se Marlies
Bisou
Marguerite Clark Plavir
Frohman
Legislative Board
Wallace Nutting
Odin J. Oyen
Copley
Effie Shannon
Herbert Kelsey
Chas
Harris
Gettysburg
la Crosse Theatre
North Side Briefs
O'Neil Shoe Store
Clara Larson
C. SS. Larson
Boston
Mass
John Marco
West Salem
Wright, Oppenheim and
Chambers
Eyes of
Printer of
Udell’s
Khodaks and
Kodak Supplies
Stitt Rose Street
SOX
J. E. Willing, Jr
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