Dutch Luncheon Hosts Mrs Maurer Party of Fifteen
Mrs A A Maurer entertained a party of fifteen at a Dutch lunch in her rooms last evening. The La Crosse Woman's Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Frank W Allen hosting at 433 Mill Street. Members answered roll call with quotations on Christmas and heard papers on the influence of Christmas in the home and the origin of the Christmas tree. A discussion on whether children should believe in Santa Claus followed along with music and Christmas songs led by Mrs Bet singer.
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A. A. Maurer
LA Crosse
Tourtellotte Family Holiday Visits Highlight Small Town News
Mr. Robert Keyes and brother Jack return from Sweetwater Tennessee. Nathaniel Tourtellotte arrives from Williams Colorado to La Crosse. Mayor Augustus Tourtellotte plans Valier Montana visit. Both families host holiday gatherings with Mills Tourtellotte. Mrs. W R Sill and Miss Sill head to Saranac New York then New York City for winter. McKenzie Thompson returns from Cornell for holidays.
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Robert Keyes
Jack
Sweetwater
Tenn
Nathaniel Tourtellotte
Williams
Col
la Crosse
Augustus Tourtellotte
Valier
Mont
Mills Tourtellotte
W. R. Sill
Miss Sill
Saranac
N. Y
C. M. Palmer
New York
McKenzie Thompson
Cornell University
Christmas Rush Triggers Clerk Collapse at Chicago Postoffice
Henry J. Ross a postoffice clerk collapsed near the South Side elevated platform after a strenuous night handling a record number of Christmas packages. An approaching train stopped two inches from his body and he was revived with a pulmotor.
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Chicago
Postoffice
Henry J. Ross
South Side
Mr. Ross
Hoboes Elect City Mayor Lew Shank to Speak
Indianapolis Hoboes union Local No 4 elects Mayor Lew Shank in a request and Shank begins a seven day monologue engagement at a local theater with hoboes attending en masse.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoboes
Severe snowstorms ease as street traffic resumes in Denver
Denver reports a second heavy snowstorm in ten days with eight inches falling yesterday, bringing monthly totals to 55.7 inches. Weather eased and street car traffic was restored to normal as the second storm did not pack as hard as the first.
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Denver
Col
Polly Wanted Eats not Talks in Rescue Moment
In New York two days after a fire gutted a house, Mrs Emma Suckow heard her parrot Polly speak with a cheerful line about food. The odd item sits among a batch of brief dispatches from around the world highlighting curious incidents and municipal oddities.
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Polly
New York
Emma Suckow
Shakespeare Spellings A Puzzle of Names and Weather
A brief note on why Shakespeare’s name appears in varied spellings. It cites an 1851 anecdote by Albert Smith claiming the Harleian manuscript explains the variation with a weather joke: when sunny he used A, when wet he used E.
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Shakespeare
Albert Smith
New Golf Course Trials Draw Sharp Caddie Remark
A Pall Mall Gazette reader describes a beginner at a new southwest London golf course facing a tough hole across a plowed field. When the player finally hit, he struck the ground behind the ball as the caddie quips that playing with newly laid eggs would not cost him much.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Swiss cow bells reach Himalayas for tiger protection
Swiss cowbells have been introduced into the Himalayas to guard cattle against tigers, marking a new protective measure for livestock in the region.
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Himalayas
Gift ideas in Beyschlag drugstore window display
Look in the show windows for suitable presents with price tags and a new stock of hair brushes combs mirrors cloth brushes perfumeries in fancy boxes and fancy stationery for Christmas. Also canes spectacles razors pipes and pocket knives at Druggist Chas Beyschlag 503 Main.
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Chas. Beyschlag
YWCA Christmas Tree Party Delights Dressed Up Girls
The YWCA hosted its annual Christmas tree party with girls of all ages in costumes, Santa Miss Amanda Clement led gift display, and L U B A club sang in Norwegian. Olga Balcom and a houseboat model named Katie G featured, as donations included cash, coal, towels, dishes, and apples.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Association
Santa Claus
Amanda Clement
L. U. B. A. Club
Olga Balcom
W. R. Finch
Katie G
Personal notices and holiday business notices in city
Visitors from Harmony Minnesota include D W Hill and Thomas Saxton. Closing out millinery by Miss Fleece at Eleventh and Winnebago. W H Woodcock of Viroqua Wisconsin guests in town. Rabbit lunch after Kubal’s solo tournament. R Schroeder of Chatfield Minnesota spent time at a local hotel. A O Colby, Hyman Rutter of Ferryville Wisconsin on business. Langdon Shoe Repair offers art leather for Christmas. D O Sterlingson of Coon Valley Wisconsin visits. Santa Claus at KB. A Yeomen Christmas tree events Tuesday. Robert Koppe of Cedar Rapids Iowa visits local hotels. A O Colby and Anna Sandall of Seneca Wisconsin return home after visits. Miss Louise and Miss Helen McArthur of Downer College home for holidays. Mr and Mrs Thad Brindley hosting Agnes McCord after trip abroad. A Bicycle from Gross touted as gift. Drummond offers fine watch repairs at 522 State St.
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Thill-Manning-Whalen Co
D. W. Hill
Thomas Saxton
Harmony
Minn
Miss Fleece
Winnebago
W. H. Woodcock
Viroqua
Wis
Big Rabbit
Kubal’s Place
Langdon Shoe
Jay
A. Bean
Ferryville
Langdon Shoe Repair
Roy Peterson
K. P. Hall
D. O. Sterlingson
Coon Valley
Santa Claus
KB. A. Yeomen
Robert Koppe
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
A .O. Colby
Miller Taylor
Seneca
A. O. Colby
Anna Sandall
Thomas Sheehan
Caledonia
Huntoon Co
Louise
Helen McArthur
Downer College
Milwaukee
City Transfer Co
Agnes McCord
Cresswell
Wash
Thad Brindley
Gross
Sniffles Spoil Tango Demonstration in Indianapolis
A group of clubwomen and social workers faced disappointment when a tango demonstration was spoiled by the dancing teacher's wife catching the sniffles. Her illness prevented public appearance and the lively routine lost its spark.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Farmers Bring Crops to City Market in One Day
A series of residents from South Ridge Pine Creek Mormon Coulee Goose Island and Brownsville Ridge brought corn hogs oats hay and potatoes to the city market yesterday Involved were Charles Dahlke G Hompfeldt J Kriebich Andrew McArthur A Becker Joseph Kirchner William Klaus W Leibel Thomas McCaffrey George Hanson Joseph Bichel and F Jacobs They disposed of commodities at the market and conducted brief business before returning home.
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Charles Dahlke
South Ridge
Minn
G. Hompfeldt
North Ridge
J. Kriebich
Mormon Coulee
Market Square
Andrew McArthur
Pine Creek
A. Becker
Joseph Kirchner
St. Joseph's Ridge
Wis
William Klaus
Goose Island
W. Leibel
Smith Coulee
Thomas McCaffrey
Hays
George Hanson
Bostwick Valley
Joseph Bichel
Brownsville Ridge
F. Jacobs
Wood Sellers Report Strong Harvest and Market Loads
This season brings ideal weather for wood cutting with farmers reporting abundant harvests. Several wagonloads were sent to the market yesterday including J. Jensen and A. Wick from Smiths Coulee, G. Hilke, R. Kindhammer, and C. Gollnick from Smith Coulee, and others from Mormon Coulee, South Ridge Minnesota, Stoddard, Chaseburg, and Pine Creek areas.
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J. Jensen
Smith's Coulee
G. Hilke
Mormon Coulee
A. Wick
Smith Coulee
J. Patracke
South Salem Road
P. Knifel
St. Joseph’s Ridge
A. Gollnick
C. Gollnick
R. Kindhammer
G. Roessler
W. Ender
South Ridge
Minn
W. Kathan
M. Dummer
Stoddard
H. Sheldach
Chaseburg
Free murder suspects released after alibis
Feveland Jones and Donald Springstein were arrested in La Crosse and held in connection with the murder of John Longfield here last Saturday. They were released this morning by Madison police after proving an alibi.
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Feveland Jones
Donald Springstein
la Crosse
John Longfield
Madison
La Fleur seeks retail liquor license in La Crosse
A. J. La Fleur applies to the La Crosse Common Council for a on premise license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under a gallon at 219 South Front Street Lot 4 Block 6 Original Plat Town of La Crosse for the period from date to July 1 1914. Bondsman Illinois Surety Company of Chicago Illinois. Dated December 16 1913.
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City of la Crosse
United States
A. J. la Fleur
Town of la Crosse
South Front Street
Illinois Surety Company of
Chicago
A. J. la, Fleur
Graft Charges in St. Paul Extended
St. Paul Minn December 20 more graft and extortion charges are today lodged against ex Chief of Police Martin Flannagan Fred Turner dismissed city detective and keepers of resorts and hotels following a grand jury report which brought in thirty seven true bills as a result of further revelations in witnesses in the vice graft investigations
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ST. Paul, Minn
Martin Flannagan
Fred Turner
St. Paul
Literary Appetite Starts with Hoyt Lamb and Bacon
The Balt imore American suggests beginning readers with Hoyt Lamb and Bacon to feed a literary appetite. The note connects moral themes about money and love, implying deceit leads to disappointment.
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Hoyt, Lamb and Bacon
Baltimore American
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