Mystery Nativity Play Delights St Josephs Audience
Crowds fill St Josephs Hall Tuesday for a mystery play by St Josephs school students celebrating the nativity. Cast includes Marion Vesey Robert Mullen Sylvester Muldowney Julius Miller Louis Wheeler Cyril Seinfeld er John Kenigan Thomas McDonough Richard Farrel Bernard Muldowney James Kevin Arthur Denny Joseph Lisovecz Virginia Muldowney Edward Thompson Ruth Kerr Gladys Pommel Marie Volz Viola Poehling Eda Capellan Irene Welsh Catherine Boschert John Dugan.
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St. Joseph's School
Catholic Women’s League
Marion Vesey
Robert Mullen
Sylvester Muldowney
Julius Miller
Louis Wheeler
Cyril Seinfelder
John Kenigan
Thomas McDonough
Richard Far
C. N. W. and Santa Fe Plan New Transcontinental Route
Arrangements nearly complete for Chicago & Northwestern and Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe to enter St Louis and build terminals forming the center of a new transcontinental road.
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ST. Louis
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Fire Devours Commercial Hotel in Pembine
A fire starting in the attic of the Commercial hotel owned by Mrs. Z Gravell completely destroyed the structure. The fire occurred in Pembine Wisconsin and the building was insured.
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Pembine, Wis
Million and Half of Tractor Orders to Local Concern
About 31 jobbers from 19 states and provinces signed contracts totaling 2,750 tractors at an average $650 each, amounting to $1,787,500 for 1917 deliveries. La Crosse Tractor Co also absorbed Happy Farmer Co and Sta-Rite Engine Co, with over-sold factory capacity to extend production to 2,500 tractors.
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la Crosse Tractor Company
Sta-Rite Engine Company
Happy Farmer Company
Happy Farmer
B. F. Hamey
la Crosse
Christmas Rush Hits La Crosse Post Office
The La Crosse post office gears up for its largest Christmas bundle rush. Postmaster Olaf R. Skaar says the peak race starts Thursday or Friday. Carrier Peter Nonstad, dressed like Santa, delivers amid loaded wagons and overflowing packages. Skaar plans adding thirty clerks to the staff.
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la Crosse
Olaf R. Skaar
Peter Nonstad
Santa Claus
Federal Building
Skaar
U S Interest in World Peace Talks May Shape Neutral Stand
Washington officials say the United States, as a neutral, will be interested in any world peace guarantee or disarmament discussion linked to current proposals. The administration notes a possible active role if terms are welcomed by belligerents, while aiming for assurances of permanent peace and avoiding causes of the war.
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Oo Rey Bender
Uni
Washington
United States
State Department
United Press
England
Germany
International League
Lloyd George Delivers Momentous War Speech in Britain
The article chronicles David Lloyd George addressing Parliament as Walter Hines Page, the American ambassador, is absent. It describes his calculated rhetoric on Germany’s wartime conduct, reparation, and guarantees, and notes Herbert Asquith’s expectant stance as the Welsh leader outlines England’s terms and proposed endgame for victory.
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Walter Hines Page
England
Lloyd George
Germany
Lloyd- George
Lloyd-George
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Asquith
Barron Christmas Tree Celebration Planned at School
Barron Wis Dec 20 A community Christmas tree celebration will be held at the public school grounds here on Christmas eve.
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Barron
Wis
Accused Wife Testifies of Curses and Abuse in Murder Trial
Mrs Iva Barnes testified that James R Barnes cursed and struck her after they married in 1908 and that she endured repeated episodes of brutality. She recalled an incident when he made her sit up all night while he slept and another time she swallowed a drug after a quarrel.
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Chicago
James R. Barnes
Iva Barnes
Barnes
Milwaukee
Newlands Proposes Substitute Flood Control Measure
Senator Newlands presented a substitute flood control bill to the senate committee on commerce as it reviews flood control proposals for the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers. Express companies report Christmas shipments at record highs with shipments starting earlier and continuing to surge through the season.
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Newlands
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Mississippi
Sacramento
County Officials Hear Emma Dalton Plea For Aid
Emma Dalton seeks official aid after years of matrimonial disputes and alleged police harassment. She claims poverty and life in a shack near La Crosse with her mother, sending letters to Poor Commissioner Burdick and County Judge Brindley explaining her situation and past court references. Her letters recount a troubled marriage license episode involving Henry Nowles and a man named McCarthy, with Chicago-tinged grammar and distress over housing and work.
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Emma Dalton
Henry Nowles
Houston County
Dresbach
Minn
la Crosse
Dalton
Sarah
Sol Burdick
John Brindley
Het
Burdick
Dres
Mother
Germany
Minnesota
Girl Sentenced for Killing Aged Man Reversed for Retrial
Catherine Harrison a 15 year old bride was sentenced to five years for killing W ly Warren hotel proprietor at Fort Worth on December 22 1915. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the verdict remanding for retrial due to improper testimony about the defendant’s character.
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Austin
Texas
Catherine Harrison
W.ly Warren
Fort Worth
Court of Criminal Appeals
Warren
Demand for Border Guard Stay Explained by War Secretary
Washington December 29. Representative Emerson Ohio introduced a resolution asking Secretary Baker to inform Congress why the national guard is held on the border and how long guardsmen may be expected to stay there.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
National Guard
Emerson
Republican
Ohio
Morgan Company Deposits 8.2 Million Gold From Canada
J P Morgan and Company deposited 8 2 million dollars in gold from Canada at the assay office on Wednesday. This brings total imports from all sources for the year to 616 million dollars.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Company
Canada
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