Peace Near in Castro War Threatened Land
Washington reports show U S reassessing Venezuela ties as secret moves hint at Castro's downfall. Curacao says new ministry acts to ease conflict by revoking ship embargo. Ships Montana and North Carolina movements unlisted raise curiosity. Dutch and German officials gauge Castro's fate and potential peace.
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Root
Maine
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Venezuela
Willemstad
Curacao
Holland
Montana
Hampton Roads
Rockland
North Carolina
Charleston
Bureau of Navigation
Hague
Caribbean
Dutch Foreign Office
Washington
Berlin
Night Riders Torch Trestles to Force Cheaper Fare
In Lincoln Nebraska the Lincoln to Havelock street car line was halted after a mob of Havelock residents burned several wooden trestles last night. The action, linked to a "night riders" plan, targeted the traction company's refusal to cut the fare to six rides for a quarter. The group vowed to persist with destruction until a fare reduction is granted.
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Neb
Havelock
Traction Company
Newman Resigns as New York Central President
New York December 22 President W H Newman of the New York Central lines tendered his resignation at a board of directors meeting.
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New York
W. H. Newman
New York Central Lines
Board of
Annis Hains Trial Tactics Try Discredit Testimony
Defense plans to cast doubt on Mrs Annis testimony accusing Thornton J Hains of beckoning Captain Hains to the float before the Aug 15 Bay side Yacht club shooting. Lawyers aim to show Mrs Annis learned details from Burchfield and conferred with counsel before testifying.
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L. L
Wm. E. Annis
Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Messrs
McIntyre
Shay
District Atttorney Darrin
White
Hains
Thornton
A Winning Fight Against Tuberculosis Crusade
M W Dvorak argues the anti tuberculosis push is a societal shift toward higher life standards and educated care. He notes public education, vaccination history, and the success of sanatoria with about 70 percent cure rates, urging readers to join the winning fight against a preventable, curable disease.
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M. W. Dvorak
la Crosse Co. Med. Society
Night Riders Escape Plot Fails As Witness Testifies
In Union City Tennessee on December 22 the Fehringer testimony in the Rankin murder case shocked the night riders trial. A mounted assailant burst into the courtroom vowing to shoot the witness, while judges and officers thwarted a planned jail break with a heavy guard. Earlier, John Shaw described being halted by 25 to 30 masked men on a road near Union City as he prepared to testify before the grand jury.
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Tenn
Fehringer
Captain Rankin
Reelfoot Lake Night Riders
Rankin
Kentucky
Shaw
Donations to Humane Society Grow Before Christmas
Donations to the Humane Society include 22 cash gifts totaling 226 dollars and 58 clothing gifts worth 225 dollars. There are 18 other gifts including shoes wood coal merchandise stove valued at 125 dollars, for a grand total of 576 dollars. Interest rises as Christmas approaches with three days left. A Sunday school class and a young girl from Hokah contributed gifts. Today's cash gifts were three times all previous money gifts combined.
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Hokah
Little Girl Delivers Christmas Gifts to Humane Officer
An 8 or 9 year old girl named Olive Moe from Hokah Minnesota visits Humane Officer Berry with a large box of presents for poor children. She explains she read about needy kids and wants to help by giving dolls and toys. A gentleman accompanies her and asks Mrs Berry to listen.
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la Crosse
Hokah
Minn
To Little Girls Hokah Girl Praise Visit
A note asks children to visit Olive Moe in Hokah during the summer and to tell her they are proud of her. It suggests inviting a child to gift small presents to Mr. Berry for the poor.
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Hokah
Olive Moe
Mr. Berry
Hixon Gives $100 To The Poor In Humane Office
Frank P. Hixon handed $100 to Humane Officer Berry this morning, a deliberate public gesture to aid the poor and set an example for others before Christmas. The day's donations totaled $158, with contributions including toys as requested by a reader's letter to The Tribune.
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Frank P. Hixon
Humane
Berry
Eeerves Eaves
Tribune
Humane Society
Sunday School Tots Send Berry Dollar to Help Poor
A Caledonia Street Methodist church Sunday school class of girls ages 7 to 10 donated a dollar to Humane Officer for the poor. Laura Shay, SS teacher, explains how a single ten cent gift grew into a community effort, with Mr. Berry using the funds to buy clothes and food for a struggling family and to ensure Christmas aid for the children.
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Berry
Darkness Falls on Toyland in La Crosse Stores
Last evening as shoppers packed stores for evening purchases the city plunged into darkness when underground cables shorted. Jewelry shops feared wire cuts while others anticipated shoplifting. Lights were restored by switching to a duplicate cable system. The outage lasted from 6 03 to 6 40 p m and was caused by a short circuit not yet located, says Secretary P M Gelatt.
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P. M. Gelatt
Esch to Visit Panama for Christmas Holiday
Congressman John J. Esch will leave Washington around December 28 with the interstate and foreign commerce committee to spend the Christmas holidays in Panama, contrary to expectations he would be in La Crosse.
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John J. Esch
la Crosse
Washington
Panama
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Mr. Esch
Ships Sink as British Steamer Wrecked Far North Atlantic
The Trade, the largest British cotton steamer from Galveston to Liverpool, wrecked today at Point Mizzen head. The captain and six crew were drowned, 65 men rescued. Cargo of 21,000 bales of cotton lost.
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Galveston
Liverpool
Point Mizzenhead
Aged minister accused after girl assault claim
Belleville Illinois December 22 Samuel Daniels a farmer near Belleville said he will seek a warrant for Rev William Jacques mayor longtime pastor of the local Latter Day Saints church. His 11 year old daughter Selma says Jacques attacked her on a lonely road. Jacques 64 and reputedly wealthy may return to England.
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Belleville
Ill
William Jacques
Church of Latter Day Saints
Samuel Daniels
Daniels
Selma
Jacques
England
Duchess Operated On for Appendicitis
The Duchess of Manchester, formerly Miss Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati, underwent successful surgery for appendicitis in London on December 22.
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London
Duchess of Manchester
Helen Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Weather Forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Coldest in La Crosse at 26 and 48 for warmest with light wind. Forecasts say fair tonight and Wednesday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with warmer conditions in the west and north portions tonight and Wednesday. North field reports 2 above for coldest in the United States.
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United States
Northfield
Wisconsin
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Iowa
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