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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
6
An advertisement promotes making cough syrup at home using pine oil and other ingredients. It claims a bottle costs far less than store purchases, offers quick relief for coughs and chest pains, and asserts the formula is unique and effective. The Pinex Co. at Ft Wayne markets related products.
Resolutions from the western forestry and conservation association urge President Taft to boost forest service appropriations to 8 million dollars. The request covers Montana, Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California to ensure proper protection and firefighting for government timber in those states.
A fragment suggests a boy believes summer break feels shorter than winter school days, implying a perception of time during holidays versus term time. The text contrasts seasons with school routines and hints at childhood impressions of days.
The board of trade announces a city pamphlet ready for distribution containing a moonlit La Crosse illustration and facts about the city and its resources. Businessmen may enclose the pamphlets with outgoing correspondence, and supplies are available at the city hall office of Secretary Utermoeh. An order for 25 000 copies has been placed to last for some time.
Belgian aviator Lanser and a companion crash their biplane in fog while racing Paris to Brussels for a 20000 prize. The plane strikes a chimney and lands in a tree during the flood on the Seine. They are rescued after signaling for help on an island in the flooded river.
Mrs. Edward B. McLean daughter of the late Thomas F. Walsh creates a sensation in fashion by wearing a two inch oval diamond pendant and a second large gem in a forehead bandeau. The stones, said to rival royal crowns, hang from a neck chain beneath a emerald and are paired with a sable cape costing around $100,000.
The Edison Red Cross Seal film was shown to professionals in Chicago and Milwaukee. Milwaukee attendees included Mayor Seidel Health Commissioner Kraft Carl Sandburg and Rabbi Samuel Hirshberg. Dr Dearholt secured the film for La Crosse to promote red cross stamps and it will be shown at the Bijou theater on Saturday December 24 for both matinee and evening.
Franklin club members will debate the question Resolved that the Nielsen Ribbon Ballot is Preferable to the Dunn Coupon Ballot. Niel sen, inventor of the ribbon ballot, leads the affirmative with R. H. Butler presenting the Dunn ballot case. The county board considers whether the Dunn ballot should be adopted county wide.
Funeral services for Mrs Barlow will be held at the residence 1216 State Street Saturday afternoon at 2 30 PM Interment follows at Oak Grove Cemetery with rites at the home.
A massive explosion at the Morris Plant followed an ammonia leak after high pressure lines were cut to prevent freezing. Fire Chief Horan and several officers were killed or missing as flames engulfed the four story plant and rescue efforts continued for hours with many firefighters injured.
The National Civic Federation at a special meeting approved a proposed workmen's compensation act modeled on the English law and urging uniform adoption across states. It also backed laws to ban unguarded machinery and urged legislation to be enacted in all states to balance employer and worker interests. August Belmont chaired and said the compensation principle has broad acceptance among state committees and labor officials.
Newark Colorado December 22 Dr Emory W Hunt president of Denison University Granville fell on icy pavement striking his head and has been unconscious since. Doctors fear a skull fracture and his condition is listed as serious.
A remark notes that some individuals relish the notion of joining elite circles and high society, embracing the allure of status and fashionable circles.
London reports British officials, especially in the War Office, welcomed mild prison terms for officers Trench and Brandon who were jailed four years in a fortress for spying on German fortifications at Borkum. The case suggests high level pressure and fears of a broader spy network across Europe.
Four vessel captains testified in the government’s dissolution suit against Great Lakes Towing Company as the trial concluded in Detroit. U S Attorney Day noted remaining witnesses unnecessary due to cumulative evidence. An adjournment to January 3 in Cleveland was set for the company to produce books and records.
Manila reports a clash in the Basiaman river district of Davao between Monobos tribesmen and a detachment of the Third United States infantry. Private oil was killed and a corporal and a private wounded, names not stated. Heavy losses claimed by the tribesmen, details unavailable.
A cablegram from Peking reports 2,500,000 people plague stricken in Anhui province as part of the rapidly spreading epidemic shown in state department reports from China.
Sophia Unferth died at 106 in Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Her sons Frederick Unferth 89 and Fredericka Bucholz 82 and daughter Henrietta Ulrich 77 were at her bedside. She was among Wisconsin’s earliest settlers arriving in a prairie schooner when Indian wigwams dotted the horizon.
A Philadelphia factory fire killed 21 as walls collapsed trapping firefighters and bystanders amid ice cold water and wreckage. Rescue teams freed trapped men including Billy Glazier, while investigators pursued incendiary origins.
St Paul report says Gov. Eberhart, now in the east, does not plan to run for the Senate. Friends of Eberhart and Senator Clapp deny any bid to defeat Clapp this winter.
Postmaster W B Tscharner notes a large Christmas business at the local post office with thousands of parcels expected to be mailed by Saturday night. An extra clerk force assists in handling the surge as anti tuberculosis seals are sold in the corridor.
In Wichita a 77 year old man S. B. Hassebrook collapsed on a sidewalk shortly after handing his daughter $500 as a Christmas gift. He died at the scene with authorities listing the cause as a heart condition.
The first Democratic club aimed at backing Judson Harmon for 1912 presidential nomination is formed in Ohio. The Harmon Club of Cuyahoga County will operate with headquarters in Cleveland.
In Pompeii workmen uncover a petrified woman in the foundation area. Her hands hold bracelets necklaces rings and earrings studded with gems revealing likely among the most rare ancient jewelry specimens discovered. The jewels remain well preserved beneath the ash and lava.
Delayed by head winds and high seas the liner George Washington of the North German Lloyd line and Dr. Frederick A. Cook are returning to America. They will likely not dock in Hoboken tonight before 7. The latest wireless reports indicate they should reach quarantine about 5:30.
The former Elizabeth Caldwell of Louisville who changed faith with the Monstiers Merinville sisters, known for a notable Catholic conversion, died in Frankfurt on December 16 at age 43.
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