Stars of Big Top at the Majestic
The Riding Conners bring a Ringling brothers circus flavor to the Majestic early this week with a one ring horse act and vaudeville. Clara Stevens presents modern and classic dances with original selections and striking costumes. Lightning Western performs rapid sketching of historic figures ending with a Titanic drawing before the stage goes dark.
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Conners
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Majestic
Clara Stevens
Miss Stevens
La Crosse Boxing Club Secures Y M C A Site For Fights
The club has optioned the old Y M C A building to host all boxing matches. Negotiations are underway with a well known Chicago fighter and another famed ring athlete, potentially bringing a January bout to La Crosse.
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Henry Rooney
Chicago
Sporting Ring
la Crosse
Banker Suffers Stroke After Golfing
Joseph Truitt Talbert vice president of National City Bank is in serious condition after an attack of paralysis. He was stricken while golfing in New York on December 22.
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New York
Joseph Truitt Talbert
National City Bank
Seattle Wins Its Transfer Battle
Washington dispatch reports Seattle citizens secured a Supreme Court ruling forcing the Seattle, Renton and Southern Street Railway to exchange transfers with the Seattle Electric Railway within city limits. The railroad’s appeal was dismissed, upholding a decree ordering transfers between lines on a one half proceeds basis.
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Washington
Seattle
Supreme Court
Seattle, Renton & Southern Street Railway Company
Seattle Electric Railway
High Court
Washington State Supreme Court
Suburban
La Crosse Forms New Boxing Club Amid Miscellaneous Notes
A new La Crosse Athletic Club has been organized with articles filed by secretary of state John S. Donald. Capital stock is $1500 and the aims include conducting sports and especially boxing and sparring under the new law. The incorporators are C. A. Hunt and others. A ship is shown sending her 5. O. S. Miss Cora Hall is noted as a baseball girl with a strong performance and a humorous monologist George Lavender rounds out the bill.
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la Crosse Athletic Club
Johns. Donald
C. A. Hunt
Snown
Cora Hall
Ball Park
George Lavender
Habeas Corpus Writ Powers and Applications
Habeas corpus is a writ directed to a person detaining another and commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner. It applies in cases where a person in custody claims illegal detention or wrongful bail denial or seeks transfer between courts.
Understanding gold carats and purity in jewelry
The article explains that pure gold is divisible into 24 carats, with 18 carats meaning 18 parts gold and 6 parts alloy. It notes common jewelry markings such as 14 carat for ordinary pieces and 22 carat for wedding rings, using Troy ounce measurements.
Style and trouble in married life joke quoted
A Boston Transcript quip contrasts Briggs and Griggs on keeping a wife dressed stylishly with a sharp wit about personal effort. The exchange underlines social humor of domestic appearance and marital dynamics.
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Briggs
Griggs
Boston Transcript
Sylvester Cargill Dies at His Minneapolis Home
Sylvester Cargill 65, brother of La Crosse’s W. W. Cargill, died Saturday in Minneapolis. President of Victoria Elevator Co and Minneapolis Stock Exchange member, he collapsed at his offices after lunch and was found dead at 2:30 by family. He was an uncle of W.8. Cargill formerly of La Crosse and Austin Cargill of Green Bay.
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la Crosse
Minneapolis
Sylvester Cargill
W. W. Cargill
Cargill
Victoria Elevator Company
Minneapolis Stock Exchange
W. 8. Cargill
City
Austin Cargill
Green Bay
Wis
Visitor to Santa Injured by Auto
Seven year old William Van Zandenburg was struck and run over at Fourth and Main by an electric car driven by Mrs. L. H. Martin. His jaw was broken but physicians said no internal injuries. He was taken to Dr. Evans then home, as Sidney Hopkins watched the toy displays.
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Santa Claus
William van Zandenburg
North Fourth Street
Fourth and Main Street
L. H. Martin
Martin Clothing Company
Sidney Hopkins
Kk. Evans
Judge Brindley Improves after Illness at Home
County Judge John Brindley recovers from illness and remains confined to his South Fourteenth street home. He may resume duties at the courthouse this week.
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John Brindley
South Fourteenth Street
Court House
Carrs Welcome Baby Girl At South Third Street
Mr and Mrs George Carr of 2506 South Third street are parents of an eight and a half pound baby girl born at 11 30 Saturday morning.
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George Carr
South Third Street
Jail break in underwear shatters calm in Ripon
Charles Cartiff, sought in Marinette for alleged wife abandonment, escaped a deputy sheriff in Ripon, slipping down a drain, wearing only hat shoes and underwear. Authorities pursue him as a possible shelter in nearby woods.
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Ripon
Wis
Charles Cartiff
Marinette
Cartiff
Senate charge of bad faith over Hetch Hetchy bill report
Senator Works accused Chairman Myers of breaching faith by reporting the original Hetch Hetchy bill while opponents were away, despite a promise they would be heard. Myers denied the charge on the senate floor.
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Washington
Myers
Committee On Public Lands
Senate
Works
Pankhurst Flies to Switzerland for Rest
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst departed London quietly for Switzerland for another rest. Scotland Yard detectives followed from a taxi to the railway station and then to the coast as she left the country.
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London
Scotland Yard
Emmeline Pankhurst
Switzerland
Oshkosh Plans Midwinter Regatta on Lake Winnebago
Plans were completed for a Christmas day regatta on Lake Winnebago under the Oshkosh Ice Yacht club auspices. Members will race gasoline launches instead of ice boats. The midwinter tennis tournament also continued.
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Oshwkosh
Wis
Lake Winnebago
Oshkosh Lee
Carpentier and Jeanette Set for Soon Fight
Georges Carpentier and Joe Jeanette were matched today for a bout in the near future. The pairing was announced December 22.
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Paris
Georges Carpentier
Joe Jeanette
Exception to the Rule at the National Gallery
A countryman protests, claiming the same pictures appeared again, while an attendant jokes about a hotel clerk’s claim that pictures are changed daily in leading picture houses.
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National Gallery
Brighten Red Tiles With Lemon Salt Rub
Rub red tiles with a lemon dipped in fine salt to brighten and remove stains. Leave a few minutes, then wash as usual. The tiles become a clear red color and look refreshed.
Britons Born at Sea Births Among Seafarers Rise
A historical note states that on average 709 British subjects are born at sea each year. The statistic highlights maritime births among seafarers and the ongoing trend in naval and merchant shipping communities.
Man with shotgun jailed after road house rampage
Harry Woodruff, noted for pounding piano at Jack Cushner's road house on French Island, ran amuck with a loaded shotgun Friday night. He threatened to shoot Cushner's place, then caused a disturbance at the Midget saloon in La Crosse on North Third street. No shots were fired.
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Harry Woodruff
Jack Cushner
French Island
Woodruff
Cushner
la Crosse
North Third Street
Black Friday in U.S. and Britain financial history
The entry notes two historic Black Fridays. In the United States on September 24, 1869, Gould and others inflated gold prices to 162 percent, trapping many in a corner and triggering a panic. In Britain, May 11, 1866, Overend, Gurney & Co. Limited failure spurred a peak commercial panic.
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United States
Gould
Overend, Gurney& Co. Limited
Autumn Approaches as a Season of Manhood and Flower
The passage contemplates autumn as the mature season, describing it as the manhood of the year. It notes flowers such as Goldenrod, Orchis, Dahlia, and Bloody Cardinal blooming, while acknowledging a light, autumnal sadness.
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D. G. Mitchell
Y W C A Holds Christmas Vespers
The YWCA held its Christmas vesper in the association building on Cass street. Mrs H C Stevens led with a reading of The Stable and the Inn by Thomas Nelson Page. This was the final vesper of the year. next meeting is the first Sunday afternoon in January.
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Association
Cass Street
H. C. Stevens
Thomas Nelson Page
Utilization of Waste Cork in Various Industries
Waste cork serves many uses from filling life buoys to forming linoleum and floor coverings. Cork powder coats strong paper for bottle packing and cork substitutes wood shavings in vinegar prep. Distilled cork waste fuels illumination in retorts.
Suffragists urged to begin in home spaces
A young suffragette declares enthusiasm to sweep the country while her father retorts by asking her to start with their parlor and dining room, reflecting household roots of the movement.
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Coats
Gordon Furs
STARS
BIG Top
the Majestic
Riding Conners
Underwood & Underwood
Panama Canal
Sitte Ss
Cycuracena Sice
Culebra
Pacific Entrance
Star Sc Theatre
Habeas Corpus
BIG Four
J. E. Willing, JR
Judge Brindley
Mrs. Carr
Pankhurst
Plan Amas
Carpentier
Jeanette
King Baggor
Tommy Murphy
BoxuinGe
Bus'ness
Hes
Tommy Hurphy
Harlem
Joe Gans
Bat Nelson
Ad Wolgast
Young Corbett
Jimmy Britt
Eddie Hanlon
Benny Yanger
Durin
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