Mahoney challenges mayor on plan legality in La Crosse
Ninth Ward Alderman Paul W. Mahoney released his own legal view of the one man board of public works, noting that the mayor has cited an attorney general opinion. He recalls past disagreements with city leaders, citing the library case, and accuses opponents of blocking reform as they await a council action to replace the board with a city manager or a revised board.
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Attorney General's Office
Mahoney
Board of Public Works
Ninth Ward
Bentley
Libray
Supreme Court
Aiderman Mahoney
la Crosse
Villa forces attack Torreon in northern Mexico border report
El Paso dispatch says Villa’s forces struck Torreon at four am on Friday and a battle for control raged at dawn. Early reports note Villistas had captured nearby Kermisillo and expected to seize the railway hub, with about 5,000 troops reported near Torreon and weak garrison defenses cited by observers.
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Tex
Villa
Torreon
Chihuahua City
el Paso
Villistas
Kermisillo
Mexico
Murgia
Moral of Tim and Family Tuberculosis Tragedy in La Crosse
A La Crosse mailman Tim and his large family die of tuberculosis due to poor ventilation and delayed diagnosis. The article argues for sanitarium treatment and better living conditions to prevent further deaths, urging La Crosse County to support a dedicated sanatorium for public health.
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Tim
la Crosse
Tims
la Crosse County
Universal Military Training Backed by City Leaders
A. L. Fridstein of the Universal Military Training League spent two days in La Crosse interviewing business and professional leaders. Four prominent figures George W. Burton Frank F. Hix Gysbert Van Steenwyk and James Thompson expressed strong support for universal compulsory military training as morally physical beneficial and equitable. They advocate a six month drill period for all able bodied young men at age nineteen to foster citizenship patriotism and national solidarity.
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A. L. Fridstein
Universal Military Training League
la Crosse
Switzerland
Mr. Fridstein
Frank P. Hixon
Chamber of Commerce
George W. Burton
National Bank of la Crosse
Yysbert van Steenwyk
la Crosse Clothing Company
James Thompson
League
George W. Burtore
Frank F. Hixon
Gysbert van Steenwyk
America
Congress
Sis
Universal Military Training Debate Prompts Public Opinion
A 1959 feature notes a rising push for universal military training in the United States. It cites organized support from major groups and interviews four local leaders in La Crosse along with Fridstein’s arguments. Readers are urged to submit their opinions to THE TRIBUNE Universal Service Editor.
British Capture El-Arish on Egypt Border
London reports El-Arish, a fortified Egyptian town at the mouth of the Wady el Arish on the Mediterranean, has fallen after two years of enemy occupation. Paris notes violent cannonading near Louvemont north of Verdun with ongoing artillery duels near Monastir and patrol clashes on the Struma front.
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Palestine
Wady-el-Arish
Egypt
Paris
Louvemont
Verdun
Monastir
Strumna
Search for German supply ship Tinto off Chile
In Santiago Chile a Chilean destroyer has been ordered to hunt the steamer Tinto now believed at large in the southern Atlantic with a German crew and supplies from German vessels aboard. The Tinto was detained previously on suspicion of outfitting as a supply ship for commerce raiders and later released.
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Chile
Tinto
Atlantic
Congress backs peace effort and avoids binding action
Washington reports both chambers declined to endorse or block the president's move to seek a peace basis. Senator Hitchcock and Rep Bailey offered resolutions praising the diplomacy while deferring concrete action until after the holidays.
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Congress
Europe
Senate
Bailey
Foreign Affairs Committee
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Gallinger
Gard
Coal famine in Chicago eased by railroad coal preference
December 22 Chicago railroads move every ton of coal in the switching district to unloading points. They agree to give coal preference over all other commodities in switching to break the coal famine.
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Chicago
Creditors plan to exam ine Mrs Castle in landmark case
Creditors of Castle Engineering prepare to petition Referee C L Baldwin to examine Mrs A M Castle wife of the la crosse engine dealer who vanished before the firm’s collapse The examination is expected after the holidays amid reports of concealed assets and a possible location in the West Indies.
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A. M. Castle
la Crosse
Castle Engineering Company
Pneumonia Claims Three More Guardsmen
In El Paso on December 22, three National Guardsmen died from pneumonia at base hospitals. The deceased are Percy J. Eisenhoer 24 from Fourth Pennsylvania Elizabeth town Pa Roy E Bliliott of Ann Arbor Michigan and James K Ormsby from Shenandoah Pennsylvania. Funeral services were planned for Friday.
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EL Paso
Texas
Percy J. Eisenhoer
Pennsylvania
M Elizabethtown
Roy E. Bliliott
Michigan
Ann Arbor
James K. Ormsby
Machine Gun Company
Shenandoah
Favorable Report on Liquor Ad Ban in Dry States
The Senate Post Office Committee reported favorably a bill barring all liquor advertisement mails to dry states. The measure, backed by supporters, aims to curb liquor promotion where state laws prohibit alcohol.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
Famous trotter sold in Chicago auction
The Colorado trotter A. R. G., 2.13 percent, winner of fourteen of twenty starts in 1916, sold for $1,700 to L. B. Brown of Denver. Diameter, pacer, 2.03 percent, went to H. H. Rogge of Dayton, Ohio, for $1,525. S. F. Gildenstein of Milwaukee bought the Canadian pacer Beaver, 2.03 percent, for $1,100.
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Colorado Trotter
L. B. Brown
Denver
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H. H. Rogge
Dayton
Ohio
S. F. Gildenstein
Milwaukee
Beaver
Bulgar Soldier Seeks Work to Pay for Education at Christmas
The La Crosse Tribune prints a plea from John Toncaff, a Bulgar veteran in Company M, Third Wisconsin, who gave up a job to serve at the Texas border. He asks for after school work and Saturday hours to fund English studies, hoping to become a proficient American and writer. He requests contact through the editor if readers can assist.
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John Toncaff
The
Tribune
John
la Crosse Tribune
Gread
Mairry Chresmas
British Press Skeptical as Wilson Peace Note Draws Reproof
Bonar Law in Commons says Britain must consult allies before defining stance on Wilson note. London papers condemn the move as ill timed and ill advised, while editorials urge that only Allied victory and security justify any peace terms. American correspondents report puzzled officials seek to understand Wilson’s aim.
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Wilson
England
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Evening Standard
Globe
Westminster Gazette
Exchequer
Commons
America
Belgium
Germany
United States
Peace proposals meet cautious reception in Washington
Washington observers warn America must avoid world war and decline offers without harming U S interests. Entente diplomats say Britain and allies will not flatly reject Wilson peace messages, citing expediency and official regret.
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Great Britain
Wilson
United Press
President Wilson peace note delivered to German foreign office
American Chargé Grew in Berlin notified the U S state department that he had received a copy of President Wilsons peace note for delivery to the German foreign office.
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Berlin
State Department
Wilson
Foreign Office
Wilson Peace Note Sparks Mixed Reactions in Europe and US
Allied diplomats express chagrin at the president’s call for defined war aims while noting their speakers have stated goals for years. Officials see a cautious shift as governments in Europe assess the proposals, with early sentiment split between relief and concern over potential prolongation of the war. Continued coverage on page six.
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