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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1913
Page
7
Mrs William Elis Corey formerly Mabhelle Gilman is in New York for the holidays with her husband, described here as a former head of a Bleel trust weather group. The note adds a quirky remark about daylight lengths across Sunday and today and references dates around December 23.
New York scholars debunk claims of a single shortest day of the year noting daylight length varies with latitude and season. Experts explain that earth tilt and atmospheric conditions create fluctuations in civil twilight and solar noon across locales.
The text ponders how many revolutions watch wheels make and notes men may argue to gain attention, suggesting the number may matter in drawing interest.
Wisconsin News reports Portland crowds of I W W members stormed two restaurants claiming they were without money and must be fed. In one incident fourteen ate and refused to pay. three were arrested for disorderly conduct. In another, twenty men entered and demanded service saying Mayor Albee would pay. twenty police reserves faced a stormy scene and the men were ejected.
In Minneapolis on December 23 a woman posing as a penitent attacked Father Henry Jareski at Holy Cross church. She threw red pepper in his eyes, barricaded a house, and was captured after a struggle. Anna Bradek was arrested.
Ruby Koenig daughter of Joseph Koenig of Two Rivers has been admitted to practice law in Wisconsin. She earned her diploma in Chicago and will practice there.
Boston society buzzes as J Jefferson Richards a Back Bay dancing master proposes renting Harvard students for dances. He guarantees faultlessly dressed, conventionally correct young men skilled in the tango and other dances on request.
A man in a shabby east London quarter is evicted for rent arrears leaving only a valise and clothes. A bystander finds a bulky manuscript detailing a meticulous plan to refund the national debt of the British empire, surprising and amusing observers.
Kyoto travelers visit a small shrine beneath the Kivomidzud era site where Otawa no-Taki pours from rock into bamboo pipes. Devotees kneel on praying stones for thirty or forty minutes as cold water splashes their backs praying for the safety and welfare of loved ones.
In a terse street exchange, a daughter of a wealthy neighbor was reportedly driven from home just after boarding a carriage. The remark hints at a domestic matter causing local curiosity with no further detail available.
The Burns festival of Scotchmen in Galesville marks the 155th birthday of the national poet with a two day bonspiel starting January 22 at the opera house and an evening program of Scottish music, songs, and dances led by local residents.
West Salem wisconsin community briefs with visits from Holmen Bellingham and Montanan residents. announcements include dances church gifts illness travels births obituaries and local society elections.
The article recalls the loss of a wife and mother with neighbors offering help during illness and death. It notes the couple moved from Mauston to the village decades ago and highlights community esteem. It also mentions the December 18 Presbyterian ceremony of Miss Hattie Taylor and Mr William Bradley and Mrs Dickson visiting relatives before returning home.
In the White House Rose Garden Mrs. Monroe fostered French roses from long residence in France. Offshoots from nearly century old roots fill the air with perfume. Hedges include La France Etoile de Lyon and Gloire de Dijon near the south end. Paul Neyrons rise above others near the south veranda.
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