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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
4
Residents report organized fuel thieves in the north side with a series of thefts. Henry Knebes at 1223 Kane Street lost ten tons of furnace coal from a rear woodshed while his family slept. The shed was unsecured and the coal vanished by Sunday morning, a major loss amid recent petty thefts and a dozen complaints in weeks.
Petrograd reports two thousand German soldiers, part of the Warsaw advance, annihilated in a crossing at the Bzura river. Russian artillery paused until midstream, causing heavy losses by drowning and mine blasts. Germans retreat along a thirty mile front Neidenburg to Lautenburg.
The past season saw LST motorcycles licensed to operate on the road network within Mt. Tacoma National Park, marking official access for these riders under park regulations.
The Christmas rush and coastal snow disrupt Milwaukee Road and Burlington routes. Train 57, the westbound mail train between Chicago and Minneapolis, arrives more than four hours late. Coast trains Nos. 16 and 18 from the west reach La Crosse four to five hours late. Eastbound train 55 arrives nearly an hour behind. The Oriental Limited from the north is held up over two hours.
O'Neil Shoe Store area notes Xmas goods. Mrs. Frank Bunker of New Lisbon visited Mrs. C. E. Swarts at 717 St. James. Henry Miller of Madison spending holidays at 153 Caledonia. Earl Brandenburg of Madison with Rev. and Mrs. B. C. Brandenburg at 13602 Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. John Knox of 1352 Charles left for Galesville for holidays. Anna Egan and son Keran of 1606 Wood to visit Minneapolis. Frank Harden of 1¢23 Charles left for Chicago then South Bend, Ind. Martin Breuer ill at 411 Avon. Miss Helen Coney of Minneapolis visiting 918 Berlin. Sabina Keaveny of Portage visiting 527 Caledonia. Electric irons and toasters sold by A. O. Colby. John Mahia of 1426 Berlin leaves for Prairie du Chien for holidays. Mrs. Gus Apel returns to Trempealeau after visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. Merwin, 1614 Wood. Elmer J. Holmes of Stoddard visiting on the north side.
The University of Wisconsin Glee club passed through the city this morning on train No. 55 bound for Minneapolis and St. Paul. They were accommodated in a special car and a sleeper.
Increased freight business for Burlington trainmen is reported through enlarged operations in the Illinois coal fields. All coal empties are being sent south as soon as possible to accommodate the rush of the coal business. John B. Dixon and Miss Galdys Cressy of Boise Idaho rode a motorcycle 130 miles to Hailey Idaho where they were married.
Charles T. Oxnam age 17 and Glenn Witt age 23 signed confessions admitting robbery and fatal shooting of William M Alexander at his home. Oxnam said he did the shooting while Alexander’s widow and two daughtersPenelope and Anna Alexander suffered bruises during the assault.
Mrs Elizabeth Porter described her motive with calm cold logic saying Mrs Kathryn M Spring bewitched her husband. Spring a 59 year old beauty parlor operator lies seriously wounded in two thigh bullets and a breast shot. Porter later softened saying she hopes Spring recovers noting she wrecked her home but wishing her luck.
In Schererville Illinois a vigilant local posse formed to track down two men who robbed three young women in the home of Arthur Holste last night. Holste was bound and gagged while the criminals took gold watches and jewelry from his sister and two other women.
A brief provocative reflection argues that people often desire political liberalism in others as a natural social impulse. It suggests norms influence behavior and that personal ideals may shape judgments of peers and public discourse.
Morris Craigen aged 19 and Morris Knutson aged 18 confessed to police to burglarizing the offices of A J Eberhart and Cargill Coal. Detectives say Eberhart theft totaled 9.05 dollars. nothing of value was taken from Cargill. They were arrested by Detective Dan Deneen.
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