Shower of Gold election rewards prizes and commissions
The Shower of Gold election closes with winners announced and final standings published. Contestants who did not win regular prizes receive a ten percent commission on new subscription money. Canvass extends to early morning as judges certify results and mail remaining prizes.
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Eileen Fischer
Holmen
Wis
Helen Smith
Galesville
The
Tribune
Great Northwest
Asquith Likes Novels and Children, Premier Revealed
London reports Premier Asquith enjoys old fashioned novels and is very shy. He loathes poetry and loves to play with children.
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London
Asquith
Greek Premier to retire in favor of youth
Athens reports say M. Gounaris or another neutrality party leader near King Constantine could be chosen as Greek premier. Skouloudis expressed a wish to retire to permit a younger successor. He noted his acceptance came with an understanding he could withdraw from public life.
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Athens
M. Gounaris
Constantine
M. Skouloudis
Svith
Salonika
Serbia
Greece
Varna
London
Petrograd
Varna Bay
Berlin
Sayville
L. L
Black Sea
Sofia
Miner Entombed At Richards Colliery No. 4 Slope
At 10 o'clock this morning Joseph Reneck remained buried in the No. 4 slope of the Richards colliery Mount Carmel after being entombed since 7 AM Monday. A 120 man rescue force in eight hour relays works to clear the coal fall.
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Shamokin
Joseph Reneck
Richards
Susquehbanna Coal Company
Mount Carmel
Philipp Declines Senate Run at Milwaukee Committee Meeting
At a Milwaukee state committee meeting, Philipp announces he will not seek a Senate seat. Whitehead gains momentum as Philipp steps back, with party officials describing the decision as final and expected.
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Philipp
Whitehead
State Committee
Milwaukee
Steam roller dominates Wisconsin GOP convention plans
In Milwaukee a Philipp led faction uses a decisive meeting to shape the Republican path for the United States Senate race. Governor Philipp will not seek the senate seat, affecting delegate plans and party harmony as the Philipp machine presses for a firm candidate slate.
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Milwaukee
John Whitehead
Janesville
Robert M. la Follette
United States
Philipp
Mr. la Follette
Wis
Gvernor E. L. Philipp
Robert M. Lavolieue
George A. West
Republican State Central Committee
Fifth District
Republican House
West
George Gordon
la Crosse
Alvin P. Kletzsch
Kletzsch
Platt Whitman
Highland
M. J. Cleary
Insurance Commission
State Central Committee
Madison
E. H. Lyons
Fond du Lac
Frank Smith
Whitman
Cleary
Mr. West
E. B. Gennrich
William Kohl
Mayville
Gennrich
Kohl
Ole Kinney
Colfax
H. E. Andrews
Portage
la Follette
C. J. Sumner
Delavan
George B. Harris
Waukesha
Dr. Smith
Richard Gumz
George S. Meredith
Gordon
J. L. Haney
Kewaunee
George O'Connor
Eagle River
Sumner
Messrs West
Nelson
Lyons
United States Senate
McGovern
LaCrosse Spends 150000 for Christmas Gifts
An estimate by the Secretary of the Retail Merchants' Association relies on reports of good business to justify a $150,000 expenditure on Christmas gifts. The item reflects holiday spending trends and retail morale in the city.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
La Crosse Sees Strong Christmas Gift Spending
La Crosse merchants estimate about 150000 dollars spent on Christmas gifts with an average per family near 25 dollars across 6000 families. Local retailers report brisk sales, heavy department-store traffic, and a booming parcel post and express season as prosperity steadies while other cities struggle.
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la Crosse
Harry Taggart
la Crosse Retail Merchants’ Association
la Crosse Retail Grocers’ Association
Taggart
German Troops Recapture Hartmannsweilerskopf Peak
Berlin reports German forces have retaken Hartmannsweilerskopf in Alsace after a several days battle with the French. Landwehr units recovered the peak, taking 23 officers and 1,530 men as prisoners. The war office says German attacks on the northern slopes continue and no major changes occurred on Russian or Balkan fronts.
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Berlin
London
Hartmannsweilerskopf
Alsace
Landwehr
War Office
Wilsons plan Christmas junket to Hot Springs
Washington reports President and Mrs. Wilson may take their immediate relatives for a Christmas vacation at Hot Springs Virginia. The party reportedly includes Mrs. W H Bolling and Miss Bertha Bolling, Miss Gordon, Dr Cary Greyson the White House physician, and possibly Miss Wilson.
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Washington
Allied submarines capture Austrian submarine
Rome reports two Allied submarines captured an Austrian submarine and tow it to Malta. Malta dispatches to Paris said an Austrian submarine was destroyed by two Allied torpedo boats. If correct, it would be the first time a submarine is captured by vessels of the same type.
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Rome
Malta
Paris
Cure for La Grippe by Hot Bath and Warm Bed
Medical authorities describe a cure for la grippe involving a hot bath for thirty minutes then wrapping in a blanket and resting in a room at least 70 degrees. After thirty minutes the body is sponged with luke warm water, then fresh nightclothes and bed rest. The morning should bring relief or end the illness.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Grippe Epidemic Eases as Christmas Nears
Milwaukee health officials report the tippe epidemic is in decline though it has infected nearly 20,000 residents. Dr. Ruhland warns against over eating and kissing as the season continues with high influenza activity across the central states. In Chicago, authorities ban kissing for those with colds while Minnesota reports rose drug prices as grippe cases rise.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ruhland
West
Chicago
Middle West
Central States
John Dill Robertson
ST. Paul
Minn
Northwest
State Health Department
Pfessers Bacillus
Twin Cities
Chance to Spread Christmas Happiness Through Small Odd Jobs
Taylor Frey of the state employment commission urges residents to use the employment bureau in La Crosse to hire a worker for quick home tasks. He says a day or half day of labor can be a welcome Christmas gift and help homes share in the season’s joy.
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Taylor Frey
State Industrial Commismission
la Crosse
State Employment Bureau
River Root judicial ditch hearing extends to February
Farmers opposing the Root river project testified in Caledonia Minnesota that converting the river into a judicial ditch would cost about 168000 and burden landowners. Proponents argued the plan would reclaim hundreds of acres and prevent floods by straightening and deepening the river for twenty miles toward the Mississippi. The hearing before Judge Quinn will resume with witnesses expected tomorrow and continue to February 1.
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Root River
Quinn
Caledonia
Minn
W. F. Wolfe
la Crosse
Mississippi
Harvesters Offer Stock Purchase to Chicago Employees
The International Harvester company invites employees to buy stock up to 1000 dollars on a partial payment plan. The firm will add a sum equal to one percent of each employee’s earnings to the annual payment.
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Chicago
The
Villa Leader Said Walking Into New Orleans Area
Reports from El Paso say General Francisco Villa may be on American soil after a bloody clash near Chihuahua that routed a Villista force. Juarez peace talks omit Villa and Zapata, while Obregon leads campaigns against Indian raiders from Nogales. Villa reportedly plans to reach New Orleans for Christmas.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Carranza
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
John Rodiguez
Sonora
Zapata
Juarez
Villista
Villa
Obregon
Nogales
New Orleans
Francisco Villa
Mrs Barker Spaulding to gain fortune from car plant sale
Chicago report notes seven million dollars profit to Catherine Barker Spaulding from the sale of the Haskell Parker Car company at Michigan City Indiana. The plant, willed to her by her father, secures the Christmas fortune five months into marriage.
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Chicago
Catherine Barker Spaulding
Haskell- Parker Car Company
Michigan City
Ind
Von Papen Sails New York After Recall Demand
Captain Franz von Papen, military attache at the German embassy, sails for Europe as the government demands his recall. He issues a statement thanking those who did not let personal feelings be poisoned by hatred created by war.
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New York
Europe
Franz von Papen
Wai
Second American Note Seen as Conciliatory by Vienna Press
Washington reports the second American Ancona note arrived in Vienna at 6 pm local time. Amsterdam dispatches say Vienna press cites absence of sharp language and praises America's measured tone as a concession and conciliatory toward the Allied effort.
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Washington
Vienna
State Department
Amsterdam
America
Diplomats See Possible Amicable Path in Ancona Dispute
Washington reports reduced tension as foreign diplomats foresee an amicable solution to the Ancona dispute. Austria may gain room for independent international action while the United States withholds Germany's Frye note, awaiting further Austrian and Berlin moves.
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Washington
United States
Austria
Germany
State Department
Vienna
Burien
Verrfeld
Burian
Berlin
Withhold Frye
William P. Frye
Ancona
Reformatory Paroles Eighteen Inmates In Wisconsin
The state board of control pardoned eighteen inmates at the state reformatory in Green Bay on Wednesday. Thirty three applications were considered.
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Green Bay
Wis
State Board of Control
Santa Claus
State Reformatory
Weather Today and Forecast for La Crosse Area
Sunrise tomorrow is 7 38 a m with a 4 32 p m sunset. Yesterday’s high 32 low 30. precipitation 0. For Wisconsin cloudy and colder tonight. Minnesota fair then increasing clouds with snow possible Friday. Iowa fair and colder tonight with snow or rain possible west part Friday. Western storm move into upper Great Lakes with wind rain or snow. overall fair elsewhere.
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Meecee
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Upper Lake Region
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence Valley
Mississippi Valley
North Atlantic Coast
Dakotas
Rocky Mountain
Pacific
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