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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1913

Page

4

North Side Briefs A Dreamland Show Highlights Guests

North side notes list visitors and short trips. Reuben Larson of Grand Forks N C visits his parents Rev I Larson 1312 Berlin. Several residents travel or host relatives including Miss Lillian Picha from Loomis and Miss Alice Collins from Kane Street. Households host guests in Albany Galesville West Salem and Minneapolis. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs P Moe at 1822 Wood Street.

Dreamland Reuben Larson Grand Forks N. C Rev. I. Larson Berlin Street Glass Bagley J. Winter Kane Street W. E. Collins Cassville Wis Lillian Picha Loomis Street Savannah Alice Collins Esther Mortenson Caleddonia Street Camp Douglas Selma Swanson Elroy Lawrence Freng Bangor Melvin Schelmidine George Oliver Tomah Catherine Margaret Coughlin Wood Street Albany E. Merwin Gillette Street Galesville William O'Neil George Street Erma Hanson Chicago Anastasia Gertrude la Fleur West Salem A. L. Ryser Charles Street Orabelle Sullivan Mill Street Minneapolis H. Brown Adeline Burns Rose Street Dubuque P. Moe Matilda Miller Eau Claire Caledonia Street Frank Cagle St. Paul

Peter Van Vechten Jr Dies In New York

Peter Van Vechten Jr aged 86 a Milwaukee pioneer and longtime public figure died yesterday morning at his daughter Mrs W S Kenyon s home Kingston N Y after a brief illness

Peter van Vechten Milwaukee Wis W. S. Kenyon Kingston N. Y

Wisconsin Curiosity Denies Compensation in Toy Cap Incident

Chas Arndt, an Illinois Steel Co. employee, was denied workers compensation by the industrial commission. They ruled his injuries resulted from curiosity, not a workplace accident, after he and others found a dynamite cap in a freight car and attempted to test it by placing it on the track and using a hand car. Arndt opened the cap with a jackknife before incident, prompting the inquiry.

Madison Wis Chas, Arndt Illinois Steel Company Industrial Commission Arndt Arndte

Judge Hastings Retires After 32 Years on Bench

Green Bay Wis Dec 24 Judge Samuel D Hastings retires after thirty two years on the Fourteenth circuit bench at a Beaumont hotel banquet. Attending were state judges including John B Winslow chief justice C A Fowler and William J Turner who delivered an address on The Lawyer.

Green Bay, Wis Fourteenth Circuit Samuel D. Hastings Beaumont Hotel John B. Winslow Wisconsin Supreme Court C. A. Fowler Fond du Lac William J. Turner Milwaukee

16 Year Old Girl Dies Across River

Miss Minnie Douglas aged 16, an orphan, died yesterday morning at her aunt Mrs. Murray's home in La Crescent after a yearlong illness with tuberculosis. Survived by brother Willard sister Viola Douglas and five uncles. Funeral at 10 am tomorrow from La Crescent Methodist church. Burial at Toledo Mills cemetery where her mother rests.

Minnie Douglas Mrs. Murray la Crescent Willard Viola Douglas Methodist Rev. E. Herman Toledo Mills

Drownings Reported On Beaver Dam Lake In Wisconsin

Beadt skating on Beaver Dam lake in Cumberland Wisconsin 16 year old Bessie Helgie daughter of John Helgie and Harry Stoll son of Andrew Stoll were drowned. The boy's body was recovered soon after the drowning the girl's body remained missing until Tuesday morning.

Cumberland Wis Beaver Dam Lake Bessie Helgie John Helgie Harry Stoll Andrew Stoll

Soul widow clings to prison cell after Couch case

In Monticello New York Adelaide M Brance once kept as a voluntary prisoner in a small room of the late prosecutor Melvin H Couch Sullivan County she remains confined by her own request though free from charges. She asks to stay jailed while the matron watches over her and regrets not dying with the man she loved.

Monticello N. Y Melvin H. Couch Sullivan County Adelaide M. Brance

Pricking Blister Causes Death Of Wisconsin Traveler

William Luebkeman aged 45 a well known commercial traveler died in Eau Claire Wisconsin from blood poisoning after pricking a blister with a needle He was active in athletics and organized the citys first bicycle club He leaves a wife and two children.

Eau Claire Wis William Luebkeman

Indorsement of Radium Bank Aids Cancer Patients

Dr. Rucker of the Public Health Service endorsed a federal radium bank today in Washington to provide expert cancer treatment to patients. The move aims to establish access to radiation therapy for those in need.

Indorses Radium Bank Washington Rucker The Public Health Service

North Side Rink Delayed By Unfrozen Ground

Park commission promises Christmas skating for city kids but J. H. Forrer reports ground must harden before flooding. Rinks should be skatable within two or three days after Christmas. Rose street rink flooded yesterday to start ground preparation.

Park Commission J. H. Forrer Rose Street

White Gift service overfulfills First Baptist church

The White Gift service at First Baptist Church Sunday evening drew a large audience as hymns filled the church. Ten individuals pledged themselves to serve the King of Kings and many gave White Gifts of service and consecration.

First Baptist Church King of Kings Bible School Associated Charities Baptist State Convention Baptist Orphanage Home and Foreign Missions Street Railway Company North Side

Christmas Sermon At Early Service By Rev Rowlison

Rev Carlo C Rowlison of the Congregational church will deliver the Christmas sermon at the First Baptist church at 7 o clock tomorrow morning. A special program features Christmas music by a male quartet the Junior chorus and the regular choir. Miss Barber sings Holy Night and a printed program with the pastor s greeting is available.

Carlos C. Rowlison Congregational Church First Baptist

Mrs. Young Again Head of Schools

Chicago reports Ella Flagg Young restored as superintendent after a tumultuous board of education meeting. John O D Shoop was ousted from the post as three officers stood by and President Peter Reinberg warned of eviction if disorder continued.

Chicago John OD. Shoop Ella Flagg Young Board of Education Peter Reinberg

Stefansson Crew Safe for Winter

Dr. R. M. Anderson reported all scientists and crew of the Alaska and Mary Sachs are safe and in winter quarters at Collinson Point Arctic circle. He noted the Karluk was seen in an ice pack near Point Barrow on August 19.

Ottawa Ont R. M. Anderson Stefansson George J. Desbarats Naval Affairs Alaska Mary Sachs Collinson Point Flaxman Island Arctic Circle Anderson Point Barrow

Doggie custody sparks divorce case in Pasadena

Mrs J Lambert Felerton, seeking a divorce, told authorities she will not obtain a dog license until the court decides who gets the pet. The dispute centers on rightful custody of the dog in the ongoing divorce proceedings.

Pasadena Cal J. Lambert Felerton

Chicago crowds snatch up free Christmas ride tickets

Twenty five thousand street car tickets were issued to allow "kids" from tenement districts to ride free to Grant Park for Chicago's first municipal Christmas celebration tonight. City officials finalized plans for the fete as tickets sold quickly.

Chicago Grant Park

Local Couple Plans Wed In La Crosse

Arthur P Todt aged 21 won a marriage license to wed Miss Barbara Huss aged 19. Both residents of La Crosse.

Arthur P. Todt Barbara Huss la Crosse

Darkness Falls On Chicago As Christmas Shoppers Flee

Inky blackout drenches Chicago for a second time this month with Loop lights and electric signs still visible. Weather officials cite low clouds and a stagnant air mass as causes for the twofold darkness. In Syracuse Bert Webster, 24, kills telegraph operator Frank Kenyon while defending his family from an armed intruder who had ordered the Websters to burn their barn.

Chicago Loop Weather Bureau Syracuse N. Y Bert Webster Frank Kenyon West Shore Railroad Amboy Here Kenyon Webster

When Some People Make Up Their Minds It Is Too Late

A brief aphorism noting that delay can ruin an opportunity as decisions lag and outcomes shift beyond reach. The statement emphasizes urgency and the cost of hesitation.

Woman’s view on wrong mirrors double standards

A quoted saying frames a woman's idea of wrong as a man’s action that would be a mistake if she performed it herself. The remark highlights gendered judgments and scrutiny in behavior.

Kidneys Cleared By Simple Salts Says Druggist

A newspaper notice urges readers with back pain to avoid drugs harming kidneys. It promotes Jad Salts a lithia based drink, to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and maintain kidney activity with water and a morning dose. Agent Chas Beyschlag, 503 Main St.

Chas A. Beyschlag Main St

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