25 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
1
A chaotic celebration in Calumet Michigan last night led to a deadly crush as shoppers and bystanders panicked. Authorities report a large crowd trampling a woman and child while fleeing a hall with no blaze or visible fire.
In Calumet on Christmas Eve 71 people died when a false alarm of fire in Italian Hall caused a crushing stampede. Most victims were children. rescue stretched to several towns as officials, unions, and residents sought answers and aid.
President Wilson reached Pass Christian on Christmas Day and spent the holiday with his family at Beaulieu cottage. The trip continues with plans for morning golf at nine, rest and luncheon, and touring the surrounding area by auto. He will avoid work for a week while recovering from grippe, with gifts exchanged among family and friends.
In Trinidad Col on Christmas Day 8,000 Colorado coal miner children received gifts under United Mine Workers sponsorship. Each child got a present and every family in the tent colonies where strikers live was entertained at union celebrations amid a broader strike backstory and a deadly fire incident elsewhere.
Mrs. Amelia Marks of New Brunswick left a $100,000 charity bequest in her will dated December unidentified. Relatives receive nothing. The will was filed in Giv es all to charity in New Brunswick.
In New York on Christmas Day two well dressed men appeared in Panama hats reflecting the unusual holiday weather on Broadway.
The text lists festive greetings for Christmas in many languages. It includes Swedish Norwegian Danish German Bohemian French Italian and others with varied spellings and translations for joyous holiday wishes.
Superintendent Dewey will host the Big City Mission Sunday School in the hall this evening. The event aims to engage families and community members with activities and messages emphasizing service and faith. Local churches and volunteers organize the gathering for youth and adults alike.
Superintendent D C Dewey leads the La Crosse Rescue Mission Christmas program for city children, sharing the new Pearl Street building with the annual holiday event. Local stores donate toys and sweets, a large Christmas tree lights the hall, and a mission dinner adds to the festive program for hundreds of youngsters and their families.
An article honoring Jesus Christ on his anniversary notes public readings, choir songs, and prayers in parks and churches. It frames Christmas as the birth of hope and a call to kindness, unity, and spiritual renewal in homes and schools, culminating in anticipation of holy communion.
La Crosse observes a quiet Christmas with preparations in full swing. Trains carry homebound travelers while churches host festive programs and charity events including candy donations and a Rescue Mission entertainment led by D. C. Dewey.
London reports a board of trade special that shows over a million working days lost in the year so far due to strikes and lockouts. There were 960 disputes the highest in a decade. Wage demands drove 86 percent of disputes, trade union principles 10 percent, and 75 percent of cases saw employees win their demands.
Twenty South Dakota students at the University of Wisconsin formed a temporary organization and will elect officers after the holidays. About 45 members are involved.
Mrs. Lewis Fisher of Greenwich street hurled a lighted lamp at a burglar as he peered into her window in Belvidere New Jersey on Christmas Day. The plan was to make him leave and she achieved her aim.
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with a cold wave tonight. Colder tonight in southeast portions and extreme southeast with a warmer Friday in northwest areas.
A large crowd gathers at Burns Park to join in singing Christmas carols. Children receive applause as choruses perform sacred songs with clear harmony and bright voices filling the park.
Thousands gathered around Burns Park as the municipal Christmas tree lit up for the first time with a star of Bethlehem. The event featured Christ Church choir and Kerr's Male Chorus delivering carols to an enthusiastic crowd, with Rev Magelssen’s children and local school choirs also performing, earning unanimous praise for the festive concert.
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