Milwaukee Fire Destroys Depot and Cameron House in Blazing Hour
A fierce fire gutted the Milwaukee depot at Second and Vine and the Cameron hotel occupying part of the station. Loss estimates range from 50 000 to 410 000 with insurance covering much. Firefighters faced heavy smoke as guests and staff fled in night attire into a snowstorm.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Second and Vine Street
Cameron
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
C. C. Davis
van Noy Interstate Company
Davis
Peter Baus
Baus
B. H. Rusk
Rusk
Movie Rescues Narrow Escapes Mark Hotel Fire
A dramatic hotel blaze at the Cameron House near Milwaukee railroad station sent guests and staff into frantic escapes. C C Davis organized alarms, Eliza Michelet and other workers helped save patrons, and firemen hauled several from rooftops and windows. Motorist Peter Baus narrowly escaped death, while Beinhard Twite cut a window ledge to escape as flames raged through the third floor. The rescue continued as flames and smoke filled the building.
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Milwaukee
Cameron House
C. C. Davis
Eliza Michelet
Peter Baus
B. H. Rusk
Baus
Beinhard Twite
Carson
N. D
First and Last Chance for Union Depot in La Crosse
Urges La Crosse to press for a union passenger depot under Wisconsin law. Warns that delay could allow Chicago Milwaukee St Paul to build an exclusive depot, delaying a union facility for decades. Calls for swift action by city authorities and the Chamber of Commerce with a strong commission and statewide filing.
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Union Depot
City and Chamber OF Commerce
la Crosse
Chicago
Milwaukee
State Railway Commission
N. B
Cameron House in La Crosse Ends After Fire and Era
The Cameron House, a La Crosse landmark opened in 1880 by Fox and Bird, is destroyed by fire ending a hotel era. Milwaukee plans to replace the old station by tearing down the adjacent freight house to add trackage and erect a new passenger station, with temporary facilities on the Murphy lot at Second and Vine. The piece notes notable patrons and staff and situates the hotel among the city’s booster institutions.
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la Crosse
Union Station
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Murphy
Second and
Vine Street
Tomah
Cameron House
Cameron
Fox
New York
Bird
D. P. Smith
Fred Smith
Stoddard
Smith
Arlington
Faribault
Minn
Milwaukee Road
Portage
Montareal
Quebec
St. Paul
Kansas City
Fred King
Frank R. Hartwell
Sandy Kinsman
Billy Burr
Fred Stith
Horace Dodd
Frank Kohn
Dodd
Kohn
Union Station blaze sparks speedy hotel alarm
Amateur Santa hunts tree stand reveal a hotel blaze discovered by B H Rusk known as Speedy of the Nelson baseball club. He found smoke in the dining room office area about 7 30 rushed to the basement warned firemen and aided in spreading the alarm with Louis Smith the day clerk.
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Cc. C. Davis
B. H. Rusk
Speedy” Tusk
Nelson Baseball Club
Rusk
Peter Baus
Louis Smith
Plan for Union Depot After Fire Stirs City
A major Milwaukee fire at the railroad station and Cameron House sparks talk of a union railroad depot. Walter S. Woods presents a draft plan already praised by city planning experts and railroad men, signaling strong local support for the project.
Missing Anna Stoltz Surprises Fire Rescue Scene
A Sunday morning blaze at Cameron House drew searchers for Anna Stoltz a waitress from the railroad lunch room across the street. Fire crews searched the building for hours with no sign until Anna appeared alive saying she had attended a dance and stayed with her sister.
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Anna Stoltz
Cameron House
Anna
Kentucky Guards Dodge Mexican Sniper Fire Across Rio Grande
In El Paso on December 25, Mexican snipers fired on Third Kentucky National Guard outposts near Juarez. More than 300 shots were exchanged as Company B from Henderson and units from Litchfield and Hopkinsville were reinforced by a machine gun company. The clash ended with scattered firing from the opposite shore.
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United Press
EL Paso
Texas
Rio Grande River
Third
Kentucky National Guard
Juarez
Henderson
Hancock
Oposite
Litchfield
Hopkinsville
What Would You Put in La Crosse Christmas Stocking
The La Crosse Chamber of Commerce seeks ideas on one gift the city needs for Christmas. Citizens are urged to submit a single, impactful proposal for municipal betterment, with name in full, to be considered by executives and possibly adopted as a core goal.
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LA Crosse
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
Seri
Wisconsin
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Milwaukee Depot
Cameron Burn
Sleeper
Nellie Mungen
FOX and
Washburn
Santa
Blaze
Rio Grande
Kentucky
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