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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
1
The War Office plans an aerial patrol to counter a potential assault on London while fog hampers observers. Reports say German airships, supported by aviators, circled the southern approach near Dover and Southend with guns unable to engage due to poor visibility.
The report details London in blackout after a German air raid near Dover and Southend with fog aiding the raid. It notes Nancy is bombed with casualties and describes Lodz facing extreme hunger, with 150,000 unemployed and bread scarce amid German occupation and rail disruption.
Unsettled tonight and Sunday with probable snow and rising temperatures in eastern and southern areas. Central districts show a cold wave with zero readings from Manitoba to Missouri and east to New England. Snow is falling in the northwest and off Florida, with colder winds inland in the west.
President Frank Farrell and Captain J. J. Huston with Colonel Jacob Ruppert Jr. spent hours in New York discussing a possible sale of the Yankees. After the meeting no deal had developed and another session was planned for early next week.
Chicago dispatch reports Henry Smith, janitor, ate two pounds of plum pudding and a quart of brandy sauce on Christmas. He discarded the pudding but drank the sauce and began firing at boilers at midnight, sending bullets into first floor bedrooms until two policemen subdued him from behind a coal pile.
The La Crosse city desk notes Medicine Hat earns the nickname as the coldest city in the United States, drawing attention to unusual winter conditions and regional weather comparisons. Local officials and residents respond to record lows and prepare for ongoing cold snaps.
La Crosse marked the coldest spot in the nation last night at twenty four below zero as St Paul and other Midwest cities logged subzero readings. Ice coated the river and streets while officials forecast warmer weather and unsettled conditions tonight. Rev. Geo R Longbrake presented stereopticon views during the holiday program.
Nearly two hundred children from challenging homes were invited to an Elks Club celebration in La Crosse featuring Big Brothers and a Santa Claus, with a Christmastime program including a life story illustrated by slides. Afterward the youngsters visited the Lyric theater as guests of local sponsors.
A court maintains the constitutionality of a physical connection statute amid claims by Russ and references to von Hindenburg. The ruling emphasizes that lines hold and a famous leader may be compelled to act again, signaling continued enforcement of the law.
Attorney Winter gains a decision in a Bell Company case challenging a toll line statute. The ruling hinges on the state's police power. The text notes battle lines and opposing claims, with Slav positions treated as unsupported by the armies.
Petrograd reports Nicholas IIs journey to the battlefront amid heavy fighting along a 75 mile Polish front. Germans press near the Vistula and Pilica rivers while Russian defenses, reinforced, vow to halt the assault and possibly force a German retreat from Warsaw.
Judge Stevens of Dane County Circuit Court rules Wisconsin physical connection law constitutional and based on police power, not eminent domain. Bell Telephone must provide connection to La Crosse lines with no compensation. case follows Bell’s attempt to drop suit, with Winter resisting. Similar cases in Janesville Superior and Wausau are pending, and appeal routes include Wisconsin Supreme Court and possibly U.S. Supreme Court.
A daughter was born today to the king and queen of Italy in Rome. Queen Helena's condition was reported satisfactory.
Five guests were seriously burned and seventy five left in night clothes as a Buckingham hotel blaze swept the Capitol Hill district early today. The fire's origin is unknown and none of the injured is expected to die.
London reports that Italian marines landed at Avlona Albania and no immediate Austrian representations are expected. Italy says its aim is to prevent Adriatic anarchy, and Austria is believed to accept this explanation for now.
Elgin Illinois December 26 bids stood at 34 cents a pound, up one cent from last week. No sales were reported as market activity remained quiet for the dairy product in the regional market page.
New York District Attorney Whitman was sworn in today as governor of New York announcing the transition from prosecutor to state executive in a brief ceremony.
Chicago December 26 Mrs Louis A Bensinger wife of Brunswick Balk Callender Fixture Co president suffered serious injuries in an automobile accident today.
In Chicago on December 26 eleven year old Vern Olson died after wearing a Santa Claus costume lit by a taper. Playmates will be pallbearers at his burial tomorrow. His brother doubted Santa but Vern declared there is a Santa Claus before he perished.
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