Miss Mae Gibson Makes and Wears Her Own Shroud
Edwardsville Illinois December 27 Miss Mae Gibson age 20 will be buried in a white satin shroud she made herself six months ago after being told she would not recover from tuberculosis. She bought the material for the shroud and the coffin and after finishing the garment she wore it photographed it and stored it away before death. She chose six of her cousins as pallbearers.
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Edwardsville
Ill
Mae Gibson
Miss Gibson
Card of Thanks for Julius Kircheis
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for support during the illness and death of Julius Kircheis. Special thanks to Rev. Andreas, the pallbearers, and everyone who sent floral offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Kircheis
Andreas
Four Injured in Skidding Auto Near George Street
O E Peterson of Onalaska and four friends named Petersons Freng and Aiken were in a car that skidded off an embankment near the lower end of George Street. All four passengers sustained several slight injuries with no serious harm. the vehicle was badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E. Peterson
Onalaska
George Street
P. M
Leonard Peterson
Elmer Freng
John C. Aiken
Misses Moeves head to St Paul for Christmas visit
The Misses Florence and Gertrude Moeves left for St Paul yesterday to spend Christmas holidays with friends and relatives. Mr William Roessner has returned to Charles City Iowa after visiting his parents in this city.
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Florence
Gertrude Moeves
St. Paul
William Roessner
Charles City
Iowa
Readvertise for bids on pipe near water plant
The common council decided to readvertise for bids to lay 6,000 feet of pipe near the new water plant. Last bids averaged high at 59,000, but engineers estimate the work under 20,000. If bids exceed 20,000, city will use day labor. bids opened January 4.
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Common Council
Board of Public Works
Alvord and Burdick
Emil O. Schultz
Cass Street
Third
Market Street
Fifth Street
Cass
Committee On
Louis Taller
Pearl Street
William G. Dixon
South Third Street
Frank Quinn
South Third
North Third Street
William Fries
Wisconsin University Income Report for 1911 1912
The University of Wisconsin's manager released figures showing total income of 1911 and 1912 at 4,060,161.30 dollars. State appropriations were 2,780,290.29 dollars, 69 percent, with 31 percent from student fees, investments, federal grants, and other sources. Excluding building improvements, the annual cost to state residents is about 1,000,000 dollars, and accumulated savings reach 249,559.82 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin street railways valued at 55.5 million
The state tax commission fixed the preliminary valuation of Wisconsin's twenty eight street railways at 55,505,000, up from 47,365,000 last year. La Crosse City Railway is valued at 575,000 versus 500,000 previously, while La Crosse and Onalaska Company stands at 20,000.
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Madison
Wis
State Tax Commission
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Ohio Supreme Court may rule on bribery in initiative petitions
A Columbus attorney questions five initiative petitions filed in Ohio asking whether a signer who received pay for his signature is a lawmaker and if taking payment constitutes bribery. The lawyer claims signatures were bought at two and one half cents each, raising legal questions about the petitions’ validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus
Lodging House Fire Kills Two Boys in Los Angeles
A blaze in a Los Angeles lodging house early today left two boys dead and seven others narrowly escaped. Firefighters battled the flames as residents scrambled to safety, with the incident prompting an investigation into the cause and safety conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Bryan Plans Senate Reform Debate Amid Seniority Clash
Washington dispatch reports W. J. Bryan criticizing seniority in the senate at the Capitol. Senator Gore urges proper instruments to advance seniority progressiveness, while Senator Crawford argues current plans reduce friction but burden older leaders. Uncle Joe Cannon quips about Bryan's eligibility for the next House.
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Washington
W. J. Bryan
Senate
Capitol
Gore
Oklahoma
Congress
Crawford
South Dakota
Joe’ Cannon
Bryan
Yeomen Host Large Annual Children Festival
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen staged a major children festival in Linker hall Monday evening with about 300 children present along with parents and friends. Santa Claus distributed gifts after a long program, and the Yeomen orchestra provided music for dancing until 1 o'clock amid festive hall decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Yeomen
Linker
Santa Claus
Yeomen Orchestra
President-Elect Wilson Heads to Staunton Home
Princeton dispatch reports Governor Wilson leaving Princeton at 7:30 p.m. for Staunton Virginia. He travels with Mrs Wilson and plans to reach Staunton that night and depart Sunday morning at 11 05. The physician said he is feeling well again but will guard against cold.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Staunton
August Wall Appointed Jail Turnkey in La Crosse County
August Wall of Onalaska is named turnkey of the La Crosse county jail by Sheriff-elect John Webber. Wall will begin duties the first week in January. He serves as Onalaska town marshal and as a deputy under Sheriff Chris Burns and previously acted as turnkey briefly during Burns' tenure.
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August Wall
Onalaska
la Crosse County
John Webber
Dynate dynamite conspiracy case reaches jury verdict delay
In Indianapolis forty defendants face three counts of conspiracy and dynamite transport. The jury is still out and officials do not expect a verdict until late this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Turkish demands may delay Balkan peace talks
London December 27. Turkey rejects war indemnity and seeks territorial lines in Europe with autonomy west of the line from the Gulf of Saros to Media. Bulgaria would gain a commercial port on the Aegean as Servia seeks on the Adriatic. Bulgarian envoy Safoff reportedly closes peace talks, while both sides push for concessions ahead of tomorrow's session at St James Palace.
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London
Turkey
Rechid Pasha
Osman Nizami Pasha
Porte
Balkan
St. James Palace
Constantinople
Turkey-in
Turkey-in- Europe
Gulf of Saros
Media
Black Sea
Adrianople
Bulgaria
Aegean
Servia
Adriatic
Daily Telegraphs
Belgrade
Gen. Safoff
Railroad Chiefs Forecast Prosperity for 1913
Chicago reports that railway presidents expect good times for 1913 in a Railway Age Gazette symposium. W C Brown New York Central. B L Winchell Frisco. Julius Kruttschnitt Union Pacific Southern Pacific. H J Mudge Rock Island Lines offer cautious optimism depending on crops and Congress.
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Chicago
Railway Age Gazette
W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
B. L. Winchell
Frisco Lines
Julius Kruttschnitt
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Congress
H. J. Mudge
Rock Island Lines
Indian play ends in fatal harm to boy in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 27 12 year old Joseph Howell while playing Indian and cowboy fatally wounded his five year old brother Henry. He pressed a safety gun to the child's head and pulled the trigger words describing the act.
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New Orleans
Joseph Howell
Henry
Joseph
Program at Mission by First Presbyterian Young People
The Young People of the First Presbyterian church will lead the City Mission services tonight. They have arranged an interesting program with an orchestra and a Mission quartet making its first appearance. Mr. A. M. Ivey of West Salem will speak. Services at 7:45. All are invited.
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First Presbyterian Church
City Mission
Mission Quartet
A. M. Ivey
West Salem
Textile Women State The Case In Little Falls
The New York state board of mediation opened public hearings on a textile workers strike in Little Falls. Witness Mary Sroka described earning as low as 2.50 to 3.00 dollars weekly while living in a shared sleeping room. Susie Mizak testified a 6 am to 8 pm shift yielded 5 to 7 dollars weekly with no break for lunch.
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Little Falls
N. Y
State Board of Mediation
Mary Sroka
Susie Mizak
Suffragettes Try to Wreck Trains Across England
Railways tightened patrols as militant suffragettes tampered with signals in several places. At Potter's Bar on the Great Northern a signal wire was tied with a rope and a note urged votes for women. Officials feared potential violence and widespread disruption.
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London
England
Great Northern Railway
Potter’s Bar
Great Northern
Will of Dr Laflin Filed. Stimble Heir to 2000 Share
Dr H B Laflin’s will filed with Registrar John Costley details an estate valued around 7500 dollars. Miss Jennie Stimble to receive 2000 dollars as top beneficiary. Other heirs include Mary E Lord of Houston Minnesota and nieces Clara Laflin Winnipeg Joh Ella Willis and Nina Delap Caledonia Minnesota. Oak Grove Cemetery Association to get 200 dollars. William Torrance named executor.
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Jennie Stimble
H. B. Laflin
John Costley
Laflin
Miss Stimble
Mary E. Lord
Houston
Minn
Bertie McEathron
Winnipeg
Clara Laflin
Caledonia
Ella Willis
Nina Delap
Oak Grove Cemetery Association
William Torrance
Abandon Cupid or Face Prison in St Paul Case
In St Paul Judge G M Orr sentenced Samuel Kaufman and Ruth Ellice to abandon their relationship to avoid jail. The 19 and 23 year olds eloped to Chicago, were brought back on grand larceny charges over $3 000 in jewelry from Kaufman’s father's store, and agreed to cease contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
G. M. Orr
Samuel Kaufman
Ruth Ellice
Kaufman
Chicago
St. Paul
Johnston Forbes-Robertson to be dubbed a knight by King George
London December 27 Johnston Forbes-Robertson is to be knighted by King George on New Year's Day amid speculation on other honors. Mrs Humphrey Ward the writer is discussed for the order of merit but likely to receive a different recognition while the vacant merit goes to a British academy member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
George
Humphrey Ward
Alma Tadema
British Academy
Ward
Elusive Rockefeller Sought by Washington Pay Inquiry
In New York reporters report a six month search for William Rockefeller, brother of John D Rockefeller, by Pujo committee crew led by Charles S. Riddell. Process servers raid Fifth Avenue, Standard Oil offices, and the Tarrytown estate without success as Rockefeller may hide in Adirondack woods guarded by game wardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wm. Rockefeller
Money Trust
Washington
Charles S. Riddell
Pujo
Riddell
Oil King
Henry H. Rogers
Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
Standard Oil Company
Broadway
Tarrytown
Adirondacks
Geappi’s Last Chance Doctors Prepare Spine Operation
In Milwaukee on December 27 doctors at St Marys hospital prepared to remove the first lumbar vertebra of Italian laborer Frank Geappi to relieve spinal pressure after an elevator accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He remained conscious and able to speak, with only a one in a thousand chance of recovery.
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Milwaukee
Frank Geappi
St. Mary’s Hospital
Geappi
Bosshard Re-elected President at Bank of Holmen
Otto Bosshard of La Crosse was re-elected president of the Bank of Holmen at the annual board meeting in Holmen. Officers named include Thomas Johnson as vice president and C A Sjolander as cashier. Directors named were Bosshard Johnson Sjolander Halverson and Sandman. A quarterly dividend was declared and a prosperity report presented.
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Otto Bosshard
la Crosse
Bank of Holmen
Holmen
Thomas Johnson
C. A. Sjolander
Oscar Hoag
J. M. Halverson
William D. Sandman
Arrest Babes for Picking Up Coal in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on December 27 twelve children under 14 were taken in by Baltimore and Ohio railroad officers while gathering coal in snow to keep homes warm. Before Judge Adams the mothers, wearing shawls, were fined 1.50 for each child trespassing. One mother was fined 2.50 and another 5 with her daughter sent to the detention home.
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Cleveland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Adams
Pennants Offered By Sunday Examiner News
The Sunday Examiner advertises a weekly pennant sale measuring 15 by 36 inches with a retail value of 65 cents. Clip the News Section heading and pay 15 cents at any news stand to receive a new pennant each Sunday from Ewald News Agency at 118 Main St.
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Chicago Examiner
Sunday Examiner
Ewald News Agency
Main St
Renewal of Labor War Feared After Chicago Shooting
Chicago police fear a renewed labor union conflict after the shooting of James Conway by Thomas Freer during a quarrel over a union election and an automobile owned by the union. Freer says self defense. he is held without bail as the Steamfitters Union splits into two factions and a grand jury investigates.
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Chicago
James Conway
Thomas Freer
Conway
Freer
Steamfitters’ Union
Frear
Ambition and Patience In Pursuit Of The Peak
A concise editorial line urges restraint and contentment in personal aims, arguing it is acceptable to avoid aggressive advancement if higher status is not desired. It emphasizes steady progress over risky leaps.
Waldo Defies Probe Committee Over Records
New York police Commissioner Waldo testified before the aldermanic committee investigating police graft and vice conditions and refused to disclose department records except as he sees fit. He said he would not allow youngsters to tear through the records, though the records will be examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldo
Aldermanic Committee
Aldermen
J L Lorney Dies In Milwaukee After Injuries From School Game
Julius L. Lorney, president of Milwaukee Savings Bank and longtime educator in Milwaukee public schools, died at his home from injuries suffered in a basketball game with his pupils last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Lorney
Milwaukee
Wis
Julius L. Lorney
Milwaukee Savings Bank
Milwaukee Public Schools
Senator-Elect Thompson Burned Playing Santa at Party
William H. Thompson senator elect suffered severe burns to his hands and lost his eyebrows in a house fire while he played Santa Claus for a group of children in Garden City Kansas last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kan
William H. Thompson
U. S
Wisconsin Public Utilities Valuation Increases Noted
Madison Wisconsin December 27 the Wisconsin tax commission announced preliminary valuations for street railway light and power firms in the state rising from 47365000 to 55565000 an increase of 8140000 Milwaukee Northern Electric Railway 1600000 Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railway 200000 Wisconsin Traction Light and Power 2000000 Chippewa Valley Railway and Light 2300000 total taxes last year exceeded a half million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Tax Commission
Milwaukee
Northern Eectric Railway Company
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway Company
Wisconsin Traction, Light and Power Company
Chippewa Valley Railway and Light Company
Parcels Post Cuts High Cost Of Living
New York Dec 27 After January 1 housewives in New York can have butter eggs and other farm produce mailed directly to them under the new parcels post guided by a producers and consumers registry organized by Mrs Heath president of the Housewives league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Housewives of
New Parcels Post
A Producers and Consumers Registry
Heath
Housewives’ League
Musterole for Croupy Children Promoted in Ad
An old advertisement touts Musterole as a remedy for croup sore throat tonsillitis and various pains. It claims quick relief for chest and throat and offers jars at 25 cents and up with mail order options from Cleveland Ohio. A testimonial from Mrs F Dard of Queen's Park London is included.
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I Ole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
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