La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Update
A fragment from the La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press masthead shows publication details including address 201-205 South Gibbs Street, publisher A. M. Hratton, business manager F. H. Burgess, and editor M. Byers, with press association notes and a biblical verse.
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Rurie Tribune Co
Gin St
la Crosse
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A. M. Hratton
F. H. Burgess
Mare RK. Byers
Wis
Tribune and Leader-Press
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Cone & Woodman, Inc
West_ Adams St
Chicago
Firth Avenue
New York
Victor Building
Kansas City
Associated Press
Christmas blessings amid Europe’s starving children
A Chicago Tribune Christmas appeal recalls the Christ child’s star and urges universal charity. It warns of thirteen million starving European children suffering from war’s aftermath, calling for global compassion, aid, and the spirit of Christmas to comfort Armenia, Austria, Germany, and Poland.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Europe
Irust
Christendom
Armenia
Austria
Germany
Poland
Earthquakes Spark Debate On Causes And Records
The article notes a record quake claim and debate among scientists about causes. It cites Japan's extensive quake history, a 1703 Yeddo event with heavy losses, and theories ranging from volcanic action to crust slip. Dr. Andrew H. Palmer offers cautious remarks on understanding Earth's interior heat.
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Andrew H. Palmer
United States Weather Bureau
Moon once joined to Earth tied to ancient crust
The article notes thickening underground heat as Earth cools, making the old world seem unstable. It cites George Darwin’s idea that the Moon once was connected to Earth and blasted away by a quake and volcanic event, arguing against nostalgia for the good old days.
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George Darwin
Quicker Inauguration Proposed by Oregon Representative
A constitutional amendment offered by Representative Arthur of Oregon would inaugurate the president on the second Monday in December. The proposal argues faster travel and communications justify moving up inauguration day to a single month after the election. It suggests a new president could arrive by air and prepare speeches with less lag, noting the same logic applies to members of Congress.
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Congress
Arthur
Oregon
Pacific
Washington
No Room Now T House Hill Immigration Law Opinion
The piece argues a one year countrywide immigration pause, weighing asylum motives against employment needs. It supports prioritizing work for natives, suggests work may exist later, and contends those seeking to import political chaos should be barred.
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House Hill
Europe
Making Em Happy T three Turkey gobbling nations
Posturing nations pledge aid to Turkey claiming to help develop its resources, promising happiness for Turks. A cynical comparison mocks past colonization where natives were allegedly helped then displaced to “happy hunting grounds.” Cambridge co eds face degree denial amid future fraud fears.
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Turkey
New World
Campaigns and civic plans in La Crosse past and present
Ten years ago today La Crosse looked to post new year campaigns with socialist ticket hopes and ward races. The Dunn Coupon Ballot was sent to a spring referendum while La Crosse eyed a university extension center and Madison trip to push legislation. Twenty years ago reports warned of smallpox outbreaks in lumber camps and Roman Catholic year end rites with midnight mass. Thirty years ago La Crosse officials debated city hall sites and toll keeper housing plans, with Edison Electric wiring extending across the city.
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West Salem
B. ¥. Oltman
Dunn
William Kittle
University Extension Works
la Crosse
Madison
Rome
Irwin Shepard
National Educational Association
Board of Education
Detroit
Mich
Common Council
Sixth
State Streets
Fourth Ward
State
Stoltze and Schick
He Edison Electric Company
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Gantert
Funk
Fourteenth Street
Miss Townty Apple and Little Gem Notice in Town
Miss Townty Apple bought wool hose two weeks ago and fears changing until saving for another pair. The Little Gem Restaurant has received ten days notice to clean up but officials doubt completion within that period.
Wasting Time by R. Ray Baker
Mildred Stewart ends her engagement with Bert Townsend after declaring him a failure as a doctor. A Tennessee mountain hospital crisis follows as Bert arrives with a makeshift cure while Mildred tends her ailing father. The story traces heartbreak, relocation, and precarious hope amid a rural health emergency.
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R. Ray Baker
Bert
Yatcher
Tre
Mildred Stewart
Bert Townsend
Mildred
Qhlio
Sildred
Dr. Townsend
Stewart
Wilbert Stewart
Tennessee
Unalka
Newark
Mildeed
Jim
Slope Side
Iment
Gaya
Alteed
Opneumenta
Indoor football opens with city rivals 21 to 0
Pridnrnta Pennsylvania reports indoor football inaugural game between two prominent city elevens ending 21 to 0 with all three touchdowns via forward passes. In Curenco Louisiana boxing in public schools gains support as a humane method to settle disputes with supervised units planned for each school. Baseball 1975 anecdote includes a catcher quip about a grapevine corkscrew signal.
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Pridnrnta
Curenco
Publc
Boyhood Stories of Famous Men Phillips Brooks
A youthfulPhillips Brooks writes of a failed prize entry at Public Latin School and essays that did not win. He perseveres through early setbacks, eventually finding his path as a renowned preacher and one of historys most famous religious leaders.
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Phillips Brooks Phillips
Phillips Brooks
Exploding Bubbles Demo Sparks Caution At Indoor Show
A 19th century description explains bubbles that explode when touched by flame. The demo notes a hidden wick of cotton wool soaked in gasoline inside a clay pipe bowl. Viewers are warned to stand back to avoid accidents during the small flame ignition.
Young Calvin writes New Year resolutions in a domestic tale
A boy named Calvin Percival Moore drafts New Year resolutions while his mother bakes. His sketchy paper prompts affectionate praise, a brisk kiss tally, and an interruption by the Jones boy inviting Calvin to a cave taters outing, hinting at a continuing tale.
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Calvin
Percival Moore
Cal
Pete
Jones
Cabin
The Far Cry from Home in a Heavily Worn Tale
In a tense late night scene Mildred awakens to a sick father and Bert leaving with a cryptic note. Bert promises recovery if Mildred follows the instructions and departs after a tense farewell. Mildred laments Bert’s absence at the shanty as she notices a distant figure moving away toward dawn.
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Mildred
Mortionless
Bac Mildred
Bert
Wells
Jim
Dee
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