Civic Bureau backs La Crosse union depot push at meeting
About 100 business leaders endorsed a union station for La Crosse and asked President Hixon to appoint a five member committee to press railroads. Milwaukee official D L Bush signaled skepticism but willingness to consider plans after on site review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Hixon
Chamber of Commerce
Bush
Union Station
D. L. Bush
Milwaukee Railroad
James R. Kinslee
A. J. Earling
Hixon
Milwaukee
A. J. Harling
Chicago
Eldridge
Marling
Chamber
la Crosse
Gysbert van Steenwyk
Bentley Seeks Chamber Help on Union Depot Project
Mayor A A Bentley invited the Chamber of Commerce to engage with the union depot committee for Friday’s council discussion. Officials favor pursuing the union station, with legal action possible, and the chamber could lead if railroad commission steps are needed. A council committee may work with Chamber leader President Hixon to advance the depot effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Bentley
Chamber of Commerce
Union Depot Committee
Chamber
Union Depot
Bentley
Common Council
Board of Public Works
Paul W
Hixon
Allies Prepare Identical Notes For Peace Talks
London dispatches report imminent delivery of identical notes from the Entente to Germany. Russia’s reply heads to Paris for transfer to Berlin, while allies reject German terms and stress fighting for principles against militarism. A second note responds to President Wilson’s peace suggestions.
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London
Germany
Russia
Paris
France
Berlin
United Press
Wilson
Spain
Switzerland
America
Washington
Lansing
United States
Mystery surrounds death of Marinette girl in Milwaukee
Milwaukee news reports the death of nineteen year old Anna Whitmeyer of Marinette Wis after she was found unconscious in her room and died while being taken to a hospital. Her sister says Whitmeyer went to a theater with a young man the previous evening and appeared despondent on returning home. A post mortem examination is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Anna Whitmeyer
Marinette
Wis
Edward Smith
County Dads Debate Tuberculosis Sanatorium Plan
La Crosse county faces a delay as District Attorney Otto M. Schlabach says full plans must reach the state board of control before county board approval for the proposed tuberculosis sanatorium. The special committee seeks 850000 for the project by bond, with site and plan approvals pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
Otto M. Schlabach
la Crosse County
Board of Control
Walter Winter
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Supervisors
County Board
Tuberculosis Sanatorium Committee
Neumeister
Grandad
Ebner
Scranton Students Strike Over Christmas Vacation
In Scranton Pennsylvania on December 28 the public school strike has shut down the district with about twenty thousand children out of class. The walkout began at Central and Technical High Schools after the board refused a Christmas vacation. City officials judges and parents back the students while three school directors publicly support them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Central and Technical High Schools
Kentucky Troops Skirmish Across the Rio Grande
El Paso reports say Mexican outposts on the Rio Grande fired on Kentucky guardsmen west of El Paso early Thursday. More than 300 shots were fired across the river with no confirmed casualties. Authorities seek Carranza comment on any Mexican participants. Separately Carranza aims troops toward Saltillo and Monterey to counter Villa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
Kentucky
Paso
Rio Grande River
KE. W. Clark
Third
Lieut. Hale
United States
Carranza
A Juarez
Villa EL Paso
Tex
Saltillo
Monterey
Villa
Tampico
Benjamin Hill
Mexico City
Durango
Coahuila
Federal Department
Tamez
Juarez
Gonzales
Chihuahua City
Villahumaday
Eight-Hour Law Truce Meeting Ends In Dispute
New York Dec 28 Railroad brotherhood heads and the conference committee of the railroads met in secret here Thursday to attempt an Addison eight hour law agreement. The session ended abruptly with no discussion of what transpired and both sides signaling a disagreement.
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New York
Conference Committee
Railroads
Skull May Be Evidence in Mrs Small Murder Trial
In Ossipee New Hampshire on December 28 a potential exhibit is the skull and scalp of Mrs Florence Arlene Small. They are preserved in alcohol for use if needed to convict her husband Frederick L Small. Prosecutors and defense spar over discovery as attorneys reveal a man with a car tied to a keyhole during case discussions.
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Ossipee
N. H
Florence Arlene Small
Frederick L. Small
Walter H. D. Hill
Colder Weather Predicted For Prairie and Plain States
Chicago weather bureau warns of a sharp cold wave reaching prairie and plain areas with temperatures down to fifteen below zero in the north and west and zero in the southern middle west. Shippers told to protect shipments traveling through Chicago as the cold snap arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prairie
Weather Bureau
Middle Western
Wilsons submarine note aimed to avert war not seek peace
The peace effort is described as a warning to Germany, not a peace overture. The aim is to keep the United States out of war, with Europe peace as a secondary objective. The US acted alone in sending its message, with no consultation of neutrals like Sweden or Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Germany
Europe
United States
Sweden
Switzerland
Germany and Austria Reply to Wilson Note Reached Washington
Germany and Austria delivered their replies to President Wilson's peace note, with Berlin noting appreciation and practical suggestions. Dispatches indicate the texts were transmitted to American diplomats, while delays in transmission are explained by dispatch numbering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Wilson
State Department
Gerard
Austria
Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Amsterday
Switzerland
Wilson Holds Off German Break in War End Hope
Washington dispatch notes President Wilson and Secretary Lansing favor discreet silence on peace notes while warning Germany against acts risking American lives and property. A potential break with Germany looms if peace talks fail, with Congress possible depending on Europe’s outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Tacp
Germany
Lansing
London Looks for German March on Port of Odessa
London reports that Field Marshal von Mackensen’s eastern offensive may target Odessa after heavy losses in the north and strengthened Russo Romanian lines. Dispatches suggest Odessa as the likely objective beyond Bucharest, with most Romanian territory now in German hands and Moldavia remaining free.
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London
Odessa
Dobrudja
Moldavia
von Mackensen
Mackensen
Russia
Bucharest
Teutons
Romania
von Hindenburg
Great Carpathian
British mission wrecks Romanian oil fields valued at large sum
London reports a British military mission destroyed Romanian oil fields before the region's fall to German forces. Parliament member W. W. Rutherford said the property and stock seized by Germans was valueless, though the fields were valued at about 150 million dollars prior to occupation.
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London
Rumania
W. W. Rutherford
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