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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
2
New York opens 1917 with a planned labor wave as nine unions totaling over 150000 members plan strikes on New Year’s Day. The Hotel and Restaurant Employers International Alliance leads the push, with labs including shirtmakers demanding a 20 percent wage rise. Other unions target watchmakers book makers petticoatmakers white goods workers and umbrella workers.
A town clerk quotes one dollar for a marriage license and a caller lacking funds offers fifty cents, prompting the clerk to remark the caller is lucky. The brief dialogue captures a humorous moment in local civic life.
Ricardo Soles, an American citizen, who had been taken from Matamoros to Victoria for trial, was released after intervention by the Mexican foreign office. Consul Parker in Mexico City conveyed the news Wednesday.
Local notes from Mindoro Wisconsin list social visits and family news. George Sisson hosted the Bachelor club at a chicken pie dinner. Several residents returned home for holidays and others planned visits or moves. A wedding near Winona and a Woodmen meeting are noted among mixed community updates.
There is widespread catarrh believed incurable by local doctors. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio is advertised as a constitutional remedy taken internally. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Panic pills are also recommended for constipation.
Aged resident Mrs Of Wolstad fractured her hip when she slipped on ice near the power house Friday afternoon. She is under nurse care, Miss Lena Trydal, and is progressing as well as expected. The issue also records Ogwen Parry's death from pneumonia at age 17 on Christmas morning, with funeral details and extended local notices about Christmas programs, school closures, and residents' holiday travel.
The new First Christian Science church building in Tomah Wisconsin will be dedicated Sunday with two services at 11 am and 8 pm. An invitation is extended to the public to attend.
The Spanish steamship Marques de Urquijo of 1603 net tons has been sunk by a German submarine. The crew were landed after the loss, an announcement by Lloyds shipping agency said Monday night.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Berlin gave Christmas presents to a thousand Berlin children. Ambassador James W. Gerard and General von Kessel attended the event, reported by Overseas News.
A gas explosion at Ninth and Central streets in Kansas City Missouri Tuesday shattered a block injuring three men. One man suffered a broken leg while the other two were burned about the head and shoulders. The blast damaged two hotels and several stores.
Lawrence Mass December 28 The Reverend George E Lovejoy who once served as chaplain in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic died at his home after a long illness Residents recall his wartime service and communal work in the area died Monday in Lawrence Mass
In Phoenix on Wednesday 500 gallons of liquor were poured on city streets to destroy $26,000 worth of seized booze. Superior Judge Sanford ordered the dispersal to dust-free new pavements, leaving the business district with a distillery scent for hours.
Herseyville Wisconsin special notes several families gathering for Christmas. George Liek and partners visit Mike Liek in Messenia. Ziegler and La Due families host relatives from La Crosse Big Creek Sparta and Rockland.
Local residents in La Crosse report relief from kidney trouble and backache after using Doan's Kidney Pills. G A Phelps of 1402 Jackson St says the remedy gave him substantial relief from his symptoms. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
Henry Sanford former Racine newspaper man and notable Republican politician was buried at St. Luke's chapel in Racine after dying Saturday at his daughter Mrs Alexander Johnston Weise Iowa. He was 79.
James Richardson a crossing guard at the Northwestern railroad crossing in Beloit Wisconsin for seventeen years was killed instantly when struck by a passenger train last night. The accident occurred as he was on duty at the crossing. The train company and local authorities investigated the incident.
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