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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1920
Page
6
In a GEORGE McMANUS comic strip style vignette Henrietta nearly disrupts a church service. A spill of her clean dress forces her mother to confront a forbidden outing as the child explains her reason with typical child logic.
London and provincial gatherings under police watch celebrated the third anniversary of the Russian Soviet Republic. The largest rally at Albert Hall, led by the British Communist Party and the Blinds of Russia committee, featured speakers from the Irish Communist Party and Parliament. A key resolution urged peace with Russia and threatened a national strike. Malone asserted Russia loaned funds for a raid, though funds reportedly not received in Ireland. Speakers praised revolution but cited spiritual workers as major obstacles.
In Marley and nearby logging camps pro prohibition agents conducted a large raid. Over 100 locations were suspected of selling whiskey and wine, including saloons and private stills. The operation followed years of anti prohibition sentiment and threats, with warrants issued in La Crosse.
Expedition led by Joseph Callahan arrives in Hurley Mich from Chicago to clear out illicit activities after a winter uprising. Authorities report poor cooperation, preparations for further action, and ongoing investigations while federal agents raid Silver Street. Mayors and officials are ill or delaying statements amid extradition denials in Michigan and Wisconsin cases.
Closing prices for major firms show varied performance among American and international producers. Notable entries include American Can, Anaconda Copper, Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, Kennecott Copper, Louisville and Nashville, Phelps Dodge, and Union Pacific among others, with several firms showing minor declines or gains in a turbulent session.
Obituary notices report the death of Minneapolis based industrialist Osborne with details of his career at Osborne McMillan and related companies, his civic roles, and survivors. Also noted are memorials for Clark Crosby in Texas and Jessie Butscoe with funeral arrangements in Minneapolis, including dates and officiants.
London investigator Haden Guest reports to Lancet that Russia is afflicted by typhus and relapsing fever. Indications of a ferindable epidemic this winter. Cholera also appears with smallpox widely prevalent. Agnes claims fifty but says she is thirty. Boston Trungertot
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Atlantic City and coal industry tied to American Railway region. It references A G Gulheim and a discussion of mining industry, trade efforts, and economic associations with unclear chronology. Reading is garbled but implies a report on regional energy and transport sectors.
New York report says an agreement to drop the 159 million suit against William Rockefeller and others at the New Haven and Hartford railroad, in exchange for 2.9 million dollars, was reached during conference. The item also advertises Tri-State Keefe Business College terms starting March 3, 1921 with special registration benefits.
The Wisconsin real estate board revokes the license of former attorney A. J. Dabison over acts that branded him untrustworthy as a broker. Complainants Mut t and Jebf from Beloit signed the action. The item also previews Mutt and Jett in the Races at the La Crosse Theater with song, dance, and colorful scenery promising lively entertainment.
Fragmented OCR text discusses 700,000,000 tons of coal as a global scale output, compares it to building a wall around the United States, then devolves into garbled dialogue and nonsensical lines about housing, a bridge, and unnamed persons, offering no coherent news event or identifiable entities.
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