Calumet Mourns 58 Children As 75 Die In Panic
A massive funeral march through Calumet honors 58 children and 16 adults among 75 dead from the Christmas Eve disaster. Western Federation of Miners picket homes to bar aid while thousands attend services across six churches and a Lakeview cemetery procession. An inquest opens before Coroner William Fisher with 50+ witnesses expected.
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Calumet
Mich
Copper and
Michigan
Western Federation of Miners
Pine Street
Lakevicw
William Fisher
Woman Receives Wireless Marriage Proposal Aboard Liner
Mrs Frances D Thompson traveling from Glasgow to Superior Wisconsin admitted receiving a marriage proposal by wireless while aboard the liner Caledonia. A decade ago Frank MacIntyre of Superior proposed by letter, but it was lost. this time he sent a wireless proposal, and Mrs Thompson is a widow.
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New York
Frances D. Thompson
Glasgow
Superior
Wis
Caledonia
Funeral held for Henry Laedeke in Stoddard service at Mormon Coulee
The service for Henry Laedeke who died in Stoddard last week was held yesterday afternoon at the Mormon Coulee church. Rev. Henry Andreas of the Reformed church officiated and interment followed at the Mormon Coulee cemetery. Pallbearers were Vincent Beutler, Frank Roth, Joseph Stahl, John Schams, M. Seiler and Albert Child.
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Henry Laedeke
Stoddard
Mormon Coulee
Reformed Church
Henry Andreas
Vincent Beutler
Frank Roth
Joseph Stahl
John Schams
M. Seiler
Albert Child
Aero planes burn New York hangars on Hempstead Plains
Fire destroyed six aero plane hangars at Hempstead Plains aviation field causing about 25 000 dollars in damage. A dozen aeroplanes were saved.
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New York
Hempstead Plains
Hens Help Gang Avert Capture In Kentucky Mine Standoff
In Pineville Kentucky a dozen hens delay the capture of Happy Jack Hendrickson and his gang who have barricaded an abandoned mine after a deputy sheriff was shot. Militia and deputies starve out the group while a small provisions stash risks a long siege if the hens begin laying.
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Pineville
Happy Jack" Hendrickson
Here
Rampage Ends Fleeing Gunman Seeks Escape After Killing
Henry Ronkowski a New Homestead steel worker killed Constable Martin Windt and wounded several others after an arrest for beating his parents. Surrounded in a vacant barn he repelled a 25 man posse for five hours then vanished, leaving a trail of casualties Estella Yakubik Mary Yakubik Jenatz Rackoski and Martin Kunigel among the wounded. He is said to have money and many weapons.
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Pittsburg
Henry Ronkowski
New Homestead
Ronkowski
Martin Windt
Estella Yakubik
Estella
Mary
Rankowski
Jenatz Rackoski
Yakabig
Martin Kunigel
Milen Preaches Imminent Second Coming at Olivet Church
The Olivet Congregational Church in St. Paul prepares for a sudden departure after Rev. George Mahlon Mil el proclaims in a sermon that the end of the world is near. He says these are the days immediately preceding Christ’s second coming.
Trunk Mystery Baffles Police In New York
Police probe a trunk discovery on Pitt Street with an unidentified laborer found bound and strangled inside a cheap trunk. The victim, about twenty, of Polish appearance, weighed 155 pounds and wore poor clothing. Two men pushed the cart away, leaving a label for M Lebulsky & Brothers of Vicksburg Mississippi.
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New York
Pitt Street
M. Lebulsky & Brothers
Vicksburg
Miss
Federal league to gain official attention from commission
Cincinnati December 29. The Federal league actions reach official scrutiny as Chairman August Herrmann says the national commission will discuss the league at its January 6 meeting in Cincinnati. The reported signings of Joe Tinker and Mordecai Brown have stirred organized baseball.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Federal League
National Commission
August Herrmann
Joe Tinker
Mordecai Brown
Herrman
Rebels Use U.S. Ammunition in Mexican Conflict
United Press reports Mexican rebels are alleged to be using large quantities of United States army cartridges. Federal commanders note many empty shells from U.S. arms at battles. Monterey garrison deserter Captain Fordyce Montes joins constitutionalists with 80 artillerymen, 12 machine guns, 2 cannons, 130 horses, and 50,000 rounds. Rebels poised to fight for Ojinaga as La Mula Pass falls.
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Mexico City
United States Army
Army Office
Washington
Army
State Department
Mexico
Monterey
Brownsville
Texas
Fordyce Montes
Constitutionalistas
Nabines Hidalgo
Coy
Saucedo
Pablo Gonzales
Matamoros
Ojinaga
EL Paso
la Mula
Ortega
Shoop Resigns Chicago School Post for Assistant to Ella Flagg Young
John O D Shoop surrendered all claim to the Chicago public school superintendency and accepted the role of first assistant to Ella Flagg Young, whose reinstatement was urged by suffrage leaders after she had been ousted in favor of Shoop.
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Chicago
John OD. Shoop
Ella Flagg Young
Shoop
Attorney General Validates Three Fourths Limitation Clause
MadisonWisconsin December 29 The three fourths limitation clause in fire insurance policies has been held valid by Attorney General Walter C Owen in an opinion to Insurance Commissioner Herman L Ekern today.
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Madison, Wis
Walter C. Owen
Herman L. Ekern
Revenue cutters aid Nellie W Craig aground off North Carolina
The Seminole and Onondaga were sent from Key West to assist the New York schooner Nellie W. Craig after it ran aground near the Little Kinnakeet life saving station on the North Carolina coast.
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Washington
Seminole
Onondaga
Nellie W. Craig
New York
Little Kinnakeet
North Carolina
Road School in February by State Highway Commission
The third annual road school is announced to be held in the assembly chamber of the capitol from February 3 to 7 by the state highway commission.
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Madison
Wis
State Highway Commission
Assembly
Capitol
Elgin butter market records small rise in price
Elgin Illinois December 29 butter quoted at 35 4 cents up one and a half cents from the prior week.
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Elgin Butter Market
Elgin
Former resident Mrs Osborne ill after operation
Friends in this city received word that Mrs. R. E. Osborne of Minneapolis, formerly of our city, is in serious condition after surgery for a car abscess. She relapsed and meningitis followed. she is a La Crosse native and daughter of the late Dr. W. E. Ober.
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R. E. Osborne
Minneapolis
Osborne
la Crosse
Love Each Other Were It Not For Beer
Greenville, Pennsylvania dated December 29 reports a signed statement by Frank J. Balles and his wife clarifying they are united in love. The note reveals Balles was jailed not for wife beating but for drinking beer and asserts a preference for a wet town. Mrs Balles and Mr Balles affirm their love and insist they will have their beer regardless of Prohibition.
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Sharon
Greenville
Frank J. Balles
Treatise on Local Soils Highlights Sheep Raising Potential
A U S Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin survey report on La Crosse county soils, 1911 data, urges farmers to expand sheep on bluffs and alfalfa for dairying. It notes Knox silt loam as 42.6 percent of county, notes diverse soils, and includes a soil map and crop guidance for berries and dairy. West Salem cited as top beef shipping point.
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la Crosse County
United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Soils
la Crosse River
Sparta
West Salem
Knox
Electric New Year Flash Sent From Wireless Tower
A World New Year signal will be emitted from Arlington's 600 foot wireless tower at the moment of Washington's midnight birth. The unheard transmitter will reach every quarter of the globe in .067 of a second and could be captured by standard instruments over about 39 million square miles.
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Washington
Globe
Arlington
Self Government Success at High School in City
The city high school tests a self government system replacing strict teacher surveillance with student led conduct. Students register leave times, work during study, and gain privileges as they prove self control. Visitors from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa praise order and prepare to adopt the plan locally. A university inspector notes commendable pupil attitude in a November 25 1913 letter.
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la Crosse
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
University
B. E. McCormick
Board of University
Gustav Patschull Called by Death
Gustav Patschull aged 43 died at his home on 919 St. Cloud Street after a long illness with Brights disease. Born in Germany in 1879 he lived in La Crosse county for years. Survived by wife and seven children Tillie Martha Gustav Anna Hugo Emma Edna all at home. Funeral Wednesday from the house at 2 30 p m Avon Street German Lutheran church Rev J Bergholz officiating Interment Oak Grove cemetery.
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Gustav Patschull
St. Cloud Street
Bright
Germany
la Crosse County
Tillie
Martha
Gustav
Anna
Hugo
Emma
Edna
Avon Street
German Lutheran Church
Rev. J. Bergholz
Oak Grove Cemetery
Man claims devil in eyes motive for double slaying
Cincinnati reporter describes Robert Monroe Maroney a 26 year old San Antonio actor who says he killed his wife Othello Willard and their one year old daughter Frances because he saw the devil in their eyes. The killings occurred at the Hotel Walton as they slept and Maroney fled in a partial state, later captured.
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Cincinnati
Foertmeyer
Robert Monroe
Maroney
San Antonio
Texas
Frances
Othello Willard
Walton
Moyer Reported Out Of Danger In Calumet Strike
Dec 29 dispatches say supporters of a congressional probe claim Moyer’s deportation would prove constitutional rights violations. DOJ says it cannot investigate strike conditions. Moyer, shot in the back, might face partial paralysis as surgery looms. Stolen funeral films from Calumet strike coverage intended to sway national opinion.
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Washington
Calumet
Mich
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
House Rules Committee
MacDonald
Michigan
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Spectrul
Moffitt
Chicago
Charles H. Moyer
William M. Marsha
St. Luke's Hospital
Meyer
Fathers and sons campaign prompts nationwide city proclamations
Cleveland YMCA officials report many letters of interest as they launch a nationwide drive to strengthen father son bonds. Mayors of 500 cities were asked to issue proclamations urging closer companionship in the new year. Mayor Baker urged relaxation time shared by fathers and sons to sustain social structure. Promoters praise the broad response across regions.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baker
Delicate operation aids recovery after poisoning
In Battle Creek Michigan Mrs. Cora Mills survived a suicide attempt after taking bichloride of mercury. Doctors performed a delicate operation to split the kidney capsule to prevent blockage from the poison, and predicted she would recover.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Cora Mills
La Crosse Plans New Year Celebration and Tree Return
A meeting in Mayor Sorensen's office finalized arrangements for a New Year celebration featuring a multi piece brass band. The event will include national anthems and festive selections from 5 30 to 6 30 PM in Burns Park. The municipal Christmas tree will be dismantled after New Year’s and its wiring saved for future use by Park Commissioner Forrer.
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la Crosse
Burns Park
Ori J. Sorensen
John H. Forrer
Fumigation of Ohio Aboard Battleship Underway
Fumigation of clothing and effects of sailors on the battleship Ohio was in progress this afternoon per reports to Assistant Surgeon General Rucker. Smallpox appears confined to the ship's engineering department.
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Washington
Ohio
Rucker
United States Public Health Service
Indictments Expected in Maryland Lynching Case
In Chestertown Maryland a special grand jury hears a case involving an alleged mob. Indictments of many prominent men are expected for an attempted lynching of two Black men Normal Mabel and James Paraway who have confessed to killing farmer James R. Coleman.
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Chestertown
Mabel
James Paraway
James R. Coleman
Densmore Sees Ferris Over Copper Strike
John B. Densmore special agent of the United States Labor Department left Densmore for Calumet after an hour with Governor Woodbridge N Ferris on the copper strike situation. Neither official discussed the conference.
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Big Rapids
Mich
John B. Densmore
United States Department of Labor
Calumet
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Densmore
Sentenced Bandit Collapses in Los Angeles Jail
Ralph Faris the 24 year old bandit who confessed to killing Jas Montague during a Southern Pacific train holdup near El Monte is in collapse in the county jail and has been sentenced to death.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ralph Faris
Jas
Montague
Southern Pacific
Elmonte
Weather Summary for Local Areas and Regions
Yesterday saw a high of 24 and a low of 16 with 9 units of precipitation. La Crosse and vicinity forecast fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Wisconsin and Iowa similar, moderate northwest to west winds. A Gulf low brings rain in the southern states. a Lake Superior district low holds quiet, temperature above zero elsewhere. Canadian border temps range 12 to 30 above.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Lowa
Gulf States
Lake Superior
Oregon
Wyoming
Lander
Canadian
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Young Desperado
Posse
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FEDS
U. S
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United Press
Co. Kos
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Survey of
MR. H. K. Bassett
HOUSE
Mayer
Fathers and Sons
Ferris
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