La Crosse Boards Propose Unified Commercial Club
La Crosse Board of Trade directors plan to merge the La Crosse club the Retail Merchants association the Manufacturers and Jobbers club and the Board of Trade into a single La Crosse Commercial club. They want a second story over the billiard room a central headquarters a secretary at 2500 a year and a stenographer at 500 a year.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Commercial Club
la Crosse Board of Trade
Board of Trade Directors
la Crosse Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
Manufacturers’ and Jobbers’ Club
Board of Trade
W. F. Goodrich
Goodrich
Commercial Club
LaCrosse Board of Trade
Sble
Amalgamation Plan Named for La Crosse Clubs
Directors of the Board of Trade propose uniting four La Crosse clubs into a single La Crosse Commercial Club. The move aims to streamline business and civic activities under one organization.
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LA Crosse
Britain Moves Toward War Time Conscription Bill
London dispatch reports the government will introduce a conscription bill next week. Labor leaders ward off full opposition while Ireland’s stance looms. Unmarried men with no dependents likely first drafted, with exemptions and later expansions anticipated.
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London
Labor Members of Commons
Asquith
Laborites
Ireland
John Redmond
Derby
Northcliffe
McKenna
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
the Times
Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Great Britain
Canadian Pacific names Walton passenger chief in Winnipeg
Geo A Walton of the Canadian Pacific offices Chicago was today appointed as the road's general passenger agent in Winnipeg. T J Wall of Minneapolis succeeds Walton.
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Winnipeg
Man
Geo. A Walton
Canadian Pacific
Chicago
T. J. Wall
Minneapolis
Walton
Prominent Woman of Independence Killed in Auto Accident
Mrs Walter FE Sprecher dies in sudden car crash while driving to Whitehall. The prominent Independence resident was widely known in local society and civic circles. Authorities investigated the scene as a road collision with nonrecoverable injuries reported.
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Walter FE. Sprecher
Whitehall
Girl Struck in Head by Brute on Division Street
Miss Asta Lund, walking to a friend’s home, was struck above the left temple by a man who followed her. The assailant fled as she skidded on a slippery roadway and a car plunged down an embankment, pinning a woman under a frame in view of a lit street light and residence.
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Asta Lund
Billy
Walter E. Sprecher
State Bank of Independence
Wis
la Crosse
Independence
Whitehall
Ferry Street
Miss Lund
R. G. Dun and Company
Edward Wallace
Division Street
Edward Steinmetz
Wallace
B. J. Lund
Federal
Tribunf
Tribune
Esther Dahl
South Fifth Street
Twelfth Street
Two Tragedies Struck in Wisconsin Farm and City
Mrs. Walter E. Sprecher dies when her car skids off a road near Independence. A witness, a small girl, saw the crash. In La Crosse Miss Asta Lund is assaulted near Division Street as a dragnet searches for the attacker with no clues.
Villa Returns to Bandit Life in Mexico
El Paso reports Pancho Villa has resumed banditry after defeats by Carranza forces. He hides with a small band near western Chihuahua and is said to raid unprotected ranches south of the Casas Grandes valley. Villista troops in Juarez disband or desert for peaceful work, bearing worn uniforms and seized weapons.
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EL Paso
Texas
Pancho” Villa
Huerta
Carranza
Chihuahua
Villa
Casas Grandes
Juarez
Villista
Ships sunk or lost in British gale claim three neutral vessels
Three neutral ships are reported lost or sunk in a ferocious gale around Great Britain. The Dutch trawler Erin was blown up by a mine with three dead and three wounded. a Norwegian steamer Hornesen was sunk north of Bergen with one life lost. wreckage from Heidrup washed ashore at Mullion and is believed to have foundered in the storm.
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London
Great Britain
Erin
Amsterdam
Hornesen
Bergen
Penzance
Wales
Mullion
Fire destroys Barclay hotel in Pine River
Pine River Minnesota December 29 193? A Tuesday fire wrecked the Barclay hotel and two nearby structures with property damage about 12000 and another 3000 to wiring. A stiff northerly wind hampered the blaze fighting efforts.
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Pine River
Minn
Barclay Hotel
Weather forecast for La Crosse and region
Cold unsettled conditions prevail with probable snow tonight and Thursday. Minnesota and Iowa forecast show snow chances with a cold wave spreading from west to east. Kentucky storm drives heavy rain and winds, while a high builds in the Canadian northwest.
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Bos Rene
la Crosse
Texas
Canadian
Mystery of the Empty Wine Bottle in Ancona Capitol
Madison reporter details a capi tol mystery about a bottle of old wine vanished from a locked desk. Investigators probe the thief while hinting at possible higher ups and a secret service angle, with the case unresolved.
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Secret Service
Capitol
State Service
Austrian and Russian Moves Reported on Fronts
Dispatches say German and Austrian forces mass along the Greek border near Doiran and Veiles while Austrian units attack Scutari on the Albanian frontier. Russian troops occupy Kashan and advance toward Ispahan in Persia as of December 29.
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Scutari
Athens
Doiran-Gueglivi Line
Veiles, Radvitza
Strumnitza
Elbassan
Avilona
Albania
London
Kashan
Ispahan
Sale of Eastland Held Up by Federal Judge
Federal Judge Landis delayed approval of the Eastland sale set at 416000 until January 5 as reports indicate the process will pause for further review. The action affects the ship’s transfer and related proceedings in Chicago dated December 29.
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Eastland
Chicago
Landis
County Treasurys Shortfall Strains Pensions Funding
La Crosse county faces a $1500 shortfall to pay mothers pensions. Supervisors Moore and Guenther said the county poor farm is in much better shape after a recent inspection, and the board discussed improving lighting and funding delays tied to upcoming tax collections. The issue was to be revisited this afternoon.
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la Crosse County
County Board of Supervisors
Meeti Ur
A. N. Moore
E. W. Guenther
Moore
Protest Over British Seizure of U S Mail from Holland
Secretary of State Lansing moves to file a protest with England over the seizure of United States mail from Holland routed via London. Berlin reports British authorities seized mail aboard two vessels en route to Rotterdam, the Nieuw Amsterdam and the Christian Michelsen, carrying NY originate parcels.
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Washington
Skinner
London
Lansing
England
United States
Holland
Berlin
Sayville
Rotterdam
Overseas
Nieuw Amsterdam
New York
Christian Michelsen
Governor Philipp Stricken By Old Grippe In Wisconsin
Madison dispatch reports Governor Philipp contracted the grippe after several days of illness. He left for Milwaukee to consult with his family physician, but officials say he is not seriously ill and expects to resume duties later in the week.
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Madison
Wis
Philipp
Grippe
Milwaukee
Parallel Drawn Between This and Lusitania Case
Officials weigh potential for further notes after a tense exchange with Germany as the present situation echoes the Lusitania incident. A satisfactory reply could avert new conduct, with discussions continuing and another note likely.
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Lusitania
Austria's second note in Ancona disaster looms
Washington reports an imminent Austrian reply to the Ancona sinking dispute with the United States. Officials note parallels to the Lusitania case and consider arbitration or a special commission. If Austria refuses, a further note or ultimatum could follow with possible recall of Penfield and shifts of responsibility.
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Washington
Austria
Ancona
Penfield
State Department
Vienna
Lusitania
Germany
Lansing
Hot Springs
United States
Elks Hold Annual Christmas Dinner for Boys and Girls
At noon tomorrow the Elks will serve a Christmas dinner for boys and girls in the lodge rooms at State and Fifth streets. A committee of L. B. Raymond H. Clay Evenson and F. H. Burgess runs the event with William Collins of the Northwestern serving the meal. A tree will be part of the celebration.
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The
Elks
State and
Fifth Streets
L. B. Raymond
H. Clay Evenson
F. H. Burgess
William Collins
Northwestern
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