American Seating to close Racine factory shift to Grand Rapids
Racine Wisconsin December 29 1910 It was announced that the American Seating company with headquarters in Chicago will discontinue its Racine factory where six hundred men were employed All production will be moved to Grand Rapids Michigan Racine will become a shipping point only
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
American Seating Company
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Racine
Uncle Jam Posts Record Christmas Mail Ahead of Year
Washington dispatch reports the post office department announcing that Uncle Jam carried nearly twenty percent more Christmas mail than in any previous year, marking a record season for holiday correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Jam
Post Office Department
North Side Skaters Welcome Opening of Local Rink
The Rose and Clinton streets rink opens attracting La Crosse youths as a popular new gathering spot. Crowds gather after a cold spell improved ice, drawing skaters from the south side and promising sustained popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose and
Clinton Streets
North Side
la Crosse
South Side
Various U.S. and Canada briefs on transport and death
Reports from New York Chicago Calgary and Richmond summarize a motor vehicle fatality rate of one every seventy five minutes, a stenography record claim, a proposed 955 mile gas pipeline to Winnipeg with New York bond backing, and the death of Owen Higgins a long time Northern Wisconsin resident who had regained hearing shortly before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Calgary
Alta
Winnipeg
Holiday Visitors Fill Westby Homes Amid Festivities
Westby Wisconsin reports a busy holiday season as Ruth Davidson recovers from grip. visitors from Coon Valley La Crosse Beaver Dam Cashton West Bend Indiana join locals to share gatherings. Announcements note Mabel Polly’s Minneapolis marriage. A poem closes the piece with a reflective line on a woman’s art.
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Westby
Wis
Ruth Davidson
Nels Neprud
Coon Valley
Alice Lee
T. Moline
Cleo Shamer
Beaver Dam
Paul Elderkin
West Bend
Ind
Elderkin
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Ruth Neprud
Harry Dahl
la Crosse
A. H. Dahl
Chester Dahl
Albert Syverson
O. A. Onseth
Martha Neprud
Mayme
Cashton
George Byer
Mabel Polly
Minneapolis
Miss Polley
Martin Nelson
C. O. Shanner
Tomah
P. Syverson
George Ranger
Lulu
Russel Hoff
Alice Dahl
Harry
Otis Westby
Sparta
Carl Johnson
P. Elderkin
Hans Larson
Evan Olson
Jens’ Larson
Claud
Cleo Shanner
North Side Briefs From the O'Neil Shoe Store
Red Riley, once confined to 1502 Wood Street by illness, is again able to move about. The St James church ladies plan a coffee and riffle event Thursday at the school hall. Gus Butzmann family return to 1728 Loomis Street from Alma. John Maria returns to 1426 Berlin Street from Prairie du Chien. Miss Mable Pilzer spent time away with relatives.
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O'Neil Shoe Store
Red Riley
Wood Street
St. James Church
Gus Butzmann
Alma
Loomis Street
John Maria
Berlin Street
Prairie du Chien
Mable Pilzer
Davidson guest of honor at Minneapolis party
Joseph Davidson of Minneapolis was guest of honor at a men s party hosted by his brother Roy at the Davidson home 1602 Charles Street The guests included Alby Blystad Paul Marcou Thomas Skemp Archie Skemp Melvin Knutson Forest Clow and Norman Davidson
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Joseph Davidson
Minneapolis
Roy
Davidson
Charles Street
Mr. Davidson
Alby Blystad
Paul Marcou
Thomas Skemp
Archie Skemp
Melvin Knutson
Forest Clow
Norman Davidson
Hold Night Watch Services At Churches And Scout Center
Friday night services will be observed by the congregation at Caledonia Street Methodist church and by the Boy Scouts of the North Side at North Presbyterian church. A social and devotional program is planned at Caledonia Street church while scouts wait with games.
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Caledonia Street Methodist Church
North Presbyterian Church
Boy Scouts of
North Side
Caledonia Street
Boy Scouts
Soldiers killed in train wreck near Berlin
Eighteen German soldiers on furlough were killed and forty seven wounded when a train derailed at Bentschen station near Berlin. The incident occurred today, with the casualty toll reported via wireless from Sayville, Long Island.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. I
Bentschen
Family Tragedy After Christmas Pistol Gift
Edwin Hendrickson 13 and his 17 year old brother received real pistols as Christmas gifts. Edwin died the same day, with the younger brother involved in the incident under investigation at press time.
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Kathryn
Edwin Hendrickson
Edwin
Farmer Samuel Weight in Pasteur Institute for Rabies Treatment
Grand Forks North Dakota Samuel Weight a farmer treated a cow s mouth while his hands were badly chapped and he is at the Pasteur Institute in Grand Forks for rabies treatment.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Samuel Weight
Pasteur Institute
Bombardment and Grenade Fighting Reported In Champagne
Paris dispatch reports this afternoon’s official communique detailing bombardment of enemy works west of Navarin farm in Champagne and grenade fighting near Chaulnes during ongoing engagements in the war.
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Paris
Navarin Farm
Champagne Region
Chaulnes
Abolish Municipal Court Advocated by Wisconsin Judge
Judge C A Fowler from Fond du Lac urged Wisconsin circuit judges to abolish municipal courts, arguing none handle enough business for full judicial salaries. He proposed using them as adjuncts to circuit courts to manage excess work, and noted a 1913 committee's similar view. The state judges gathered for a banquet discussed probation for first offenders.
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Madison
Wis
C. A. Fowler
Fond du Lac
Committee On
Fowler
Supreme Court
League forms to create world peace court in Albany
The world's court league, incorporated in Albany by eleven directors including Judge Alton B. Parker, aims to end war through arbitration. Directors include John Hays Hammond Oscar Strauss Henry Clews W. E. Knox Emerson Millan Augustus Bush W. W. Wilson Henry R. Rathbone Samuel C. Dutton E. C. States. The group seeks a world court to investigate and settle international differences and rally global support for permanent peace.
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Albany
N. Y
World’s Court League
Alton B. Parker
Judge Parker
John Hays Hammond
Oscar Strauss
New York
United States
Turkey
Henry Clews
W. E. Knox
Emerson Millan
Augustus Bush
St. Louis
W. W. Wilson
Henry R. Rathbone
Chicago
Samuel C. Dutton
Hartsdale
E. C. States
Trenton
N. J
World Court
Convict Miners Mutiny Threat Curtained at Leavenworth
Prison officials in Leavenworth Kansas suspend work in the coal mines to head off a planned mutiny. Guards are reinforced and prisoners are fed in their cells after authorities say 1060 prisoner clerks recently moved to the mine spurred discontent over food and conditions.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Kansas Penitentiary
Burglars Rifled Cash Drawer Then Set Fire to Factory
Burglars rifled the cash drawer of the Northern Fishery company and stole $480. They then set fire to the building, causing its destruction at a loss of $5,000.
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Chicago
Northern Fishery Company
Poultry Breeders Judge and Prosecutor Help Impose Sentence
Edward Sears was sent to the state penitentiary for one year after a conviction for stealing chickens. Judge Derse who sentenced him and R. W. Evans district attorney are both poultry breeders.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Edward Sears
State Penitentiary
Derse
R. W. Evans
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