Special Program At Methodist Church Enchants Crowd
A large audience at the German Methodist Church enjoyed an evening program filled with piano solos violin numbers and choral pieces. Performers included Mrs. P. T. Schulze Rev J. H. Klaus Elsie Halik Laura E Richards Nora Franklin Lois Halik James Kerr Marie Nowak Gien Halik and Prof James Kerr directing with W G Haebich assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachmaninoff
Henselt
Lois Halik
James Kerr
Thoms
Chas. Weis
Marie Nowak
Gien Halik
Torus
W. G. Haebich
One Thousand First Class Positions Offered by WBU
An advertising message from Wisconsin Business University promotes placing about one thousand graduates in jobs from $45 to $80 monthly by August 1 1913. It lists employers and notes mozzarella a large employed graduate network and a winter term starting January 6 1913 with catalog information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.B.U
W. B. TU
Leigh Toland
Ington
Police Flush A Covey Of Yeggs In Bold Safe-Robbing Plot
New York police arrest seven alleged robbers tied to plans for New Year’s Day robbery of Patrick Pennachias Italian bank on Morris avenue and 148th street. Witness Nettie Briggs and Mrs Josephine Tauls provide key statements as eight robberies are probed. Leader Henry Ross linked to Herman Schultz, inventor of the can opener method. Schultz serves 39 years in Sing Sing. The suspects, all under 22, face multiple charges and ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick Pennachias
Morris Avenue
148Th Street
Alhough
Geo. Gillen
Henry Ross
Antonio Caggiano
Louis Cappazzi
Henry Allbrecht
Pasquale Fuscino
Inguald Cornulson
Ross
Herman Schultz
Ibrahim Hamit
Schultz
Sing Sing
Personal notices from La Crosse and surrounding area
Local items report travel for several residents including Mrs James Farber and daughter visiting Milwaukee and relatives in Chicago, with Dewey family planning a Grand Rapids visit. Real estate changes include Emma Knickerbocker selling La Crosse county property to Norman Larson for 3009 dollars and Herman N Koller selling city property to Ida Will for 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker-Hirt Machine Co
James Farber
Will Bradles
Milwaukee
L. Shackley
D. C. Dewey
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dewey
M. Hartley
la Crosse
Gateway City
Emma Knickerbocker
la Crosse County
Norman Larson
the Majestic
Robert Andrew
St. Francis Hospital
Herman N. Koller
Ida
Linkerhall
Andre
J. K. Marten
Fargo
N. D
L. B. Hampton
the Tribune
Davenport
F. Smith
Albert Lea
J. A. Tritsch
Alma
Wis
Louis Gerky
M. G. Evenson
Minot
H. C. Evenson
Joseph Galster
Kenneth Salzer
CascaRoyal-Pills claim quick relief from constipation
An advertisement promotes CascaRoyal-Pills as corrective laxatives. It urges taking one nightly for a week or two, claiming immediate improvement and eventual cure. Priced at 10¢ and 25¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Beauty contest ends in eggs tossed in Westville race
In Westville Ohio a traveling medicine show held a popularity contest. Miss Maud Jones won with 1 939 votes and Miss Maud Knotts had 1 770 votes. Eggs were thrown as Jones earned her prize a gold watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
Miss Maud Jones
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch
Ferdinand Koch thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of his wife Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch. Special thanks to Rev J H Klaus the choir and organist of the German M E church the pallbearers and those who sent flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Koch
J. H. Klaus
M. E. Church
Ferdinand Koch
Father John's Medicine Named by People Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago Rev. Father John O'Brien of Lowell Massachusetts recommended a health restoring prescription to his parishioners and friends, leading to the product named Father John's Medicine. The ad promises 25000 dollars to any charity if proof shows the claim false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O’brien
Lowell
Mass
Father John
Hay rack party ends with social at Miss Tikal home
A Saturday hay rack party for city youths gathered at 1524 South Ninth Street. Hosts decorated premises in national colors, enjoyed games, singing, and dancing. Mr. Charles Tikal played melodies. a midnight luncheon followed before guests departed. Attendees included Hilda Swenson, Mary Lenhart, Mary Tikal, Mabel Stein, Emily Stein, Lily Rogosky, Mabel Getman, Leona Schultz, Irene Wolf, Clara Hansen, Bert Hemlaben, John Shorrel, Roy Getman, Henry Miller, Gene Myers, Roy Knox, Frank Kujava, Charles Tikal, and L. Lenhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tikal
South Ninth Street
Charles Tikal
Hilda Swenson
Mary Lenhart
Mabel Stein
Emily Stein
Lily Rogosky
Mabel Getman
Leona Schultz
Irene Wolf
Clara Hansen
Bert Hemlaben
John Shorrel
Roy Getman
Henry Miller
Gene Myers
Roy Knox
Frank Kujava
L. Lenhart
Local Coffee Party Hosts Mostly Misses at Afternoon
Miss Mayme Barber entertained Saturday afternoon at a small coffee. Guests included Miss Anna Kinnear Emma Dittman Florence Beckman Pearl Norris Gertrude Hulberg Geneva Atkinson and Mrs Albert Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme’ Barber
Anna Kinnear
Emma Dittman
Florence Beckman
Pearl Norris
Gertrude Hulberg
Geneva Atkinson
Albert Miller
Anniversaries Mark Merv and Mrs Elliott Gathering
Mrs. John Elliott entertained a small group of neighbors to celebrate an anniversary event. The gathering featured familiar faces and light refreshments in a friendly home setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing Annivers Q Merv
Mrs
John Elliott
Social Briefs: Holiday Visits Across Cities
Miss Bernice Barber returns home from Minneapolis for the holidays. Mrs. Keen and her daughter Miss Helen Keen of Tacoma, who stayed with Mrs. Cunningham for Christmas, have left for Minneapolis to visit relatives before returning west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Barber
Minneapolis
Gaynor Criticizes Father of Country in Controversy
New York dispatch reports William J. Gaynor mayor denouncing the idealized view of George Washington. The piece notes Washington was passionate, prone to anger, and imperfect in appearance, challenging myth versus reality in the founding hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaynor
New York
Daughters of the
Cincinnati
William J. Gaynor
Epictetus
Parkhurst
Washington
Father John's Medicine Offered By Mail
Advertisement invites readers to obtain Father John’s Medicine by sending $1.00 for a large bottle to Father John’s Medicine Lowell Massachusetts via express prepaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
Lowell
Mass
Christmas season happenings in Chaseburg Wisconsin
P Peterson and Melvin Knudson traveled to Minneapolis and St Paul for a week with relatives. Christmas services occurred at the German Lutheran church and a schoolhouse program was held. Local residents discuss village incorporation and platting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Peterson
Melvin Knudson
Minneapolis
St. Paul
German Lutheran Church
Julius Larson
Hazel
Myrtle
General Hoyt
Chaster Eide
Carrie Moe
Stoddard
Wyman Ward
Readstown
Natwick
McKibbin
Maurice Egstad
John Graf
Brownsville
Minn
la Crosse
Onalaska
Viroqua
Henry Egstad
Milton Davidson
Westby
R. B. Hoyt
Railways Order Cars Shows Peak 1912 Rail Equipment
Railway Age Gazette figures indicate 1912 saw record orders for freight and passenger cars and locomotives by American railroads since 1906. Track mileage, however, rose to its lowest level since 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Railway Age Gazette
Shelby Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance annual meeting notice
Notice announces the Shelby Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company annual meeting to be held January 7 1913 at 11 a m in the Supervisors room of the Court House La Crosse Wisconsin Secretary Peter Kienholz signs the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Court House
la Crosse
Wis
Peter Kienholz
Curing a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromos Tablets
An advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo tablets. It notes a refund if it fails and carries E W Grove signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montey
E. W. Grove
Old Milwaukee pioneer is dead
Lieutenant Frederick T. Zettler a Milwaukee resident for over sixty years died from a cold that developed into erysinvelas He lived with his daughter Mrs J P Arnold at 537 Thirty third street The death occurred in Milwaukee Wisconsin on December 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Frederick T. Zettler
J. P. Arnold
Thirty-third Street
One on Dad This Sent In Kid Story
A Toronto Mail and Empire item recounts a preacher visiting Bobby and asking if his father prays. Bobby says yes, but his father does not need to, since he never gets home until daylight and thus has nothing to pray about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter
Little Bobby
Bobby
Toronto Mail and Empire
Opera Star on Strike Sparks Chicago Turmoil
Mme Caro lina White, star soprano of the Chicago Grand Opera Company, claims overwork and unequal pay while manager Andreas Dippel accuses her of overindulging and social distractions. The dispute dominates front pages and tests the art center status of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mme
Carolina White
Andreas Dippel
Twain
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Mme. White
Dippel
Rates Held Back on Several Commodities by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed rate advances on sulphuric acid blue vitriol canned goods furniture malt and other commodities between Missouri river points until May 1 1913, on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fire drives residents from Eliot Hall Back Bay
A fire in Eliot hall, a large Back Bay apartment house, forced 150 residents to flee in night attire down extension ladders and fire escapes onto an ice covered street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Eliot Hall
Back Bay
Motor ice yacht built in Oshkosh speeds to 80 mph
John Buckstaff of Oshkosh converts an old catboat hull with iceboat rudder and mounts a thirty five horsepower car engine. A two bladed propeller designed like a monoplane pulls the craft across the ice. Buckstaff trials show success and he enters the “What Is It” in the annual iceboat races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
John Buckstaff
John
Orville Wright
Buckstaff
Kellogg Defends Supreme Court as Progressive Body
Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul argued before the Nebraska State Bar association that the United States Supreme Court is not reactionary but pro progressive, ensuring equal access to justice for the poor and protecting the people from vested interests. He questioned the wisdom of polling on issues the courts have deemed unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska State Bar Association
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
Kellogg
Fire alarms guests at Hotel Radisson in Minneapolis blaze
Three hundred guests at the Hotel Radisson were frightened when the fire department responded to a dangerous blaze in the Alaska Fur company store adjoining the hotel. No injuries are reported and the blaze was contained with no major damage to the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Radisson
Alaska Fur Company
Judge Issues Unambiguous Ruling In Local Court Case
A local judge delivers a decisive ruling in a civil matter, detailing the legal grounds and enforcing the court's order. The decision addresses the defendant's actions and outlines required compliance within specified timelines, signaling a firm legal stance.
Normal Receives Valuable Donation
The Normal school library receives a rich donation including a bedstead Virginia curtains quilt and dressing glass. Col Woodward adds Civil War book sets and a major photographic history. La Crosse directories 1880 1907 and rare Whig almanacs join items from Drs George and Will Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Drs. George
Will Powell
H. T. Rogers
Normal School
Helper
Dwight
Whig and Tribune
Horace Greeley
Holidays Bring Many Visitors to Bangor Wisconsin
A long list of visitors arrives in Bangor for Christmas and New Year celebrations. Miss Blanche Draper returns to La Crosse Hospital duties after a stay with her mother. Guests include Cashton, Winona, Sparta, Oshkosh, and Milwaukee residents visiting relatives or enjoying local dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Draper
la Crosse Hospital
Fannie Backus
Cashton
Earl Peck
Dorothy Vernon
S. Steffen
Winona
Minn
E. R. Peck
Edwards
Will Kelly
New York
J. D. Vaughan
Harold Baebler
Arthur Kurant
Floyd Jenkins
Carrol College
C. W. Holtz
la Crosse
McCumber
Sparta
Frank Haack
Wilton
Will Saley
Frieda Richele
Burns
George Streeton
Oshkosh
Dakota
Barbara Kuranz
Camp Douglas
Carey Streeton
Rockland
John B. Elsen
Glenwood
Faye Vaughan
Iowa
W. H. Vaughan
Milwaukee
Margaret Friell
Minneapolis
Robert Taylor
D. A. Taylor
Ray Bowen
Rochester
Mayme Smith
The
Hustler Bank
Sister of Mr Van Auken Visited at His Home
Miss Van Auken, sister of Mr S Van Auken, is visiting at his home, and the deposits were placed in the museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
W.S. Burroughs
Burroughs
Alex Forbes
Col
T. B. Stoddard
Miss van Auken
S. van Auken
Bell Lumber closes large stumpage deal in Ashland
M J Bell president of Bell Lumber with headquarters in Minneapolis has closed a major stumpage deal in Northern Wisconsin. He bought cedar pole pulpwood and tamarack piling from Kneeland McLurg for its Phillips sawmill and plans two camps to harvest material through the coming winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
M. J. Bell
Bell Lumber Company
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Kneeland-McLurg Company
Phillips
Bell
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the Fashion Shop
F. A. Reiman
Co. M. Stag
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Methodist Church
Hoeschler
Hayrack Party
Chaseburg, Wis
Supreme Court
Fea
W. T. Irvine
Main Street
Ole
AL Simonton
G. M. Woodward
Rogers
Spencer Carr
Bangor, Wis
H.C. Evenson
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