Albanian ex-ruler rallies tribes west of Prizren
Prince William of Wied, former ruler of Albania, reorganizes tribes west of Prizren and begins attacks on Serbs east of Scutari. He cooperates with Bulgarians pressing against Serbs near Elbasan as Italian forces concentrate atAvlona. Harold Spencer, naval academy graduate and aid to Wied, reports the plan to reoccupy the throne with central powers' consent.
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Scutari
Berlin
Galicia
Bukovina
von Linsteen
Bukow Mila
Czernowitz
Dneister
Tarnopol
Rome
William of
Elbassan
Albania
Avglona
Harold Spencer
Theited States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Prince William
Spencer
Wied
Wisconsin Engineer Elected President of Agricultural Engineers
F M White of the University of Wisconsin agricultural engineering department was elected president of the American Association of Agricultural Engineers in Chicago. The association, formed twelve years ago in Madison, convened for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
F. M. White
Department of Agricultural Engineering
University of Wisconsin
American Association of Agricultural Engineers
Madison
Weather Forecast for La Crosse and Vicinity
Forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with little change in temperature. Wisconsin expects fair weather tonight and Friday. Minnesota sees partly cloudy skies with slightly colder conditions tonight east and south portions. Wilmington? not applicable. The eastern storm has moved past. high pressure covers much of the country while snow has occurred in western Minnesota to Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Worlowa
Atlantic States
North Pacific Coast
Gulf and Atlantic States
Wyoming
Upper Lakes
West Gulf States
Governor Hammond Dies in Louisiana
Governor Hammond of Minnesota collapsed at Clinton Louisiana while visiting for land and timber interests. Death listed as apoplexy induced by ptomaine poisoning.
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Hammond
Minnesota
Louisiana
New Orleans
Clinton
Minnesota's First Bachelor Governor Hammond Dies in Louisiana
Winfield Scott Hammond Minnesota governor and former congressman from the second district died in Clinton Louisiana after a last meal reportedly causing stomach trouble. He was 52 and had just taken office in January. He left Washington to campaign and planned to return home to manage land interests in Louisiana.
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J. A. Nowell
Nowell
Chicago
New Orleans
Hall
Louisiana
Memphis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Winfield Scott Hammond
Minnesota
Clinton
Southborough
Mass
Dartmouth College
Mankato, Minn
St. James
Lind
State Normal Schools
Capitol
South
Dewey investigates Second Street home incident
Humane Officer D C Dewey and Nadia Thomas of the Associated Charities inspect the home of Frank Schlabach at 218 North Front Street after his arrest following a report by his wife. She said he beat her after returning intoxicated with four dollars for coal as his three children and the couple’s family room.
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D. C. Dewey
Nadia Thomas
Associated Charities
Frank Schlabach
North Front Street
Schlabach
Blue Sky Law Suspension in Michigan
An order signed by Federal Judges Denison Sessions and Tuttle suspends Michigan's blue sky law, enjoining the state securities commission from enforcing the act this afternoon in Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Denison, Sessions and Tuttle
State Securities Commission
Couple Fatally Burned In Gasoline Explosion
Albert Lea Minnesota reports a couple, Mr and Mrs Harry Howe, fatally burned when a five gallon gasoline can exploded. Their son Burt Howe, Harrys brother, suffered serious burns while attempting to rescue them.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Harry Howe
Burt Howe
Harry
Official Scouts Talk of Possible Diplomatic Break
Officials discuss potential rupture in diplomatic relations amid rumors of strain. The report notes unnamed sources and cautions readers to await formal statements from involved parties.
Ancona Note Arrives From Austria Amid Diplomatic Activity
U S officials report Austria delivered its note on the Ancona to Ambassador Penfield in Vienna and it is being transmitted to Washington. Berlin and the Australian missions show a cautious, cooperative tone as talks on the Ancona and Lusitania cases continue with no breach in relations anticipated.
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Washington
Lansing
Ancona
Ambassador Penfield
Vienna
State Department
Austria
United States
Baron Zwiedinek
Bernstorff
Lusitania
Infor
Berlin
Geren Oer McIon
Penfield
Count Burian
Germany
Foreign Office
Ford peace expedition may cost over a million
Henry Ford's peace mission could exceed one million dollars if the Hague conference lasts long, Gaston Plantiff, business manager, warned on December 3 as delegates prepared to depart for Copenhagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stewart
United Press
Stockholm
Henry Ford
The
Hague
Gaston Plantiff
Copenhagen
Burns Gets Thirty In County Jail For Intoxication
Joseph Burns, a tramp who says he is a waiter, was sentenced to thirty days in county jail this morning for intoxication and begging on the streets.
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Joseph Burns
Mothers Pension Funds Shift From General Fund
A deficiency of 1500 dollars for paying dependent mothers is discussed by the board. The measure would take mothers pension money from the general fund to cover payments. The issue centers on ensuring funding for wartime or postwar aid to eligible widows and dependents.
La Crosse County Board Acts on Finances and Moles
The La Crosse county board approved borrowing 1500 dollars from the general fund to aid dependent mothers’ pensions, addressing fund shortages. It adopted a committee report restoring fee collections by Clerk Frank H. Aiken and ended a bounty on ground moles, noting their scarcity. The board adjourned to March 30.
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la Crosse County
County Board of Supervisors
Walter Winter
Valentine Keppel
Circuit Court
Frank H. Aiken
County Agricultural School
Austrian destroyers Litka and Triglavy sunk off Durazzo
The Austrian destroyer Litka was blown up by a mine and the destroyer Triglavy sunk in an Adriatic battle off Durazzo with an allied squadron. The official communiqué says an Austrian squadron bombarding Durazzo was met by the allied force, and the other enemy ships fled.
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Paris
Litka
Trigilav
Adriatic
Durazzo
Ministry of Marine
Cattaro
Triglavy
Prominent Racine Manufacturer William T. Lewis Dies
William T. Lewis, vice president of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co., died at 75 in Racine Wis after a stroke following a hearty dinner with family. Born 1840 in Utica N Y he moved to Racine at 15 and worked as a telegrapher during the Civil War. He helped found Mitchell Wagon Works and later served as a state senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
William T. Lewis
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company
Utica
N. Y
Mitchell Wagon Works
Lutherans Celebrate New Year's Day Service
English Lutheran Church on West avenue and Ferry streets will hold a 10 o'clock New Year's Day service. Rev. J J Rumbar ger will deliver the morning sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Lutheran Church
West Avenue
Ferry Streets
J. J
Rumbarger
No Excuse Too Bald Not To Be Used To Avoid Conscription
London December 30 United Press reports a London recruitment officer explains why voluntary enlistment failed and conscription becomes necessary. He describes crowd reactions and reasons given by potential recruits from clerks to farmers and policemen, noting many are unfit or unwilling despite military need. The officer asserts middle class reluctance and that many recruits are loafers seeking meals and daily pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Press
Strand
Charing Cross
India Office
Slugging Mystery Takes New Turn In Girls Tale
Police search for a suspect after Miss Asta Lund was struck on West Avenue near the German Lutheran parochial school as Miss Charlotte and Miss Caroline Dittman reported seeing no one else. Chief John B. Webber expands inquiry seeking developments. The assailant followed Lund to Division street and struck her with a blunt instrument, leaving a head wound. no robbery occurred.
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Asta Lund
Charlotte Dittman
Caroline Dittman
Vine Street
Miss Lund
West Avenue
John B. Webber
Ferry Street
Division Street
New Haven Defense Closes Its Case in Directors Trial
The defense closed its case at 12:35 today in the conspiracy trial of twelve New Haven directors. Court adjourned until Monday for rulings on motions for arrest of judgment or dismissal. no arguments will be heard on the motions.
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New York
New Haven
Pan American Scientific Congress Focuses on Peace and Defense
Washington December 30 reports the Pan American Scientific congress aligning on continued peace in the western hemisphere through arbitration and presenting a solid defensive front against the old world, subordinating scientific problems to these aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pan-American Scientific Congress
Chicago Police Seek La Crosse Man in Auto Theft Ring
Chicago police hunt a La Crosse Wisconsin man as one of four alleged fences in a nationwide auto theft conspiracy. Two members are already under arrest. names are withheld until all arrests occur. Police say they do not know the La Crosse suspect targeted by dispatches.
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Chicago
la Crosse
Wis
Dispatches
Thompson Sets New Germania Alley Mark
Theodore Thompson last night set a record at the Germania bowling alleys with a 2943 score for 120 balls, an average of 2402.
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Thompson
Theodore Thompson
New
Germania
Harcourt resignation and India viceregal rumor
British trades union leaders adjourned without a clear stance on conscription. Lewis Harcourt, cabinet member since 1907 and vocal against compulsory service, reportedly resigning and slated as India vicereine, with Mrs. Harcourt linking to J. P. Morgan family. The cabinet planned to meet tomorrow to decide the conscription form.
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London
Lewis V. Harcourt
Harcourt
India
Mary Ethel Burns
New York
J. P. Morgen
J. P. Morgan
Lady Curzon
Mary Lester
Chicago
G. H. Roberts
Labor
Glad Sad Army of World Babes Brings Joy to Antlered Elks
A large Elks lodge hosts 235 children from town for a Christmas dinner and program by the Big Brothers of the B P O E. Music, a cabaret, and a grand Tree of Plenty delight the youngsters as volunteers serve meals and toys. The Exalted Ruler urges keeping the event as a memory beyond individual names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks’ Club
Emil Neimeyer
Grace McLinden Bart
Walter Goetzinger
Elysian Fields
Santa Claus
Santa
Mr. Esch
Congress
Baby
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War Office
von Bothmer
Lurkanov
Strypa
LC Universery
Ile
W.S. Hammond
Dewey
Second Street
Burns
U. K
Wiliam T. Lewis
Wilbur S. Forrest
Dittman
NEW Haven Defense
Logal Man
Great Elks’ Lodge
Elkdom
Tom Berg
Bill” Collins
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