Ring calendar opens in La Crosse with heavyweight finale
A record crowd is expected for the La Crosse Athletic Club opening at the old Y M C A this afternoon. Three bouts lead to a ten round heavyweight title fight at 2 50 p m with officials George Duffy and W P Hart present. The card starts with Sampson versus Lucyinski, then Jack Farrell meets Joe Welling.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Athletic Club
George Duffy
Milwaukee
State Boxing
Sampson-Lucyinski
Jack
Kid Farrell
Philadelphia
Joe Welling
Chicago
Welling
Patsy Drouillard
Farrell
Nelson to clash with Sailor White in Chicago bout
Art Nelson of Wyeville meets Sailor White of Chicago in a fast paced fight. Nelson, known for KO wins, must push a quick tempo to counter White’s speed and cleverness in the classy bout.
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Jack Britton
Art Nelson
Wyeville
K. O
Sailor White
Chicago
White
Nelson
Reunion on His 69th Birthday
A family reunion was held last night at the home of Mr. Nels David son in honor of his sixty-ninth birthday. A six o'clock dinner was served at which covers were laid for thirty. A large birthday cake centered the table. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. E. Forseth Sheyenne North Dakota Nilmer Davidson Minneapolis and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Davidson and two children of Winona Minnesota.
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Nels Davidson
E. Forseth
Sheyenne
N. D
Nilmer Davidson
Minneapolis
A. C. Davidson
Winona
Minn
Give Up Radium Search in Chicago
Detectives abandoned the search for a $4,500 radium sample stolen from a woman patient at St. Luke's hospital. They believe the thief will be caught if he tries to dispose of the substance, having substituted a platinum capsule of the same size as the real radium unit.
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Chicago
St. Luke's Hospital
Arkansas Dry Law Enforces Midnight Start in Little Rock
Wails, moans and sighs from bibulous convivials marked the ushering in of the new year as midnight passed and the Arkansas dry law went into effect, closing liquor sales in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
North Side Briefs Showers of Visits and Departures
North Side residents report a flurry of guests and returns. Aliss Lois Drake comes home from Denver to 1542 Kane street. Margaret Swift leaves Gillette street for Emmetsburg Iowa. E Holmes and children depart 1349 Berlin street for Galveston Texas to visit relatives. Krebs recovering at 1626 Wood street. Adeline Burns returns to 1102 Rose street after Dubuque visit. J McCarty and children back to Mankato from Mrs. C Johnson’s home at 1440 Caledonia. W Herman returns to 818 Berlin street after visiting elsewhere. J Collins, Prairie du Chien, at 1927 Kane street. Mary Kuch and Henry Miller visiting local friends. 1216 Living Stone street and north side contacts. F Ehmer new baby boy at 1726 Kane street. G Skemp departs to Dubuque. A Davidson returns from Winona. Forseth and Haroldson guests at 1662 Charles street. Donald Conway ill at 1642 Loomis street.
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Dreamland
Aliss Lois Drake
Kane Street
Denver
Margaret Swift
R. Ryan
Gillette Street
Emmetsburg
Iowa
E. Holmes
Earl and
Luella
Berlin Street
Galveston
Texas
Adeline Burns
Rose Street
Dubuque
J. McCarty
Mankato
C. Johnson
Caledonia Street
W. Herman
J. Collins
Prairie du Chien
Mary Kuch
Guttenberg
G. W. Foehringer
Ston Street
Henry Miller
Madison
F. Ehmer
G. Skemp
A. Davidson
Winona
E. Forseth
Cheyenne
J. B. Haroldson
Charles Street
Donald Conway
Loomis Street
Stenographer Leaves Post for Marriage in Detroit
In a Detroit Free Press snippet a stenographer resigns to marry, prompting chatter that five have left over two years via matrimony. The speaker suggests hiring a male stenographer this time, arguing he would value the job after marriage.
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Detroit Free Press
Bright Red Cats Seen in Moonlit Liberia
In Liberia some cats display a bright red color, making them highly conspicuous under the moonlight. The phenomenon draws interest for its striking appearance and potential local observations among residents and wildlife researchers.
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Liberia
Africa
New Wisconsin Laws Take Effect With Year Start
Madison dispatch notes three laws active at New Year including mandatory free drinking cups on railroads for ten mile paid trips, estrogenic marriage license rules, and new match and food misbranding regulations. Other provisions set county board terms in Milwaukee, poultry coop height rules, and supervisor salaries above 30 000 population counties.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee County
Hits
Barratt O'Hara to appeal Congress over Laura Leon case
Lieutenant Governor Barratt O Hara plans to appeal to Congress to block Laura Leon a 21 year old daughter of a rebel leader from being deported to Mexico. He cites danger to women in Mexico and argues the authorities may deem her arrival as for immoral purposes.
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Chicago
Mexico
Barratt O'Hara
Congress
Senorita
Laura Leon
New Year Observances Fill La Crosse Churches
Churches across La Crosse held watch services and special meetings to welcome 1914. Revivals and programs at Tabernacle Baptist First Presbyterian First Methodist and others featured sermons music and youth activities as congregations pledged a fresh start. The Y M C A hosted open house from 2:30 to 10 00 pm with gymnastic events and indoor contests while the Knights Templar planned an afternoon ball at Mason Temple.
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la Crosse
Tabernacle Baptist Church
C. R. Bearmore
First Presbyterian Church
Young People’s Society
First Methodist Church
T. Stanley Cadams
First Evangelical Church
Haack
The
Baptist Church
Billings
City Mission and Spiritualist Church
Association
German Methodist Church
Seventh
Ferry Streets
John Kraus
H. R. Lee
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Open shop plan ends strike at Hamilton-Brown Shoe
Open shop plan ends strike at Hamilton-Brown Shoe. In St Louis on January 1 the company announced that closed factories will reopen Monday under a contract with the Boot and Shoe Workers Union. Strikers will receive the wages they earned when they quit.
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ST. Louis
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company Today
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Piggy Look-a-do Tasted Fame Then Fate on the Mountain
A plantation boy recounts a pig named Look-a-do who roams the woods and causes trouble with poor table manners. The pig is shunned by Brer Bar and foxes, loses his looks, wanders to an apple orchard, and is killed the next day for a roasted feast by a mountaineer and family.
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Jack
Daddy
Rover
Brer Bar
Drer
Pigey Louok-a-do
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Fast Catarrh Relief
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm for nasal congestion and head cold relief. It claims quick opening of blocked passages, easing of headaches, and elimination of catarrh by morning with a small bottle available at drug stores. Ends with a prompt to trust Ely's product for cure.
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Kate D. Richardson
Beazley, Essex Co
Dr. Pierce
Ely
ChevEly
Turkish bath profits spike on New Year hangover
Chicago readers woke to New Year hangover profits as Turkish bath proprietors opened at dawn. Taxi crowds lingered as managers estimated citywide 1913 hangover profits around sixteen thousand dollars, surpassing cafe owners’ after midnight shutdown.
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Chicago
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Hebberd’s
Open Shop
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Beddinj
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Ticas
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