Hub Miller Leaves La Crosse for Tomah Liquor Trade
Hub Miller, famed as La Crosse’s renown saloon man and a fixture on Main Street and The Hub on South Third, is moving to Tomah Wisconsin to run a retail liquor business. His long career traces riverboat days and central roles in La Crosse’s social scene.
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Hub” Miller
la Crosse
Tomah
Wis
Hub Miller
Mississippi
New Orleans
South Third Street
Theater Buffet
South Fifth Street
Schubert to Practice Law in La Crosse
Professor A H Schubert of La Crosse High School will enter the legal profession, with Attorney P W Mahoney, upon leaving teaching duties. The calendar lists him as a practicing attorney with Mahoney and Schubert, likely in February after the current school term ends.
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A. H. Schubert
la Crosse
Attor Mney P. W. Mahoney
Schubert
P. W. Mahoney
Mahoney
Collision Drowns Fifteen Sailors Near Sydney
A collision between the British cruiser Encounter and the collier Dunmore in New South Wales waters sinks fifteen sailors who could not swim due to heavy belts. Both ships suffer heavy damage and eleven bodies are recovered as investigators seek the cause.
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Sydney
N. S.W
Encounter
Dunmore
North Side in Brief Local Social Roundup
A North Side column lists visits and returns of residents and friends. Mrs. J. M. Dahlin of Grand Rapids and Mr. George Walstram of Minot are visiting relatives. Several locals return from travels to Chicago Mexico Biloxi and Winona. Community members resume duties and illness keeps others home.
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George Walstram
Minot
N. D
J. Falkiner
Woodstreet
Grace Klanrud
Bertie Zion
Galesville
Orin Nelson
Madison
Joseph Crowley
Mexico
Crowley
Jens Jensen
George Street
West Salem
Mabel Cannan
Chicago
E. W. Emory
Caledonia
Minn
James McCarthy
S. M
Milwaukee Road
John Kneebes
Rose Street
Mary Simcox
Charles Simcox
Biloxi
Charles James
Avon Street
la Crosse Hospital
Lars Borreson
Canada
Alice Almond
Charles Street
Winona
George Helfacen
North Bend
Wis
Mark Larsen
Minneapolis
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin cures sour stomach and indigestion within five minutes after meals. It describes stomach acid, fermentation, and related symptoms and urges readers to buy the 50 cent remedy from a pharmacist to enjoy painless, flavorful meals.
Baby killer on trial in Porter County
Walter McConnell, formerly with Gary steel works, faces murder charges in Porter County Circuit Court for suffocating a child the body found in isolation. The state seeks the death penalty, alleging he offered money to a witness to commit the crime to free his marriage prospects.
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LA Porte
Ind
Porter County
Walter McCnnell
Gary
McConnell
Dance Money Tainted by Hamilton Charity Ball Stand
Con sternation grips Hamilton as Helping Hand association refuses charity funds from a ball. The ministers who run the group oppose dancing and declined the money raised. Proceeds will go to the Children's Home instead.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Helping Hand Association
Gun Borrowed By Hermit Fatal Shooting Near Chicago
In Chicago an elderly hermit William Moekentin shot and killed Garrett Schollens, son of a friend who had lent him a gun. A note demanding $500 appeared on his outbuilding door before the fatal incident. Moekentin awaited coroner's inquest in police custody as investigators pursue the case.
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Chicago
Wm. Moekentin
Garrett Scholiens
Moekentin
Schollens
MoKentin
Garrett Schollens
A Horrible Hold-Up
Washington man tells how his brother suffered a hopeless consumption until Dr King’s Discovery cured him after six bottles. He praises the remedy for lung ailments and offers 50 cent to 1 dollar bottles with a free trial. Guaranteed by O T Erhart.
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W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
O. T. Erhart
Terrible Brigandage in Milazzo by Two Soldiers
Horrific acts by two soldiers in Milazzo Sicily include the murder of Signor Brescia after shooting him and robberies at a local bank and the railway station. Troops report arrest of 100 looters, while the two brigands are believed to have escaped with plunder.
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Milazzo
Sicily
Signor
Brescia
Jury selection underway in Gow murder case in Mexico
Work to pick jurors for the case of Rev. Clyde Gow on a charge of complicity in the death of Elizabeth Grayson a school teacher began in earnest. Twenty four tales men selected yesterday reported and it is expected the jury will come from this panel.
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Mexico
Clyde Gow
Elizabeth Grayson
Talesmen
Cantazaro Death Toll In Calabrian Quake Rises
Jan 5 reports from Cantazaro estimate about 500 people in the city have died from wounds. News of aftershocks continues to reach the city as details from Calabria and Sicily remain sparse.
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Cantazaro
Prairie Du Chien theater hosts full houses again
The Fred S. Smith Electric theatre in the Cornelius block operates nightly to packed crowds. A center table prize was awarded to Miss Elinor Groenert last Saturday. Local residents and visitors return from holidays, attend church services, and participate in community events and lectures this week.
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Fred 8 S. Smith Electric Theater
Cornelius
Elinor Groenert
Hattie
Paul Mehnert
Eastman
Anna Douglas
Postville
Iowa
W. B. Tartt
la Crosse
Francis
Gertrude Kane
Local Social Notices From Viroqua Wisconsin
Vibrant town notes list movements and greetings. Myrtle Adlington leaves for Wakefield Michigan to teach kindergarten. Theo Tollefson returns to Waterloo Iowa after a two week visit. Geo Moen visits Cashton Wisconsin. Bolstad returns from Valley City North Carolina after three months. Garfield Aiken and family plan to move to La Crosse. Horschager guests from Minneapolis at the Running home. Bessie Evenson visits her mother east of town. Marcus Running of Cashton visits Viroqua relatives. Henry Helgeson starts as salesman at Sweger’s Grocery. T. Linton heads to El Paso Texas due to his wife’s illness.
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Congregational Church Society
Haskell
Myrtle Adlington
Wakefield
Mich
Theo. Tollefson
Waterloo
Iowa
Geo. Moen
Cashton
Wis
Bolstad
Valley City
N. C
Garfield Aiken
la Crosse
Horschager
Minneapolis
H. Running
Bessie Evenson
John Lemb
Marcus Running
Viroqua
Henry Helgeson
Sweger
T. Linton
el Paso
Texas
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Woman's National Daily
Youth’s Companion
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Caledonia Street
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Edward JD. Lang
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Bullet Kills Guide
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Karl GC. Kurtenacker
Mecca
George Meyer, Jr
Dunesney Garden
Prairie DU Chien
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Gays Mill
Grand Opera Hall
Bostonian Concert Company
Wm. R. Graves
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Newburg
Peter Newburg
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