Idle Hands Busy With Ice Harvest
Winter sees icemen struggle for labor as four companies harvest ice near the North side. Arctic Ice and Fuel employs 80 plus men, Monitor brewery firehouses filling by J Owen use about 40 workers, Milwaukee Icehouses by Cagendish add more, Jenks layoffs ease briefly. Martin Kaiser starts Burlington ice houses, keeping unemployment low as the season progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Ice and Fuel Company
Monitor Brewery
J. Owen
Milwaukee
Cagendish
Mr. Jenks
Dagendish
Jenks
Martin Kaiser
Burlington
St Paul Looks to Absorb Orient Traffic after Pacific Extension
The St Paul road announced after finishing its Pacific coast line it will press to secure oriental traffic. A traffic alliance with Osaka Shosen Saisha Steamship Co will run semi monthly sailings from Seattle. Osaka Shosen is building six fast steamers for Orient trade and St Paul hopes to lead the field as rivals exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Osaka Shosen Saisha Steamship Company
Seattle
Ladies Entertained by Tabernacle Baptist Ladies
Mrs. F Valentine of Kane street and Mrs. C F Saltz were entertained this afternoon by the Ladies Aid society of the Tabernacle Baptist church at Mrs Valentines home. The gathering was described as pleasant and enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Valentine
Kane Street
C. F. Saltz
Ladies’ Aid Society
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Local residents noted in brief town social items
Mrs. G. B. Hulsapple recovering from a severe grip attack. Mr. Hulsapple improving after stomach trouble. Miss Marie Gunseth visiting from Minot North Dakota. Harry Schneeler of Milwaukee visiting family in the city. Mrs. 8. H. Warn confined to home by illness. Rev. N. F. Clark preached at Tabernacle Baptist church and left for Neenah Wisconsin. The list also mentions C. A. Button ill at home, M. Emery attending a grandparent’s funeral, Miss Millen Anderson spending time in Prairie du Chien, M. J. Sorenson visiting from Chicago, Walter Issey visiting from Tomah, Miss Ruth Hanscomb ill at home, Joseph Affholder returning from Hokah, Miss Mildred Olsen visiting Rockford Illinois, Fred Botz traveling to Milwaukee and the east, and Carl Franz with wife visiting Onalaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Hulsapple
Prospect Street
Hulsapple
Marie Gunseth
Vote-Berger Teephone Company
Minot
N. D
Ragna Jenson
George Street
Harry Schneeler
Milwaukee
Caledonia Street
H. Warn
N. F. Clark
Neenah
Wis
Tabernacle Baptist Church
C. A. Button
Charles Street
M. Emery
Caledonia
Minn
Millen Anderson
Gillette Street
Prairie du Chien
M. J. Sorenson
Chicago
A. Sorenson
Wobold Street
Walter Issey
Tomah
Harry Phillips
Ghores Street
Ruth Hans
Carl Franz
Onalaska
Blizzard Returns To Plague The West
Chicago reports a second cold wave with temperatures near zero and a 25 degree drop in 12 hours. Charity societies mobilize to meet growing demand as intense suffering spreads. Farther west conditions worsen with zero weather in Kansas City and livestock losses in Oklahoma. Great Falls Montana records 44 below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Great Falls
Mont
Mine Disaster at Ziegler Colliery Increases Death Toll
The Ziegler Colliery disaster raises known dead to twenty five after five more bodies are recovered. Rescue leader Joseph Leiter and his bride direct operations at the mouth of the mine while officials identify two missing miners and the cause, likely a spark igniting gas.
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Ziegler
Joseph Letter
Letter
Willis Warner
Albert Kerr
James Patterson
Joe Richardson
Fred Morgan
J. O. Evans
Gilbert Jones
Joseph Tate
James Phillips
John Cassay
Aaron Jerell
Thes. Hubbard
Cabe Puckett
Cnas
Smothers
Apostle Hudaloss
Stephen Izanoss
Joseph Dulano
Joseph Wallo
Stephen Roanoff
Amos Wallace
Gale Jones
John Aassey
Arome Ganzoff
Tillman Denies Wrongdoing In Senate Indictment Row
In a dramatic Senate speech Senator Tillman defends himself against President Roosevelt’s accusations of improper use of office. He says he sought only to buy land and to allow others the chance, denouncing the president’s haste and public framing of the matter. He criticizes press manipulation and political bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Senate
United States
Hale
Ananias Club
Department of Justice
West
Tillman Defends Land Purchases Against Roosevelt Attack
Senator Tillman accuses President Roosevelt of personal malice and orchestrated investigations to discredit him. He questions the land sale actions and asserts his own attempts to buy Oregon and California lands were lawful and tied to settlers’ rights, while criticizing the secret service probe as politically motivated.
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Secret Service
Tillman
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Morris
Ben Tillman
Hale
Messrs. Tawney
Smith
Reeder
Dorr
Orphans Named New La Crosse Club Nickname
The La Crosse club adopts “Orphans” as its new nickname after Hawley leaves managing duties and with Mahoney considering resignation. Tickets for the charity ball are selling well, and directors may require admission fees for home games. Proposals include adding ladies days on Tuesdays and Fridays to boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pink Hawley
la Crosse
John Elliott
C. W. Hunt
Paul W. Mahoney
Henry Rooney
A Crosse
Pinks
Oshkosh
Hawley
Cold snap grips city with subzero readings
A new cold spell settled in with the temperature plunging to 10 below zero by 9 this morning. Hourly readings since midnight stayed below freezing, and forecaster Thompson predicted the cold will hold near current levels for several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Thompson
Redmen to Install Officers January 14
The Redmen plan an installation of officers on Thursday evening with a large smoker and banquet. Delegations are expected from Bangor, Winona, and nearby towns. Eight new candidates will be initiated.
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Bangor
Winona
President Roosevelt's Hunting Shoes Made by Local Shoemaker
In Washington a quiet street cobbler crafts durable shoes for President Roosevelt. The shoes are completed and in the president's possession, described as strong and cognailed for easy walking. A parallel note recalls Admiral in Manila wearing buckskin boots from the same maker.
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Washington
Sion
Manila
Oregon Senate Deadlock Over Governor Chamberlain Seat
Oregon legislature convenes a forty day session amid a bitter fight over electing Geo W Chamberlain to the U S Senate. Pledged Republicans resist repudiation while Fulton backers seek a Republican victory, amid national attention and rumors of signed petitions.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
United States Senate
Geo. W. Chamberlain
United States
Chamberlain
Congress
H. M. Cake
Judge Cake
Chas. W. Fulton
Gov. Chamberlain
Fulton
Touches Em as He Would Touch Christ Movement Reels
In Cleveland a mass meeting reports on the first week of the What would Christ do movement. Butter merchant C P Young recalls a Chicago paper naming him the only capitalist and received a demand for a $300 loan. Central committee head W D Price cites a Los Angeles physician who quit his riches to aid the poor in the effort.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Christ
C. P. Young
Chicago
Jesus
Mr. Young
W. D. Price
Central Committee
Los Angeles
Sage Tops New York Personal Tax List
New York dispatch reports Mrs. Russell Sage as the largest payer on the city's personal property tax list with $5,000,000 valued holdings. John D. Rockefeller is assessed at $2,500,000 while William K. Vanderbilt Alice G. Vanderbilt and Countess Szecheny each stand at $1,000,000.
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New York
Russell Sage
John D. Rockefeller
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Alice G. Vanderbilt
Counttess Szecheny
Gladys Vanderbilt
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THE
Lacrosse Tribune
R. P. Stanton
C. F. Schweigert
Orient
Leiter
Joseph Leiter
South Carolina
Committee
House of Representatives
Underwood & Underwood
Countess von Bernstoff
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Bryan R. Dorr
Oregon Land
Post Office
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Tillman
Harriman
California
Steel Trust
Ben T 1Man
John
Pink
Redmen
Bill
J. W. Clifford
Margaret Newton
Chas. Homan
Shelby Brothers
Moving Pictures
President Roosevelt
el Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
National
Mrs. Sage
Castoria
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