Commencement Exercises Set for June 15 in St John’s Hall
Commencement exercises will be held in St John’s Hall on Sunday June 15 1913 at 2 30 p m and 7 30 p m Adults pay 25 cents Children 10 cents
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
11
Former Rich Poet Dies in Poverty at 85
James Davies, aged 85 and once America's oldest newsboy, died at St Joseph's Old Folks Home in St Cloud Minnesota after a life of rise and fall. He once earned a fortune as a writer and poet but lost it to relatives. With no money and effort to survive he worked as a Duluth newsboy before dwindling into infirmity. He refused charity and was cared for by a friend, with burial planned in Madison Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Cloud
Minn
James Davies
America
St. Joseph's Old Folks
Davies
Duluth
Madison
Wis
North Side Briefs Highlight Social Visits and Local News
A collection of North Side items notes visitors and returns across homes on George and Kane Streets, Loomis and Avon streets. Residents travel to Sparta Ellingson Cassville Holmen and Minneapolis while others announce recoveries and upcoming events at the Dome and Bethely Lutheran church. Local figures such as G A Dahlgren plan Beloit college reunion, and several residents are ill or improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zigomar
Edna
Sparta
J. Becker
Kane St
V. Triplett
Kane Street
Cassville
J. Severson
Loomis Street
Minneapolis
J. Mitchell
Savanna
F. Hayes
P. Gust
Albert
Ellingson
S. D
Mary Halseth
Robert Cottrell
Charles Street
Dome
T. Skemp
Dubuque
Holmen
Myrtle Swennes
M. Hanson
Avon Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
Bethely Lutheran Church
Erickson
M. Elson
John
Cashton
C. F
Walter Ahlstrom
Lansing
Iowa
G. A. Dahlgren
Beloit
Beloit College
Young minister arrests 25 cowboys in Debeque riot
In Debeque near Grand Junction Colorado on June 13 Reverend A F Glover 22 used his revolver to cover and march 25 cowboys to jail after a street shooting riot. Cowboys’ friends obtained a warrant for his arrest but Mayor Walker ordered the marshal not to serve it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
Debeque
A. F. Glover
Walker
Till Suit Against Plaster Doctor Goes To Jury
Fred Stein sues John Till of New Richmond Wisconsin for 60300 claiming injuries from back plasters applied in 1910. Attorney James R Hickey led the defense before noon and W R Duxbury presented evidence in the afternoon session to the jurors in St Paul Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Fred Stein
John Till
New Richmond
Wis
James R. Hickey
Dr. Till
W. R. Duxbury
Stein
Till
Kerosene Fire Fatality In Sugar Bush Incident
Mrs. Walter Derber died from burns after attempting to slow a fire with kerosene in Sugar Bush Wisconsin on June 13. She sustained injuries while aiding the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Bush
Wis
Walter Derber
North Side Draft Petition to Congressman Esch
A joint committee of Onalaska citizens and the North Side Progressive league drafts a petition to Congressman John J. Esch urging action to deepen the Black River channel from its mouth to Onalaska. They warn that recent low water threatens motor boats and that closing Hammond Chute could raise water levels at low tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Esch
Citizens of
Onalaska
North Side Progressive League
Black River
la Crosse
Chinese girl Mary Hung eyes mission to China's women
Denver June 13 The 16 year old Mary Hung daughter of W Q Hung declares she will abandon American customs when ready to return to China. She aims to train as a physician and educator to uplift Chinese women in hygiene and living standards, noting feet binding has ended but calls for further progress remain. An Americanized daughter who enjoys dance riding tennis and theater plans to sacrifice these pleasures to serve her race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Mary Hung
Denver Manual Training High School
United Press
Colorado
W. Q. Hung
China
Franklin School Grants Fifty Four Graduates This Year
The 8th grade at Franklin School sent 54 pupils to high school after passing exams. Names include Alice Ahlstrom, Harold Barron, John Bennett, Verna Boyle, George Frayn, Engvold Gilbertson, Julius Jensen, Myrtle Robinson, Obert Sorenson, Ralph Spence, Theresa Severson, Adolph Swennes, Laura Ydse among others. An additional 24 graduates occurred in January, totaling 54 graduates for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Poe
Alice Ahlstrom
Harold Barron
John Bennett
Alby Blystad
Verna Boyle
Robert Brinstad
Norman Davidson
Randolph Evjen
George Frayn
Engvold Gilbertson
Milton Helin
Julius Jensen
Russell Johnson
Alice Knutson
Alfred Lokken
Alvilda Melba
Agnes Morkved
Earl Nelson
Fern Nichols
Mark Peterman
Myrtle Robinson
Myrtle Solberg
Emma
Royal garden party canceled by King George
London June 13 The suffragettes influence prompted King George to cancel the Windsor garden party planned for June 21 after Ascot. Invitations had been engraved and were to be sent today, but the royal arrangements were called off at the eleventh hour amid reported suffragette interference concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Windsor Castle
Tornado Hits Pangman Saskatchewan Town
A tornado struck Pangman Sask yesterday, destroying several buildings and injuring several people. An elevator was blown across the railroad track, a livery barn and church were blown down and lumber yard stock scattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Pangman
Sask
United States
Moose Jaw
Banquet and Ball Planned by Local Alumni Group
More than 200 attendances promised for a high school alumni banquet in the lunch room followed by a ball in the Hixon Annex gymnasium. Principal B E McCormick announced the program with L P Benezet as toastmaster and a slate of speakers from several high schools including Stephen Martindale, H J Hirshheimer, Armand Tuteur, Mabel Young, and Howard M Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. McCormick
Hixon Annex
L. P. Benezet
Ori J. Sorensen
Fourth Street High School
Stephen Martindale
Eighth Street
H. J. Hirshheimer
Sixteenth Street High School
Armand Tuteur
Mabel Young
Howard M. Jones
Elevator rope tears off foot in Milwaukee incident
Oscar Knoebel aged 40 a superintendent of elevator E lost his left foot at the ankle when the rope near the drum tightened while he stood near the noose. He was pulled head downward and the foot was ripped away as the rope strained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Oscar Knoebel
Knoebel
Aged Woman Falls, Lies Hurt 16 Hours in Wisconsin
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on June 13 Mrs John Goodman a 90 year old woman fell down stairs to a basement cement floor sustaining a broken leg. She lay on the floor for sixteen hours before help arrived her cries drew attention. Doctors believe she may recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis. Jyne
John Goodman
Flag Day planned nationwide with large city observances
New York reports Flag Day events seront held across the United States with formal tributes in schools and public institutions. Officials say foreign embassies will observe the day and public school children will sing patriotic songs for part of the day. The Greater New York area expects about a million flags to be displayed from homes tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Greater
Montana boxing returns with two twelve round shows
In Butte, Montana, Fighers Fight Bob Moha versus Jack Dillon at Copper City club and Eddie McGoorty versus Jimmy Clabby at Treasure State club. Both bouts scheduled for twelve rounds as the first major events since boxing legalization. Miners' Union Day draws expected capacity crowds.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Bob Moha
Jack Dillon
Copper City Club
Eddie McGoorty
Jimmy Clabby
Treasure State Club
Miners’ Union
Aviator Farls Near Death Escape In Lake Grove City
Aviator Farl Sandt sustained a broken arm and leg after his plane dipped and fell fifty feet striking a garage in Grove City Pennsylvania. He escaped with his leg intact despite the dramatic crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove City
Minister Rides in Patrol Wagon After Infraction
The Rev Charles Harvey of Philadelphia ignored an injunction against pushing a relief chair out of line and was given a ride in a patrol wagon in Atlantic City New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles Harvey
Philadelphia
Hevick
Grandparents Graduate at Waco University
William Porter and his wife, both in their forties, were thanked as grandparents after graduating from Waco University in a ceremony noted by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonneau
Waco
Texas
William Porter
Gun Drops and Load Kill Boy in Dakota Workshop
Six year old boy, son of Alfred Kamstetd, died in Mitchell South Dakota after a loaded gun in his father's Centerville workshop fell to the floor and discharged into his head. The accident occurred while children played nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
S. D
Alfred Kamstetd
Centerville
Alfred Head
Autoist Killed in Mason City Crash
Mort W. Kimball was killed and William Mott was seriously ill after an automobile accident at Lake last night. The car swerved while moving rapidly and both men were ejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Mort W. Kimball
William Mott
Lake
Zee
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