Students Promoted From Eight Grade Across La Crosse Schools
About 150 eighth graders graduated this year in La Crosse and will advance to high school. Washington 23, Washburn 26, Lincoln 27, Jefferson 12, Hamilton 35, Franklin 33, Industrial 3. Lists named students ready for high school across Washington, Washburn, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Industrial schools with numerous names across classes.
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la Crosse
Washington
Washburn
Lincoln School
Jefferson School
Hamilton School
Franklin School
Industrial School
Thaw Bail Denial Prompts Legal Action
A court denied the thaw application for bail, leaving the defendant in custody as legal proceedings continue. Authorities emphasized the decision reflects risk considerations and jurisdictional standards, with next steps outlined by counsel.
Party Loses Two At Grater's Base
A brief item reports two casualties at Grater's Base during a party. Authorities have not released names or precise circumstances as investigators review the scene. Local officials urge calm while securing the area.
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Grater’s
Thaw Bail Bid Denied as Pittsburg Visit Refused
In Washington on June 16 the Supreme Court denied Harry K. Thaw’s bail request to remain in New Hampshire and refused permission to travel to Pittsburg for Thaw estate litigation. Attorney General Carmody and Thaw’s nemesis William T. Jerome argued against release, labeling Thaw a dangerous and permanent lunatic. In California, Mount Lassen’s eruption prompted a search, but Hiram Blodgett and Hugh Addington were later found unharmed near Volta after disappearing following the crater activity.
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Washington
Harry K. Thaw
New Hampshire
Carmody
New York
William T. Jerome
Thaw
Jerome
Lynch Baby Dies at One Month Old in Local Home
Clarence Lynch Jr aged month old died yesterday at his home 305 South Fifth street from an infantile disease. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM from Tetley Sletten and Dahl 326 South Fourth street. Interment will follow at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Clarence Lynch
South Fifth Street
Tetley, Sletten & Dahl
South Fourth Street
Oak Grove Cemetery
Japan to press California land question reopening
Washington June 15 Secretary of State Bryan announced that Japan will press soon the demand to reopen the land question of California. The notice signals renewed diplomatic engagement on lingering land issues between the two nations.
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Washington
Japan
California
Bryan
Mount Lassen eruption spurs search for missing hikers
At Addington California June 15 forest rangers were sent to look for Hugh Addington and Hiram Blodgett, two of nine hikers near Mount Lassen when the sixth eruption since May 30 created two new craters. Lance Graham was struck by a rock, and Tipple suffered severe injuries and mental distress from falling debris.
Famous Topperweins to Demonstrate Shooting Skills
Mr and Mrs Ad Topperwein of San Antonio Texas the world’s most marvelous shooting team will give a free exhibition of trap and fancy shooting at the North side grounds of the La Crosse Gun club tomorrow afternoon at 3. Mrs Topperwein is regarded as the world’s woman champion trap shooter with an average of 97 percent. The program includes a dozen or more fancy shots plus a round of trap shooting. Spectators will witness feats such as splitting two cards with a pistol snuffing a match with a revolver and other skilled rifle acts.
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Ad Topperwein
San Antonio
Texas
la Crosse
Man for chair problem dominates Mexican mediation
At Niagara Falls the fourth week of mediation over Mexico's provisional government centers on selecting a pro Huerta president not tied to Carranza. Huerta delegates reject active revolutionaries. Americans propose neutral constitutionalists. State Department sees possibility if a choice is found. Consul Miller reports bodies of Weston Burwell and Luis Torpedo are being sent from Tampico. Special Agent Carothers heads toward Torreon.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Iglesias Calderon
Luis Cabrera
Josef Esconcelos
Huerta
U. S
Washington
State Department
Charles A. Towne
Wilson
Miller
Tampico
Lake Tamiahua
Weston Burwell
Luis Torpedo
Carothers
Saltilo
Torreon
Local Man to Run for State Office in Wisconsin
R C McCaleb socialist worker named to seek the socialistic nomination for lieutenant governor at Milwaukee convention. Emil Seidel chosen for U S senator and Oscar Ameringer to run for governor. Other ticket items include F W Rehfeld secretary of state C Deuss treasurer L D Joseph attorney general. Delegates debated taxation and income tax with exemptions up to 2000 dollars. Resolutions urged hospital investigations under legislative committee and referendums for official censorship and constitutional amendments.
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Labor
Labor Organization
Gilroy
Permit Secured for Marriage of Local Teacher and Agent
Clarence E. Wise of Birchwood Wisconsin obtained a license from County Clerk Bert Jolivette to wed Frances Luley Robb a La Crosse school teacher this afternoon in a small town ceremony setting.
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Clarence E. Wise
Birchwood
Wis
Bert Jolivette
Frances Luley Robb
la Crosse
Wilson Signs Panama Tolls Repeal Bill At Noon
Washington June 15 President Wilson signed the Panama tolls repeal bill at 11 o'clock today with no ceremony. He used an eagle quill pen presented by Robert Underwood Johnson, the same pen linked to prior presidential acts. Huerta is described as eager to save face amid varied public sentiment.
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Washington
Wilson
Robert Underwood Johnson
New York
Harrison
Taft
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Empress of Ireland disaster film shown in La Crosse
A silent film exhibit at the Casino theater depicts the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St Lawrence River with over 1000 lives lost. It includes scenes of the rescue ships unloading 187 bodies from the Lady Gray and a temporary morgue in Quebec.
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St. Lawrence
la Crosse
Casino Theater
Lady Gray
Quebec
Ganz Plank
Streckful Line Protests Levee Rock Hazard
The Streck fus steamboat line complains to Mayor Ori J. Sorensen that La Crosse levee is in poor condition. They say the cheer boom near the wagon bridge is not extended enough to prevent boats from striking rocks and landing is unsafe. They urge more ring bolts for anchoring. The message will be sent to the council.
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la Crosse
Streckfus
Ori J. Sorensen
Funeral for John Rachelmann Held at Palmer Home
John Rachelmann died Saturday morning at his niece Mrs. S H Palmer’s home 717 South Seventh Street. The funeral was held this afternoon at 4 from the Palmer residence and the body will be taken to Milwaukee tonight for cremation.
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John Rachelmann
S. H. Palmer
South Seventh Street
Palmer
Milwaukee
Huerta Demands Bryan Give Him the Chautauqua Salute
The remark contemplates a possible demand by Huerta that Bryan acknowledge the Chautauqua salute. It frames a hypothetical political gesture as a test of allegiance. The note centers on relations between Huerta and Bryan and the symbolic act under discussion.
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Huerta
Bryan
Beautiful crystal services advertised for dining sets
The notice highlights engraved crystal services including Ice Tea Service Cocktail service Sherbet service Salad service and bridal assortment offered at moderately low prices for dining table settings.
Miss Hogan objects to lectures for small town audiences
Miss Gertrude M Hogan protests to The Bellman La Crosse Wisconsin against lecturers and entertainers "playing down" to provincial audiences She urges that small towns deserve the best from artists and universities and that leaders should not assume ignorance but elevate standards to satisfy art and conscience.
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Gertrude M. Hogan
la Croses
Bellman
Minneapolis
Miss Hogan
Hoga
la Crosse
Wisconsin
The
Midle
Funeral to honor Joseph Schurrer at German Reformed church
Funeral services for Joseph Schurrer, who died Friday night of heart failure on his way to Dr W A Heinkes office, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at their home. Rev E Vornholt officiated. Both Segelke Kohlhaus factory plants suspended operations to allow employees to attend. Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Joseph Schurrer
W. A. Heinke
Green Bal Street
E. Vornholt
German Reformed Church
Segelke-Kohlhaus Company
Schurrer
Oak Grove Cemetery
Farm Sold in Hamilton Township for 10000
Harry M Jewett and Grace M Jewett of Burns sold 320 acres in Hamilton township to Ira J Richardson of Bangor. The deed filed today lists the consideration as ten thousand dollars and other considerations. The note about red neckties appears as an odd aside.
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Harry M. Jewett
Grace M
Burns
Hamilton Township
Ira J. Richardson
Bangor
Court House
Seven Teachers to Leave Normal School Next Year
Seven faculty members will depart the normal school next year. Changes include departures to universities and other state schools, with replacements to be sought from top talent. Several teachers take leaves of absence. some resign to marry or pursue further study. The baccalaureate address by Rev C C Rowlison urged patriotism tempered by nonsectarian religion. The chorus and orchestra performed two numbers from the Messiah and Seek Ye the Lord with soprano obligato.
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Cotton
M. W. Thompson
Department of Social Science
University of Wisconsin
Thompson
Cora Vandewater
Department
Ypsilanti State
Clara D. Hitchcock
State Normal School
Went
Ohio
Maybelle Schmachtenberger
Laura M. Eustis
Eustis
Normal
C. C. Rowlison
Congregational Church
Marie Nowak
Portrait of a Woman Promising Pictures and Plea
A speaker appeals for a photograph proving her claims of beauty and charm, urging the judge to assess the truth of what she saw. She argues the crown as a feminine attribute and offers recent pictures to substantiate her words, insisting the image would be worth more than a two-cent stamp.
Homecoming To Feature Five Acts Attracting Crowd
F L Koppelberger of the Majestic theater in Chicago is arranging five outdoor acts for homecoming week. A tight wire performer and trained pigs are among the expected attractions. The committee uses funds once set for an Indian encampment on Larron’s Island. Chief Decora of the Nebraska Winnebagoes plans to attend, seeking the exact parade date for the event.
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F. L. Koppelberger
Majestic Theater
Chicago
William Doerflinger
Koppelberger
Larron’s Island
Ino. C. Decora
Doerflinger
Eagles Beat Viroqua 2–1 In Tight La Crosse Game
La Crosse Eagles edged Viroqua 2 to 1 in a fast matchup. Pitcher Saubert allowed one hit and struck out nineteen, while batteries were Saubert and Johnson for the Eagles and Helgerson, Merrian, and Klos for Viroqua.
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la Crosse Eagles
Viroqua
Saubert
Eagles
Cass
Johnson
Helgerson
Merrian
Klos
Local K C s Go To Caledonia Initiation
Sixty to seventy Knights of Columbus members from local councils attended an initiation in Caledonia Minnesota with a class of fifty candidates. The first degree was conducted by Caledonia council with Winona council administering the second and La Crosse council performing the third. A banquet for over 300 followed, featuring remarks by A H Schubert and John F Doherty of La Crosse council. The party then traveled to La Crosse arriving late last night.
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Knights of Columbus
Caledonia
Minn
Caledonia Council
la Crosse
Female Beauty and Heritage in Sacred Literature
A fragment argues that women should embrace fullness and natural curves as a heritage, contrasting skinny ideals with the divine beauty of the female form. It praises motherly influence and questions the idealized male gaze, urging acceptance of natural body shapes.
Simple home method for women’s figure improvement
An advertisement offers a personal letter to Mrs Louise Ingram at Suite 1176 408 Adams St Toledo Ohio detailing a supposed method for perfect development without physical culture or remedies. The copy promises immediate success and lasting beauty and requests readers mail a letter to the specified address.
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Louise Ingram
Adams St
Toledo
Christy Nominated for State Chaplain at Eau Claire Meet
Eleven La Crosse Spanish War veterans and auxiliaries depart for the Eau Claire convention to back Rev. W. P. Christy as state chaplain. The group also campaigns for G. O. Henning of Catberg camp to become Grand Gu Gu Gran dissimo of the Military Order of the Serpent, with Abonito Lair to demonstrate at the state gathering.
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W. P. Christy
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Rev
J. I. Ward
C. J. Weigel
H. Engelhard
G. A. Pennell
Wm. Irvin
G. R. Longbrake
G. O. Henning
Casberg Camp
Alvina Kelley
Hannah Starkerson
Erie M. Henning
Catberg
Rev. Christy
Cat Berg
Grand Gu Gu Grandissimo
Abonito Lair of Serpents
Pink Pills Aid Digestion and Heart Nerve Strength
Debility in digestion causes stomach fermentation and gas pressing on the heart. Dr Williams Pink Pills tonic improves digestion by energizing gastric glands and stomach muscles, building blood and nerves. Free books available on request from Schenectady NY. pills sold in most stores.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
Schnectady
N. Y
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the Empress OF
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Lady Grey
Washington School
Erwin Blatter
Clarence Borchman
Helen Erickson
Esther Ewald
Hazel Getts
Lallian Harley
Stanley Hetland
Arthur Jones
Helen Johnson
Ruth Knudson
Paul Krause
Leona Larsen
Otto Lehman
Elmer Linker
Esther Molzahn
Erwin Milke
Sohie Papenfuss
Edwar Poss
Vladys Tate
Evelyn Sleer
Norma White
Irwin Witzke
Percy Wooley
Washburn School
Horace Bayer
Lawrence Aughey
Clarence Birdsell
John Brague
Eldon Bummert
Harry Cohen
Maurice Cone
Rudolph Gaerttner
Benjamine Goldish
Willard Hawkins
Charles Holcomb
Leonard Knothe
Raymond Netwal
William Weiss
Hazel Bentley
Margaret Billings
Esther Birdsell
Flora Gosnell
Marguerite Keeler
Gertrude Moeller
Marie O'Leary
Luella Pengra
Helen Webhrer
Lillian Weigel
Vivien Witcraft
Thomas Stavrum
Stanley Anderson
Leona Bartz
Alvin Berger
Ella Bleakley
Adolph Bue
Hazel Dell
LeRoy Fuller
Helen
Silas Bangsberg
George Bollrud
Roland Dimon
Anna Druschke
Lillian Heyer
Leona Lee
Fred Lashmann
June Moss
Irene Pierce
Nellie Ryan
Harriet Whiting
Inez Amsrud
Josephine Dastych
Blanche Dudley
Marie Gmeiner
Grace Hanson
Kathryn Haebich
Anna Harmacek
Leonard Happel
Charlies Heileman
Helen Howland
Grace Jansky
Henrietta Jansky
Fred Kannifuss
Leroy Kamball
Ferdinand Klick
Irene Lewis
Mildred MacPherridge
Emma Michels
Frederic Niebaldski
Esther Ocelschig
Charles Padesky
Esther Poley
Lorenzo Rennebohm
Garnet Rogers
Harry
Harold Amundson
Otto Anderson
Cyril Clow
Kathryn Elsen
Myrtle Enghe
Helen Fietcher
Bertie Johnson
Emma Johnson
Oscar Johnson
George Kastlin
Dorris Kathary
Phillips Kent
Ruth King
Sigrid Knudson
William Kopecke
Myrtle Lund
Edmund Marking
Robert McCann
Lilah Morkved
Mildred Nelson
William Nichols
Paul Peterman
Lillian Picha
Olive Redpath
Tillman Shelvan
Valborg Senstad
Floyd Shelly
Ruth Snyder
Ross Veneman
Mary Whisler
Henry Woll
Friend Nelson
Alvin Marking
Walter Houghton
Peter Lassig
Adolph Kohlhaus
Supreme Court
Mt. Lassen
Cano
Pittsburg
Stanford White
Jagged Rock
Redding
Cal
Hiram Blodgett
Hugh Addington
Mount Lassen
Volta
Volcano
Lynch
Geo. B. Rose
the Jeweler
Main Street
Carranzist
R. C. McCaleb
Rachelmann
W. Parker Jeweler
E. W. Parker Jewelgi
K. C
Christy
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