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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1915

Page

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Alumni Banquet Highlights Class of 75 Wedding

The third annual alumni banquet drew former students and guests celebrating the Class of 75. A wedding mention and reunion moments were highlighted as attendees enjoyed the evening.

Alumni Banquet Exposes High School Milestones and Nuptials

At the high school alumni banquet, Otto M. Schlabach steered toastings while officers were re-elected and the night celebrated 170 graduates. Grace Gesell and Fred W. Dickens wed after the feast, with plans to tour before Dickens resumes his role at Chestnut Hill Academy.

Helen Set Otto M Schlabach Murphys Magnitude Otto M. Schlabach Harry W Curtiss Ray L. Dikinson Stanles Gordon Gertrude Wisson Gertrude Harrison Harrison J. Edward Smith A la Roise Martindale Gertrude ‘Arrison W Hom Hoftetter Clinton Lulu Daniels Ora Austin Eexen Benezet Geneva Caldwell Ich Miss Caldwell Rom Hickisch Anna Hickisch Lois Halik Otto Rosshard High School Employment Bureau Fay Shuman Jones Howard M. Jones Marsh and River R. L. Dickinson Grace Gesell C. B. Gesell Fred W. Dickens Mrs. Dickens Miss Gesell Mr. Dickens Ralph Bradish Winnifred Forbes Congregational Church C. C. Rowlison Haradish Miss Forbes Chicago Philadelphia Boston New York Dickens Chestnut Hill Academy Ferrer

Surprise wedding follows alumni banquet in town

Fred W. Dickens and Miss Grace Gesel attend the alumni banquet and are married immediately after the feast. The couple’s ceremony took place on the same day, marking a joyous culmination of the evening’s social events.

Fred W. Dickens Grace Gesel

Shippers Challenge Exorbitant Freight Rates in La Crosse Hearing

La Crosse shippers and the Manufacturers' and Jobbers' club prepare to challenge rail freight charges. Interstate Commerce Commission examiner Kelly will hear complaints in the federal court room in July. The session targets inbound rates from the northern territory to Chicago and includes cotton linters used by local clothing makers.

la Crosse Ohio River Atlantic Coast Chicago

Archie Roosevelt Fined for Speeding in New York

Archie Roosevelt son of Col Roosevelt was fined 25 dollars by a West Farms magistrate for speeding an automobile at 25 miles an hour. The incident occurred in New York on June 19.

New York Archie Roosevelt Col. Roosevelt West Farms

Arizona Launches as Nation’s Greatest Fighting Ship

The 31 490 ton battleship Arizona slid into the East River at 1 pm amid champagne and water christening. Miss Esther Ross broke the wine and water, with Gov Hunt bringing water from Arizona, while Secretary Daniels praised the ship as the Navy’s right arm for home defense in the expanding fleet.

New York Roosevelt Uncle Sam Arizona East River Esther Ross Daniels Georgee W. P. Hunt Arlanta Wilson Mitchell O’gorman Hunt Congress

German U-29 Sunk By British Flagged Steamer

Berlin reports U-29 commanded by Otto Weddigen was rammed and sunk by a Swedish flag British tanker after stopping to show papers. German admiralty notes Weddigen’s humane conduct cost him his crew and condemns British neutrality abuse.

Otto Weddigen Berlin Sayville Admiralty Otto Weddizen Weddigen England

American Killed Amid Private Quarrel in Mexico

Washington dispatch reports Gilbert Teanhl an American superintendent was killed June 16 near Charcos in San Luis Potosi Mexico after interfering in a private quarrel. State Department advised today.

Washington Gilbert Teanhl Charcos San Luis Potosi Mexico State Department

Allies' Dardanelles Campaign Faces Heavy Obstacles

Constantinople dispatch says the Allied attack on the Dardanelles meets insurmountable obstacles. Turkish defenses include movable batteries that thwart fleet spotters and rapid gun shifts. Gallipoli bristles with nearly 1,000 large caliber guns and robust manpower. Submarine assets cannot block Bosphorus and Dardanelles passage.

Henry Wood United Press Constantinople Berlin Hague New York Dardanelles Gallipoli Turkey Bosphorus Sea of Marmora

Judge Higbee Denies Five Year Separation Divorce Request

In La Crosse County Judge Higbee refused Matilda Arner’s bid for divorce arguing marriage for convenience cannot be dissolved for five years of separation. Arner had wed Leo Arner secretly in Winona Minnesota and sought separation but was fated to remain married unless five years pass. The judge also granted divorces to Belle Jargo Anna Rockamann and Barbara Dowling and continued the Bott case with deserted spouse prosecutions.

Mathilda Arner Leo Arner Winona Minn la Crosse EC. Higbee

Austrian Troops Pursued Rome Dispatch Says

A Bucharest dispatch to the Messergau reports Austrian forces driven from Besarabia are being hotly pursued by reinforced Russian armies. The note places the pursuit in the broader theater of northern and eastern battles.

Rome Bessarabia Bucharest Messergau

Local Men Seek Pardon Hearing Over 1994 Columbia Heights Murder

John Kolb Charlies Hammond and Orlin Kalderwit of La Crosse set for special pardon hearing in July after new evidence claimed by supporters. They were convicted of the Thanksgiving Eve 1994 murder of Freddie King in Columbia Heights and are serving life terms.

John Kolb Charlies Hammond la Crosse Orlin Kalderwit Minnesota State Penitentiary Freddie King Columbia Heights State Pardon Board R. B. Harris Charlies Street King Boy Kolb Hammond Kalderwit Pardon Board W. R. Williams Minnetonka Minneapolis

German stance hardens to resist U.S. concessions

Berlin officials and sources report a unified German military aim to block concessions to the United States. They argue protecting neutral rights while pressing Washington to consider Bryan’s plan to restrict passenger ships and potentially withhold American passports.

United Press Washington United States Berlin Germany Bryan

Mackenzen Hurls Violent Attack At Grodek Front

Berlin reports General Mackenzen has launched a violent attack against Russian positions at Grodek fifteen miles west of Lemberg. The battle's start may decide Lemberg’s fate with Russians retreating to regroup along the front north of Lemberg. Von Linsingen pushes northward between the Dniester marshes and Stry while German troops repulse attacks around Shavii.

Berlin London Mackenzen Grodek Lemberg Galicia von Linsingen Dneister Marshes Stry Shavii

Agriculture Foot and Mouth Order Expands Areas

The Agriculture Department issued a foot and mouth order effective June 21 creating modified, restricted and free zones across Connecticut Illinois Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Washington Connecticut Ilinois Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia

Treasury Balance Reaches 25.5 Million. Tax Receipts Rise

The treasury's working balance stands at 25,519,973 dollars today driven by 1,986,661 dollars in income tax receipts.

Washington Treasury

Ten Million Men Killed Wounded or Missing, Says Consul

Denver dispatch reports Dr. Kurt Ziegler claims unofficial figures show over ten million killed wounded or captured in Europe by March 1. Breakdown lists Germany Austria France England Russia with counts for slightly and seriously wounded and prisoners.

Denver Kurt Ziegler Ziegler Seattle Red Cross Germany Austria France England Russia Ae Ee Ee

Carranza Holds Firm in Mexican Political Standoff

Reports say Carranza stands firm as Mexico’s potential iron man while Villa and Zapatista factions clash over strategy in Mexico City. Washington weighs recognition and a possible provisional government as Diaz Lombardo and General Angeles plan talks. Obregon’s Carranzista forces withdraw toward the south after the Leon engagement.

Washington Villa Wilson United States Carranza Mexico Mexico City Madero Howard Admiral Howard Yaqui Vera Cruz San Juan Ullua State Department EL Paso Texas Villista Zapatista Diaz Lombardo Felipe Angeles Angeles Obregon Leon

City prepares for Fagles convention with white way decor

Final touches go up for the Fagles convention in the business district. White way posts receive shields bearing each state aerie name, a giant golden key spans Fifth and Main, and a streamer festoons Fifth Street in front of the Eagles club.

Fifth Main Streets Fifth Street Eagles’ Club

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