Plaintiffs Named in Central Electric Suit Against Directors
The plaintiffs are Louis Kuehn W J Hickish Odin J Oyen George B Rose Charles Spettel and Anna Shalski. Attorneys Winkler Bottom Smith Flanders Vilas Faucett of Milwaukee and William F Wolfe of this city represent them. Wolfe says he was brought into the suit by the Milwaukee firm and still represents some dissenting stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Central Electric Company
Louis Kuehn
W. J. Hickish
Odin J. Oyen
George B. Rose
Charles Spettel
Anna Shalski
Winkler, Bottom, Smith, Flanders
William F. Wolfe
Wolfe
Milwaukee
Broken trolley stalls north side street cars near Mill Street
Street cars were stalled near the Mill Street crossing after a trolley wire broke near the Monitor brewery. Northbound car waited for the other to cross as gates were not down. The wire was repaired and service resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Street
Monitor Brewery
City Meters Fail as Mud Clogs Readings and Revenue
City water meters are condemned after mud fills the devices preventing any movement of internal machinery. Recording apparatus is clogged and nothing registers for months, causing revenue loss while property owners benefit from the malfunction.
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Smith
Pair Association Holds a Meeting
At a meeting of the Interstate Fair association last night John A Salzer was elected a director to fill a vacancy. Secretary Van Auken was authorized to attend the Central Wisconsin circuit meeting Friday. The La Crosse association’s membership in the Great Western racing circuit will be forwarded to Galesburg today and accepted. Directors reported a $50 premium on Poland China swine from the Wisconsin State Poland China association, Madison, with total premiums this year around $200.
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Interstate Fair Association
John A. Salzer
van Auken
la Crosse Association
Galesburg
University Club planned by Madison alumni and UW faculty
At a Madison meeting of University of Wisconsin faculty and alumni an organization to unite UW faculty Wisconsin alumni and other alumni was approved. The group plans to buy Professor J B Parkinsons burned house at State and Murray Streets to build a club house. Col William F Vilas is among the alumni backing the project.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
J. B. Parkinson
State and
Murray Streets
Col
William F. Vilas
Notable backers plan incorporation of new club
Magnus Swenson John M. Olin T FE Brittingham Phillip Spooner D K Tenney A L Sanborn Burr W Jones George W Bird A F Menges form a club. The group will incorporate with Judge A L Sanborn Hon Burr W Jones Col George W Bird A F Menges and Professors C S Slichter and D C Munro serving as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnus Swenson
John M. Olin
T. FE. Brittingham
Phillip Spooner
D. K. Tenney
A. L. Sanborn
Burr W. Jones
George W. Bird
A. F. Menges
Col
C. S. Slichter
D. C. Munro
Talks to farmers on tax fight in county meeting
M. S. Keppel of Holmen spoke at the La Crosse County Agricultural Horticultural and Dairy association meeting at Campbell town hall this afternoon. He discussed the tax fight between city and county and condemned what he called a gross injustice to county taxpayers compared with city capitalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.S Keppel
Holmen
la Crosse County
Louisville Bowling Tournament Omit Sunday Games
Louisville Wis March 14 The Civic league fears a temporary injunction and the Louisville Tournament Association cancels Sunday games for March 18 and 25 from the American Bowling Congress schedule. Weekday starts move to 10 a m with 16 alleys nearly ready at the armory. Prizes total 14700 across 221 five man teams 460 two man teams and 886 individual entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Wis
Civic League
Louisville Tournament Association
American Bowling Congress
New York
Philadelphia
Slavic Language Courses Planned at University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin will offer Slavic language courses next year led by Dr Eduard Prokosch of the German department. In the first semester students will study old Bulgarian and in the second semester Lithuanian, with a largely philosophical approach. A later series will cover the Russian language. Dr Prokosch, born in Bohemia, earned his doctorate at Leipzig under Professor August Leskien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Eduard Prokosch
Prokosch
Bohemia
Leipsic
August Leskien
Advertising to Bring New Customers to Your Store
The message urges reaching untapped city residents who have never visited the store. It claims the business cannot be fully successful until advertising persuades them to come, and asserts strength of ad campaigns will correct this gap.
Fifty actors jailed for Sunday theater ban face quick trials
In Toledo on March 14 fifty actors and actresses arrested for violating the Sunday theater ban were tried in justice court. Each was fined $1. They then appeared in city court where warrants were secured by the Law and Order League and were bound over to the probate court.
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Toledo
Justice Court
Law and Order League of the Federation of Churches
Senate passes child labor bill to become law in Des Moines
Des Moines reports that after senate approval the child labor bill will become law when Governor Cummins signs it immediately. The measure bans hiring of under 18s in any work harmful to health and targets department stores restricting long standing duties for young workers.
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Des Moines
Senate
Cummins
Gas Well Near Caney Bursts Again After Hood Fails
The Caney Kansas gas well six miles away, capped Monday with a large iron hood after seventeen days of unrestrained fire consuming millions of feet of gas, blew off its hood after twelve hours and its contents escaped as sand and flame perforated the hood, reducing it to scrap.
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Caney
Kan
Tragedy at Sea: Van Duzee Drowns Off Naomi
R S Van Duzee the Milwaukee liquor salesman jumped from the Naomi as it left Grand Haven Michigan. His body was not recovered though life preserver were thrown to him. He leaves a widow and two children in Menominee.
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Grand Haven
Mich
R S. van Duzee
Milwaukee
Naomi
Menominee
van Duzee
Roosevelt Prefers Veteran Postmaster Choice
President Roosevelt told Representative Needham he would prefer to appoint soldiers of the Civil War to postmaster posts, other factors equal, in Pacific Grove California.
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Washington
Pacific Grove
Cal
Representative Needham
California
Roosevelt
Needham
Four Injured by Hot Metal Spill at Cleveland Foundry
A ladle of hot metal overturned at National Malleable Castings in Cleveland injuring four nearby workers. The men Peter Rozsim a Anton Wilinski Peter Nurie and Joseph Toth are all from the city and are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Malleable Castings Company
Peter Rozsima
Anton Wilinski
Peter Nurie
Joseph Toth
Priests debate selling church lands to peasants in Kazan
In Kazan on March 14 a meeting of priests seriously considered a resolution to recommend selling church lands to peasants. The advocate argued the church should not keep vast uncultivated soil while peasants starved for land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kazan
Russia
Iowa Man Given a New Job
Washington March 14 William S Richards of Iowa a clerk in the office of the auditor for the state department has been selected as disbursing clerk of the treasury department He is a personal friend of Secretary Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Williams. Richards
State Department
Treasury Department
Shaw
Thaws 1 000 Out of Work in Ohio Steel Plant
In Youngstown on March 14, sixty puddlers and helpers went on strike after a man was refused admission to the Valley plant of the Republic Iron and Steel company. The shutdown endangers about 1,000 jobs as the company claims the walkout breaches its agreement with the Amalgamated Association.
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Youngstown, O
Beecause
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association For
Assembly Defeats Merger Bond Investment Bill
Albany March 14 The assembly laid aside the senate bill allowing savings banks and trust funds to invest in bonds of merged railroads. The move is viewed as a practical defeat for the Chicago and Alton merger bill, which was backed by the State Savings Banks Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Assembly
Senate
Chicago and Alton
State Savings Banks Association
Appeal Directly to de Witte Leader of Sebastopol Mu Tiny
Izbash Schmidt sister of Lieutenant Schmidt, leader of the naval academy mutiny at Sebastopol, who on March 3 was sentenced to be carried out, appeals directly to de Witte in St Petersburg on March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witte
St. Petersburg
Izbash Schmidt
Schmidt
Naval Academy
Sebastopol
Personal appeal to Premier de Witte in brother’s case
A defendant who was hanged but appeared to the court of cassation has made a personal appeal to Premier de Witte seeking commutation of her brother's sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Cassation
Premier de Witte
Ex Mayor Struck by Street Car in Walnut Hills
Cincinnati March 14 ex mayor Yustav Tafel was struck by a street car in Walnut Hills and seriously injured. He was unconscious for hours and cut about the head and arms with bad bruises on the body. His age and condition make the case very serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Yustav Tafel
Walnut Hills
Tom Brown Killed by Tim Neylon in Lincoln Street
Lincoln Illinois March 14 Tim Neylon shot and killed Tom Brown 35 on a street at close range. Brown had broken Neylon's jaw last fall in a prior incident.
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Neylon
Lincoln, Il
Tom Brown
Tim Neylon
Brown
March blizzard grips the Pacific Northwest and global events
A vast March blizzard unsettles the entire Pacific Northwest. Reports cover injuries in a Great Western wreck near North Hanover Illinois, political shifts in France and Spain, royal marriage plans, banking and education moves, and a wide array of international incidents from assassinations to legislative actions.
Courageous leadership fuels bold advertising success
The saying favors a bold, audacious leader at the helm of an enterprise over a timid boss. It emphasizes that courage and nerve are crucial qualities for effective advertising and business growth.
Manufacturers urged to mail concise statements to public
A call urges manufacturers to send a concise factual statement about their plant and products to interest the public. It invites firms to share current and new information about their establishments to promote local patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aew
Vanity’s Visions in Latest 1920s Skirt Styles
The Drop Skirt and Petticoat evolve from rustle to satin wear. Practical cheviot suits in dark checks and two tone gray plaids gain favor. Skirts fit the hips with fullness at the back, often with edge wires or frilled underlayers, while velvet hems and Persian trim appear. Hand embroidery decorates children’s dresses and lingerie inspired blouses feature shirred yokes and embroidered chemisettes. Judic Chollet.
Business Directory Listings for La Crosse Firms
A long list of La Crosse merchants and manufacturers with addresses, including LA CROSSE PAPER BOX CO, CROSBY GRANITE CO, LA CROSSE ENGRAVING CO, MARTIN BROS CO, LA CROSSE THRESHING MACHINE MFG CO, ELECTRIC ROLLER MILLS, LA CROSSE CARRIAGE CO, LA CROSSE PLOW CO, LA CROSSE BOX MFG CO, WESTERN TOBACCO WORKS, and many others, detailing primary products and locations across Front, Second, Third, and Fifth streets, plus South and West avenues. The entries read like a commercial directory listing firms by trade and address.
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A Crosse Threshing Machine Mfg CO
West Avenue
Buddhist Temples Hold Diverse Baby Aid Deities
An exploration of temples reveals small wooden gods for infant illnesses. Some figures help with teething, stomach ache, and sore eyes, while bibs tied with arfunds mark other protective rituals for babies.
Cromwell’s Grain Brain Weighs Over Six Ty Ounces
A historical note claims Oliver Cromwell possessed the largest brain on record, weighing a little over six ty ounces, but it was found to be diseased.
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Oliver Cromwell
Eye Protection in Snakes Through Skin Shielding
The text notes that snakes remain stable while crawling on sand and dust locally causing eye injuries. It states the eye is protected by being under the skin or epidermis and that during shedding the eye skin comes off with the rest, noting snakes shed three to four times yearly.
Preparation of Quill Pens in Historic Workshop
The process begins with sorting quills and drying them in hot sand. Workers scrape away the outer skin and finish by hardening the feather shafts in a diluted nitric acid solution.
Farm Implements in Egyptian Catacombs
Rakes hoes and other agricultural tools are depicted in the Egyptian catacombs showing daily farming equipment alongside sacred artifacts. The display suggests the prominence of farming in ancient life and ritual contexts.
Parapet with loopholes near wall during siege era
A parapet projecting over the wall, pierced with holes to allow besiegers to attack an enemy at the wall base, was nearly contemporaneous with the wall itself.
A Fighting Humming Bird of Carrucca
A large humming bird native to Carrucca in eastern India, about twice pigeon size, described as very vicious. Locals claim it feeds mainly on a hard shelled nut, cracking it with powerful wing blows while it hums nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrucca
India
Phone 9124 and subscribe for the Tribune
Readers are urged to subscribe to the Tribune by calling 9124 and to report non delivery. The notice emphasizes securing a regular copy and staying informed through the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Langdon and Boyd Pork Packers and Wholesale Dealers
Langdon and Boyd operate at 300 310 South Front offering pork packers and wholesale provisions. The firm markets a range of meat products to retailers and restaurants in the local market.
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Langdon & Boyd
South Front
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C. J. Michel Brw. CO
ADV
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Cordell Glove CO
LA Crosse Cornice & Ceiling CO
Electric Roller Mills
Tisch Bros. CO
Segelke & Kolhaus Mfg. Co., Cor
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Cor. Cameron Avenue
August Miller
JAS. B. Funk, Candy CO
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King and
Front Street
Kratchwil Candy Mfg. CO
Charles J. Weigel
South Sixth
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LA Crosse Clothing CO
Clark Medicine CO
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Erickson Brw. CO
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Stock Foods and Remedies
South Second
ART Glass CO
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MR. MO. Dengler
Orin J. Sorenson
Vernon
Cromwell
Snakes
Western Hammock CO
Horton Street
G. Heileman Brw, CO
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