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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
5
A community note from Yon Us Smith details a prenuptial shower honoring Florence Beckel at the home of Mrs. C. yw. smith. Attendants included Miss Morenca Beckel and Miss Leinit Thernne, with gifts and refreshments provided by local hosts.
An assortment of Oct events includes theater at La Crassy Theater and catering by local groups. Catholic Women's League opens, Men’s Club dinner, Teachers’ Club meeting, and Western Wisconsin Teachers Association convention slated. Also listed are memorials, orchestral performances, and church tours. notes on local visits, floristry, and business services.
A jumble of upcoming meetings and notices. Yeoman group schedules a Tuesday October session at St Marys and School Hall, with a division served by Da dies Au Society. The Links Electric Co advertises products and services, including Hoover items, Kodak finishing, and Underwood typewriters. The local wanmon council plans its regular monthly session Friday night to discuss bids for a project.
Oshkosh, Wis. three men captured at Chippewa Falls tied to raid on the Oshkosh exchange bank. One man identified as a longtime killer and arsonist, another as a career crook, and a third linked to a bandit ring. Chicago detectives could not confirm identities. Milwaukee officers dispatched for full Bertillon measurements. West, a True West killer, held in Toledo along with accomplices for a Christmas Day jail escape. Other suspects held for robbery.
A fragmented wartime report from Wichita notes an indictment by Lieut. Col Mrs Stilwell accusing men of pursuing girls, while in Honolulu Jumarese naval and military forces begin evacuations off Nikolaievsk in Siberia amid ongoing action.
Senator Harting and his wife traveled by motorcoach to Marion Ohio for the unveiling of a war memorial tablet honoring World War I soldiers. Webb C Hayes and family joined the dedication with Harting praising American patriotism while avoiding political topics. The tablet sits at Hayes Memorial Hall on the former Hayes estate, selected for the president's birthday.
Washington, Oct 4. Trade summary shows U S imports from Europe in August totaling 174 million dollars, up from 66 million a year earlier, while exports to Europe reached 293 million dollars, versus 117 million in August 1919, yielding a trade surplus of 179 million dollars for the month.
In Atlanta on October 4 the socialist campaign committee reported Debs foresees a united Socialist Party in the November vote. Debs, the party's presidential nominee, spoke from the Atlanta federal penitentiary where the campaign group held its third conference with him. Otto F. Brandstetter led the committee during these discussions on campaign strategy.
The Fred W Kruse profit sharing sale runs nine days ending Friday October 15. Coats suits and dresses under $100 discounted 10 to 30 percent, over $100 at 20 percent. All furs and plush coats 20 percent off. Dress accessories 15 to 25 percent. Downstairs bargains include women's and children's wear and lingerie. Kruse advertises broad savings attracting new customers across the northwest.
The piece notes Porto Rico used as a penal colony for convicts from Africa and India. When public works declined, convicts were released to fend for themselves. Many fled to mountains forming a persistent “poor white” population. Minor crime is common in crowded conditions but not more than elsewhere.
Tokyo reports Japanese troops sent to Hun-Chun in Manchuria after a Saturday raid by a force described as Russian Bolsheviks Koreans and Chinese hostile to Japan. Dozens killed or wounded on both sides, many houses in the Japanese quarter burned and Vice Consul Akisa seriously wounded.
New low record prices for raw and refined sugar were posted in New York today. Raw sugar traded around 51 cents per pound and refined at 12.44 cents, signaling a market drop from last week.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Belgian farms run by tenements and a claim that the United States is the largest coffee consumer. It mentions 3,225 students at a time element and a remark about goods once deemed valuable being junked or seen as gold at a sacrifice.
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