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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1920

Page

6

War profiteers flayed in speech by William Coleman

William Coleman Milwaukee socialist candidate denounced war profiteers at a rally, urging federal ownership of packing and rail industries. He blasted Lenroot and Levrant for votes, cited Senate document No. 259 and the federal trade commission report, and urged land grants for veterans while accusing a jailed political opposition.

Lempot Lenroot Mr. Cabana Senate Federal Trade Commission Steel Company Federal Rate Commission France Wisconsin Berger Debs

Baseball Control Committee Named by Major League Owners

Major league club owners meet in Chicago to form a six member sub committee to draft a plan for a superior baseball governing tribunal. The panel includes Ruppert Comiskey Dreyfus Austrian Sones and will report to the owners next week. They also back laws to curb game gambling and boost investigation of current crookedness in baseball.

Chicago Eteven Kaschull Actein Ol. Jacob Ruppert New York Amparteans Barn¢y Dreyfus Tittebureh Nationals Charles A. Comiskey Chicago Auer Alfred Austrian Comiskey J.C. Sones St. Louis St. Lane Nationals Vanching

Jowa Boy Dies After Beating by Two Playmates

Mount Bliets officials report seven year old Town-Three dors Welsh died Monday morning after being beaten and thrown from a hedge by two boys when he refused to take some pencils. Police expect to question the alleged assailants again.

Jowa Mount Bliets Dors Welsh

Recruiting Officer Marries Miss Elenore Jasinson at Wild Rose

Indre W Huts, recruiting officer for the army, wed Miss Elenore Jasinson at Wild Rose, Wisconsin, in a Sunday ceremony. The groom, serving officer Te Flartavell, presided over the union.

Indre W. Huts Te Flartavell Elenore Jasinson Wild Rose Wis

Probe Ordered Into Frisco Mayor Liquor Charges

Attorney General Palmer ordered a full investigation by the U S district attorney in San Francisco into reports that forty barrels of whiskey and gin were withdrawn for the entertainment of Democratic National Convention delegates. He also urged Mayor McLerish to provide proof or publicly retract a statement attributed to him about the whiskey deal.

Swashington Palmer United States District

Grave Inference From France Letter May Shape Opinion

The letter questions a Greencastle speech claim that France privately urged the United States to lead in forming a world fraternity. President Wilson’s stance is cited, with State Department noting France’s careful observance of international duties. Harding avoids detailing the incident while awaiting official word. A billiards tournament in Chicago opens, with 12 top players entering and Ralph Greenleaf as defending champion.

Ladis Association of Nations Greencastle Indiana France United States League of Nations League Department of State Francd Woodrow Wilson Harding Marion Weance America Pic Wilson Washington Iris Chicago Tournam Amenb Ralph Greenleaf

Riviera Theater Opens to Capacity on Opening Day

The Riviera theater in the north side opened with full houses all day under Cooper Amusement Company. A. J. Cooper directed operations as Charles Ray's When Homer Comes Home headlined. The Obrecht Sisters Orchestra provided overture music, with light comedy and dances delighting patrons.

Riviera Cooper Amusement Company A. J. Cooper Amusement Company Suone Helen Tontse Obrecht Sitérs Moszokowski Ter Parkinsop’&Dorkendorff Oyen Studgis Adam

Death From Burst Fly Wheel At Menominee Mill

Edward Wilson was killed and two others injured when a fly wheel weighing twenty tons burst at the J. W. Wells company mill in Menominee Michigan. The wheel struck through buildings, destroyed the engine room, and a steel fragment pierced the saw mill roof and cement floor before landing on the ground floor. Four hundred workers were at the plant but escaped harm.

Menominer, Mich Edward Wilson J. W. Wells Company Wilson

Ad Club Feast Tonight Outlines Plans for Grain Show

The Ad Club bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will outline plans at 6:30 this evening in the assembly room. The group, joining with other bureaus, aims to devote time to arranging for the state corn and grain show to be held here next January.

Ad Club Chamoer To Commerce Chamber of Commerce Ad Cay

Mary Pickford Granted Second Continuance in Divorce Suit

Prelim in the case of Nevada against Gladys M. Moore known as Gladys Fairbanks or Mary Pickford and her former husband Owen Moore, dissolving the divorce obtained by Mrs. Fairbanks in Minden has been postponed again, attorneys for Mrs. Fairbanks announcing Monday.

San Francisco State of Nevada Gladys M. Moore Gladys M. Fairbanks Mary Pickford Owen Moore

Jolivette to Mail Ballots for Vote by Mail

County clerk Bert Jolivette prepares to send ballots for the mail vote this Wednesday. Applications have been received from Li Grosse, currently in Washington and New York, and other citizens out of town on election day.

Bert Jolivette Tows Li Grosse Washington New York

Navy Officer Begins Action for Divorce in Circuit Court

In a Washington city hotel over the past week, Navy Captain William P. Brotherton of the battleship South Carolina filed for divorce from Alice Foad Brotherton on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The case marks a public domestic dispute involving a high ranking naval officer.

William P. Brotherton United States Navy South Carolina Circuit Court Alice Foad- Brotherton Protherton

Cellist Berard Parronchie Returns to Cincinnati Art Work

Berard Parronchie of the Symphony Orchestra returns to town to devote his time to art after receiving a large inheritance. He has spent much of his $25,000 legacy on travel and experiences, and will have $180,900 due at age 31 five years from now.

Cincinnati Ohio Berard Parronchie Symphony Orchestra Les Burge Parmmehle

Supreme Court Reverses Peterson Espionage Conviction

The Supreme Court on government motion reversed lower court rulings finding James A. Peterson of Minnesota guilty of espionage. The case is remanded for retrial while Peterson's four year prison sentence stands as the court recessed from October 25 to November.

Washington Aupreme Lower Chunk James A. Peterson Minnesota Peterson Supreme Court

AIRSHIPS FLYING BOTH WAYS TODAY OVER MAIL ROUTE

Over La Crosse observers noted the Chicago La Crosse Twin City air mail line preparations as aviators tested the route. Pilot Garretson, recently repaired after a crash near Lyonville, arrived to resume the first leg toward Minneapolis as morning flights landed at Salzer Field.

Garretson Lynxville Salter Field la Crosse Post Office Department

Harding Urges American First for New Voters at Marion

Senator Harding addressed First Voters of the 1920 campaign at his Marion porch urging the motto American First for those casting their ballots for the first time. Delegations from Indiana Michigan Illinois Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio led the turnout with a bicycle division among parade features before his final campaign trip begins Wednesday.

Marion Ohio Harding Indiana Michigan Ilinois Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky

U S Court blocks effort to nullify vote amendment

A U S court refused to advance the hearing of Charles Wakebiids suit seeking an injunction to restrain Secretary Colby from promoting the federal suffrage amendment. This delays any pre election ruling.

U. S. Court Washington Supreme Coin Charles Wakebiids Colby

Henry Gabel Funeral Held in Shalby

The funeral for Henry Gabel, son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Gabel of Shalby, who died Saturday, will take place Tuesday at 2 pm from the residence. Rev Henry Andreas will officiate. Interment follows in Gabels Cemetery on Mormon Coulee road.

Henry Gabel Theodore. Gabel Shalby Henry Andreas i iGabel’s Mormon Courlee Road

Police Silent on Cause of Student Drewes Death

Philadelphia police sought clues Monday to solve the death of Dartmouth College student Mimer C. Drewes found Sunday morning on the city outskirts with a bullet wound in the head. No weapon was recovered and $290 in cash, checks, and Liberty bonds remained in his clothing. Detective head William Belshaw suggested the body was moved to the lot after the killing, with car tracks supporting the theory.

Philadelphia Mimer C. Drewes Dartmouth College Drewes Wiliam Belshaw

Dismissal of Socialist Campaigners in Mount Vernon

The Rev John Haynes Holmes editor Norman Thomas and Rose Schmeiderman were cleared by City Judge George C Appel in Mount Vernon after charges of violating a local street meeting ordinance were dropped because the ordinance was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court last Thursday.

Mount Vernon N. Y John Haynes Holmes Community Church ‘of New York Norman Thomas The World To- Morrow Rose Schmeiderman Farmer-Labor Perty United States American Civil Liberties Bureau George C. Appel Maror Appell Supreme Court Ahough

Fragmented account of public address on unity and trade

A garbled report notes a public talk by a prominent figure urging national unity, economic self reliance, and broader American participation. The piece references economic and moral motives, calls to avoid isolationism, and mentions trade and farm support, with unclear attributions and phrases.

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