A Doubtful Measure and Its Shifting Support
The La Follette Mobility bill has been disposed of after a fraught journey. It was sent to Senator Dolliver's committee on education and labor, then renamed to avoid opposition, now supplanted by the Sterling bill from the house. The Sterling bill removes the co employe restriction on justice but keeps enough flaws to pass easily in the house and face only Dolliver’s Senate opposition, possibly paving the way for presidential approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
Committee On Education and Labor
la Follette
House
Senate
John Hancock
Charlie
Belgrade
Max
London
Charing Cross
Marion
Maud
Home Trade Reciprocity Praises La Crosse Industry Unity
The Wisconsin and Northwest Trade Journal lauds La Crosse for home patronage and local industry harmony. It notes a Manufacturers and Jobbers Union committee studied boosting La Made goods while avoiding limits on outside products, emphasizing mutual benefit and civic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin and Northwest Trade Journal
Broad West
Manufacturers and Jobbers Union of
Local La Crosse urged to buy home goods to boost shops
The committee reports success in uniting Retail Grocers Association and Merchants Protective Association to promote home manufactured staples. La Crosse stores now carry todaymade goods, with wholesalers urged to buy locally and reciprocate support to strengthen the city economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Grocers’ Association
West
Merchants’ Protective Association
la Crosse
President Urges Congress to Ban Anarchy and Sedition
The president is praised for urging swift laws to suppress anarchy and sedition. The piece argues that misread personal liberty fuels incendiary writings and rhetoric that incite murder, asserting speech inciting murder should be punished as severely as murder itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Governor Hughes Gamble Battle Shapes Political Futures
Hughes faces defeat in efforts to suppress race track gambling but gains respect for his fight. A clean up on Wall Street gambling could elevate his standing and be seen as a public-spirited move benefiting his generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Wall Street
Paradox Over Prince de Sagan and Vanderbilt Douga Reach
Paradox surfaces as Prince de Sagan, after involvement with the Vanderbilt douga, remains unreachable by those seeking to use it. The line between entanglement and access reveals limits to influence over the coveted artifact.
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Prince de Sagan
Harriman Grabs Erie in Early Market Moves
Harriman has now grabbed the Erie as investors eye spring freshets in the stock market. The note hints at shifting liquidity and potential volatility ahead for traders and funds amid evolving market conditions.
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Harriman
Erie
Editor Contemplates Marriage and Other Tiny News
A compilation from various papers highlights quaint observations on marriage, fashion, and social trends. Tiny items include a dressmaking woman valued as a treasure, commentary on temperance rumors about Lincoln, a Chippewa Falls church incident, and notes on socialistic presses and veterans affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette Eagle-Star
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Madison Democrat
Chippewa Falls
Green Bay Gazette
Wausau Record- Herald
Wisconsin Veterans’ Home
Waupaca
New London Press
President Roosevelts Luncheon Guest Anecdote Tale
The excerpt recalls a luncheon with President Roosevelt where a guest entertained by recounting Poultney Bigelow after the German emperor first acquired a graphophone. The host was amused until a punchline about Bigelow prompted a witty quip mocking the guest.
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Bigelow
Roosevelt
Germany
Poultney Bigelow
Magaz
Bunco in Arizona starring Miss Mortimer comes to La Crosse theater
Spotlight on slang culture notes western expressions and dangers of cattle and horse theft. Miss Lillian Mortimer stars in Bunco in Arizona at the La Crosse Theater on Sunday April 12. Western justice often ends in lynchings and sharpshooting, with cowboys tracking culprits by lariat and a night of Red-eye whiskey celebration.
Blanche Walsh Stars in The Kreutzer Sonata at La Crosse
Blanche Walsh headlines Jacob Gordin's English production The Kreutzer Sonata at the La Crosse theater on Monday April 13. The drama follows a Russian Jewish family and a daughter's forbidden marriage, social shame, and a faithful but tormented wife until a final tragedy.
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Blanche Walsh
Jacob Gordin
la Crosse Theater
Miss Walsh
Manhattan
Herald Square
New York
Tolstoy
Hattie
Celia
Gregoire
Amreiia
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Verse Feature
A Harper's Monthly verse titled Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles contrasts negations and paradoxes with playful wordplay. The poem riffs on spoken versus spoken, lit versus litten, and similar rhymes, reflecting period humorous miscellany.
Ikey and Abe Eckstein Cheeses Misunderstanding
The Eckstein brothers were hosted by a guest seeking their financial insight. Conversation veered to Omar Khayyam, leading to a humorous misdirection as Abe clarifies Omar Khayyam is not wine but a cheese, ending the gathering with light embarrassment. The tale, told in London Tit Bits style, hinges on a witty miscommunication.
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Ikey
Abe
Eckstein
Omar Khayyam
Chianti
Ecksteins
London
Man Refuses to Beg Describing His Calling
A man pockets a hardboiled egg, tells a woman he cannot beg bread from door to door if he could work in his chosen calling. He declares himself unable to be an aeroplane sailor and insists on his own abilities, while the woman mocks his situation with a curt remark.
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Marion
Charlie
Servia
Max
London
Loose Coat Pattern 5959 for Bust 32 to 40
The pattern 5959 offers a short jaunty loose coat in linen and similar fabrics for busts 32 to 40 inches. It features fronts and back, moderately loose sleeves with roll over cuffs, and can be embroidered braided or trimmed. fabric requirements vary by size and it will be mailed by the Fashion Department for ten cents plus optional postage.
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Fashion Department
Diplomats Poorly Furnished Critique of Diplomatic Pay
The Boston Transcript argues that England and France do not send diplomats to suffer poverty for honor. It urges the United States to own legation buildings in the great capitals and provide reasonable entertaining allowances. The piece warns that current diplomacy lacks brilliance at the council board and calls for better compensation to avoid patronizing austerity.
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Boston Transcript
England
France
United States
Berlin
Council Board
Not Noticeable Prospective Buyer Heavens
A Brooklyn Life caption jokes about car buyers and the safety of new autos. An auto demonstrator boasts a top shock absorber as the quip suggests a humorous fireproofing against harm while test driving.
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Auto Demonstrator
Brooklyn Life
Coffee’s Harmful Link To Hidden Ailments Told
A Virginia woman recounts suffering from dyspepsia headaches and heart weakness blamed on coffee. After quitting coffee and trying Postum she reports improved digestion nerves and heart function, stating she is a well woman again. The note ends with the Postum slogan There’s a Reason.
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Virginia
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mystery and romance at the London Apprentice Inn
Max and Marion in the Isleworth riverside chapter. A shadowy tale of Maud Petrovitch, a doctor’s disappearance, and suspected secrets between lovers. Max debates Marion’s silence while cherishing a deep, faithful love in a quiet, timeless setting by the river.
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Max
Marion
Isleworth
London
Richmond
Kew
Bell Pie Island
St. Margaret's
Hampton Court
Hammersmith
Waterman’s
Charles II
David Garrick
Pope
Maud Petrovitch
Maud
Rolfe
A Peace Offering Scene in the Lenten Sewing Circle
A fragment depicts Mrs. Lee showing a superb diamond Jim bought her while the Lenten sewing circle and Chorus of Ladies listen. The scene captures curiosity and social chatter as the gem is passed around for inspection and questions arise about the purchaser.
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LA Grosse Tribune
Aeane
Iets
Wis
Kidder City
Zoe Tribune Is
The
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Paktoriai
Ves. Paine & Young
Chicago
Oo Marquette
le Coste
S4th St
New York City
Maxwell
LA Crosse Tribune
Oisne
Wossleten
Peter
Gworn
Sunda
Frank H. Burgess
le Crosse Tribune
A. E. Bleekman
Tribune
Harper's Monthly
May Manton
Lane
Queux
Queen's Hall
Savoy
Charley
Cunnington’s
Wisconsin
L. M. Sturdevant
Batavian National Bank
Main Street
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