Guess Who's Here contest spoofs La Crosse celebrity
A long column of satire announces a Great White Way guessing game with a $1 prize for identifying a prominent La Crosse citizen. It ridicules pretenders and parodies Warren and Otto Schlabach dog pedigree antics, ending with a joke about Jack the fox terrier.
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Tribune
la Crosse
Warren
Otto Schlabach
Dr. Hauser
George Chresand
Vavrea
Jack Fox
Jack
Linker
Otto
Reg
Knight
Mr. Schlabach
Dog
Brooklyn Doctor Kevin Joins State Charities Board
An editorial lauds J Rich ard Kevin of La Crosse now in Brooklyn as appointments to the New York State Board of Charities. The piece notes the board’s twelve members from judicial districts, its duties to inspect charitable and corrective institutions, and that members serve without salary though expenses are paid.
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la Crosse
J. R. Kevin
Brooklyn
Kevin
Brooklyn Eagle
J. Richard Kevin
State Board of Charities
New York City
Stone that builders rejected becomes head of column
The remark likens a rejected stone to leadership, noting that a lone voice or overlooked asset can rise to prominence. It reflects a critical view of players who misread potential in the game and hints at unexpected leadership emerging from overlooked talent.
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Marcus A. Anderson
Anderson Carpet Company
Congregational
Oak Grove Cemetery
Veterans clash of Civil War figures in distant hospitality
A Milwaukee pair of Civil War veterans now aligned with the Confederacy visit Havana showing three ex-generals aged 65 to 75 on a South tour. The locals recall Judge Bryant's roguish humor and a past war exchange as Wolcott post plans a nighttime reception for the trio.
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la Crosse
Benjamin F. Bryant
Bryant
Wisconsin
Pai
Rbrgent
Mason and Dix
Judge A
J. A. Watan
Milwaukee
Havana Post
Seamer Chalmette
New Orleans
Cvil
Army of the Confederacy
J. P. Rundle
B. F. Bryant
F. A. Walsh
South
Havana
Rundle
Walsh
J. A. Watrous
Wolcott Post
Gen. Yant
Wisonsin
Country School must teach love for the land says Cotton
F A Cotton president of the La Crosse state normal school told the Western Wisconsin Teachers association the education of the future must center on practical life and a love for the soil. He argued the country school must align with life and community and teach work and usefulness to prepare for 20th century needs.
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Cotton
F. A. Cotton
la Crosse
Country School
Balkan Entanglements Push Balkan Powers Toward War
Reports from Vienna and Sofia describe Serbia withdrawing from Scutari and Montenegro blocking Montenegro. Bulgarians threaten Salonika with force while Greece refuses their demand. Turkey eyes renewed push on Bulgaria along the Tchataldja lines as Montenegro's crisis deepens.
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Vienna
Balkan States
Turkey
Sofia
Salonika
Scutari
Belgrade
Cettinje
Montenegro
Servia
Bulgaria
Greece
Europe
Pope Pius X Relapse Brings Vatican Anxiety
On April 12 Pope Pius X suffered a relapse with a severe bronchitis flare and influenza recurrence. Doctors cited overwork due to meeting bishops as the cause, but said fever is present yet condition not deemed serious. The bulletin confirms influenza with bronchitis as the complication.
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Pius X
Marchiafava
Amici
Vatican
Prof
Cary Leads Madison Area in Wisconsin School Race
Official returns from all counties except Dane Green Milwaukee Oneida and Wau Shara show Charles P Cary state superintendent election winner by 31 868 votes over William Kittle. Kittle carried eleven of seventy counties including Ashland Bayfield Douglas Dunn La Crosse Lincoln Pepin Price Racine St Croix Trempealeau and Winnebago.
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Wis
Dane
Green
Milwaukee
Oneida
Waushara
Charles P. Cary
William Kittle
Kittle
Ashland
Bayfield
Douglas
Dunn
la Crosse
Lincoln
Pepin
Price
Racine
St. Croix
Trempealeau
Winnebago
Y. M. C. A. Banquet Seeks Thirty More Attendees
Secretary Gran announces the Y M C A banquet will seat thirty more people than tickets sold. The association invites men to fill the room and be part of a full house tonight.
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Gran
Vocation and Culture Unite For National Progress
President George E. Vincent urged merging vocation with culture to boost efficiency and democracy at a Western Wisconsin Teachers meeting. He warned against liberal elitism and called for broad access to vocational education, stressing agriculture and industry as keys to national welfare.
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George E. Vincent
University of Minnesota
Western Wisconsin Teachers Association
Vincent
Agricultural College
Boston
Pankhurst’s Hunger Strike Persists In Hospital
Emmeline Pankhurst, released from Holloway on the ninth day of her hunger strike, remains gravely weakened in a private hospital. Doctors say she is exhausted after months of fasting and may be returned to prison once health permits.
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London
Holloway
Home
McKenna
Emmeline Pankhurst
People Stand by Him as New Executive Vows Lower Costs
The speaker argues a new executive can reduce the cost of living by tariff reform. He warns business leaders to beware of unease among rivals and notes farmers have lacked protection. He stresses price relief via cheaper production costs and broad consumer needs. The public is increasingly attentive to costs.
President Wilson presses tariff stance on wool and sugar
President Wilson vows to stand firm on free wool and ultimate free sugar as tariff debates heat up in House and Senate committees. He warns against misleading campaigns and says he will appeal directly to the people if needed, insisting prices must stay low for consumers. The farmer protection question remains central to the tariff fight.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
United States
La Crosse Weather Forecast and River Reading
Temperature in La Crosse over the past 24 hours reached a high of 40 and a low of 32 with 0.96 inches of rain. The forecast calls for fair, slightly warmer conditions tonight and Sunday across Wisconsin Minnesota and the region as a whole the Mississippi valley to the plains remains clear and changing pressure systems influence conditions. river readings show the La Crosse river at 128.0 feet, down 0.3, expected to fall over the next 48 hours.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Maine
British Columbia
Texas
Louisiana
S. Paavo
Reeds Landing
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