Financial Paradox on Railroads and Public Burden
A Wisconsin newspaper analyzes claims by Thomas Fortune Ryan about railroad funding, arguing waters downed stock values and bond financing left the public paying for infrastructure. It discusses La Crosse gas and electric holdings, calls for railway commission action, and notes Wisconsin Republicans Nelson and Cooper challenging control in Congress.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ryan
New York
Grand Jury
la Crosse
City Lighting Company
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
Saenger fest concert expected great attendance tonight
A liberal patronage of the Saenger fest concert tonight is suggested from patriotic motives, but even without that motive a splendid attendance might be expected due to the unquestionable merits of the performance. One admission would cost three times the price quoted if presented by a professional company.
Roosevelt praise and La Follette tariff critique editorial
An editorial commends Roosevelt for urging Congress to act while opposing La Follette’s tariff speech as it could give Democrats ammunition. It contrasts the two positions and questions the difference in approach and impact.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Senator la Follette
Roosevelt Calls Paper Inquiry A Sham In Pulp Fight
President Roosevelt labels the house investigating committee on paper making as a fake designed to delay tariff change. The American Newspaper Publishers Association presses Congress to adopt the Stevens bill to place pulp on the free list, while industry groups push for broader commission action. The debate highlights conflicting interests over prices and profits in paper production.
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Roosevelt
Congress
House of Representatives
American Manufacturers’ Association
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Washington
Stevens
Fashion Hints by May Manton on Necklines and Sleeves
Fashion hints describe high V shaped square or round low necklines with long plain or fancy sleeves in elbow or full length. Garments may close at front or back and be made in round or walking style.
Princess gown grows in favor for home to evening wear
The article describes a versatile princess gown pattern with a V neck and elbow sleeves, adaptable to simple morning dress or elaborate evening attire. It details front and back components, seam options, and fitted sleeve linings, plus yardage requirements for medium sizes and pattern 5938, available by mail from the paper’s Fashion Department with a small postage fee.
Two Men and a Woman in a London Mystery
In a tangled London case, Max confronts Charlie Rolfe about a night at Cromwell Road and the Doctor’s vanished house. Max claims to have seen Rolfe there, while Rolfe denies it and suggests impersonation. The men debate motives, Statham's orders, and possible links to Servia as they seek a true reason behind the mysterious disappearance.
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Max
Marion
Charlie
Cromwell Road
Rolfe
Statham
Servia
Charlie Rolfe
Charing Crosse
Cunnington’s
London
Maud Petrovitch
Old Statham
Barclay
Heuse
Humor and pride in a western literary club
A tourist asks if Eagle Ere has a literary club and Amber Pete boasts it is the finest this side of Chicago. Members are proudly described as not allowed to carry anything but magazine revolvers, a humorous contrast to literacy.
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Mr. Jerome
Mr. Ryan
Northwestern
St. Paul
Ryan
Pennsylvania
New York Central
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Texas
Eagle
Far West
Pard
Amber Pete
Chicago Daily News
Witte Chaperones Grace Cameron Tour Offer
Russian ambassador Count Witte met Grace Cameron at a theater in America. He praised her performance and urged a tour of Europe. Days later she accepted a world tour and sailed aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, where Witte and his staff were also aboard. The friendship continued aboard. Cameron leads a sixty member company in C Herbert Kerr's Little Dollie Dimples at La Crosse theater Sunday May 3 with top vaudeville acts and spectacular onstage effects.
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Witte
America
Russia
Japan
Grace Cameron
Count Witte
Miss Cameron
C. Herbert Kerr
Little Dollie Dimples
la Crosse Theater
Room to Let on an Outing Beat Hat Fixes Summer Tent
May, a resourceful maid, fixes last winter's hat during an outing, creating a first class summer tent as described in Lippincott's.
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May
Lippincott's
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Civuta
Onianze
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Milwaukee News
State Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
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Wisconsin
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Cooper
Goveldom
Free Press
May Manton
Parkanian Lane
Queux
Maud
Sam
Dr. Petrovitch
Nevern Square
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Chaperon
L. M. Sturdevant
Batavian National Bank
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