ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ALFRED TENNYSON
A column recounts Alfred Tennyson birth centennial with notes on his career from early poems to Poet Laureate appointment, plus a portrait by his son Hallam. It places him among major 19th century literary figures and notes his Westminster Abbey funeral.
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Tennyson
Abraham Lincoln
William Ewart Gladstone
Charles Darwin
Edgar Allen Poe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mendelssohn
Alfred
Louth
Trinity College
Cambridge
Arthur H. Hallam
Wordsworth
England
Westminster Abbey
Browning
Tennnyson
Hallam Tennyson
Glidden tour ends as ads tout perfect scores
A Milwaukee man paid five cents and four stiff fetto to pick his teeth after the Glidden tour ends, while ads from at least three auto firms claim perfect scores. Paderewski is to receive the Legion of Honor in France, and the piece ends with a claim that music has power.
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Milwaukee
Padereweki
Too Much for the Frenchman in the New World
A humorous tale follows four Frenchmen eager to become American businessmen. A maid misleads one visitor with phrases about the master not being down or up, prompting the man to suspect the language is difficult for him. The anecdote hinges on ear and interpretation as he tries to navigate American expressions.
Heine Schlitz from Fatherland at La Crosse Theatre
The La Crosse theater hosts a German dialect comedy Heine Schlitz from Fatherland next Sunday with matinee and night shows. A three act musical comedy by a company of comedians singers and dancers has drawn crowd praise since the season start.
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Heine Schlitz
Fatherland
la Crosse Theater
Wanton Wiles and Dissent in the Working World
A verse from Paul Dispatch notes the common urge to envy others' work and rewards. It argues contentment comes only when one stops quarrelling over jobs and accepts one’s assigned path, warning that dissatisfaction plagues all levels from lineman to engineer.
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Frislow
Prince
Comic Exchange Sparks Lively Schoolhouse Banter
A funny exchange shows Principal and student Johnnie trading witticisms about French, with a quip on what a father might “throw up” when merry, illustrating playful classroom humor from Tit-Bits.
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Johnnie
Chapeau
Wright recalls early aviation funding struggles at Pau
Wilbur Wright spoke at his aviation school in Pau about how Dayton offers faded when money was needed. He contrasted grand promises with real cash, recalling a barber joke about Simmons’ price of two dollars and the dull gloom of securing funds.
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Wilbur Wright
Pau
Dayton
Simmons
Not From Indiana Aims Stirring Portrait of Cannon
The speech depicts Speaker Cannon as a proud Illinoisan who despises being mistaken for a Hoosier on a Washington trip. A mountain stop exposes a curious fan who asks if Cannon is Uncle Joe. Cannon retorts I’m not from Indiana, claiming illness.
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Washington
Congress
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Mr. Cannon
Joe Cannon
New York Times
Cigar memory sparks encounter on city street
A narrator recalls smoking a cheap twenty cent cigar when a girl steps from a car suggesting a needed meeting. He contemplates approaching her and hoops of emotion rise as he tosses away the weed and she does not acknowledge him.
The Circular Staircase Intrigue Deepens In House Visit
Miss Innes tells detective Jamieson of a masked veranda sighting and a cuff-link clue. Thomas gives an alibi story while Mr Jamieson links Jack Bailey and John Batley to a possible motive, suspecting inside access and a staged showdown at the circular staircase.
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Thomas
Mr. Jamieson
Sam Bohannon
Mr. Arnold
Skeery
Mrs’ Watson
Sam
Arnold Armstrong
John Batley
Arnold
Gertrude
Bailey
Halsey
Hing
Seekes Daughter's Freedom in Pardon Plea
Mrs. R. W. Lea of Winona travels to Pueblo in October to seek a pardon for daughter Daisy Lee who, with Walker, shoplifted in La Crosse and ran away. Daisy faces a 2 to 4 year sentence and her mother hopes she will abandon Walker and return home if freed.
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R. W. Lea
Winona
Pueblo
oCto
Daisy Lee
Walker
la Crosse
Southwest
Reverend Jones Conducted Wisconsin Funeral
Reverend D. C. Jones of this city traveled to Beaver Dam to conduct the funeral of the late Hon. H. V. Lamoreaux, a prominent Wisconsin Democrat, fulfilling a long standing promise.
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D. C. Jones
Beaver Dam
8. V. Lamoreaux
Wisconsin
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