Wisconsin Voters Reject La Follette in Historic Primary
The La Follette era ends as Wisconsin voters reject the 40 year senatorial dynasty and oust candidates tied to Progressive factions. Governor Goodland wins on principle amid party infighting, with Joe McCarthy and others driving the campaign and calls for GOP reform.
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Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Senator la Follette
Ralph Immell
Mr. la Follette
Washington
Congress
Goodland
Tom Coleman
Republican Voluntary Committee
Oshkosh
Martin
Joe McCarthy
Racine
Terview
Agitation on Monopolies in Labor Unions Fades
David Lawrence surveys how agitation over labor union monopolies has stalled. President Truman blocked action, the Case bill failed, and Congress sustained the veto, letting union influence persist amid manpower shortages and calls for Wagner Act reform.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Democratic Party
Gerald D. Reilly
National Labor Relations Board
Reilly
Labor Department
New Deal
Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board of Power
What Others Think About Jerk Entry in Dictionary
In Memphis the Commercial Appeal notes editor Charles Earle Funk will include the term jerk in a new dictionary. He defends the word as colorful and descriptive despite purists’ offense. The piece anticipates support from readers who rely on dictionaries for information.
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Memphis
Funk & Wagnalls
Charles Earle Funk
Mr. Funk
The Quiz Epidemic and Today’s Uncertain World
The piece argues the quiz rush stems from widespread uncertainty about civilization's future. It asserts people seek definite answers amid unanswered questions and existential concerns about humanity's fate.
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NEW York Times
Quotations on Peace and World Leadership
A collection of opinions from Secretary Clinton Anderson Dr Daniel L Marsh Secretary Robert P Patterson the London Daily Herald and General Eisen hower. They discuss peace progress in agriculture war readiness and the risk of world conflict amid international diplomacy.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Daniel L. Marsh
Boston U
Robert P. Patterson
London Daily Herald
Republican Case for Labor Board Reform in Elections
The passage argues issuing legal process against unions for secondary boycotts and transferring enforcement functions from the board to the labor department to make the board purely judicial. It credits Mr Reilly with experience while noting Democratic opposition tied to union support, predicting it will be a major Republican campaign theme in the upcoming November election.
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Department of Labor
Reilly
Democratic Party
Veterans GI job training seen as cheap labor
Rowland Evans Jr notes abuses in the GI bill job training program. Employers subsidize pay to keep trainees at 150 dollars monthly, while the VA provides 90 dollars subsistence plus wages. New law grants states more oversight funds and caps trainee earnings at 175 dollars for singles or 200 with dependents, addressing shady practices.
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Washington
Bill Smith
Bill
Veterans Administration
United States
Congress
Apple blossoms bloom in Matt Monsoor yard again
The Matt Monsoor yard at 613 Copeland avenue reports apple blossoms in full bloom after past weeks. Earlier last spring the tree yielded four bushels of apples and now blossoms fade as apples develop again.
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Matt Monsoor
Copeland Avenue
Monsoor
R. F. Green
la Crosse
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Farmer-Labor Pre Federation
Milwanee
Lillian Wagner
Leon Kritchman
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Newspaper Counts in United States Rise Then Fall
Records show daily newspapers in the United States grew from 909 in 1880 to a peak of 2 461 in 1916, but at the onset of World War I the number declined significantly, reflecting industry pressures and wartime changes.
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United States
Campaign expenses and access to state office in Wisconsin
John Wyngaard analyzes the high cost of primary campaigns in Wisconsin, arguing that spending and money controls distort democracy. He notes likely $1.50 to $2.00 spent per vote and argues ordinary citizens cannot realistically run for governor or senator. He questions limits on private spending and considers public funding proposals and free speech implications.
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Madison
Wis
Secretary of State
U. S
Wisconsin
Republican State Committee
John Smith
Answers to reader questions from The Haskin Service
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers factual answers by mail for 3 cents postage to questions. Topics include Basenji dogs in the U S, daily cigarette consumption in 1945, and the Huff-Duff radio direction finder used in anti submarine warfare with long range eavesdropping and German countermeasures failing.
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Atlantic
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press History Note
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press announces its publication details including its address 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin and editor roles Burgess publisher R L Bangsberg managing editor A W Rice city editor and its AP affiliation and syndicate membership as of 1904.
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la Crosse
Common Household Pests booklet offer from Washington DC
An advertisement invites readers to order a 36 page booklet Common Household Pests with information from official sources on pests and a four page section on DDT. The offer costs ten cents postpaid and is handled by The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Uncle Sam
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
After Victory Day Three Powers Struggle for Global Unity
A year after Victory Day the world remains unsettled as Russia Britain and the United States pull toward divergent aims. Insurgencies in Indonesia India and the Middle East test postwar order while alliances fray and diplomacy mutates into ongoing power plays.
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Russia
Britain
United States
Public Debate Letters on Rent Control and Politics
A reader argues OPA favors tenants over landlords and urges rent hikes to cover costs. The letter contrasts wage gains and inflation with ownership risks, suggesting a landlords strike and questioning wartime subsidies and pensions. A second piece by ANOTHER TAXPAYER questions primaries and laments one party dominance in Wisconsin politics.
Cape San Antonio Charted as Spain’s Far West Ocean Point
Cape San Antonio at the western tip of Cuba marks a distance comparison between Spain and Trinidad akin to New York’s separation from London. The statement frames geographic reach and colonial links in a period voice.
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Cape San Antonio
Cuba
Spain
Trinidad
New York
London
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Haskin Service
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