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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1907
Page
3
A Mill street crossing collision on the St. Paul line left a man severely injured, possibly better described as crippled. The La Crosse incident prompts demand for a rigorous investigation into responsibility, with critics faulting gate neglect and calling for accountability from rail and streetcar operators.
An editorial in the Spring Grove Herald notes a 500 strong excursion planned for Booster Day to La Crosse. A special train was promised, with four to five coaches, leaving Wednesday at 8 am and arriving about 10 am, amid praise for local ties and a critique of railroad pricing after washouts.
Mr. Simon Newton Dexter North director of the United States census bureau, born in Clinton New York, graduated Hamilton College 1869, married Lillian S Comstock at Rome 1875. He edited the Utica Morning Herald 1869 to 1886, joined government service as chief statistician in the Department of Manufactures in 1899, became census director in April 1905, home in Washington.
The ticket committee has sold many tickets and only booster tickets allow boarding the train. Buy early to ensure you are surely going, as once the required amount is sold no more tickets will be available. Everyone plans a day off to see La Crosse, who has her eye on Spring Grove.
The New York Press reports a quirky fad where fashionable women wear stockings embroidered with the names of friends in silk and ink. Signatures vary in color, creating a mismatched but harmonious effect, turning legs into portable autograph albums.
The Chicago Tribune asked republican editors in eleven states to pick a first choice for president from Cannon Fairbanks Taft Knox Hughes and any other unlisted candidate. Taft led in votes among listed names but La Follette ranked second overall, with 239 first choices to Roosevelt’s 159. Of editors, 1,569 approved the progressive policy and 65 did not.
The president of a South American republic condemned public indifference and struck a desk with his fist, declaring he has been shot at three times in the past week, an act he called deplorable and improbable.
A brief quotation shows a captain testing Private Girellini on the four compass points. He replies with a practical answer about his knapsack, highlighting a humorous military exchange. The source notes a light, witty exchange from Ridere.
A candid remark about a marriage notes the wife once sang and played piano, now rarely heard. The speaker cites lack of time and mentions they have two children, signaling strain in the relationship.
A compilation of brief cultural notes and theatrical opinion from La Crosse and surrounding papers. It praises Donald Robertson’s Harpagon in Moliere’s Miserable Miser, comments on audience tastes, then adds short items about a beer wagon launch, Carnegie subjects, a Green Bay quip, Solie’s telephone woes, and whimsical Chicago directory names.
A terse exchange between a truculent general and a universal peace advocate pits war as necessary against a counterpoint that science once justified war for population control but must reconsider with the advent of the automobile.
Fashion notes advertise pattern 5755 for a simple corset cover closing with a fly and beaded edging. It describes fabrics, trims, and measurements for sizes 14 and 16 years and offers mailed pattern delivery for ten cents plus postage.
An opinion piece discusses the race question in the south and north, noting prejudices while acknowledging that colored men and women hold responsible positions. It cites Taft on disfranchisement and argues progress depends on fair enforcement of tests rather than prejudice, ending with a note on inherent nobility shown through music.
A couple clings together in fear as the sea keeps watch at night. He questions her love while she answers with a moving reply, noting her growing admiration for his protruding ears. The exchange reveals tender emotions amid the stormy mood and deepening bond between Cyril and his beloved.
A line from the New York Evening Sun describes Dolly's eyes as windows of the soul, noting rapture and roses when she closes a shutter.
A scorching Green River valley drought blankets the Carston ranch as Jim Carston faces failing ventures and delayed wages. Big Bill guides Hal while Shorty Andy and Grouchy plot over due pay as the trust grip tightens and a rough time hangs over the Bad Lands.
The narrative follows Bill and his men, including Andy and Grouchy, as the crew contemplates pay and loyalty on a ranch. Bill recalls the boss’s seven-year struggle, high cattle prices, and a steady wage history while the men eye sharper demands and possible discontent.
The passage likens Georgia governor Hoke Smith forcing a railroad regulation act despite senate opposition to Wisconsin politics. It argues lobbyist influence, coercion in the chamber, and rising popular pressure will yield similarly timed results, aiming for laws that grant justice to the people over railroad interests.
The Chicago Tribune asked prominent men and editors in eleven states to name a presidential choice. La Follette was not on the list but received enough write-in votes to be the second-highest overall, trailing Taft. The piece notes the Wisconsin senator’s rising prominence and cites Wall Street sentiment.
A Cleveland Leader poem. A speaker describes noisy neighbors: a poodle howling at night, a loud fat beau with jokes, a phonograph blaring from 6 am to midnight, and an irritating child practicing scales. The speaker vents frustration and fantasizes of silencing the chaos. A parrot in the garret adds to the cacophony.
In a sunlit forest edge a couple eyes reapers at scarlet poppies and golden grain. He proclaims unending love by a great tree, calling it noble as the chestnut tree shades them from August heat. She teases his lines, noting the chestnut tree.
At a country house a withered butler reports two tragic and comic mishaps. A gentleman in a nearby village has hanged himself. The fox has entered the preserves and killed twenty young pheasants. The tone mirrors a London Tatler item.
A New York Evening Sun snippet satirizes a diet craze where bread and cheese and kisses are mocked as odious. The verse folds into a tongue in cheek critique of meals turning to odors and onions, highlighting a playful expose of dietary fads.
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