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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
3
A Milwaukee News story claimed Senator Walter Owen accused Senator Morris of seeking the governorship regardless of party support. The La Crosse paper copied it, and Owen denied the remarks. The reports aimed to sow dissent within the progressive ranks and assert benefits of one consensus candidate across Morris, McGovern, and Strange.
The state advances a policy to conserve ungranted water powers for public use. A letter from State Waterway Commissioner Reid, published in The Tribune, urges a sound rule for disposition and control of water resources.
The article reports on the contention over state ownership of water powers, with Judge Reid’s view tying public interest to the value of water power minus production costs. It notes Lieutenant Governor Strange endorsing the theory in dollars per horsepower and cites Republican papers urging constitutional settlement of riparian rights. A Maine supreme court opinion is quoted affirming the state’s quasi-sovereign standing to protect air, water, and forests, overriding private riparian interests.
Mrs Sutton questions the war department attitude as the quartermaster general ordered an autopsy for a young lieutenant believed dead under unclear circumstances. The grave was to be opened with officials named, but the order was suspended amid excessive publicity.
August 27 Chicago warns a strike could cripple transport as Big Bill Mahon international president of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes seeks a settlement. Arbitration looms if terms fail and Mahon holds influence to avert or trigger a city wide stoppage.
Excursion rates to the Wisconsin State Fair Milwaukee via the North Western Line on sale September 11 to 17 with return by September 18. The exposition showcases agricultural live stock industrial and educational interests of the state and aims to surpass prior exhibitions. For tickets and full particulars inquire at any North Western Line ticket agent.
Corinne, a Shubert star and veteran performer, appears tomorrow night in Mile. Mis chief at the La Crosse theater. She recalls starting on stage at fourteen in Cinderella and praises a remarkable memory aiding both study of parts and face recognition.
Poem fragment notes a preference for a lover who writes names on a check rather than carving fame. It contrasts fame’s selfish scroll with enduring love and warns against poverty and flaw. The verse cites MecL Wilson in the New York Sun.
The Blind Organist plays Sunday Aug 29 at La Crosse theater in two performances with a lively plot and clean comedy. The Blue Mouse, Clyde Fitch’s hit at Lyric New York, comes to La Crosse Aug 31 with a strong company. seats go on sale Monday morning.
O T Erhart guarantees Samose will fatten lean people and restore strength and health. The La Crosse sale notes rapid results as the product is absorbed in the stomach to build rich blood and tone the system. Price is 50 cents, sent postpaid.
The Baltimore American notes a casual exchange about playing baseball by night. The tone hints at curiosity whether the plan would occur daily and reflect on schedule considerations. The snippet captures a neighborhood sports chatter moment.
A Dobbs Corners physician recalls a precocious 12 year old who offered to “spread” measles among local children to gain school entry. The boy spoke frankly about concealing his illness from home, showing early distrust of secrecy in a small village.
In Lotusland the poem recalls peace and fragrant lotus flowers as a paradise of restfulness. It muses if people there are married, hinting at a tranquil, dreamlike homeland described in Lippincott's.
A Kansas druggist refuses whiskey to a sick man under a strict new prohibition law. The only sale allowed is whiskey for snake bites, but the town only has one snake booked for three weeks, sparking a humorous view of enforcement.
The blurb notes Swobbs appears worn, after winning a dollar prize in a joke contest months ago, as he works to incubate a new side splitter for publication.
Dr Emdee confirms corner wife operation outcomes. Dr Phil Graves notes not entirely successful. Cooner filed bankruptcy just before bill was sent.
A lawyer tells an office boy he enjoys a ball game but warns against claiming to attend someone’s funeral. The boy replies their family differs from the average, noting their grandfather’s Mormon faith as mentioned in a Washington Star excerpt.
A brief lyric note from Brooklyn Life laments a woman who frowns rather than smiles. The poem suggests even a photograph would fail to flatter her, hinting at muted or somber mood imagery.
A loquacious guide in Paris tours a curious Yankee with the tomb of Napoleon. The guide boasts a forty ton sarcophagus a twelve ton steel receptacle a two plus ton leaden casket and a mahogany coffin. The visitor quips that if Napoleon ever escapes he should be notified at the traveler's expense.
A court session featured a lengthy argument over a bill of sale with a garrulous counsel. After an hour the KC told the judge he would address himself to the furniture, and the judge dryly replied that he had been doing so already, stifling a yawn.
Miss Innes stays at Sunnyside to uncover Arnold Armstrong murder links, while Doctor Walker warns of danger. Intruders have struck the east wing as Thomas dies, officers assess heart disease and a growing web of fear surrounds the Armstrong household.
An excited man runs toward a departing train while a woman on the rear platform screams. He admits he could not catch the limited train and explains he pretended to chase it to bluff his wife on the back platform. A track hand questions him as he stands breathless on the track.
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