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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
8
Albert Wiebrecht right halfback on the high school team was elected captain of the 1912 eleven. He starred in earlier games before a broken collarbone sidelined him for the Madison game. Election followed the team picture taken yesterday.
Clifford Morrell was chosen captain for next year of the Minnesota football team at the post season banquet. Leonard Frank had been mentioned but Morrell, a center on the 1910 and 1911 varsity squads, was selected as the leader.
Henry Ordeman the Swede wrestler defeated five local rivals in twenty minutes last night and will face Karla the East Indian wrestler on Saturday night.
Portland dispatch reports Joe Tinker, Cubs shortstop and potential Cincinnati manager, accusing Cubs president Charlie Murphy of stalling on a management offer. Tinker cites initial openness from Murphy and delay tactics after discussions with Frank Chance and Herrmann as season progressed.
In a stormy Minny league session L H Bierce of Winona was elected 1912 president amid calls of disorganization. Northern clubs pressed for free releases with back debts. four cities held firm, no agreement reached, adjournment. Reorganization into a six team league eyed.
Boston Mass December 7 The postponement stems from players suffering numerous black eyes after the Yale game. The captain election is followed by a team photograph, so players wish to allow bruises to fade.
In his December 1 1911 message President Taft outlines US foreign relations with Argentina and the push to curb obscene publications. He laments remaining discriminatory tariffs, argues for a graded response to foreign treatment, and cites record exports exceeding 2 2 million dollars in 1911. He urges a stronger American merchant marine, extended banking access, and a centralized foreign commerce organization. He promotes merit-based foreign service reforms and cites the London bill as a model.
A playful line asks what kind of gloves Larry Hughes would wear, using a lighthearted exchange about Officer Tom Johnson’s white gloves. The quip relies on comic cadence and rhyme to land a quick humorous poke.
The ad claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve relieves frostbite symptoms and a range of ailments from burns to sprains. It touts 25 cent price at O. T. Erhart and urges trials as a proven healer.
A vintage advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine promising lustrous soft fluffy abundant hair after a single cleanse. It claims dandruff elimination and scalp relief, with hair growth over weeks and a 25 cent bottle available at counters or stores.
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