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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1907
Page
3
The La Crosse Tribune proposes an independent circulation examination within thirty days, covering all expenses including actuaries, with results public. It counters rivals by claiming higher combined circulation and invites rival papers to participate under equal terms.
The Republican National Committee chose to let states decide their delegate selection method to the national convention. Some factional opposition arose from recalls of past fights and personal ties to Babcock. The move preserves party unity, predicts a La Follette dominated delegation, and ends Babcock’s tenure as national committeeman.
The Tribune challenges rival claims to circulation and proposes an impartial audit by two expert newspaper actuaries under the La Crosse Retail Merchants' Protective association. Advertisers deserve transparent figures to judge value, with access to circulation data and auditable records.
The article portrays Secretary Taft rushing between state dinners and public duties while bound by duty to his dying mother. It compares his private heartbreak to actors who perform happy roles while grieving, noting his sorrowful bereavement as he travels.
Regret over the death of King Oscar of Sweden echoes beyond Scandinavia. He was monarch and man, chief and citizen, beloved by his nation and respected by the world for a reign that earned humanity’s esteem.
Speakers from Puerto Rico at Lake Mohonk condemned the U S policy that keeps Puerto Ricans under American rule without giving them U S citizenships. Senor Arias urged that natives, after years under the flag, lack a lawful path to citizenship or constitutional rights, calling the situation an anomaly and shameful.
The Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich in St Petersburg issues a study arguing that the tale of Alexander I living a double life and staging a bogus funeral is a legend, with documentary evidence debunking the myth and aligning with Plowden's current mystery.
In Ally Sloper's Half Holiday a jab about heredity follows a playful line about Mr Aeronaut being stout and abstemious. The exchange notes an ancestry tied to ballooning, with a quick verbal duel about parentage and origins.
Louis James reviews Shakespeare's comedy as a deftly crafted amusement under Queen Elizabeth's directive to spotlight Falstaff. He praises its humorous conceit and Sir John’s jolly, beguiling portrayal, noting the actor’s sparkling success and the play's lively, delightful tone.
The Yankee Regent is presented as a fantasy musical linked to Isle of Spice and The Royal Chef, aiming for popular appeal through shared assets and styling by its authors.
A light domestic anecdote from Preston Times recounts a newlywed couple. The wife awoke sobbing and revealed a dream of bargain-hunting in Chicago where husbands were sold cheap, with the husband among the “three for a quarter” lot, prompting tears and playful reassurance. A New System follows, praising Mr. H. Lange for buying a hat cleverly to please his wife.
A 65 member cast led by Toby Lyons postmaster of fun making will perform The Yankee Regent at the La Crosse theater on Friday December 13. Ben M Jerome composed the music and his name is featured. the show previously ran 250 nights in Chicago and will travel with the same cast and production to the local playhouse.
The New York Tribune notes that China’s political as well as social and industrial changes are expected to expand productive power. Chinese labor products may flood markets even if imports are limited, while wages rise as nations improve. This shift could balance global industry as in Japan, with competition intensifying and costs changing.
The Calhounites insist the nation and Constitution remained fixed since 1789, claiming rigid, inelastic limits between state and federal powers. But the piece argues a constitutional fit to evolving national needs is inevitable as life and conditions change.
A critical friend questions why an eminent literary man would discuss himself. The reply asserts that his own importance warrants making himself heard, claiming others could not do him justice. Washington Star quotation.
Fashion hints by May Manton describe simple cozy child night drawers that prevent drafts. Garment combines body and leg pieces with back separate for easy buttoning, using canton flannel muslin or flannelette. Sizes 2 4 6 8, pattern 5840 mailed for ten cents plus two cents postage. A stray quote on marriage follows.
Trafford declares a grand sacrifice to win Paula's happiness while planning to claw money back from society. Paula fears separation as Winship confesses his long pent up love. Trafford, beaten, contemplates riotous acts of mercy and a costly future of power and revenge.
Kansas City Star notes George R. Osborn held the smallest treasury order, a 1 cent note from 1859 issued to John A. Greaton, assayer at Philadelphia Mint. Greaton received the cent upon retirement, never presented it for payment, and passed the order to Osborn before his death.
A New York Times anecdote recalls Tom Ochiltree, the genial convivist and raconteur, escorting Count de Biscout to the battery. The moon in New York inspires exaggerated praise, prompting Ochiltree to quip that “you ought to see the moon in Texas.”
A dialog contrasts comic papers poking fun at different ethnic groups including Irish English Dutch Scotch Jews and Rooshians. Finnegan argues people must have something to laugh at and questions the double standard in humor.
A poem describing family letters being written for relatives as Christmas nears. It notes Auntie Kate, Cousin Mar, Brother Bill, Grandpa, and a little boy, all sending messages from afar. The piece cites Edgar A. Guest and a light political quip about citizenship and birthdates.
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