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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
3
The Tribune publishes late paragraphs of Rev. Henry Faville's sermon explaining the Pastors union stance on Catholics holding offices. It notes initial misimpressions that Faville and Rev. Lowe opposed the resolutions and details Faville's petition as clarified during Sunday service.
The omitted passages show Rev Faville and Mr Lowe insisting on love and unity within the church. The speaker rejects sectarian hostility toward Roosevelt and urges laity to value character over creed while honoring Christ. He seeks empathy for Catholics and Universalists and champions conviction paired with love as the solution.
A local newspaper urges the board of education to add simple benches at school skating rinks so young children can sit to put on and remove skates. It suggests plain boards, nails, and a hammer or help from manual training students to craft the benches, noting the need to prevent cold squatting by the little girls and boys.
A Record-Herald review discusses expanding government appeals in criminal cases to address constitutional questions. Congress already grants limited rights of appeal on law and construction, not verdicts, and an AG proposal aims to cover cases where circuits revise verdicts, citing the $29,000,000 oil fine case as an illustrative need.
The passage argues that people deserve a granted right of appeal in cases of justice, noting that convicts have broad appeal but the public lacks. It warns against excessive government power and emphasizes that democratization requires checks on corporate or financial influence and protection of individual rights.
New York Supreme Court disbars an attorney in the In re Leonard case for securing admission to the bar by presenting a forged certificate from another state. The ruling holds that the deception warrants disbarment even after about eleven years.
In McClure's Magazine a discussion traces how Pennsylvania politicians once placed allies in rail jobs while today merit governs appointments. It lists presidents who began in humble roles such as stevedores clerks ticket agents telegraph operators and station agents showing a democratic thread in railroad leadership.
The century's growth saw Europe rise from 22 cities above 100000 to 160 with over 190696, including seven over 1,009,000, and global total of 13 cities over a million. M de Faville credits science, industry and invention for transforming the world via chemistry electricity railways steamships and finance.
The New York World reports Rabbi Krauskopf preached for divorce, arguing it can amend the marriage institution and restore sanctity. He notes two thirds of 945000 divorce cases in twenty years were started by wives, calling it an uprising.
The illness of a child Mary leads to a dispute between mother and grandmother over appendicitis or convulsions. The next day Mary recovers while reporting two sick dollies named Gwendolyn and Marguarite with fanciful ailments in her play.
The bucolic play Quincy Adams Sawyer returns to La Crosse for matinee and night shows on Christmas week. Audiences in this city already know the piece and its familiar characters, scenes, and situations. Since its prior local run it drew standing ovations at the Academy of Music in New York and sold out in Boston, many nights with standing room only.
A brief stage note promotes The Man From Home as next week Tuesday’s attraction at La Crosse theater. The poem-like synopsis contrasts the American struggle for liberty with daughters who value titles over the hard‑won wealth and national independence, warning that national wealth and daughters may be drawn away by aristocratic ties.
The Bijou last night offered a large, quality bill headlined by The Beauty and the Beast, a color film of Grim’s tale. Cheffalo and Capretta opened with magic in a flower garden set, while The Ulgatt Sisters delivered song and dance with French ballet flair. Mr Stranger, a comedy sketch with Goldwin Patton, impressed as a high quality act, followed by a dramatic plot about a rich bachelor and a coercive offer, featuring strong performances by Patton and Clancy.
A string of light verse and quips opens with gifts and loves letters, then a humorous stage note about a Negro Othello scene in New York Herald, concluding with a child’s hatterless joke heard in Delineator. The items blend social humor and entertainment notes with brief literary snippets.
A husband and wife banter about language study with a twist as the wife asks which language to learn. The husband replies that sign language would delight him infinitely, delivering a witty punch line.
A historic ad-style notice touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as relief for neuralgia and uralgia. It claims fast relief where other options fail, with no harsh after effects, and includes patient testimonials from Lincoln Nebraska and a distributor note for Miles Medical Co. in Elkhart Indiana.
Rupert Haverford arrives at Kensington to learn his mother Octavia Baynhurst has left town after a Paris trip amid alarm over her health. The family history follows a turbulent lineage: Octavia, a brilliant if impossible woman, eloped from Rupert’s father John Haverford and left him to be raised by harsh guardian Matthew Woolgar, while Rupert lingers in the factory town dreaming of a different fate and his father’s wishes.
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