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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
3
A Chicago merchant’s death highlights the debate over large endowments and their place in a democratic society. Endowed institutions are argued to hinder independence, fossilize methods, and divert resources from progress, with hospitals and schools cited as examples still standing due to legacies rather than usefulness.
The text argues that perpetual endowments burden future generations, citing Rockefeller’s Chicago University and English state churches as examples. It calls for using funds for present needs and expanding charitable work now rather than locking wealth in endowments that demand ongoing taxes and political influence. It also mentions a proposed state transfer tax on inheritances over thresholds, including to aliens, with strict penalties for nonpayment.
Judge James W. Gerard proposes a law taxing inheritances of American heiresses who marry foreign nobility. He argues that money earned in America should stay here and that aliens should not freely hold or transfer New York property. The plan envisions heavy state taxation on foreign spouses inheriting due to marriages abroad.
John Kendrick Bangs writes in Judge about January as a moral cycle. The piece mocks sinners swearing off vice, then relapsing through four weeks showing reform faltering and thawing in the saintly ranks.
A South Jersey farmer in rough dress, finding Market Street work by Contractor Ware, stares at a plow team and asks a local policeman if someone is plowing. He jokes about it being too late to plant wheat and too early to plow for corn, amazed by the season’s work.
Two Irish hunters share a single gun when a bird appears. One warns not to shoot as the gun may be unloaded, but the other insists he must take the shot to prevent the bird from waiting. The tension and humor unfold in this brief anecdote.
A Washington Star item recounts Senator Depew praising turkey mushroom stuffing at a York dinner. He recalls an autumn incident aboard a English train where a passenger in a rear carriage waved an umbrella, claiming they had passed two of the finest mushrooms in years, prompting guards to stop the train.
A Philadelphia Record snippet captures Venomous Nell noting a beauty fan. Miss Giddighrl admires its beauty and Nell remarks on the hand-painted detail, while Belle mentions its match to complexion.
The Helgoland lighthouse features a light of 20,000,000 candle power, while in Nuremberg a lamp ten times stronger has been constructed, signaling a leap in illumination technology.
Graustark, the popular stage and novel tale of love behind a throne, opens tonight at La Crosse Theater for three performances beginning December 31. Grenfall Gorry and Henry Anguish figures exemplify Yankee pluck as Princess battles duty and romance in Graustark Court.
Morgan Stock company brings a dual show engagement to La Crosse Theater next week with four vaudeville acts. Headlining is 13 year old Gayle, billed as a world class boy pianist who cannot read music. Also featured are Chas A Coons singing and dancing, B C Carenter with humor and songs, and Gloria Wood soprano.
Texas shippers and freight bureau officials with Oklahoma and Kansas allies push to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission from seven to nine members. The plan aims to add two practical railroad men to the commission to strengthen oversight.
The county court house headquarters of the Humane society reopen for public clothing distribution. Humane Agent Charles H. Berry and assistants fitted a large number of needy children, men, and women with warm winter garments.
Doctors trumpet Dr. Turbin of Chicago as a cure for chronic diseases. He will be in La Crosse at the Jefferson Hotel on Wednesday January 5 for free consultations.
Alma Kellner, daughter of Fred H. Kellner, disappeared on her way to church in Louisville Kentucky. Authorities fear she is being held for ransom as search efforts continue. Governor Wilson plans to offer a substantial reward for information leading to her return or explanation of her disappearance.
In a sprawling tale set between England and Canada, a young man plans a rapid marriage to Elisabeth Churchill while navigating intricate plots involving Miss von Ritz and a calculating baroness. Conflicting loyalties, hurried decisions, and a race to the church hint at a larger struggle over power, class, and love.
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