Governor Appoints La Crosse Men to State Boards
The Tribune reports Governor Davidson reappointed Dr Ed Evans to the State Board of University Regents for a three year term and Senator Thomas Morris to the State Board of Normal Regents for five years. The editorial praises their efficiency and the governor’s choices as strengthening Wisconsin’s educational institutions.
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Wisconsin
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Commonwealth
State Board of Normal Regents
Commissioner's Talk on Public Utilities and Rate Disparities
Wisconsin public praised Commissioner Meyer for detailing the state utilities commission work and the discrimination in public service pricing. He highlighted La Crosse rate inequities during a wartime rivalry and the commission's goal to establish uniform rates once existing contracts expire.
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Commission
Dust and Deities Stirred a Roman Turmoil Tale
A compact excerpt recalls Mirabeau on aristocratic oppression and the Roman Gracchi. It describes how the people’s patience, and a noble victim, sparked vengeance and the rise of Marius from dust to overturn noble tyranny. The passage links patrician persecution to political upheaval.
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Taft movement in Wisconsin mocked as corporation foe
The piece dismisses the Taft movement in Wisconsin as a routine corporate attack on Senator La Follette. It argues the term stalwart is unfair to the Republican minority and contends corporations and their satellites invite ongoing political castigations.
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la Follette
Mirabeau as Roosevelt? Milwaukee reader draws parallel
A Milwaukee letter writer argues the press war against Roosevelt mirrors Mirabeau's era. He cites memoir passages and praises Mirabeau's sincerity, strength, and insight as a model for a statesman who uses power honestly and clearly.
Reverend J. K. Fowler Stricken by Sudden Illness
The misfortune to Rev. J. K. Fowler and his family draws universal sympathy. Once in full healthful usefulness and zeal for God's work, he seems visited by the last call of the reaper. Friends and relatives seek faith to justify such sorrowful fate.
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J. K. Fowler
Practical farming series opens by Prof Shaw insight
Today we publish the first of a series on practical farming by Prof. R. S. Shaw of Michigan State College. Shaw is recognized as an authority on the topics he will discuss and farmers are urged to study his writings in The Tribune.
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College of Agriculture
Michigan State University
Warts Have Worth in Timber Value
February Popular Mechanics notes that timber warts or burls form from grain distortion and are valued for rarity and beauty. Some have fetched as high as 10 cents a pound, with a pictured example valued at 20% of a dollar.
Just Life Midnight Note
A moonbeam lights a latent feeling as a man contemplates parting with a woman. He hesitates to confess his love, then mutters a terse farewell. Simple truths and opinions mingle in a fragmentary vignette.
Hereditary Politics and a Young Voter Debate
A poem reflects on a twenty one year old voter who follows his father's party line. It contrasts a steadfast Democrat stance with a fatherly mentor who urged civic duty and voting straight party lines.
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Church
George
Amundsen to Visit La Crosse for Lecture on Northwest Passage
Capt Roald Amundsen the famed navigator will visit La Crosse soon to speak in English with stereopticon views from his voyage. He has lectured across Europe and comes to the United States as a guest of American geographical societies.
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Pat and a Colored Man Fight in Holyoke Saloon
In Holyoke a contentious Irishman insulted a colored man at a saloon. They fought for about half an hour with Pat near defeat until the colored man called for a halt by saying sufficiency. Pat admitted he could not think of the word until then.
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State Board to Seek Bids for $10,000 Music Building
Janesville Wisconsin February 106 special. The state board of control will invite bids around March 1 for a $10,000 music building at the state school for the blind. Howland Russell of Milwaukee is preparing the plans. The milliner may be pardoned or walking through her hat.
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Sabathian tax on a luxury
The New York World praises Mr Sabath's luxury tax measure calling it sound economically and democratic. It notes titles entice social climbers more than sweets and asks if fair aspirants should deny themselves a coronet for cost and safety.
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New York World
Sabath
Senator Platt's Political Economy Joke
A cynic joke attributed to Senator Platt portrays him at the Manhattan Beach hotel with a western millionaire's daughter. She asks what political economy is and he replies it is the art of never buying more votes than you actually need, per the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Platt
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cold clash over gravity in northern Scotland tale
An American and a Scotsman argue over extreme cold in Scotland. The American recalls a winter when sheep supposedly froze mid-jump, while the Scotsman questions the physics, saying gravity would not permit it. The American retorts that at home even gravity would freeze.
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Scotland
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Philadelphia Ledger
School for Mates Nears Completion at Delavan
Delavan Wisconsin February 10 finishing touches are on the new industrial building at the state school for the deaf. The hall will be ready March 1 and work will start on a $40,000 girls dormitory. The industrial building will house printing, manual training, wood working and other departments. It is regarded as one of the finest buildings of its kind. Increasing attendance requires more new buildings.
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Delavan
Wis
State School For the Deaf
The Day of Tragedy After a Royal Hunt Cup
Anna returns from Henley changed and defiant as Alban watches the race unfold. The crowd cheers while Anna imagines fortune, but the outcome and a rival’s scheme reveal a fatal web. Willy Forrest pulls the horse to win and punish Anna, leaving her with debts and ruined trust.
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Mexico Sugar Production on the Rise Says Veracruz Official
J. M. Parker of the Oaxaquena plantation reports a heavy cane crop now moving in southern Mexico. He attributes the surge to improved cultivation and stumping and plowing practices. Planters have shifted from neglect to attentive cultivation, forecasting a large sugar yield for years to come.
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Mexico
J. M. Parker
Veracruz
Tucked Blouse Pattern 5893 for 32 to 40 bust sizes
The dainty lingerie waist blouse with a hand embroidered yoke and Valenciennes lace is suitable for year round wear in steam heated homes. It uses caused by options in fabric such as Persian lawn crepe de Chine or India silk and requires specified yardage for sizes 32 to 40. Pattern 5898 includes sizes 32 34 36 38 40 and can be mailed for ten cents plus two cents postage.
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Patchwork Quarrel Hints at Needle in a Haystack
A terse warning suggests that attempting to mend a quarrel may be as futile as seeking a needle in a haystack. The phrase emphasizes caution and the difficulty of reconciliation in complex disputes.
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