La Follette Forecast in Republican Convention Debate
Raymond Patterson analyzes Senator La Follette's chances at the Chicago Republican convention. The piece credits La Follette and Gov Cummins for influencing Roosevelt era rail rate reform and argues railroads must face charges tied to real values rather than fictitious valuations.
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Badger Statesman
Walter Wellman
Record- Herald
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Wisconsin
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Supreme Court Endorses Public Control of Railroads
The piece argues the court has accepted railroad public control, allowing fair returns on invested capital and abolishing excess rates. It notes laws like La Follette’s primary law spreading across states and hints at La Follette’s possible Chicago nomination, while urging scrutiny of Mundstock’s conduct and possible dangers if free.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Mental gymnastics puzzle offers brain exercise for readers
Doctors call the puzzle a specific for brain fag and recreation for a tired brain. The page notes many readers answer the puzzle saying it aids intellectual activity with no prize, just for fun.
Fifteen Gores Skirt Pattern and Clover Dale at Winninger
A fashion notice describes a fif teen gores skirt suitable for many fabrics and lengths with options from inverted plaits to habit back. It lists material yardage by size and width and notes pattern 5996 mailed for ten cents. Clover Dale pleases Winninger Bros with a strong rural drama and praise for Chas Winninger and Bonnie Maie, while The Sign of the Four premieres with Holmes in a Conan Doyle adaptation and vaudeville changes nightly.
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Clover Dale
Winninger Bros.’ Company
Chas Winninger
Teddy Green
Bonnie Maie
May Gordon
Mr. Winninged
A Nautical Secret Revealed by a Sailor
A humorous exchange in the San Francisco Call features a passenger asking why a boat pitches and a sailor replying that the secret lies in the waves, delivered in period tone.
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San Francisco
A Wanton Insult to Limburger Cheese by Roosevelt
Poem laments Roosevelt's harsh attacking of Limburger Cheese while defending Ridder. It praises Limburger as a refined cheese smeared with aroma and flavor, noting its gentleness yet strong character, and urges restraint from the president.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Herman Ridder
Roosevelt
San Carlo Opera Company Opens at La Crosse Theater
The San Carlo Grand Opera Company opened advance sales in La Crosse drawing interest from Prairie du Chien and Eau Claire as critics in Minneapolis praised the ensemble led by Conductor Conti. The program features Carmen with Rosa Olitzka and Don Jose, Faust with Alice Nielsen, and Mephistopheles by Senor de Segufola, with the company traveling in eleven cars and bringing its own scenery for two La Crosse performances.
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San Carlo Opera Company
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Eau Claire
Minneapolis
San Carlo Company
Conti
Carmen
Madame Rosa Olitzka
Senor Oppezzo
Don Jose
Senor Fornari
Escamillo
Henry Russell
Faust
Alice Nielsen
Miss Nielsen
Marguerite
Senor de Segufola
Mephistopheles
Chicago
Markets of South America and American Trade Policy
The article argues U S competition in South American markets hinges on superior, cheaper goods and market adaptation. It urges underbidding European exporters and tailoring to regional trade peculiarities rather than forcing acceptance. It warns political ties do not guarantee favorable trade terms.
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Washington, D. C
Star
South America
Count Zamoyski in Paris The Dance with Death and Revolution
In a late night club and theatre scene a cosmopolitan circle discusses revolution and power while Sergius Zamoyski contemplates looming danger and the price of his secret political life. Lois Boriskoff and an Englishman loom as threats as he faces a day of reckoning.
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Sergius
Flaveur
Russia
France
Paris
Alban
England
America
Count Zamoyski
Sergius Zamoyski
Lois
Richard Gessner
Lois Boriskoff
London
Train Brakeman Walks Five Miles Between Stations
Two stations A and B are five miles apart. A train one mile long starts at A. The brakeman boards the caboose when it arrives at A alone, then walks toward the engine as the train moves. Upon reaching B the brakeman leaves the car at the rear of the engine, having traversed the train length. Total distance is five miles. He walked four miles and rode one mile.
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Tribune
Mundstock
Hopkins Academy of Art
Monsieur
San Francisco
His Advantage
Two Irish workers dig a sewer as the foreman notes the smaller man, Dennis Dugan, doing more work than the taller partner, Patrick. Patrick argues Dennis is closer to the work and thus faster, highlighting a humorous twist on effort and proximity.
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Kansas City
Dennis Dugan
Patrick
Pat
Widow Embraces Matrimony Jokes as Everyday Habit
A widow frequently starts jokes about marriage, turning humor into a guiding habit. The lighthearted widow uses wit to ease social moments and keep spirits high.
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