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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
3
A Philadelphia manager for Colliers Weekly is accused of stealing $800 from the firm. He earned $10 weekly while handling as much as $19,609 weekly, supporting a wife and child. The piece questions reformist rhetoric and notes motive linked to poverty.
The piece argues Hawley, who has won two pennants, should remain manager as Bubser struggles elsewhere. Green Bay and Oshkosh seek Hawley while criticism targets directors over financing and team success. It urges patrons to back the season and hold officials accountable.
Fragmentary passage questions success or failure of a battle plan and its bearing on glory. It presents indecisive stance on outcome and the meaning of the effort.
Milwaukee debates a $500,000 auditorium after a $250,000 citizen raise, with the city council approving an added $250,009. Theater owners threaten to stop city funding, claiming the move is illegal and want an injunction, arguing competition harms their business. Local leaders defend the project as public welfare.
The Philadelphia Telegraph cites 1907 figures: national assets at 3.25 billion dollars in circulation 345.25 million in the treasury and vast agricultural wealth. It notes crops such as wheat cotton corn hay poultry and dairy contribute to prosperity amid rising foreign trade and a solid economy.
A capable company presents a grand opera tonight at the La Crosse theater with a 30 piece orchestra under Signor Fornari. The full chorus ballet and costumes promise a major local entertainment and ticket prices start at $2.00. The company tours to St Paul and Minneapolis next week and Chicago critics praise the orchestra and soloists Samoilov Allessandroni Almeri Norrelli.
An article describes attractive jabots and dainty bows in linen lawn and filet net with Valenciennes lace. It details material, trims, and a one size pattern 5865 ready to mail, plus a golf vignette from the Washington Star about understanding golf through effort.
A Saint Paul life columnist laments a day spent amid deadlines and interruptions noting the Muse is away and decides not to write verse that day. The piece questions ambition and wisdom with aphorisms about life, happiness, and perspective from a weary observer.
The Baltimore American praises Georgia watermelons as a symbol of relief and national abundance. It notes Georgia will supply melons to a grateful land, while joking that the watermelon juice could float a navy, contrasting with concerns for corn. The piece playfully elevates Georgia’s fruit during harvest season.
The New York World argues the Isthmian canal will cost far more than Congress thought but praises American officials for efficient control. It claims pushing the project saves money by speeding traffic and repayment, while noting Panama, the Philippines, and distant problems fail to excite public interest.
Alban Kennedy returns to the Coal Hole under St James Street to visit caves beneath London’s West End. A criminal underground thrives amid arches and crypts where a motley group gathers nightly and police seldom intrude. Alban acts as observer and occasional helper to the rogues.
A fragmented scene shows a writer reading a poem as he confronts imagined resolutions personified. A gun shot at the pipe and a glass of mountain dew mark a cautionary tally of self discipline and vice during a New Year ritual. Nearby a hawker and Alban observe a smoky, troubled street with varied crime from petty theft to despair.
A mother takes her four year old son to a family dentist. The child screams during a tiny cavity filling, and the mother faints while the boy remains calm and boasts he was not hurt. The punch line explains he feared the pain more than the actual procedure.
In Harper’s Weekly a social note says a diminutive Metropolitan and Chevy Chase club member married the daughter of a well known federal official. A friend quips the husband looks shorter since marriage, and the wife replies he’s settled down.
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