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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1909
Page
3
Park Plan Endorsed by La Crosse Mayor
The La Crosse mayor presents a calm, factual defense of the proposed park and boulevard system. He preempts objections by addressing likely concerns with understated argument and urges taxpayers to study the facts before judging the public enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
la Crosse
Park System Justified by Citywide Benefits and Costs
The article argues that parks enhance surrounding property values, attract industries, and raise a city’s appeal. It contends that a small tax burden covers most residents while twenty four estates bear a third of the cost, making the park enterprise economically and morally sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Tony
McConnell Seeks Citywide Study On Board of Works Reform
Assemblyman McConnell is contacting other cities of similar size to draft a measure allowing any city in the state to establish a board of works if supported by its council. The prevailing view is that the current board of works plan is undesirable due to divided responsibility, with a proposal to make the board advisory to the city engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConnell
Board of Works
the Chronicle
Abolition of Public Works Board Urged to End Extravagance
The argument denounces the board of public works as wasteful and overly salaried. It contends its structure hides excuses, and its salaries could hire a competent private-sector equivalent for heads of department. Good men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Bone throwers losing their jobs in Basuto language notice
A Basuto language letter forwarded to the Chamberlain Medicine Co. reports a shift from bone-throwers and witch doctors to modern medicine. It praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for colds and whooping cough, claiming it cures properly and avoids ancestral blame and sheep rituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naledi Ea Lesotho
Par
Eting
South Africa
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Public support grows for McConnell pill to reform department
The passage argues that elected officials are not reliably available for money and that the public likely supports McConnell’s plan to remove the department, reflecting a demand for reform. It notes that fate may influence office holders, but ordinary employment for money is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConnell
Inquiry and Politics Over Beedle Probe
The passage contrasts calls for a legislature inquiry into State Insurance Commissioner Beedle with the ease of probing a U S senator. It notes Beedle welcomes investigation while questioning why Senator Stephenson faces less scrutiny. The author suggests political double standards in legislative probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beedle
Beedie
United States
Stephenson
Senator La Follette Attacks Senate Dictatorship
In his current magazine Senator La Follette condemns the ruling clique in Congress as serving selfish interests rather than the people. The editorial, though likely unpopular in Washington, is echoed across the states with a forecast that the senate dictatorship will end soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Congress
Washington
Mayor Anderson Seeks Salary Vote Not Set by Rodgers Machine
The piece notes no trouble in predicting critics who claim Mayor Anderson aims to raise his pay. It states the move will not be arranged using a Rodgers Brothers machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Rodgers Brothers
Fraudulent land entries prompt $1.5 million request
Secretary Garfield informs Sen H Hale and Rep Tawney of widespread land frauds in the nation. He cites over 32,000 cases and $119 million in fraudulently entered lands, urging additional appropriations for $500,000 to cover investigations and related costs. Wisconsin and multiple states are listed with case counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Interior
Garfield
Hale
Representative Tawney
Senate
House
H. H. Schwartz
Field Service
Minnesota
Michigan
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Oregon
California
Nevada
Washington
North Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Arizona
Missouri
Louisiana
Arkansas
Utah
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
No Smoking Sign Sparks Collision with Insurance Exam
A cartoon shows an exception foreman pointing to a large placard reading No Smoking as it Interferes with Insurance. Mulligan, taking a smoke break, protests he is too cold to be examined for life insurance, while a judge looks on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman
Mulligan
Fatal Fall A Comedian In Quebec With Tom Atkins
A well known comedian touring Quebec with Tom Atkins and an old soldier as guide visits the Wolfe monument. A remark about a great person who fell leads to the question of who died, with the guide confirming the fatal event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Tommy Atkins
Wolfe Monument
Tommy
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
North Bros Show Draws Countywide Popular Favor
Spotlight centers on North Bros Company with a strong dramatic program and a vaudeville act matching national standards. The Chicago Ladies' Orchestra performed a half hour prelude, delivering quality entertainment for early arrivals. La Crosse theater hosts the show tonight and Sunday with matinee and evening performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bros. Company
North Bros
Chicago Ladies’ Orchestra
la Crosse Theater
Lifeorama in Russia shown by Lyman Howe at La Crosse
Spectators at the La Crosse theater Monday January 25 can join Lyman Howe as a guide through Russia. The program contrasts wealth and poverty in St Petersburg and Moscow with scenes of the winter palace Cossack review the Kremlin flood and vast cityscapes in a civilian military life portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman H. Howe
la Crosse Theater
Russia
Mr. Howe
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kremlin
Venice
Amateurs Shine as Pros at Bijou Show
The Bijou bill mixed amateurs and pros with Geo Yarrington imitating Cushman and St Clair in What Do You Think of That. Carl Schuffel faltered, Floyd Kulcynski and Ralph Devine delivered strong tumbling, and O Din Olson closed as the big finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Yarrington
Cushman
St. Clair
George
Carl Schuffel
Walter Goetzinger
Floyd Kulcynski
Ralph Devine
Floyd
Nelson
Gollmar
Circus
Ralph
Is Rheumatism Curable
A historical health brief claims rheumatism is a symptom of kidney trouble and promotes a home remedy using Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Syrup Sarsaparilla. It suggests the mix cures rheumatism, backache, and urinary issues with daily doses after meals and at night.
Odin Refuses to Yield as Crowd Roars at Speech
The crowd erupts as Odin faces a barrage of verbal taunts while delivering a speech. He remains firm, delivering a forceful peroration that draws on classical rhetoric and holds the audience in suspense through the pauses between breaths. Olson proves he can move listeners despite the uproar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin
Coon Valley
North Side
Demosthenes
Cicero
Mr. Olson
Links Poem: Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A humorous verse from American Golfer extols the links as healthful and distracting. The speaker revels in golf's fresh air and swings while ignoring worldly calls, including a widow awaiting him. The piece blends playful sport imagery with light moral distraction.
Editor compared to a saloonkeeper in whisky tale
Arthur Brisbane critiqued editors in New York remarking that a foolish editor might lose money in libel suits yet recover by cutting reporters' pay. He likened such editors to a saloonkeeper who, after breaking a decanter, dilutes fifteen-year whisky with water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Lord Northcliffe
New York
Washington Star
Children Walk to Cedar Grove Endure cows and fears
A narrator recalls taking siblings on a daily walk to Cedar Grove. A herd of cows spooks a four year old who fears his heart is in his mouth while five year old Martha cries to see Peter spit. The piece blends humor and a playful exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Grove
Martha
Peter
Forbidden Road Brings Haverford and Camilla Closer
In a tense parlor scene, Haverford reveals a northern discovery that upends trust and finance, while Camilla, stirred by emotion, fights to stay strong. Their exchange unveils shared loneliness and a bond tested by money and duty.
Sleeping Juror Refused Discharge in Kentucky Case
In Continental Casualty Co. v Semple the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled a juror who closed his eyes while listening was not grounds for discharging the jury. Both sides presented affidavits and the juror testified he habitually shuts his eyes but heard all testimony. The decision preserves the jury for the trial.
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Continental Casualty Co
Semple
Southwestern Reporter
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
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