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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
2
The piece analyzes Mr. Hoard's past plea urging Stephenson’s quick election to a short Senate term and Hatton for the long term. It questions consistency, possible implied promises, and the motives behind Hoard’s endorsements, noting the Free Press’s role and potential deception.
The Lacrosse Tribune publishes sworn circulation figures for June 1908. The document itemizes total copies and distribution details across daily and Sunday editions, reflecting readership reach and subscriber totals for the period.
William Dempster Hoard ex governor and cheese expert quickly endorsed Senator Stephenson for re election. His swift praise, tied to a long friendship, appears insincere and risks tainting the earnestness of his prior support for Uncle Ike as Stephenson sought legislative election.
The Baltimore Sun notes Taft’s string of misfortunes since the 1908 campaign and mocks him as a mascot. It cites the Harvard Yale race Taft attended as a Yale alumnus and jokes about luck and hoodoo politics, urging Republican action to break the bad omen.
The piece profiles Charles A. Culberson of Texas as a capable Senate minority leader, noting his restraint and effectiveness. It recounts his early life at the Virginia Military Institute and University of Virginia, his legal career in Dallas, and his rise to governor. It also cites his 1895 boxing stand, his stance against trusts, and critical views of President Roosevelt and Bryan on railroads and federalism.
A brief dialogue from Success Magazine features six year old Harry asking his father about marriage and bachelorhood. The exchange reflects on gender roles and life choices in a humorous, parent child moment.
A brief item notes a man who allegedly spoke for eighteen hours setting a record, provoking smiles from married men who heard him and walked away, as reported by the New York Evening Sun.
In a past tale of power, W. J. Connors now NY Democratic chairmen invoked his authority at Buffalo Ohio Street dock. He challenged a line of dock workers promising he could defeat any man, provoking a tense clash that ended with a demand for pay rather than further conflict.
During a Portland stop Ralph Stuart shared a tale about his children. He described escorting his eldest son to see the newborn infant and the boy’s shy pride turning to a humorous remark about the baby’s sunburn.
Little Rube-Say and Willie Green recount a visit to New York where a storyteller claims the Singer Building rises higher than their new court-house. The exchange captures a small-town hearing of big-city landmarks.
Vida Bryan, five years after the Good Intent wreck, grows into a strong-willed woman living near the Incubus pits. Dick Finnan, aged and respected, becomes inspector of ways at No. 2 pit with a new role after James Kahn’s intervention. Billy Bryan presses his claim to Vida as her guardian and possible heir, while Vida navigates loyalties, romance, and a tense future with Jacob Romer’s powerful estate nearby.
An old Commodore Vanderbilt story from the New York Sun recalls his democratic spirit. While on a hotel porch a familiar woman approaches, provoking anger from his wife and daughter who recognize her as someone who once sold poultry. He replies that they both once sold foods in New Jersey.
An English visitor at Carnoustie last summer began a round when his caddie asked to see the cigarette case and pocketed it. The caddie explained that he already had half a crown on the visitor and would return the case after the round. The Englishman smiled and continued, later winning the match.
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