Saengerfest season tickets resume sale in La Crosse
The Saengerfest association decides to resume season ticket sales through Thursday noon at drug stores and the secretary's office. Tickets cost 3.50 and cover prime auditorium seating with reservations possible at the auditorium. Matinee and concert pricing detailed. Riverside Singing Society plans arrival for festivities.
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Saengerfest
Saergerfest Association
Second Ward
Utermoeh
Riverside Singing Society
W. F. S. Schoell
la Crosse
Saengerbund
Cameron House
Dove No Symbol Of Lover's Faith In Birds Study
Prof William Wallace Craig of the University of Maine challenges romantic dove symbolism. He says doves are not coy lovers but proactive mates with affinities even after marriage. His sociology paper, published in the July American Journal of Sociology from Chicago press, notes naturalist limits on poetical notions.
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Chicfago
William Wallace Craig
University of Maine
University of Chicago
American Journal of Sociology
University of Chicago Press
Dangles From Train With Broken Head
Joseph Murphy a 30 year old from Midland Ontario was dangled from a New York Central fast mail train for nearly two miles through the Park avenue tunnel after being struck by a girder. He and three fellow iron workers John Coonley Michael Mara and George McCormack had stolen a ride from Syracuse and tried to save him as he hung on the car roof. Murphy was taken to a hospital where he was reported near death.
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New York
Joseph Murphy
Midland
Ont
New York Central
Park Avenue
Murphy
Syracuse
John Coonley
Buffalo
Michael Mara
Cincinnati
George McCormack
Pittsburg Doctor Disputes Opium Addiction Claim
Detective Richard Kelly reports to the international opium commission that 5 percent of Pittsburg physicians are addicted to opium. Dr Lawrence Litchfield, president of the Allegheny County Medical Society, rejects the figure as exaggerated noting other professionals may use drugs but medical men are not a majority among addicts. Kelly says opium use in Pittsburg is largely confined to thieves gamblers and some moralists including physicians and ministers.
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Pittsburg
Richard Kelly
International Opium Commission
Washington
Lawrence Litchfield
Allegheny County Medical Society
I Ltechfield
Kelly
Yeomen Card Party Slated After Meeting
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen and friends will hold a social card party following the regular meeting Thursday evening.
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen
La Crosse Beats Sterling 11 5 in Wisconsin Illinois League Game
La Crosse men defeated Sterling Infants 11 to 5 in Sterling. Rogers pitched well until the eighth inning as hits and errors helped the leaguers surge to 11 runs. Nicholson supported by weak defense, and Pink Hawley’s team carried the late rally to victory.
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Sterling
Ill
la Crosse
Sterling Infants
Pink Hawley
Rogers
Nicholson
Rhe Sterling
Conlon
Killian
Morgaridge
Summer Splendor Inspires Seasonal Reverie in Springfield
In Springfield, Mass the writer extols the summer's beauty and the rapid revival of grasses, lilies, and woodland edge blooms. The scene is illuminated by birds like song sparrows orioles and bobolinks as fragrance from pines ferns and sumachs envelops the landscape. The piece praises summer's generous wealth storing delight as memory and prophecy.
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Springfield
Mass
Hobson earns noisy display at Denver convention
The New York World notes Representative Hobson provoked ridicule at a Denver convention with a speech over the supposed war drift with Japan. The piece mocks his constant pursuit of notoriety and contrasts his loud bray with the solemn air he adopts.
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New York World
Balderdash
Japan
United States
Hobson
Denver
Yankee Athletes Shine in Olympiad Events Today
Report from Olympiad events listing numerous performances by American and international competitors. Highlights include Porter of the United States in pole vault 6 feet 3 inches setting an Olympic record, high jump standings with Heathson of Norway and England, and several sprint and swimming heats with Americans advancing to finals.
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Cloughen
Hamilton
Sherman
Beck
England
Narguanes
Coleman
Wallis
Bacon
Relwyskow
Anderson
Sweden
Craig
Heath
Monson
Norway
Gibdney
Leahy
Andre
France
Porter
America
United States
Somoti
Hungary
Moffett
Lafberg
T Taylor
Robbins
Prout
Ramey
Atlee
Merriman
Carpenter
Redmilovic
Melvin Shepherd
New York
Lunghi
Italy
Braun
Germany
Walker
South Africa
Kerr
Canada
Rector
Cartmell
Hillman
Burton
Tremer
Family thanks helpers after mother's illness and death
The undersigned express gratitude to friends and neighbors for aid during our mother's illness and death, and thank those who sent floral offerings. The Family.
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Bruha
Pittsburg Tries to Stop Personal Crisis Reports
Pittsburg and vicinity face a self harm epidemic as July records reveal 21 deaths and a dozen failed attempts. Public Safety Director Lang convened police and health officials to address prevention, but he said municipal action may be limited.
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Pittsburg
Public Safety
Lang
Pittsburg Police Ban Peekaboo Bathing Suits
Pittsburg director Edward G. Lang orders police to enforce full coverage at city pools. He calls current swimwear shameful and mandates bathers be clothed from neck to knee under penalty.
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Pittsburg
Police Department of
Director of Public Safety
Edward G. Lang
Donkey Bedding Joke Sparks Cricket Banter
A cricket match scene features a batsman wearing a large straw hat and a spectator shouting a prank. The:jester asks if the batsman has stolen the donkey’s bedding as he descends to the pavilion steps. The batsman replies loudly that he has taken it but will return it when he is old.
Jupiter gains a new satellite in celestial showcase
The Washington Herald praises Jupiter as the leading star in a humorous piece noting he has gathered another satellite and is ready to meet rivals in the satellite business. The column adds playful speculation on what Jupiter did with his existing stock and assures his reputation as a well regulated star.
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Washington Herald
Jupiter
Trial of Ella Van Dross Before Judge Rosalsky
In a general sessions trial, Ella Van Dross a young colored girl faced Judge Rosalsky after removing a pocketbook containing $10 from Joseph Kayatt a Yonkers man in the hall at 249 Second Avenue The jury returned a verdict after only a few minutes of deliberation.
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Ella van Dross
Rosalsky
Joseph Kayatt
Yonkers
Second Avenue
Joneses
Plotroom Uncertainty Delays Production Says Playwright
The playwright notes ongoing indeterminacy as cast and stage crew have yet to decide how to stage the new work. He mentions the call boy and the man at the stage door have not communicated production plans.
Anti-Saloon Forces Back Democratic Campaign Tactics
Washington dispatch notes the Anti-saloon League and temperance groups may sway voters toward Democrats this fall by opposing Republican Speaker Cannon’s control. Prohibitionists aim to block Hepburn Dolliver style liquor bills, targeting districts where anti-saloon sentiment can tilt races.
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Washington, D. C
Anti-saloon League
Speaker Cannon
Hepburn-Dolliver
Cannon
Judiciary
District of Columbia
House
Committee On
Congress
Champ Clark
South
Tfe House
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Indiana
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Kingsford’s
T. Kingsford & Son
Oswego, N. Y
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Hotel LA Crosse
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