Saengerfest Opens With Mighty Mass Chorus Triumph
At La Crosse Saengerfest, nearly 2,000 singers filled the auditorium as Director Theodore Kelbe led the first mass chorus to a roaring ovation. Miss Hickisch and Miss Solon drew strong applause with encores, while Miss Andersen and Miss Seyferth also impressed. Noise suppression and police controls improved concert conditions, with crowds arriving from Lansing and Winona for excursions by boat. The festival proceeds, with mixed reviews on some long orchestral numbers.
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H. A. Hansen
Saengerfest
Theodore Kelbe
Kelbe
la Crosse
Miss Hickisch
Estelle Solon
William Andersoh
Seyferth
Palm Leaf
Fourth Street
Mexico
Lansing
Crand
Winona Oy Water
Saengerfest highlights and standout performances
The Saengerfest continued with Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstances and Schumann numbers as Hugo Bach and Andersch impressed audiences. Miss Anna Hickisch delivered two popular arias to acclaim, Nessler’s Ave Maria and a Swanee River encore followed by Seyferth’s trio of songs and a strong Norwegian singer group from La Crosse.
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Elgar
Elger
Land of Hope
Hugo Bach
Herr Andersch
Schumann
Svendsen
Anna Hickisch
Hickisch
Ellen Wright
Milwaukee Liederkranz
Nessler
Harriman seeks to annul Hepburn law in federal court
The Harriman lines move to block the Hepburn act arguing it is unconstitutional. The Interstate Commerce Commission was ordered to appear in U S court by August 3 to show cause why it should not be restrained from enforcing a $3.40 per ton timber rate between Oregon and San Francisco. The suit marks the first offensive step in a major legal campaign.
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San Francisco
Harriman Lines
Interstate Commission
United States
Oregon
Bandits Kidnap and Shackle Off icers Near Lajunta
City Marshal Coop and Deputy Johns were found shackled together on a ranch near Lajunta after wandering all night. Sheriff Potter of Lajunda found them. They said a gang of bandits abducted them while searching for stolen horses, forced them to ride with the gang across the plains, and later released them.
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Rockyford
Col
Coop
Johns
Lajunta
Potter
Lajunda
Thaw Faces Possible Appendicitis in Poughkeepsie
In Poughkeepsie New York on July 25 Harry Thaw is reported to have progressed toward appendicitis. He endures sharp side pains and is visited twice daily by his physician Dr J A Card. The ailment began with several days of discomfort before the doctor was called.
Barber Shops Open Sunday for Saengerfest Visitors
Barbers in the city will open on Sunday as a courtesy to Saengerfest visitors, suspending the usual closing rules for the day. Affected shops will operate tomorrow to accommodate guests and events linked to the festival.
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Saengerfest
Saengerbund business meeting sets stage for 1910 festival
The Saengerbund holds a morning business session in the auditorium to discuss constitutional changes and resolutions. Two delegates per society vote on festival city for 1910, with a heated contest anticipated among Ferdinand Walter Chicago Emil Richter Chicago and Otto Rohland.
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Saengerfest
Saengerbund
Bund
Ferdinand Walter
Chicago
Emil Richter
Otto Rohland
Theo. Kelbe
Milwaukee
von Oppen
Turks Cheer The Dear Sultan Wot!
Constantinople reports a new constitution proclaimed with scenes of crowds and cheers for the sultan. The city celebrated as the sultan received congratulations from nearly all the nations of Europe.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Furnve
Turkish Veil Lifts as Women Parade in Emancipation
Berlin dispatches report the Turkish veil torn away as thousands of unveiled women march in the streets celebrating emancipation. Monastir leads the first abandoners amid revolutionary fervor and a mosque proclamation from a Moslem priest endorses the act.
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Berlin
Ottoman Empire
Monastir
Milwaukee River Side Outing Club Arrives In Private Car
About thirty members of the Milwaukee Musical Society, under the Road River Side Outing Club name, arrived this morning at 7:05 on the Milwaukee road in their private car. They plan a dinner at Cameron House, auto rides, a Mississippi launch trip, and a vaudeville program for members and friends. They will sleep in their car at the Milwaukee depot and attend a fairgrounds picnic tomorrow. The car departs Milwaukee tomorrow night at 11:05.
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Milwaukee Musical Society
River Side
Fair Grounds
Milwaukee
West Point Cadets Dismissed Over Hazing Charges
The War Department announced the president has approved dismissal of eight West Point cadets charged with hazing. The action follows an internal review and represents a formal military disciplinary outcome amid the ongoing investigation.
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Washington, D.C
War Department
West Point
Political hosts meet in Chicago in same hotel
Republican chairman Hitchcock and a five state committee member held talks at the Auditorium Annex in Chicago to discuss campaign ideas and settle party issues among the Western G O P. Mr Bryan favors Mack and hears Hearst problem reemerging in the talk.
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Chicago
HitChcock
Middle West States
Auditorium Annex
Taft Arrives in Cincinnati for Ohio Meeting
Taft reached Cincinnati at 1 55 this afternoon from Oyster Bay. He traveled unescorted by a secretary but was guarded by newspaper men. He plans to stay at Brother Charley’s home until Monday for the Ohio State Central Committee gathering. He will receive the noti fication Tuesday. A Springfield delegation waited at the station but Taft declined to speak, saying he would have his say Tuesday to Mayor Bowlus.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Oyster Bay
Charley
Ohio State Central Committee
Springfield
Bowlus
Hitchcock Conference Sets Western Campaign Plans
In a hotel parlor near Bryan and Democratic leaders, Indiana’s Commiteemen Blodgett Michigan Kel logg Minnesota and others failed to arrive in time. Hitchcock’s meetings with committeemen and state chairmen set the western campaign headquarters location and to name the first assistant in charge.
Bryan vows to attack wool trust first if elected president
William J. Bryan told Fairview leaders he would target the wool trust first if elected, naming the American Woolen Company as the key target. He also indicated forthcoming action against Standard Oil, meat, and turpentine trusts, with focus on meat and oil next.
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Bryan
Columbus
Wool Trust
William J. Bryan
Fairview
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
Monnett
Standard Oil
Meat Trust
Turpentine Trust
Voter card index scheme discussed at Nebraska conference
The conference began near 11 o'clock and Hitchcock summoned Victor Rosewater and Wm. H. Hayward to explain a plan to track voters in Nebraska using a card index system. The scheme was debated at length.
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Hitchcock
Victor Rosewater
Wm. H. Hayward
Nebraska
Bryan Arrives in Chicago for DNC Subcommittee Talk
William J. Bryan reached Chicago by the Burlington at 9 03 AM and went to the Annex hotel for a 10 AM meeting with the Democratic national committee subcommittee.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
Burlington
Annex Hotel
Democratic National Committee
Bryan Won’t Talk Progresses Across Nebraska and Iowa
Bryan's campaign tour across Nebraska and Iowa is described as a triumphal progress though the article notes he avoids speaking publicly, with continued coverage indicated on page 6.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Iowa
School Chorus Delights Sangerfest Audience
Hundreds of schoolchildren sang folk songs in the Sangerfest auditorium under Miss Barbara Ann Russell. The chorus of girl and boy sopranos received prolonged applause as they performed three pieces, with children arranged in massed tiers across the stage.
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Sangerfest
Barbara Ann Russell
Weather Summary From La Crosse Area Report
Weather notes show La Crosse at 68 degrees with 84 as warmest nationally. River levels fall with La Crosse at 7.3 feet and Prairie du Chien at 9.0 feet, both down 0.2 foot. Forecasts: Wisconsin partly cloudy with possible showers tonight or Sunday. Minnesota and Iowa similar. General showers reported across the Dakotas to New England, with warm trend expected.
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Phoenix
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
New England
Lake Region
North Atlantic States
Northwest
New Orleans
Memphis
Pittsburg
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