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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
3
A collage of urgent questions and social complaints. Shippers in La Crosse face a choice between patronizing Green Bay, risking Trempealeau Valley trade loss to Winona, while national figures spar over labor, crime, and reform amid European aviation milestones and local controversies.
The Green Bay Railway warns that new La Crosse Trempealeau Valley schedules depend on local business. If patronage does not rise, the company may revert to old schedules and discontinue the added service, citing sustained losses and urging La Crosse merchants to support the route.
A favorable notice for the forthcoming four act rural comedy drama Under the Harvest Moon. The piece is praised for wholesome content strong heart interest and realistic New England settings including the Stebbing farm near Haskinville Maine and a Christmas Eve church scene with a snow storm. The La Crosse theater will host matinee and evening shows on Sunday Aug 1.
Washington July 29 Attorneys for Mrs James N Sutton call the naval inquiry an outrage and threaten a bigger scandal if the court persists under the naval board ruling at Annapolis The protest to the secretary of the navy demands the court resume sessions as an inquest and not a trial with Sutton as accuser and five officers as defendants
Constantinople July 29 A Turkish ministerial crisis followed the powers decision on Crete with the foreign minister resigning amid unpopularity. Crowds march through Constantinople shouting alias Greece and cheering for war.
Missoula Montana reports the tenth day of registration on the Flathead Indian Reservation with 2524 applicants. Halfway totals reach 32293 as crowds grow and officials predict the heaviest registration in the period's second half.
In La Porte Indiana on July 29 7 year old Fred Sydie playing with 4 year old Thomas Frain found an old shotgun and fired striking Frain causing fatal injuries.
Spanish born Pepito Arriola, described as the reincarnation of Mozart, wowed critics from Germany to London with early public piano feats. By 8 he played Beethoven and earned London and Berlin notices, set for a Metropolitan Opera Sunday concert debut and limited tour appearances with downsized pianos and strict concert caps.
A written reminiscence recalls a disastrous Sunday School picnic where a boy named Johnny is blamed for chaos. Adults bustle with tasks as children misbehave and a deacon, preacher, and Granny Spratt assign chores. The piece ends with blame placed on Johnny and his mother urging better behavior.
Narrator notes two open questions after a break in at a country house. A servant crowd arrives for the season, and a mysterious cuff link found in a linen hamper hints at an Italian trinket with a ruby. The scene shifts toward Gertrude and Halsey arriving later, while fear and curiosity grow.
A sensational ad promises $100000 in contests and free Make-Man Tablets while a domestic subplot unfolds. Mrs Innes observes odd events as clockwork halts and a tall, uneasy mood settles over the house, hinting at unseen dangers before a guest named John Bailey arrives.
Travelers are urged to use the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley double track route via Niagara Falls for fast coach and sleeping car service between New York and Philadelphia. Descriptive literature available from W. S. Cookson, Grand Trunk Railway System, 135 Adams Street, Chicago.
A Rochester Herald retells a Cincinnati anecdote about President Taft as a child who kissed a local girl, then joked about giving more kisses including one for himself after being reminded of proper manners. The tale highlights Taft's fondness for children and the President's sense of humor.
Railroads will challenge state regulation of freight and passenger rates in Omaha federal court in late August or early September. The Nebraska two cent passenger rate and the Aldrich State freight rate act, which cut rates by about 15 percent, are the specific laws at issue.
A proverb-like remark notes that a spouse with constant demands may hinder a pursuit of a simpler lifestyle, suggesting strain in domestic harmony affects lifestyle choices.
European skin expert Prof Anna identifies dandruff as scalp parasite damage, leading to lifeless hair and loss. Newbro's Herpicide claims to kill the dandruff germ and restore hair vitality. Sold by druggists with samples offered for 10 cents in stamps to The Herpicide Co Detroit Mich. Hoeschler Bros. as special agents.
Prosecutor Hooton pressed a hotel leaving question to a female witness in criminal court. The defense objected as irrelevant, but Judge Pritchard ruled the state may know the reason. The witness finally explained she left the hotel. Indianapolis Star.
A London Chronicle quote describes a seven year old boy who wakes at seven each morning after finding a paper clipping under his pillow about a child’s death from overlying. His mother, reading the note, preserves it and no explanations are given. Four weeks pass and the child rises promptly at seven.
A Washington Star quotation features father and son Rollo discussing ego. The father defines an egotist as a burnt match that thinks it was the whole fireworks.
Quote from Punch mentions a charity dance organized with the Pink Alsatian band and a duchess bringing a party. It notes indignant or indigent cause and the speaker offering tickets. The exchange shows social figures supporting the event.
A prominent San Francisco insurance man recalls a man who fell asleep during a curtain lecture and woke to words still flying. He broke in to ask if the lecturer was talking now or again, illustrating the baffling persistence of the tirade.
A northern tourist at a small southern station notices a lean shaggy hog rubbing against a scrub oak. The lanky native explains the scene as the hog stropping itself, a curious local behavior observed at the Auto Shop.
A Washington Star note contrasts the idea money talks with a measured ear for dubret tone. The speaker waits on a telephone line and faces a stern fate when the line is busy. A girl shows bravery amid a mishap where a hammock breaks with two in it, preferring danger over solitude.
Jacob Lenske announces a successful placement through the Wisconsin Business University in La Crosse. The ad promotes the school’s career prep, claims 60867 placed students, and urges readers to write or call for a representative to visit.
A brief wry remark notes that knaves and foots lack sense to avoid being found out, highlighting the folly of deceit. The line presents a sharp, humorous critique of dishonesty without extra context or embellishment.
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