The La Grosse Tribune Official Details
The La Grosse Tribune lists a 5.00 per year rate and second class postal status dated June 1904. It notes association with the Lee Newspaper Syndicate and provides business contact information and phone mentions.
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La Crosse Board of Trade to Discuss Advertising Push
The La Crosse board of trade will meet Tuesday evening to discuss promoting the city’s commercial advancement. An official urges strong attendance to Hear plans to attract manufacturers, traders, and investors by outlining sites, facilities, and growing assets of La Crosse.
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Board of Trade
la Crosse
the Tribune
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Northwest
Advertising Committee
Wisconsin backs La Follette bid for presidency
The piece notes strong Wisconsin support for Senator La Follette, with many former opponents now backing him as a Wisconsin man. The Milwaukee Journal urges him to declare openly for the nomination or end the drive for a solid Wisconsin delegation, accusing him of posing as a Roosevelt ally.
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Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
Milwaukee Journal
la Follette
Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt and Taft in partisan maneuvering over candidacy
The piece compares Roosevelt Taft La Follette loyalties and signaling. It argues Roosevelt avoids declaring candidacy while his supporters use his name, paralleling La Follette and Spooner episodes and suggesting strategic political manipulation by Roosevelt to land Taft.
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Roosevelt
Taft
la Follette
Spooner
Mr. Roosevelt
Assemblyman Owens Brings Focus to Mississippi River Rehab
The article portrays an assemblyman challenging railroads over traffic blocks on the Mississippi. It notes that official address carries credibility, elevating the issue from rumor to recognized grievance. Owens is credited with advancing a clear purpose for rehabilitating the waterway.
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Mississippi
Owens
Legislature considers Lake Menona park extension
The bill seeks to extend the capitol park to Lake Menona. It acknowledges some expense but argues the project offers splendid advantages and justified public benefit.
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Capitol Park
Lake Menona
Waukesha Water Praised Amid Ant Invasion Rumor
A fragment notes that as ants spread in Waukesha, residents may gain appreciation for the fine water in the city. No concrete events, dates, or figures are provided.
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Waukesha
La Follette Boom Sparks Fourth of July Cheer
A brief note captures the wheeling excitement around La Follette as anticipation builds for a celebration that readers fear may be premature before the Fourth. Townsfolk discuss plans and entertain the growing local buzz.
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Gwan
President’s playful scene with farmer boys at bat
The president joined farmer boys in a game of catch and teased that he would prefer to be at bat with the big stick, reflecting a lighthearted moment during a rural gathering.
Kuroki Tours County as Nation’s Guest
The visitor Kuroki travels county wide as the nations guest and will file an official confidential report to the Mikado.
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Kuroki
The
Mikado
Wisconsin Wins Intercollegiate Regatta Against East
Wisconsin defeats eastern crews in a notable intercollegiate regatta, underscoring a decisive victory in a long rivalry. The result shifts bragging rights and raises hopes for future competitions across the conference.
A Shameless Suspicion of Senator Pettus Cursing in Washington
The piece defends Senator Pettus of Alabama, arguing no profanity was spoken and that reports of damning language are misinterpretations. It notes Bonaparte translated a remark as a harmless phrase and lauds Pettus for classical learning and Anglo-Saxon diction while denying he uses profane words.
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Pettus
Washington
Brownsville
Alabama
Maryland
Bonaparte
Selma
Guilty of Something: Day Commands in the Ranks
Sergt Day fetters Murphy for talking as he orders a quick march and left wheel. A corporal protests the accusation, Day insists the discipline stands and orders Murphy sent to the guard room for deceiving him. London Mirror report.
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Sergt. Day
Murphy
London Mirror
The Chop Suey Verse and the Quiet Requa Notes
A humorous chronicle blends a attempting to woo a girl and the crowd's questions over her identity with a closing local note about August Klundby seen on Requa streets. Osseo and Oak Valley items follow with Skoyen family snippets and a quip about travel distance by car from New York to a country home.
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August Klundby
Requa
T. Hansen’s
Requa Corr
Osseo Recorder
Skoyens
Oak Valley
Osseo
Inga Skoyen
Lena Hawkenson
Iver Skoyen
York
Hans Skoyen
John Skoyen
A. Skoyen
I. Skoyen
Scribe
Nelson's
Hulda Sedall
Skoyen's
Josephine
South Valley
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Poem Snippet
A brisk rhythmic fragment urges haste over caution. It extols rushing to catch trains and saving time, with lines about dropping meals, pushing through crowds, and risking harm to seize brief moments. The verse stresses time as cash and the futility of delay.
Recalled Labouchere's Washington Visit Prank
Mr Labouchere of Truth recalls a Washington incident with an American who insists on meeting the boss. The attache delays, then finally remarks the chief went to Canada yesterday and will return in about six weeks. The exchange captures a long running joke about waiting and misdirection.
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Labouchere
Washington
Compton
Reporter Shoots Boss Then Ends Own Life
A shocking incident at the newspaper office ends with the foreman and managing editor killed by the new reporter who then takes his own life. The city editor laments almost firing the man yesterday, calling it a lucky near-miss.
England V Scotland Rugby Encore Sparks Fans
Two young women mingle with the crowd at an England versus Scotland rugby match. A halfback makes a fine run, the crowd cheers, then laughter erupts when it’s revealed the ball was out of play and the run was an encore.
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Scotland
Ethel
Knights Were Bold theatergoers tease romance in quick quip
After a Wyndham's theater performance of When Knights Were Bold a romantic maiden sighs for chivalry and George replies with a cheeky wage joke, reflecting light banter about love and money.
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Wyndham’s Theater
George
Tatiler
Nurse Fired Over Bath Temperature Hazard
Elinor discharges the baby's nurse after discovering the nurse giving the infant a bath in water hotter than the physician ordered. Hygienic mother defends action to protect the baby's life.
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Elinor
His Idea of a Good Time
A retired contractor envisions a raucous future night in old clothes and chewing tobacco after a refined dinner and opera. His ambitious wife counters with mock disbelief and the humor of a plan to “throw away” cigars and smoke in a barn with the coachman as part of a farcical fantasy.
Tillman Attacks Measure Over Double Payment Compare
Senator Tillman denounces a penalty as unjust saying it makes offenders pay twice. He likens it to a Pennsylvania restaurant incident where a patron mistakes three plates of soup for two and the waiter apologizes for spilling on the lady's dress.
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Tillman
Pennsylvania
Kansas City Journal
Spring Chickens Prove Older Than Expected
A housekeeper complains in Town Topics that the spring chickens she bought were old and tough. The butcher admits they were raised unusually early, explaining the harsh foxtrot in tenderness.
Criminous Hope and a Midnight Theft on the Midas
After two days of court battles, Glenister Dextry and allies plot a bold midnight theft aiming to steal twenty thousand dollars from Alec McNamara's operations. A lookout watches as two masked men and a third accomplice riffl e sluices and load gold into sacks, while a vigilant watchman lies bound and gagged.
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Stillman
Alec McNamara
St. Michael's
McNamara
Struve
Glenister
Dextry
Alaska
Midas
Wheaton
Slapjack Simms
Bering
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