Glad Hand Welcomes I O O F Delegates to La Crosse
La Crosse extends a cordial greeting as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Assembly meet for their sixty eighth annual state convention. The order upholds Friendship Love and Truth and aims to promote better citizenship and family life. The Tribune joins in welcoming the grand lodge to the city for the first time.
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Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah Assembly
Odd Fellow
Grand Lodge of the Order
the Tribune
They Don’t Want It They Don’t Need It Coupon Ballot Debate
A local paper criticizes the Coupon Ballot stance as biased and argues opponents fail to give real reasons. It asserts no desire for honest elections in Mexico and no corrupt elections in Wisconsin, while distinguishing fair critique from disingenuous motives.
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Mexico
Wisconsin
Primary election reform sparks clash over popular government
The piece argues about voting ease and reliability for laborers and elites alike, condemns Hamiltonian followers for opposing broader ballots, and critiques the Coupon Ballot and Dunn’s emphasis on mechanics. It warns that expanding direct democracy threatens aristocratic control and predicts resistance from those who fear majority rule.
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Alexander Hamilton
Dunn
Squirrels and Reform Doings in The Sentinel
A satirical note on Milwaukee Sentinel praising Appleton Post as superior stalwart papers and the term reform used with irony. The piece mocks reform rhetoric and compares the paper’s disguise to a wolf in sheep’s clothing and a husband hiding in a salt pork barrel.
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Appleton Post
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Sentinel
Madison
Primitive church protest at tent cathedral in Chicago
Neighbors testified in police court against Rev L V Roberts and nine congregants including five women after arrests over loud singing and shouting from the primitive church of Christ tent cathedral. The incident stemmed from complaints by residents near the Chicago site.
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Chicago
Church of Christ
L. V. Roberts
Fire destroys 29 buildings in Corinth Ky
Fire swept the main part of Corinth Kentucky destroying 29 buildings with a loss of about 60000 dollars. Local fire crews battled the flames but the blaze left extensive damage across the town center. The cause was not immediately known and no injuries were reported.
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Corinth
Eruption at Mount Lassen crater rocks Iowa town
A crater on Mount Lassen near Red Bluff Iowa exploded today sending rocks the size of flour sacks into the air. Ashes blanketed the ground to a depth of two feet within about 79 yards of the crater.
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Red Bluff
Iowa
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A short verse tale contrasts a frog on a lily pad with a stylish dragonfly. The dragonfly chides the frog to hurry, while the frog’s pride leads to a ploy that ends with the fly inside the frog. The fable ends with the dragonfly’s dreamlike smile.
A New Line of Art
A large man and dissatisfied boarder bursts into a tirade at the landlady after dinner. He roars at the moon and hurls abuse about the house while a fellow boarder asks the cause. He quips that the landlady is the first woman he knew who could literally paint food on a plate.
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Popular
Congress of the Stars
Nothing to Forgive at the Party Promise
An innocent suitor tells Mabel that at her party last night her sister promised to marry him and asks for forgiveness for taking her away. Mabel responds that forgiveness is the very purpose of the party.
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Mabel
Love and dog bite in farewell
A woman asks George if he loves her and he confirms. He recalls a dog bite he received while bidding her goodbye in the vestibule, noting he did not notice until he reached home. The pair exchange affectionate lines amid the odd incident.
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George
Polish couple seeks marriage consent under law
A Polish couple appeared before the court seeking marriage consent and legal recognition amid bureaucratic procedures. Local officials noted standard requirements and timelines for completing the civil ceremony.
Women Speak of Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Testimonies from Westbrook Maine and Manston Wisconsin describe relief from back pain weakness night sweats and hot flashes during Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Brownell resident notes long lasting health improvements and urges others to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Westbrook
Lawrence Martin
King St
Maine
Manston
Wis
M. J. Brownell
Marriage by Justice Ends In One Name
A comical ceremony ends with the justice noting the couple’s merged names. Zacharewicz Perzynski and Leokowtowicz toward Jeu linski wed after the license is presented. The scene shifts to a nautical tale as the narrator regains consciousness aboard the Susan Constant in the Channel with John Smith introducing the ship’s crew and crew’s actions.
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John Smith
Susan Constant
Tarantula injures Chicago man in Minnesota journey
Butler R. Storke, a Chicago man known as a boy financier, left Mayo brothers hospital after a finger was amputated following a tarantula bite during a project trip in Minnesota for a Chicago firm. His earlier federal court appearance was noted.
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Rochester, Minn
Butler R. Storke
Chicago
Mayo Brothers’ Hospital
Storke
Minnesota
Suffsburn Old Church Wargrave Fire Destruction
A historic church dating from 1538 in Wargrave England was destroyed by fire on June 2. Militant literature was found scattered around the scene, indicating possible ideological motive behind the blaze.
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Wargrave
Eng
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