Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Fiasco of La Crosse Republicans
A critical look at La Crosse county Republican mass meeting held to name delegates for Milwaukee, exposing deception, factional strife, and a largely La Follette opposed turnout. The piece mocks the convention as a staged ruse that drew only fifty delegates, with heavy representation from the City Bank of La Crosse and other local interests, while outlining missing precincts and dubious motives behind several attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Milwaukee
Eugene Perkins
S. M
George H. Gordon
Tom Morris
J. E. McConnell
Otto Bosshard
James Thompson
Ed” Lyons
Valentine Keppel
Frank Coburn
Andrew Thompson
C. H. Rawinson
Bill” Bradley
Tribune
la Follette
Smith
Robert M. la Yfollette
Bob
John M. Holley
Taft
Emanuel Philipp
Aldrich
Cannon
L. B. Cox
la Crosse
Philipp
Cox
Republican Club
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Capt. Smith
Morris
McConnell
Capt. Cronon
George Wright
Ori Sorensen
George McConnell
City of
Burns
Barre
Campbell
Washington
Greenfield
Shelby
Holland
Farmington
State Bank of
Orlando Holway
The
la Crosse Water Power Company
Ballinger
Conservation of Water Powers
Eleventh Story League
Racine County
W. D. Connor
Connor
Low Necked Dress Story and Mardi Gras Snippets
Sheridan Ploughe of Hutchinson toured Panama and New Orleans to observe Uncle Sam's big ditch project and local society. He notes New Orleans operas and Mardi Gras as society’s monopoly, recalls a swell social scene, and shares a quip about Jerry Simpson and Washington society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Ploughe
Hutchinson
Panama
Sam
New Orleans
Ploughe
Sociey
Jerry Simpson
Washington
Jerry
Kansas City Journal
Photo Backdrops in Echoes of Pyramids and Pagodas
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip highlights how both Egypts pyramids and China's pagodas served as striking backdrops for a party photo, reflecting travel impressions and cultural monuments as comic conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
China
Louisville Courier-Journal
Monte Cristo in New York Theater Draws Loud Response
A crowded New York theater hosts Jersey Real Estate's Monte Cristo as a man in a theater box shouts a bold question about Hoboken when the star proclaims the world is his. The scene captures a lively, citywide tone of spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Monte Cristo
New York
Monte
Hoboken
Brooklyn
Public nerve over trusts and the right to criticise
The article argues that trusts cannot legally or morally bar public criticism. It discusses freedom of expression, civic responsibility, and the duty of oversight communities to speak out against perceived abuses. It frames criticism as essential to democratic checks.
A night in a German tavern unveils a wary plot
Carmichael entertains Gretchen at the Black Eagle while probing a vintner who May be more than he seems. The talk reveals traps and hidden motives as a mountaineer, a clock-mender, and silent patrons hint at a larger conspiracy in a drifting socialist milieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen
Carmichael
Moselle
Carter
Russia
Black Eagle
Mountaineer
Clock-Mender
Clockmender
Himmel
Shadowed Kramerweg and Gretchen's Tender Vows
A long Viennese street tale follows Gretchen and a vintner as they walk the Kramerweg under night skies. He proclaims love, pledges a future after the vintage, and reverently kisses her forehead amid poverty and lingering danger. The scene ends with anticipation of a life together and a note of tragedy. Also a light humorous piece about Willie the dunce closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlergasse
Gretchen
Leo
Senator Daniel's Negotiable Instruments Book Origin
The note recounts Senator Daniel of Virginia explaining how he wrote a standard work on negotiable instruments after being asked if a sight draft bore interest. He recalls his ignorance and later forgets the answer, illustrating the idea originated from a moment of memory lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deniel
Virginia
Daniel
Misnamed Mississippi Lesson Sparks Student Wit
In a Baltimore classroom a geography lesson on the Mississippi sparked laughter when a student questioned the river’s name. The teacher explained its meaning as Father of Waters, while the pupil quipped a playful alternative, prompting a brief classroom moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mississippi
Borg
Dreams and Visions Inspire Worldly Wonder
A reflective line on the value of dreams and visions guiding people beyond weary routine. It suggests imagination fuels progress and gives meaning to life.
No Man Is All Enough to Be Ail Another's Conscience
A terse aphorism asserts that no person is fully capable of guiding another's moral choices and judgments. It reflects on autonomy and the limits of external moral authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Philadelphia Telegraph
Character Lingers in Motives Yet Fades From Path
A compact line notes a character briefly evident in motives but never remaining there, hinting at shifting loyalties and unresolved inner drive within the narrative arc.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lacrosse Tribune
Sunda Aa
RSS
Tn St. la Crosse
Wis
Brayto
Mau
F.H Burgess Business Myr
L2s
Nese Paper Syndicate
Parne
Young
Erteago Otce
Marquette
Ofice
W. V. Kidde
the Tribune
Association OF American Advertisers
A. A. Siever
New York City
Eea
Frank H. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
Dank Khan
A. E. Bleekman
Stephenson
Lem” Cox
C. S. van Auken
D. G. Whyte
F. H. Scofield
Ekern
Water Power Company
Northwestern Railroad
United States
Grace
Ike” Stephenson
Chicago
la Crosse City Railway Company
James B. Taylor
Maine
Cargill Co
F. P. Hixon
C. M. and
St. P. Ry
E. G. Perkins
Dan” Norton
Bill” Luth
Len
Lottridge
Moore
C. Leslie van Every
Judge
Harold McGrath
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Marvel
Listman Mill Company
West Salem
Batavian
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