Taft and the Tariff Vexes Washington in Letters
The piece notes Raymond Patterson’s letters to the Chicago Tribune shaping views on Taft and the tariff. It cites predicted outcomes, including possible veto or signature, and contrasts Aldrich and Payne bills, with commentary from Milwaukee Free Press on Senator Morris, primary law reform, and bossism concerns.
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Raymond
Patterson
Chingo Tribune
Taft
Milwaukee Free Press
Tom Morris
la Crosse
Artemus Ward
Morris
la Follette
Trempealeau County
the Chronicle
Senate
Taft Faces Tariff Debate and Commission Debate
The article discusses expectations for higher tariff rates under present law and the president's possible acceptance of a tariff commission. It notes uncertainty about commission design and influence, urging patience to see how creation methods affect revision, while the public bears taxation to fund trusts and monopolies.
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Taft
Raymond
Senate
Flynn’s Closing Lecture Delights Large Audience
Prof Flynn held a three hour closing address to a spellbound audience. He repeatedly offered to close when listeners grew tired, but the crowd urged him to continue. The talk presented a creed for health happiness and longevity and showcased his command of life and living.
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Flynn
Unnamed man drowned at La Crosse levee after boat incident
A negro drowns at the La Crosse levee after falling from a steamboat. officials abandon the body with no recovery effort. City authorities demand action against the boat company for decency violations and port entry.
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la Crosse Levee
Senator Morris In Excellent Health Reports Say
The note states Senator Thomas Morris is in excellent health, dismissing gloom and affirming his well being.
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Thomas Morris
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles (Harper's Magazine)
Burges Johnson notes in Harper's Magazine that small rivals, gnats, provoke vanity and vainglory. The poem mocks a pompous, diminutive figure who preens amid lesser peers, urging pointed pens as not the path to fame.
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Burges Johnson
Harper's Magazine
Relics From Nursery Fables Go Up For Auction
Three yarn pieces said to come from Mary’s little lamb fetch 6 7.75 and 4.50 dollars amid a catalog of other authentic relics. Bids invited for a crumpled cow horn, the horn of the Boy Blue, a shoe linked to an elderly female, Jack’s beanpole, rind from bacon of the pig, and the penny from Simple Simon’s failed wares.
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Simon
Mary
Philadelphia Ledger
Why Mary Left the Browns
A Rochester Herald item notes Mary the Browns cook quits after overhearing Mr and Mrs Spencer discuss pansy money from royalties. She confesses fear they cannot afford to pay wages from a pansy window box income, prompting her resignation.
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Mary
Herbert Spencer
Flora Jan Brown
Mrs. Spencer
Spencers
Not an Authority Jones in Society
A fragment from Smart Set exchanges notes on a woman named Jones and a question about society. The dialogue implies uncertainty without experience and hints at social expectations. The short snippet preserves the tone of a genteel literary column.
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Jones
Society of Gentlemen
Brown
Rosenthal Advises Fewer Concerts After Losses
In London after a nine year absence, famed pianist Herr Rosenthal shares a wry quip about income from recitals. A not very successful pianist asks how to stop losses, and Rosenthal replies with a blunt remedy, Keep concert numbers down.
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Herr Rosenthal
London
Rosenthal
Pittsburg
Child With Terrible Hives Suffered Two Months
A young child endured two months of intense itching and irritation from severe hives. Persistent scratching worsened the condition until finally a treatment brought relief. The report notes the patient struggled through painful days and nights before improvement.
Cuticura Remedies Cured Child’s Dreadful Skin Disease
A mother details her six year old daughter’s two month battle with a severe hive outbreak. After physician and several remedies failed, daily Cuticura Soap baths and Cuticura Ointment relieved itching and cleared the sores. She recommends the Cuticura line.
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Peng
Geo. L. Fridhoff
Warren
Cure for Chronic Itch Using Cuticura Remedies
A Long Island mother reports her son's severe skin itch improved by Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap 25¢ Ointment 50¢ and Resolvent 50¢, with pills 25¢ per vial, from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston. Free Cuticura book offered.
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J. D. Maxwell
6Th St
Woodside
Long Island
N. Y
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Mass
Russian Symphony and Ben Greet to Perform Midsummer Night's Dream
The La Crosse theater hosts a joint performance Monday June 14 featuring the Russian Symphony Orchestra of New York and the Ben Greet Players. Mendelssohn incidental music will accompany Shakespeare's comedy with a 100-person cast and a 50-piece orchestra directed by Modest Altschuler. Seats go on sale Friday at Miss Larson's candy store.
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la Crosse Theater
Russian Symphony Orchestra
New York City
Ben Greet
Mendelssohn
Mr. Greet
Mendels‘sohn
Modest Altschuler
America
Carnegie Hall
New York
Mischa Elman
Manhattan Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein
Boston
Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra
Thempany
Irene Rooke
Milton Rosmer
John Sayer Crawley
Allen Hilton
Frederick Powell
Beatrice Mills
le Gai Robinson
George Vivian
Violet Vivian
Percifal Seymour
Ruth Vivian
Fairy Queen
Grace Clarke Kahler
Miss Larson
Money Talks and Ringing Busy Lines
A Washington Star quip reflects on using the telephone and waiting for a call. The speaker notes the pleasant tone yet hears fate answer with a busy line. The line’s tone conveys frustration and the common hurdle of busy circuits.
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Washington Star
Toast With Excuses to Ben Johnson
A brief verse fragment quotes M. E. Buhler from The Bohemian praising eyes over wine. It notes six germs within the cup as a playful, ironic toast to abstinence or caution.
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Ben Johnson
M. E. Buhler
The
Debate over cotton schedule shows Aldrich dominance in Senate
Washington report highlights Sen. Aldrich as central figure in weeklong cotton schedule battle. La Follette and Dolliver press strong facts on increases, while Smoot and Aldrich dispute rates, with public declarations revealing core disagreements.
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Washington, D. C
American Congress
Senate
Nelson W. Aldrich
Dilliver
Senator la Follette
la Follette
Smith
Michigan
Dolliver
Aldrich
Smoot
Mr. Aldrich
Finance Committee
Iowa
Congress
United States
Mr. la Follette
Tankerlane tails Shil to Con sea in marshland chase
After interviewing John Sail, Sir William Tankerlane shadows John Shil and a keeper through Black Hall marshes. He learns Shil's night out and a hint about a hiding place near Con t sea, then hurries to the railway for a fresh lead.
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Tankerlane
Black Hall
John Sail
John Shil
Laura
Shil
William Tankerlane
Pat
Creek
Con’sea
Miss Laura Michener Visits Father Judge in Spring Valley
Miss Laura Michener of Spring Valley, daughter of Probate Judge Michener, spent a few days with her father the last of the week.
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Laura Michener
Spring Valley
Michener
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Lee
Pastorial Dept
Payne & Young
Marquette
la Coste & Maxwell
34Th St
the Tribune
Association OF American Advertisers
A. A. Siever
Association of American Eels
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Sund
Frank H. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
A. E. Bleekman
Payne
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Music and Drama
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Marvel Flour
U.S
Listman Mill Company
J. B. Harris-Burland
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