The Lonely Man of the Senate in the Saturday Evening Post
Samuel G. Blythe profiles Robert M. La Follette from his first railroad rates speech in 1895 to his rise as a national figure. The piece chronicles his anti machine stance, legislative persistence, and enduring influence in the Senate, noting both criticism and admiration. It questions presidential ambitions and highlights La Follette’s courage and self control in key moments.
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The
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Saturday Evening Post
Robert M. la Follette
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Aldrich
la Follette
Washington
Wisconsin
Mnasmuch
Old Guard
Band Regatta May Seek Races
A band plans a regatta event in May and may seek racing opportunities. Organizers anticipate competition and coordinate potential participants and venues. The report notes possible venues and dates as plans develop.
La Crosse to Send Band for Dubuque Regatta 1912
A 25 piece La Crosse band will travel with the La Crosse fleet to the Mississippi Valley races in Dubuque on July 3 4 5 and 6. The plan, approved by the board of trade, aims to spur local interest and attract the 1912 regatta to La Crosse. An Andre band of 20 pieces is hired for the same dates. A June 20 excursion to the southeast is set with a one dollar round trip fare and multiple stopovers for speeches and business outreach along the route.
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Dubuque
Board of Trade
Doerflinger
A. W. Langenbach
John L. Utermoehl
Andre
May
Regatta
John Utermoehl
Roosevelt Opposes La Follette in Private Talks
The article recounts a tense meeting between President Roosevelt and Robert La Follette. La Follette refuses to quarrel and says he will work with the president where policies align. It notes La Follette’s sharp critique of Senator Bailey over the Lorimer vote and defends La Follette as a radical progressive.
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Congress
Bailey
Lorimer
la Follette
Tillman
Yea
City conducts milk quality tests amid health drive
Health Department reports 48 samples tested last week with 24 from stores and 24 from wagons. Cream and milk from stores averaged 19.5 and 3.58 percent butter fat, above required levels, while wagon samples ran higher. One store cream and one wagon milk were below grade. Dr Furstman plans private testing for citizens and vows tighter dealer oversight in La Crosse.
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J. M. Furstman
Furstman
Health Department
La Follette Attacks Lorimer Inquiry Panel Bias
Senator La Follette accuses the Lorimer investigation committee of being packed with servitors to shield system interests. He cites Kenyon Iowa Lea Tennessee and Kern Indiana as part of a minority of partisan allies who would block exposure and protect big business profits and purchased senatorships.
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Madison
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la Follette
Senate
Lorimer
Kenyon
Iowa
Lea
Tennessee
Kern
Indiana
Untitled reflection on leadership and initiative
A concise meditation on the desire for individuals who anticipate needs and act without prompting. It emphasizes proactive spirit and self starting problem solving in a workplace context.
Conservative Creed on Property Rights Compared to La Follette
A passage argues fear weakens independence and defends property as a constitutional bulwark. It contrasts beget fear with safeguarding honest property rights and counters radical views by likening La Follette’s stance to a conservative creed under the Ten Commandments.
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la Follette
Central West Swelters as Heat Waves Hit Midwest
Milwaukee and Racine report extreme heat with temperatures reaching 110 in spots and 95 on government readouts. Prostrations and at least one death occur as Detroit Chicago and Cleveland break heat records. Nebraska Relief as eastern crops dodge 102 degree heat. Des Moines sees 94 while Madison swelters at 96. Omaha notes 83 cooling trend. Also an ad offers a launch charter with engineer.
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Chicago
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Weather Bureau
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Ohio
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Omaha
Eight Hour Law Declared Unconstitutional in Riverside
Riverside, June 10. Superior Judge Densmore ruled the new eight hour law for women unconstitutional. He found it discriminatory and contrary to the statute.
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Cal
Densmore
Alice Graff Found Near Bonysilica After Weeklong Search
The 14 year old Alice Graff missing for a week was found near Bonysilica Minnesota in a swamp exhausted but alive. She had been enroute with her father’s dinner pail near Bengal when she disappeared and was taken to a hospital after rescue.
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Minn
Bengal
Duluth
Irvine’s Time Is Correct Time Watch Repair
The shop offers precise repair with meticulous care and quality materials. Railroad men receive a replacement watch to carry while theirs is serviced, signaling trusted workmanship and no cheap or cut prices.
Milwaukee House defeats text book and municipal university bills
The assembly defeated the text book bill by 49 to 31 and killed the Milwaukee municipal university bill 56 to 27 in relation to the state university plan. The senate reconsidered and passed the earlier “slashings” measure. Other actions include passage of the corrupt practices bill and status updates on weights and measures and streetcar liability bills.
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Maton Text Book Commission
Assembly
McConnell University
Finance Committee
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Stern
Milwaukee
State University
Linley
Tomah Hosts Large Mystic Workers Meeting Delegation
A Mystic Workers gathering in Tomah drew twenty two lodges with Tomah lodge sending twenty eight delegates. Supreme Master J Ross Mickey of Macomb Ind visited and praised Mayor Dengler while urging La Crosse to bid for the order's permanent headquarters in Milwaukee in June 1912. Lodges from DeKalb Aurora Macomb Mariotte Oshkosh Richland Center Sun Prairie North La Crosse South La Crosse Arena Viroqua Prairie du Chien Trempealeau Galesville Onalaska West Salem Elroy Centerville Petersburg Wauzeka and Austin Minn attended.
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Tomah Lodge
J. Ross Mickey
Macomb
Inl
Wm. Collins
Dengler
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Milwaukee
DeKalb
Ill
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Marinette
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Oshkosh
Richland Center
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Arena
Carrie Nation's turbulent life and temperance crusades
An obituary style account recounts Carrie Nation's marriages and divorces, and how her estranged grandson Riley White confronted her in a Chicago tavern. It notes her fortune from lectures and souvenirs, a dramatic collapse after the encounter, and her habit of reading the Bible, with references to time in and out of jail during her crusades.
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Kans
Nation
Lloyd
Chicago
Grandma Nation
Grandmas
Kansas
Wisconsin bank statement sworn by cashier June 1911
The document presents a bank statement with assets including loans and discounts 175 overdrafts 987.01 due from banks 70 430.41 and 37.48 from other banks. It lists cash on hand 8 988 and total assets 261 405.14. Liabilities show stock 20 000 surplus 5 000 undivided profits 1 520 and deposits including checking 56 95 and savings 186 6. The statement is sworn by J A Thwing cashier before J B Brenner notary on June 10 1911 with directors L J Kilian B F Keeler.
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Ro” Ae Aia
Osacca
A Healthy Happy Old Age Promoted by Senna Syrup
A promotional note extols a laxative tonic. It recommends a desert spoonful of Syrup of Senna and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome family remedy that strengthens and tones internal organs. It claims benefits for all ages and warns to buy the genuine product labeled California Fig Syrup Co.
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Commi California Fig Syru Co
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