City council weighs water supply and meter reform in La Crosse
The article notes the state rail way commission may soon be asked to recommend water supply actions for La Crosse. It questions Mahoney’s resolution on river wells as pressuring for action rather than a plan, and says aldermen may review commission plans and expenditures. It urges adopting universal meters with active backing to move reforms forward.
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State Railway Commission
la Crosse
Mahoney
La Follette Triumph Noted In Blythe Tribute
Samuel G. Blythe praised La Follette in a current Saturday Evening Post tribute. The conservative Progressive writer shifts from past questions to acknowledge the senator as a political force, marking a significant change in stance.
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Samuel G. Blythe
Sen- la Follette
Saturday Ex- Post
Blythe
la Follette
Mr. Blythe
Popular Bread Method With Compressed Yeast Gains Traction
A new bread making method using stronger compressed yeast saves time and labor while producing sweeter, better flavored loaves. The straight dough combines all ingredients at once, kneaded on a floured board, then risen until doubled. MARVEL Flour noted for its expansion qualities.
Blythe Conversion Mirrors La Follette Admiration
The Post portrays Senator La Follette as gaining Blythe’s trust after years of study in the Senate. His rise from skeptic to admirer signals a broader shift as influential leaders nationwide begin to back him for thoughtful conviction over wealth.
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Mr. Blythe
Senator la Follette
Times
Blythe
la Follette
Senate
Samuel G. Blythe
Carrie Nation Hatchet Wielding Activist Under Scrutiny
Commentary questions Nation’s methods and motives noting her pro test approach rather than argument. The piece suggests violence rarely proves conviction and reflects on her sanity and zeal, arguing her acts were detrimental to her cause.
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Carrie Nation
Burglars Blow Up Post Office Causing Massive Fire
In French Creek near Elkins West Virginia burglars dynamited the post office and fifteen houses. They looted about $400 and stamps and started a fire that destroyed thirteen buildings and damaged several more. Estimated losses run about $35 000 with no fatalities reported.
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Elkins
W. Va
French Creek
U. S. May Sue the Harvesters Trust
Washington June 12 The government may sue the harvesters trust mirroring past lumber trust actions. Investigations led by Commissioner of Corporations Smith are nearing disclosure as the bureau focuses its efforts on the case.
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Washington
Lumber Trust
East
Harvester Trust
Corporations
Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Alleged Crooks Freed in New York Police Court
Magistrate Harris discharged Pittsburg banker Thomas Latimer English mining expert John Phillips and Phillips secretary Henry R Berrier on charges of fugitive status and defrauding H P Stolzenbaum of $2000 in a deal for coal lands near Wheeling West Virginia valued at about $12 million.
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New York
Harris
Thomas Latimer
Pittsburg
John Phillips
Henry R. Berrider
Phillips
H. P. Stolzenbaum
Wheeling
W. Va
U. S. Battle Squadron Sails For Reval From Stockholm
The U S battleship squadron left Stockholm early today bound for Reval Russia as part of ongoing naval movements reported from Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Reval
Russia
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
Poem excerpt by John Clarke evoking twilight walks and nature imagery. The speaker wanders glens and meadows observing a snail, bees, quail, and a land rail, as evening falls and darkness gathers. The verse blends mood and natural detail in a reflective autumnal scene.
A Heartless Father Denounces Delicate Daughter
A maiden woman tells her husband she needs help with household duties. He questions their daughter’s health and schooling. She asserts the girl’s basketball success proves she can endure hard labor, criticizing the husband’s view and sparking a moral clash.
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Jim
Jim Jenkins
Boston Traveler
When Knights Were Cold Monty Mollycoddle Woeful Window
Monty Mollycoddle closes the win dow and Freddie Freshair opens it. They quibble about weather and safety, arguing about modern cranks versus ancestors. Monty notes ancestors are dead, then Freddie insists on old habits and medicines.
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Monty
Freddie Freshair
Freddie
Backyard Garden Jokes Spur Strong Onion Gag
A Place-Wauwatosa yard scene shows a man hoeing while a neighbor on the fence jokes about planting. The gag centers on last year’s onions making the potatoes cry, watering eyes and stunting growth, with the homeowner replying Yep to each prompt.
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Wauwatosa
Lettuce Confusion Highlights Dialect Humor
A young American woman visits an English friend with a garden of lettuce. She says Ive brought you some lettuce. Mrs Jones mishears lettahs and asks where they are. The joke unfolds as Mrs Jones opens a package and exclaims how funny.
Sure Foot Cure EZO Heals Sore Feet Overnight
EZO ointment smooths pain in coins bunions and callouses with a simple rub on the feet. Easy to use no lengthy prep claim of reliable relief for 25 cents at druggists and via prepaid mail orders from Ezo Chemical Co Rochester NY. Hoeschler Bros. carries it locally.
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EZO
Ezo Chemical Co
Rochester
N. Y
Hoeschler Bros
Richard and Moncharmin in Blindfolded Theft Suspicion
In a tense Opera House scene M Richard bows to empty space while Moncharmin shadows him. They plan a careful stakeout to guard twenty thousand francs, suspecting each other of theft as they recount the past and await the moment of closure.
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M. Richard
Fine Arts
M. Moncharmin
M. Remy
M. de la Borderie
Credit Central
M. le Directeur
Remy
Richard
Mame Giry
Moncharmin
National Academy of Music
Sparrow bounty drives youths to crowd in birds
The article notes boys collecting sparrows for bounty to maximize earnings. It cites Bernard Root as bringing 130 birds at once, while other locals like E. J. Hammer and Mrs. Roy Primmer visit or travel. It mentions a few residents and a death in California among those tied to the week’s notes.
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America
Bernard Root
E. J. Hammer
Hillsboro
Roy Primmer
Iowa
Lester Walling
Minnesota
B. S. Anderson
California
Attorney Burroughs
la Crosse
Will Hudson
Worthington
Minn
Sparrows Targeted as Bounties Rise in May
In Viroqua Wisconsin locals face a growing sparrow bounty program. May reports from County Treasurer Rentz show 971 bounties issued and Hilmer Asbjornson delivering the most at 106. Rentz notes prior aggravation from many small boys.
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Rentz
Hilmer Asbjornson
Prairie du Chien Graduation and Theater Plans
Commencement exercises at St Marys academy set for Thursday June 15 at 2 30 p m in the academy concert room. A radi ne production of Athalie is scheduled for the Sunday matinee and the Wednesday evening. The Prairie du Chien sanitarium school holds its graduating exercises.
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St. Mary's Academy
Academy
Racine
Athalie
Prairie du Chien Sanitarium
Nurses to Hear Dr Barden Address Friday Evening
An address will be delivered by Dr C R Barden of the University of Wisconsin on Friday evening June 23. Three young lady graduates are noted. An excursion on Sunday will bring the Guttenberg baseball team and fans for a 2:30 p m game with Prairie du Chien at the Association baseball park. Electric fans were installed in the Masonic hall and several businesses this week.
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C. R. Barden
University of Wisconsin
Guttenberg
Iowa
Prairie du Chien
Association Baseball
Masonic Hall
W. R
W. T. Pinkerton
Baldwin Locomotive Works Closes Amid Labor Strife
Philadelphia June 12. The Baldwin locomotive works halted operations for the first time, as management and union workers clash. Over 12,000 men are idle due to the shutdown and ongoing labor dispute.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
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