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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
3
The Lacrosse Tribune presents sworn detailed circulation figures for May 1908. The report lists distribution totals by edition and geographic reach for the month.
Emanuel Philips predicts a Wisconsin GOP majority similar to six years ago as La Follette’s movement shifts sentiment. He and allies discuss Taft delegates and a 60 000 vote tally, likening post game debates to a grocery-store recap after a ball game. The real fans understand the game is over.
A controversial phrase suggests a woman’s choice about being wrapped in a garment, prompting discussion on autonomy and fashion norms. The remark highlights gender expectations and the tension between personal style and social pressure.
The Van Dyke and Eaton company stays at the La Crosse theater for several weeks more offering four new plays weekly at 10 and 15 cent prices. Tonight they present A Farmer's Daughter followed by Exiled to Siberia on Sunday. Next week features Across the Desert Carmen The Pulse of New York and The Great Diamond Robbery.
Milwaukee Journal argues that a tariff on imported wood pulp sustains the International Paper monopoly by raising costs for rivals. The piece cites price increases from 38 to 50 dollars per ton since 1905, claims paper could be produced for 25 dollars in 1901, and accuses a manufactured paper trust of eliminating competition through control of mills and timber lands in Canada and the U.S. The article questions whether Congress should allow such laws that aid a trust to retain monopoly power.
A period piece arguing that bank directors keep wages too low despite high profits and major responsibilities. The author urges living wages and timely raises for employees, warning that financial temptations thrive where poverty meets opportunity and calling for reform across the industry.
Two Irish women discuss a sensational file describing murderers and criminals with shocked humor. The parody scene centers on the curious phrase the jile and reveals a satirical mockery of sensational crime reporting. Harvard Lampoon.
In Albany Senator Gilchrist discusses his insurance bill and condemns speculative features. He recalls a conservative acquaintance who turned to stock gambling and, after a brief flurry, admitted he was not bull or bear but an ass.
The Washington Star laments that those who cause trouble avoid danger while innocent bystanders must endure the consequences. The speaker refuses to protest and notes nature itself is guiding events as snow clouds loom. A complacent party is said to sleep peacefully as others bear the brunt.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports the Milwaukee Brewers convention endorses eliminating abuses in the liquor trade. They reject dive saloons and crime, vow to cooperate to enforce regulations including prohibitions on minors and drunks, and urge tangible reforms to uphold public order and safety.
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Henry Watterson argues in The New York World that a Democrat cannot favor personal liberty and also regulate another man’s drinking. He critiques prohibition as applied in the South, noting enforcement targets against Black people and framing it as a political moral issue tied to race and class.
A New Haven barber recalls the baseball spirit as Tad Jones, Yale’s catcher, visited his shop. Jones declined a shave saying Yale’s throat cut. The anecdote, cited in the New York Times, frames Yale’s defeat in humorous fashion.
The famed first baseman Hal Chase urges teetotalism among players and shares a humorous anecdote about Leroy Vigors in an amateur game. Vigors misreads the umpire and claims to hit the middle ball though he misses, provoking a coach’s rebuke. The excerpt also includes a witty exchange about royal love and youth.
An elderly woman asks if a car goes to Twenty-fourth street. The conductor, a former drug clerk, replies that he can let her off twice at Twelfth street, offering a workable alternative route.
In Arundel Sussex Fordham Cottage hosts a tense scene as Dr Petrovich and ex-Minister reveal Adam’s long plot against Sam Statham. Maud and Charlie reunite with their lovers after hidden scheming, deception, and danger, with truth finally uncovered and hearts mended.
A New York Sun item notes Pedro Alvarado of Parral who reportedly donated $2,000,000 to the poor. A broker calls him generous yet poor, recalling Alvarado’s youthful hardship and a Mexico City bakery tale about a tramp mistaken for inhaling breakfast.
The piece recalls the famous joke about Lord Russell overheard in court. A barrister whispered asking the extreme penalty for bigamy and Russell replied with the quip Two mothers in law.
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