City water supply debate shifts to river source Mahoney plan
The Leader-Press editorial praises the June 10th Mahoney resolution to continue using the river as La Crosse city water source and condemns previous obstruction by a small faction labeled moss backs. The June 15th piece notes the railway commission favors land wells, signaling a major shift in water system plans and a new development era for the city.
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Leader-Press
Mahoney
Common Council
Sorensen
Railway Commission
la Crosse
Vengeance Sought After Return Home Cabinet Maker Note
A fragment describes a cabinet maker M Tournieux returning home and confessing drunkenness while a claim about justice or vengeance appears in a distressed narrative. The text references Nader as a target and a declaration of long sought retribution.
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Nader
M. Tournieux
Drastic proofreading error leads to death and fine
A wife follows a family medicine book to treat drunkenness with ammonia and water, misreading 15 grammes as 15 drops. The poison kills M. Tournieux. The author is convicted of gross negligence, fined twenty dollars and jailed three months. The case paints a grim view of justice’s reach.
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Paris
M. Tournieux
Columbus
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles In Election Fray
A decorative verse recounts a political candidate in the final election push. The speaker vows reform and attacks corruption while winning by a wide margin. It notes his Washington seat, tariff battles, and restraint toward Wall Street barons, concluding with ironic implication.
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Washington
Wall Street
I Am Sorry to Have Encroached on Your Time
A quoted dialogue from Tit-Bits features a Japanese character and a lordly figure, discussing phrasing for apologizing. The exchange contrasts cockroach, hencroached, and encroached forms as they address time and respect toward a noble.
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Lord Lansdowne
A Grizzly Gus Sees East Wins and Draws
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange, Grizzly Gus mocks eastern sport reports noting frequent draws. He explains that in the West, a fight begins with a draw when opponents are evenly matched. The banter contrasts regional boxing storytelling styles.
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Grizzly Gus
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Value dispute over Chicago property sale
A year ago one party claimed the place was worth 15 000 dollars while the other now estimates under 10 000 dollars. The exchange highlights shifting assessments as they negotiate a sale in Chicago.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Private theatricals compliment hides a sharp quip
A Boston Transcript note recalls a private theatricals moment where a young hostess deflects a compliment with wit. A guest praises her, she replies a younger, prettier woman would suit the part, and he concedes with a sly line about her proving the contrary.
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The
Boston Transcript
Dr Heldane Cleminson seeks pardon from Joliet prison
Slay er wants freedom after supreme court papers stall. Cleminson plans to appeal to the state board of pardons with Mrs Anna Schmidt of St Louis asserting she was with him the night his wife died of poison, arguing he could not be guilty of murder.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
Heldane Cleminson
China
Joliet
Cleminson
State Board of Pardons
Anna Schmidt
St. Louis
Church merger upheld in Michigan ruling
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church of America merger will proceed by order of their general assembly. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled it has no jurisdiction to stop the merger, denying Cumberland’s injunction request.
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Jackson, Mich
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbbyterian Church of America
General Assembly of
Mississippi Supreme Court
Cumberland Church
McCall Likely New Head of Princeton University
Representative Samuel W. McCall of Massachusetts is under consideration for the presidency of Princeton University. He is well known in educational circles and regarded as an able executive.
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Princeton
N. J
Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
Princeton University
McCall
Ben Sells Hope for Baldness After Royal Visit
In a humorous reminiscence, Ben recalls trying cures for baldness many years ago. He notes he was courting strong then and, after seeing the Prince of Wales Edward open a hospital, decided to abandon hopes of hair restoration, deeming it a bad investment to chase a cure.
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Ben
Lyons, Daniel, backbone, and grit quote
The Reverend Charles H. Spurgeon joked his son about why the lions spared Daniel. The answer: because most of Daniel was backbone and the rest grit, a line cited from Youth's Companion reflecting Spurgeon's wit and common sense.
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Charles H. Spurgeon
Daniel
Senator's Chaplain Recalls Unitarian Sermon Interest
G B Pierce told senators of a letter from a Methodist friend who attended his Washington Unitarian church sermon by chance during a heavy rain. The friend said he would attend again with an umbrella, signaling a curiosity about Unitarian tenets.
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G. B. Pierce
United States Senate
President Taft
Washington Unitarian
Saturday Evening Post
English Genders and the Meeting at the Foreign Office
Lady Lansdowne introduces her new friend at the foreign office and offers a brief explanation. The narrator notes the English language is nearly perfect, with only one misstep observed so far.
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Lady Lansdowne
Foreign Office
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by La Crosse Resident
Mrs. D Bailey of 1116 S Sixth St La Crosse Wis commends Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from kidney and bladder troubles. She previously endorsed in 1907 and reiterates lasting benefit from the remedy obtained at Erhart's Drug Store. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents US Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Dean
la Crosse
D. Bailey
S. Sixth St
Wis
Erhart
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Hair Dressing Booster Claims for Newbro's Herpicide
An advertisement extols Newbro's Herpicide as essential for ladies, promising dandruff prevention and reduced hair loss. It touts a grease free formula with delicate odor, sold in one dollar bottles with a 10 cent booklet and sample offer, via The Herpicide Co. and Hoeschler Bros. as agents.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Dept. R
Detroit
Mich
Hoeschler Bros
Tomah Plans Fourth of July Parade and Local News
The town posts Fourth of July plans including a 10 a.m. parade and events such as racing jumping and tug of war with Monroe county participation. Obituary notes Frederick Kippen of Adrian dies after months with stomach cancer and civil war service. Also updates on summer school, circus train, hotel lease, visitors, and local farm changes.
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Monroe County
Frederick Kippen
Adrian
Chas. Schliener
South Superior Avenue
Brandenburg
Germany
Dodge County
Wis
Albertina Kuhl
Minnesota
Little Crow
Washington
John
Herman
Tomah
Walter Young
Haney
Ernest Westphal
Waupaca
Carl Westphal
Cupid Lands Teachers in Canonsburg
Cupid is rapidly depleting Canonsburg’s supply of school teachers as four resignations at once alarm the Canonsburg school board on June 17.
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Canonsburg
Murders Rise in Chicago After Hanging
Chicago figures show 223 murders and 548 homicides in 601 days since a man was hanged. The data underline ongoing violence in the city with no immediate end in sight.
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Chicago
The Opera Night and the Fire Spirit
In a dim theatre, the Persian and Raoul hide among door shutters and shadows as draft-expellers work below. They move through cellars and stairways, evading unseen watchers until a flaming apparition appears, heightening the danger as they press toward escape.
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Raoul
M. Mitroid
M. Pedro Gailhard
Pampin
The Head of Fire and the Rat Catcher
In a tense chase, Raoul and the Persian flee a fiery, moonlike head whose thousands of tiny sounds create a crushing fear. The creature warns them to stop and lets slip that it is the rat catcher as they press against a wall.
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Raoul
Pampin
Imported spouses and hats define a woman's smart reputation
A dated social remark claims true smartness hinges on an imported husband and hats. The line satirizes status symbols and gender norms in contemporary society.
Cascarets End All the Miserable Days
An advertisement argues modern diets slow and lax. Primitive man lived outdoors and ate rough food, while today people lack fruit and exercise. Cascarets claim to replicate natural cleansing, urging small, regular use and a 10 cent box buy.
Foreclosure Sale Notice for 1907 Wisconsin Mortgage
Della Reque seeks sale of mortgaged La Crosse County property to satisfy a 1000 dollar note and six percent interest. Default includes unpaid interest and taxes. sale set for June 26 1911 at 2 PM at the east front door of the La Crosse County Courthouse.
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Edward Martell
Della Reque
County of la Crosse
Wisconsin
Towit
Della Roque
la Crosse County
la Crosse County Court House
la Crosse
State of
Morris & Hartwell
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