Riding Mr Cargill's Hobby Horse
A La Crosse opinion piece warns city officials about a private rail trip sponsored by Mr. Cargill and his network of utility interests. It argues fares could bind the city to favors from the Light, Ice, Coal, Newspaper, Streetcar, and related trusts and urges officials to avoid entanglement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cargill
Southeastern Railway
Cargill-Gelatt Newspaper Trust
Ice Trust
Coal Trust
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
la Crosse Gas Company
Edison Light & Power Company
Brush Electric Company
la Crosse City Heating Company
la Crosse Street Railway Company
la Crosse & Southeastern
Green Bay & Western
Mr Cargill
Billy Cargill
Viroqua
Mr. Cargill
Walier
Pete
Light Trust
Southeastern
Newspaper Trust
Green Bay
la Crosse
City Council Approves Site Purchase for Normal School
Editorial remarks defend the city council after approving funds to buy a site for the normal school. It rebukes criticism from Mr. Gelatt and dismisses calls of incompetence, praising the aldermen for doing their plain duty and noting a newspaper trust inference without sensational detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gelatt
Cargill
Leader-Press
Chronicle
Unclear historical remark on press, ethics and finance
Fragmentary editorial snarl about sanity and integrity of men, newspapers failing to influence outcomes, and the inevitable provision of funds. It includes a jumbled aside about naval regulations and a provocative antisemitic line attributed to Russian Gentiles, then a cryptic mention of W. V. K. leaving readers with a perplexing, likely damaged passage.
Engineers Picnic Draws Attendees From Across the Region
The eighth annual outing of the stationary engineers in La Crosse drew guests from Chicago and other cities, with a Tribune representative attending. Edward Case has been promoted to general freight agent at Madison after twenty five years of service, leaving La Crosse with well wishes for his future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Heer
Chicago
San Francisco
Edward Case
Madison
the Tribune
Chronicle Laughing Stock Ridicules Council Report
An official report claims Hexamethylentetramine does not contain alcohol while most alphabets do. The Chronicle notes the council’s actions as a Morning Laughing Stock and says the few traces found were placed under the common council’s pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Chronicle
Common Council
Boy Goes Into the World and Faces Life’s Trials
A reflective verse notes that a boy leaves childhood for manhood to confront labor, competition, and sorrow with resilience. The piece praises virtue and truth as God defends the new man, while hinting at civic life and public figures in a later, fragmented commentary.
Admiral Dewey’s Boston terrier kicked by ship’s crew
A Boston terrier belonging to Admiral Dewey’s family accompanied him on Atlantic coast fleet visits after the Spanish American War. The dog was kicked by a foot near a man of war commanded by Captain Evans, provoking Dewey’s anger and Evans’s quip that he would have licked the dog if it belonged to the Supreme Being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Bob” Evans
Admiral Evans
Bevans
National Bank of La Crosse financial statement 1906 details
The document lists assets and liabilities for the National Bank of La Crosse and the State Bank of La Crosse as of April 6, 1906. It includes loans and discounts, U.S. bonds, other securities, banking houses, deposits, capital stock, and undivided profits with specific monetary amounts for each line item.
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State Bank of
A. Os
Sean
U. S
Cske
Peeden Aoeegu
Moms Skeeons
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Tato
Adam E. Forschler
THE
LA Crosse Tribune
Main St
Wis
Tribune Publishing Company
W. V. Kidder
Payne & Young
Marquette
New York City
Potter
the Newspaper Trust
Tribune Representatie
Punch” Robertson
God
Bill
Bob
United States Navy
Bob” Bryans
Manila
National Bank OF LA Crosse
U.S
Ees
Nado Sda Elite
United States
Tapeeaaes
Gj. Pybtt
S. 3Rd Street
Batavian National Bank
Lacrosse, Wis
Rules OF Savings Department
Dilg Agency
America
Gund
Paris
St. Louis Exposition
John Gund Brewing CO
Lacrosse
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