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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1911
Page
3
The piece argues the issue is to preserve the high character of the nation’s first court and criticizes the drawn out inquiry as politicized. It recalls Norwich’s bribery inquiry where a candidate was suspended, then the government voided the election and disfranchised the city for ten years, urging dignity for the legislative body.
The inquiry debates if tainted votes affected a candidate's victory and asserts the public's right to a senate free from suspicion, likening the ideal to Caesar's wife being above reproach.
Judge Carpenter denied the Packers' rehearing, speeding their path to trial under the criminal section of the antitrust law. The Milwaukee News notes the brevity of the ruling, but its impact is clear as it stripps the indicted men of delay.
The New York Sun denounces a Wednesday incident in the Bronx where electors forced mob justice after a man fleeing a false accusation was beaten unconscious. The mob leader was arrested for felonious assault, with no bail set, sparking calls to recall officials and end the outworn system of governance.
Clark Adams recalls a 1902 St. Louis Post-Dispatch piece about Carrie Nation and a visit to Williams Arizona. He notes Tom Williams for whom the town and Mount Tom Williams are named and describes a row of six saloons along the main street with a bold witty sign over one door.
Gen. F D Grant says arbitration could replace war if nations avoid the spirit of Commodore Vanderbilt who arbitrated tenant disputes. The anecdote recalls Vanderbilt asking a tenant if he would abide by the decision, with the tenant replying he would like to know the decision first. The Washington Star quotes the banquet remark.
A clergyman in an Irving Park church halted his sermon and instructed the congregation to rise and sing the third and fourth stanzas of the Psalm, leaving the general deduction unclear.
An ad extols Cascarets as a gentle candy tablet that cures headaches biliousness and upset stomach by natural bowel action. It urges carrying a box for quick use avoids harsh laxatives and recommends a 10 cent box for immediate relief.
The minister complained of the heat and ended the service early. He admitted many in the congregation were asleep during the sermon and decided to awaken them before continuing. The report is from the Chicago Evening Post.
A Milwaukee Sentinel verse portrait praises a young graduate skilled in Latin and Greek, calculus and chemistry, history and poetry. It notes his twenty years of age and a view that it may take about ten years to learn how much he does not know.
Principal Richard Klug presided at North Division high school exercises while Prof. R L Lyman contrasted the reception with another northern town about a university professor. He recalled a village blacksmith introducing a lecturer and described past lecture course losses and cheaper talent this year.
A story recounted by Bill Reese during a Merchants and Manufacturers trip tells of an old darkey who trusted his horse to win a race. The crowd bet heavily and punished the owner when the horse failed, leaving him sobbing as he hugged the animal and asked why it delayed.
Gen Horatio C King recalls hardships of the Civil War at a dinner and notes Confederate veterans faced hardships. an elderly former Confederate cook claims he served as a cook in sixty four but says there was nothing to cook during the Spanish American War era.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles opened its Wisconsin state convention in Marshfield with President T. M. Moll of Milwaukee presiding. Delegates from Janesville Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wausau Rice Lake Sheboygan Manitowoc Green Bay Hartford and Superior attended, hundreds arriving by special trains. Moll and J. C. Sichols of Janesville faced reelection bids. Janesville and Menasha seek the 1912 convention. A banquet drew about 400 attendees Wednesday night.
Chicago firm W. H. Lake & Co., a long established member of the Board of Trade, suspended yesterday with liabilities about 25000 dollars. It is expected the firm will resume operations soon.
A wry comparison suggests that a firm resolution coupled with a holdout attachment is nearly as valuable as an airplane lacking an engine. The remark contrasts persistence with a missing key component, implying practical usefulness depends on function.
In a hidden room near the organ, Christine and Raoul await release as Erik wanders in torment with blood and binds. Christine fears death at eleven, while Raoul vows solidarity as Erik taunts and laments amid Dies Irae as an unseen figure asks about a bag.
La Crosse readers hear renewed proof of Doan's Kidney Pills as Mrs. T. Bramwell confirms a 1907 recommendation. She states the remedy has long provided relief from kidney troubles in her family and remains effective. For sale by dealers at 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo NY is sole US agent. Remember the name Doan's.
The Persian narrator recounts Christine fleeing to the Louis-Philippe room as a furious Erik demands the bag he believes contains life and death. Christine insists on living together, while the monster needles her curiosity and accuses others of screams heard in the torture chamber. Erik searches for truth amid rising tension.
The body of Mrs. D C Phillips mother of the late author David Phillips died Thursday on a Southern Pacific train near Jennings Louisiana. She was 84 and en route from Los Angeles to Lindsey North Carolina. Shock after her son's murder in New York is said to have hastened her death.
Fall River marked the 100th anniversary of its first cotton mill with grand decorations and a visit from President Taft yesterday afternoon. The city showcased festive displays as part of the milestone observance in Mass.
In Chicago on June 24 an inaugural race between an aeroplane and a hydro plane is scheduled for July 15. The event will use a triangular course with aircraft fitted with pontoons.
Chicago June 24 County Judge Owens hearing 1,230 sanity cases in six months says insanity is increasing at about 6 percent yearly. Parents cited as the ruling cause in the city.
Virginia Ransome discusses hair removal methods for the face arms and neck noting underdeveloped follicles sun exposure and habits influence growth. She recommends a sulfa solution applied to dissolve hairs and condemns home pastes and the electric needle unless by an expert.
A vintage advertisement touts Sulfo Solution as the most scientific hair remover. It claims the product dissolves hair without leaving scars or irritation and is antiseptic. Priced at 1.00 per bottle, available at druggists or by mail from Cooper Pharmacal Co. Chicago.
In Columbus Ohio on June 24 the defense of Rodney Diegle senate sergeant at arms in the Ohio legislative bribery scandal suffered a setback as the court refused to admit detailed testimony attacking Detective Harrison the Burns detective and principal state witness. The defense had read private testimony claiming Harrison pleaded guilty in Chicago to conspiracy in the murder of his fiancée Marie Diefenbach, gained 5000 in life insurance and fled to avoid punishment. The court ruled only that Harrison had pleaded to a charge later withdrew his plea and the indictment was nolled.
The German Kaiser inspected the U S battleship fleet at Kiel on June 24 aboard the Louisiana. He toured the Kansas New Hampshire and South Carolina after luncheon with Rear Admiral Badger and praised the ship’s officers and crew.
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