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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
3
A Madison State Journal excerpt notes playgrounds lower juvenile delinquency in La Crosse. Last year only one boy faced the judge and no girls, down from nineteen children previously. Judges credit public playfields for keeping youths off streets and improving physical and moral development.
Dean Vaughan of the University of Michigan cited the Kallikak family case to illustrate hereditary influence on mental capacity. He noted descendants from a feeble minded mother and later from a normal wife, highlighting alleged genetic consequences and the admonition that sins of the fathers are visited on the children.
The text notes a law in certain States forbidding marriage by the feeble-minded or those afflicted with specific diseases. It prescribes penalties for the guilty, including fines from 500 to 1000 dollars, imprisonment up to five years, or both.
An Oshkosh Northwestern editorial lauds La Crosse County divorce counsel for mediating and halting many divorce cases. It notes 719 marriages and 74 divorces over two years, with 63 couples persuaded to resume their marriages. The piece jokes about his future in domestic peace and hints at his new residence, saluting his “pacific” approach.
Representative Mann argues against the administration plan to reform currency, fearing it would put banking business under partisan politics. He notes similar concerns during the interstate commerce law and railroads under political influence. He does not object to current banking influence.
The dispatches report Ford Automobiles declares an annual dividend of 16 million dollars. The note mentions John Anderson, eldest son of Dr Wendell A Anderson, as one of seven stockholders of the institution.
Camille Flammarion and his era are linked to a controversial anecdote about a book bound in human skin. The remark frames literature as a skin game, highlighting macabre curiosities that surrounded early science fiction and occult writing.
A humorous note states it costs Uncle Sam one tenth of a cent to wash and iron a dollar bill without damaging it or removing buttons. The remark underscores efficiency in currency handling.
A New York detective arrested a local dealer on charges linked to selling over ripe cheese. Authorities say clues tied the suspect to a scheme exploiting aging wheels, prompting a crackdown on spoiled dairy goods in the city.
A Washington preacher calls on young men to invite young women to church on Sunday evening. He asserts they will be led to attend in time.
A steamship advertisement questions travel to Europe while noting that city taxes are due now.
A witty remark compares a girl’s “not eating more than a bird” to an ostrich. The lisle silk bank has failed again. A New York woman loses 440 dollars she carried in her stock ing. The uninspired top lacks fire escapes.
A family battles a lone intruding fly using pots pans and utensils. They smash glass mirrors a chandelier a vase and jardiniere break seven windows topple stoves and vandalize figurines and a goldfish globe but fail to swat the fly, lamenting the cost to their father.
A Popular Magazine joke recalls Seed Morse Frank P Morse of Florida famed as a seed of misfortune in poker. Friends in New York joked February about appointing him to Woodrow Wilsons cabinet for agriculture citing his knowledge of seed and plants.
In a Woolworth Building elevator, a man notes the range of questions people ask. He recalls a visitor asking about the number of windows and another asking who Mr Woolworth will leave the building to after his death.
A Lakewood woman heard a slight noise and warned her husband burglars were in the house. He urged her to investigate, saying a gentleman burglar would not strike a lady while a carnival of crime is said to be roving in Cleveland.
Short Chicago Tribune quip shows Miss Pinkie praising a new hat while Mr Smykins says he prefers holding it in hand. The witty exchange captures lively social banter between two named individuals in a light of fashion and humor.
A strong young man and a delicate girl debate eugenics as she confesses admiration while she predicts he cannot be swayed by arguments on genetics. The scene contrasts physical contrast with ideological tension between attraction and belief.
A Maryland legislator Cy Cummins is humorously described as wrestling bears at a county club bear supper. The toastmaster introduced him as wrestling the bear on stage, which he denies saying he merely kicks bears to death when behind them.
A magazine editor praises a unsolicited manuscript and offers to publish under the author’s name. The author refuses fame, stating he wants money for his wife, insisting earnings would differ if published under a pen name or real name.
F Herman Gade former Norwegian consul in Chicago who renounced allegiance in 1910 to return home is back in the United States He praises Chicago as the finest city in the world and cheers its noise and upheaval calling it tumultuous metropolis life.
In a courthouse exchange, Sembo faces a grave charge for stealing chickens and breaking into a store to rob a $30 till. The judge offers a lawyer, and Sembo questions the cost and what remains to him if the full amount is taken.
A promotional notice extols Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy for chronic stomach, liver, and intestinal issues. It claims natural action, removal of catarrh and bile, and anti inflammatory effects. It urges trying a dose, requests readers obtain a booklet, and lists Hoeschler Bros. in La Crosse as local distributors.
Mrs. Moore hosts a tense night at 442 as Tommy North, Rosalie Le Grange, and Miss Harding prepare for movement after Captain Hanska’s death. Police question Mrs. Moore about Wade’s late visit to explain the absence of disturbance. Wade’s Curfew Club card is found, raising suspects and prompting a guard around the house.
Chief Inspector Martin McGee reviews the Hanska murder case as Thomas North faces examination after declaring the crime. Lawrence Wade, traced to Boston, admits visiting Hanska but offers no explanation, while doors show no entry from outside. Third Degree interrogation looms as McGee weighs inside job theories.
New York reports that the Austrian dancer Saharet has wed Fritz von Frantzius a Chicago broker after a courtship sparked by her portrait at a Carnegie exhibition in Pittsburg. Franz von Stuck assisted in locating her and securing consent for marriage. Saharet, once married to a theatrical manager, obtained a divorce several months ago.
Inspector McGee paid little heed to the formal Hanska documents as the morning sergeant in command of the reserves delivered an informal verbal report. The report noted gaps in knowledge and suggested caution pending further information.
The quoted lines reveal a character explaining an order to keep interference away, mentioning a name ending with L e and a French-sounding surname, with the scene tagged as to be continued. This hints at a plot thread involving authority and personal protection.
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