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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
2
Recap of a Ware Teachers' Association meeting notes that playgrounds are planned within the municipal park system. The park commission intends to map and finance parks, playgrounds, and horse-grounds as a unified civic improvement scheme, urging cooperation between parks and schools for best outcomes.
The park commission plans to follow the board of education on playground matters, aided by overlaps in membership with current and former school board members. The arrangement aims for a harmonious system where each body receives appropriate attention and influence.
The Record-Herald editorial lauds President Roosevelt for unfailing political rightness and untarnished integrity. It argues that despite claims of waning support, Americans deeply follow and admire him as he lays down power, and expects the next president to share public work with Roosevelt.
The piece notes Taft's commitment to continue the existing administrative policies and his firm pledge to honor tariff revision promises. It observes the salutatory lacks vivid change in tone but reflects Taft's open mindedness and alignment with Republican platform elements as shaped by his personality.
The Taft administration is portrayed as clearly foreseen in the inaugural utterance. The piece notes the conservative tenor, tariff revision aims, and Panama canal lock system support, aligning Taft with Roosevelt policies and presenting a statesmanlike, decisive program.
A political commentary rails at the Democratic party under Dr. Anderson for alleged privilege abuses and suppressive moves. It mocks the notion of suppression while invoking Kipling’s Kim to frame the local democracy’s supposed missteps and homecoming rhetoric.
Residents of Richland Center circulate a petition seeking council authority to place the park question on the upcoming spring election. Howard E. Weed a noted lecturer and landscape architect will lecture on a More Beautiful Richland Center with a practical talk on city needs and best results with minimal expenditure. The lecture will include stereopticon views.
Court holds charitable hospital liable under respondeat superior for ambulance driver negligence. Donors’ intent to fund charity remains but may allow judgment against a trustee to be paid from the trust fund if the trustee is not tortious.
An old remedy claims to restore vigor using half a pint of whiskey with one pound syrup sarsaparilla and one pound Tonis compound. Take two spoonfuls before each meal and at bedtime, as sold by druggists.
Spotlight notes actor Clifton Mallory will perform David Garrick in an English comedy at the La Crosse theater Sunday. Mallory emphasizes natural acting over exaggeration and believes audiences relate to real life foibles, making the role highly memorable in both matinee and evening shows.
The Minneapolis Times notes Frederick Warde, renowned English drama interpreter and American public-spirited citizen, aspires to influence the world beyond acting. Under Twenty Century club auspices, he will perform at the La Crosse theater on March 8, highlighting his broad reach and civic engagement.
Archie Foley of St Paul, driven by fever, attacked Dr Thomas C Manger at Oak Hill hospital Minneapolis striking him with a heavy timber then leaping from a second story window. He fled in a bath robe along University Avenue to the Prior Avenue station in St Paul.
Vienna reports Austria sent a note to Serbia demanding punishment for Servian soldiers who fired across the Drina at an Austrian patrol. Austria seeks compensation for the killed soldier’s family and warns that further attacks will provoke strong retaliation.
London reports the foreign office instructed the British minister at Teheran to urge the shah to order immediate repair of the Indo European cables destroyed by royalist actions around Tabriz.
John Welsh, one of the Welland Canal dynamiters jailed alongside Karl Dallman Lukek Dillon and John Nolan in 1900, has died at Kingston’s penitentiary at age 42.
Tom L. Johnson blasts a grasping corporation at a holiday banquet, likening its bill seeking aid to the continental highwayman who prays for routed automobilists with pockets full. The Minneapolis Journal notes his unselfish city service cost him his fortune.
A child named Willie claims to draw God, arguing that they will know what God looks like when the picture is finished, while a teacher objects that no one knows God’s appearance. The quip appears in Success Magazine.
A five dollar doll on a chair mocks a one dollar teddy bear over value and pedigree in a rhyming quarrel. A five cent perfume bottle draws the child’s choice, while the inked name Ellis O. Jones appears in Bohemian Magazine.
Adam and Jake are friendly shopkeepers in a western town. A charity fundraiser visit reveals Katherine refuses Haverford’s marriage proposal, preferring independence over wealth. He reflects on his vanity and plans, while she asserts her stance amid their strained relationship.
Rupert Haverford ends his visit after a tense night as Mrs Brenton and Katherine weigh his brighter mood and the impact on the children. Betty’s wakeful night and promises unkept deepen the strain, while Mrs Brenton suspects a deeper change in Rupert beyond appearances.
A short story scene recounts Little Johnny who prayed for a baby brother for months then said God had no more boys to send. He is taken to see newborn twins and quips that stopping his prayers at the right moment was fortunate.
Sir Archibald Geikie, noted geologist, may succeed Lord Rayleigh as Royal Society president. In Scott ish reminiscences he recalls a farmer's odd tale of a tinker's hammering stone men and rocks showing Scotland as Greenland in ice, told with humor and local color.
It recalls a Scottish village fool who picks the larger coin of smaller value to avoid future attempts. A stranger asks why he chooses the penny. the fool says he knows value but fears further trouble if he takes the sixpence. Also a joke about a sad editor in a corner.
An old advertisement requests readers to send four cents and their address to receive the Complete Handy Atlas of the World from Scott and Bowne at 409 Pearl Street New York, printed in this newspaper.
Fragmentary OCR shows items like capital stock surplus undivided profits and notes outstanding including a 5 percent redemption fund and deposits. The readable terms indicate a bank balance sheet structure with numbers partially visible among liabilities and assets.
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