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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
17
The piece details Taft’s stance amid Cannon and Aldrich influence, with insiders signaling tariff reform as the insurgents push for rules change. It notes Wisconsin Republicans’ resolve, the calendar debate, and the risk of business disruption unless the speaker’s control over committee appointments is reformed.
A Washington letter questions President Taft's support for Speaker Cannon claiming he may have been duped by reactionaries and misled on tariff revision. It argues the President's actions show him as a victim of misplaced confidence and seeks a fuller explanation. The piece links Roosevelt era mergers and party promises to the current tariff dispute.
Not only Mr Gordon but such men as Frank P Hixon Levi Withee Co S Van Auken Edward Cronin and R B Gelatt who comprise all there is to this town industrially commercially and socially R B Gelatt in The Chronicle It must be galling to honorable gentlemen to have one whose record for stolen editorials tricking of bus iness associates and kindred obliqui ties is an open book insolently in stall himself in their class in a publication concerning which they were not consulted.
A dispute over relative standings in La Crosse centers on the positions of George H. Gordon and Senator Thomas Morris. The item suggests further examination or clarification of their respective rankings amid the contention.
Spotlight on Parsifal Wagner's masterpiece praised for its religious symbolism and philosophical themes. Furore nationwide, performances scheduled for tomorrow matinee and night, highlighting the drama as a premier seasonal offering.
The Franklin Stock Company, the sole attraction all week at La Crosse theater, has drawn record crowds in cities visited this season. On Monday August 16 in Schenectady New York the show “Wedded and Parted” drew 3,300 paid admissions with 500 turned away at the Van Curler theater. The production opens Sunday with afternoon and evening performances and matinees daily. Ladies are admitted free Monday night as usual.
The production boasts lavish sets and a special orchestra with scenes from the Roman epic. Ben Hur plays Thursday through Saturday evenings March 25 to 27 with a matinee on March 27, drawing crowds nightly.
Two promoters organized a corporation and exchanged property they owned for most shares. Remaining shares were sold to uninformed investors. The US Supreme Court in Old Dominion Copper Min. & S. Co. v Lewisohn held that fraud, if any, lay in failing to disclose purchase facts and that promoters owning all stock could not defraud the corporation or later buyers by merely shifting funds.
A southern Kentucky police court magistrate walking with distiller John Markham recalls trying three men in court that morning who had tried the Number One brand of Old Markham, in a humorous anecdote from Everybody's Magazine.
A clipped exchange questions whether the man is an actor or a prizefighter, reflecting a casual, dismissive street encounter. The dialogue hints at public personas and street performance without naming individuals or places.
In a bold political maneuver champions of Mr Gordon press their case by fielding Mr Gordon against Senator Morris for the forthcoming senate race. The move signals a tightly contested campaign season with key endorsements and strategic messaging shaping voter choice.
O T Erhart urges use of Samose a flesh forming food not an ordinary medicine to fatten the thin and weak. He guarantees refund if it fails to increase weight and strength after a week to ten days. Price 50c postpaid by mail 5c.
An art lecturer argues that the female form should inspire daily effort toward beauty, condemning fat as an obstacle to artistic uplift. A Parisian model scene contrasts by noting minimal weight gain despite lounging, and proposes a fat reduction remedy claiming rapid results with Marmola cascara and peppermint water, urging Americans to try it for a "decent figure."
In Washington a secret gathering attended by Wisconsin political figures and officials discussed funding and organizing a campaign against Senator La Follette. Isaac Stephenson led the faction promising support from the senate and old party networks to unseat him, with plans to recruit voters and revive the Babcock Pfister Quarles line. Wisconsin readers may see fresh scrutiny at upcoming primaries.
The text expresses a grievance that many feel mistreated and deserve to be heard. It frames the sentiment as justified and suggests widespread complaint.
A Louisville girl’s fiancé spends winter in Florida for his father’s business. She reports he sent “the dearest little alligator” with plans to keep it, joking she has placed it in Florida water until more news arrives.
Surgeons amid a string of mishaps discover they sewed in a sponge and later a knife, then miss a wad of cotton. After reopening and closing again the patient awakens and quips that doctors should put buttons on him. The tale is attributed to the New York Times.
The New York Herald reports a Sunday School scene where a teacher asks what has influence, prompting Willie to answer with confident simplicity that it is aces. The exchange highlights a child’s playful misinterpretation of power and luck in a church lesson.
An irate woman from the country refuses a hotel room, arguing it is a pigsty with a poor bed. The bell boy bluntly corrects her, telling her to enter the elevator instead. The moment captures a clash of class and expectations in a humorous hotel scene from Everybody's Magazine.
A New York Tribune anecdote recalls a maid who, after a smooth first dinner, stands idle and then reveals her plan to stack and push dishes down the table. The tale satirizes assumed sophistication of staff in fashionable households.
In a southern Georgia courtroom a judge calls Jones against Johnson and William Johnson pleads he knows nothing of the defendant while declining a court-appointed lawyer. He explains he would rather not get a lawyer to avoid the cost, joking that the aim is to enjoy the stolen chickens. A separate quip notes thrift and carrying a pin as an emergency habit.
An advertisement from Scott and Bowne lists the offer to receive a Handy Atlas of the World with the emulsion purchase. It requests the newspaper name, the reader's address, and four wants to cover postage, sending the atlas to the subscriber.
Congressional debate centers on census bureau appointments under a spoils system. Roosevelt vetoed a related bill, Taft warned he would veto again, and House leaders revise the bill. Candidates for the census must pass civil service exams, with emergency director appointments allowed from eligible lists. A census committee is to be avoided in a special session as the old bill is modified and advanced under a special rule.
Bijou to feature a repeated amateur minstrel show tonight with two strong houses expected as fans who missed last week's performances seek seats. The chorus, interlocutor, and end men deliver new material including jokes gags and patter. This will be the final amateur production at the Bijou this season.
Milwaukee News criticizes Taft for hosting Bellamy Storers, arguing he should not directly vindicate Roosevelt’s enemies. The piece contends Taft’s quiet approach risks inflaming old tensions and hints at lingering defamation concerns about Roosevelt.
A woman praises party refreshments as splendid at the moment, yet the next day she begins to pick at them. This reflects a common social quirk of praise followed by restrained consumption.
A remark on the pervasive hypocrisy of people who condemn a man in public yet dine with him privately, highlighting the tension between public judgment and private association.
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