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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
3
The official notice calls on property owners to trim trees under ordinance during May. The city offers free trash removal for trimmed-tree debris upon notification to the board of public works. The measure, once debated, is praised for improving street beauty and aiding new park commissioners.
The article denounces R B Gelatt for misrepresenting Dr. Anderson regarding a state railroad commission and private complaints about the fighting company. It accuses Gelatt of journalistic manipulation and defends Anderson, noting he never attacked the lighting company and that a joint probe was tabled by council.
The commission focused on the electrical plant during the hearing with the press noting the testimony favored the company overall while questioning gas service and company practices. The discussion centered on reliability and public trust tied to Gelatt associated publications and stock implications.
The article argues municipalities should not run large rail networks nor burden interstate routes for one community. It suggests Burlington aims to balance La Crosse interests with overall patron welfare and seeks an amiable, mutually satisfactory solution to Burlington schedules.
The occasional popping of a bank since the panic offers temporary reassurance to La Crosse business men who have watched local institutions endure successive trials. Depositors feel secure like a boy snuggled in bed as thunder roars outside.
Old readers recall the destruction of the home of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer’s friend as industry advances. The piece laments lost childhood memories and celebrates the enduring appeal of the adventurous character.
The Saengerfest recital proves financially successful and suggests a planned series of performances to augment funds during the summer. A patriotic public is urged to patronize these events to support higher order entertainment.
The blaze at a suspicious dwelling near the outskirts of the burned area will be treated as a public benefit, regardless of whether it happened by accident or by design, and irrespective of who conceived the act.
The sudden death of Mrs. George Dalton occurs amid her husband’s heroic fight to recover his health, drawing deep community sympathy for the bereaved spouse.
Dear Sir We know you need the money but where did you get it Burns questions the governor in a terse note from the Gopher Capitol addressing Johnson asking for financial details and origins of funds.
A concise morale note urging restraint and prudence, discouraging harsh or gossipy reproach. It emphasizes avoiding spiteful or gossip fueled criticism and promotes measured response over public shaming.
Sunday spotlight previews Grace Cameron and a sixty member company in C Herbert Kerr’s Little Dollie Dimples. Electrical effects, lavish costumes, and a strong cast including Daisy King Florence Langdon Tempest Phoebe Jessie Cardownie Al Lawrence Will Philbrick Elm City quartet and Criterion Musical Four headline a high energy production. Cameron will perform When Little Dollie Dimples Made a Hit and other new songs written for her by the author. Louis London duets on In Days Gone By as the show runs.
District columns report playful vandalism on maple trees including the M E parsonage front tree and a Taggart corner tree. Other items mention John McCord pursuing astronomy from windmills, building an airship for courtship. A meter reader resigns and a village names Peter Brimeyer.
The Flints bring a week of genuine comedy to delight readers. Opening night Monday May 4 offers one free admission for a lady with a 30 cent ticket.
A collage from the waste basket features remarks on springtime strawberry dishes at a restaurant, Senator Depew crediting health to not eating beef, and musings on naval upgrades amid a Russo-Spanish War context, plus a remark about a ship sunk off an oriental coast.
The Madison Journal reports Congressman Kuesterman estimates Congress costs the country 150 dollars per minute. The note suggests the government could be run cheaper on gasoline than hot air.
A Racine Times excerpt quotes President Eliot arguing that football toughness, while not the ultimate life asset, is valuable in early life and would benefit Harvard. The piece discusses athletic discipline and public perception of college sports.
The piece notes the world’s daily gold output at one million dollars while claiming a dollar is invested for every dollar secured. It suggests a political economist could craft a plan to save the dollar, potentially halting mine activity indefinitely.
Senator Aldrich will not share credit with Vreeland on a currency measure. Vreeland is crafting a substitute that drops Aldrich features, removing railroad and state securities, to create national clearing houses issuing notes backed by their assets. The plan is asset based and combines clearing house certificates, seen as a qualified but not scientific solution.
Qounah Parker the millionaire chief of the Comanches criticizes a new Indian bill in Guthrie saying it would have no effect. He recalls a Washington anecdote about a French lady and an Italian duke, noting the duke paused to tell a risqué tale.
The skirt features nine gores with a shaped flounce and tucked center seams. It uses embroidered batiste trimmed with Valenciennes lace and suits lingerie fabrics, thin silks, and light wools. pattern 5970 fits waists 22 to 30 inches and costs ten cents plus optional postage.
A Pen sacsola dispatch notes the U S court injunction against striking street railway workers and sympathizers, which has a salutary effect. The city is quiet, with additional troops arriving this morning, and the injunction preserves order and property pending legal determination.
A reflective line warns that constructing power on communal suffering leads to an empty, fragile structure. It emphasizes consequences for those who profit from others’ unease.
Max Barclay questions Charlie Rolfe about Maud and Marion while fear grows for the missing doctor. Rolfe hints at a prior dispute and a possible motive, as Max weighs whether Rolfe is innocent or guilty in the unfolding secrecy. Jean Adam discusses plans to travel to Constantinople but stays in London awaiting developments.
Golde agrees to pay Scattergood debts after a brief exchanges about settling accounts. The scene features a humorous domestic posture as Scattergood asks for a complete list and prepares to fetch papers upstairs.
Clarence Becker writes of finding his catching mitt and bat in spring and heading to play. The rain interrupts play and he ends indoors feeling sad, reflecting on a season starter and lost opportunities.
In Town Topics Mabel asks if Julia is engaged to a real Spanish nobleman while joking that the fiancé can trace his lineage to Castile Soap.
A witty remark from Lippincott jokes about the most tiresome customer in a dry goods store as a woman who knows her needs and will not settle for alternatives.
A playful exchange centers on who gets the wicked little boys who stay away from Sunday school. Casey answers with baseball city pride, saying De White Sox get some and De Cubs the rest in a humorous Bohemian tone.
Hope presses for a grand inducement in a romance between Phyllis Montgomery-Phyllis and George Dalrymple. He offers only his twelve dollar a week Wall Street salary as entry clerk, but Phyllis declares herself his, with plans for later advancement and prosperity through partnership with Mr. Morgan.
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