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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
3
An editorial urges residents to rethink giving as an investment, not charity, for the La Crosse YMCA building. It argues each person should determine a fair contribution based on ability and family needs, balancing benefits to self and community, and warns against over or underpaying.
A call to generous giving resounds in La Crosse as speakers urge every man to donate what he can to a splendid public bene faction. They insist individuals know their own amount and push for liberal and honest payments with the rallying cry pay pay pay.
A Tribune note praises Father Quille as entertaining and human. Dr Ed Evans reports on his methods and aims to uplift boys, urging La Crosse parents and citizens to attend the May 6 theater appearance and meet the humanitarian performer.
The affair between actress Madelie Gilman and Corey, president of the steel trust, drew public attention. Critics say the divorce and remarriage reveal the era’s coarse treatment of romance and display sharp social commentary on performance and propriety.
Milwaukee finally secures a practical street lighting contract from its lighting company after years of work, trailing La Crosse which achieved a similar deal during the first Anderson administration without public uproar and with an equally reluctant but wiser lighting corporation.
An Irish defendant in Atlanta was brought before the court on charges that he struck an officer and fractured his skull with a club. The judge pressed for a reply and the man answered, There’s nothing in it, prompting a terse exchange in the proceedings.
An Illinois justice of the peace used his position to arrest his wife for breaking dishes. He allegedly seized the moment with “a little brief authority,” applying official power to punish a domestic incident.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal criticizes President Roosevelt for wavering on democratic principle. It argues he once supported Panama Canal supply protections but quickly abandoned that stance when political pressure rose, showing hostility to democratic ideals in his later messages speeches and conduct.
M. E. Ingalls, chairman of the Big Four, told the Pittsburg Traffic Club that government non interference is gone and railways must adapt. He urged railways to obey the law, serve the people, and demonstrate legitimate dividends while strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission.
A humorous courtroom quip features Mrs Oldgirl and Mr Oldboy in a debate about the baby’s looks. The judge chimes in with a light remark about parental traits and good humor.
A La Crosse saloonkeeper recounts women crusaders visiting a saloon and praying to close it. He offers a mock prayer praising wine history and deriding reformers while lampooning the women for their attire and actions. The rant ends with a quavering Amen.
In Osseo Wisconsin records Elmer Mary Hilda and Minnie Person visited Ole Moen Sunday afternoon. Oscar Moen made a short call at Larson's Sunday afternoon. Hulda Moen and Johanna Anderson visited Mrs Charley Thompson Sunday night. Ludwig Person visited Ole Moen Sunday evening. Theodore Moen helped with rail work Monday. Millie Moen of Pigeon Falls works for Mrs Jennings this summer.
A local hunter warns of a new fatal disease among wild ducks, reporting numerous dead fowl washing ashore. He offers a theory that shot embedded in grain and gravel ingested by ducks causes the deaths, urging examination of gizzards to find the pellets.
A local reflection suggests more men might join the church if initiatory work is emphasized when adding new members. The note emphasizes outreach and welcoming practices to grow the congregation.
Bob Brownley, friend of Randolph & Randolph broker Jim Randolph, engineers a 30 minute halt on the New York Stock Exchange to rally confidence. He pledges to buy up to a billion dollars of stock to lift the market after a brutal selloff driven by sugar and Standard Oil interests.
The governing committee meets as Bob bursts in with urgency proposing a 30 minute suspension of exchange operations to address the traders. He claims to hold more outstanding trades than any other member or house and seeks consideration before adjourning to save the Street.
The Madison Journal notes that Memorial Day evolved into an athletic day in schools and colleges. It cites the general holiday status and public leisure as key factors while asserting such use risks dulling reverence for soldiers. It warns abolition of athletic events could affect patriotism education.
A humorous quip from the Columbia Jester notes the professor laments that even the man who knew electricity has forgotten. The exchange highlights the joke about knowledge fading and the mystery of electricity.
An analysis outlines how a thermometer illustrates a sliding scale. It explains proportional reading changes with temperature, showing how low and high values map to a continuous scale for measurement and comparison.
A humorous anecdote recounts a Chicago grade crossing accident that cost a boy a leg. The railroad provides an artificial limb and the boy, now an office boy, endures teasing about his disability. A factory worker asks how the leg was lost, and the boy replies Gettysburg.
A delegation seeking quick passage of a petty bill meets President Lincoln who asks a riddle about a sheep. Lincoln reasons that calling the tail a leg does not add legs, leaving the delegation defeated. The exchange appears in the Exchange. Also included are classroom jokes about a chemistry exam and a child’s cake cutting glasses gag.
A induces me to lend money by borrowing funds from a good looking widow. I introduce A to her, he marries the widow, and now his wife demands I repay the loan I made to A. A refuses to repay claiming lack of funds, and the wife asserts the debt remains mine.
King Edward's armorial collection head Guy Laking visits America to study the armor. In New York he recalls a tale of a pretty American duchess at a drawing room scene with her son the marquis. A jail scene and an evangelist anecdote follow from various publications, noting quirky social observations.
The Kimberley editor of the town's only daily paper, short on news, found Cecil Rhodes reading a Cape Town issue. He cut it up for printers and sold a special edition, later meeting Rhodes who asked for the issue. Rhodes remarked he paid $1,000 for that paper.
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