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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
9
Six year old daughter of Nicholas Jasper, a Westford farmer, died Tuesday from burns after she ran into a bonfire while a field burn was underway. Her father was seriously burned trying to save her. Jasper, known in La Crosse as a frequent visitor, was burning dry grass when the incident occurred.
Wisconsin lawmakers and candidates urged a $10,000 appropriation to form a waterways commissioner to study Mississippi navigation. Supporters, including Esch Lenroot Pound and Owens, cited national interest and river improvement benefits, with hearings set for next Wednesday. Cooper planned to testify next week.
Mrs. Fred D. Underwood wife of a railroad president arrives in the city on a Burlington special car with daughters Mrs Rooks and Mrs J P Sherwin and son Frank Robbins. The party stays with Mrs F A Burton and Capt I H Moulton before leaving tonight for Chicago.
The quote observes that women, despite expertise, fear missing deeper truths if they were men. It frames gendered curiosity as a universal drive to uncover more, suggesting both equality in intellect and difference in perspective across sexes.
Forecaster Thompson notes a western high pressure area spreading southeast into Nebraska and western Kansas bringing freezing temperatures. A stationary southwestern low in western Texas with snow or rain and high winds from Nebraska and Colorado to Texas. Snow in the lake region and rain in the south and Oregon with cooler conditions in Colorado and Kansas and generally warmer elsewhere. Tonight remains fair and cold with frost, followed by a fair and slightly warmer Saturday.
This excerpt argues worry solves by two rules: either one cannot prevent feared outcomes or one can, thus eliminating worry. It insists worry is not erased by quick remedies but requires practical self discipline to protect personal, family, and social duties.
In Elizabeth Barrett Browning's letters, she notes Robert Browning's selective politics reading. He dismisses Thiers as a rascal and Prudhon as a madman while ignoring France, leaving her pondering the ethics of shared political discourse. The passage ends with a wry aside on patient marriage to a trained nurse.
Superintendent Cunningham issues bulletin guiding train crews to inspect for broken seals on Armour Packing cars. He notes complaints of seals broken at destinations and requires if a car must be opened, permission must be obtained from the U S meat inspector.
A woman fondly recalls her husband’s moment when he once saw the president at a public meeting and takes pride in that memory.
Western railroad representatives meeting in Chicago say they will largely ignore the interstate commerce commission ruling that the 2 cent party rate must be public. No action until the July meeting. They consider three options including permanent defiance, opening the rate to the public, or eliminating the fare.
An observation notes that some students excel by studying fashion as part of college life, suggesting that even practical lessons like necktie choice reflect broader personal development and self presentation.
A remark contrasts the ease of composing playful letters with the effort required to actually mail them, suggesting writing can be simpler than sending. The line hints at routines, habits, and possible procrastination in correspondence.
In Carms Illinois on May 3 Chief Frank Lampp used a ghostly ruse to halt a candlelight craps game. A score of boys hid and scattered when the apparition appeared, seven were arrested and fined, while several players fled and some participants disappeared.
Albert Koenig a lineman gained entry by climbing a porch and breaking a window and fatally shot Nettie Woods before shooting himself twice. Both are reported as believed to be dying. The two had quarreled recently. Read the Sporting News.
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