La Crosse Team Praised After Rough Opening Loss
The Tribune urges readers to support the La Crosse baseball team after a rough opening game. Fans praise the club as having the best professional team here with a strong batting lineup and steady pitchers. The piece cites players like Crowe Safford Wilhelm and Kleins and calls for strong attendance to back the squad.
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Dunbar
Crowe
Kleins
Safford
Wilhelm
Malloy
Schaffer
the Tribune
Rooney
Editorial contrasts La Follette with other states’ papers
An impartial view notes sharp hostility from Wisconsin anti La Follette outlets compared with other states. It cites a Chicago Record-Herald editorial denouncing the senate debate where Root lectured La Follette and others.
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Wisconsin
Little Statesman
Root
la Follette
Chicago Record-Herald
Senate
Tariff Debate Highlights Senate Rift Over Oratory and Data
The text contrasts Money’s attack on unlimited talk with Bailey and Nelson’s charges of irregular conduct. Root is praised for opposing hollow oratory and defending information as to tariff items. It calls for fact driven revision and support for a commission of experts to study tariff data.
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Money
Bailey
Nelson
Root
New York
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Congress
Twesme Testimony Highlights Political Money Probe
A. T. Twesme defied a crowd’s edict and testified on receiving 175 dollars from La Crosse stalwarts for campaign costs, admitting illegal payments under the corrupt practices act. He justified it by saying he needed the money, prompting questions about voter trust and law compliance.
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A. T. Twesme
Twesme
la Crosse
Republican Party
Ekern
The Simple Life and Circus Romance in a New York Sun Verse
A playful poem contrasts perfumes and lemonade with gasoline and auto speed, praising circus life as香 the tanbark and trapeze thrill. MecLandburgh Wilson signs the piece from the New York Sun.
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MecLandburgh Wilson
New York Sun
Hair Census Promises Spring Health Rise for Women
A witty line notes that counting hairs on a woman's head would show a healthy uptick this spring, suggesting optimism about women's well being.
Bargain Counter Draws Shopper Interest
A note on shoppers, especially women, finding appeal in bargain counters and the occasional satisfying purchase.
Spotlight on The Right of Way at La Crosse Theater
Sir Gilbert Parker’s The Right of Way starring Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts visits La Crosse for one performance tonight. The drama centers on Charley Steele a brilliant yet tormented man, with a radical adaptation focusing on love over power.
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Gilbert Parker
Guy Standing
Theodore Roberts
Charley Steele
Joe Portugal
la Crosse Theater
Beanuty’ Steele
Eugene Presbrey
Wagan
Steele
Taft veto unlikely as Aldrich taunts on tariff debate
In Washington May 29 John J. Hannan notes Sen Aldrich’s committee draws laughs at taft veto talk. He cites no veto risk and explains abrogating reciprocal trade pacts would force new treaties or notices. Sen Johnston adds humor about intellectual stradamus and a liar’s abomination in time of trouble for the manufacturer.
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John J. Hannan
Washington, D. C
Senator Aldrich
Taft
Aldrich
State Department
Senator Johnston
Alabama
Place for Everything Even If Only a Hash Bowl
A light editorial line notes a versatile storage spot labeled as the place for everything. The phrase hints at organization and practical efficiency in a compact home or workshop setting.
Lane’s Family Medicine advertised as universal tonic
An old advertisement touts Lane’s Family Medicine as a tonic laxative tea that will clear the head ease back and side pain restore strength and aid stomach and bowels with a 25 cent price at druggists and dealers.
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Lane
Eczema Cure Claims Simple Wintergreen Remedy
An ad claims eczema is cured by a skin-based approach using wintergreen from D. D. D. Prescription. It asserts most sufferers are healthy aside from skin issues and that internal disease is rare. The message praises the remedy and its proven reliability.
Court Brief Distinguishes Argument From Scolding in Rahles Case
Wisconsin Supreme Court flags assertions in the respondent brief that designate fact questions as law as scolding. It defines argument as reasoned discourse to persuade, while scolding is clamor and personal reproach. The court says argument dignifies the lawyer and aids the audience, whereas scolding has no place in a rehearing brief.
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Rahles
J. Thompson & Sons Mfg. Co
Northwestern Reporter
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Sunday Record Herald Sunday Magazine as a national success
The Chicago Record-Herald Sunday Magazine is described as a flourishing, prestigious supplement rivaling major monthlies. It pays top dollar for fiction, hosts serials by notable writers, and features acclaimed humor and art, attracting hundreds of thousands of readers.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Record-herald
Conan Doyle
Sir Nigel
Anthony Hope
Sophy
Kravonia
United States
Shorty McCabe
Sunday Record-Herald
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles The Church Spider
A Boston Transcript tale by M. L. B. recounts two spiders invading a meeting house. One spins on the altar, the other in the pulpit, both swept away by a sexton. The remaining spider grows fat from living off the parish contribution box, while the other laments its loss of sanctuary.
Abjuring Allegiance Cited In Naturalization Talk
Judge Lowell cites cases of would be citizens coached for naturalization who faltered on an unseen question. He asked a Turk what was meant by abjuring allegiance, and the response led to the definition To with Turkey.
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United States Circuit Court
Channing Club
Turkey
Boston
Shil
John Shill
John Shil
Laura Tankerlane
Laura
Sunset, Dawn, and a Secret Meeting by the Marsh
John Shil encounters Laura Tankerlane at a marsh edge after a dawn ramble. She reveals she left her husband William Tankerlane and that their child is dead. Leonore knew the truth and urged the marriage, now Laura pleads for a secret meeting away from Black Hall so they can explain everything before her husband returns.
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Leonore
Laura
William Tankerlane
Laurie
Tankerlane
Black Hall
Shil
Gorehaven
English as She Is Spoken Wifey and Hubby Exchange Thunder
In a panel of comic dialogue a wife fears a storm as thunder frightens her. Her husband dismisses the danger, claiming thunder cannot hurt. The wife retorts with hyperbole about being thunder struck.
New Neighbor Praised For Cozy Convenient Setup
The Washington Star quotes Miss Miami Brown approving a neighbor whose yard features a chicken coop beside the back fence and a watermelon patch nearby. Mr. Erastus Pinkley confirms the arrangement as very convenient.
Irish Celt Refuses Conductor's Ticket Theatrics
An accommodation train backs to let a fast express pass and the conductor asks for an Irish passenger’s ticket. The Celt refuses saying he will not pay a wan cint’s worth while the train runs the wrong way, in a judge’s turf of language and humor.
The Ruse that Failed and a Beggar’s Gambit
A brief note recalls a botched deceit involving Tompkins dropping a halfpenny before a beggar to test honesty. The beggar refuses the coin, prompting a remembered exchange filled with accidental humor and self-deprecation.
Woman's Imagination Outsmarts Reality in Mythic Tale
In a reflective piece a woman’s vivid imagination blurs lines between illusion and truth, while a man remains anchored to tangible reality. The narrative explores perception, desire, and the power of belief in shaping experience.
Mrs. Touelien Hargis Mother of Reach Hargis Convicted
Local coverage notes that Mrs. Touelien Hargis mother of Reach Hargis has been mentioned in relation to a conviction case. The report outlines connections and implications for the family amid proceedings.
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Touelien Hargis
Reach Hargis
Thief Takes Extra Change On New York Streetcar
A thin bearded man boarded a Second Avenue car at Fifth Street and paid with a 1 bill for a transfer to Fourteenth Street. The conductor gave change of a half dollar, a quarter, and three dimes. The man pocketed the three dimes and alighted at Eighth Street, prompting a rider to note the miscount. The conductor warned the passenger he would have trouble getting rid of the half dollar.
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New York
Fifth Street
Fourteenth Street
Eighth Street
New York Sun
The New Minister and Mrs Peabody Exchange Quips
A fragment from a humor column features quick wits about domestic life. The dialogue touches a black eye, a barber miscue, a wage raise, and a line about moving due to a better neighborhood. An aphorism ends the snippet.
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Gm Tribune
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Specift
Payne & Young
Chicago
Marquette
L. Coste & Pexwell
34Th St
New York City
Association OF American Advertisers
A. A. Siever
Association. Ca
Frank H. Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
A. E. Bleekman
Trempealeau County
Mportant
June Young
Sexton
Boston Transcript
Marvel Flour
Marvel
Marvel Today
Listman Mill Co
Lal
Pat
Laverstone
J. B. Harris
Burland
Tompkins
Kansas City Journal
Batavian National Bank
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