Insurgents' Work in Tariff Debate Highlighted
Raymond Patterson argues in a Chicago Tribune letter that western senators secured a clear victory for downward tariff revision without filibuster. He notes Aldrich’s backed votes and Mississippi valley opposition, praising unified, temperate speeches that sway public opinion across the Alleghenies to the Rockies.
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Raymond (Patterson
Chicago Tribune
Senate
Aldrich
Mississippi Valley
Allegheny Mountains
Congress
Raymond
Western Senators Challenge Aldrich Tariff in Senate Debate
The piece portrays western senators led by La Follette pushing back against Aldrich on tariff policy. It credits the middle west with restoring a reasonable economic debate and preserving protections for common people against eastern interests. It notes other reformist figures like Beveridge and Dolliver defending campaign promises and criticizing entrenched tariff lobbies.
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Republican Party
Aldrich
Senate
Dolliver
Iowa
Beveridge
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Middle West
East
Finance Committee
la Follette
Aldrich Party
Clapp
Nelson
Cummins
Bristow
Borah
Law and murder case questioned by judge
The text discusses Judge Garretson’s charge in the murder trial of Capt. Peter C. Hains over William E. Annis. It critiques the idea that law alone protects against personal vengeance and notes the difficulty of proving adultery beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Garretson
Peter C. Hains
William E. Annis
Annis
Capt. Hains
Mild liquid cures eczema
Sufferers urged to try D. D. D. Prescription a soothing liquid claimed to stop itch from first drops A doctor’s prescription of acknowledged value offered at Hoeschler Bros.
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Hoeschler Bros
Unwritten law cited as competitor to written law
The speaker argues that conviction for libertinism is unlikely and that laws must protect the home. The crime by Annis against Peter C. Hains' children is deemed worse than Hains' own crime, and both must be punished to crush libertine behavior and curb public humiliation.
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Nesses
Annis
Peter C. Hains
Hains
Pact Reached on Income Tax Provisions in Senate
In Washington on May 21 progressive Republicans and Democrats reach a compromise plan for an income tax. The bill would raise about 35.9 million dollars with a 2 percent tax on net incomes over 5 thousand dollars, applied to individuals and corporations with pro rata corporate payments and stockholder refunds. The measure aims to unify the party lines and produce a very close Senate vote.
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Washington, D. C
Aldrich
Senate
Toy pistol case tests defining a weapon
A dealer sold a child a contrivance labeled pistol, causing tetanus. The case questioned whether the toy is a pistol or a dangerous weapon. Georgia appeals court noted jurors’ common sense and cited Mathews v Caldwell in weighing if the mechanism constitutes a firearm.
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Mathews
Dress Suit Purchases on Weddings Gain Lament
The saying notes many men buy formal dress suits for weddings and never wear them again, highlighting a common postevent used outfit.
A Dainty Kitchen Sink Cleanliness Tip
A housewife urges keeping the kitchen sink as clean as a tea cup by rinsing with warm water and Gold Dust after each dish. Gold Dust dissolves and cuts grease, helping keep sinks traps and pipes clear and preventing grease buildup.
Sweet Clover comes to La Crosse by Woodruff Stock
The Woodruff Stock company presents the rural comedy drama Sweet Clover at the La Crosse theater tonight. It promises good clean comedy with swift scenes and ample pathos and Yankee wit, set in New England. A matinee and evening show are slated for Saturday and Sunday.
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Woodruff Stock Company
la Crosse Theater
New England
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Poem Fragment
A fragment of verse noting the world’s age and persistence. It contrasts a long history with sprucing up and keeping pace as if youthful. The piece reads like a reflective but light verse on endurance and renewal.
Eccentric Comedian Talks Down Self Image
A witty exchange defines an eccentric comedian as someone who refuses to discuss himself. The remark highlights humorists who avoid self promotion while delivering sharp social commentary.
Money talks and balks in modest sums
A compact line finds money speaking in silence about restraint. It hints that wealth hesitates at even modest sums, leaving questions about value and appetite unresolved in a poised, oblique note.
Dining room doors open at a summer hotel memory
A quoted exchange reveals a reminiscence about opening dining room doors at a summer hotel, with a playful contrast to being surrounded by wolves. The remark hints at rustic humor and past experiences in hospitality settings.
Learning to ride a bicycle prompts caution
A local quip compares bicycle riding to learning, stressing that stopping when the bike stops prevents bruises. A second child asks what happens when riders keep going past the stopping point, highlighting safer riding rules observed as common sense.
Nobody Realizes Immensity of Space Says Daily Columnist
In a wry remark a columnist notes the vastness of space and jokes that only the man tasked with filling a daily half column with alleged humor understands the challenge.
Can't Throw Straight
A grim citizen quotes a violent exchange about anarchists and a girl throwing a bomb prompting discussion on weeding out anarchists nearby. The excerpt shows a stark, brutal regional conversation reflecting fear and punitive sentiment.
Mary Sings Through Memory Lapse With Tum Tum Tum Line
A teacher counsels Mary to keep singing and improvise if words slip during a song. On exhibition day Mary performs with a playful line about a wreath of roses around her tummy tum tum, drawing audience amusement.
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Mary
A Clean Slate
A well known doctor returns home after two days away and finds his slate perfectly clean. The servant explains that many visitors called and the slate filled with names, but she had to rub them off this morning to make room for more.
Americans and English on California surplus fruit humor
A translated anecdote contrasts English and American humor about California surplus fruit. The Englishman jokes that Americans eat what they can and could what they cannot, while a returning Englishman adds a grimmer twist that echoes the same idea with different wording.
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California
Plaque Price Sparks Flirtatious Bazaar Banter
An old man asks the church bazaar attendant what she asks for a plaque. She answers one dollar. He calls her dear. she blushes and says that’s what the boys all tell her.
Farm plan owes work to Josh from school yard
Farmer Corntessel jokes about Josh returning from school and wonders if he can be useful by startling a mule team with a college yell. The Washington Star quote shows a rural humorous scene about using a son’s education to motivate animals.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Desolate river escape of Laura and Jack on a sly voyage
Laura and Jack Shil flee by boat down a creek toward the wilderness. He vows safety and silence while Laura seeks escape from her husband, drifted toward an endless grass and reed landscape with the sun rising over a flat, lonely shore.
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Laurie
Pat
Laura
Shil
Halliard
Stonewold
Jack
John Shil
Black Hall
Rip van Wink
Laura Tankerlane
Tidal Estuary Passage to Laura Tankerlane
John Shillow rows through an estuary in a slow-going voyage toward Laura Tankerlane. The journey passes marshy shorelines, mud flats, and tidal channels as they approach a distant house amid a bleak winter landscape.
Walsh's Last Plea Before Circuit Court of Appeals
Attorney John S. Miller filed a supplemental brief and argued for reversal of John R. Walsh's conviction and penitentiary sentence for wrecking Chicago National and Home Savings Banks and Equitable Trust. He contends the case rests on indirect, circumstantial evidence and unproven fraud, with distorted inferences.
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Chicago
John S. Miller
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John R. Walsh
Chicago National and Home Saving Banks
Equitable Trust Company
Miller
Walsh
Appeal for peace aid in Detroit lake seamen strike
A conciliation committee in Detroit calls for cooperation from the National Civic Federation to mediate between carriers and lake seamen. Arbitrators near the end of sessions report little progress due to carriers’ refusal to attend the conference.
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Detroit
Mich
National Civic Federation
Farmer Whipped by Masked Men in Blazing Night Claim
In Gallipolis Ohio on May 21 Burgess Cremans a wealthy Mason county farmer was attacked by ten masked assailants armed with hickory switches. He was whipped nearly to death over accusations that he lived with an unmarried woman.
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Gallipolis
Burgess Cremans
Mason County
Marriages Spark Conflicts and Brief Ceasefires
A short note contrasts unions that trigger long disputes with those that bring quiet periods. It suggests how alliances and vows can create tension or harmony, depending on personalities, expectations, and external pressures.
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