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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
3
The county board faces a decision on selling the lighting plant installed by Benton and Son at about $1,000. The committee may sell, but it should be rejected to avoid higher future lighting costs. The Tribune vows to publish lighting-cost records to inform taxpayers if a quick sale occurs.
The piece recalls the death of The President a $12,000 racehorse owned by Wilson and Robertson in La Crosse. It notes the owners' integrity over profit, their fair dealings, and the horse’s bond with its masters as tears flow after Tom’s last race.
The public service companies have completed a long effort to secure the removal of the county lighting plant marking a major shift in local utility structure and governance.
The St. Pauli News cartoon shows Secretary Taft addressing Indians with the chief applauding. The caption reads Three ughs for great white chief, and editors propose Three Hughes for great white chief for accuracy.
The piece asserts the steel trust allowed the killing of thousands to profit from defective jails, urging a trust prosecution whose only legitimate end is imprisonment.
The illness of Mrs William McKinley grieves millions who knew the heroic woman during her husband’s final moments after the assassination attempt.
The government is alleged to withhold charges against Harri Man until he reveals information. Critics argue the court could take judicial notice that money talks and push the case forward based on financial leverage.
The church in Rome claims the largest internal floor area among cathedrals at 227,069 square feet, highlighting its vast scale.
A poem notes May once fair and praised by poets but now brings sleet snow rain and slush. The author reflects on changing weather in May and the sorrow in current months compared with the past.
An anecdotal column reflects on weddings with humor and prudence. A cleric refuses a drunken groom yet the bride remains, and Rev Dr Wightman never marries, ending as bachelor while his former betrothed becomes an old maid. The piece closes with the line that marriage is a solemn thing.
Two young friends of Bishop Wilberforce at Oxford caused university officials trouble and earned the nicknames Hopknn and Phinehas. T. H. S. Escott recounts that at Cuddesdon palace they sang The devil is dead as the bishop appeared. He approached gently and with affectionate tone said Alas, poor orphans.
A literary blagtter notes a character’s scornful label as a spendthrift and mocks a recent purchase an automobile described as a hundred horsepower touring machine. The playful misquotation highlights satire of boastful speech in the scene.
A dialogue notes that the young man who saved your life yesterday has already reached out with apologies to his mother in law. The exchange implies gratitude and reconciliation in a domestic social moment.
A fragmentary column mocks a drunken judge delaying press material and notes unpaid debts and advertising influence. It includes humor on flies in a newspaper office and reflections on cheerful townsfolk, with brief tricks and light advice for courting.
A Harper's Weekly excerpt blends a comic tale of Bill Nye’s failed Sunday drive with a dramatic Alaska set piece. McNamara schemes to control vast placer mines at Nome with Struve, while Glenister backs a risky venture at Anvil Creek and Helen Chester contemplates loyalties amid danger and power.
The YMCA project wins a policy shielding La Crosse from being deemed a failed venture for years to come, ensuring financial backing as the enterprise progresses. The arrangement stabilizes expectations and supports continued development.
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