Railroad rate cuts lift commerce boost from freight tariff move
The second ten percent reduction in railroad freight rates is seen as a major cut likely to lift long haul business where freight values exceed goods’ selling price. Markets held steady, with big business endorsing the policy as pro rail profits, predicting wider prosperity as prices fall and commerce accelerates.
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Wall Street
Financial
Commission
United States
Tuly
Poppy Day Reminds La Crosse Veterans
Poppy Day in La Crosse urges preparation for Memorial Day. Veterans Service Stars and patriots will wear crimson poppies, symbolizing soldiers who sleep in France. Legion volunteers sell poppies Saturday. residents are urged to buy two for desks.
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France
la Crosse
Legion
Rights and states rights against anti lynching bill
The piece argues Congress cannot pass an anti lynching measure this session despite amendments. Southern lawmakers are said to oppose citing state sovereignty. It notes that states rights led to secession and warns against similar doctrine blocking federal protection of liberty for all Americans.
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Congress
Lynch Mobs Must Go Defending Liberty and Fair Play
A call defends guaranteed fair trial and citizens' rights arguing states must not hang or bar suspects. It warns southern lawmakers against reinterpreting legalities to justify violence, noting the Civil War settled the issue and urging protection of liberty and due process for all.
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Congress
Oriental Luxuries Then and Now Across The Ages
The piece notes the allure of luxury in modern life and compares it to ancient splendor in Damascus and the Chinese court. It reflects on wealth, society, and the decline of slavery, contrasting gated magnificence with the past where millions served.
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Abulfeda
Damascus
Moktader
Bagdad
Shih Enang Ti
Fuarantec
Drugetat
van Ess
van Ess Laboratories
Park Ave
Chicago
Local notes and 20 years past in La Crosse region headlines
Twenty delegates from La Crosse attend Epworth League and Sunday schools convention in Galena district. A. T. Rasmussen and C. A. Bird go to Madison for sportsmen's convention. Jessie Holway to Lake Mohagat commencement. Elmore Holway son. Delameter visits Watertown residents. Vine Street macadamized. La Crosse Stone Co. low bid. Twenty years ago: electric railways to expand. square macadamized. Miriam Tiarrisen to Europe. Thirty years: Empire House renamed North La Crosse House. Saratoga chips machine. local graduates listed. local players sign with Green Bay club.
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Wen
la Crosse
Epworth League
Galena
German Methodise Church
Colesburg
A. T. Rasmussen
A. Bird
Madison
Spoitsmen
Ape
Jessie Holway
Lake Mohe
Gma
Elmore Holway
Paul
Watertown
Fla
Gypeland
Ferol Delameter
Onaln Inter
Levi Ka
Vine Street
Weert Avenue
Sixteenth Street
la Crosse Stone Company
la Cog
Miriam Tiarrisen
Mill
Calie
Empire House
Sul
North la Crosse House
Louis
Tar Wheel and Steller Works
Mathias Blumer
Saratoga
Crani
Blumer
Winona
la Cro
Winna Iansen
Sophie Ranum
Alice Troy
AL the Sparta
H. Louise Foote
Sadie Mather
George Medale
Hotel Law
Christopher Burne
Burns Fruit House
Balk
Green Bay Club
Wisconsin
Michigan Teague
Mee
Adil Burns
Green Bay
Abe Martin on widows and dangers at home
A playful Abe Martin observation notes that a widow may lack property to be attractive and jokes that a stepladder is safer than an old rusty gun, highlighting domestic life quirks with a wry, folksy tone.
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Coleges
Wisconsin
Old Colleges
East
Minnie Reassesses Finery After a Dull Dance
Minnie Freely admits disappointment after a party where Tom Atiller did not propose. She resolves to buy simple everyday clothes instead of party finery, aided by her mother, and plans to trim expenses while maintaining dignity. The scene shifts to family routines as Minnie faces social expectations and her fiancé’s silence.
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Minnie
Vic Hall
Tom Atiller
Bingham House
Acagla Row
Slamnel
Sam
Fance
Grandma
Avice
Tom
Yro
Briadiy
Rita
A Pleasant Home Plan In A Small Town Tale
A young man compliments Minnie as she sews a modest dress for home use. He urges settling down as a poor man’s wife, while Minnie contemplates dancing briefly before choosing a quieter life at home. The scene shifts to a wall paper tip and a pope election note from the Sacred College.
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Minnie
Tom
Ian
Acatia Row
Sacred College
Aterrill Herald
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Lacrosse Tribune
la Pableh Pune Co
St. Laglo
Rox
M. Braeto Iy
BURGE
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Grasse
Frovial
Phonare
People's
Fifth Avenue
New York
Victor Buildiemangas
Constitution
Atlanta
Gamericens
Detroit
Mick
Victoria
St. Louis
Associated Press
Bran Seweth
Oriental Luxuries
Lo Real Street Railway
A. Evans
Abe Martin
Hervey
Assen
Far Yen
Laura Reid Montgomery
BY Williams
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wausau Record-Herald
Jono
Elf Dakin
Columbia
Ophelia
Beloit
Campion Carroll
Lawrence Marquette Milton
Northland
RIPO
Wisconsin Colleges Associated
Lincoln
Alexander ‘Il
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Batavian National Bank
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