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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1909
Page
3
A cheeky dialogue from Clara Sherbner in Smart Set contrasts modern flirtation with chivalry and father’s old views. The piece notes a Georgia cracker’s Washington trip for Taft’s inauguration and ends with a humorous quip about personal significance.
Memorial Day is observed to honor fallen soldiers with flowers songs and flags. The piece urges a uniform national expression of patriotism and recalls the seriousness of sacrifice and duty in defending the country. It notes the nation’s continuation without forgetting past heroes. John F. Shipp, former sheriff, convicted of mafeassance by a federal court for mob violence.
George Cohan recounts a rough Ohio and Kentucky tour where bad business and a fatal date struck the organization. A Marietta matinee drew a small crowd and a distraught manager nearly tripped over a crying girl demanding her money. The anecdote contrasts with jokes about a surgeon’s forgotten tools in a separate vignette.
In Winona Minnesota May 31 Fred Sieboldt a 45 year old somnambulist was found dead at daybreak between railroad rails in Northwestern yards His arm was severed and he bled to death The man known to walk in his sleep apparently wandered from home to the yards and lay across a rail The arm was cut off by an outbound freight train He clung with his remaining hand to a rod under cars until dragged for more than a block and then died
Congressman John J. Esch of Wisconsin spoke at Gettysburg on Memorial Day, becoming the first Wisconsin man to address the observance. He praised Lincoln and the battlefield’s heroes, urged unity, and defended the Fifteenth Amendment and rights of emancipation. He highlighted Wisconsin’s role in the Civil War and the shared heritage of Northern states.
Bertha N Hermann aged (1123 South Eleventh Street) died Saturday at La Crosse Hospital. The funeral was conducted this morning at Holy Trinity Church with Father Joerres officiating at 9 o'clock.
The California Supreme Court ruled that a Governor may attach reasonable conditions to a commutation or pardon and that detention following a subsequent felony conviction remains lawful. Ex parte Kelly 99 Pacific Reporter 368 cites the power as absolute except in prior-conviction cases.
Chicago marks Memorial day with church services and a citywide parade. Government offices and large retailers close for the holiday while General Frederick D. Grant advocates war only as a last resort to avert greater evils, recalling Vicksburg.
In Washington on May 31 President Zelaya of Nicaragua might envy his son who runs a five cent theater in the capital. The young man left Nicaragua to wed an American girl and now courts audiences with performances while his wife, once a Lee of Virginia, plays the piano at the venue.
John Shil and Jocelyn head to the tidal pool near Conasea Island with a gun and dog Pat. A night vigil amid marshes turns tense as Pat howls at unseen danger and a ghost rumor stirs doubt, foreshadowing a deadly turn on the night march.
The local golf season began Saturday with 45 hole handicap medal play. Eighteen holes were completed Saturday afternoon nine this morning and 18 this afternoon. This morning's match included lunch. The country club formal opening dinner was held today.
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