Progressive Call for Local and State Elections
The proclamation urges voters to support progressives for state government and key offices. It favors John Strange for lieutenant governor Dahl for state treasurer Esch for Congress and Rawlin a for county clerk, opposing Gilbert and Frear for policy reasons. The note emphasizes ballot counting and continued civic effort.
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John Strange
Dahl
Gilbert and Frear
John J. Esch
Congress
House
Senate
Charles H. Rawlin
Vote for What You Think Is Right Brightens Civic Duty
The text urges readers to vote with conscience and judgment rather than party or superstition. It declares that both sides have been fully published for informed readers and emphasizes personal responsibility in choosing the right path in this great contest.
Re elect Ekern and Trempealeau county reform
Trempealeau county faces a pivotal choice in the Ekern Twesme fight with Governor Davidson backing Twesme for party regularity. The piece argues Ekern’s record and county leadership in the progressive movement and warns against letting outside interests and insurance pressure dictate the outcome. It also comments on Wellman’s election forecast and urges support for the good roads amendment and state road funding.
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Trempealeau County
la Crosse
Tribune
Davidson
Twesme
Ekern
John Gaveney
Stephenson
Robert M. la Follette
Taft
Banner County
Wayland
Edmonds
Gaveney
Wisconsin
Wellman forecasts Taft victory by 260 to 268 votes
Walter Wellman, noted for predicting the last five presidential results, declares Taft will win with at least 260 votes, likely 268, the eight Nebraskan votes tipping the tally.
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Walter Wellman
Taft
Nebras
Retire Jim Tawney In Minnesota District Campaign Ad
A political pamphlet urges Houston county and First Minnesota district voters to vote against Jim Tawney. It cites broken promises on lumber tariffs and alignment with Speaker Cannon, while backing candidate French if decent. It promotes the good roads amendment as vital to farmers and merchants and warns against money influence in representation.
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Houston County
Minnesota
Jim’’ Tawney
Minerva K. Daugherty
Joe’ Cannon
Mark Hanna
Tawney
Wisconsin
Babcock
Jenkins
Excellent Quick Relief Recipe for Catarrh Cure
A home remedy for catarrh says the cure is through the blood. A simple mixture of one ounce syrup of sarsaparilla, one ounce toris compound, and half a pint whiskey is shaken and taken in tablespoon doses before meals and at night. Readily available ingredients allow households to prepare this tonic, claimed to quickly restore normal health.
Twesme Campaign Questioned For Election Costs
A Wayland associate and political lieutenant accuses Twesme of being naive about campaign expenses. He warns that Twesme is an unsuspecting tool of others and questions whether his supporters can afford the election under current circumstances.
Wayland Calls for Trempealeau County Rally Against Critics
In a sharp tirade, Mr. Wayland urges executive back to Trempealeau county to urge friends to defeat Twesme. He rebukes detractors who served as advisers and accuses them of abuse while in office.
Post-election note about Bill’s victory and a joke
The letter congratulates Bill on his election and jokes about a law for universal bank deposits. It also taunts John D. Rockefeller for avoiding process servers, and remarks that the election notices were called Bill posters.
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John D. Rockefeller
Republican convention critiques Sunny Jim remark
A remark about Sunny Jim drew attention at the convention as critics argued the event would have benefited from silencing distractions. The comment sparked talk among delegates about decorum and focus on party goals.
A Stubborn Cinderella at La Crosse Theater
The Chicago hit A Stubborn Cinderella draws from upper social circles with ambitious numbers. At La Crosse theater, Nov 4, the cast includes Homer B. Mason Grace Edmund Marguerite Keeler Jack Raffael Ethel Dovey Clara Noelke Lincoln Plumer Harry Pauli Charles Wilson and others.
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Chicago
la Crosse Theater
Homer B. Mason
Grace Edmund
Marguerite Keeler
Jack Raffael
Ethel Dovey
Clara Noelke
Lincoln Plumer
Harry Pauli
Charles Wilson
Follies of 1907 to Grace La Crosse Stage with Satire
A pictorial and musical revue styled Follies of 1907 conceived by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr arrives at the La Crosse theater on Thursday November 6. It offers kaleidoscopic stage pictures musical numbers and satirical takes on figures such as Roosevelt Taft Carnegie Rockefeller Caruso Sousa Twain and others in sixteen scenes.
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Florenz Ziegfried
Herbert Gresham
Julian Mitchell
la Crosse Theater
Gay Paree
Roosevelt
Taft
Carnegie
Jerome
Comstock
J. D. Rockefeller
Caruso
Oscar Hammerstein
A Great Difference Margared’s Nursery Dialogue
A short quoted exchange shows a child called Margaret scolding and claiming she would go to the dentist if given a new doll. The mother replies that the child screamed not murmured, highlighting a minor domestic moment.
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Margaret
Lipipneitt’s
Nighttime at Home Sparks Quiet Family Standoff
Father laments the late hour and Anna's companion's stubborn stay while Little Willie explains the man cannot leave because his sister sits on him. The domestic scene unfolds with tension as the family negotiates privacy and boundaries.
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Anna
Willie
Just Life Sing Says A Quip About Pouts And Trouble
The column humor comments on headstrong women and mischief from two wrongs. It notes Wilbur Heusinkveld’s return from Dak and remarks he looks well. A light line about Foxy Grandpa buying a new coat in Paris follows.
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Greenleafton Carr
Preston Times
Wilbur Heusinkveld
Dak
Foxy
Paris
Turn of the Tide in Hernshaw Innards
Hugo and surgeon Tisdale clash over tackling a diphtheria outbreak in Hernshaw. They plot to move Sarah Owbridge from her cottage and curb the Purkess family’s distress as carbolic acid damage spreads in gardens and a grim domestic scene unfolds with alcohol abusing mother and struggling children.
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Tisdale
Sarah
Hugo
Hernshaw
Oxford
Sarah Owbridge
Giles Mottisfont
Mottisfont
Hernshaw Gardens
Giles
England
Hernshaw Parva
Malacca
Purkess
Joy
Court Declines to Penalize Patent Nonuse in Cost Rationale
The United States Supreme Court in Continental Paper Bag Co. v Eastern Paper Bag Co. holds nonuse of a patent reasonable if no proof shows higher costs or reduced output. The decision addresses expense of machinery changes as a deterrent to exploitation.
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United States Supreme Court
Continental Paper Bag Company
Eastern Paper Bag Company
Supreme Court
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