Great Park Mass Meeting Endorses City Park Bond Plan
A packed theater in La Crosse heard John Nolen argue for a comprehensive park system. Mayor Anderson introduced the talk, stressing park expenditures as essential, not optional, with benefits in education, aesthetics, health, and economic value. Resolutions endorsed a walk tax and city bond financing for the park program, followed by spontaneous praise from attendees including Esch, Brindley, Hirsh er and others.
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John Nolen
la Crosse
Park Commission
Anderson
Nolen
Congerman
John J. Esch
John Ley
Ed Evans
John Holley
Cameron Paldwin
T. H. Spence
William Loening
Board of Education
A. Hirsher
Kreutz
Arches
Park
Mr. Nolen
Moxie
Park Resolutions Endorse La Crosse Park Plan 1908
Citizens at a mass meeting in La Crosse in November 1908 endorse a comprehensive park system. They back a one mill tax under the park commission, thank John Nolen for his lecture, authorize sending resolutions to city bodies, and support issuing bonds to fund park improvements.
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la Crosse
Common Council
Park Commission
Commission
John Nolen
City of la Crosse
Mayor Anderson Urges Park Plans in Mass Meeting
The La Crosse mayor presided at a park mass meeting and urged lasting support for park development. He recalled two local pioneers, stressed playground needs for children, and warned against future neglect, citing a vivid city comparison and calling for united action.
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Nolen
Park
Anderson
Park Commissioners
la Crosse
River Front
Nolen Inspires Enthusiasm at Civic Park Talk
In La Crosse an address by Mr. Nolen urges civic improvement through health, water supply, waste disposal, streets, fresh air, and sunshine. He cites a donor city hall library and high school land gifts totaling about half a million dollars. He calls for parks for children, welfare to combat vice, and nature as a key outlet, noting a shift toward outdoor life and recreation.
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Nolen
la Crosse
Lindsey
Denver
Discrimination in Utility Rates in Wisconsin
In Pittsburgh a Wisconsin professor warned on national utility pricing. Prof. B. E. Meyer, chair of Wisconsin’s railroad rate commission, said Wisconsin’s utilities show extensive rate and service discriminations, suggesting other states may face similar issues as they consider new laws.
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Pittsburg
Wisconsin
National Municipal League Today
B. E. Meyer
Railroad Rate Commission of Wisconsin
Charles J. Bonaparte
Washington, D. C
Meyer
Railroad Commission
Death of Prince Ching and unrest in China
A Shanghai dispatch reports Prince Ching dead at Pekin and the new dowager empress Yeponala gravely ill amid alleged cabal behind Kuang Hsu and Empress Tsi An. Paris and Washington note unconfirmed rumors of Ching’s murder and empress dowager illness, with US ships kept ready in Asian waters.
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Manila
Shanghai
Prince Ching
Pekin
Yeponala
Kuang Hsu
Tsi An
Harber
Ching
Board of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office
Paris
Yuan Shikai
Washington, D. C
State Department
Magnate Says Firms Unite to Guard Crude Supply
Industry leaders announce a joint effort to stabilize petroleum markets and safeguard crude supply amid concerns over disruptions. Prominent magnates from key oil firms describe the alliance as a practical step to ensure steady output and fair pricing for consumers.
Rockefeller Admits Rebates Amid Resumed Testimony
New York November 19 Rockefeller created a sensation in the resumed hearing by admitting he accepted rebates from the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was accompanied by Milburn and Rosenthal. Milburn questioned whether raw material cost uncertainty affected the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. Rockefeller said it did and it still does influence operations. He described the refiners association formed to protect crude supply with a common interest. Early in 1872 producers formed an agreement to secure higher crude prices and stabilize the market, reducing over production. He could not recall how many producers were in the agreement but said a large majority were represented.
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New York
Rockefeller
Milburn
Rosenthal
Standard Company of Ohio
Association of
Von Buelow Pushes Big Navy to Gain Prestige
In Berlin the Reichstag hears Von Buelow advocate eight finance bills to raise 125 million dollars annually. He argues Germany is unpopular and must build up naval and military forces, calling arms and funding a patriotic duty amid concerns about the financial system.
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Berlin
von Buelow
Reichstag
Germany
Lord Minto Abandons Northern India Tour
Lord Minto the viceroy of India announced he would cut short his tour of Northern India to hasten south and confront the revolutionary faction.
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Minto
Calcutta
Lord Minto
India
Pinchot Advocates Common Sense for Conservation
Gifford Pinchot head of the forest service spoke before the American Civic association national municipal league in Pittsburg on November 19. His address urged common sense for the common good as the key to advancing the national conservation movement and plans discussed aimed to bolster conservation efforts nationwide.
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Pittsburg
American Civic Association
National Municipal League
Gifford Pinchot
Forest Service
Death ends ambition as embankment cave-in kills newlywed
Madison Wisconsin November 19 a gravel shoveling accident felled an overhanging embankment burying George Ray 29 just after marriage. He and his wife a school teacher had been working to raise funds to buy nine acres near the city.
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Madison, Wis
George Ray
Goose club dinner honors Karl Kurtenacker at Schiller
A humorous toast filled evening honored Karl G Kurtenacker with a Goose club dinner at the Schiller. Guests included Dr E J Egan J J Ablett F M Frye J F Strass O H Weiland Dr M W Dvorak J L Utermoehl J P Fetter Wm Helfach John P Salzer J W Skinner J F Bartl A L McIntosh Dr H R Mulford Dr Wm M Colleran R C Whelpley G Van Steenwyk E J Bjorkman Dr C R Beckman A F Reitzel James Thompson J E Higbee. John Neukomm prepared the feast and was praised. no mishaps occurred. the gathering ended as a lively, well enjoyed meal.
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Karl G. Kurtenacker
Schiller
E. J. Egan
J. J. Ablett
F. M. Frye
J. F. Strass
O. H. Weiland
M. W. Dvorak
J. L. Utermoehl
A. F. Reitzel
James Thompson
J. E. Higbee
North Carolina
South Carolina
John Neukomm
Esch Wins Seventh District With Large Lead
Complete returns filed with the secretary of state show Congressman totals: Esch 25,193, Keeler 11,466, Gray 372. Esch's plurality over Keeler stands at 13,355.
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Esch
Madison
Wis
Secretary of State
Keeler
Gray
Burr Oak postmaster ends life amid illness and strain
Andrew Tippach, Burr Oak postmaster for years, killed himself with a razor at about 5 30 am after months of illness and nervous strain. Neighbors and a startled wife found him near the stove with a deep throat wound. He was about 48, formerly of West Salem, and leaves a widow. Funeral plans to be announced.
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Andrew Tippach
Burr Oak
Finis
Mr. Tippach
Tippach
West Salem
Wisconsin Weather: Fair Today and Tonight Warmth Drops
Forecasts indicate fair conditions across Wisconsin today with cooler air arriving tonight and Friday, slightly cooler in the southeast portion. No precipitation expected, temperatures easing across the region as high pressure remains nearby.
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Wisconsin
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