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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
3
North Side Progressive league pushes to end the Mill street crossing danger. Rail officials agree to a meeting, with aims to move the depot to Rose street and widen the viaduct for an overhead crossing. Trust issues, penalties, and calls for stronger enforcement loom amid broader anti trust debates.
The Commoner summarizes allegations that the beef trust operates in violation of Sherman antitrust, Elkins act, and rate laws in Washington. Bryan argues federal actions fail to deter predatory corporations and says beef packers conspire to restrain trade, fix prices, and extract profits from farmers and consumers.
Miss Ida Minerva Tarbell, long associated with MacClure's and now with the American Magazine, is recognized as an early writer on corporation evils. Born November 5, 1857 in Erie county Pennsylvania to Franklin S. and Esther Ann Tarbell, she graduated from Titusville High School and Allegheny College. About five years ago she began publishing in McClure's a series on Standard Oil malpractices that stirred interest. She has written the history of the Standard Oil company, her most notable literary contribution.
Spotlight notes Richard Bennett as a curate hero in Charles Frohman's production of Henry Arthur Jones The Hypocrites. Bennett is a rising American leading man with a long stage career. The role features a fearless young clergyman who triumphs over lies to right a great wrong at La Crosse theater tonight.
Describes a durable under waist with short drawers for young girls, pattern 5745 in sizes 2, 4, 6, 8. Waist of twill with empire arms, drawers of cambric trimmed in lace or embroidery, optional tucks, gathered bands, and side closures. Materials listed for medium size requires 1 yd 27 in waist and 1 yd 36 in drawers with edging. Pattern mailed by Fashion Department for ten cents plus postage.
A verse about longing for Louise with memories of a past romance. The piece shifts to a brief note on baseball earnings, listing several team owners and their expected shares from the world series profits. Contents mix lyric nostalgia and sport finance.
A Richmond Times-Dispatch brief editorial notes the 1906 US railroad deaths and injuries far exceed past wars and urges national safety legislation. It cites figures from the Interstate Commerce Commission and highlights Congressman John J. Esch as a pioneer for reforms to prevent accidents and safeguard human life.
Leslie's Weekly reports that Jefferson Davis is exonerated from assassination ties. Mrs. Hayes recalls Davis saying Lincoln was killed by a crazy man not a southern plotter. Davis urged that wrong cannot justify right and rights should come by fair fight, not murder.
Wisconsin tobacco growers organize a small trust to beat the tobacco trust. Hope and trust that they will succeed.
A terse note recalls the old cautionary tale of a boy who whistles near a graveyard, a folk warning about venturing into haunted or unsafe places. The story emphasizes superstition and local lore surrounding spirits, risk, and curiosity.
The Baltimore Sun reports Secretary Cortelyou proposes reducing tax excess by depositing surpluses in banks to loan to customers. The idea would restore money withdrawn from business channels during crops moving, distributing funds before potentialpanic.
George Trafford and Paula spar over art and taste in a luxurious drawing room. Paula rejects portraits by Carolus Duran and Chardin while Mrs. Trafford frets over clutter. The conversation reveals tensions between possession, taste, and generosity within the household.
Paula Trafford pursues a controversial portrait commission from the forgotten Winship family in a run down Paris convent courtyard. She faces family resistance and social propriety as she prepares for a studio visit amid Renaissance arquitectura, Grand Paris landmarks, and evolving personal motives.
A humorous verse from Wallace Irwin in Success mocks a Car-Barn social scene with railroading slang and cabaret imagery. The speaker jokes about conductors, dancers, and lovers while namechecking stations and gritty urban slang.
A reader in the Baltimore American offers a spontaneous poem and is granted ample space for it. The exchange shows the paper’s light, open editorial tone and willingness to publish brief verse alongside daily content.
A brisk exchange quotes a speaker describing another man's beastly auto appearance. The humor shifts to a request to borrow a new 60 horsepower landaulette for a month long tour of New England, highlighting social banter over luxury travel.
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