Tribune Attacks Police Board Over Chief Webber Handling
The Tribune urges the fire and police commission to exercise strong influence on police policy citing prior pressure on officials. It defends Col Woodward as accurate in limiting duties to appointment and removal while condemning Chief Webber’s statements and media treatment. The piece asserts newspapers face indignities and bunco charges.
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G. M. Woodward
Fire and Police Commission
Wood Ward
Police Board
Police Department
Webber
the Tribune
la Crosse
Right Measurement and the Value of Proper Scale
An essay urges using accurate standards to seize opportunities and avoid misfit choices. It argues success comes from knowing one’s true measures, not wealth or strength alone, and notes Shakespeare’s legacy linked to Harvard founder magnate Edward Morris.
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Stratford-on-Avon
William Shakespeare
Harvard University
Edward Morris
Chicago
Silence on city crime ends in missed news and crime rise
Citizens have long suffered from police suppression of crime news, with publishers and reporters bearing abuse and libel accusations. The piece urges the police commissioners to seek external authorities, compare La Crosse methods with other cities, and push for real reforms to curb crime.
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Webber
la Crosse
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Rallys to a Crusade
Ella A. Fanning in the New York World evokes a mobilization mood as voices urge action against a foe. Citizens sing a warlike chorus with mothers and elders depicted in a shifting chorus while science brands the target. A call to chase charge and condemn a doom.
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Chase
Science
Fly
Ella A. Fanning
New York World
Senator Gore's Chicken Yarn Told at St Joseph
Senator Gore recalls a tale from a Methodist convention in Chickenville. A hen’s brood splits with five roosters entering the ministry while the five pullets remain. the mother asks where the brothers are and accepts the fate with humor, noting they would not have made good lay members.
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Senator Gore
Oklahoma
St. Joseph
Mr. Williams
Baptist Church of
Pleasant Hill
Chickenville
Biddy
Kansas City Star
Drink on trains in Dry State debated by depot master
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a tourist inquiry about drinking on passenger trains in a Dry State. The depot master confirms no drinking is permitted. A tourist asks when the next freight train leaves, highlighting travel and alcohol rules.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Spotlight on Grace Hayward and Company at La Crosse Theater
Grace Hayward and her associate players opened an eight night engagement featuring The Woman and the Wife. The season’s company is the best this city has seen, delivering two clever performances yesterday. Tonight the troupe presents The Great Question, tomorrow Thelma, and midweek a dramatization of St Elmo. A refined vaudeville sequence runs between plays, changing nightly.
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Grace Hayward
la Crosse Theater
Thelma
Augusta Evans Wilson
St. Elmo
Thomas Ardmore
Guilford House
Raleigh
Ardmore
New York
Ardsley
United States
Fifth Avenue
Billy Gallop
Ardoore
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Maiden Lane Jewelry
Dangerfield
Osborne
Canteen Abolition Criticized By Veteran At Duluth Banquet
Col. Asa Gould Humphreys rebukes temperance advocates at a veterans banquet in Duluth for abolishing the canteen. He laments soldiers turning to stronger drink and recalls Mrs. Crewe of Salem who sent a barrel of pebbles as a thirst remedy.
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Asa Gould Humphreys
Duluth
Crewe
Salem
Eloping Bride and Groom Face Family Ultimatum
A telegram from the bride’s father demands the couple return home to live with him and the bride’s mother. The bride and groom react with shock, noting the father’s vindictive tone as they consider the ultimatum.
Dinner Grace Tale From Pastor Aked Sermon
Dr Charles F Aked recounts a Leslie's Weekly anecdote about a minister's daughter Helen. With her father away she asks for grace at a sparse noontime dinner and mutters a solemn for pity's sake amen. The story underscores childlike humor in religious households.
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Charles F. Aked
Rockefeller’s
Helen
Grace
Leslie’s Weekly
All Right for Tabby Mrs X away from home
Narrative line notes Mrs X away from home and husband John debating leaving out cat provisions. He admits leaving condensed milk can with opener on table. Humorous vignette ends with domestic detail.
Farmers gain political clout says pollster and farmer
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a pollster and a farmer noting increased respect for farmers. They claim crops have been good recently and that politicians show attention due to votes and a bit of spare change.
Typographical Errors Highlighted by Clyde Fitch
Clyde Fitch recalls playful typographical errors in his New York scrapbook. He cites a Crestville Chronicle misprint where the editorial head promised poultry for subscriptions and advertising, while the paper printed poetry. The office boy benefited, selling a quarter’s worth of paper from the waste basket daily for two weeks.
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Clyde Fitch
New York House
Mr. Fitch
Crestville
Tennessee
Washington Star
Magazines Eye Mrs Bason's Husband Poem Effort
Mrs Bason says her husband works on a new poem and seeks acceptance from a magazine. Mrs Egbert confirms he is attempting publication while Yonkers Statesman notes the situation.
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Bason
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Governor in a Jug Mystery on the Train
Ardmore impersonates the governor for a night aboard a Carolina-bound train. A mysterious man gifts a brown jug for Governor Dangerfield, a boy proposes another jug, and a swift switch lands Ardmore with profit as the train reaches Raleigh.
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Ardmore
Gov’nor Dangerfield
Gov’nor
Carolina Commonwealths
May
Porter
Mr. Ardmore
Raleigh
Cough Syrup Claim and Widely Read Adventure in Raleigh
A dubious cough remedy advocates a mild laxative and a rapid cure for chest illness. In Raleigh Ardmore, traveling merchant, meets trading crowd at Guilford House, learning about Dangerfield and Osborne political dispute while seeking introduction to Miss Dangerfield.
Papke Plans Ketchel Rematch After Johnson Fight
Billy Papke arrives in Kewaunee to prepare for his October 21 bout with Hugo Kelley in New Orleans while denying Ketchel cannot make middleweight. Papke says Ketchel's manager Willus Britt is promoting rumors for advertising purposes.
Green grocer acquires ripe experience
A concise item notes a green grocer gaining practical experience in handling produce, reflecting on skill development and daily business learnings within a small retail setting.
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