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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
3
Analysis argues Taft's panic claim against Bryan is an old slogan, showing weakness in the Republican stance. It contends Taft cannot claim Roosevelt policies while opposing their meddling and notes Roosevelt's reforms bring disorder yet aim to curb dishonest profits and advance justice. The piece says the reform movement gains strength and may prevail.
The passage argues public sentiment drives gains and losses, calling panic and superstition causes of economic fear. It asserts neither Bryan nor Taft can trigger a panics if people choose not to join. Prosperity follows when people stop dwelling on hard times.
The Wisconsin Speaker Herman Ekern declares himself an independent candidate for the assembly against A. T. Twesme, arguing the primary was fraudulent and that Twesme represents corporate and stalwart interests while Ekern mobilizes progressive Republican voters. Trempealeau county voters face a choice between reform and reactionary alignment ahead of November elections.
In letters and commentary, Walter Wellman and Raymond concede Democratic gains in Indiana Maryland Ohio and Kentucky Missouri as part of a broader tally. They cite 204 Bryan votes from 127 doubtful and solid-South states, with 38 remain to reach the needed total, noting a possible Bryan win without New York.
Before 1855 the nation polarized over the slavery issue as northerners and southerners realigned. The Know-Nothing and Free Soil forces joined to form the Republican Party, nominating Fremont, while Buchanan led the Democrats and won the 1856 election, delaying secession and shaping future leadership for the abolitionist cause.
The Tribune declines to predict Bryan's victory but notes two plausible routes to win. One path hinges on New York, the other excludes it. It emphasizes that the overall doubt centers on the United States as the key uncertain factor.
The New York Post surveys modern campaign endurance noting Governor Hughes, Judge Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt face exhausting itineraries and wear on voice. It credits long practice and extraordinary natural endowment, suggesting Carlyle might have admired the feats of stump oratory.
A national push for righteousness and clean politics hinges on education. The college that teaches patriotic duty plays a central role in elevating public standards and guiding civic virtue.
The text asserts patriotic obligation and personal responsibility of the college-trained man, praising a college that lives up to these standards. It emphasizes that training, privileges, and service have a lasting sphere of usefulness in the country, and that society expects a high standard of life, speech, and action from graduates.
The Washington Star recounts Rev M G Dickinson of Hoboken reflecting on dress reform and a tale from a rough mining camp. A guest finds sugar scarce as Redface Leary and Stump Jerome use the last lumps, delaying service until the dice game ends.
A playful exchange depicts a quarrel over neglecting plant care during absence. Mrs Gayboy accuses her partner as empty bottles hint at no water use, while he retorts that it was hard for her to remember. The item mirrors a witty newspaper short feature.
A witty adage notes that money is not always in a woman's pocketbook but a chamois skin is reliably found. The line underscores thrift humor and practical jokes common in period advertorials.
Mrs Brownell of Rochester star of Henry Miller play The Great Divide sold her Fortune Island summer home on the St Lawrence river Canada with 100 acres for 200000 dollars. Placer mining notes hint at platinum beds under her dining room window and prospectors swarm the area after a Montreal assayers report.
Missouri Supreme Court in Conner v Skaggs finds no undue influence or lack of testamentary capacity and sustains the lower court. Judge Lamm adds a cautionary injunction from the mother urging heirs to temper the rigor of their father's will with equity and mercy, noting such mercy lies beyond earthly courts but deserves judicial comment and hope.
A fragmented verse lists many names as contenders for a christening before settling on Mary Jane Bohemian. The playful text names mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, and siblings who each favor different options, ending with the chosen given name.
Two voyagers banter about sea sickness. The first says one good thing is that it makes you forget all your other troubles. The second asks what that is. The exchange implies sea voyage humor and coping in rough seas.
A Life magazine verse notes a pair, one a Vassar student and the other a Princeton man, during the Newport season. Each was sunburned on opposite faces, prompting wonder and cries of disgrace from onlookers.
Vice President Fairbanks told a reception that the remedy for the deviant condition is stricter enforcement of existing laws. He contrasted this with a tale from Tarragone where monks uphold a smoking ban in the refectory, explaining cigarette stubs show law avoidance by men who did not ask about the rule.
A friend meets Lionel and Virginia in the first week of school. The boy, with pride, says he kissed Berginga, remarking that he is adjusting to school life with evident charm.
A Philadelphia Ledger line plays with dialogue about brothers and practicality as a witty exchange arrives in a clipped, humorous exchange. The remark frames a light moment reflecting social wit and newspaper tone.
Burgess and Hugo hunt with Henbest and Mowland through the Forest of Ys beneath blue winter skies. They flush pheasants and ducks, endure thorny tracking, and share tales of foresters, legends, and a family history of drink as the day ends with a plan to continue.
A fragment from a bank report shows capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, bank notes outstanding, deposits, certified checks, dividends unpaid, and reserves for taxes. The readable items indicate typical balance sheet components without full context.
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