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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment references Psalm 122 and a 1647 date, mentioning priests clothed with light and servants shouting for joy. The line about “the son of man” appears garbled, yielding an obscure historical religious text fragment.
Moscow dispatches indicate General Baron Wrangel's Donetz advance faltered as Bolshevik forces shift from the Polish front to the southern front after Warsaw's defeat and a peace treaty. The piece questions foreign subsidies backing reactionary uprisings and argues for Russian self-determination against Bolshevik rule.
In Madison, the League of Women Voters, a politically neutral group, will hold a public meeting next Monday in the assembly chamber to explain mechanics of voting. Sample ballots will be shown, with demonstrations on straight tickets split tickets and key state election rules. New women voters and young men are invited to ask questions and learn.
A satirical editorial argues that democracy rests on equal footing among men, criticizing self constituting leadership in the Nonpartisan League. It asserts only a shakeup can elevate the truly capable, and true leadership must emerge from collective member judgment for democracy to succeed.
The piece argues autocracy is challenged by radical leadership when a monopoly is toppled, praising the movement's organization while warning of overreach. It urges Wisconsin leaders to balance league and anti league views, advocating candor and reason to address the state’s governance challenge.
Portage lawyer A H Long and Adolph Schmitz announce support for La Follette, signaling no real shift in strength while Dan Grady shocks party leaders as a conventional Democrat. Also notes 106 Cornell students cheated on a recent exam and calls for investigation.
Ten years ago the village of Gualasin urged the railroad commission to cut student fare from ten to five cents to the La Crosse and Onalaska Railway. Prof A A Johnson supported the claim. Lectures and political campaigning filled the week with Dr Gunderson returning from Europe to practice locally. Thirty years ago a Burlington train carried Oswego county residents bound for Vancouver Washington to settle. Pension increases were granted to local residents John Mitchell and David C Davis. Mills Tourtellotte completed a creamery and prepare to make butter. Democrats planned a West La Crosse rally with candidates Schweizer and Boschert speaking at the schoolhouse.
Donald Whetmore seeks to win Mary Elizabeth with a plan to earn his own way and build a home. He rejects using Uncle James’s money, promising to work for a garage and a future built by his own hands. Mary resists and insists on their union with Uncle James’s support.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions The Boys and Girls Newspaper and Little Pepe in the War with garbled phrasing suggesting a feature or comic strip. No clear event, date, or locations readable to confirm specifics or outcomes.
Jean attends the Senior dance with Hugh driving in his car, while Bob hopes to win her. She reconsiders after overhearing Hugh praise another girl, Sarah, and she reflects on Bob's quiet affection. A lively town high school scene closes with memories of the night.
The silk industry began in China but Japan is making rapid strides in silk production. The piece notes Japan catching up in quality and output, signaling shifts in global silk markets and potential impacts on trade and fashion industries.
A historical quiz lists multiple choice style prompts about U S presidents. It asks which leader tailored before learning the alphabet, who was a representative and senator elect at election, the first inaugurated in Washington, the fate of Roosevelt’s would-be assassin in Milwaukee, the five presidents who were twice married, and similar queries about Lincoln Buchanan Cleveland Taft and others.
A mixed reading and life-story item notes a one eyed reader defying strict West Point examinations by reading with his good eye and a blind eye, then Carnegie's early life in Pittsburgh. It recalls work ethic and the value of labor. Also references a butcher’s weight dispute and a late 19th century school story.
Fragmentary text notes tensions around adopting new processes in Europe and mentions France as large and Japan quick to adopt. The source is garbled and lacks clear events or dates but implies debate over modernization and national attitudes toward change.
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