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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
5
The finger print system of identification began at Scotland Yard in 1901 and has since identified 4,100,000 criminals. It is praised as infallible and saves much time. A quoted line from Diogenes and a note from Tennyson are also mentioned in this fragment.
In a sharp rot attack, a Republican senator accuses Democratic officials of seeking to surrender the Monroe Doctrine and push a new government corporate partnership. He urges reorganization of federal departments, creation of a federal postal service base, and repeal of executive orders to align policy with private enterprise.
A fine sacred concert will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday evening September 12 at 8. The program features La Cresta’s best artists including Aiken soprano, Brelve violinist, Sanghkor baritone, Widrick artist, and Forseth chorus master. Selections include Grieg’s The Creat Whiltea and other renowned works.
U S judge rules a warrant is required for liquor seizure in a Brooklyn case, a decision seen as a potential challenge to Prohibition era enforcement and a test of Fourth Amendment protections. The ruling stirs debate on the scope of federal authority and enforcement tactics amid national tensions over illegal alcohol and related crimes.
Informational piece from the Information Editor in Washington DC on how germs survive, the role of sunlight dryness and spores, and a reader question about rapid heartbeat. It advises hygiene practices and seeking medical examination for heart symptoms, stressing rest and life regulation to avoid delaying professional care.
A fragmented schedule lists events from the Music Study Club and local groups. Readings show chamber sales, concert tickers, and meetings at Eagles Hall, Kresge store tent, and Methodist radio events, plus a ballet, a rescue mission Sunday, a normal lecture, and theater performances featuring Cecil Burleigh Edna Gunnar Peterson Allen McQuhae.
City events list dances by Stucky's Orchestra from Minneapolis and Werhe's, with Interstate Fair urging renters to contact Chamber of Commerce. Local ads promote Thor Washers, Tri State Business College terms, and a Trinity Lutheran concert.
A notice mentions a job at a Springfield Illinois school offering two thousand dollars per year. It notes a Greg Wate of the physical training course at the Normal School. Other items include local sales pitches, a Gates ton-tested tube offer, and social notices like a dance in Hokah with Mack's orchestra.
The Wisconsin Railroad Commission authorized Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power to raise gas rates in Chippewa Falls Eau Claire and La Crosse after hearings in Chippewa Falls Madison and further filings. New schedules set monthly usage rates and minimum bills with tiered charges for gas consumption.
A fragmentary verse excerpt cites high costs for clothing and paint with references to Washington area figures. It mentions a pair dressed in worn garments and a satirical line about paying a thousand dollars for a bucketful of paint, attributed to Phileader Johnson.
Final returns from Sparta Wisconsin show Miles Hineman Tombelerk Alex Dr Nicoll treasurer John H Zabrie sheriff Charters Torrence clerk of court Old Doxrud and William M Gleiss Tomah as district attorney John C Meyers Sparta for register of deeds Merlin Hall Seaman Wilcox Blaine Tittemore Dithmar. Lenroot Thompsons Eash Beck Eseh as US senator and congressman.
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