The Case Against Foraker Exposed as a Magnitude Grafter
The article denounces Senator Foraker as a leading reactionary and asserts a serious graft case. It argues his defense is inadequate and cites written evidence from March 9, 1900, urging readers to judge the indictment’s strength themselves. The missive critiques a clause in bills affecting foreign corporations and calls out obstruction to popular legislation.
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Foraker
Senate
Broadway
New York
Elliott
Letters and testimony on Foraker Standard Oil ties
A compilation of letters from J B Foraker to John D Archbold and other notes recounts payments of 15000 and 14500 dollars, objections to a Sherman act amendment, and a Monnett corroborative interview about Foraker’s interactions with Standard Oil and related cases. Monnett describes meetings at Foraker’s Washington home and discussions of oil trust prosecutions and ethics.
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Frank S. Monnett
Monnett
Ohio
Foraker
Standard Oil
Arlington Hotel
Washington
United States Supreme Court
National Bank of Chicago
Senator Foraker
Sixteenth Street
State of Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Buckeye
Northwestern Natural Gas Company
Oil Trust
C. B. Squires
Cleveland
Columbus
Squires
Supreme Court
Frank Rockefeller
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
New York
O. K
Broadway
Supreme Court of Ohio
John M. Sheets
Standard
American Tobacco Company
John D. Archbold
Sheets
United States
Foraker and Standard Oil Probe Sparks Impeachment Talk
The excerpt details political pressure around Standard Oil cases, testimony accusing figures like Foraker and Squires, and hints at deals to drop suits for cash. It notes President Roosevelt’s public denunciation and tainted trials ending with dismissals. The piece frames Taft and impeachment threats as a political reckoning.
Republicans consider campaign expense limit plank at Madison
In session at Madison the Republican platform will be asked to adopt a spend cap tying campaign costs to the salary of the office. The proposal would apply to both primary and general elections. Mr. Stephenson is cited as the harsh example to illustrate the point.
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Beulah M. Dix
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland
Mr. Figman
Figman
Republican Platform Convention
Madison
Stephenson
Roosevelt Backed by Taft in Campaign Push
The text notes Judge Taft’s influence aiding Theodore Roosevelt in his strongest campaign efforts while the Bryan scare gains momentum, signaling growing presidential publicity.
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Teddy
Roosevelt
Taft
Bryan
Carmen in Grace Hayward's La Crosse Theater Tonight
Grace Hayward brings Carmen to La Crosse Theater in a vivid Gypsy tale adapted from Bizet. The performance features lavish costumes and full scenic and electrical effects, with Hayward praised for a near faultless Carmen after 200 productions. Carmen will be shown tonight for one performance only.
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Carmen
Grace Hayward
la Crosse Theater
Bizet
Miss Hayward
Local Theater Promotes The Substitute Comedy
Max Figman headlines the La Crosse theater on Thursday September 24 in the new comedy drama The Substitute by a noted writer.
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Max Figman
la Crosse Theater
Roosevelt on the stump impacts Taft more than critics say
The piece argues Roosevelt campaigns will shape Taft more than the opposition suspects, drawing a parallel to La Follette failing to win the governorship. It suggests the impact of the stump speech is decisive in the political landscape of the era.
Third Callahan Cartoon Tops Milwaukee News Feature
The La Crosse audience sees M. J. Callahan’s third cartoon in the Milwaukee News courtesy reproduction. It praises Mike’s strong democratic campaign cartoons as the best in the nation.
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M. J. Callahan
Milwaukee News
la Crosse
Mike
American college women labeled as society girls in France
A Paris Temps report relayed by M Jules Cralette describes American women college students in Illinois as already pursuing high society status. A professor questions them about post college plans and the recurring answer is a life as society girls across diverse American backgrounds.
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New York Evening Post
Paris Temps
Annie
Maud
Eleanor
Lillian
Beatrice
Margaret
New World
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Atala
Melita
Florida
Economic Slowdown Limits U S Tourists Abroad
Reported by a recent arrival from Europe, U S travelers are unusually scarce as hotels in France Switzerland and Italy show near empty life through the summer. Travelers give mixed views, but the prevailing sense is an off season for tourism abroad. We have been economizing.
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Europe
United States
France
Switzerland
Italy
Sage quotes on risk and shrewdness in finance
The New York World notes that even the late Russell Sage made poor bets buying worthless securities and lending to unsound men, arguing that such losses do not disprove his overall shrewdness. It likens him to a highly skilled horse trader who can still suffer defeats.
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New York World
Russell Sage
Doerflinger Corset Salons Invite With Miss McDowell
The Wm Doerflinger Company invites La Crosse ladies and visitors to their Cor set Salons this week to meet Miss McDowell expert corsetiere who will demonstrate and fit the renowned Bon Ton Corsets. Miss McDowell will be at the Doerflinger Store all week.
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Wm. Doerflinger Company
la Crosse
Miss McDowell
Women Who Wear Well and the Favorite Prescription
An 19th century-ad style promotional piece arguing marriage and motherhood harm women without proper care. It touts the Favorite Prescription as a nonalcoholic tonic to restore health, strength, and vitality for nursing, pregnant, and exhausted women. It invites letters to Dr. R V Pierce at his hospital and surgical institute.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Ece
Otel and Surgical Institute
Janet Fowler and Vic Morris Declares Love in Manse Drawing Room
Vic Morris proclaims his love to Janet Fowler in the Kirktown manse drawing room as Janet trembles with emotion. He declares he has loved her since distant days and she admits to loving him in return, just as Violet Fowler interrupts with a practical request for the jam cupboard key. Janet and Vic plan to tell Janet’s father, Reverend John Fowler, when he returns.
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Janet
Vic
Despoplados
Huelva
Bilbao
Mr. Irongray
Vic Morris
Shade
Block G
Bethink
Kirktown
John Fowler
Henry Moore
Violet Fowler
Violet
The Tatler Punchlines at a London Beggar
A brief humor note shows a beggar insisting he has had nothing to eat for a week, while a governor figure dismisses their complaints as seen in The Tatler.
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Guvnor
Tatler
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