La Follette Faces Senate Campaign Shift and Split
The editorial analyzes Senator La Follette and Blaine as they clash with Senator Lenroot in a heated Republican split. It argues La Follette seeks an independent path, hints at a new party, and predicts the state central committee will rally to oppose Lenroot while Blaine faces a potential independent bid.
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Lenroot
United States
la Follette
Republican State Central Committee
John J. Blaine
Blaine
Republican Party
la Pollette
Harding
League of Nations
Morgan
Senator la Follette
Platform critique hints at public sentiment on Harding era
The text critiques a republican platform as impersonal and perfunctory, arguing it lacks human sympathy. It suggests national issues like the lickel policy influence the platform and reflects state mood leaning toward a Harding victory by a likely large majority.
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Harding
Platform Remarks Stir Wisconsin Election Coverage
The piece critiques a political platform amid Wisconsin campaign talk. It weighs endorsements of Lenroot and the Malberger act, flags the Nonpartisan league clash with farmers, labor, and socialism charges, and warns the platform may hinder progress by mislabeling progressive policies as socialist. It calls the Morgan resolution a nonissue but a potential distraction.
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Democratic Party
Leagues of Nations
Lenroot
Nonpartisan League
Farmer
Wisconsin Grain Show Opens to Minnesota and Iowa Entries
The Wisconsin corn and grain show in La Crosse this December now invites entries from Minnesota and Iowa, adding a sporting edge to the event. Wisconsin names like Jippa Weilinga stand out as local agricultural figures, and the extended field promises stronger interstate comparisons and increased attendance.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Minnesota
Iowa
Churches Unite For Series Of Civic Conference Efforts
Federal Council of Churches sponsors conferences in Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Louisville and Richmond to apply Christian principles to industrial disputes. A speaker team includes Christian employers and labor leaders. Canadian delegates head to Washington for World Brotherhood Congress with attendees from England Serbia France and South Africa.
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Federal Council of Churches
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Louisville
Richmond
Christian Employers of Labor
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
William Ward
London
England
Tom Sykes
South Africa
United States
Talks on Citizenship by Professor Kinsman at Laurence College
Professor D O Kinsman of Laurence College Appleton Wisconsin hosts civic and economic education columns. Questions of general interest will be answered in print if space allows and letters include a stamped addressed envelope. Communications should be sent to Professor D O Kinsman.
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Lawrones College
Wisconsin Society For Civic and Economic Education
D. O. Kinsman
Laurence College
Appleton
Wisconsin
The Qualifications of Voters And the Democracy Question
An analysis traces voter qualifications from royal rule to manhood suffrage and the 19th Amendment. It notes direct federal officer elections and civil service limits, cites residency and citizenship rules, and discusses historic restrictions and evolving rights for women and minorities. It ends with a reader Q&A on citizenship, and the sizes of the House and Senate.
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United States
Senate
Centire Civil Service
North
South
Ang
Beau Ante
Peer Cerry
Sonsin
Questions on Presidents and elections from a historic quiz
A reader asks who was attorney general in President Wilson's cabinet and which president never married. The page poses state by state questions about 1884 election shifts and electors, asks which presidents widows are living, and recounts former presidents who died in office or were inaugurated in different cities. It cites names such as James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Zachary Taylor, and Grover Cleveland.
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Wilson
James G. Blaine
United States
George Washington, United States
W. A. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
Natural animal trap near Los Angeles attracts fieldwork
A vast pool of asphalt about 500 feet across lies six miles east of Los Angeles, a natural trap drawing natural history students. Remains of many animals lie in the pool, yielding surprising discoveries among the specimens, while a London journalist’s train ride anecdote shows a witty interaction with a bored traveler.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Remarkable quote on a peculiar business venture
A judge quotes a remark about an unusual enterprise, noting a man producing a biscuit for dogs shaped like an old shoe. The oddity prompts comment on entrepreneurial craft and novelty products.
Native Dakota Bean Harvest Hidden by Field Mice
In northern Dakota a unique 4 bean related to the peanut is gathered by field mice who store it underground for winter. Indians locate caches in autumn and rob them, replacing with corn. The beans are prized for their flavor and a hunter may collect several bushels in a few days from each storehouse.
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Dakota
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