02 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1915
Page
1
A long dispatch summary covers Turkish and German war notes, prisoner tallies, losses, and troop movements. Reports include Russian setbacks near Warsaw, German advances in Courland, and Austrian front activity with updated prisoner figures and equipment captures.
Four deaths reported in York Australia amid extreme heat and heat related illnesses. Authorities cite heat exposure and dehydration as primary causes. emergency services responded to multiple heat related incidents.
Day’s war report describes German forces advancing and casualties among prisoners. It notes French prisoners and military losses, while British units push back and seek to confirm if American submarine warfare will be answered. The text mentions U.S. communications and tensions with Berlin.
A woman from Chatentille reportedly drowned herself by leaping into Lawson canal near Menasha and may have dressed. Coroner probes rumors while relatives from Chatentille offer a reward for information and recovery of the body. John Dourbrowski paced three mile course in 7:47 at the city track, beating the prior record by over 30 seconds with Lial Suip, Ferris Griswold and Earl Streetz behind. Henry Odermann helped in Eastland disaster rescues. Olga Margaret Trilling and Charles H. Schiesser announce an upcoming Milwaukee wedding with many Menasha relatives expected to attend.
Official war dispatches confirm Carranza forces reoccupy much of Mexico and plan to move government to Mexico City. Obregon nears Zacatecas as Villa reportedly retreats to Chihuahua and shells foreign property amid tensions in Tampico and Torreon.
Edward W. Goettmann of Oshkosh was fined 39 for sending obscene material through the mails from Oshkosh to Fond du Lac. He had obtained copies of a picture titled Snockums showing a newlywed family and distributed them to friends. Judge Geiger noted ignorance of the law and accepted a light sentence after the defendant confessed.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield proposed an equilibridge test of all passenger-carlink steamers on the Great Lakes and a review of Steamboat Inspectors’ work from the past fifteen years. A five-member board with a traveling public representative will conduct the inspection record study. The plan aligns with Lieut. Gov. Barratt O'Hara's suggested lines. The Eastland inquiry session also met today.
Washington August 2 government officials estimate this year’s cotton crop at about 11,976,677 bales with 4,123,2 bale less than last season. Officials note final outcome hinges on weather and growing conditions as acreage and normal yield are revised.
Reports from the war front detail French English and German air operations with intense activity. The highlight was near Chateau-Salines where German aircraft attacked French planes for about fortive minutes, forcing several French machines down before German forces retreated with a loss of one hundred and three bombs.
A fragment notes Tee Op operated without a breakdown and once faced a certain incident while they were mired in the med. It mentions they received thirty eight comru on.
The steamship Georgian of 4016 tons net registry ran aground in the Graveyard of the Pacific a few miles north of San Francisco bay. Coast guard cutter Craige and life saving crews from Fort Point and Point Bonita rushed to the scene as the ship, bound from New York to San Francisco with a valuable cargo, rode the reef in heavy fog.
At the American Association for the Advancement of Science convention in San Francisco Dr. W W Campbell of Lick Observatory urged broader use of scientific spirit in daily life and government. He warned against worship of efficiency and excessive religious zeal while stressing the need for science to guide personal and national decisions.
President Wilson woke late in Cornish New Hampshire and began work on state department papers. He received continued protests from Chicago against the Eastland disaster inquiry and reviewed reports from Secretary Redfield who heads the investigation.
A severe storm ripped across eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska spreading damage to grain fields roads and bridges. In Grenrock a locomotive crashed though a bridge while near Sunrise Ralph Creer was killed. Big Springs hail shattered sixty windows of a Union Pacific train but no serious injuries reported among passengers. Western Nebraska crops also suffered damage.
Three laborers died and eight were injured when the Knickerbocker Cement plant at Greenport sank into quick sand. The plant and surrounding land about three acres collapsed to about thirty feet as the night crew was about to be relieved. Officials say repairs will take months.
Marinette Wisconsin reports the death of R. C. Ram in what appears to be an aged educator, with obituary notes citing piety and long service. Details are incomplete due to OCR garbled text.
Federal grand jury reinvestigates the Eastland capsize while Secretary Redfield plans testimony. Court actions block William Nicholas from hull examination as inquiries and threats unfold. Western Electric resumes, and casualty toll rises with 238 identified dead and 146 missing.
Reports from Tokyo indicate moves to oust Foreign Minister Kato and dissolve the Okemi faction, with Barce Gete and other leaders forming a new party while Kumji and the rising critics press for a cabinet reassertion amid military funding tensions.
Special to The Northwestern from Appleton Wisconsin reports that twenty four families from Tnskex Institute were turned away from local hotels after Dr John Favile urged churchgoers to provide rooms. Three hotels were contacted but declined to accommodate the guests.
The report details Helen Deeile Jenkins from Kee Woska Wisconsin accused of seeking a warehouse purchase to induce sale of goods. Walter, a vr Meten Wield associate, is named, with mentions of Geetas KE Walter and Mr Alles in connection with a supposed scheme involving a GROAN pearl necklace.
AP reports in New York Aug funeral for ex police lieutenant Charles Becker executed for instigating the murder of Herman Rostathal. Crowds filled St. Tolentine church and the surrounding street as police reserves ferried carriages. A floral cross read Sacrificed to Politics and a wreath bore tribute to Becker’s memory. The procession moved to Woodlawn cemetery amid crowding curiosity.
Asecriated Presa reports ex United States Steel president William Cory says Allies plan to wage war at least three years longer. He arrived from Bordeaux aboard the France liner and notes Russia needs time to reorganize materiel especially iron. U S entry hinges on financial rather than military aid.
Albert W. Pettibone, long a leading La Crosse lumberman and benefactor, died at his home at age eighty four. His death followed grief over his wife’s passing. He donated Pettibone Park to the city at a cost of over two hundred thousand dollars and left an estate valued in the millions.
President Wilson signed commissions for West Point graduates sent from Washington with orders that he expedite their signing. The President worked several hours on commissions for officers and other post office appointees, remaining in his study through the morning.
J Boardman died suddenly today in Kin Rome near Washington D C He is the father of Mabet Boardman executive head of the American Red Cross and is survived by his wife Mrs W Murray Crane and another daughter Mrs Crane of Massachusetts
Henry Starr pleaded guilty to bank robbery today in district court and received a twenty five year sentence in the Penitentiary. A jury was being impaneled this afternoon for the trial of Claude Sawyer, one of Mart's alleged accomplices.
Special to The Northwestern from Marinette Wis Mrs John Dereske aged seventy of Peshtige was fatally injured yesterday from the effects of a fall A bicycle frightened by a motor carried her into a house attaching to a buggy she was riding She sustained injuries believed fatal at once
Washington reports say Britain reiterates cargo ship contraband stance in the Williams P Frye sinking dispute. Germany warns on naval warfare while the Neches case tests blockade rights. Officials caution public publication until governments release notes.
L Woodcock general manager of Marshall Field & Co. retail store in Chicago died today from heart disease. Born in Baring Maine in 1886 he moved to Chicago in 1876 and joined Field-Leiter Co. a year later, a firm later succeeded by Marshall Field & Co.
The Stell News Agency reports 17 000 Austrian prisoners of war in Italian hands, including 323 officers. Prisoners come from across Austria-Hungary and are held under Italian supervision with conditions similar to those of Italian soldiers.
Alfred Eringer, driver of a car that overturned on Lake Michigan near Barros, Wisconsin, killing two Milwaukee women, is jailed on manslaughter charges after an inquest found him intoxicated at the time of the crash.
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