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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
3
Walter We Menge resigns as night male and Udelie Loaner at Oshkosh High. The event affects staffing for the upcoming term as preparations center on honoring the outgoing teacher and arranging replacement coverage. Local coverage notes community response and future events linked to the school.
Fragment notes a proposal for Gy to study medicine and praises Mr McMillans work as an athletic coach. Text is incomplete with regrets and missing context about a return or mother.
A contractor pledges immediate payments and continues street improvement work on Irving Street between Alpina and Weet, with two crews active at Green Bay. Officials expect operations to continue into next week, though a precise date was not stated.
Oshkosh leaders were invited to attend the Fond du Lac county fair to be held September 1 to 4. An official invitation, delivered by J. H. Beirne, T. E. Ahern, and K. E. W. Phelps, was presented to Mayor Randerow and the council.
A company representative says curb and gutter work will begin after old pavement blocks are removed. Preparations for paving will start, with completion aimed within a week if weather holds.
A wedding ceremony was performed joining Dr W F Corebetto and Mildred Herne in a formal event. The couple exchanged vows amid family and friends in a traditional service.
Mr Edward Florence and Mr Earl Tuseley announce the marriage of Misalva Herr to honor and Mr Frank Bell Kroomarat as groom. The bride wore a white wedding dress with a veil and carried a bouquet. After the ceremony the couple hosted a reception at the Herner home.
Death of Mrs Bechmann at home on Eleventh Street with husband Albert Tiewhmain and three children. services Thursday at St Vincent's Church with burial at Riverside cemetery. Also funeral for Mrs Mary Lucinda Conklin to be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. from Mrs Abner Spencer’s residence with Rev John W Greenwood officiating and interment at Riverside cemetery.
An inch of rain fell in Oshkosh after two weeks and four days without rain. The downpour began early Tuesday evening from the southeast over the lake, increasing through the night and easing dust, benefiting lawns and crops.
Mr Arthur W Chatterson of Portland Oregon and Miss Ethel Hewitt of Oshkosh wed at the bride's mother's home on 4th Clendenning avenue Tuesday evening at seven. Rev Peter Stair officiated as the couple begins their new life together.
The article reports drifting matches at the Yacht Club with Virginia and Twenty-Three contesting in the finals and a protest over a foul. Doo-Wah-Jack, Pistakes, and Edith earn cups in junior and class C racing, while boats like Virginia and Twenty-Three are loaded for shipment to Lake Minnetonka for the Inland Lake Yachting regatta.
In the prominent yachting scene the Lorimers attend the Lake Geneva Yacht Club ball during regatta week. Commodore Lorimer, a congressman active in Illinois politics, leads the Lorimer family with two yachts Pats IV and Wah- Diack. Marty Munger and Herbert Thrall visit the club, drawn by the social aura and Harriman railroad connections.
Judge Goss dismissed the case against Chris Tthain Ernst of Menasha upon the district attorney W J Foulkes request. Deputy Terrance McKone testified the complaint was based on hearsay about licensing and sales, while witnesses supported a small store operation. The DA urged restricting future complaints to cases with DA approval and investigations first.
Neighbors called in Dr F J Wikl and city missionary to inspect Mr and Mrs Shields living in destitute, filthy conditions. The humane agent found relief needed and provided food while cleaning the home. The city poor department notified authorities to take charge. The elderly couple, aged about eighty, were said to have suffered neglect and abuse allegations.
John Greenman of Appleton visits Carlton W. Smith while Miss Gertrude Joslin returns home from visiting Esther Kempf. Several residents travel, host families move, and local clubs arrange events at the Athearn hotel and other venues.
A jumbled ad sheet lists promotions for groceries with weight measures, a home baring claim, pure goods, and coal sales. It also includes job calls for carpenters at Normal School, housing for sale, a loan offer, and rental notices. Local contractor J.T. Raycraft and firms Boyd & Son and Frank McCabe Coal Co appear among terse requests and offers.
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