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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
Irregular text fragment mentions performers and events at New York venues. Includes names like Misti and Abr Aberagey and references to an academy and traveling acts. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A chaotic scene unfolds at a Brooklyn hotel where a keeper was attacked and fatally stabbed. Police say robbers escaped with cash and goods, and investigators pursue suspects tied to a broader crime wave.
The Democratic national committee plans to raise a flexible fund from individual contributions to support a presidential campaign and related efforts. Chairman Mack from Lincoln and Vice Presidential candidate Kern met on arrival in Chicago with Bryan’s approval. A financial panel chaired by Moses C. Wetmore estimates 500000 to 1000000 dollars needed to finance campaign expenses and activities.
A Fairbanks dispatch says James Wickersham, Independent candidate for Congress, holds a 1 885 plurality that cannot be overcome with remaining precincts. He will win all three Alaska divisions. The voting turnout in Corofya among railway laborers building a Guggenheim railway drew 925 votes with 700 for Carson. Some remote precincts may delay by thirty days with under 1 000 votes expected.
E. J. Lewis treasurer of the Savinga Life Insurance company of Peoria took poison in a saloon here last night. A thirty second degree Mason and leading lodge member in Illinois, he leaves a widow and two children. Police are investigating the apparent suicide in the city.
Taft expresses gratification at the conference with Frank Hitchcock national chairman praising his organization work. He notes harmony in handling Ohio and the need for direct routine work between national and state committees. Taft also mentions a horse accident affecting his ride and upcoming engagements with War Dept officials and Senator Walden Smith address for the Cleveland League of Republican chairs.
A Corenean editor detained on charges of complicity in a vanished portion of the Corona loan redemption fund tied to a 260000 yen shortfall. Bethel’s paper links to the fund and a later escape incident at his office drew in the British consul and Japanese authorities, triggering a diplomatic stir in Seoul.
A reader testimonial from Mrs. Mattie Copenhaver praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after years of severe feminine illnesses. The notice extols the remedy as a standard female health treatment for displacements, inflammation, and other symptoms, inviting letters to Mrs. Pinkham for free advice.
Bethel is summoned as a witness by the British consul in the Corean editors trial. He must swear to his statement on the disposition of the redemption fund, and the editor’s trial will be postponed unless Bethel surrenders.
Chairman Frank H Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee and his secretary James T Williams Jr reach Washington from Hot Springs Va after a Taft conference. He plans to go to Chicago this afternoon to meet national officials and open western headquarters. He reports no political engagements and will surrender Mrs Taft's convention rooms.
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