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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1908

Page

3

Market Opens With Down Tone Then Rebounds Some

Prices opened lower on the New York markets with heavy selling in Amalgamated Copper and American Smelting and Refining. Stocks reversed after a bull rally, then retreated to near opening levels as short interests pressed. Numerous names moved, with widespread activity and a later rally closing active. Clearing house banks held $57,618,623 more than reserve requirements, reflecting a 1.9% shift.

New York Wall Street Ennion Pacific Chicago St. Paul Innespolland Omaha American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Melting & Refining Amer American Sugar Refining Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Sit Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Oah Chicago Northwestern Milwaukee & St. Paul Colorado Fuel & Tran Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Erie Great Northern Great Northern Orextra Tlinots Central International Paper Interborough Met Interborough-Met Ptd Louisville Nashville Mexican Central Missouri Pacific Missouri, Kansas & Texas National Biscuit New York Central Northern Pacific Pacine Mail Pennsylvania People's Gag Reading Rock Island Co Southern Pacific Southern

Wheat Market Slumps as Cables Weaken Demand

Chicago reports show active but weak wheat trading as September openings slip and cash grain prices retreat. Receipts in Minneapolis, Duluth, and Chicago total 247 cars, with bearish news from crop reports and a late-session broad decline across futures and cash markets.

Chicago Minneapolis Duluth Reading Nichols Dumber Kgi

Neenah Eagles bid farewell to secretary Kerns. White Sox brace for games

The Neenah lodge of Eagles honored retiring secretary W. Kerns with a gold signet ring. Local sports feature the White Sox set to play Appleton Spirits Colts in Neenah with away games at Hortonville and New London to follow. Also noted are social events, church picnics at Brighton Beach, regional assemblies, and a humane agent action involving Gustave Krithing.

Northwestern Neenah, Wis Lodge of Eagles W. F.ixerns Jodge Chicago Gus G. Ziemann Kerns White Sox Colts Appleton Hortonville New Londons Fred Meyer C. 7. Co Presbyterian Church Grane Brighton Beach Whs Hughes Ladysmith Gether Oleson St. Paul Rose Bloor Frances Collamer Wilkeshirre J. R. Bloom Emma Beckmann Milwaukee Neenah Fond du Lac Hiveralde Park Kaukauna Kimberly Waverly Beach Rebekaha Waupaca Amherst Odd Fellows Hall F. J. Wilkie Oshkosh Gustave Krithing Hycomb Wis

Birthday celebration ties four generations in Menasha

A Menasha family reunion centers on August 15 birthday coincidences across four generations. Mary Mackin born August 15 1871 in Armagh Ireland, and Mrs Thomas Mackin born August 15 1847 in Ireland, mark the family line. John Mackin born August 15 1875, Patrick Mackin and Raphael Mackin born August 15 1899 complete the four generations. The gathering also notes ten great grandchildren and twenty-two grandchildren. Meanwhile Miss Mayme Welsch and Bert Smith wed at Broad Street home with Rev A E Leonard officiating. They plan a honeymoon trip and will reside in Neenah. Funeral services were held for Catherine Linsdau at St Marys Church with Rev Father Schmitz officiating. Mrs A Blenker hosted friends on Broad Street. Miss Rohloff of Chicago visiting Menasha relatives. Dick OBrien visiting Merrill. Miss Margaret Trost visited Appleton.

Associated Press Mennaha. Wie Mire Thomas Mackin Mensaha Mackin Mary Mackin Armagh Ireland Menasha Patrick John Mackin John Raphael Mackin Merasha Miss Mayme Welsch Bert Smith Neenah Broad Street A. E. Leonard Father Schmitz A. Blenker Rohloff Chicago Dick O’brien Merrill Margaret Trost Appleton

Taft Seeks Wright as Secretary of War Candidate

Taft today focused on guiding Luke B. Wright to wartime duties and Cuban Panama issues. General Wright stays Hot Springs overnight as West Virginia factions clash while Swisher and Scherer cling to gubernatorial bids, leaving the national committee to decide.

Associated Press Hot Springs Taft Luke BE Wright Panama Sunda West Virginia Swisher Scherer National Committee

Governor Davidson Narrowly Rescued From Drowning

Madison Wisconsin August 15 Governor Davidson had a close call while fishing in the Thunder river region when a board broke and he sank into a muddy trout hole. Guide Fred Hutchinson pulled him from the water after he cried out for help. He had mud in his vest pockets and was unable to aid himself.

Madison Wis Davidson Thunder River Fred Hutchinson

Monaghan Heads Eagles at Grand Aerie Elections

In Seattle on August 15 the grand lodge of Eagles elected several grand officers. Bernard J. Monaghan was named grand worthy president, Frank F. E. Hering grand worthy vice president, John A. Cline grand worthy chaplain, Conrad H. Mann grand worthy secretary, Finley Melrue grand worthy treasurer, Charles R. McDonald grand conductor, and Robert Armstrong grand inside guard. Trustees include Martin J. Gray, William T. Garland, and others from Milwaukee Helena and New Haven areas.

Seattle Wash Grand Acrie of Eagles Grand Worthy Bernard J. Monaghan Philadelphia Frank FE. Hering South Bend Ind John A. Cline Weveland Conrad HW. Mann Milwaukee Finley Melrue Helena Charles RH. McDonald Buffalo Grand Flobert Tc. Armatrong Ort. Worth Grand Trustees Martin J. Gray New Haven Wilam T. Garland Hou”ton

Fire Danger Still Close In Canadian West

A Cranbrook dispatch reports a Canadian Pacific fire ranger arriving from Kimberly warns the blaze could worsen if wind shifts. Sullivan buildings and Kimberly remain at risk as heavy smoke darkens the sky. The ranger seeks fifty men to join firefighting efforts while Fernie relief fund contributions keep coming, with total gifts reaching ten thousand dollars after a CP wire of ten thousand dollars yesterday.

Associated Press Winnipeg Man Cranbrook Canadian Pacific Railway Kimberly Sullivan Fernie Relef Fund Paeifie Railway

Japan Responds To China On Kawakita Case

The Japanese government’s reply to China’s protest about the arrest and death of Captain Kawakita, accused spy, says Japanese police authority in Peking is not defined by treaty. It states Kawakita resisted arrest with a sword and was shot in self defense by Japanese gendarmes.

Associated Press Tokio China Kawakila Peking Kawakita

Emigration Firms Face Fallout After Veto Action

Tokio reports that after the veto on Japanese emigration to Hawaii and America, thirty-one emigration firms operated in the country. Since the veto, only three firms remain active, while others have shut doors amid large security deposits at the foreign office. These three still send emigrants to Brazil and Peru.

Associated Press Tokio Hawaiian Islands America Thres Foreign Office Emi'grenta Srasit Peru

Farming Wit Sets Half Effort Free From Worries

An aged rural primer on farm discipline urges cheerful work and half‑completed effort to ease burdens. It stresses soil care, pasturage, and timely plowing, warns against lazy experimentation, and notes risks from wire fences and loose machine parts.

How Fortunes Are Made in Advertising

A promotional piece extols the advertising agency’s copy department led by Claude Hopkins, detailing high salaries, a sixteen-member Advisory Board, and a methodical, risk aware approach. It urges clients to test in six towns and promises profits proportional to expansion, claiming proven success over 35 years.

Mr. Hopkins America

Coupon Request for Advertising Book Offer

A brief note invites readers to cut out a coupon to receive the book Safe Advertising, described as an example of advertising powers. It frames the offer as a personal test of whether the reader needs the advertiser.

Lord & Thomas Chicago

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