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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
5
Oshkosh invites former residents and neighbors to a week of homecoming events with open air concerts, parades, boat races, and a news exhibit. Officials tout strong preparations, urging participation to showcase the city’s reputation and hospitality.
The article outlines Mrs. Sage’s plan to fund and found a military preparatory school near West Point on Constitution Island. It notes the cost, the government’s hesitation, and the potential for the project to substitute for public funding while discussing broader debates over military education and the role of public schools. It also touches on unemployment, agricultural outlooks, and various political and social topics of the era.
A plan for a grand opera extension aims to broaden study and performance in local towns through organized clubs and graded operatic lists. Proponents favor a metropolitan league of opera clubs, aided by photographs and stereographs, to foster cultural growth and national arts appreciation in America.
Washington dispatch notes The Baltimore Sun]. The Sun shifts to support Taft after printing Bryan speech responses. Across states from New York to Indiana and Ohio, Democratic daily endorsements are uneven. The piece traces newspaper backing and its impact on Bryan in key regions east of the Mississippi.
A clipped reflection notes that presidential hopefuls rely on press support in modern politics. It argues that newspapers shape public awareness and candidates trade influence and loyalty to avoid being overlooked in strategic cities and regions.
A survey notes the world’s longest submarine cable spans Vancouver to New Zealand. It also reports figures on urban loco motion use in London and Paris, Greece’s population rise, merino sheep in Britain, a Brussels 1910 tower project, Berlin incomes, Boston airship pioneer Mrs Tiny La Roux, and a Maine spruce gum crop shortage impacting prices.
An account references knives brandished on a Milwaukee car stirring fear among several ladies. It mentions Giuseppe Ruffino as a suspect in a Black Hand society linked to New York, notes Sawyer county homesteaders and lumber firms clashing over road improvements and levies, reports a Janesville shoe dealer Edward W. Brown and Flossie Appleby eloping to Rockford and marrying, and notes George James departing Waukesha with $9,000 in quick safets plus Flo dying penniless in Phillipsburg, Kansas and her body brought back for investigation. The piece then shifts to a literary interlude with Rupert Hughes.
State items report La Crosse plans a $10000 water works expansion and a Sunday Evangelical Lutheran church dedication. Hayton depot fire from lightning destroys structure. Mayor Anderson presides over a push for a sane Fourth. Medford water works bond narrowly approved. Wisconsin Building and Loan Association convenes in Appleton in August. Hartford area farmers predict electric road, and Marinette to host Polish church school dedication September 10. La Crosse business leaders raise $1000 for upper Mississippi improvements. Chippewa Falls farmers pool tobacco crop. Federal fish hatcheries site selection for La Crosse this month. Mrs. Samuel Thompson of Racine and passenger unhurt after a collision near Corless. Northwest Wisconsin choir union meets at Eau Claire August 3 with 100 singers expected. Springfield interurban car fight prompts charges amid drunkenness. mottle throwing noted.
Thirty white children refused to yield to a black line in Evanston while railroads face possible receiverships for Southern Indiana and Chicago Southern lines. A special grand jury in Springfield may retake indictments over riot murders. Eva Booth of the Salvation Army in Warsaw Ind fainted from heat after speaking. Kings Mountain Coal plans to employ black miners, risking a race riot in Tennessee. Oklahoma governor Haskell protests lead to editor Benedict’s arrest for alleged libel linking him to Standard Oil. A lamp explosion at a St Louis club house on the Julinole river injures Grigga of Jerseyville and his wife. she pulls him from flames and saves him with bare hands.
A digest of remarks from several papers notes cautious voting advice and candidate views. Wisconsin editors discuss McGovern Stephenson bonds, Cook as senator candidate, and the need for unity in primaries while commenting on past predictions and public opinion.
A compilation of humorous exchanges and sketches from the era. Jokes about bonds, romance, and quick quips appear in short vignettes with playful punchlines. Each item riffs on social foibles, with stock gags about love, money, and common miscommunications.
Fond du Lac Bulletin argues northern and southern whites share stakes in the race question. It accuses New England of instigating slavery and profiting from it before abolition, asserting the Caucasian interests from New England to the cotton belt are identical and the nation’s integrity is at stake.
A scathing note targets Sara A Cook and supporters accusing rivals of party detraction. The piece defends Cook by highlighting his record and recent actions, warning against undermining a good man during the current campaign season.
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