Wisconsin Association of Postmasters Closing Session
The closing session of the Wisconsin Association of Postmasters met in Milwaukee with officers elected by a committee on nominations. New officers include President Colonel George W. Burchard and Secretary-treasurer C. White, with multiple vice presidents named from Racine Neenah Evansville and Elk Mound. The next meeting location is Milwaukee and the report on resolutions will appear in another column.
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George W. Burchard
Fort Atkinson
C. White
Wisconsin Association of Powtmasters
Committee
BM Crane
Association
G. M Paine
Ala
Nia
Ax Maing
Bilin
George W. Barchard
Wisronaln Agaoeine Thin
TENTS IN DEMAND FOR LYCEUM SPACE
Applications for space at Lyceum are in demand as the huge interdenominational venture grows. The article notes a strong, marketable interest with details to follow next week as organizers prepare to open registrations and announce the event schedule.
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Lyceum
Mumerons-Yan Promheathy
Alement Venture
Byrssy Postmaster Named From Fragmentary Text
Fragmentary OCR mentions Misa Marlly Andre as postmaster at Byrssy with unclear address or locality details. The readable words include a postal title and a place name but lack full context for a complete event description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndhireaseg
Misa Marlly Andre
Byrssy
Tan Eubjece
Large county fair prepares for upcoming events near Oshposs
A county fair organizer plans preliminaries for a major entertainment slate with tents and stages set up around the city. Vendors and performers are scheduled to fill the area, including a notable White City stage and a camp event at Ty eeu bey Fadiout muvee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshposs
Oreagen
Campims
Tyeeu Bey
Atooands
White City
Six Enter Contest Winners Fore Scholarship
Young people won a claim for a Saturday scholarship at Century WI Pedet. The prize selection occurred after noon with three judges led by Professor Gras of Taawrruce University. Notable contenders included VWow and Tawia Misa Jacila Dende among others. the result and scholarship award were announced that evening.
Class C Race Tomorrow at Oshkoah Yacht Club
Five yachts are expected to enter the Class C race on Lake Winnebago tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o clock. Boats named Nip Tack Tatsy Walith and Bray's craft plus a fifth entry from Stony Beach and Lake Butte del Morta are listed as contestants.
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Oshkoah Yacht Club
Lake Winnebago
Nip Tack
Tatsy
Stony Beach
Walith
Lake Butte del Morta
W M Bray
Local News Briefs from Omro and Nearby
John A Kieth president of the local Normal school travels to Chicago on business. Mrs. O F Hall and daughter Helen return from a visit at Appleton. Ernest Heiege of Milwaukee visits Hegene home on Fifteenth street. Mark H Tilton formerly of Ogohosh now in Lincoln Nebraska arrives for Old Home week. Rev Cole of Elo church exchanges pulpits with Rev Evans of Zoor church Saturday evening. Preaching at Omro Junction next Sunday at 2 20 PM by Ray W Keptaxing.
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John A. Kieth
Chicago
O. F Hall
Helen
Appleton
Ernest Heiege
Milwaukee
H. T. Hegene
Fittenth Street
Mark H.tilton
Lincoln
Neb
Cole
Elo Church
Evana
Zoor Church
Omro Junction
Ray
W. W. Eptaxing
Fragmentary note on convention and postal service changes
A partial excerpt discusses a convention opening, noting speaker Miss Andrews and her focus away from larger offices. It mentions gold seals, stars of the Hist, and smaller paleolithic shifts, then references changes in conduct of smaller departments, rural mail delivery, and experimental phases.
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Porthta Wallday
Teplia
Misa Andrewsa
Post Office Faces Early Closing After Heavy Saturday Mails
The post office in July 1908 deals with congested counters and crowded windows. The postmaster and two clerks arrive late to manage heavy weekly mails. A rush of parcels fills the dispatch chute as officials plan a partial day closing.
Overtime Effort Closes Week as Banks Busy
Banks and business houses work overnight to finish reports and close the week. Newspaper trains flood the office with tasks while eight workers push mail routing. The lobby fills as only the butcher shop remains open amid heavy postweek activity.
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Cluven
Unclear OCR fragment on mail delivery unrest
Fragment describes rural postal disruption and carriers limited to duties for a time, with townsfolk awaiting orders. Mentions postmaster and carriers staying at posts and a meeting or call to action, plus concerns about normal mail flow during an annual period.
Carrier duties on holiday routes described by Miss Andrews
Miss Andrews explains how carriers must deliver in three hours what they usually take eight and must inspect two to four bushels of mail on each rural route to prevent omissions. She details how carriers assist the postmaster in asserting mail on each route and the use of a slip to simplify the process.
Rural Post Office Shortages Prompt Holiday Substitution Debate
A rural postmistress argued that circular N 788 blocks substitutes on legal holidays and causes hardship when regular carriers take July or September vacations. She urged the department to consider allowing substitutes to avoid impossible duties and to ease rural mail delivery during extended absences.
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Bhy
Coleba
Postal saving banks spread across civilized world
In Berne Switzerland the speaker traced the movement from early English beginnings in 1861 to modern times and noted deposits in multiple countries. He cited substantial totals such as 9500000 pounds in the United Kingdom and large sums in Austria Belgium Bulgaria Finland Hungary Italy and other nations.
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Berne
Switzerland
England
Bro Ag
Austria
Belgium
Pulgaria
Finland
Prince
Coeat Tultada
Hun-gary
Italy
Netherlands
Canada
Savings plan urged after listing foreign deposits
A report notes deposits totaling 50 million in The Bahamas 114000 in British Guiana 324000 in Dutch Guiana and 230000 in other eastern countries. Jo attributes the savings largely to laboring classes and calls for a similar plan locally.
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The
Bahamas
British Guiana
Dutch Guiana
Everetel
Currency Flows Abroad Endangering U S Banking Says Official
An official warned that 94 million dollars in money orders were sent abroad last year citing panic risk from hidden funds. He argued foreigners distrust of American banks, urged domestic circulation, and endorsed a 2 percent interest rate recommendation by the postmaster general to foster thrift and support private bankers.
Death of Mrs Henry Awe Expires at Home on Weat Irving
Mrs Henry Awe died this morning at 10 35 at her home on Weat Irving Street after a long illness. Born December 2 184? in Oshkosh she was fifty plus. She married Henry Awe in November 1887 and leaves two sons Warr y and George aged twenty and nineteen plus sisters and brothers. A large circle of friends mourn her loss as funeral plans are announced.
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Weat
Irving Street
Tame Wiese
Henry Awe
Are
Oshkosh
Anton Mattierme
Jean
Heid Dem
Pioneer Passes and Local Obituaries
The notice reports the death of Mrs Thelka Barta at her son William Barta's home with burial planned at Riverside cemetery after a nine o'clock Saturday Mass at St Marys church. It lists survivors including a son two daughters and three grandchildren and notes her birth in 1829 making her seventy eight or seventy nine. Also noted is the death of Fred Siebert age thirty seven at his River Street home from sarcoma with funeral Sunday at three and River side cemetery burial. Additional society items mention Mrs Willard Carr visiting Mt Clemens to see an ailing relative and attorney Otto J Peters renewing acquaintance after attending local school.
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River~aide Cemetery
Mra Thelka Barta
William Barta
North Park Avenue
Olock
Misss Barta
Phillips
Wis
Catherine Tutts
Oshkosh
Edmund
William
Gilbert Tulis
St. Mary's Church
Rew
Schoolter
Riverside Cemetery
Siebert
Fred Siebert
River Street
Athearn Hotel
Elsie
Gretchen
Edward H. Smith
Willard Carr
Mt. , Clemens
Mich
Eugene Carr
Otto J. G. Peters
Portage
Peters
Mormal School
CARD PARTY AND DANCE AT HALL SATURDAY NIGHT
A dance and card party hosted by John W. Scott Circle No 7 greets attendees at Neiven Hall on Saturday evening August 22 admission ten cents with refreshments available.
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John W. Scott
Ladies of the
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