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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
7
The article covers Wisconsin sports with notes on football and boxing events. It mentions players Allen Winter and Brandees, racing and track results, and boxing bouts in Los Angeles and New York with results and future match plans. It highlights standings, schedules, and notable performances across multiple teams and venues.
Travel ad details a 1000 mile journey named Lake Trips from Green Bay to Mackinac Island via a scenic route. The package price is 18.60 and includes meal and berth. Contact Marmon Agency in Green Bay for more information.
In Waupaca Wisconsin on August 2 the intercounty tennis tournament produced strong showings. Rumneyla and Rumneyla impressed by reaching the Kingles event final while Irving Hianaen defended his title. Various early rounds and pairings featured multiple players from Oshkosh Menasha Amherst and Waupaca with many close scores and decisive wins.
County Chairman Teter de Kortwes of the Republican party says he will pursue action against opponents in the race. The article notes a protest by Abe Kennedy and Glee Wid, with inspectors sent to the sheriff's offices. The dispute centers on party leadership and alleged negligence by chaired members.
A stage between Cody and Meeccetse was held up today, with the bandit taking about 1600 dollars from passengers. The distance between the two towns implies the robbery was not by the same highwayman who robbed a stage in Yellowstone yesterday.
Special to Tus Northwestern Kaukauna Wisconsin August 6 William Rausch aged twenty four died Tuesday morning after an illness of two years from tuberculosis. He was born in the city and resided here until his death. Survived by his mother Mrs Maury Rausch his brothers Peter John George Joseph Anton and Frank and his sister Marie Reuse. Funeral from St Mary Gross church Friday at nine. Rev P J Lochman will conduct services. Interment Holy Cross cemetery. Also reported is the funeral of Granville Burhaux held Tuesday at Holy Cross church with Rev FP J Lochman officiating. large attendance including Mrs O P Murphy of Chicago daughter of the deceased and others from Green Bay Appleton Park Falls Green Bay and Green Bay. Pallbearers named Thomas Murphy August Brandt Frank Gatlich Joseph Murphy Michael Jacobson John Rink.
In remote northwestern Siberia a nomad, driven desperate by hunger, is said to have eaten the remains of his brother's wife and four children. Hunters found the deserted encampment and the bodies, with no trace of the brother. The region's nomad tribes endure a precarious life and similar cases surface as thaw opens travel.
Rural column reviews flawed alcohol ideas and foreign meat ideals, notes oats yields and farm economics, urges practical grain harvest care, animal welfare, weather resilience, and rural innovation like motorized mail routes, ending with reflections on patience and providence.
A wide, fragmented survey covers innovations from car service and repair shop lines to farm use of a nine horsepower engine for woodworking and haymaking. It notes New York City government motor care deployment, anticipated motorized mail collection in Washington, and proposals for a Brattle–Tacoma automobile route with a toll plan and half hour trip time.
Spacial dispatch from Appleton reports Reyer of Green Bay, captain of the 1968 Lawrence University football team, in Appleton. He says considerable summer work and outreach have yielded strong candidate interest for the coming season. He lists several likely prospects from Langlade, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Menasha, Waupaca, and western Wisconsin, with more than half of last year’s squad expected back, and Red McConnell of Sparta returning to the Lawrence lineup this fall.
An American ambassador was injured in Mexico when attacked by a diegelist catching him in the center of the city. He sustained a fracture to one arm and contusions. A medical exam suggested to determine the extent of his injuries.
From Steerta by Associated Press, authorities report a shocking incident with cannibalistic acts aboard a vessel on the Lamuts river. Police are detaining suspects as investigation continues into the violent deaths of five individuals found aboard.
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