Civilization Debates Highlighted by Oshkosh Club Talk
John C. Thompson challenged the audience on pride in American progress, arguing ancient civilizations surpassed ours in some respects. He cited excavations in Egypt Greece and Crete and noted evidence from Rome’s plumbing to flood legends supporting broader human achievement.
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John C. Thompson
Presbyterian Church
America
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Rome
Greece
Choimpson
Egypt
England
Cairo
Crete
China
Former Oshkosh band leader shot as bandit
The former Oshkosh band leader Shoer was shot after firing six times. four bullets hit him and he died moments later. Police find letters and about 470 dollars on him, linked to an engagement in Detroit and financing a new band. His career spanned Madison Oshkosh Appleton Fond du Lac Sheboygan and Cincinnati before Detroit. His wife had won a divorce in 1928 while he pursued money for band ventures.
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Neary
Sheer
Shoer
Detroit
Chicago
Madison
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Appleton
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Midwest
Ibis
Cincinnati
Luigi
Combined Chorus to Give Christmas Concert at Pickett Hall
Green Lake Ripon and Rosendale singers under Prof A F Fehlandt of Ripon College perform Sunday at 2 pm in Community hall Pickett with solo quartet octet and chorus numbers in three sections Anthems cantata The Manger Throne and carols Solo pieces include How Beautiful upon the Mountains Hearken unto Me Ring Merry Sells Saw You Never in the Twilight and Gesu Bambino Performers include Mrs H W Rideway Rev A J Johnson Glenn Konow and others with Lilian Zobel and Henry Brooks at piano.
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Che
Pickett
Wis
Green ‘Lake
Ripon
Rosendale
A. F. Fehlandt
Ripon College
Commmunity Hall
Harker
Sullivan
Fisher
FH. Clough-Leiter
Gesu
Bambino
Pietro Ayon
H. W. Rideway
A. J. Johnson
Glenn Konow
Carl Weinkauf
A. ©. Randall
J. Leghorn
Erwin Klatt
A. N. Newitan
Mass
Jessie Russell
Ida ‘Russel
Charles Palmer
Kenneth Thrall
Buckland
Burl Bryan
B. J. Dickvoss
F. J. Mielkie
Lilian ‘Zobel
Henry Brooks
Oshkosh State Teachers College Industrial Department Christmas Program
About 150 students from the Oshkosh State Teachers College industrial department gathered in the drawing room for a Christmas program led by J A Breese. E A Clemans reviewed the national vocational convention and praised alumni contacts and job placements. Attendance prizes were distributed and Karnes noted record enrollment and strong scholastic performance.
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Oshkosh State Teachers College
J. A. Breese
E. A. Clemans
American Vocational Association
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Clemans
Rlay
Industrial Department
Osh? Kesh
F.M. Karnes
Department of Industrial Education
Oshkosh School
Karnes
Fifteen Foot Waves Delay Italian Planes at Palma Bay
Fifteen foot waves lash the Balearic coast delaying six Italian seaplanes from proceeding to Cartagena after landing at Palma Majorca on Wednesday. The eight remaining aircraft were held by weather.
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Balearics
Italo Balbo
Puerto de Campos
Cartagena
Rome
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Palma
Majorca
Balearic Isles
Balearic Islands
Spain
Poisoned testimony in record from Fort Riley case
The testimony details Mrs. Shepard's claim she drank poison from a green bottle with a whisky label. Nurse Brown recalls Mrs. Shepard accusing Dr. Shepard. Army dentist Maj. Rose and Capt. Holycross relate finding and drinking liquor from the same bottle during July 1929 at Fort Riley as part of prep for shipment to Denver.
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Brinks
Maj. M. A. Rose
Army
Shepard
Fort Riley
Rose
Denver
Kansas
L. F. Holycross
Courthouse Erects Large Christmas Tree in Main Corridor
Santa Claus aides and several bounty officials trimmed the courthouse tree themselves. The tall tree reaches from floor to ceiling in the first floor corridor and is decorated to spread Christmas spirit. Plans for exchanging humorous gifts around the tree are being considered by workers.
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Santa Claus
Old Saint Nick
Milwaukee banker speaks at Ripon bank banquet
John H. Puelicher of Milwaukee, president of Marshall & Isley, was principal speaker at the First National Bank of Ripon stockholders banquet. He opposed chain banking and praised Ripon’s independence. James L. Stone presided, with remarks from local officials, before stockholders toured the bank’s new building.
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Northwestern
Ripon
Wis
John HH. Puelicher
Marshall & Isley Bank
Milwaukee
First National Bank of
Ripon Bank
Bank Movement
J. Ll. Stone
James L. Stone
Lewis G. Kellogg
Frederick Spratt
Bank
Edgar CO. Barnes
Silas Evans
Ripon College
Puelicher
NEW Bank
First National Bank
Wright Has No Assets in Milwaukee Case
Atty. Morris Fromkin executor for Miriam Noel Wright's estate asked to dismiss efforts to collect a $7,000 judgment from Frank Lloyd Wright after investigations showed he has no assets. Fromkin had Wright arrested on a civil order and sought a receiver, but the court dismissed the actions.
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Milwaukee
Frank Lloyd Wright
Morris Fromkin
Miriam Noel Wright
Wright
Fromkin
Mrs. Wiright
Death of Howard J. O’Neil Co-Partner of Brooknell Coal Co
Howard J. O’Neil 38 dies at his Green Bay home from pneumonia. Chicago-based co partner of Brooknell Coal Co, graduate of the University of Wisconsin, served in the World War hospital corps.
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Green Bay
Wis
Howard J. O'Neil
Brooknell Coal Co
Chicago
University of Wisconsin
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YALE
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Haase’s
Oo. A. Haase CO
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HEC Selsiore
Milady
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Rayon
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