Utica and Vicinity News Roundup
Snowstorm hits Pickett town as the heaviest in years with Jasper Pickett delivering in heavy conditions. W W Jones travels to Chicago on business, returning Saturday. Miss Sarah Ioberta visited Oshkosh then Chicago to stay with sister Mrs Linzie Upton. Albert Lloyd and Reed and Mrs Stone visit Oshkosh. several locals attend tag day. Reverend Davis of Berea preaches in Pentel and Bethesda. Benjamin Edwards shipped a car of extra hay from Pickett. Ellis Jones sent biled hay from Finks. Albert Leltz and daughter visit Oshkosh. Mrs T Lewis in Oshkosh. Mrs P G Stone visits sister. Mrs George Smith’s mother ill. Miller underwent appendicitis operation at St Mary’s last week. Mr and Mrs Owen Morgan return from Berlin after a week with their daughter. Willing Workers of Peniel church elect officers: Elias Davis president. Albert Jones vice president. H W Griffith secretary. Richard Beans treasurer. Mrs Lisyd, Etta Beans, and W W Jones on the work committee.
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Eyectal
Utica
Wit
Dee
Picketts
Jasper Pickett
W. IV. Jones
Chicago
Sarah Ioberta
Linzie Upton
Albert Lloyd
Oshkosh
Davis
Berea
Pentel
Bethesda
Benjamin Edwards
Ellis Jones
Finks
Myre
Albert Leltz
T. Lewis
P. G. Stone
George Smith
Miller
St. Mary's Hospital
Owen Morgan
Berlin
John BE. Jones
Penlel Church
Albert Roberts
Elias Davis
Albert Jones
H. W. Griffith
Richard Beans
David Lisyd
Etta Beans
W. W Jones
Woman Dies After Prolonged Fast At Outagamie Asylum
Special from The Northwestern Appleton Wis Dec 24 Mrs Mary Lloyd of Stevens Point who was brought to the Outagamie county insane asylum last September vowed not to eat maragl and maintained a long fast. The house physician sustained her with artificial food for eight weeks, but she slowly faded. It is believed she suffered stomach cancer and ceased eating due to distress when food entered the stomach. The remains were taken to Stevens Point for burial.
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Appleton
Wis
Mary Lloyd
Stevens Point
Outagamie County Insane Asylum
Hio
Shawano Patriot Soldier John Davids Dies at 63
John Davids a Stockbridge Indian and Civil War veteran of Company Third Wisconsin died at his home near Greshan on Tuesday evening aged sixty three. He is survived by two daughters and a brother. The obituary notes his long service in the Union army and his local standing.
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Shawano
Wis
John Davids
Stockbridge
Greshan
Third
Wisconsin
Testing an Automatic Revolver in the Hains Trial
Maj John P Falakel OSA demonstrated a Colt automatic pistol in Astoria park to show no irregular shot spacing. Tests failed as the pistol jammed on both attempts, the report noting the shots fired in rapid succession before the data-spring broke, ending the test.
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Hains
New York
John P Falakel Osa
Astoria Sthurtven Park
Ling
Milwaukee Delegates Oppose Bond Plan At Rivers Congress
Milwaukee chamber delegates at the national rivers and harbors congress in Washington report opposition to a 500 million government bond plan for river and harbor work. They oppose a national commission and favor Lake level preservation, noting Daniel Davidson of Oshkosh’s plan and urging watch on Illinois activity. The report cites sessions Dec. 3, 10, 11, 1908 with leaders including Joseph E. Rausdell and speakers like Bryce and Gompers.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Congress
Congress of the
Chamber of Commerce of
New Willard Hotel
Osh- Og
Wisconsin
Davidson
Committee On Credentials
Joseph E. Rausdell
Louisiana
Fairbanks
James Bryce
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
Seth Low
Joseph G. Cannon
Interior
Jamey R. Garfield
James H. Davidson
Jamon Wilson
Chauncey Depew
T Deneen
Tilnois
Committee On
Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
Great Lakes
Committees On
Congress of the United States
Panama Canal
Ag Thorn
United State
Corps of Engineers
Ae Fur
Welland Canals
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Illinois
Chicago
Lake Michigan
George H. D. Johnson
R. G. Butlers
G. F. Bird
Congress Defeats River and Harbor Bond Plan
Delegates condemn large bond issuance for river and harbor work. They urge reliance on existing studies by Congress and government engineers, warn of excessive costs, and oppose creating a special commission. If adopted, bond funds could absorb most proceeds, delaying major proposed projects.
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Sistant Civil Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Congress
House of Representatives
Wil
Maey
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