Oshkosh Christmas Day Brims With Festive Events
Tomorrow brings church services theaters dinners and many city activities as Oshkosh marks Christmas with a full day of entertainment. Sledding skating and holiday gatherings fill the town from morning until night with the Young Men's Christmas Diner club serving free dinners in Armour B and Trinity parish plans a Christmas festival at the Home for Aged Ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qebkoh
Gentral
Manger
Bethlenaem
Oshkosh
Santa Claus
Northland
Armory B
David C. Pinkerton
Natunal Bank
Ladies' Benevolent Society
Main Street
Trinity Church
Nathan Paine
States
Edward Burgert
Northpark
Lake Winnebago Tec Yacht Club
Century
Presbyterian Church
Brigade
Mr. Sully
Phil H. Sheridan
G A. Ri
Sons of Veterans
Armory
Tomorro
Arion Orchestra
Charles
Bauer
Fon Strow
Oshkosh Christmas Plans and Company Gifts
The town opens general delivery window for Christmas week and a special inter urban rail service operates for shoppers. Local hotels host a Christmas dinner, with many residents choosing hotel meals. Medbury Findelsen gives lump turkeys to employees, while Diamond Match distributes to married men with families and 350 single workers receive silver half dollars. The Northwestern pauses pay tomorrow as workers receive gifts from Hicks Printing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Etthe Railway
Medbury-Findelsen Company
Diamond Match Company
Northwestern
Hicks Inting Company
Feasts For Inmates At County Jails And Hospitals
Christmas Day programs planned for county jail workhouse asylum and poor house inmates. Jail inmates will receive turkey dinners with mince pie and cigars after a Christmas tree with gifts. two workhouse inmates will be served turkey and slum pudding. Asylum and poor house inmates will have chicken pie dinners and two trees with gifts. Northern State Hospital will hold a morning Christmas tree, ward gifts, and an afternoon concert by Breen School of Music faculty with Miss Ethel Whit assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Abrams
County Asylum and Poor House
al- Jenine
State Hospital For
Breen School of Music
Ethel Whit
Oshkosh Y M C A Beats Fond du Lac Five 43 to 29
Oshkosh Y M C A basketball team defeated Fond du Lac association five 43 to 29 in the Fox River league game at the Y M C A gym. Britz scored 27 of Oshkosh’s 47. Joes Turner and Smith supported. Intermediates beat seniors 18 to 17 in curtain raiser, time called tied, play off decided by a free throw and field goal.
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Oshkosh
Y. M. CA
Fond du Lac Association
Fox River
Britz
Wisconsin students return home by Chicago Northwestern train
Almost twenty Dehkosh students from the University of Wisconsin arrived Wednesday afternoon on the 4 45 oclock Chicago Northwestern train. The depot scene was lively as students rushed to greet friends and relatives and suitcases crowded the aisles. The late 1 05 outgoing train from Madison delayed forty five minutes due to heavy traffic. Names of returning Malligan students include Neil Spoor Thiessen Cy Townsend Hay Marion Hartley Fried Brown Jencine Brown Arthur Gruenewald Mildred Davis Edna Gilke Lorna Hooper Robert Bowemy Kat Gulliford Agnes Challoner Arthy Sehwalm Kleinschmidt Pers Rearimen and Ralph Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Chicago & Northwestern
Madison
Aisiex
Welcome Sealce
Malligan
Neil Spoor
Nk Thiessen
Cy Townsend Hay
Marion Hartley
Freid Brown
Jencine Brown
Arthur Gruenewald
Mildred Davis
Edna Gilke
Lorna Hooper
Robert Bowemy
Kati Gulliford
Agnes Challoner
Arthy
Sehwalm
Kleinschmidt
App Perts Rearimen
Ralph Hartley
Details of Death In Oshkosh Family Unconfirmed
Reports warn that no confirmation or responses have arrived from Robinsons mayor or the local weekly about the death of Dr John Taylor formerly of this city. Mrs Taylor and Miss Thielee left Oshkosh for the western coast and may not return before May 1. Dispatches and letters have been sent to Mrs Taylor in San Francisco as relatives seek word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson, IL
John Taylor
Mra. Taylor
Misa Elisabeth Felon
Onbkosh
Northwestern
Pioneer Oshkosh music teacher Miss Whittemore dies
Mina Agnes Whittemore a longtime Oshkosh resident and music teacher died early this morning after a pneumonia illness. She helped organize the cities oldest musical group and belonged to the Study class. Survived by two sisters Jane Whittemore and Mrs Samuel Beckwith of Waukesha. Funeral Sunday at 12:30 PM at the residence with Rev John W Greetwood of Trinity Episcopal church presiding. Interment Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Whittemore
Miss Whittemore
Jane
Norman L. Whittemore
Oshkosh
Wea
Music Resub
Whittemore
Stroke on the Crew Robert Bowen Wins Freshman Rowing Place
Madison reports that Robert Bowen, a former Oshkosh High School athlete, earned stroke seat at oar number 8 on the freshman crew after responding to the call for candidates. Bowen weighs 158 pounds and previously held left end and left half positions on the freshman team, with future personnel to be determined as boats test on the lake next spring.
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Madison
Robert Bowen
Oshkosh
Death of a child in passing and funeral plans
The four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs C P Hent of 924 Wall Street passed away Wednesday from convulsions. Funeral services are set for Saturday at nine at St Johns Church Thirteenth Street with Rev J C Hogan officiating and Riverside Cemetery interment. Drexler funeral details note services at Sacred Heart Church and interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery with Rev M J Schmitz presiding.
Cutter wreck injures Dr Williams near Oregon Street
Dr J M Williams of 820 Oregon Street was in a peculiarly wrecked cutter incident shortly before noon on Washington Street near the Chicago and Northwestern rail line. A cutter runner caught in rail turnout of the Wistoneta Electric Railway and the vehicle split in two. The incident prompted later service from a parcel wagon to retrieve the wrecked cutter. no injuries to others or damage details are provided.
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J. M. Williams
Oregon Street
Williama
Washington Street
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Wistoneta Electric Railway Company
Four Christmas Masses at St Peter's Church Tonight and Tomorrow
Four masses will be held at St Peter's Catholic Church with the first at midnight tonight, the second at seven o clock tomorrow morning, the third at six and the fourth at ten. The ten o'clock mass features a sermon and a Bethlehem nativity scene, richly decorated and brightly lit, modeled after last year's display at Sacred Heart.
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St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Bethlehem
Church of the Sacred Heart
Bouts Postponed for Eddie McGoorty's New Orleans Fight
Eddie McGoorty, Oshkosh middleweight, training in Chicago at Joe Choynski's school, reports his January 1 bout with Tony Capont in New Orleans has been postponed to January 15. He remains confident he can win, awaiting new date and details.
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Eddie McGoorty
Chicago
Joe Choynski
Tony Capont
New Orleans
Thaoty
McGonrty
Testimony on Will in Circuit Court Appeal
In circuit court this morning testimony was taken in the matter of the will of the late Lucy A. Smith. The appeal is from county court by Mildred Chase. Attorneys fees were set at 370 dollars after Mott and Mott of Neena represented the contest.
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Lucy A. Smith
Mildred Chase
Mott & Mott
Neena H ‘Ted
Cleveland
Circuit Court
Me C. Phillips
N. P. Christensen
F. C. Stewart
Holiday notes and local obituaries from a Wisconsin paper
Miss Gretchen Mehrmann and Miss Oneita Oviatt are home for holidays from Downer and Ripon colleges. College students Herbert Hurn Roy Cameron and Harold White return for Christmas. George Johnson and David Jorst of Arkansas received Christmas presents from Chief Dowling. Several Christmas services and exercises planned at Emanuel church and German M B church, with Lord's supper and special music. Funeral arrangements announced for John Gottieb Wilhelm Spiegethers at Richter's Landing. Mrs Amelia Freltag’s funeral drew large attendance and 100 Ladies' Society members. Internment for August Koehn at Riverside. he received a gold charm and chain from Paine Lumber workers.
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Gretchen Mehrmann
Oneita Oviatt
Downer College
Milwaukee
Herbert Hurn
Roy Cameron
Harold White
Ripon College
George Johnson
David Jorst
Arkansas
Dowling
Lberly
Ninth Street
Emanuel Church of
Thirteenth Street
M. B
Tenth
Nebraska
John Gottieb
Wilhelm Spiegethers
Charles Richter
Richter's Landing
Oshkosh
Wolf River
Amelia Freltag
Cedar Street
Ladies’ Society
Otto
Fred
John
Henry
Ernst Westphal
George Lindner
Riverside
August Koehn
Paine Lumber Company
Keehn
Community Notes and Local Gatherings in Oshkosh Area
Moses of New York guests of Mr and Mrs FC Arnold. Elizabeth McKennan of Minneapolis visits sister Mrs Charles A Fiss. Dr and Mrs William Corbett visiting at Mrs Corbett's parents. Oshkosh students home from Lawrence College include Carlton Smith James St John Clyde Dunham Arthur Helsa Jay Youmans Elate Stroud. Chester Mantor and Martha Frelber wed at bride’s home 331 Twelfth Street. Out of town attendees: M. Mantor Abbottsford Wis Mrs Hough Larsen Miss Luella Lee Winneconne Mrs H Beck Merritt. Commentary notes joy of opening windows for air and home rights talk.
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Arthur Helsa
Jay Youmans
Elate Stroud
Chester Mantor
Martha Frelber
Twelfth Street
M. 2 Mantor
Abbottsforst
Wis
Hough
Larsen
Luella Lee
Winneconne
H. Beck
Merrit
Untitled Advertorial on Soap and Whitening Products
Fragmentary advertisement notes a soap product claim to whiten skin using sabratua water, with pricing details including a $120 quarterly rate and counter sales. Mentions Roy, Oystern, and Pinta as potential sellers and references a spot gag or price tag.
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Boyd Ty
Various Local Ads and Notices From Oshkosh Area
A jumble of classified and public notices includes items for sale such as upright piano, coal and Majle, Christmas dinner at Jouer’s Restaurant, and a modern home for sale. Services offered by Frank McCabe Coal Co and BWERT’S Paint Shop, plus job seeker's stenography and bookkeeping appeal. Funeral notice for William Spiecel. lost gloves on Oregon Street. exchange offer for land with small house. Contact details and addresses provided for each item.
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Wright Land Agency
Main Street
Challoner
J. W. Scott Post
ANI
Eighth Street
Wiliam Spiecel
Chas M Snyder
George W Nieman
Indy
Oregon Street
Sli
Insuiré
Kosnaet & Beutler
Nebraska Street
Poe Eighth
Oshkosh
Wis
Phona
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A. Horn
Northern Hospital
Fond du
Lac Ansociation
Cay
Mercy
Mina Agnes Whitemore
C. P. Hent
Chi
taKoned
Capont
Wan
Attor
Ney
T. S. Whitely Co
Cems
Boyd & Jon
the Commercial National Bank
Oshkosh, Wis
Leander Choate
Thos. Daly
Frank McCabe Coal Co
Wisconsin Avenue
Jouer
Eee Ee Woo Bwert
Otter Birest
Wilson Carriage Works
Bailding
T. R. Wall
E.R. Williams
Elgin
Bering
Wangoo
Old Ladies
West Side
Wangea Streed Reren
Roward
C. Petors
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