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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
9
The article analyzes upcoming primaries and the fight for delegates, noting how contest dynamics may shift party control. It highlights efforts by candidates to win pledged delegates and the impact on national conventions amid intra party competition.
The article discusses opposition to Hughes by Republicans and other factions in New York, noting tensions over delegates and campaign dynamics. It references past and current party struggles, nomination doubts, and concerns aboutInsurance practices affecting agents and commissions.
A Washington report says Secretary of State Taft would name Louis Loeb, secretary to President Roosevelt, as campaign chairman if he secures the Republican nomination. The piece also notes Loeb’s high political standing and possible delegate roles, while discussing Taft’s prospects and rival maps for the convention.
The article notes the United States becoming the leading meat packing country and expanding exports to over four hundred dollars. It highlights England as a major buyer, U.S. production figures for cattle swine and sheep, and trends in canned meat demand. It also mentions the impact of disease on cattle, consumer demand, and calls for improved quality and continued growth.
Fragmented OCR text shows scattered items including baths access limits in Boston, rail travel health claims, calls for American reform methods, and social science references. The garbled lines mention figures on courtship reform, fuel supply speculation, and political figures, with unclear dates or places.
The readable parts describe a chaotic scene about internal notes and figures. Names like Tok Bownie Hout and Gegs appear amid garbled text. The snippet mentions private sin es and high figures, suggesting a damaged report or draft with uncertain data.
Fragmentary notes recount the death of Thomas Fitch Rowland and reference early attempts to moderate cannon fire. Mentions the revolting turret inventor Theodore Timbdy and a failed wartime application attributed to Timby's design.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century poem by M P Wheeler of Windsor Wisconsin contemplates resilience and hope. The speaker seeks forgiveness for past turmoil and asks the New Year to bring better days despite ongoing struggle.
A Northwestern article quotes Principal defending Kladergart, a veteran kindergarten educator, amid fake allegations about stories told to children. Investigations show the teacher had long taught the Santa Maia tale, and the accuser’s charges are unfounded.
A contorted summary of early 20th century political and legal turmoil. Topics include a crusade against landlords in New York, the Thaw case defense questioning insanity, a stalled Chicago-Milwaukee rail dispute, Rockefeller funding at Chicago University, Illinois public crime cases, Pittsburgh figures involved with a friend’s death, Taft versus Foraker direct primary pressure, and cautious year end business optimism as financial troubles fade.
A jumble of brief notices from Wisconsin communities reports deaths at Marinsat Shawano Presbyterian church and age related fatalities. Mentions Warsaw Knights of Cotustua initiating a class for New Year activities and pupils at Waupaca High preparing a paper called The Criteria Unite. Also references Appleton organized groups, Sky & Soo in Sheboygan, and Johnson near Whitewater with a hot fat incident.
Restraining writs halt an auditorium project while a Wisconsin insurance commissioner faces limited authority. Efforts to return the Fort Snelling gallery spark discussion. William Dillon faces state prison for killing Jacob Hess. Madison loses a longtime civic figure aged six? J.B. Welman dies in Madison at age six decades. Irving Serret pleads guilty to firearm charges in Wisconsin. Adam Fariry, a Chicagoan, helped spur a major express-robbery investigation. Bandits loot R. M. Prust & Co. store in Geethient. A Hansen in Michican shoots eye while attempting to load a cartridge. A lawsuit seeks 3100,000 damages over Anna Steffen’s death by McNaughton car. Frank Wolf leaves Marinette sanatorium, claimed it was open, now at facility. Barker of Barker and Stewart dies on Northern Pacific train. Petition to appoint Rashford to the state supreme court circulates among Madison lawyers. Douglas County Bar backs Judge Vinje for Supreme Court.
A country parish tale shows gifts sent by an absent reverend to parishioners including blankets and coal. An optimist frames generosity as sunshine, while the moody man laments a lack of joy and warmth this Christmas season amid village gossip and mistaken charity.
John H. Thiry the Long Island City school commissioner marked his eighty sixth birthday with a jovial New Year visit from friends and neighbors. The couple welcomed daughter Marie Exnestinz weighing ten and a half pounds, a healthy infant who anchors the octogenarian’s celebrations. He cited regular habits and routine as key, joking about a hot night cap for tone.
Louden Tit-Bits notes a conversation where one person laments having no friends or relatives to speak with while the other offers mock sympathy and quotes a cheerful twist about not bearing Christmas presents. The exchange hints at loneliness amid holiday thoughts.
Across multiple papers readers see talk of next U S senate races with Republican contenders, calls for Fourth of July celebrations, business leaders backing Taft, insurance industry shifts, and new norms like women smoking in New York venues. The chatter blends campaigns, civic plans, and public life from Madison to Tacoma.
The Kennedy Players presented Secret Service at the Grand Opera House last eve to good audience reaction. Charles and Miscafe Burroughs Louise Hess Baby Dot Ben Lewis Baby Riene and Miller performed. The Widow and the Dude will be the feature this evening, a powerful farce comedy.
An article describes capturing hummingbirds using a water blast from a blowgun or syringe to stun them, then netting them and suspending over a cyanide jar to despatch quickly. It notes size variations from sparrow-sized to tiny, and that only still birds hovering near flowers can be targeted accurately.
A London Answers note argues burglars may use gas jets to fuse steel safes and access, suggesting manufacturers add a simple apparatus to safe materials to render tampering dangerous or fatal. The piece doubts immediate fixes but urges preventive engineering against scientific tampering.
A travel note asks readers to name Earth's greatest natural wonder and cites the vast Zambezi falls. It recalls Livingstone describing a grand African cascade and its colossal sight as among the world’s most magnificent. The piece reflects awe at massive waterfalls and distant landscapes.
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