15 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1910
Page
1
President Taft and advisers defend cooperation with Aldrich and Cannon to pass needed legislation. The piece argues critics misjudge his aim, stresses executive limits, and urges party unity to avoid Democratic gains in November.
Denver faced no papers after a lockout following a stalled conference between publishers and the International Typographical Union local. The dispute centered on a seven hour day, pay increases, and overtime back pay.
Milwaukee reports an attorney from another city being busy in a different trial and missing a scheduled case. The Wisconsin Carriers' company faces a $28,000 personal injury suit by John Koch of Mishicot. Judge Kirwan ordered a jury drawn and a verdict by default if needed.
Terre Haute Indiana January 1h Harry Epperly arrested at Anderson Indiana admits three wives Carrie Kennedy Epperly Anderson Emma Decker Epperly Monmouth Jr and Bessie Dunbar Epperly with whom he is living in Terre Haute Epperly thirty five years old has been a resident there six months He will be taken to Anderson.
Paris reports clashes at the Sorbonne between Loyalist Catholic students and Republicans. Loyalist forces were driven from the building after a pitched battle that turned to fistfighting in the school’s halls.
A severe cold snap grips the East with New York reporting zero and Maine plunging to ten below. The blizzard’s toll includes five deaths in New York and storm damage across suburbs as Mayor Gaynor and editor Charles E. Shepard face injuries from a trestle fall. Ships like the St. Louis and Lusitania maneuver into a clearing harbor as optimism returns.
Fond du Lac reports readiness as the Wisconsin Bowling Association begins its eighth annual tournament in Fond du Lac. Milwaukee teams compete at Imperial and Elks alleys while Oshkosh bids to host the 1911 event, with C. C. Chase and Frank Gauger named as possible leaders if selected.
The sixth annual meeting of the National Child Labor Committee wrapped up with discussions on legislation, home industries, street trades, and child labor in canneries and farming. Critics of child labor in New England persisted in today’s sessions.
Washington reports the Japanese government notified the embassy of plans to open Port Arthur to world commerce, but the exact opening date was withheld while officials finalize scheduling. The notice arrived about two months ago and the order awaits an exact issuance date.
Pittsburg police report Laura White, age unknown, found dead in a locked room with five locks. The note urged repeated stabbing, ten day delay, cremation, and burial at Allegheny Cemetery. Fidelity Title and Trust confirms Miss White left an estate over $100,000.
Congressional race optimism from Champ Clark as he returns to Washington after ten days of campaigning in Missouri and the Midwest. He predicts a Democratic House and claims widespread dissatisfaction with Republican rule. He also reports on a planned cross country Roosevelts visit and echoes Grant’s third term influence.
In Laporte Indiana Elizabeth Adams a 2 Negress was arrested as a witness to the murder of Mrs Belle Gunness and her children by Ray Lamphere. Judge Richter ordered her arrest after conferring with Prosecutor Smith who said Lamphere’s narrative was credible.
Washington Jan. 15 Chairman Knapp and Dr Neffl, mediators under the Erdman act, held another conference today with the Chicago switchmen to settle their controversy. No conclusion was reached and the subject will go over until next week. Outlook remains hopeful for an amicable adjustment.
Attorney McGee said McGovern sought a warrant for Ward F. Hedger’s murder of Mrs. Louise Hedger, but the district attorney and police chief refused. The defense attacked Harrang, and the case likely will go to the jury late today.
David Lloyd-George closed his Grinaby campaign with a speech asserting British naval invincibility. He warned the German fleet would be sunk in hours if it attacked Britain, declaring the German ocean would engulf their fleet.
The paper notes Mrs. Elsie Bean Morris has been found guilty in a local case. Entertainment features mark the normal birthday of a pioneer woman with readings and reflections. A conference on car situations discusses industry and a Morris case appears in transitional notes.
News reports from Greenleaf Brown county Wisconsin describe August Maves shooting his wife and daughter after entering their home. The daughter Martha Knorr of Appleton escaped wounded and may die. police seek Maves who reportedly turned the gun on himself.
U S congressional insurgents insist on a complete advance guarantee regarding the Baliinger-Pinchot investigation before joining a caucus. They note three differing statements issued last night and seek detailed program clarity. Representative Norris of Nebraska declines further comment.
Madrid January 24 Premiver Moret says military agitation has sparked a crisis with over 2000 discontented officers. Ferrol January 1 two thousand naval yard workers clash with authorities. troops and gendarmes deployed as fears of trouble rise.
A Menasha resident, 23 year old fireman Fred Wercher, died in a head on rail collision near Lac du Flambeau yesterday. He leaves parents and two brothers, and was a former Menasha high school football star. A second local man, Cyril Heup, longtime Menasha youth, is critically ill in Chicago typhoid pneumonia.
The superior court ruled in favor of the anti saloon league in a suit by Gary keepers contesting an election sale. The decision found all but seven votes invalid, upholding the dry majority and delaying the election result for two years.
Pred Wysmith, stockholder of the Northern Trust, files a test case in federal court at Chicago charging Congress with unconstitutional taxation. The suit seeks an injunction to stop the directors from paying the 1 percent net income tax on corporations and argues the levy is a direct tax not apportioned among states as required by the Constitution.
Constantinople reports the Turkish government holds 12 000 troops ready to be sent to Crete. The Porte protests a Cretan oath of allegiance to King George and a Cretan assembly move to adopt the Hellenic code. Britain and Russia express regret and say measures are underway to orient further acts of a similar nature.
The body found in the Brelow hotel Biluext Mississippi was identified as Barrett Eastman son of Col F P A Eastman city statistician Chicago. Eastman reportedly killed himself with poison amid personal strife and separation. He had recently bought a ranch near Los Angeles and planned to move with his wife to recuperate from a blood clot and marital troubles.
An Associated Press brief recounts Theodore Roosevelt and previously friendly Gavin trading sharp letters over Roosevelt’s elder years and a fighter. Roosevelt’s African trip is cited and a potential clash with Colone t Roosevelt is teased as a forthcoming major confrontation.
Boston January 15 Associated Press report states Richara Omay secretary of state in the president's second cabinet is hospitalized at Carey hospital Brookline with an abdominal ailment. His condition is described as serious but not grave.
Special to The Northwestern from Washington Jan 1 notes the war department backing harbor improvements at Oconto with three plans costing 446000 180000 and 75000 conditioned on land donation by the city and raising 25090 plus five years of channel maintenance. Also favours a Manitowoc Two Rivers telephone line reconstr uction and a New York representative advocates deporting aliens denied admission.
Oshkosh judge Eiks presided at a social Elks gathering held last evening in rooms at Main and Washington. The program featured music, addresses by district deputy Wiligam Smelling Jr and others, a short satire act, illustrated songs, refreshments, and a movie shown on screen.
Senator Foraker of Ohio made his first call at the White House since the Taft administration began. He said he came to pay respects to President Taft and to thank him for reappointing his brother Creighton Foraker as marshal of New Mexico.
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