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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
7
Fragmented OCR reads like a busy 1920s sports column with scattered names, teams, and events. Mentions include Green Bay Baseball Club plans, manager Newhouse, pitchers Foun and Currd Con, and other scattered references to leagues, schedules, and players, all tangled in errors.
Neenah January 30 A man named Mlmakman of Wisconsin died after heart trouble. He had spoken with friends minutes before being found dead near a shanty. He came to America with his patentees about twenty years ago. He was married to Miss Ming Were at Weterton March 18. Survived by wife and four children. Relatives and neighbors listed. Cause attributed to heart ailment.
Fragmentary text notes a large business site and mentions Nort western, January, and leadership references. No clear events, persons, or outcomes are readable enough to confirm specifics.
Government orders require additional trains to handle freight during the war. Officials estimate faster service will ease bottlenecks at key hubs. Rail heads confirm plan targets weight limits and route adjustments to accelerate deliveries and bolster supply lines.
Fragmentary text suggests a theater or stage mention with names such as Mr Kidder Mrs Khice and Mr Kile, plus references to actors and shooting. Lacking clear facts, the item reads as an unclear local theater note with multiple garbled phrases.
The report notes time pressures on the railway venture as additional engines are added to support upcoming freight traffic. Chicago and Northwestern workers are aiding with repairs and engineers are requested to assist. Five more locomotives will be in service within ten days to meet demand.
Charlies Peterson of Monroe area was fatally shot by Joseph Cate during a lumber camp quarrel. Cate was later killed, and Peterson’s brother George, 18, retrieved a shotgun and fired, killing Cate. The Peterson family has deep roots in Jackson County. the incident occurred amid work tensions at the Louisiana lumber camp.
Officials from Milwaukee and Northwestern Railway demand lower valuations on railroad property across Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota. Preliminary figures set weeks ago show increases in several counties while a rate collapse is urged in the face of economic strain and falling values.
Washington Day by Day reports Speaker Cannon and Senator Stetson backing a widows pension measure tied to the general service pension act. It would grant $1 per month for every widow of a soldier, removing income limits, and applying to widows married after service. Estimated yearly cost near fourteen million dollars, with about 34,000 widows currently on pension rolls and 4,357,000 additional expense for those below income cap if added.
The text lists 6389 Mexican war widows 3651 Indian war widow Wz regular army widows 3153 Spanish war widows each receiving 38 itr month. It then shifts to health advice and patent medicine claims for Dr Shoops Cough Cure praising its safety and ingredients and endorsing Foley's Honey and Tar for pneumonia and colds.
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