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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
3
A scrambled OCR note claims J Bryan’s wealth totals about 75 000 with a 187 acre land holding in Lancaster County and a Fairview house. It lists household goods jewelry cattle vehicles notes and bonds and cites government bonds as non taxable.
Guardmen endure a rain soaked shift at Camp Douglas Wisconsin as 3 to 4 inches of water pile up, firing visibility drops and training slows. Col Robert McCoy plans rifle practice for AGt forces but heavy rain halts activities. Soldiers cling to duty despite dire conditions and murmurs of past campaigns surface in the hardship.
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission explained how telephone rate disputes are handled after Bev J. Daly of Oshkosh challenged summer use charges. The commission described uniform rates, filing a signed complaint, hearings, and possible rulings, noting options to reduce or maintain fees for seasonal service and that no attorney is required to file a complaint.
Oshkosh Power Boat Club plans a four race program on July 4 off Butte des Morts in Fox River. Owen Tamir Yaunches and others will compete with 15 launches entered for family and cabin classes plus eight to ten cabin cruisers. Races begin at 3 PM for Owen family launches, 4 PM for cabin launches, and 5 PM for speed launches with trophies from Bailey Young and Arthur Dermain cups. All speed launches to report at H C Doman docks Thursday morning for measurement by W H Kratsch, official measurer.
The article lists speed boats entering races on the lake including Richard Schell, H C Demian, L Monahan, and Fred McKay with craft named Flyer Windsor and Termo. Several cups for various classes are displayed at Ange Jewelry and a new eighteen inch cup is being crafted as a challenge trophy. The Fourth of July races, under the Power Boat club, welcome entry from any regaed yacht or boating club member, not limited to Power Boat club members. A theater remark closes the piece with a quip about a critic.
Reader touts Green Lake Wisconsin as an easy Fourth of July escape with a town to reach by three daily trains and convenient bus service. The note highlights the lake area as a pleasant outing option and invites visits amid simple travel options.
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