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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1908
Page
3
Irregular early trading saw prices test higher levels with varied activity. The session opened with mixed bids across steel copper and coal names as investors weighed positions. Major rail and industrial stocks showed tentative movement while bond activity remained subdued amid uncertain sentiment.
Chicago July wheat trading shows active demand and bullish tone after rain in Nebraska and a strong Ohio state crop report. September deliveries traded around 7H2, with cash and county commission houses active. hogs led gains in pork, lard, and ribs. Cattle and sheep prices steady to higher. dairy and eggs firm with overall market strength.
A fragmented financial blurb lists various figures and codes such as Nilvanies and Steady WHE with EDT values and cash references, plus scattered numbers like 9.822079 and 701 RYE-Cash Tiree, creating a terse snapshot of market tickers and valuations.
Quotations reported by local dealers show prices paid to farmers for items such as eggs, mixed feed, cornmeal, and potatoes. Specific figures include eggs and mixed at several per-bushel or per-ton rates, with flour and patent feed prices listed alongside various meats and provisions.
In Philadelphia police detained Frederick Gies, a foreman at a Philadelphia publisher, under suspicion in the William A. Wilson poisoning case. Detectives examined him after Superintendent Taster indicated strong belief he matches the wanted description. Gies offered no comment.
Police tie the death of Dr A Wilson to a man who caused the crime after Megan operation on his wife Elizabeth W Alexander formerly a school teacher. The couple secretly wed January and told parents near the time of death. Gies cites Bright’s disease as the cause of his wife’s death June 19 contrary to police claims.
Fielding and crew aboard the Balloon WINS reportedly covered about 100 miles with a flight that stretched from Oshkosh to Chicago. Pilots Col. A E Mueller and George Schoeneck are said to have guided the craft across the surface reaching extended altitudes while multiple landing points across Michigan and Ontario were named as possible sites. The report notes activity near Harbor Michigan and Port Huron with references to West Shefford Quebec Ville and Clinton among others.
Neenah Wisconsin reports a calm Fourth with no arrests. A boy was shot in the left hand by a toy pistol, another child burned by a sky rocket, and bystanders put out a clothing fire. Picnics at Dorr's Park attracted many families of the Krieger Verein. Funeral services for Mrs. Osterman drew large crowds. Charles Smith found guilty of malicious destruction and sent to the workhouse. Mr and Mrs Gibson celebrate golden wedding at their Neenah home. Antone Nielsen’s house struck by lightning with minimal damage.
Lieutenant Jones of the First Cavalry dies after contracting cholera while aiding field operations near Camp Gregg. Lieutenant Quidcon of the Philippine Scouts recovers after transporting Jones. Cholera recedes in Capiz and Pangasinan as the government pursues eradication within a month. Miantla and Central Luzon are reported free from the disease.
Reports describe a severed diplomatic break after the withdrawal of U.S. diplomats. A Venezuelan government stance criticizes American actions as unjust and damaging, with Caracas detaining or expelling foreign representatives amid upheaval in Asuncion and surrounding regions.
Torrential rain floods Fairview delaying delegates for the Democratic convention. Widespread damage includes washed away trolley bridges and downed poles crippling communications. Two delegations Minnesota and Kings County New York arrive amid power outages and continued rain as Theodore Bell’s attendance remains uncertain.
Kings county Democrats hail Bryan backing as the Wisconsin and Minnesota contingents rally for the Nebraskan. Governor Burke and Mayor Dahlman amid chatter of a Bryan plank while Sullivan’s chairmanship faces questions. Diverse delegations describe a pervasive pro Bryan mood across the Midwest.
Associated Press reports that coal miners in the Birmingham district declared a strike. The sheriff appointed deputies in anticipation of trouble. Only two small commercial coal firms had signed the wage contract offered to the miners at fifty five cents per ton.
Jake Schulte, wanted for forgery, was captured yesterday in a lonely cabin at the end of the Alger Smith logging railway near Duluth Minnesota after eluding city and county authorities for months. He faces legal proceedings on the forgery charges.
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