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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1908
Page
9
The Northwestern discusses its circulation strength in Winnebago County and laments the Fourth of July celebrations. It compares casualty reports from Chicago and Chicago Tribune coverage, criticizing careless patriotism and urging reform in national observance.
An essay notes Montclair New Jersey adopts a dog barking curfew, fining owners up to four dollars for 9 pm to 6 am disturbances and threatening death for a second offense. The piece argues bans often fail and warns enforcement may prove brutal rather than effective.
An Oshkosh citywide plan aims to hold an Old Home Week next month inviting former residents and friends for several days of visits and celebration. Widely adopted in Wisconsin, the event seeks social renewal, local entertainment, and promotional benefit while recalling hometown ties and memories. The idea, rooted in New England traditions, values reunions, acquaintances, and shared history as travelers return to their formative places.
A garbled roundup mentions Miss Jessie Stevens of Neenah a schoolmate of Era Grover Clevelande Fels Ira Purdy of Grand Dias Wis a long time Mason. It also notes opera singer Emma Eames fragile health strict diet and exercise. Historic White House rebuilt with freestone whitewashed after fire.
Five drownings occurred across Wisconsin on Sunday including John Severin aged eighteen and James Severin aged sixteen in Racine and George Thompson aged ten with Percy Day aged thirteen in Superior. Arson charges rose in Green Bay as Frank Stark faced arrest. A Madison runaway team killed Mrs. Trent and injured Capt. Treat. A corpse near Brantwood hinted at a panther attack. La Pointe courthouse demolition began and Manitowoc detained Albert Scheiegelmilch linked to New London burglary. Catarrh remedy claims and advertisements fill the page with medical and product notices.
Disjointed 1900 era notes describe John Neriza’s death after self hypnosis, Gompers in Denver stoking a fight over an injunction plank, foreign reps arriving for a convention, and Chicago police failing to trap a Mrs. Frances Thompson strangler. Postmaster Meyers ill at home, Parker’s tribute to Cleveland ignored, Paraguay’s revolution, rising staple prices, Guffey’s Bryan remarks, Thomas’s death, and La Follette coalition fears.
A garbled montage of social quips and dialogue scenes features characters from family to shopkeeper and prisoner, including a forger at a prison, a waiter’s tips tale, and a grocer’s egg joke. The piece blends humor about work, money, and social pretensions.
A collage of brief Wisconsin items notes that flattery harms fools, Indians hold a million in the bank, a Milwaukee jail sentence for d eliance, and political sparring over senatorial selections. Also mentioned are a New Connecticut potato claim and reform-era prohibition debates in small-town papers.
The Tribune endorses Hon A H. Cook of Neenah for United States senator. It says his congressional record is creditable, his standing as a business man, and his citizenry strong. Voters in Nemah and Menasha favor his candidacy by petition, exceeding 2 900 signatures.
A discussion of Carso the caricaturist noting his conversational talent and ease with pencil. A new volume from La Follia di New York highlights his amusing sketches of stage figures Bohemia and diplomacy, praised as well printed and worth preserving.
Miss Emma Helen Begg daughter of Mrs. Alexander Begg married Frederick Travis son of Mrs. Phoebe Travis of Peekskill. The wedding party included the bride and groom and only their own brothers and sisters.
The report notes a wedding at a memorial church with Miss Begg given away by her elder brother Mr Alexander Begg. Bridesmaids were Misses Nora Begg and another Begg sister. The gown featured white crepe and satin with pearls and lace. The bride carried lilies of the valley and a white fan, while relatives and friends attended.
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