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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
7
Early New York opening dealings show mixed activity across rails and industrials. Prices moved with some gains in select issues while bonds remained steady amid uncertain demand.
Chicago produce notes show wheat opening weak then firm cables with losses in other grains, supported by favorable weather for crops. Corn stayed steady to higher with mixed futures. oats fell on profit taking. Hog prices rose offset grain weakness while dairy and produce markets traded unevenly amid ample receipts and shifting demand.
Prices paid to farmers for dairy products eggs and livestock are reported by local dealers. Quotations cover dairy cheese and eggs per dozen live weight dressed beef and other feeds with deliveries and market notes from city buyers.
Quotations from local dealers list prices for dairy eggs meat and poultry. Foodstuffs include Rye Graham flour bran meal and various meats with per barrel per cwt and per lb rates.
The steel freighter H. P. McIntosh, 520 feet long, owned by the Great Lakes Transit Company of Cleveland, sank early today after a collision with the reefer Hanna near St. Clair River. Crews were reported safe.
Elks from across the region gather for a July 12 to weeklong celebration in Dallas. A grand parade will head down Main and Akard streets led by Grand Esquire Livan. The program features a 200-voice chorus, a 50-piece orchestra, speeches by Grand Exalted Ruler Tener, Senator Culberson, and W H Atwell, and a $276000 court of honor dome with an elk sculpture welcoming visitors.
Winnipeg dispatch reports a fifth mounted police detachment was sent by special train to accompany a telegraphic request from authorities. The Dakota Dreamers, an armed religious sect en route to join the Doukhobors at Yorkton, were described as very threatening and armed with rifles, stating they will not be arrested alive, raising fears of bloodshed.
Inquiries reveal Swedish explorer Dr Svenhedin left Gartok Tibet on the Indus headwaters in November last year intending to spend winter at Khotan in Chinese Turkestan.
Washington cables report the U S government sent a dispatch to the Haytians expressing sympathy for the great loss caused by the Port au Prince fire. The blaze was finally extinguished by yesterday evening.
Four hundred gymnasts from the United States have arrived aboard the Maine in Bremen for the international gymnastic tournament to be held at Frank. The event gathers U S athletes to compete in Europe during July.
A sweltering heat wave hits New York Boston Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with dozens prostrations and several deaths. Dr Lydston dies in Chicago from heat induced heart failure. A laborer collapses atop a pile of jumper cables and dies. Police report numerous heat related incidents as showers promise relief later.
President Roosevelt plans a voyage with Commander Peary to the Arctic aboard the Steamer. They will be greeted at Sagamore Hill and a presidential salute will honor his visit before he departs for Sydney and then New York.
Associated Press dispatch from Denver reports Mayor Tom L Jahnson of Cleveland defeated for national committee membership in the Ohio delegation caucus. Garber of Columbus won 27 votes to Johnson's 7. New Jersey backed George Gray of Delaware for president after a heated caucus. Robert Hudspeth elected to national committee. James Smith Jr named to the committee on resolutions.
A. M. Long Jones, former Wisconsin senator and minerals company president, married Blanche P. Smart, once a housekeeper at a local sanitarium, this afternoon. He is seventy two, she forty years younger. Milwaukee dispatch reports the unusual pairing in a special to The Northwestern.
The fragment notes a lead in a New York event this morning, with a schooner yacht Zeram passing by. Hook at 4 p.m. is mentioned alongside unclear timing and turnout.
A vintage advertising prospectus outlines the value of expert copy, board guidance, and testing campaigns. It claims fortunes come from expanding accounts through disciplined advertising while warning against amateur efforts and mediocrity.
Lincoln Neb July 7 The sun shines as Democratic leaders meet at Fairview amid calm after yesterday’s rain. W Bryan watches committee work at Denver while Republicans display a protest banner at Twelfth and R streets. Local crowd expected. Bryan’s telegraphic line to Denver updates convention actions.
A fire swept through Chetek Wisconsin destroying a small cottage and nearly burning residents alive. Among those escaping were Joseph Gonyea and wife Andrew Jacobean and wife Miss Clara Madson Arlie Putnam and John Jacobson and wife from Eau Claire. The cottage was the town’s oldest dwelling.
The Madison Wisconsin political scene centers on Thomas J Cunningham and Aylward as factions vie for governor. Hoyt and Evans are mentioned as potential U.S. Senate candidates while Mayor Rose and local leaders weigh party unity and strategy ahead of Denver events.
Winnipeg grain exchange reports a local trader sustained a $150,000 loss after two Winnipeg elevator companies contracted to deliver grain. The incident occurred yesterday amid trading activity on the market.
In a dramatic market move Graves aimed to corner all rejected oats in the west, targeting 1.5 million bushels. Elevator firms rejected some oats but many were sold as reprocessed to order, buying Graves into a forced settlement that broke the corner.
In Hot Springs Virginia on July 7 William F Taft spent the day in political conferences and golf with Indiana Senator Hemenway Ohio Representative Burton and others from the Republican national committee discussing the chairmanship and Indiana conditions Taft planned a mountain ride and golf with Kellogg Burke Watgen and Clayton while consulting on party leadership and strategy.
Two men died in the grand prix race today as a car crushed them during the event. Lautenschlager won the race driving a Mercedes car, while the Weigel car driven by Harrison crashed into a ditch injuring Harrison.
Report from Tabriz says fighting between revolutionists and shah supporters paused yesterday evening. Russian consul general helped broker talks with promising signs. Teheran dispatch notes increasing Russian influence as cossacks gain arms and artillery access with Persian approval. Citizens express annoyance at the Shah’s advisers tightening control.
Omaha report details widespread rail disruption after yesterday's Lincoln flood. Burlington detours western trains, taking twelve hours extra. Northwestern closes all business south of Lincoln. Missouri Pacific main line open but branch damaged. Rock Island transfers around two breaks with repairs by noon. Union Pacific unaffected overall though Lincoln branch expects two days repair.
Berlin July 7 The Emperor will not hear the Brooklyn Arion Society in person due to his northern cruise. He has delegated Crown Prince Frederick William to receive about 50 members at Potedsua Palace next Friday.
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