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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
8
Appleton was selected to host the next Snemgerfest of the Eastern Wisconsin District. A president was elected for the association, and a meet was chosen. A committee was appointed to revise bylaws and the constitution for the event in Lac. Wis.
A fragment reports the Ming Concert at Ingram Grove Sunday afternoon in Oshkosh with 5 out of 5,080 attendees. Names include Presidentary Vire Mantito Roc, Secretary Schwarz, and Treasurer A P Stiller from Green Bay.
Rain at Camp Douglas disrupts Seaday events delaying morning services and altering drill. Regimental activities proceeded with battalion drills, no evening parade, and visitors noting heat and wraps. Several headquarters and visitors, including families from Madison and Sparta, joined the camp scene as regimental teams faced local opponents.
A telegram from Manilla dated July 13 reports discovery of the remains of Everett and Wakeley. The party found Farast camp in the Bayeuns moon. Guides initially feared to approach the camp but were later identified with Ashao, a member of a night gang. Ashao allegedly drugged companions with fumes and killed the guides.
The report cites Ayaho acting with a murderous urge aided by found botanical gear and Everett's funds. Montesco Sctias was abandoned, halting the search for Ayaho who is said to roam the mountains with many followers. Poor trails and rising rivers stranded the party and led to guide desertion amid police efforts.
Summer bustle spreads along the Chain o’ Lakes with Grand View hotel thriving under Wallace Lord. Dozens of new power boats appear. St Louis visitors and a long list of guests from Chicago New York and Wisconsin call Grand View home this week.
The piece argues against coercive licensing by challenging the link between drink and crime. It says proportions claiming drink drives most crime are exaggerated, noting most property crimes occur without intoxication and many offenders are temperate or only loosely linked to drinking.
Rosalind May notes Newport’s July social peak with Bellevue Avenue crowded by American and foreign dignitaries. Directoire influences return in coats with draped revers and high collars paired with sheath skirts. Embroidered nets, metallics, and printed borders illuminate evening gowns, while ultra skirts fade outside the mainland. Transparent lace sleeves and fitted linen suits with minimal hems mark the season’s smart silhouettes.
The London Express notes that drink is not sole cause of crime and that poverty indolence and misfortune may contribute. It cites Sir John Marchonett and a ten year table showing drunkenness prosecutions high in 1903 1904 while assaults varied, suggesting crime trends reflect broader habits beyond drink.
A short, reflective line notes that a man can mend a quarrel after a woman is offended, but once a woman stays angry at another woman, even heavenly beings cannot soothe the rift.
A vintage ad copy promises relief from hard wash day chores. It touts cleaner whiter clothes with half the effort and time by following directions on the soap wrapper for P and G Naphtha Soap.
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