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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
10
Markets open with heavy selling and rallies in key stocks. Union Pacific and Westinghouse Electric move notably while bonds show irregular demand. grain and livestock sectors also display mixed to firm tones amid favorable crop weather and cash market activity.
Governor Davidson visited Camp Douglas Wits July 16, inspecting the Third regiment and the Tenth battalion. A seventeen gun salute marked his arrival as hundreds gathered for the encampment ceremonies. Spectators included University of Chicago students and local visitors who came to view military displays and enjoy the grounds.
Report from a military camp showing daily duties and scenes among cadets and visitors. It highlights a clean up routine across grounds, a General Earl M Rogers visit, a child being chosen for a local event, and wind affected target practice with twelve high scores led by Sergt Batley and Lieut Clemens.
Neenah residents report secrecy around a marriage between Christofferson and Christina Christianson. The couple, with Christofferson working as a carpenter, were said to reside in Milwaukee since the ceremony. Meanwhile a boys brigade camping plan was canceled due to pledge breaches. A social dance hosted by Mr and Mrs J A Felimbery drew about 20 guests from Oshkosh Appleton Kaukauna and the Twin Cities, with lavish decor including electric lights and Japanese lanterns. An Armory mass meeting for United States senator candidate J A Cook was noted as highly anticipated. Reports warn of an imposter soliciting subscriptions to a Twin City newspaper, offering a $50 reward for capture.
In a memoir fragment a hunter recalls a dog refusing to abandon a treed raccoon. The dog stayed after being called away, then finally barked from the tree to signal the animal’s presence. The narrator praises the dog’s sagacity and notes strong attachment and fear of loss.
Greenwich Conn July 16 The White Mountain express on the New York New Haven and Hartford railway wrecked at ten o clock. Miss Marguerite Armstrong of Wayne Pennsylvania was killed and ten persons injured. Cause spreading rails a hundred feet west of the station. About 100 passengers aboard the eastbound train from New York. Mrs Lane Gibberson of Brooklyn badly injured. Several others hurt including S E Whitemoore C M Crandall Bird Frost and Mrs Frost. Five injured brought to Greenwich hospital with names withheld.
The Menasha public library reports its twelfth annual year with 744 more books issued than any prior year and total circulation of 25 461. A large crowd attended the court of Lady Foresters at the city park and a highly successful Gy Congregational church excursion to Berlin drew many aboard the steamer Thistle. Local events include a St Patrick church picnic, Eva Heller music scholars at the park, and visits from Stella Hanna of Owstonna. Warren Fish and H W Sherman rescued after a fall from a gasoline launch into Lake Winnebago. A city band concert drew many visitors to the square. An anecdote recalls a child asking about rent on a big house.
Local notices advertise selling potatoes by weight from Boyd Market and coal shipments from Frank McCabe Coal Co. at 4 Wha consia Avenue. A job entry seeks a good steady man to work on a farm and take a car to Abernethy’s Corners via J. H. Murphy.
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