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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
10
The market shows fractional gains and heavy transactions in early hours. Illinois Central advances about 22 points amid active trading. several rail and steel stocks listed with mixed moves. commodities and fruit notes appear alongside Milwaukee cattle and sheep quotes, with steady demand and varied prices across categories.
Commercial report from Ericago Grain Cosit notes receipts and market activity in the Northwest and Southwest. Prices for wheat fluctuated with a September rally, quotes show firm close, mixed sentiment across cereals, with small trading volume and various commodity quotes for oats corn and dairy items. Multiple references to Northwest receipts, September movements, and general market tone.
Prices paid to farmers reported by local dealers cover but ter beef lamb mutton hogs veal timothy clover straw mixed hay and other feeds. Also listed are coal lime oats corn chickens and various meats with wholesale and delivered prices for buyers and retailers.
Obituary notices Fred Gensch senior member of the G Hardware company Omro Wisconsin died of stomach trouble aged sixty nine after a year of illness Funeral planned Friday forenoon with Rev S Sone. remains to Schleswig cemetery in Manitowoc county He came to Omro in 1904 and with two sons bought out Day and Lindsey hardware He born in Germany and earlier farmed He was in German Reform church He leaves widow and six children Ernst Frederick Gustav Hulda Alma all expected at funeral Also noted sale of WH Scott lumber mill property to Frank Barnett of Tupon inventory to be taken Saturday Other local notes include arrivals and visits of residents and farmers cutting hay in progress and other brief community items.
Oyster Bay dispatch notes ties between Mayflower and President Roosevelts in a July 2 report by Associated Press. Limited readable text references Oyster Ley and N. ., but confirms a relation among Mayflower, Roosevelts, and the president in a tied context.
Equitable Fraternal union leaders report Fond du Lac invites Neenah to join in a Riverside park picnic. State picnic at Manitowoc canceled due to lack of reduced-rate trains. Neenah may host August 20 with boat to carry about 500 from Fond du Lac. band planned. Oshkosh may join Brighton gathering. July 26 supper planned. injuries noted at local mills and farms.
Special to The Northwestern from Madison Wisconsin reports Col William F Vilas wounded by a cerebral hemorrhage on Monday remains unchanged this morning but shows signs of consciousness this afternoon He tongue tests and a possible improvement noted but doctors warn the next twenty four hours may change the prognosis Col Vilas brother Dr Charles M H Vilas cautions nourishment is still withheld and a political quip by Prof Freeman was recorded days ago His niece Mrs Sullivan races Mobile toward bedside in a bid to aid her husband Col Vilas is uncle and guardian to Mrs Sullivan and resides at Tolnet Island Southern resort still Hopeful notes remain cautious
Northwestern records detail a July 28 court and county matters as well as community happenings. Mentioned are Valley Catholic Morgsters at Waverly beach, Foresters meetings, Beatrice Macks Merie Ulrich James Mack attending a Ridge Point dance, and several residents visiting relatives in St Paul and Monashu with others returning home from Racine and Appleton.
Eberhard was arrested in Paterson New Jersey after being found wounded on a lawn in the Ottawa section. He admitted his identity and was taken into custody to recount his disappearance from the scene of a fatal shooting that occurred the previous evening, as investigators seek his full story.
An Associated Press report recounts a Beloit girl, Edith Babbitt, daughter of a widow, missing after leaving Chisago Institute a month ago. Searchers followed leads to Mondi where family and neighbors hoped for a safe return, with a Rev missionary noting her wish to reunite with family and continue education.
Associated Press report says 70 year old Clarence Craig wed Miss Mary Davis, 30, in a private Grace Episcopal Church ceremony read by Rev J. Maxon. The couple planned a honeymoon in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Craig, noted as Knox County judge and former state attorney general, has long career including constitutional convention work. The event marked a late life romance amid public-service milestones.
Article reports on a legal battle noncommittally described as not involving constitutional questions. It suggests proceedings likely before Judge Landis, with the Standard Oil Company facing a potential action. Details are fragmented and unclear due to damaged text.
In Jamaica Plain and nearby areas a trio of desperados terrorized streets, battles with police and citizens led to two dead and eleven wounded. By dawn the first bandit was killed in a cemetery ravine, a second captured, and a third pursued as police closed in. A fourth figure, identified as Guene Devivo, faced murder charges as chaos ended.
Ragged OCR note describes preparations in Cincinnati for a big event on Tuesday with Taft notified of the presidency and neighbors decorating with fireworks. Flags of varying sizes will be displayed, then returned to owners after the exercise amid faded banners and leafless trees.
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