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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
1
The Associated Press reports the United States Supreme Court today decided three important corporate cases. The first involved the Bob Mentill Company, a novel printing notice matter. The session took place in Washington D C with decisions announced by June.
A report notes twenty percent failure rate among some medical college graduates. Tomorrow the first meeting for scientific Alfie is scheduled to discuss the issue.
Associated Press reports floods hitting Kansas and Montana. In Wichita railways and wagon bridges are out and trains halted by high waters. In Butte bridges across Silver Bow Creek and south side streets are submerged after record rain, with Yellowstone River flooding and Northern Pacific trains delayed 24 to 48 hours.
Warrants issued here today for Theodore H. Price of New York and associates including E B Holmes Jr Moses Haas Prege yick Peckham for conspiracy related to the government cotton report leak. The men are to be arrested and returned for trial.
New York June 1 Celt won the Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend track finishing first with a purse of 25008. The winning horse is owned by James A Keene's stable and is a son of Commander. He was the heavy favorite and led to the wire under strong urging from his jockey.
The 266th anniversary parade marked Kingston’s founding with Governor Hughes reviewing firemen and fraternal groups. A postparade address is planned reflecting on the attack on the stockade destroyed by Indians on June 7, 1683.
Report from port authorities confirms the steamer Vaderland completed its voyage without incident. No injuries or damage were reported as crew and passengers disembarked calmly.
An obituary notes the death of a retired United States railway worker aged seventy who attended the international convention of locomotive engineers. He was found dead in Mora Pa Tune on Sunday.
Miss Liebherr, returning home alone after a dance, was attacked by a masked young man at the corner of Oak Avenue and Thirteenth Street. He knocked her down with a blunt object, inflicted four scalp wounds, broke two fingers, and left her faint and bleeding in the street until a patrolman intervened.
The French aeroplanist Laon Delagrange faltered after a rapid start and flew about 800 yards before the machine collapsed from a height of six feet. Spectators rushed to the scene but Delagrange was uninjured.
A special train on the Minnesota and International railway was ditched near Nishwa by wreckers. One engine and three cars derailed. Baggageman Charles Dorn was cut about the head and bruised. No one else injured. Wreckers removed fish plates cut tires and pulled out spikes.
A fragment reports an anticipated ocean speed record attempt by an unnamed vessel or crew, with rough timing around 12:46 and speeds estimated between 25 and 26 knots per hour. Weather is described as clear.
The text discusses a British statesman advocating reform of the House of Lords, implying a move toward a second chamber. It references international examples, including Switzerland, as models for direct popular intervention in constitutional matters. The tone notes the political challenge of balancing reform with tradition.
A Milwaukee special recounts a fatal crash near a sixty foot embankment where a vehicle plunged into the creek. Thomas Nolann is named among the dead with Victor demolished and others injured as rescuers raced to pull survivors from wreckage. A meeting at Apple mary is announced for Tuesday.
The inquest into Ye Hjertberg's death will be held at 7:20 PM in the Justice of the Peace office. District Attorney Foulkes may take charge. Chief Brown and detectives continue investigation. Witnesses including Nurberpus and others are summoned to testify to clarify the case. Hjertberg's remains were sent to Amherst for burial.
A disjointed local page recounts a shoplifting arrest and a series of scattered events. It notes a man detained after a nine o'clock St Mary’s morning incident and church service details, plus weather and traffic delays, a cement curb project, a Minneapolis job transfer, and community notices from Brighton and Lake Winnebago.
Police say the motive was robbery not vengeance in the Paris residence of painter Adaphe Steinwell and his wife. An autopsy set for tomorrow will examine the slain couple with investigators noting a model’s possible involvement вousing access through a garden gate in the Rue De Voigirad area.
Ex president Grover Cleveland arrived in Princeton New Jersey after two months at Lakewood and rested after breakfast on his veranda. Mrs Cleveland said he is very well though not fully recovered and plans to stay in Princeton for some time. The Cleveland home was decorated with flowers for the homecoming.
The Mississippi River near La Crosse Wisconsin rises toward danger after record rains. At 10.4 feet above low water, the river will likely climb for days. Thousands of acres of bottom land are flooded and the hay crop ruined. A further four inches could wash out the road to Minnesota and sever the state line team link.
Special to The Northwestern reports Julius Thassey of Manawa Wisconsin killed himself by drinking carbolic acid yesterday amid domestic troubles and liquor. He left a wife and married later, was employed in the livery business.
The funeral of the late Dr Ay Hewitt, who died recently at forty eight, was held Sunday afternoon at Trinity Episcopal Church in Alma Street. The Reverend John W Greenwood led the service with congregational hymns and a personal tribute from the rector, notes on Hewitt’s active church and Reading Club involvement, and a large gathering of mourners and floral tributes.
In Manille on June 1 Associated Press reports Faustino Ablen leader of the Dios-Dios movement and Espiridion Retu were hanged at Bui prison for murders. A rebellious bout followed with reports of attacks and a military crackdown. Governor General Smith Hefusex reportedly commuted a death sentence.
Fragmentary OCR describes a mutiny by Chinese sailors aboard a ship, with threats and improvised weapon use as they threaten crewmates. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but reports mention attackers armed with hatchets and other weapons and crew distress during an onboard incident.
Officials enact strict local ordinances barring minors from selling along sidewalks at intersections. Police officers will enforce the rule and arrest violators, bringing them to the station if they fail to show for processing.
A preliminary report says a man claims he was kidnapped while another person faces bribery charges. The suspect, Cannon, was allegedly captured in Canada and brought to the locality, where he was detained yesterday.
In Birmingham Alabama this week after mines furnaces and other plants reopen about two thousand five hundred workers resume today with more to follow as operations resume. The United States Steel Corp expected to expand activity in iron country signaling a broad revival and thousands more will return soon.
The Mobile Alabama launch of the Mobiler Panama Steamship line marks its early operation with the departure of the Therma for Cristobal carrying passengers and mail. The new service promises faster travel and strengthens ties between the new republic and the United States.
Weather forecast notes light frost in some areas on Tuesday with increasing cloudiness and showers in the western portion. Local observations show a 1 pm temperature reading. overall guidance from the government weather bureau and reporting sources.
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