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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR note records a January date and street names but lacks clear event details or named entities. The readable text suggests a local record or notice without concrete actions, participants, or outcomes.
The article surveys the surge of support for William Jennings Bryan within Democratic state organizations as his potential nomination gains momentum. It notes Republican concern and urges GOP leaders to nominate a candidate like Theodore Roosevelt to counter Bryan's rising popularity and maintain party balance ahead of a possible 1908 campaign.
The article weighs denatured grain alcohol against wood alcohol and predicts shortages for denaturing as demand grows. It notes figures from The Boston Transcript and mentions Sarah Bernhardt publicity stunts. Indiana leans toward Bryan as the Democratic bandwagon grows, with no other candidate seen as a rival.
Secretary Root plans a merit based overhaul of the consular service using inspection led promotions and a detailed efficiency schedule. An eight member inspector force will evaluate all U S consular offices guiding promotions and strengthening the service under the new law. The article also notes President Cassatt dismissals over graft tied to cost companies and questions Bryan's political boom.
A historical notice speaks on Flag Day as the nation’s tribute to the Stars and Stripes. It notes the flag’s long endurance since its 1777 adoption, its symbol of liberty, justice, and protection, and urges nationwide displays and school and organizational observances. The piece also critiques political commentaries and meat packing debates of the era with a satirical aside.
A mosaic of brief items honors notable figures and events. Wallace Irwin and Rudyard Kipling receive attention, while Princess Patricia of Connaught and Mrs. McKinley are noted for cultural and public deeds. Obituaries and retirements of educators and public servants are referenced alongside philanthropic figures and local lore.
A Gary Indiana stockyards plan headed by Sir Thomas Lipton is described as protected. A New York hospital nurse died from cancer poison via a wound exposure. An eight hour day for working girls is urged by the General Federation of Women. Henry Watterson backs Nebraska for president in 1906. Leonard Pinck nine of Minneapolis died after a drunken man caused a blood vessel rupture. Fresh air and pure food are urged by Congress. Chicago stores replacing young clerks with steadier men is noted. Democratic conventions endorse Bryan for president. Nell testifies packers urged delay of reports. Joseph Boyer fired after bribery disclosures on coal from Pennsylvania rails. Roosevelt attacked in the House. Brundidge accuses aristocratic tendencies, while Growvenor defends him as a plain American.
The Grand opera house presents Toldein the Hills to a large crowd, with Kate Kearney on the bill at the Bijou theater bringing midweek changes. Ed Vine and Dods La Grey headline the acts alongside stars like Milas Le Gray, Powers and Freed, Bobby Carroll, Ligud and Trainor, Olney and Cunningham, and moving pictures completing the program.
The Marinette Eagle-Star signals efforts to reconcile factions in the coming campaign. The note references Davidson versus a Stephenson influenced result and suggests party asperities will be erased with a conciliatory approach led by Uncle Ike, mentioning Appleton Pow and a new broom metaphor about renewal.
A roundup of Wisconsin items includes l antiespit ordinances and Saloon curtain removals in Sturgeon Bay, a Horicon Odd Fellows semicentennial, a Fond du Lac street carnival, and Eagles band prizes in Milwaukee area. Reports cover rail hearings, drainage plans near Eagle Lake, Man itowoc vaudeville ambitions, and a Racine wedding accident. Also noted are Indian allotment payments, railroad settlements, bogus check cases, and Lookout Mountain veteran George Sutherland’s death.
A promotional notice invites women to send name and address to receive a free Mother Grays herbal stimulant package. The ad claims benefits for urinary and kidney ailments and lists a Winnipeg address and contact details for the Mother Gray Company.
At a Philadelphia hearing E V Wossiter vice president of the New York Centre railway testified Beech Creek Coal and Coke presented its railroad with 5000 shares of stock par 100 for traffic reasons. After Beech Creek merged into Pennsylvania Coal and Coke the stock was surrendered and the railroad received 1500000 dollars worth of stock in the latter company.
A collection of humorous exchanges and observations from London Tit Bits. Jocular remarks about marriage, family trees, why people question facts, and polite encounters on busy streets. Bits include a wife’s boast, a gardener’s lunchroom joke, and a countryman puzzled by a fever barricade.
McGillivray asks Governor Davidson to curb reformers in office and petition activity supporting a leading figure. He faults LA Follette and accuses Connor of false loyalty while urging withdrawal from the reform movement if resignations do not occur.
A collage of brief items notes Stalwartism fading in Wisconsin politics, social Democrats forming a ticket, muckraking chatter about breweries, and local scandals. It cites figures Webb Brown Walter Alexander A Ten Kreutzer and reports on Mrs Gottfried Webbert’s warrants against August Bandelin and Ida Truetzmacher.
Readers are offered a $100 reward if Hatla Catarrh Cure fails to cure. It is advertised as a constitutional treatment taken internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces, claiming to destroy the disease’s foundation and build up the patient’s constitution. The ad urges testimonials and lists CHENRY & Co of Toledo as the address.
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