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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
7
Readable parts show market activity with references to several companies and rail lines such as Chesapeake and Ohio and Illinois Central, plus figures like 1,213,856,000 and 1,289,258,400 in an increase. Mentions of sugar refining, smelting, and manufacturing players appear amid scattered place names and percentages.
Chicago market reports indicate a strong wheat session with volatility as July futures traded near previous closes, while oats and hogs moved with mixed demand. Cattle receipts remained steady and prices varied. butter eggs and cheese held steady with typical regional pricing.
Prices paid to farmers by City Market dealers cover dairy butter flour feed seed and poultry. Quotations for cattle veal and plate beef appear alongside farm and wholesale price listings, with retailers providing figures for potatoes apples and other produce.
Associated Press reports Swattie Washington June 13 that Premier Mackenzie King plans deportation of about 1,000 East Indians from British Columbia if approved by the dominion government. Roughly 390 are said to be unemployed in Vancouver New Westminster and nearby. The plan would require Canada to pay transport costs from Hongkong to India and would compel Canadian Pacific Railway workers to assist in returning immigrants.
Seattle June protest by Japanese aliens against discrimination in Fraser River fishing licenses. They claim aliens may enter the country and seek employment, vow to pull boats without licenses, and threaten to appeal to Japanese consuls if arrested to create an international disturbance.
Milwaukee news reports from Chippewa Falls that John W. Thomas of Chippewa Falls a former state railway commissioner and long connected with the state board of agriculture is a candidate for state senator from the Twenty fourth district comprising Chippewa Eau Claire and Rusk counties. Some people never put off until tomorrow the trouble they can make.
The article outlines Cannon loyalists and rivals shaping the vice presidential and presidential contests. It notes Sherman of New York and Dolliver of Iowa as pivotal figures, with Kellogg and Deliver among named players. New York delegates arrive with Depew and Woodruff while British observer Moreton-Frewen comments on silver policy.
From Cleveland to Chicago news wires the report details Barbara Armgn Tillek, described as a mother fainting under strain, after the killer’s appeal news. Judge Landy grants an appeal to the U S Supreme Court, provoking a strong outside reaction. Governor Deneen and pardons board dismiss Bille’s petition for commutation, citing federal court action removing local jurisdiction.
A Rochester associate charged in a federal court jury verdict relates to a company case involving rebates and concessions. Trial set for June 1 covers alleged violations of interstate commerce law tied to shipments from Olean and Rutland Bellows Falls. Forty counts carry a maximum fine of 20,100 dollars each, totaling 50,000 dollars.
Members of the railroad commissions of Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Michigan and Vineis met in Chicago on June 22 to form a permanent organization and discuss measures to abrogate four major evils in railroad conditions. The issues include conductor dishonesty trespassing at rights of way grade crossing accidents and confusing switch mechanisms.
An enormous Toulon crowd witnessed the degradation of former naval officer Ulmo after a court martial sentenced him to life imprisonment and removal from his uniform. He was stripped of his sword as he led a march past spectators. Ulmo is to be deported to Devil's Island off French Guiana.
A New York report says a five year legal fight over a metal alloy patent has reached the U S district court in New Jersey. The case concerns a process to produce an alloy capable of holding lead without nickel and used for journal bearings and engine castings. The Brady Brass Co. won in district court, the appellate court reversed, and the Supreme Court denied review.
Associated Press report from Chicago June 13 says Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty adjourned the hearing on the creamery charges protest until September 7 after more cross examination of witnesses. The session paused during cross examination of D. D. White.
Practical notes on poultry health hygiene feeding and water, roost treatment, chick care, and general farm advice. Includes tips on water cleanliness, feeding balance, housing, preventing pests, and pig sheep cattle management with references to sprays roost treatment and Epsom salts. Also a short anecdote about love and wealth.
Special from Manitowoc reports a Milwaukee homicide where Hayes allegedly drew a revolver and fired at a man five feet away after threats. Witnesses recall Hayes as a feared figure from twenty years ago when he worked for a railway company. Experts to be titled by the state this afternoon.
James Hampton of Manitowoc appeals for aid to win freedom from Winnebago Northern State Hospital. He claims five years of work as an attendant and unresolved letters to the probate court show his plea for release. Hampton was formerly sent there after a Brown County court found him insane and acquitted of murder. a Waupun sentence for murder was overturned by the Supreme Court.
Special to The Northwestern Milwaukee Wisconsin July 1 report from Janesville describes Gus Hobert of Ayaton near Janesville whose wife, at home with their six month old baby, was confronted by a stranger who seized the infant and threatened death with a dirk knife unless money was provided. The woman fled upstairs and paid $15, then the assailant fled. Hobert arriving found his wife unconscious on the floor.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Caroline Remines a sixteen year old girl is held on charges of stealing dresses aprons and other items from Dr Sehnetzke's home at Elkhart Lake She was arrested after previously facing a similar charge two years ago and is occupying a cell in the police station.
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