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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
7
A domestic tale traces Travis and Letty as superstitions clash with romance. A funeral procession, a favorite song, and a phonograph record spark Letty to accept love, while Travis pursues a concrete sign to seal their engagement.
St Paul report says a Seattle capitalist traveling with wife and daughter on a Chicago Northwestern coach from Chicago was robbed of his wallet containing memo notes. Two men bumped him as they prepared to alight, one slipping hand inside his coat and escaping with the wallet. The incident occurred Sunday en route to Seattle from Europe.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on June 15 a former prosperous Hookah Man named Foo Adkins aged seventy eight was found in the La Crosse county poorhouse. His daughter Mia Wal of Chicago learned of her father’s plight and is seeking his welfare and home. The text suggests a tone of mourning and social commentary on how women are judged in sorrow.
The paper HARHIVE reports a semi centennial celebration by the Roman Catholic Diocese. Clergy and lay members gathered for prayers, reflections, and a ceremonial service marking fifty years since the diocese’s establishment.
Chicago dispatch reports sharp contest over the anti injunction plank and tariff revision proposal. Labor leaders push adoption while manufacturers and employers oppose. Dalzell foresees slight changes but supports tariff revision and free interchanges with the Philippines amid protections for American producers and wage earners.
New York reports the renowned blind pianist Blind Tom Wiggins has died in Hoboken New Jersey where he had lived in retirement on charity. Born a slave near Columbia Georgia he rose to fame in 1860s as a piano prodigy touring the United States and Europe.
Washington June 1 reports say President Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonaparte have reached a point where the latter may quit the cabinet. A shift appears likely after the November elections, though expediency could keep him in place for now. Discontent stems from policy clashes over actions in the New Haven & Hartford case and the removal of certain federal officials.
Arthur Gillis president of Fo Wright Lumber Co. and five family members narrowly escaped serious injury when their car collided with an inter-urban on the Blie Mound road west of Milwaukee. The machine was badly wrecked but none were killed. four women aboard suffered minor injuries.
Menasha city council votes to purchase four steam rollers at a cost of 3150. Me nasha baseball team defeats Oshkosh Brewers 4 to 2 before a large crowd. Several local residents and events noted including Mrs Little returning from Minneapolis, a Buffalo job for Guy Sautyer, and graduating classmates enjoying a hayride. A Sunday explosion caused injuries to Dr Mathews and Picker, with bystanders and a physician aiding the injured.
Three people suffered burns in a laboratory explosion in St Louis. The victims include Myra A. Matheres, a pharmacist, and a local manufacturer Pfeiker, both injured during chemical experiments. The incident occurred at a St. Louis laboratory and is being investigated.
Seattle June 1 Captain Underwood of the cruiser Colorado reports a rough voyage up the coast from California and says the vessel was never in danger. After entering the straits fog lifted and the Colorado neared shore at Dungeness Spit twenty miles east, prompting erroneous reports of grounding. The Colorado and the Pennsylvania, bound for Bremerton, reached Puget Sound last night. A woman with no children misses theater pleasure due to worry about burglars.
Arrangements nearly complete in Neenah for a performance by Madame Cahe the noted soprano. The coming program is set for Friday November 13 with the first annual reception and banquet of the domestic science graduates to follow at the high school auditorium. A large turnout is expected for the alumni association gathering and a forthcoming wedding is announced: Miss Mollie McMahon to Louw DuBois to be married June 30 at St Patrick's Church.
Louis Metz, long lost from La Crosse, Wis., writes to his brother John C. Metz after 21 years, revealing he has just in time appeared to claim an inheritance from his mother that would soon be divided between his brother and sister.
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