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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
15
The article notes S Sherman of New York as the vice presidential pick for the Republican ticket. It discusses the convention dynamics, the choice’s impact in New York and the East, and fates of other alternates. It profiles Sherman as a cautious, affable man with broad support and outlines expected party and public reactions.
The Oshkosh community welcomes William Englebright as new Chamber of Commerce secretary. His local ties, experience, and strong work ethic are praised, with hopes for smooth operation and continued growth for the organization and city. The note highlights past secretary Buel T. Davis’s solid record and the chamber’s history of cooperation among active members.
A debate over new safety devices and testing for industrial machines and tools is described. Government oversight, employer and employee interests, and potential economic impacts are examined, with mentions of public policy shifts and the role of regulation in advancing worker protection.
The observer Bryce, present at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, praises the American system where the people choose their officials and determine party representatives. He contrasts it with England where cabinet ministers are chosen by the king and party leaders, with limited popular initiative. He notes Victoria era veto power was seldom used.
The report mentions Whitelaw Reid as an Amersign ambassador in London with an annual spending of 2000. Secretary Hay discusses farm abandonment and rural population decline in New York. Other items note phonograph teaching in Vienna schools and the rediscovery of Augustus St Gaudens’ Hiawatha statue after fifteen years.
The note reports four indictments linked to a New York bias inquiry. It mentions federal actions and a White House approval. The piece also notes a death penalty device in New York, a large workforce in East St Louis preparing flood protection, a senate bid by George R. Fess, and Walter Wellman’s view on Sherman’s vice presidency nomination.
Obituaries report the death of Mrs Kate Heffron in New Richmond at 41. Wisconsin capitol work faces delays due to material shortages. Beloit orders execution of dogs bitten by a suspect dog. Dr W C Malcolmbd of Chetek resigns after his son’s drowning. Daleha Reformed church marks 50th anniversary. Evangelical Lutheran cornerstone laid tomorrow. Racine Water Co to surrender franchise for a public utilities option. Leon Demers dies from injuries after leaping from a train at Chippewa Falls. Chicago Burlington & Quincy mortgage record sets a $300,000 loan with Central Trust of New York. A Duluth coal worker found buried after an accident. Delavan School for the Deaf expands facilities to mirror standards for hearing children. Bob Walker outlines courses. Milwaukee Northern Railway seeks certificate of convenience for a Fox River line, amid other railroad petitions.
A collection of light anecdotes and quips from London Tit-Bits including family pride at a cattle show, a teacher’s riddle about an old maid, Porson the Greek scholar’s riding joke, Abyssinian war transport tales, a sailor guiding a mule, and a stuttering boy facing a red headed passenger.
A bevy of 1920s clippings notes political humor and editorial quips from Oshkosh Menasha Record Madison Democrat Shawano Journal Fond du Lac Reporter Miwan Kee Sentinel Ivo Rivers Chronicle Milwaukee News Green Bay Gazette Wausau Central Wisconsin Fond du Lac Commonwealth Janesville Gazette and Wausau Record Herald. It mentions Roosevelt Taft alignments and Wisconsin senators clashing over party spoils as campaigns progress.
The article describes several salad ideas including a ring of lettuce with vincanole and cream cheese pieces, a simple orange lettuce salad with finely minced canned red peppers mixed into mayonnaise, and mixed stuffed pepper varieties. It also notes Charlan Gates, son of John W. Gates, recently bought a Texas ranch of about 61,000 acres for a sum not specified.
The article profiles James Schoolcraft Sherman of Utica as the vice presidential pick alongside William Howard Taft. It notes his New York Twenty fifth district congressman role, long service on Indian affairs, leadership of the Republican congressional committee, Roosevelt policy alignment, and strong local ties.
A Wisconsin land note describes: land from 10 to 1250 per acre with timber and stumps, clearing costs 915 to 30 per acre, and strong markets for profitable crops. A Iowa settler near Superior bought 12.50 per acre, cleared ten acres, raised 1400 bushels of potatoes worth 75 cents, boosting his land value to 75 per acre after costs of 27.50.
On a frosty morning a Norfolk spaniel named Snipe chased a dog that was eating meat in a street. Snipe leapt at the rear, biting it, then dashed away with the meat pursued by the large dog. He could not drag the piece and dropped it to save himself.
A quirky verse mix extols the liver over the heart, arguing for bodily balance and warning against indulgent fare. The piece shifts to a Success Magazine blurb about digestion, then markets Hall's Cat Cure for deafness linked to catarrh, ending with a drugstore pitch for laxatives.
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