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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
5
The city of Oshkosh extends a generous welcome to the Badger Elks meeting for their state reunion and convention. Officials highlight decorations and hospitality, inviting visitors to enjoy boating and fishing while promoting local commerce and reciprocity to aid national prosperity.
Reports say Postmaster General Payne may visit Milwaukee to weigh factional balance ahead of county and state conventions. If Payne counsels for the governor, league opposition could shift from defeating renomination to securing legislature control, with Milwaukee County’s 46 delegates pivotal in the state convention.
The past eleven months show exports down about 345 million compared with the prior year. Cotton and breadstuffs lead declines, while provisions and mineral oils fall. Europe buys less breadstuffs as prices rise and purchasing power tightens. Farmers anticipate a strong crop, aiming to sell surplus abroad at lower prices, adjusting to supply and demand.
The Algoma Street pavement issue finally moved forward as the city council voted seventeen to five to adopt asphalt, despite earlier resident opposition. Advocates say the lower street will be a durable, modern thoroughfare linking business districts to western roads and that in years the entire street may be paved, boosting city pride.
Colonel Bryan denounces Grover Cleveland in a New York speech, accusing him of deserting Democratic principles, courting Wall Street, and betraying the party to trusts. Bryan urges party reorganization under true Democratic ideals, pledging to publish the full address and warn against placating financiers.
An editorial notes Mayor Low of New York proposes using public school buildings and yards as playhouses and playgrounds during off hours to benefit children. It argues cost is justified by social gains and cites Chicago progress. suggests experimental open-air playgrounds and vacation use to extend school facilities for community play.
Witness accounts describe a violent street mob smashing through a crowd. A fleeing figure trampled amid skulls, bloody wreckage, and panicked bystanders as authorities alarmed. A child is seized amid the riot, then the mob attacks again as police struggle to regain control.
Amid lively Wisconsin campaign chatter, editors mock La Follette and Wallter head positions, while listing unlikely candidates from Neal Brown to Burr W Jones. The mix includes jests on King Alfonso, farm disruption, and the country newspaper trust, reflecting broad press satire across cities like Milwaukee Madison Green Bay and Appleton.
The Milwaukee Free Press notes the La Follette faction winning in Eau Claire Fond du Lac and Waupaca, while Stalwarts claim Rock Washburn and Calumet counties. It reports a total of about 35 La Follette and 85 Stalwart votes diverging from expectations, with boodle costs approaching $1,000 per swing.
An analysis of Chile and Argentina as rival powers in South America. Chile, strong and creditworthy, fields a well trained army and powerful navy. Argentina, rebuilding after 1890s speculation, modernizes with fast cruisers and torpedo boats. Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay lean to Argentina, while Trans-Andean rail links tighten ties and regional blocs form beyond the Monroe doctrine.
In a collage of snippets from Puck Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Record and other papers, lighthearted mishearings and social scenes unfold. Jokes about politics marriage crochet and a photographer’s miscue mix with a Wisconsin Christian Endeavor union note and a maid’s kiss line. The piece records playful banter and domestic pageantry from a bygone era.
In a composite critique, Milwaukee Free Press and papers tied to La Follette-Stephenson back Senator Spooner while independent papers praise his service. The debate accuses factions of using him for political gain, while praising his loyalty to the party. Also quoted is a proverb about a bride and forgiveness and a remark on wealth from making trouble.
A St Petersburg dispatch reports the czarina awaiting motherhood in September. Roosevelt family leaves the White House for rented quarters during renovations. Rev W C Daland to lead Mitton College next fall. Senator Hanne plans a game preserve trip after Congress ends. Prince George of Wales named heir to the British throne. Duke of Clarence died in 189?. A Kron Prinz Wilhelm steerage passenger died after a two day delirium tremens drink wager.
Mrs. George Kinsley, longtime Berlin resident, appears in state briefs as building activity rises in Isdena Fond du Lac. The Wisconsin Universalist convention convenes at Markesan this week. Berlin hosts weddings of C. A. Peck and Miss Tillie Plencier, and Waukesha pair Agnes Cahill and Charles Copeland. Manitouogoi lifelike incidents include a farmer Fidel Knelfel’s death after drinking water and illness. Wisconsin Press Association members depart St Paul for a riverine Midwest tour toward St Louis. A Milwaukee mob incident and a fatal drowning in Rock River underscore a string of police, civic and religious happenings across the state.
In Chicago yesterday notes quoted at eight dollars, marking the highest level since 1832. The omnibus statehood bill moved ahead in the senate, with Senator Quay urging immediate consideration. A separate item reports a church struck by lightning during a funeral in Pinerto, Spain, causing twenty five dead and thirty five injured. Across the United States last year there were 20,379 fires causing losses of 166 million dollars, up thirteen million from the year before.
In a playful scene from Carolyn Wells, Betty and Belinda Ames enjoy a charming game of hide and seek with their baby brother Marmaduke. Belinda hides the baby, the joke lands as Marmaduke remains unfound by Bet for the moment.
A satirical note questions how to Punish bad husbands as a women’s club topic. A clergyman’s letter urges practical measures, but the essay doubts reform of husbands, saying “bad husbands” are unknowable and emerge from idealized lovers, per Harper’s Weekly.
The Oxford system for Rhodes scholars provides social and athletic opportunities for integration with English peers. A generous annual stipend enables scholars to engage fully in social life, athletics, and country attachment. The idea is to foster lasting ties to the host country through affordable living.
A Mrs Ida L Roser writes to Mrs Pisa detailing nearly two decades of marriage without a child and describing female health complications and pains not related to menstruation, seeking guidance or relief.
A testimonial letter from Ina L. Roarn of Denver praises a vegetable compound for curing ulcers and inflammation. The writer claims restored health and increased strength enabling threefold productivity, thanking the product and noting many local supporters.
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