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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
5
An excerpted historical column reveals preconventions debates as varied factions back President Roosevelt and Taft. It notes Wisconsin and Ohio regions discussing endorsements, with voters weighing qualified candidates and party unity ahead of the Republican national convention.
A fragmented article notes officials discuss sweeping deportation power to compel cooperation from police and immigration authorities. It mentions potential deportation within three years after landing, seen as a dangerous authority and a target for anti anarchist measures. The piece also touches on social tension and private life diplomacy.
A fire at Collingwood Ohio destroys Ohin's School, highlighting neglect in public safety standards. The report attributes the disaster to inadequate supervision, improper alarm and escape planning, and insufficient facilities for safe pupil and staff evacuation during a blaze.
A chaotic scene at yesterday's 685 Republican state convention featured Representative Nicholas Longworth, son in law of President Roosevelt, losing track during his speech while introducing delegates at large. An embarrassed speaker recovered by joking about starting to a simul, prompting laughter and a light moment as the crowd settled. The incident echoes the broader tone of the convention and mirrors reactions in other states.
Fragmentary OCR text offers no coherent event, names, or places to summarize into a factual card.
A disrupted OCR fragment alleges defamatory remarks about local figures including General Walter V fal, Lt. Lawrence Y 3, Mim Estella pin, and Frank Johnson in Clarksburg West Virginia. The text is unclear and contains garbled names and phrases referencing a fort, rifles, and a supposed incident.
Amusement notes describe Flint and his wife performing dangerous feats with electric shocks and a hypnotic cue walk. The act includes a plantation style cake walk and a search for an imaginary bride. The Flints remain for the week with new acts each night as the scenic comedy On the Bridge at Midnight takes the Grand stage with Roberta styles. Howe's moving pictures follow at the Grand opera house near Tuesday.
A collage of brief items touches on political uncertainty with mentions of La Follette and cabinet comments, optimism about wages, and unemployment concerns. It notes a fatal accidental shooting in Antigo, calls for responsible gun handling by children, and reflects on family remarks about married sisters.
A muse recounts on the spot how ancient strings recall poets from Villon to Beranger Konsard and Morot. The narrator imagines masters of love and song, from Troubadours to Clarence Urich, inspiring a studio reverie on days long past.
A wide mix of local items: farm land near Hartford sold for 40 an acre, Hortonville church dedication, livestock tuberculin outbreak in La Crosse area, misfortunes and deaths including Mrs Fins and attorney B P Cody. Oneida Indian Eseu Hill jailed sixty days for horse theft, divorce granted to Ma Caryl in Waukesha, vaudeville planned at the state university, Byron Thorpe frozen to death in a blizzard, and winter timber harvest anticipated in northern Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Press association plans its annual convention at Menomonie on March 10 with a prize of 160 dollars for the best story on Menomonie printed after the convention and 399 dollars for the next test. A Milwaukee attorney seeks a jury trial in a case against the State Treasurer for rein statement before Judge Ray Stevens in Madison. Warmer was discharged for alleged incompetency and insubordination.
A clipped humorous dialogue shows Miss Ann Teex and others in a comic exchange about horses, grooming, work, and small petty concerns. The overheard banter features misheard phrases, light scolding, and stage-ready repartee with muddled lines and character quirks.
The piece critiques English composition teaching stressing self expression over humane assimilation. It questions a modern test for youths writing with little background, fearing it may produce superficial journalism rather than lasting literary service. The writer ponders courses in pre elementary and advanced composition and their fate.
The text blends Heloise Soule’s poetic invocation of sacred love with a garbled Atlantic Bre excerpt and stray lines about a tramp and misquotation. It resembles a damaged historical page fragment containing literary allusions and incomplete remarks.
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