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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
2
March 28 fire in Taunton and nearby streets caused property damage, injuring residents and a "dynease" noted. Fire response from Richond aided by apparatus arriving, with an appeal for aid. The incident involved residences and a business district, with losses estimated around $100.
Secretary of the Treasury announces that Congress has appropriated funds for transporting silver coin and will no longer provide free transport from Treasury offices to national banks and silver users. The policy, adopted about twenty five years ago to stimulate circulation, ends with one exception.
The National Corn Exposition draws joint participation from multiple states and plans to hold events in Chicago. Details remain hazy due to OCR errors, but organizers emphasize coordinated showcases of corn industry advances and regional agricultural initiatives.
Special Correspondent reports James Farley a Bronx patrolman at Alex andersenue station reaches seventy five years old and fifty years on the force. He recounts tailing younger officers with confidence and insists on continuing duty beyond typical retirement expectations. He notes colleagues urged retirement last February and remains at work despite age.
An elderly man recalls March 22, ISS, when he was assigned as a police main by the metropolitan police commission and wore in by Andrew H Green. He notes he was among the first to shake hands with Abraham Lincoln after his election and reflects on changes from Carl days to modern times.
Well known Wisconsin figure Ironus K Hamilton died at age 77 at his Milwaukee home 3225 Lexington avenue His career included founding Hamilton and Merryman lumber with mills in Fond du Lac Manitowoc and Chicago He is survived by several children and a brother W K Hamilton Funeral services will be held in Chicago this afternoon
County clerks prepare for the April 7 election with printed ballots set at 46 000 total two kinds judicial and delegate votes. Printing bids ranged 90 50 to 110, Grobe Printing Co awarded at 90 50 for 23 000 judicial and 23 000 delegate ballots. Delegates at large include Taft and La Follette camps with district slates listed. Judiciary race features Bashford Burnell Ruger among others with Burnell leading in third circuit, voting by machine under primary law.
Paine Lumber Company Indoor team of Oshkosh meets Milwaukee McGreals at Armory B Merritt Street for a three game Wisconsin state championship series. The opening battery features A J Meyers for Oshkosh and W Honpe ad C Hope for Milwaukee. Three games set for Thursday Friday and Saturday with local fans eager for the crown.
Advises using Ritters at first distress symptom to prevent widespread suffering. Warns many may suffer before seeking help and urges swift action to save lives.
Milwaukee await a strong Oshkosh challenge as manager Marean aims to extend a fine season. Hoppe brothers shine in recent games with Waukesha Beach praised as wonderful while Schuchardt set to pitch against Oshkosh. Lineups listed include Paine, Moyers, Dolan, Peters, Baerwald, Bacon, Graves, DeChien and Cook in a fast paced Midwest match.
Madrid dispatch cites El Mundo reporting on good authority that Prince Manuel now King of Portugal sustained a wound in February that doctors say does not require amputation. The note reflects cautious official commentary from the time.
A February 1 report notes the king and crown prince were assassinated recently. Their medical team says the royal condition remains troublesome but short of amputation.
Returns from Arkansas Democratic primaries indicate George W Donaghey of Faulkner County has won the nomination for governor over W F Kirby and John H Hinemon. Kirby supporters claim strength lies in remote districts and Hinemon backers refuse to concede defeat.
Associated Press reports Omaha Independent Telephone Company completed a 4% seveni-five pair cable between Omaha and Council Bluffs giving Iowa South Dakota Minnesota Arkansas and Missouri a direct connection to the Omaha system. A trunk line from Omaha to Lincoln is under construction, completing long distance links to key Nebraska and Kansas points.
New York on March An agreement from the London conference of transatlantic steamship lines makes tickets returnable on any steamer of a conference member if the specified steamer cannot be used. The plan allows exchangable return tickets among participating lines.
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