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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
7
An April style sports recap from Milwaukee features skating notes, a chaotic prose mix of events and performances, including a heavyweight boxing reference. It highlights local names, teams, and a tangled play by play as players vie for leads and notable results amid an unclear schedule.
The Republican state convention in Nashville erupted in violence as factions led by Oliver and Evans Hale clashed in the House chamber. Police contained the melee after more than a dozen fists were thrown, a hatchet was brandished, and several arrests occurred. Delegates were seated, order restored, and the Oliver faction selected new leaders while endorsing Taft and Roosevelt policy lines. Bryan backed by Illinois Democrats in another report.
A special dispatch from Omaha reports Ionatus Danis and four delegates at large nominate Willan Jennings Lavyan for president. Lavyan is Omaha city attorney and has aligned with Democratic potboilers for twelve years in Nebraska.
Neenah reports no primaries for city offices though candidates were discussed at meetings. City clerk fielded questions on nominations for mayor and police positions, with party groups debating nonpartisan vs partisan guidance as candidates were named or declined.
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad plans piecework in shops this Saturday. Unionized shop crews refuse the plan and threaten to strike if piecework is distributed. About 149 of 1,?49 workers remain at work, down from two months prior as manpower dwindles.
A committee of fifty prominent South Bend residents moves to prosecute owners of buildings rented for immoral purposes. They serve notices requiring cleansing within ten days and act under Indiana statutes penalties up to 200 dollars fine and six months in jail.
C E Brooks of Marshall Michigan promotes a scar free body wrap with adjustable pressure and comfort. He claims no sales pitches or fakes and promises a money back guarantee and renewal price for the past five years.
Washington March 26 Republicans mobilize as John Sharp Williams signals Democratic resistance to policy shifts. A brisk session sees regular attendance by Republicans in the House while rail and voting bills spark debate. Senator Teller proposes bonuses for veterans with rail use, and a measure to end betting at Bennings looms. Foraker pushes a legal framework for bonding and wagering restraints, reflecting intra party strategy during the spring session.
A scrambled wartime style notice from Milwaukee Wisconsin dated March 267A reports a son Dowling in service with Admire l S Connecticuts. The message notes he is en route to Missouri with unspecified illness and includes garbled phrases about Dr Kings New Discovery and a widow receiving an enlarged portrait order after the funeral, reflecting fragmented noisy telegraph content.
A testimonial from Evansville about kidney and bladder troubles lasting over five years. The speaker credits Feley's Kidney Cure with restoring health after a first bottle brought relief and a second completed the cure. The ad-like text also promotes Dr Thomas' Electric Oil for emergencies and includes a soldier-front theme.
A postal official in Chicane described plans for a nationwide reform and alleged a new system is being built within a large circuit. In Appleton a peddler horse on Wisconsin avenue died after a collision with the Appleton interurban car. The horse was dragged and later killed. the incident followed a near-miss with the same horse last Saturday at the American Express office. A lighthearted remark about card playing with a wife ends the fragment.
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