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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
1
The 450 foot long airship with 500000 cubic feet of gas collapsed during a trial ascent in Berkeley and Oakland. Sixteen occupants were seriously injured and rushed to Roosevelt hospital. witnesses reported many spectators fainting as the craft plunged to earth.
Mae Wood, facing perjury charges in a divorce suit against Senator Thomas Platt, sought bail from the American Surety Company. Justice O Gorman set bail at 5060, but the request was postponed until Monday after inquiries by the district attorney’s office and the late hour. A company representative refused to name backers behind the motion.
The National Council of Commerce proposes two Washington based permanent agencies to disseminate domestic and foreign commerce information. The plan would cost merchants about $2000 yearly and would confidentially provide valuable data through a Washington bureau to interested merchants and manufacturers nationwide via consular channels.
Heavyweight Tommy Burns accepts a better offer from Australia to fight Australian boxer Lang in June during the visiting American team tour. Burns will earn 200 pounds regardless of the result and plans to depart at the end of June. Lang previously lost to Jack Johnson in Melbourne last year.
George Washington Glover, son of Mrs Mary Taber Eddy, came to Deadwood from Lead venturing out at night. An officer confronted him over his fractious horse and placed him under arrest after a dispute. He spent the rest of the night in jail.
A revived report claims Prince Helie de Sagan and Mrs Anna Gould married in Hoboken New Jersey last April before sailing to Europe on separate steamers. The record apparently exists but no certificate was filed within New Jersey's thirty day requirement, and no penalty is stated for noncompliance.
Demoralization and unrestrained selling push the New York stock market to its weakest level since last fall's panic. Investors speculated on prosecutions of railroad firms and the impact of new corporate actions, with major declines across the list including Pacific, St Paul, Reading, and Northern Pacific. The closing tone remained demoralized as traders booked profits on a weak session.
The body of Joseph Worth was found near Turtle River in Cass Lake Minnesota by Indigenous people. authorities believe Alfred Kitson may also have drowned after they shared a boat trip across a lake to a houseboat a month earlier. Kitson, son of the late Commodore Kitson, was once wealthy in St Paul and later squandered his inheritance before turning to guiding in northern woods.
Special to The Southwestern Milwaukee Wits May 2. A Manitowee report says Ey Gry owner of a cow in the city must hold a license from the city council under a Ten ordinance reported for passage last night. The measure grants a terse fee but authorizes health department inspections and license revocation. Milk dealers push it. nearby farmers fear coverage.
The 1200 ton German tramp steamer Hornsee, outbound from Cuba with a sugar cargo, ran aground on Brigantine shoals five miles north of Brigantine New Jersey. Lifesavers were dispatched to assist as the vessel listed on the Little Beach shoals and possibly lighter part of its cargo before refloating.
The A S Trow & Co saw mill in La Crosse Wisconsin will end operations after its last run. A fleet of tows on the Black River will pass and then the mill will be dismantled per S J White of the firm. The mill has operated since about 1880s and is among the last in La Crosse.
Edith Milkie aged twenty six attempted suicide by drinking carbolic acid in Sheboygan Wisconsin. She collapsed at a residence after taking the poison and was moved to St Nicholas hospital where doctors expect she will recover. The incident involves a forsaken lover and a local medical proceeding.
The Supreme Court set aside the lower court verdict finding Maxin Harden guilty of a dieting Count von Molle. The court ordered the case retried or dismissed. Harden was cheered by supporters as he left the courthouse.
An Oshkosh private residence at Algoma and West Algoma streets begins erection in English Gothic style. The house will stand on the former Sawyer site and feature Indiana brown brick, Bedrock trim, a glaze roof, and a radish hard room ballroom. Automatic water system and hot water heating planned. Frontage on Algoma 100 feet. West Algoma 70 feet.
In Wade Park Cleveland a bronze statue of Marcus A Hanna was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Secretary Taft ex Governor Hetrick and other dignitaries. The eight foot statue by Saint Gaudens rises on a twelve foot pedestal and will be moved to the hall being built for public buildings.
Baltimore, May 23 The eighth and ninth ballots for Methodist Episcopal bishops failed to produce a winner. Leading candidates included Wilson S. Lewis 476, Witham A Quayle 471, Bomer C Stunts 405, Charles W. Smith 420, Edwin K. Hughes 335, Thpbert Mentyre 268, David F Downey 332, Joseph B. Hingeley 237, Charles L. Goddell 174, Henry C. Jennings 157, R J Cooke 149, Samuel Dorchester 113. A protest on behalf of Calvary Church pastor Dr Goodell was received from New York. Conference adjourns to June 1. The temperance report splits, majority endorsing anti-saloon league and support for prohibition. minority objects to endorsement and calls it equal to other temperance groups.
A Wisconsin special from Washburn reports forest fires in Bayfield County over the last two weeks have been brought under control by recent rains. Most burns were in the western cut over timber district where valuable timber suffered some damage. Iron River was surrounded by flames at one point, but the town itself was not harmed as ashes and smoke filled the air.
Special to The Northwestern Milwaukee May 2 A seventeen year old West Allis boy Howard Pidger is under arrest on charges of robbery at the Chicago Northwestern passenger station in Manitowoc. Finger attempted to disguise himself and walked twelve miles to Milwaukee to catch a train for Milwaukee. police say he confessed.
Special report from Wisconsin notes continued doubt over Mrs Bharwaaytaugiered’s death. District Attorney Rooney says a surprising new witness may be brought to the Hor tonville inquest. Postmortem found water in Mrs Shaws lungs and stomach, implying she was knocked unconscious before being thrown into the mill pond.
The Senate weighs passing ten bills to ease the national budget and adjourn by Monday after a conference with Republican leaders. Aldrich reports readiness to adjourn if conference reports on supply are settled, while Cannon notes Sundry Civil and other appropriation measures may clear today. Printing and enrollment for the Sundry Civil bill will take about seven hours with many conference reports set to be postponed to the next session. The minority filibuster looms as the House steadies for a long session to completion.
A donation presentation in Rio Janeiro provides a pension to the family of Lieutenant Fonsec, a young French or foreign officer who recently died in a hallway incident. The report notes the effort by Asserad Press and mentions the general mood around the affair.
Old paper fragment notes a Milwaukee evening story on Edgar P Sawyer with assorted local features. Mentions suffrage context and events at Universal Church as part of a Sunday page.
A Wisconsin paper executive testifies before a House committee denying involvement in a restraint of trade scheme tied to the General Paper Company. He describes attempted mill purchases and declines to share customer data, while other witnesses deny collusion as tensions rise among pulp and paper interests in Wisconsin and beyond.
Port Cal Slay 22 Brodwin Scudamore, last survivor of Libby Prison escape, dies at home near Lake Port at eighty three. Paris May 22 Francota Coppee renowned poet dramatist dies aged ninety one after Academy election in 1384. Chicago May 23 Peter Dalley famed US comedian dies at Auditorium, after a week of illness from grippe lumbago pneumonia.
Milwaukee May 23 special from Marinette reports the Northern Chautauqua assembly will host a high school rowing race in July. Crews from Marinette and Menominee high schools will compete over three miles from Peshtigo Point to the Chautauqua grounds. Six shells will be used and water conditions along the bay are favorable for the event, the first of its kind in the West.
Reports from Waukesha and Kenosha describe William Jennings Bryan campaigning across southern Wisconsin. He criticizes the Democratic weak spots, touts Democratic revival, and highlights support from local leaders while detailing his planned stops in Kenosha, Waukesha, and Madison with events at churches, hotels, and a gymnasium.
Cleveland talks on the city street railway strike persisted with an arbitrator’s issue delaying a vote. Company and union leaders debated arbitration terms and seniority while preparing to vote on proposals and possible service restoration.
Milwauker Wisconsin May 21. A wealthy Yorkville farmer named Fames Hocking aged fifty two was found dead at his farm. Initially thought murder, police later determined he died by self inflicted wound in his temple. He lived on the farm with his brother and sister and had long suffered mental distress.
Edwin Gould president of St. Louis and Southwestern and William Taylor, vice president, visited the Western Pacific Island terminal in San Francisco. They were accompanied by Bogue, VP of Western Pacific, inspecting the San Francisco side of the bay. They will depart for New York tomorrow.
The White House issued a public denial that President and Attorney General Bonaparte differed over a New York New Haven Hartford railroad suit. No cabinet friction existed and officials confirmed the plan to file suit, noting Massachusetts court actions influenced timing.
Jay Gould of New York defeated Englishman Miles H. Miles in straight sets 6-5 6-4 6-4 at Queen's club ending the Olympic games court team contest. The American capitalized on decisive strokes and strong finish to overturn a mid match deficit and claim victory.
The report notes that bills approved by the legislature have become law, touching on a partial national program and a 1912 regional event in Yokohama. It mentions executive board actions and judicial approvals, plus authorization for extending street routes to a new Divon station.
The company board declared a quarterly dividend of five dollars per share for Cav by the directors of Cahimet road Ehud Maas company. The quarter ending in March reported a stated value of twenty dollars per share.
The Cisorie ational bank, which closed its doors November 4 after a run, prepared to reopen and resume deposits as capital and reserves are reviewed by the bank authorities and reopening plans are announced.
Local forecast indicates cloudy conditions with variable winds and a high around 40 degrees. Temperature trends show a morning low near freezing and a warming pattern into Friday evening.
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