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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1908
Page
10
A garbled OCR read from a Milwaukee market page lists prices, vendors, and items about flour oats imports and local goods. Names, dates, and places are partially readable, suggesting a city market report with prices per bushel and notes on supply.
A man selling phoney jewelry was arrested for high price fraud as county workers jailed ten days for nonpayment. A marsh blaze destroyed gear at a local fishing site last Saturday after a hunter sparked the fire. Neenah football faced Terraville in a Saturday setback at Badvor Park, losing 8 to 0 in a scare-filled afternoon.
The report surveys a mixed market as tariff talks unfold with potential revenue impacts. Steel and chemical stocks show modest gains while transportation and railroad shares lead a broad, cautious advance. Banks and industrials exhibit selective strength as traders weigh policy shifts and monetary cues.
News on the opening of grain trading shows wheat prices slipping as favorable weather for new crop maturity softens demand. Chicago cash wheat, corn, oats, and barley move unevenly with December futures easing, while live hogs and cattle margins shrink amid midweek trading.
Miss Marie J Wilkie, longtime Fond du Lac public school teacher in the primary grades, died Sunday after a brief illness. Daughter of Elizabeth Wilkie and sister of James Wilkie, she was noted for devoted care of her ill mother. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow from her home, Rev. L H Keller officiating, with burial at Alenz Cemetery beside her father Washington Wilkie.
Special to The Northwestern Racine Midwauites Wis Oct. IMA News says Lee Norton general manager of J. Cage Threshing Machine Co. left for Odessa Russia after disturbances there His company has an Odessa agency run by Edward Flogsett formerly of Racine They shipped several thousand machines to Odessa but the troubles are not expected to cause financial loss and Norton may seek three or four more agencies in Russia if conditions warrant
Chage HL reports that Taman Munn of Oak Park faces murder charges for the July killing of Mrs Trans Gumare Thompson. The case was confirmed for October 19 on defense demand with bonds set at 000. Munn, in Harrison Street station custody, denies charges and seeks to prove an alibi with Silas Daisy Potts a university student and real estate dealer's daughter as a key witness.
A suspect arraigned after a fatal homicide is linked to an Oak Park residence. A key witness, Milesine Wallace, reports seeing a man near 112 Michigan Avenue. Wheeler asserts Wallace identified the suspect, while coroner records indicate she asked about the rumored man others say.
Attorney Dames J Harbour of Chicago, now admitted to the bar, will file a motion tomorrow in the Supreme Court of the United States for dismissal of the case of Dermyng Billie who is under death sentence in Coole County for killing several members of the Varal family. The motion cites a March act requiring certiorari for criminal appeals, arguing the trial judge must certify reasonableness of proceedings. Judge Landis previously denied a habeas corpus request, deferring on constitutional grounds, as the new statute could affect many similar cases and ease court burdens.
In Milwaukee a group of local youths from prominent families faced a municipal court verdict switching burglary charges to larceny. They admitted stealing labor and transportively moved goods to a western rail project, paid fines, and returned home.
London officials announce an order stripping the Earl of Yarmouth of all rights and interests from the premarital financial settlement tied to his 198 year marriage to Misa Altes Cornelia Thaw in Pittsburg. The marriage to Ms Thaw was annulled in London in February of this year.
In PECAT to The Northwestern Wisconsin, a conference closed with Evening meal services and a memorial for Rev Mr Ged, a prominent church leader. Attendees discussed future meetings, fund drives for orphans, and local church programs. the day included a large turnout, a funeral notice for John Koepsel, and a Republican rally planned at city hall with Attorney General Frank Kert slated to speak.
The American Federation of Labor leader attacks the judiciary in a circular condemning the Republican party and its candidates. He claims the judiciary enforces reform by law and silences opposing views, warning of a despotic movement and danger to democratic processes.
One hundred fifty farmers battled the largest forest fire in county history yesterday afternoon near Yorkville Wisconsin. The blaze burned several hundred acres and destroyed timber and fencing, with losses estimated around 815 000. Firefighters and local citizens worked to contain the flames as winds shifted, sparing homes and barns in the area.
A historical notice outlines food distribution for canal workers, detailing canned fruits and vegetables deliveries through January 1, with $4 per item at origin. It notes Washington removed as a placeholder, Chicago and St Paul added for militias and packing renters, and packing house product deliveries in earlots. Also includes local ads for labor and office work and a bookkeeper position.
A fragmented OCR page lists oysters priced at 34 cents per quart 18 cents a pint and various shop notices. It mentions Boyd & Son market, cash terms, and a long roster of local ads for rooms, jobs, lost items, and estate notices with dollar amounts and addresses.
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