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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
11
A dense narrative describes a baseball game featuring Brown, Crawford, Cobb, and other stars. It covers pitching, fielding, and key at bat moments, including Brown’s hot stretch, a risky strike near Cobb, and late-game Cubs scoring against Detroit. The account emphasizes pitching duel, defensive excellence, and pivotal plays that led to a Cubs victory.
Detroit falls behind as Summers stars with four runs off Winter in a rough nine inning game. Crawford belts a two base hit, Brown-Tinker-Chance turn a double play, and Summers fans six batters as Citiar details round out a chaotic box score. Horse racing notes Lexington October 14 highlights Dan Patch unmatched mile time despite fatigue and a Walnut Hall Cup upset. Football news covers Keekle Man injury woes at Wisconsin and Indiana’s stubborn defense ahead of next Saturday’s game.
The Wisconsin Central rail line held its annual meeting in Milwaukee This afternoon the yearly report shows Brown earnings for the company at 21 66820 operating expenses 6 700 01308 leaving net earnings of 21 66820 The income adders reduce the amount to 50 66947 after adjustments and the deficit from equipment wear debt and interest reduces it further to 44 548 88 Other accounts raise the total to 50 609 while the retirement of matured bonds and depreciation pull it back to 07 961 20 leaving surplus to be carried over to the next year at 22 868 18
Florence Erb widow of J Chevtan Erk is kept in Philadelphia jail after her husband was shot by his sister Catherine Petsel last week in Min Catherine Petsel. Attorneys seek habeas corpus release arguing she had no hand in the killing. If the court denies, the defense fears bias against Mrs Erb in the self defense claim.
An early 20th century promotional piece extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney pain backache urinary disorders and other ailments. It cites a testimonial from Shadrach Davis Oshkosh Wisconsin and notes repeated use with favorable results. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 56 cents.
City council of Oshkosh Wisconsin adjourns to discuss minutes readings and account approvals for numerous ward projects. Accounts from Oshkosh Builder Co and various laborers across wards are itemized with stone, labor, teaming and related services for streets, sewers, and general purposes.
City board reports bids for pot purchase with Libby & La Marche winning at 52 events per bushel. Several petitions referred: sewers, water mains, railroad gates, and street improvements. Resolutions adopted include reducing assessments, borrowing funds, adding firemen, and issuing improvement bonds. An ordinance on sidewalk construction amendments read and laid over. Council adjourned for two weeks.
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