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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
9
In a crowded scene from Winnebago County and surrounding areas, political discourse centers on the race for the presidency. Key figures including Bryan and Roosevelt-like contenders push for support as voters weigh outcomes. The paper notes intense campaigning, with factions rallying in communities and urging turnout ahead of pivotal primaries.
A long critique attacks Tirvan on proposing a bank deposit guarantee as a government backed plan. The piece compares it to fire insurance and argues the concept extends government functions beyond private business. It questions feasibility and political risk amid Bryan era debates and calls for voter caution.
A Wisconsin Republican rally drew attention as a crowd pondered loyalty to party policies amid debates on campaign strategy. The piece argues Republicans hold broad support in the state, with voters likely to stay true this year, while noting wariness of a potential landslide.
Fragmented prose hints at a political climate marked by unemployment and factory distress. It critiques a presidential candidate’s stance while arguing prosperity stems from business confidence and fear of his election, urging a sober inquiry into underlying causes.
Fragmentary text notes preparations for demands seen as certain to multiply and states confidence has been solidified while Mr Bryan and his doctrines are shelved.
The article discusses ongoing Qing reforms toward a constitution and a potential reprematutis government, noting traditional local administrations persist yet modernization is slowly spreading. It contrasts Western ideas of public rights with Chinese governance and questions how far China will advance toward national self-determination.
The text lists diverse items and names including Fernald, a Malin governor candidate, a wealthy farmer proprietor, and various unsettled figures. It mentions Europe’s temperature trend, Oxford Bible production, Victor Ras of The Omaha Bee, and a police case involving John Medinek Speier Tendon Lune lay school teacher.
The Record-Daraldarraw notes Taft carrying North and South Dakota by 11 060 votes while Democratic committeeman Keer of Pennsylvania is cited. New York shows disease concerns. Ohio votes keep saloon, while Tennessee Governor Patterson aids troops in Union City offering a $1,000 reward for night riders. Mohawk Conference opens in Lake Mohawk with speakers. Chafin predicts Prohibition victory if turnout is strong. A county execution is scheduled in Springfield for Joseph James.
A new Republican campaign club organized in Oshkech Hasa Wick Wal evening session aims to influence the upcoming political struggle. The group opened with a large representative membership and strong energy. Ald Clarence Robiasin was elected president, Ald Pavid Pinkerton secretary, and Sinelar Mainland treasurer. The full organization story appears in the local columns.
A confused report notes Ja oug of the man sought by the mob during the recent race as well as Miguel de La forre a Cuban official who stole $195 90 from the island treasury and hid it away. It mentions a cancer patient’s wish to provide for family and tragic losses in Lake Michigan with two barges and a tow separated in a gale off Houghton Nic. It also covers Henry Clews opposing government deposit guaranty and a Lincoln Neb banner controversy tied to Taft’s nomination. The Vermont legislature reelected William Tilingham and elected Carrall Page to finish Proctor’s term, reflecting party shifts.
Brown County Butter Makers plan to organize activities for the 1998 convention of the state organization in Green Bay Fourteen to fifteen lads arrested on arson and burglary charges tied to setting fires at plants and stores near Grand Rapids. a separate Bank of Nebagamon heist near Superior saw robbers blow the safe and escape with 47000.
A stringer left before a fire was found, arousing suspicion of incendiary causes. The explosion in the boiler room at Hotel Superior caused panic and scalding of an employee. Damages estimated at 3000. Authorities investigate whether arson occurred.
A garbled excerpt presents joking exchanges about poison, manners and public life. Questions about arsenic or strychnine mix with quips on manners, sermons, a hat, and courtroom wordplay. The piece folds snippets of satire and misquoted dialogue into a chaotic dialogue gallery.
A pair of British tourists in Paris admire a striking Louvre work. An attendant, practicing polite English, explains the painting is not by Watteau and not for sale, ending the exchange with courteous refusal.
A compilation of short, often opinionated items from Wisconsin newspapers. Topics include hunting mishaps, election betting, Bryan and Taft rally notes, winter forecasts, public ownership critiques, racial voting questions, and reflections on morality amid political discussion.
In the 14th annual Women’s national golf championship at Chevy Chase, 15 survivors from yesterday’s second round face today’s matches. Pairings include E Perkans of Glenview Chicago vs Mrs Ormsby Mc Cannon Chex Chase Club and Miss FC Griscom Merion Philadelphia vs Miss Marion Oliver Chevy Chase Club among six Boston and three Philadelphia players, with others from Washington and Brookline, Massachusetts and Connecticut. A consolation round features the 16 first-round losers.
Racing park board and the Six Clock club urged the council to reduce Packard avenue to twenty six feet and beautify the city. Aldermen voted unanimously for the 26 foot width, paving planned with brick and two office buildings to rise downtown by Mitchell Motor Car and Gold Medal Camp Furniture companies.
In Tallapoosa County Dadeville farmer Jack Henderson was shot and killed on the public square last night. The assailant J Pletcher Turner, a legislator from the same county, is implicated in an old feud believed to have sparked the shooting.
A patent style notice asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications, only by constitutional remedies, blaming inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness from catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for free circulars.
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