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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
5
The obituary notes the late Colonel William Vilas and details his estate and its anticipated distribution. It highlights patronage to a Madras University and references a pension tied to his service, with emphasis on patriotism and duty.
A garbled, fragmentary passage rails against political corruption and social decline. It mentions Congress and government duties, warns of danger to children, and condemns criminal acts, though most names and specifics are unreadable in the OCR.
A long discussion explains why oysters are not eaten in warm months. It describes oyster growth, storage, and safety concerns, noting the need for careful handling and restrictions on harvest areas. The piece also touches on public interest and related economic factors in the oyster trade.
A garbled 19th century dispatch covers the Society for the Protection of Children in England against cruelty, urban death statistics in New York, a St. Petersburg order on teaching court guards, and remarks on Salisbury Cathedral repairs. It mentions population figures, district boundaries, and transportation or household effects with scattered details.
The Grand Opera House stage offerings include Mrs Mary J Holmes's play and a mix of vaudeville acts. The company features Miss Shaffner in A Pair of Cornets with a fashionable directoire gown drawing comment. Moving pictures and an overture from The Gingerbread Man close the bill as Danville Speaker Cannon is attacked in a separate address.
The European commission on mine safety led by J. A. Holmes arrives in the United States to inspect conditions in the coal fields. Carl Meélasnar, Victor Wattayne, and Captain Desborough will visit Pittsburg and other sites to observe procedures and advise U S authorities on protecting workers underground. France is not represented.
The dispatch describes a chaotic political scene with John D. Rockefeller witnessing a parade ignored by crowds and a violent incident near Oyster Bay where a shot was fired. It notes a vigorous Democratic campaign to weaken the Republican grip in New England and mentions a cancer specialist, Brooks, who faces financial and care difficulties. A Chicago youth, George Blair, survives a gunshot wound with a bullet lodged near the brain.
A nostalgic school poem by Eana Kingsley Wallace from St Nicho Tas celebrates summer memories and the joy of the first day of fall. It names classmates Amy Harriet Mary Owen Maribel Mathers and reflects light hearted classrooms and summer contrasts with rule breaking and the anticipation of learning.
Obituaries announce Mrs. Patrick Skaken of Chilton aged eighty four and Mrs. Elin A. Plankinton of Milwaukee aged sixty four. A La Crosse brickyard owner John Oma killed while hunting at Rice Lake. Forest fires threaten Woodruff but a clearing saved the town. Holy Jumpers ousted from a Waukesha game. Milwaukee hosts the largest opening day at the state fair with fifteen thousand attendees. A Racine Polish wedding fight injures Joseph Toslaski. The state board of agriculture seeks $100000 for fairgrounds improvements and new buildings. Ex congressman Burr W. Jones married Milas McDonald. The Sunday school missionary bank at Frederick Methodist church wrecked. Heir of James Cavanaugh fights over $10 bequest to church. Bessie Fowles suicides over grief from a pastor’s death. Postmaster Charles F. Nelson’s disappearance resolved. wife appointed successor. Mystery death of courier Bertrand Walters linked to Chicago hospital. John M Frue to retire. Oscar Rotasler to succeed. A Beamsville Fair incident ends in a violent clash. Esther Neudahl reportedly abducted from Ashland convent, later returned to safety.
A collage of light anecdotes and jokes from a lively scene. Topics include a stingy man named James Adolphus Brown, a hat recognition incident, family chatter, and a sailor’s wash mishap. Also features a cricket match quip and a Chicago business dinner on advertising profits.
In Omaha a 32 caliber shell found in Mrs. A Rice's handbag ties her to the death of Dr. Frederick T. Austin. Police seek her husband, last seen in the city, amid questions about Rice’s army discharge and the bank check payment that failed for lack of funds. Autopsy confirms the weapon. authorities pursue roles of Rice and associates.
A playful verse fragment laments difficulties in spelling and alphabet learning. The speaker wistfully wishes to be a savage to avoid spelling, noting a busy mother and uncertain word forms like are and nay in a whimsical, antique tone.
A collage of notes from Wisconsin papers highlights odd events from Royceville and Madison to Green Bay and Stevens Point. Topics include a farmer overindulging in beer amid rat concerns, a Milwaukee man’s threat to spank his daughter, a burglar preferring Waupun over a workhouse, and commentary on primaries, politics, and local farming woes. Governor Davidson heads to the state fair in Madison.
Washington report details 397924 bales of cotton ginned from 1907 growth by September 1 and 6012 active ginneries, with prior years 200278 bales and 4080 ginneries in 1907, 476655 bales and 8629 ginneries in 1906, and 476655? corrected data. The figures include round bales and island bales across 1905-1908 totals.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will build a new office and home at the southeast corner of St Clair Avenue and Ontario Street in Cleveland. Grand Chiefwarden 8. Stone says plans include buying the site for 200000 dollars and a total outlay of 1000000 dollars. Construction begins next month.
Fire destroyed a two story brick stable at Congressman Inman Nicholas Longworth’s Grandin road home in Cincinnati. Estimated loss stood at 29000 dollars. Fire carriages burned but horses and servants escaped unharmed as the Longworths returned from a party.
Guido Horvath, a Hungarian artist, finishes a vast oil painting in Proctor Vermont. The colossal work titled Washington at the Battle of Trenton measures 210 feet in length and eleven feet in height, claimed as the largest single picture on any subject in the nation after years of study and research.
A communion set presented to the Congregational church of Princeton Massachusetts by Lieut Gov Moses Gil t of Princeton in 1767 was discovered in a deep closet under the church organ. The closet had not been used for nearly a hundred years.
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