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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
4
The Prince of Wales delays his U S trip past a presidential election. National party nominations may close if none remain. American farmers expect a bumper harvest while English crops worsen. Venezuela Dutch tensions provoke sharp jokes. A long British petition supports licensing reform. Canada forecasts 6 million acres of grain, boosting bread supply and transport demand.
A family of eight in Roselle New Jersey required hospital treatment after severe fungal poisoning. The incident serves as a timely warning as woods near to mushroom gathering season attract many foragers who often risk collecting unknown rarities.
Sven Hedin, the Tibetan explorer, is now said to be safe with his caravan in good condition. Observers note explorers venturing into unknown lands naturally endure long communications gaps, and speculation has followed his whereabouts and welfare during such isolation.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway plans electric locomotives to climb mountains on its Pacific coast extension. The move follows the success of other lines using electric power to haul freight and passengers over rugged terrain.
Germany develops wireless balloon telegraphy as a step toward usable aeronautic messaging. Even if enemies intercept during a siege, the value lies in preserving critical information the besieged wish to keep secret.
The Imperial Yacht Club of Kiel plans to race three sonderklasse yachts against American vessels of the same class at Marblehead next year. The international sonderklasse regattas have long split honors between America and Germany and foster friendly ties across the sea.
A protest before the New York board of appraisers questions the duty on hides taken from American cattle abroad and reshipped to the United States. It compares this to rebates allowed on imported materials that are reexported and cites the claim for free entry of American hides from foreign shambles on the same basis.
The famed Cambridge cracking crew was defeated by a Belgian eight in the Olympic regatta series. Belgians previously won Henley regatta and are described as powerful rowers with muscle and wind rather than refined style, yet strength wins races over technique.
Farman the French aeronaut is in New York with his airship preparing exhibitions while the Wrights are in France setting up their flying machine for practical tests. Americans who have witnessed Wright flights refuse to admit even exchange and seek Wright achievements that would make the Farman flyer seem a toy by comparison with the American product.
The American car finished the New York to Paris endurance event, a costly and fatiguing affair. The race proved nothing beyond what a standard endurance event shows, and it questions whether motorists will ever attempt another double transcontinental voyage due to the vehicle’s inability to swim.
Charles Holt longtime editor of the Kankakee Gazette who reported Wisconsin founding documents for the first Wisconsin Constitutional convention has died at age 91. He worked with H A Tenney and David Atwood of Madison on early state reporting as all members and officials of that convention have since passed away. The pioneers generation has departed, but their work remains.
A People's Institute Club A discussion at 318 East Fifteenth Street New York centers on the meaning of gentleman. President Gabriel Weis cites a threefold standard: regard for self, others, and authority, with emphasis on tradition and law.
A would be diner asks how long the restaurant has been open and the proprietor replies two years. The guest regrets not knowing it earlier and the exchange ends with the cordial mood vanishing.
August C Backus seeks the Republican nomination for Milwaukee County District Attorney in the September 1, 1908 primaries. Born near Milwaukee to German parents, he rose from messenger to lawyer and senior prosecutor, with over two thousand cases tried and substantial experience across county, district, and supreme courts.
A vivid sketch describes a winding road around a mountainside, fenced zigzags, and newly pierced gates. It portrays forest shade, silence broken by distant crow calls, and the soft music of wheels from laboring hands, attributed to Frederick Truesdell in Appleton's.
Prominent figures Thomas Staples Martin of Virginia Henry Algernon Du Pont of Delaware and Robert L Taylor of Tennessee are profiled with birth places and dates, early education, Civil War service, legal and political careers, and paths to Senate seats. Notes cover Martins Scottsville birth in 1847 Du Pont near Wilmington 1838 and Taylor in Carter County 1850 with nickname Fiddler Bob.
The notice promotes Gus A. Kis singer for Sheriff highlighting prior service as Deputy Sheriff under Tegtmeyer from 1908 to 1904, Executive Clerk under Cary 1905 to 1906, and Undersheriff under Knell. It states September 1st, 1908 as Primary day and urges voters to back Kis singer’s promotion.
Country Life notes gulls have multiplied due to coddling and protection over the past 15 to 20 years. Local councils move to curb the problem as gulls raid eggs and young birds, with lesser black backed gulls labeled veritable pests rivaling hooded crow and rook in Scotland.
Attorneys at law certify the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds office is efficient and recommend renomination of Charles C Maas as the Republican candidate. A long list of named attorneys supports Maas with praise and endorsement for the office.
A Raleigh discovery shows a granite boulder memorial from the 1865 federal occupation era. Inscribed rocks honor the Eighteenth army corps and volunteer engineer crews from New Jersey. Nearby trees bear depictions of the corps as viewed by The Charlotte Observer.
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