Civic League in Freeport fuels clash over local option
In Freeport a Civic League campaign against saloons sparks sharp attacks on personal liberty and temperance. Opponents argue religious zeal and Puritanical rules threaten Sunday baseball and property rights while defenders blame insanity on fanaticism and tax and crime concerns.
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Civic League
Jay
Freeport
Leaguers
County
Elgin
Preeport
League
Man’s railing speech sparks class hatred, critic says
A letter to the editor accuses a post of falsehood and unworthiness, calling out a group of men for spreading noise and dictating how others should live. The writer denounces the line of attack as mind insanity that divides citizens into hostile classes.
Official figures on brewery values reveal corrected taxes
The Civic League reports assessor Franz of Freeport township corrected past personal taxes for three breweries. Adjustments lower total 1906 valuation to 82,000 and correct tax rate to 7.91, reducing overall brewery valuation by 87,750. New four year valuations show increases for Yellow Creek and Franz Bros. breweries.
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Civic League
Mareho
Onot
Cis. I Franz
Freeport Township
League
Sehmieh Bros
Oak Place
Franz
Yellow Creek
Franz Bros
Freeport
Franz Brewery
Sehmidh Bros, Bhd
Prang Bros
Gadski to Sing at Freeport Grand Opera House
World renowned soprano Mine Johanna Gadski visits Freeport Friday May 14 directed by Eleanor Markham Griffith. The program blends operatic arias with songs by French American and modern German composers promising a memorable and socially brilliant evening at the Grand Opera House.
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Freeport
Mine
Johanna Gadski
Grand Opera House
Eleanor Markham Griffith
Gadski
Mine Gadaski
A Woman’s Honor presented by Freeport Sons of Veterans
April 23 is set for the presentation of A Woman’s Honor at the Grand Opera house under the Sons of Veterans. The local cast includes many with prior stage experience and is described as one of Freeport’s greatest home talent entertainments with elaborate costumes and stage settings.
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Grand Opera House
Sons of Veterans
Freeport
Wall Street
Moving pictures bill at Grand Opera House offers light hearted comedies
A Sunday evening program at Grand Opera House features short comic films titled The Fish Story The Impossible Death by Own Action Out for a Walk and The Art Students Frivolities plus other funny conics and dramatic views like Under the Sea and The Military Prison. Eid Price will also sing three songs with illustrations. Admission is ten cents for all seats.
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Moving Pictures
Grand Opera House
Eid
Price
How to Avoid Appendicitis Today
Guide claims most appendix cases come from constipation and promotes Orina Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure. It alleges the product stimulates the liver and bowels to restore natural action and touts mild pleasant taste with no nausea. Ends with names Hl. J. Moogk and Wim. F. Jungkuna.
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Orina
Hl. J. Moogk
Wim. F. Jungkuna
Chicago Doctor Divorced by Superior Court Ruling
Dr George W McFatrick of Chicago formerly Lena was granted a divorce from Mareuer ite RE McFatrick by Judge Theodore Brentane on statutory grounds. Petition was filed March 27 and neither party attended the hearing yesterday. Dr George McFatrich is brother to Dr John McFatrich known in Freeport.
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Geo. W. McFatrick
Chicago
Lena
Mareuerite RE
Apriles-Ciermanti stag party and temple events chaos
A scrambled list of April events including a stag party at Worthe's club, meetings of the Thirteenth Congress, dances and balls at Masonie temple, and various musical and social gatherings across multiple dates and venues with references to clubs and guilds.
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Ciermanti
Ubirds
Worthe
Repubtiewa
Natal Striet
M. Declareh
Fister
Roand Bi
Masonie Temple
Unclear fragmentary notice from archival page
Fragmentary OCR text mentions April dates and names Abe Maviasas Mary SoSt and Howes with tiewings pictures. Unable to determine clear event or context from readable segments.
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Agperdd Foes
Doa Avnad Abe Maviasas
Mary SoSt
Moley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Assertion
An affidavit certifies druggists may refund money if Moley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia and consumption, and contains no opiates. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and substitutes are to be refused.
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Moley
SF. J. Moogkind
F. Jungkung
Father Williams Indian Herb Tablet Exposed
Advertises a medicinal tablet promising liver and kidney cleansing and bowel regularity. Claims quick action and blood purification with a 20 cent price, offering a money back guarantee. Sold by C P Guenthe & Co at the Galena avenue and street corner.
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Father William
C. P. Guenthe & Co
Galena Avenue
Galena Street
Spectacular Italian Bandit Heist Steals $400000
An American tourist recalls the daring Passatore robbery at Formlipopoli during carnival. Brigands in masks seized control of the theater, announced a siege, and looted the audience while the conductor signaled. Passatore then calmly dismissed his men after extracting valuables, escaping unseen through a stage-door exit.
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Formlipopoli
Ife
Passatore
Capture of a brave leader and his men cited by Oscar Cox
A fragmented quotation depicts a crowd rushing to witness executions after a leader and a hundred followers were captured. The speaker asks about the plundered, and a counterclaim labels the bandits as brave, with Oscar Cox's name attached to the dialogue.
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Senor
Oscar Cox
Release of Berkman and other 1900s incidents in outline
Alexander Berkman is freed for lack of proof in connection with bombs thrown in Union Square New York. St Louis brewery strike ends, workers return, displacing nonstrikers. Tommy Burns attends a London dinner with Lord Alverstone as guest. No new developments in Bituminous mines. Severe floods and drownings in Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia. Five claimants dispute Willard P McDonald estate in Minneapolis. Barnesville prairie swamps with ducks and geese. A comic dialogue about a wet wipe concludes.
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Alexander Berkman
Cajon Square
New York City
St. Louis
Tommy Burns
London
Lord Alverstone
Traddam
Plincis
Michigan
Towa
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Willard P. McDonald
Minneapolis
McDonald
Barnesville
Maan
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Rock City
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Wagner Brothers
State Board of Health
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Crosby's
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Illinois Central Ticket Office
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W. L. Bupfington
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Shep
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