Heads of Families to Decide Issue in Drinking Plague
A civic league report cites widespread abuse linked to alcohol, detailing cases from Freeport and Fort Wayne. It describes wives beaten, children harmed, and families ruined as men waste wages on drink, with accounts from Miss Ida A. Green and local incidents of arrest for cruelty and neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Civic League
Freeport
Ida A. Green
Associated Charities of
Washington, D. C
Charity
Growler
Lineup of Canners Sets Freeport Baseball Board Meeting
Freeport baseball Association directors meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss current player list led by President Rodemeyer. Revised roster includes Schoonhoven at second, Barlow at first, Fiske at short, Harrod at third, Stark and Forsythe as catchers, Forsyth, Darrah, Scott, Ducker, Barry, Giffen, Rause, Cummings and Limoges as pitchers, and McNellis, Ireland, Dick, Lock, Frain, Overacre and Driscoll as fielders. Giffen is a new pitcher. Schoonhoven expects to attend later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Baseball Association
Rodemeyer
Freeport
Schoonhoven
Barlow
Fiske
Short
Harrod
Stark
Forsythe
Forsyth
Darrah
Scott
Ducker
Barry
Giffen
Rause
Cummings
Limoges
McNellis
Ireland
Lock
Frain
Overacre
Driscoll
Trial Record Recounts McDaniel Dynamite Claims
The testimony details McDaniel and Archie Small over dynamite found in a Basswood school house during 1906. Archie's motives, threats, and admissions are alleged, with references to hearings in Justice Goddard court. Clarno and others testify about August 1906 events and related arrangements for a horse sale and school construction.
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Bowers Place
Jeavinssite
Clarno
Daniel
Totein
Bowers
Wis
Monroe
Cruste Wells
Archie Small
Basswood
Drago
Mr. Heike
Small
Newton Small
Archie
McDaniel
Justice Goddard
Louis Miller
McConnell
Annual report of Freeport town supervisor details aid and finances
The supervisor reports receipts of 21995.81 with 13163.40 on hand, expenditures 11232.41, and asserts careful economy. He notes 265 persons assisted, with many previously self reliant recipients aided without requests. Beneficiaries able to work were required to do so. no one in need was left unfed or unaided. Signed by John Bauser Jr, Town Supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
John Bauscher, Jr
Deafness Cure Advertisement Offers $100 Reward
Deafness cannot be cured by local applications due to inaccessible diseased ear tissue. Only constitutional remedies help. Catarrh and inflammation of the mucous lining can cause deafness, but Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure these cases. A $100 reward is offered for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, with circulars available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney
Tae
Majestic screens Naples to Vesuvius and The Hostage
The Majestic will show a triple bill tomorrow afternoon and evening including Naples to Vesuvius, a scenic route from Naples to Vesuvius with selected views, and The Hostage a western frontier story. The photography is praised for clear, precise action and detailed scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestia
Majestic
Naples
Vesuvius
Cull the Belgian at Enterprise barn Saturdays
Cull the Belgian weighing 1600 lbs will stand at the Enterprise barn every Saturday and the rest of the week at Taylor's park. Cul is a finely built animal of good bone attractive and good actor. For terms inquire of Adam Kompfel corner Hancock and Taylor avenue or at Taylor's barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Barn
Taylor's Park
Adam Kompfel
Hancock and
Taylor Avenue
Taylor's Barn
Fragmentary trial notes on farm visit and damaged school fence
The account describes multiple visits around August 1906 involving McDaniel Clarno and Melvin Bowers about a sick horse, with telephone warnings to summon a veterinary doctor. It records witness statements placing McDaniel at various locations and dates, mentions August 28 1906 and August 30 calls, and notes fence damage at the north end of the school lot after July 27 1906, including explosions at the new school walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
McDaniel
McConnell
Clarno
Melvin Bowers
Charles Barron
Afolkey
Frank Schram
School to Delay Opening and Teacher Changes News
The board of education met in the public library last evening and announced schools would reopen Monday at 8 30. Miss Irene Truesdell resigned, Miss Alice Meyers elected to fill the vacancy, and Miss Lillian Grant was granted leave to travel to California for health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Public Library
Bergman
Irene Truesdell
First Ward
Alice Meyers
Lillian Grant
Electric Bitters Restored My Health Says Mill Creek Man
Nine years ago I was run down and life hung by a thread. A druggist recommended Electric Bitters. I bought a bottle and got what I needed strength. One foot in the grave, now well ever since. Sold under guarantee at Joseph Emmert's drug store. 650c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. C. Farthing
Mill Creek
Electric Bitters
Joseph Emmert
Back in the Harness Again Jacob Billig to Open Restaurant
Jacob Billig a well known restaurateur plans a new venture at 88 Stephenson Street. The dining area includes twenty four four seat tables in the main room and nine two seat tables plus three private booths. E H Volbroth of Chicago is chef. Dinners on weekdays priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Billig
Stephenson Street
Oan
Agate
Billig
Freeport
E. H. Volbroth
Chicago
Volbroth
Omaha
Boston
Sibley Jr. Visits Home From Chicago Stop in Sioux City
W E Sibley Jr arrived for a short visit with his parents Mr and Mrs W E Sibley on his way home from Chicago to Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Sibley, Jr
W. E. Sibley
Chicago
Sioux Ly
What Shall We Have for Dessert Try JELL O
Advertisement extols JELL O as an instant, economical dessert that blends flavor and sweetness perfectly. It promises easy preparation with boiling water and cooling, claims seven flavors including lemon, orange, raspberry, strawberry, chocolate, cherry, and peach, and notes availability at grocers under Pure Food Laws.
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Daily Papers
Fort Wayne
Ind
Grover C. Blake
Orsel Reynolds
Anderson
Blake
Reynolds
John Givens
Slayworth
Justine Hendryx
Bloomington
Givens
Lower Stephenson Street
Royal
Daniel Case
Mee
Mebaniel
Archie Smull
Newt
Emanuel Clarno
Queen
Old Settler's
Cull
Irene Truesdele
California
Dayton
Des Moines
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Towa City
Willner
Cronar
Dayrox, Onto
Miner the Golden Eagle
Want Eolum
Willner’s
KNOX
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