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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
8
A montage of letters, editorials, and statements from North American cities and leaders over Prohibition. Mayors, governors, clergy, and business figures weigh the impact of liquor laws on tax revenue, crime, and industry. Reports cite Kansas City, Jacksonville, Owen Sound, Muscatine, and Georgia pledging mixed outcomes.
A dramatic fire on the fourth floor of Corning Distillery elevator in Peoria damages the building worth about 230000, endangers 8000 cattle, and destroys aging whisky and beer stocks. Fire crews save cattle and horses. three vents prevent greater loss. The cause remains a mystery though water rounds the plant. Insurance covers the loss and rebuild plans are underway.
In New York on an April day, police officer John Bresnaham shot and mortally wounded by sergeant James Nerney during a confrontation on Forty-ninth Street near Eighth Avenue. Bresnaham, in plain clothes, faced Nerney who also wore plain clothes. After a struggle involving a blackjack, Nerney fired twice as Bresnaham fell to his knees. The incident occurred as onlookers Thomas McCormack and William Nester witnessed the fatal exchange.
An April report details the assassination of Samuel Wm. Coonvery, long-time Jennings County school superintendent, at a midnagered pumping station. Bloodhounds failed to follow due to debris near the body. Separately, a speeding train near Paris hit by a flying object damaged a wheel but caused no injuries.
East St. Louis public school board filed suit for 500000 against treasurer Pedieb Sullivas alleging a shortage tied to a contract. seeks full recovery of the alleged misappropriated funds. The case centers on alleged breach and the board’s authority to recover losses.
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A sanitized docket of social and fraternal happenings. April 8 features a German stag party while April 10 offers a Birds lecture at the Woman's Club. The Thirteenth district Republican convention is slated for April 168. Activities include socials, dances, and balls at Masonic temples and various lodges through May, with notable events like the Freeport Consistory rendezvous and the Eagles ball.
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President Chas. E. Meyer writes to the Journal correcting a report that the plant was destroyed by fire. He states none of the workers lost jobs and that the company has added twenty five temporary workers to clear debris and will provide work for many more over the next four months during rebuilding.
A fragmentary timetable lists passenger and freight trains between Freeport and Chicago and connections via Rockford and Mount Carroll. It shows train numbers 182 124 846 882 and services including Freeport to Rainey and Mt Carroll routes with daily and Sunday schedules. The text includes arrival and departure times around morning and evening hours with several incomplete entries.
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