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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
1
The Illinois Central railway hires a high priced expert to maintain workers watches on this division. The store offers a large, diverse line of watches across all grades and prices and claims the best stock at lower prices, inviting a visit to prove the claim.
C F Atldreth advertises five new houses nearing completion in the Third ward. Each well located for factory or railroad workers with attractive prices and sale terms. A small cash payment and monthly balance will buy any one of them.
The Iowa Republican convention met in Des Moines at the Auditorium with 1640 delegates. Cummins is expected to be renominated, while contest remains possible for lieutenant governor and railroad commissioner. Credentials and committee reports loom, with decisions pending on contests and resolutions before tonight’s ticket is named.
St Petersburg reports indicate M Herzenstein a former Constitution Democrat leader was killed at his country house near Terikoki Finland by Black Hundred allies. Alarming dispatches say Kronstadt’s Baltic fleet may join the rebellion as Sveaborg trembles and Viborg line repairs ease communications. Cronstadt is cut off with lines severed overnight and troops rushed to forestall further mutiny.
At Helsingfors on August 1 a nightlong fight between mutineers and loyal troops raged, with heavy cannonade and exchanges between Nicholas Island fort and Sand Hamm’s masked batteries. By 2:00 p.m. heavy cannonading continued and casualties could not be confirmed, while Skatud den Island restored order from a civilian view.
Chicago on August 1 Special. Clarence B. Owens was completely exonerated by the American Baseball association directors who found he did not place bets on games he umpired.
Secretary Wilson arrived in Washington Aug. 1 for an unscheduled inspection tour of several slaughtering and packing houses in the eastern United States. The special visit aims to assess practices at the plants and report findings to the public and government.
The forecast notes fair winds in the south and thunderstorms in the north tonight. Sunrise was at 4 52 a m and sunset at 7 19 p m.
The funeral for Charles Phillips, who died after being struck by a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul freight train near this city, was held at his mother’s Monroe home at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
The twenty eighth Stephenson county old soldiers and sailors reunion opened in Winslow with Colonel Edwin H. Buck, Department Commander, delivering an address on comradeship. A big crowd attended as a special train brought the Fryeport delegation this morning.
Freeport sent a large delegation to Winslow for an early morning automobile ride that attracted a big crowd. Veterans from Civil and Spanish American wars joined locals for an afternoon program at the park with music speeches and reflections on comradeship and duty.
The Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers union No 43 schedules a regular meeting tonight at iso to arrange for Labor Day. All members are urged to attend.
An ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a nec essary part of grooming for a preserved woman. It claims the tea will improve both current appearance and future looks with teas or tablets priced at 36 cents. Joseph Emmert is listed as the merchant.
Land is presented as the sole secure investment in the country with claims that Canadian lands are superior. The text contains garbled phrases and unclear sections but asserts land value as best and mentions recurring timing details like Tuesdays, though specifics are unreadable. The fragmentary nature makes exact entities and dates uncertain.
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