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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
5
Ex excursion tickets marketed to Denver via the North Western Line will be sold August 12 and 13 with favorable return limits. Applies to agents of Chicago and North Western Ry. This offer comes on account of various meetings.
New Orleans reports 63 new yellow fever cases in the last 24 hours with a low death toll. The public shows little alarm as mortality declines. Archbishop Chappelle lies in state in the ancient St Louis Cathedral with the casket closed.
Portsmouth Aug 10 Special The Russian plenipotentiaries announced that full powers are settled and Japan ese plenipotentiaries presented peace terms in writing The Russians will study the terms and respond in writing as soon as possible The meeting has been adjourned.
In Norway on Aug 10 special dispatch reports the Terra Nova rescuing Anthony Fiala and all expedition members except a seaman who died of natural causes. The America, which originally carried the party, was crushed in ice during 1908-04 and lost with much coal and provisions.
President Roosevelt departed from Oyster Bay at 8 0 this morning heading to Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania where he will deliver an address to anthracite coal dealers and the Catholic Abstinence union later this afternoon.
Pair and continued warm tonight and Friday with mild humidity. Mostly clear skies, light northeast winds. Highs near 90 and lows around 70. Some locations may see brief evening cooling and patchy haze from local activity.
Closing quotations show September wheat at 2.1? dollars and corn at a similar level. Cattle trades run steady to weak with good to prime around 5.25 to 5.06, hogs steady with mixed butcher prices near 15.60 to 16.25, sheep up 10 to 15 cents, and other meat cuts varying across the range.
At last night's board of education meeting, William Allen and Son were approved for 7,221.25 for the new high school building while Hamlyn Brog was approved for 2,845.71 for the Center Street school project.
A youngster, son of Mr and Mrs Cal Cramer of Dexter street, has been missing since 11 this morning and a report was filed with police. An advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for children, claiming growth and rosy cheeks at 35 cents.
President Roosevelt spoke in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania under Catholic Total Abstinence Union auspices. John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers introduced him, praising reforms for coal miners and urging sober, temperate living as key to national prosperity. He read a letter from a Catholic priest urging union support and temperance, stressing dignity of labor and mutual understanding between capital and labor.
At Beloit celebration for Woodmen heir there were objections to the Globe band of Freeport for participating in the parade citing non union bands. The Rockford secretary sought guidance from St Louis and AFM. AFM stated Globe band is perfectly fair and objections by local Re. 188 were settled. Globe band will field thirty six pieces on Labor Day.
Civil war veteran David Lizar died at 2 30 this afternoon at St Francis hospital from heart failure after an operation last week. Born in Hagerstown Maryland sixty six years earlier he married Sarah Krise in 1874. Survived by sons Charles and Bert of this city and daughter Mrs Oscar Tayton of Lake Geneva Wisconsin. No funeral arrangements yet reported.
Edward Germain spends the day in Dubuque. Dr A A Wilson of Davia visits for professional business. Misses Helle and Salena Graysden return from Milwaukee. Fred J Young and Emil of Connecticut attend Stockton street fair. Fred J Smith departs tomorrow for a tour of Iowa for Stover Engine works. George QC Allen chief deputy marshal of Chicago is here to prepare a mileage book for the district.
Thomas Nolan, an employee at the Tilinoia Central shops, was struck in the right eye this morning by a piece of emery while grinding a lab tool. The injury is not expected to be serious.
Newan's Sanppaby Dairy Co offers morning dairy orders for breakfast. Call at phone 37 percent for morning milk cream and related dairy items. Market focus on breakfast service and daily dairy delivery.
Two weddings unfold with local prominence in Freeport and Chicago. Bernhard Huenkemeter and Kathryn D. Heckman wed at 8 p.m. with Rev. Shields officiating, no attendants, immediate family present, plans to home at Douglas avenue after September 1. Marie Lorenz and Leo G. Fitchner unite in Chicago at H. A. Bartholomew’s residence with Rev. Deitz officiating, no attendants besides the couple, then home at 18 Foley street.
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