10 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
1
A daring American actress Isabelle Butler prepares to loop a forty foot gap on a motorized setup. The rig lifts the car on a wire to an elevated platform where the upside down crossing over the forty foot chasm is attempted, the audience riveted by the perilous stunt.
A reporter recalls Isabelle Butler performing the auto bolide stunt before a Paris audience, describing a perilous inverted ascent and rapid dive that ends with the rider uninjured and greeted by enthusiastic cheers. The piece extols the act as a premier thrill, likening it to a meteor and praising its impact on audiences in Europe and America.
Chicago, Aug. 10. Mike McDonald ex-gambling king and political boss dies at St. Anthony de Padua hospital from a broken heart linked to his wife’s affair and a possible murder. His will creates a $2.5 million trust, one third to the widow, care for children, legal fees to counsel, and gifts to church and hospital. The Drexel boulevard homestead is to be sold and the widow and children barred from residence. a contest between spouses is anticipated.
One unidentified man dead and three Big Four train crew injured after wreckers placed a switch stone on the Indiana Harbor division near Danville. The northbound manifest No 40, traveling at fifty mph, derailed twelve cars with livestock and perishable freight. Injured: Edward Bates John Burnschein and Brakeman Cooper, all Chicago residents. No fatalities among them. No suspects identified.
Delegates and visitors pour into Hot Springs Arkansas for the fifty third annual Typographical Union convention. Attendance could reach 1500. events include receptions excursions and tours. Key topics include a pension fund apprentice training executive council election and funding for the Cummings Memorial library at Colorado Springs.
Men’s four and eight fifty dollar Oxfords offered in all styles are on sale for 2.59 at Schmidt Wachlin & Pfeiffer. Sale highlights early in the season with deep price reduction on dress footwear.
Dialogue fragment shows Time Care and Mavud-Oh discussing a proposal to Ethel. Ethel confirms she accepted the proposal with a cautious, wavering exchange and a nod to a prior bold speech. The scene hints at tension and social consequence.
Carbolized witch hazel salve from DeWitt penetrates pores for quick healing. Especially effective for piles. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
A Virginia mother reports dramatic recoveries from skin sores in her family using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The girl improved in days and healed in weeks after doctors failed, while a boy and other relatives also recovered.
A testimonial from Ridgeway Iowa dated Mar 4 1907 reports severe facial eczema cleared in four weeks after using Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and a Chocolate Coated Pill form with pricing and Potter Drug & Chem Corp as sole props.
Before Circuit Judge Cochran attorneys for Bred H. Magill and wife moved for a change of venue in the murder case of Magill's first wife. They filed affidavits claiming prejudice would prevent a fair trial in DeWitt county. Prosecution asked for time to file counter affidavits and was granted until Aug 1. Defense seeks an early trial. judge noted a transfer would delay proceedings until November if moved outside DeWitt county.
Three Columbia Yacht Club members faced a ten hour drifting ordeal on Lake Michigan after their boat Stella HB lost its rudder and rainmast. Captain M J Bates president of Bates and Heath Co Albert C Donovan a University of Chicago student and Warry Wammond a fouling supplies dealer reached the Randolph Street landing nearly exhausted.
A Danville family reports that a 4 year old drank from two medicine bottles left within reach. Despite immediate medical care the child died. Edward Neff family member involved. An accidental poisoning inquiry follows.
In Mattoon Wh Aug 10 Raymond Jones 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Jones drowned near the Grinnell swimming hole in the Okaw River. His father and mother witnessed the drowning as bystanders powerless to help. An ad for Kodol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia notes it digests what you eat and is sold by Wm F Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson St.
E D Heckman announces separation from Henney Buggy Co and returns permanently to the paint and wallpaper business at 68 Douglas Ave. He invites former customers and the public, offering cheerful estimates and new phone red 635.
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