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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
3
A duel scene ends with the marquis bowing and explaining he must spare a novice opponent to avoid an unfair fight. He notes the opponent would be under obligation if the loan is repaid, and remarks on milk substitutes used in the Orient with camels and sheep.
The Marquis de Beaumane, once famed as a duelist, exchanged witty chatter with cousin Valiays in a Paris Opera foyer. A kodak moment of bravado led to a fatal morning duel, where Beaumane’s rapier wound ended the contest and left the other hand to clasp his cousin’s in uneasy friendship.
A Thursday night storm in Chicago caused a two story boarding house collapse at 55 Ivry Street killing five and injuring eleven. A 36 inch water main burst on Chicago Avenue near Kingsbury Street geysering sixty feet into the air and endangering basement residents. Several families were driven from homes, nine horses drowned and property damaged. Names of the deceased include Mrs Annie Nosal Kate Nogal and Annie Harwaranski among others. Police and fire crews responded with ambulances and engines. An earlier corruption suit targets Milwaukee officials over electric franchise grants. A court summons schedules August 26 for discovery in the attorney general's annulment action.
Governor De neen’s automobile suffered tire problems on the way to Dinfield, delaying his Dinfield address by over an hour. He promised the October legislature will act on deep waterway funding. Also note Cass county’s sixteenth annual fish fry at Beardstown August 1% to 4, with preparations for 125,000 pounds of fish and large frying contrivances.
Danville Illinois Aug 17 Calvin Ballard selected by Oklahoma Republicans as candidate for superintendent of public instruction. He was prominent in educational circles in Illinois and Indiana over a decade ago. Predicted to win, friends have already congratulated him on the nomination.
Aug 17 Springfield TL reports two Mel Whinley syndicate lines filed to raise capital. Danville and Kaigtern Illinois Railway boosted from 6 000 to 500 000 dollars. Springfield Belt Line Railway increased from 5 400 to 100 000 dollars.
In Mattoon Illinois on August 7, reports show Coles County farmers James Bradley Shartes Westrup and Ed Champion successfully cracising alfalfa in this year’s experiments. Bradley farmed forty acres, Westrup fifteen, Champion twenty.
An Attorney General suit in Wisconsin circuit court targets the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company independence of 1900 franchises. The state seeks a discovery examination of the defendants to uncover alleged misuses and invalidities in grant terms and authority.
Announcement details a $1,700,000 project to erect a combined theater and drama school on Central Park West between Sixty second and Sixty third streets. The seven story main structure will feature a grand colonnade, five entrances, two grande staircases, and an eleven story rear extension. Built of light colored decorative stone in Italian renaissance style, the complex aims to stimulate American dramatic art.
In Madison on August 17 the Marathon County Railroad, owned by Lieut Governor W. D. Connor, was ruled unlawful and a common carrier by the railroad commission after a complaint by Nicholas Streveler. The decision requires rate reductions for various shipments and notes free passenger travel and undercarload freight practices. In Milwaukee, Yu Fung Louis Sun from Shanghai predicts either China or Japan will rule the other within fifty years.
J Warren Hastings, a Boston sub treas ury official of 43 years, is under arrest for stealing 3000 dollars. Chis Emory Smith, Philadelphia editor and former cabinet member, plans to wed Nettie Nichols of New York. George D. G. Roosevelt leaves Oyster Bay for Provincetown to attend the Pilgrim Fathers landing celebration. Roosevelt heads to Massachusetts as Casabl anca quiets after riot with 1000 reported dead. Jack London sails from Honolulu aboard the Snark for Maui on a round the world voyage. The Am-Chalmers company denies financial trouble. A Milwaukee region storm devastates farms near Brookfield, Sanction, and Eagle. The Hague conference is slated to end between Sept 10 and 15. A Grand Trunk freight train wreck occurs on the lower steel arch bridge over Niagara Gorge with no injuries. Premier Botha proposes purchasing the Calhoon diamond for King Edward.
Kiel Aug 17 The Waonnsee won the sonderkasse yachta race for Emperor WillLim's cup finishing over eight minutes ahead of the Wits elsbach and nine minutes thirteen seconds ahead of the Spokane I, the nearest US competitor. Prince Henry of Prussia credited American sailors for guiding German victory.
Miss Elizabeth Gallighan suffered the loss of her scalp when she leaned too close to a fast revolving hyp wheel at her employer’s shoe factory. Surgeons reattached the scalp in a rare operation and indicate it was successful. In Cape Cod fires, a freight locomotive sparked wildfires over 1500 acres amid drought, threatening homes and woodland.
Burlington Railroad Company found guilty of violating the eight hour telegraphic law in Chillicothe Missouri. Justice Crall imposed a $200 fine and the railroad appealed. This marks the first conviction under the act passed at the last legislative session amid railroad-federal statute conflicts.
Several thousand gallons of gasoline in the Standard Oil tank at Brodhead explode, destroying the tank and causing a panic in the town. No injuries reported.
Chicago market report lists wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, and short ribs with bid ranges and closing figures. Cash grain by sample shows No 2 red and hard red varieties with price bands. hogs and cattle receipts and quotes given, plus live stock firm at Dunning & Stevens in Buffalo and regional numbers for lambs and veal.
An advertisement for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup claims gentle action on the bowels and cleansing of coughs and colds. It reports prompt relief of throat inflammation and irritation. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 95 Stephenson.
Arcade Manufacturing Co offers building lots in Arcade addition for sale at low prices with monthly payments. Contact Arcade Manufacturing Co for details and terms.
The Daily Journal announces delivery to all city areas, offering weekly home delivery throughout the entire city to expand access for readers and increase subscriptions.
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