Busy Opening of Riverside Camp Preparations Underway
Riverside Park hosts a busy buildup for the annual camp meeting from August 24 to September 3. Oak Street and Salem Evangelical churches mobilize volunteers to clean grounds, ready tabernacle, cottages, and grounds. Prominent speakers from abroad and Freaport district ministers will assist, signaling a strong, hopeful turnout. The park and campgrounds are described as well kept, inviting the public to enjoy natural beauty and spiritual privileges.
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Riverside Park
Oak Street
Salem
Freaport
Fraeport
Public School Set to Open in New Term
An adjourned meeting of the board of education decided to open schools for the 1906 06 year on Monday Sept 4 and authorized the superintendent to close on Labor Day. Proposals for thermostatic heat control from Powers and Johnson systems will be reviewed. Buildings committee may replace plain basement glass with prism or Florentine glass as seen fit.
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Board , of Education
Powers
Johnson Systems
Stover Factory Picnic At Forest Park Draws Crowd
Officers and stockholders mingle with employees at the Staver Manufacturing companies annual picnic in Forest Park Freeport. Parade forms from Galena Street with Stover wind mill hardware and engine works employees marching in line, four hundred plus in attendance.
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Staver Manufacturing Company
Forest Park
Staver
Stover
Galena Street
Locust Street
Stephenson
Rockford
Staver Companies
Dittmar
Stover Windmill Department
Hardware Department
Stover Engine Works
Stover Engine Company
Chinese Boycott Hurts With U S Pressure Reported
Pekin August 19 Special It is learned that the American government has notified China negotiations on the new convention to discuss the Chinese exclusion act will be discontinued until the anti American boycott ends China will be held responsible for any loss from the boycott Chinese authorities say they will not stop the boycott
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Portsmouth
Roosevelt
Baron Rosen
Oyster Bay
Rosen
Tokio
Uncle Sam
Pekin
China
Collision Kills Three on Northwestern Road Train
In Racine Wisconsin on August 19 a rear end collision near Waukegan Illinois on the Northwestern line killed the engineer and fireman of the rear train and the conductor of the forward train. A brakeman suffered both legs severed.
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Northwestern
Racine
Wis
Waukegan
Ill
Yellow Fever Cases in New Orleans Report
Wew Orléans reports Aug 19 total new yellow fever cases since 6 p.m. Friday 16 totaling 1,801 with 2 deaths today and 190 total deaths.
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Orléans
Strike Declared Off By Railway Telegraphers Leader
St Paul Aug 19 Special The strike of operators on the Northern Pacific road was officially declared off by President Perham of the Order of Railway Telegraphers this morning.
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St. Paul
Perham
Aged Citizen Celebrates Eighty Third Birthday
Bernhard Huenkemeier of Freeport marks his eighty third birthday at 162 Broadway. Born in Billerbeck, Prussia in 1822, he immigrated in 1848, built his home, helped found the German Insurance company, served as street commissioner and alderman, and remains active daily. He has eight children, four living, with a family reunion planned.
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Bernhard Huenkemeier
Broadway
Mr. Huenkemeier
Billerbeck
Lippe Detmold
Prussia
America
United States
Mississippi
Galena
Freeport
Haenkemeier
Huenkemeier
New Orleans
St. John's Echurch
G. A. Huenkemeier
Henry Tempel
Bernard Huenkemeier
Minnie Koehler
Madison
DeForest to Visit Family in City Tomorrow
Robert DeForest purchasing agent at Minneapolis Steel and Machine company will arrive tomorrow to visit his mother Mrs Anna DeForest and sister Mrs Al Beat in the city.
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Robert DeForest
Pittsburg
Minneapolis Steel & Machine Company
Anna DeForest
al Beat
Real Estate Transfers in Wright Purinton Additions
C F Hildreth sells to Bertha Sechlindwe for 1804 dollars part of lots 6 and 7, block 12. John W Henney sells to W F Bennetham lots 4 5 and part of 3, block 10 for 9000 dollars. Hildreth buys from Ruston lot 4 block 7 Crocker’s addition for 400 dollars. Hildreth buys from Rudolph Labudde a lot in Hyde and Waterman’s addition for 1450 dollars and lot 18 block 7 Lincoln boulevard subdivision from Margaret Cannon for 200 dollars. Mrs BE Walker of Auburn New Jersey is guest of Mr and Mrs J F Smith. formerly Miss Theoda Smith.
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C. F. Hildreth
H. E. Bogar
Bertha Sechlindwe
Wright & Purinton
John W. Henney
W. F. Bennetham
C. F. Hildret
BE. M. Walker
Auburn, N.J
3. F. Smith
Sabbath Announcements for Freeport Pulpits Tomorrow
Freeport churches list morning and evening services with topics The Christian's Hope and The Mighty to Save plus prayer meetings P A events and Sunday school details across multiple congregations Rev Neitz Rev Wunderlich Rev Logan MP meetings and camp announcements at Riverside park with expected attendance.
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Freeport
Free Methodist’ Church
W. Ferries
W. Stebbins
Ethel Fernes
Riverside Park
Oak Street
Embury ML
McKay
Cliss
C. L. Logan
Epworth League
Rev. Miller
van Brocklin M.B
Elijah
Chas. Sager
First United Brethren Church
Locust and
Galena Streets
Sheridan Garman
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Wilcoxon Block
First Baptist Church
Orlo J. Price
First
W. Gardner Thrall
First Presbyterian Church
Rev
L. Moore
Freeport Theosophical Society
Wilcoxon
Resignation of Freeport Music Head Hewitt to Peru Normal
Prof H H Hewitt, long time head of Freeport public schools music department, resigns to take a similar post at the State Normal School at Peru Nebraska. His work raised the department to a high standard and he has been active with Embury church. Successor undisclosed.
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State Normal School
Nebraska
H. H. Hewitt
Usfeal
Freeport Public Schools
Board of Education
Peru
Neb
Embury Church
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Special Train From Polo To Freeport Sunday Morning
Illinois Central Railroad runs a special train between Polo and Freeport to connect with the Lena meeting ground service. The Polo departure is 8:44 a.m. and the return trip from Freeport to Polo is at 1 p.m. Choice Flour sells at 1.15 per sack, with a money back guarantee. Martin Serf, Baldwin 62 Stephenson Street.
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Polo
Ilinois Central Railroad
Freeport
Lena Vampi
Martin Serf
Stephenson Strect
Closing Day Promises Big Oakdale Camp Meeting
Oakdale park camp meeting reaches a peak with Dr Dubs as principal speaker on Sunday August 20 at the Oakdale Camp Grounds. The program includes sunrise services, a 10:00 am address, a 2:30 pm lecture on the Credentials of Christianity, and baptismal services completing the 1905 gathering.
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Oakdale Camp Grounds
Oakdale Park
Dr. Dubs
Dr. Dabs
Tabernacle
Dubs
E. C. Rife
Dixon
Divine
Poinsons in Food and the King’s New Life Pills
An old advertisement warns that poisons in food cause illness and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a guaranteed cure with a money back offer. It claims relief from sickness due to undigested food and lists Joseph Emmett’s drug store as the seller, priced at 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
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Hillmer CO
Exchange St
Riverside
Hollister
United, Evangelical Services
Charles D. Knowlton
Union Loan & Building Association
FR Incorporated
Rice
E. Mayer
Sec
Hye
Jewalersa
Stephenson St
C.H. Little & Co
Freeport, Ill
Cc. F. Nieman
Sree
S&s
Wash and
Windsor
Ray
Galena St
Geo, Ennenga
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