Thirteenth National Irrigation Congress Opens in Portland
Delegates from western and eastern states and from Canada and Mexico attend the 13th session in Portland Oregon at the Lewis and Clark exposition auditorium. Governor Pardee presides as sessions begin with plans to split work into five sections and feature talks on irrigation forestry and colonization through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Great Territory
National Irrigation Congress
Pardee
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Jhhere
Canada
Mexico
West
United States
Congress
Executive Committee
Chamberlain
Oregon
Goode
Separate Statehood Convention Opens in Muskogee
Muskogee Oklahoma Aug 21 Special The separate statehood convention for Indian Territory opens with a large, representative attendance. Delegates will adopt resolutions urging separate statehood and map plans to push the campaign before the next Congress session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Indian Territory
Congress
Metal Polishers In Session Open In St Louis
An international convention of metal polishers buffers platers and brass and silver workers opened in St Louis on August 1 with delegates from across the United States and Canada. The sessions will run through much of the week as key business for the craft is to be addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States
Canada
Weather Forecast for Chicago Aug 21
Chicago forecast calls for fair skies with cooler conditions tonight and on Tuesday. Light winds, no precipitation expected. Temperature outlook near seasonal norms across the city and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market quotes and stock yard prices from Chicago
Closing board of trade quotations show September wheat corn oats lard ribs and hogs with price ranges. Union stock yards market reports list cattle hogs sheep with prices from Good to prime to rough heavy and light lots, plus remarks on demand and quality. An ad showcases Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Union Stock Yards
Emperor's Reply Not Yet Received In Peace Talks
Japanese special representative Baron Kaneko arrived at Oyster Bay for a hastily arranged conference with President Roosevelt. Kaneko met the president briefly before taking the 12:20 train to New York. The president declined to discuss peace negotiations, saying nothing would be made public about the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Witte
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Baron Kaneko
Kaneko
New York
Martial law in Baltic province and Poland strike held
Milan Russia Aug 21 martial law declared throughout Courtland Baltic province and Warsaw. A general strike is proclaimed across Poland protesting dis regard to Polish representation in the national assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Baltic
Poland
Milan
Courtland
Warsaw
National Assembly
Taft and Roosevelt guests entertain Sultan at Jolo
Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt arrived at Jolo on the 18th and attended a parade ground program. The sultan presented many gifts and offered marriage to Miss Roosevelt, proposing she become sultana of the Sulu archipelago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Taft
Jolo
Miss Roosevelt
Sulu
Fatal collision kills nine in Bute Montana
Nine people died and about thirteen injured when a street car carrying revelers from Cohiwabia Gardens collided with a freight train on the Bute, Anaconda and Pacific railway last night. One person remained fatally hurt in the wreck near Bute Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bute, Mont
Cohiwabia Gardens
Bute, Anaconda & Pacific
Look Like Yellow Fever In Keokuk Quarantine Case
Keokuk Iowa August 21 Special Ali Gregory a Greek laborer eleven miles south of Keokuk has been quarantined as a yellow fever case. He arrived from Natchez a few days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk, Ia
Ali Gregory
Keokuk
Natchez
Bank Closed This Morning in Louisville
Washington August 21 Special. The Western National Bank of Louisville Kentucky was closed this morning by order of the comptroller of the currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Western National Bank of
Louisville
Yellow Fever Update From New Orleans and Social Notes
New Orleans reports 1402 total yellow fever cases and 201 deaths as of noon today with 6 more deaths since Sunday. Mrs Frank Rumelhagen hosts about twenty five friends tonight for Miss Rumelhagen who plans to depart for Los Angeles tomorrow. An ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for digestion and skin health, sold by H J Moogk and Wm Jungkunz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Frank Rumelhagen
Miss Rumelhagen
Los Angeles
Cal
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Local items and notices from Freeport area
A wide range of brief notices covers new electric signs at the Horseshoe cafe, personnel changes at Jourden & Stukenberg, and various job moves. Reports include travel, vacations, and resumes for several local workers, plus upcoming meetings, auctions, and public events in Freeport and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeolian Club
Mattie Gilbert
Fred Seick
John Borchers
Jourden & Stukenberg
Mary Peters
Hattie Miller
Omaha
Ziegler Sells as D C Stover Buys in Major Move
Longtime Stover Manufacturing chief Ziegler sells his entire interest to D C Stover and will relocate to Denver. Stover announces there is no dissension, praises Ziegler as a key inventor and leader, and notes the company’s record year and ongoing success with W A Hance and Lewis Hughes assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziegler
Stover Manufacturing Company
D. C
W.A. Hance
Lewis Hughes
Stover
Mr. Ziegler
Oklahoma
Winne Mortgages Co
Taylor & Frick
Motor car arrival sparks Illinois Central test on speed
Illinois Central receives a motor car for a Caldwell Cooled Vapor Engine test to hitch an engine on the car and run up to seventy miles an hour on the Polo to Mendoza line August 25. The trial could help steam railroads meet interurban competition. A warrant is issued for a man accused of stealing lumber from Hamlyn Bros. in the Third ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad
Polo
Caldwell Cooled Vapor Engine Company
Mendoza
Hamlyn Bros
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promised For Toxin Ailments
An old newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for sickness from poisons of undigested food with a money back guarantee. The product is advertised at 26 cents and sold at Joseph Bumpert’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Joseph Bummert
Wanted Woman for Employment at Good Pay
A notice seeking a capable intelligent woman with good address for employment at good pay. Call ay room 2 Hettinger block between 1 and 3 p.m. August 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettinger Block
Rogers Plated Flatware Arrives in Large Assortment
A large selection of Rogers plated flatware has arrived with both straight back and swedged back cipher blades for knives and forks. highlights Berwick pattern in Berry Cream Tea and Salad Spoons and other table pieces. Hurry before the assortment breaks up.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Freeport
Yanford aZartinasi
Minos
Cealer
Stephenson St Freeport
L. A. Hillmer CO
Excha
TELE
Union Loan & Building Association
Rice Bldg
E. Mayer
Sec
Kentucky
Stephenson St
Robert Casey
Irrigation Congress
Metal Polishers
Today’s Market Report
Hollister
Joseph Emmert
Devel
Sultan of
Butte, Mont
Alice
Edith Rothermel
Oak Park
A. Rodearmel
Lee Weiman
Vicinta
Alice Mattert
Oakdale
Jennie Williams
Wmn
Walton Nephew
Louise Scheidt
McPherson & Servies
Harrie Shoemaker
Archie Thompson
Clara, Bradshaw
Urrell Bros
Embury Will
Rockford
Rockford & Interurban
Freeport Lodge 462
1. Of
Pauline Steinester
Williams & Geckmeier
Lena
C. L. Bartholomew
Cedarville
Jones School of Auctioneering and Oratory
Davenport
Sam Jones
Rockford Chautauqua
Rockford &Tnterurban
J. F.mundhenk
Weaver & Moers’ Shoe Store
Third Ward
Lakemacher
Z. T
Howe
A. E. Wilson
Tong Cawherer
BH. H. Kuykendall
North Bend
Neh
Duplicate Club
Arthur Williams
Empire Street
Helen Blumenstiel
Milwaukee
Anna EB. Doran
William Mulvaney
Galesburg
J. Buck
E. Hicker
E. Alexander
Rock Island
Freeport College of Commerce
College Bank
Freaport Conservatory of Music
Wilcoxon Building
D.C. Stover
Denver
Lark Avenue
I Bravery
Aleat
Bury Street
Lesmen
Salusimen J
Waren
Sutbnois
Rand
McNally & Co
Charles D. Knowlton
Hollister & Barrett
Opticia
C.H. Little & Co
Freeport, Ill
CR. F. Nieman
Fancy Sox
Wash
Windsor
Galena St
Geg
Ennenga
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!