City Council Meeting Adjusted For Labor Day
The city council will meet on Monday nights but due to Labor Day the agenda will be limited to the most important items and adjournment will be taken to another evening.
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
6
Fresh Pork and Lard at Sausage Factory on Stephens on Street
Home killed pork chops priced at 12 cents and roasts at 121 cents per pound. Howe rendered lard 10 cents. Sausages and fresh meat produced daily at the Sausage Factory located at 82 Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home
Howe
Stephenson Street
Property investors urged to contact Josef Barron
Advert says anyone wanting farm land or city property, or with property for sale, should call or write Josef H Barron at 84 Cherry Street, Freeport Illinois. Also notes radd ww.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josefh Barron
Cherry St
Freeport
Ill
Second hand school books at Pattison and Bryder's
Readable notice states second hand school books nearly as good as new offered at Pattison and Bryder's. The item hints at a sale or station for used educational materials with emphasis on quality and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattison & Bryder's
Reading Company Answers Government Antitrust Suit
The Philadelphia and Reading companies filed general denials to the federal government's suit to dissolve an alleged anthracite coal monopoly in the state. The response claims coal price increases in 1900 were driven by violence and intimidation of striking miners and by lax enforcement of laws, tied to Marcus A. Hanna's supposed desire to end the strike before a presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Reading Company
Philadelphia & Reading Company
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron. Company
Marcus A. Hanna
Verdict Censures Illinois Central in Stephenson Street Crossing Death
A Freeport jury found Illinois Central railroad liable for violating city ordinances in the death of William Boitzar at the Stephenson street crossing on Aug 29, 1907. The crossing lacked a watchman per ordinance, and testimony described a whistle from the engine and a wagon near the crossing. Witnesses noted a flagman normally on duty, with trains passing when he was absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolsar
Illinois Central Railroad Company
William Boitzar
Stephenson Street
City of
Freeport
City of Freeport
Illinois Central Railroad
Martin Serf
George F. Eichhorn
J. Pfender
A. Raubenheimer
S. J. Piederit
W. F. Bennetham
William J. Yordy
A. F. Kenally
Frank Rummelhagen
Kinne’s
Billerbeck
Tragedy on Mattoon Charleston Line Claims Fourteen Dead
The revised toll from the Mattoon and Charleston Electric Railway wreck lowers deaths to fourteen with two fatally injured and forty one seriously hurt. Ninety nine passengers were aboard the car when the catastrophe occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Mattoon
Plague at San Francisco Hospitals to be Fumigated
Health Officer Waltings reports no new plague cases. The board of health orders immediate fumigation and sterilization of city and county hospitals to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Waltings
Board of Health
Weather forecast for Midwest regions revised
Generally fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature change across Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin. Sun rose at 5 23 a m and will set at 6 37 p m providing standard daylight for the period expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Suiokyo
Linois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Market Report closes with mixed grain and livestock futures
The Associated Press Market Report from Chicago on Aug 31 lists closing Board of Trade quotes for Dec wheat at 9 75, Dec corn at 8 9 16, Dec oats at 5 015, and Oct pork at 15 68. Union stock yards shows cattle steady to higher with Beeves 4 15 to 7 60, hogs steady to higher with light 6 10 to 6 65 and heavy 5 40 to 6 25, and sheep weak at 3 00 to 5 50. Also includes a note on rice building quotations furnished by Dickinson & Co. and a pitching ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills and Meyer’s bookstore promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Union Stock Yards
Haddie Wise Bigelow Teaches Piano and Voice in Freeport
Haddie Wise Bigelow, noted piano and voice instructor, operates from Upper Stephen Street in Freeport. Phone contact listed as 265 for lessons and inquiries. The entry reflects a compact local service advertisement from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddie Wise Bigelow
Upper Stephenson Street
Freeport
President Roosevelt stays out of telegrapher strike
Oyster Bay report states the president will not intervene in the telegraphers strike. Secretary Loeb says appeals to take action were not received and no reason for intervention has arisen since the strike began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Associated Preasg
Oyster Bay
Loeb
Superintendent Grove to speak at Waddams Grove Labor Day
Superintendent Grove will deliver the address at the Labor Day celebration in Waddams Grove next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waddams
Grove
Waddams Grove
Funeral of William Bolsar Held at Home Service
The funeral of the late William Bolsar was held from the home on IK street at 2 30 this afternoon. Interment followed at the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bolsar
IK Street
Everybody Should Know Says C G Hays Blue Mo
C G Hays a prominent Blue Missouri businessman touts Bucklen arnica salve as the quickest and surest healing salve for sores burns boils or piles. He testifies to its efficacy and gives a guarantee by druggist Joseph Emmert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Hays
Blue, Mo
Bucklen
Joseph
Emmert
Abe
Teamsters Strike Over Wages for Illiam Asphér Job
A teamsters strike in Freeport protests a $4.60 daily wage as outside contractors paid $4.00. Orla Perry, the union business agent, says the higher rate applied only during Ford's prior contract period, while Ascher plans to finish the project with available teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illiam Asphér
Ascher
Freeport
Orla Perry
Teamsters
Ford
Trusted friend accused of stealing money in Shannon case
Chris Wiser and Ralph Whitney, roommates at a Shannon hotel, quarrelled over forty five dollars Wiser says Whitney stole the money during the night Whitney then left town Wiser later learned Whitney was in Dixon Sheriff Milner pursued and a warrant issued Whitney to be brought back and brought before a hearing Monday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Wiser
Ralph Whitney
Shannon
Wiser
Whitney
Freeport
Dixon
Milner
Electric Shock Near Fatally Harming Lamp Trimmer
C E Raemey, a lamp trimmer for the electric company, was seriously shocked while attending an arc lamp on Taylor Avenue. He was standing on an insulated stool when contact with live current threw him about twenty feet. A fellow worker immediately rendered aid, and after about a half hour Raemey regained consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Raemey
Electric Company
Reamey
Taylor Avenue
Wholesale Grocery Rumor Promises New Local Firm
A widely circulated rumor says a new wholesale grocery house will be established here with about $50,000 capital. One founder previously ran a similar business and the other has long experience in retail. The move aims to serve growing nearby towns with a fresh wholesale option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Mrs Buckley Visits Relatives Before Returning Home
Mrs. W. W. Buckley is visiting relatives at Pearl City. Miss Heimatredt and Miss Verbeck, who have been visiting at the home of their uncle, Dr. Verbeck, all summer, returned to their home in New York state this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. W. Buckley
Pearl City
Auction at 3:30 and 7:30 at 83 Stephenson Street
Emerick's Jowel Motors advertises two auction sessions at 3:30 and 7:30 PM located at 83 Stephenson Street. The notice presents a concise sale schedule and address for potential buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerick
sJowel Motors
Stephenson St
Majestic Show Delight with Russa and Deluca’s Italian
At the Majestic on Sunday afternoon and evening audiences will enjoy a double feature while Russa and Deluca’s Italian cuisine offers a companion dining option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russa and Deluca
Freeport urged to keep Shoemaker auto plant local
Local businessmen meet to consider funding to retain the Shoemaker Automobile Company in Freeport amid a strong Elkhart bid. Key figures argue for subscribing $30,000 in stock to prevent the factory’s removal, noting Freeport’s need for local industry and sustained employment.
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