Losses in Shafter's Army Compared to Fredericksburg
The Fifth Army Corps at Santiago, Cuba, totaled 17 858 men and 662 officers. War Department reports 222 enlisted men and 23 officers lost. In contrast Hancock's division at Fredericksburg suffered 2 029 total casualties from 4 844 engaged, about 41.9 percent, with 11.6 percent killed or died of wounds. Shafter's losses were under 10 percent.
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Shafter
Fifth Army Corps
Santiago
Cuba
War Department
Hancock
Marye’s Heights
Fredericksburg
A Unique Concert in Boston Plans Music Compliance Trial
A Boston Trans report notes a Thursday forenoon concert at North End park by the Boston Music Commission with hurdy gurdy players and organ grinders invited. The event prompts licensing rules, in-tune requirements, and a restricted district for performances near schools, with doorbells banned and no solicitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
T. D. Hewitt
North End Park
Boston Music Commission
Police Board
Music Commission
Beacon
Dartmouth Streets
Howard
Hanover
Blackstone
Clinton
Atlantic Avenue
Federal
Kneeland
Washington
Hollis
Tremont
Dartmouth
Free sample box offer for Dr King’s New Life Pills
Send your address to H. EB. Bucklen & Co. in Chicago to receive a free sample box. The Pills aid consumption headaches malaria and liver troubles by toning the stomach and bowels. They are vegetarian and non deleterious, with regular size priced at 25 cents per box and sold by Emmert and Burrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. EB. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Dr. King
Emmert & Burrell
Arheginte
Prof Tildens Dancing School Opens at Old Temperance Hall
Prof Tildens Dancing School to open at the old Temperance hall on Friday December 9. Admission for opening night five six or seven? A 6ne couple. The plan includes two hours of instruction and two hours of general dancing before class organization. Mothers and children invited to meet Friday at 1 30 p.m. Private lessons by appointment. Dances listed include Waltz Two Step Polka Harvard Redown LaReine Five Step Beatrice La Rose Vasser Brunewieke Newport Schottische Trilby Two Step etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden
Old Temperance Hall
Harvard
Redown
LaReine
Beatrice
la Rose
Vasser
Brunewieke
Newport Schottische
Saratoga
Sale of sewing machine and cabinet grand upright piano
A good second hand White sewing machine for sale at 229 Carroll St. Also a cabinet grand upright piano described as in good as new condition, offered at half its value. Contact Burton W. Wise at 402 Stephenson St for details and appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bargain
Carroll St
Burton W. Wise
Stephenson St
Vote of the People on Kindergarten and School Tax
Freeport Woman's club endorses free kindergartens and pushes for a voters’ decision next spring. Committee will present to the Board of Education, which lacks authority to fund kindergartens without a public vote. Mothers and citizens back the plan. a fair change to tuition for taxpayers in district lines anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Woman’s Club
Boyd P. Hill
Chas. D. Knowlton
J. S. Lathrop
Board of Education
Woman’s Club
Illinois
Freeport
Churches in Freeport Hold Sunday Services and Meetings
A listing of local congregations with their pastors and service times. Christian Science meets at 10:46 in Fry's block, weekly church services across Oak Street Evangelical First Baptist Memorial Lutheran Salem Evangelical Second Presbyterian Grace Trinity United Evangelical German M E Embury M E First Methodist Episcopal Y M C A Free Methodist First Presbyterian and other groups announce sermons, Sunday school, youth programs, and evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Fry
Second Presbyterian
Jas. D. McCaughtry
B. J. Bulgin
Y.P.S.C. E
Grace Church
W. Keator
Trinity United Evangelical Church
B. R. Schultze
W. H. Fouke
Mission Bank
W.H. Thoren
John Knapp
German M
J. F. Hartke
Epworth League
Lottie Hageman
Embury M. E
L. C. Burling
John Ryan
First Methodist Episcopal
D. W. Richards
D. D
Stephenson Streets
J. H. Keagle
Bulgin
Free Methodist Church
Broadway and
Walnut Sts
J. H. Woertendyke
First Presbyterian
Chas
Dunn
Personal Mention Movements of Freeport People and Friends
Freeport notes list residents and visitors including Hal Harnish in Chicago on business, Albert Windecker and Miss Vina Betson visiting from Rock Grove and Rockford, Mrs. Charles Shoesmith of Lena, Miss Buckman of Warren, Mrs. F. B. Smith of Staceville Ta., Mr. and Mrs. James Shippy of McConnell, Louis Mohr and sister Mrs. Jess Snyder visiting Rockford, W. H. Roberts of Chicago visiting his nurse sister, B. H. Sunderland home from Price glove work, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Keene back from Lafayette, Train Master J. W. Dietrich and family off to Dubuque, D. A. Knowlton returning with Mrs. Knowlton and Jean after travels. An ad for Bucklen's Arnica Salve follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Windecker
Rock Grove
Vina Betson
Rockford
Charles Shoesmith
Lena
Freeport
Miss Buckman
Warren
F. 8. Smith
Staceville
James Shippy
McConnell
Louis Mohr
Jess Snyder
W. H. Roberts
Chicago
Miss Roberts
H. Sunderland
West
Price Glove House
F. O. Keene
Lafayette
Ind
T.N. Johnson
A Game Supper At Fry Home With Guests
An ideal game supper was served at the home of Mr and Mrs W IE Fry. Fifteen guests, bachelor friends, joined in a discussion on Arkansas game after Mr Fry returned from the south with geese and other game. Mrs Fry supervised the feast. The Freeport Athletic club hosted a dancing party at old Temperance hall with Edward Gilberts orchestra providing music. George Seigmeier plans a party tonight and the Ladies of the Maccabees host a social dance with Maccabee drill at Temperance hall on Friday evening December 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. IE. Fry
Freeport Athletic Club
Old Temperance Hall
Edward Gilbert
George Seigmeier
Ladies of the Maccabees
Buck Family Child Injured In Fall
Theodore Buck reports his young daughter broke her collar bone yesterday. Dr Fair attended and reduced the fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Buck
Dr. Fair
Lanark forgers Shannon and Wilson sent to Joliet
Shannon and Wilson, the Lanark bank forgers, were convicted this week at Mt. Carroll and today were imprisoned in Joliet Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Wilson
Lanark Bank
Mt. Carroll
Joliet
Woman's Club Meet Delivers Speech on The New Empire
This afternoon the Woman's club featured a well prepared paper on The New Empire read by Mrs. H. D. Bentley. The presentation highlighted themes of national progress and cultural renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
New Empire
H. D. Bentley
Warden Seeks Support for Fair Game Law Petition
State game warden H. W. Loveday has sent County Clerk Held a petition asking all residents in favor of a fair game law to sign. The measure aims to balance wildlife protection with public access and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Loveday
Funeral for Fritz J. Molter Set for 10 A.M. Tomorrow
The funeral of the late Fritz J. Molter will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the family residence on Apple street. By request of the deceased the funeral will be private. W. H. Wagner will officiate. Otto Wagner will act as funeral director, and the following will be pallbearers: John Hoebel, Aug. Fitz, Chas. Guen ther, I. Franz, Art Hart, W. H. Walz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz J. Molter
Apple Street
W. H. Wagner
Otto Wagner
John Hoebel
Aug. Fitz
Chas. Guenther
I. Franz
Art Hart
W. H. Walz
Meeting of Kings Daughters Circle Schedule
The Ministering Circle of Kings Daughters will meet Mrs Trembor on Monday afternoon December 9 at 3 pm. All members urged to attend for important business. Also Thursday December 8 state secretary visits Mrs Walter Diffenbaugh’s to meet all city Kings Daughters. Miss Hodge, nurse deaconess, is invited to both meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings’ Daughters
Trembor
Walter Diffenbaugh
Miss Hodge
Should Make Food Taste and Look Well
An advertisement extols tasty yet nutritious food and urges knowledge of digestion. It highlights Grape-Nuts by Postum Cereal Co Ltd of Battle Creek as a top scientifically made food. It notes H D Post offers a larger assortment and better quality in Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Cereal Co. Lim
Battle Creek
H. D. Post
Freeport
Home Seekers Cheap Excursions On Northwestern Line
On November 1 15 December 6 and 20 the North Western Line will sell home seekers excursion tickets to points in the West and South at exceptionally low rates. Tickets and full information from Chicago North Western Ry agents. Brown and Dollmeyer will show a large line of Copley Prints in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western Line
Chicago North-Western R’y
Brown & Dollmeyer
Market Close at Curoaco and Freeport Board Summary
Curoaco closes with May wheat 65, May corn 41, May oats 26, Jan pork 9.17, lard 5.10, ribs 4.60. Freeport notes Hogs 29,000, cattle 600, sheep 3,000. weather favorable, visible supply up about 1.25 million bushels. Wheat futures mixed. corn holds. oats slip after American Cereal Co. selling. provisions ease slightly. Hog receipts 28,000. tomorrow an estimated 50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curoaco
Board of Trade
Freeport Board OF Trade
Schwartz, Dupee & Co
M. E. McHenry
Tolevator
Liverpool
Paris
Antwerp
Bradstreet
American Cereal Co
De Wolf Hopper Endorses Paine's Celery Compound
A testimonial from actor De Wolf Hopper praising Paine's celery compound as a nerve tonic for stage weariness. It outlines Hopper's endorsement from 1898 and notes the remedy as the work of Prof Edward Elisha Phelps. The piece highlights professional opinion across actors editors teachers and physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
New York City
Wells, Richardson & Co
Kathrrine Kipper
de Wolf Hopper
America
Knickerbocker Theatre
New York
Edward Elisha Phelps
Materia Medica
Dartmouth College
Phelps
Local Grocery Ad Features Meats And Oysters
An old newspaper advertisement lists prices for Fresh Pork Roast per pound Bulk Sausage Link Sausage Picnic Hams Bologna Sausage Junior Sausage Side Pork Fresh Pork Hams and Bulk Oysters per quart plus Fresh Canned Oysters Butterine per pound. The fragmented text imitates a mid century pricing page from a grocery section.
Cheap Western Travel Rates Announced by C M St P Co
The C M St P Co offers home seekers tickets to western points at about one fare for the round trip on November 15 December 6 and 20. Public sale aims to aid travelers planning western trips. Secure rates before starting.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature
The fragment notes a phrase associated with a product label or trade mark and hints at a marketing or branding context. No clear event, person, or organization is readable to anchor a full factual summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tornrita
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Ayer
J. GC. Ayer
Lowell, Maas
Dr. Ayer
Tion
The
School Law
Hal Harnish
J. W. Dietrich
Illinois Central
Dubuque
Ramah Caboadl
D. A. Knowlton
Knowlton
Jean
Emmert & Burre
W. E. Fry
Athletic Club
Wow
Fritz Molter
Hoop
Army
Hood
Guenther’s
Galena St
Galena Ave
Schaad
Lennox
Maple City
North West
Japan
Vibe
Meat Department
Eshiay
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