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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
7
Partial timetable excerpt shows east and west bound trains with coach and parlor car services. Notes connections at Rock Island Belvidere Belvidere for Sycamore DeKalb Madison and Chicago routes. Agents Daly Sweat y Neese provide times and departure points for Rock Island Freeport and St Paul routes.
A five citizen five member county board committee found no criticisms of the Dunning asylum staff after an inquiry into charges. Only potential grounds for censure concerned Karl Witt who died from external injuries and Oscar G Roosman burned in a steam bath. Attendants showed initial confusion but the panel grew convinced the charges were groundless.
J J Hull wires that railroad president Dee Sedames Hill will speak at a joint banquet of the Commercial and Creve Coeur clubs in Peoria. T A Grier, board president, announces the event for the evening of December with Bishop John Lancaster Spaulding delivering the invocation.
On weekdays cars depart Freeport starting 6 35 am and every 3 minutes after the hour until 9 35 pm. Last Freeport car at 11 pm. Four cars depart Rockford weekdays at 6 am on even hours until 11 pm. Travel time Freeport to Rockford is 1 hour 20 minutes. Saturday service at the same time except the first car leaves Freeport at 4 35 am and Rockford at 1 90 8 am. Direct connections from Rockford to Beloit Janesville Belvidere Elgin Aurora and Chicago. WM NE ESE Agert.
Miss Mamie Trey, a society girl from Evanston, Illinois, inherits a rich silver mine in New Mexico through her grandfather JL F Turney of Albuquerque. An orphan, she plans to reside at the mine and manage operations directly.
The Daily Journal announces delivery to any part of the city for 10 cents per week. Subscription options and distribution details accompany the notice, highlighting broad accessibility and low pricing for residents.
In a Reichstag speech Herr Ledebour denounces quick ministerial promotions. He cites the postmaster general appointment to favor a preferred partner and notes another case where a minister of agriculture was chosen for being a wholesale pig raiser, accusing personalities of shaping government posts.
Commissioner Leupp states in the annual report that reorganization of the Indian service aims to wind it down in the near future. He cites notable progress in his drive to curb the liquor habit among Indians and notes efforts have met with substantial success.
Carlisle Pa Dec 3 Superintendent Friedman of the Carlisle Indian school has telegrams out seeking the arrest of an Indian couple who eloped The girl was a scholar at the institution but her sweetheart came from the west The names are Joseph Twin and Lystia Wahoo Winnebago
Fire destroyed the clothing and jewelry store of Anthony Shapiro at Dickson City, a Scranton suburb. Five members of the Shapiro family were burned to death, including a son, a daughter, and Mrs. Shapiro's parents who lost their lives in the blaze.
Chicago December 3. Police officer John Harrison planned to press charges after arresting James Klapp for insulting a girl on a car. The man taken into custody was James O Klapp, Milwaukee car service manager, millionaire and reformer. The accuser Gertrude Esau, from a respected Chicago family, said he nudged and used offensive words. A possible mis identification led to dismissal, but she is ready to pursue a new complaint and insists on justice.
In Pittsburg on December 3 a thief blocked the door of Theodore Frey’s jewelry stove, trapped the proprietor and clerks, smashed a plate glass window, and grabbed two trays of diamonds and jewelry valued at 12,000 dollars. A boy followed the thief until police arrested him.
Robert Maddox was elected mayor of Athanta by a majority of more than 4 060 votes over James C Woodward, regular Democratic nominee and twice mayor of the city. Maddox proclaimed the citizens nominee at a mass meeting held as a public protest against alleged immoral conduct of Woodward.
Denver reports thousands of cattle have died on Colorado ranges from the first heavy snow and scarce grass. Prices for feed are high with hay selling for 25 to 20 dollars a ton. A second item notes Mrs. Gifford Dudley of Topeka injured when struck by a car on Broadway, New York.
The Victoria cross is described as a Maltese cross crafted from Russian Sebastopol cannon, awarded for gallantry in action according to the account.
A Chicago district court ruling by Judge Landis questions the existence of a butter trust and limits convictions for selling colored oleomargarine. The decision hinders government prosecutions, as proving sales is difficult, and raises doubts about curbing prices amid drought. Butter dealers defend the market stalemate, citing storage and world prices to deny a trust.
Bring your shoes to A 1 Meier kort for repair services under the guidance of a local shop near Second National Bank. The short note directs patrons to have footwear fixed promptly with the shop located at the mentioned address.
The official forecast calls for fair conditions in Illinois and Indiana with slowly rising temperatures. Wisconsin and Iowa also show fair weather with light to moderate west to south winds.
Amber is described as fossil resin and is made of carbon hydrogen oxygen clay alumina and silica. The Home Notes item outlines its chemical makeup and classification as a natural resin fossil.
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