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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
3
Jed. Opposite this room on the west side is the library finished in old English oak. The hall features massive pillars archways and art glass in doors and vestibule. The mahogany parlor and living room connect to a grand tiled fireplace and a refined dining room opening from the living area.
Amusement notice previews a strong talent lineup for The District Leader with Grace Sloan Milford Giffen Frank Weed Gustave Neville Albert Denier Vera Hamilton Naomi Pale and others in the cast. The comedy opens Saturday with matinee and night performances. The article highlights the production as a premier musical comedy of the season.
Joseph Leiter, capitalist and mine owner, born in Chicago on December 4, 1868, son of Levi Z. Leiter, a Chicago merchant who died in 1904. He studied at Harvard, graduating in 1891, then worked as an agent for his father in business before gaining public prominence in 1897 in an effort to corner the wheat market.
The description highlights a triangular central light fixture with nine pendants and numerous ceiling bulbs for a warm look. Each room has a distinct center fixture praised for artistic quality, with a front and rear porch for comfort. Second floor holds family bedrooms arranged to occupants’ desires, connected by a spacious hall. Sanitary planning shown throughout. An third floor amusement room offers a large, plainly finished area with seating for gatherings. The piece notes the Rawleigh home as innovative in local residence construction. Pearl Redding, Dorothy Taylor, Minnie Murray lead a visiting chorus noted in performances across cities.
The fiscal year ending June 380 saw pension disbursements of 150,495,701, the bureau’s highest ever, up 18,644,821 from last year. Civil War survivor deaths totaled 34,833, a five percent drop, leaving 638,048 survivors. Total pensioners stood at 951,670 with 56,836 dropped and 38,682 added for a net loss of 15,584. Additionally 188,445 widows have benefited from the last congress law increasing widow pensions to 12 dollars per month.
A compact look at notable anniversaries: 1682 Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly first met. 1746 Genoa fell to Austria. 1798 Luigi Galvani died. 1833 American Anti-Slavery Society formed in Philadelphia. 1839 Whig convention nominated Harris in Harrisburg. 1859 Queensland established. 1890 Kalakaua landed in San Francisco. 1907 Taft met Emperor Nicholas in St Petersburg.
Morris Thurston company presents a daring sharpshooting act by The Clintons at the Grand starting Monday December 7 They will pay $100 to anyone proving a fake shot The Butterworth sisters introduce the other acts including Great Andrew handcuff king Prof Platt illusionist Jas R Fields musical act moving pictures illustrated songs and Baby Grace Halter comedienne and dancer Ladies free Monday night under usual conditions.
Elsie Janis headlines George Ade and Gustav Luders new musical comedy The Fair Co-Ed at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago. Critics from Burns Mantle to Chicago papers hail the show as a major entertainment, calling it the biggest thing in days with lively dialogue, cleanly drawn types, and Ade’s familiar humor fueling a brisk three act spectacle. The crowd has packed the house since opening, praising the youthful star and the production’s bright, cheerful tone.
John Spiess has purchased the Geo McCarty site near Market Street and plans to welcome old and new customers, signaling ongoing business activity and local interest on Stephen son Street.
K. J. Burdett, piano tuner, lists available orders at Brown's and Dollmeyer's or by phone 406. 1 ddtf Suits neatly pressed Buc at Mal le's, Galena and Van Buren streets, 6-86d tf.
Harriet M. Burbank operates a piano teaching studio at 36 Grove Street. The listing notes a date code 9-23dtf possibly indicating an advertising or registration detail.
Eva Bartlett Macey Company announces a sale on Saturday at 9 a.m. The notice references the M.C. A. Star course and the Tuesday December 8 date in the text.
The Chicago Board of Trade stake made a prominent financier the era’s largest individual wheat holder at the start of 1898. The collapse of that deal drained several millions from the Leiter fortune. Lady Curzon, wife of the British viceroy in India, was his sister, as was the Countess of Suffolk.
Ottumwa Iowa dispatch reports Rev W C Hengen rector of Trinity Episcopal church publicly aligned with Billy Sunday revivalists. This marks a historic joint effort with other Protestant churches in Ottawa? no Ottumwa and Trinity church joining Sunday meetings, seen as a major victory for the revival movement and a vestry decision to join the wagon.
Rev Charles Hartley of Sardinia Ohio declares Hyomei cured his bronchial catarrh after years of suffering. The vendor Wim F Jungkunz promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh colds cough bronchitis asthma and croup. A full Hyomei outfit with inhaler costs $1 an extra bottle 60 cents.
Colds contracted at this season are quickly relieved with Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. Its laxative quality rids the system of the cold. Pleasant to take. Best for children for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough. Sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
Owing to engraving workload our shop cannot engrave for customers who purchased outside our store until after Christmas. Meredith Barrett & Co promises service after the holiday season.
Freeport store slashes prices on an unusually large suit stock with most suits marked down to thirty dollars. The sale is described as the best ever offered, with rapid turnover expected as items vanish quickly. Harpstor, 11-40d2w, advertises the Up-to-date Value.
A tip via Police Inspector McCafferty from the friend’s son led Garrett E. B. Lamb of Clinton, Virginia, to recover a string of pearls valued at 15 000 after a February burglary at Crank G. Jones’s Memphis home stole jewelry totaling 25 600, including the necklace.
In Joliet county Lewistown Pennsylvania December a man named Frank Lee entered a barn near McCoysville pursuing George Porter in a dispute over wares. A sheriff’s posse responded with Lee later surrendering after a standoff. Lee resisted capture and threatened harm to anyone attempting to seize him.
In a government case against coal producers and carriers Baer worried about price lines. Simpson described meetings with J P Morgan associate Robert Bacon and a $5 million check surprising the public. He cited a Philadelphia and Reading contract after the 1902 strike and Baer’s push to keep prices down while Simpson argued for higher margins.
Benton Dec 4 Additional indictments threaten in the double death mystery involving Dr B K Brayfield of Alas keytown who, when arraigned, pleaded not guilty and was bailed at 4000 Mrs Reuben Parrish widow of the man he is accused of killing blames enemies and town gossips in a statement Arrangements were made to exhume Parrishs body next week at Rilesview to trace poison suspected by physicians
Police say Milroy fired a revolver at thirteen men in a crowded area. Victims Risbeld Denna Daniel Foy and HWennath Stanton were critically wounded as Milroy claimed he had shot the others before turning himself in.
In Columbia Alabama two Negroes shot J. W. Grace in his store, robbed the premises and dumped his body into the Chattahoochee river. In Coalmont Alabama Charles Bass, a mine superintendent, was held up robbed and killed. In Constantinople General Ismail Mahr Pasha, once the sultan's aide de camp, was assassinated by an army officer who fled after firing five shots.
New York City opens the second annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Providents with tributes to Grover Cleveland the late first chair. Paul Morton Equitable Life and Jared Fineley City Evening chair deliver remarks. Letters of tribute from Adlai Stevenson and other cabinet and state officials read.
Astronomer M Castillo describes a Mexican aerolite that exploded before reaching the ground, scattering stones over 45 square miles. Estimates put total fragment weight at no less than 3000 tons, with a nearby pair of stones showing about eighty tons each.
The Central Passengers Association announced special round trip rates to New York for merchants in the contracted territory. Reduced fares apply at a fare and a half, with travel windows from January 16 to 19, February to March, and ending March 6. The offer targets spring travel benefits for merchants and includes a promotion period for eligible buyers.
Forecast notes variable winds across Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa with colder weather following. Lower Michigan may see slower travel and possible snow ferries as conditions shift.
Cash grain and wheat quotes from Chicago show No 2 red at 1.062 and No 8 red at 1.95471. Spring and hard wheats posted varied figures. Corn and oats bids ranged with No 2 at 62 cents and No 4 around 60 to 69 cents. Hog receipts 35,000 with heavy shipping at 5.40 to 5.00, cattle receipts 8,500 with prime steers 7.25 to 8.00, cows 3.85 to 5.25, calves 6.00 to 6.75, and stockers 4.25 to 4.85. sheep receipts 25,000 with wethers 4.25 to 4.75 and up to 5.50 for good to choice.
Fragmentary report notes spring lambs and prices for cream cheese retail dealers. Mentions extra firsts and seconds with numbers 27 and 2290, but context is unclear and details are incomplete.
The readable text shows fragmented notes about pension suits and a funeral or court case, mentioning Brankton and a request linked to a vow. Details are garbled with missing names and dates, preventing a clear summary of the incident or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Lotie Mattel and Mabel in a puzzling sequence, with scattered references to a companion and a phrase about leaving. The garbled lines suggest a personal notice or diary fragment, lacking clear date or location to confirm broader context.
Town topics recount a humorous clash between Mrs Winnout and Mrs Getthere over headwear. Mrs Getthere’s hat drew comments for its size, prompting Mrs Winnout to remove a decorative element and place it in the hat box, then wear the box instead.
A passerby in Chicago jokes about riding an airship if only it could exclude Indies. Mr Blonpeck eyes his surroundings, ensuring no one overhears the whimsical remark.
The verse narrates a school football romance from Foothill with chapters showing a maiden in blue, a footballer looking back, a tumble, and a repaired heart. Surgeons mend while the groom proclaims victory, ending with a forthcoming wedding and a honeymoon.
Personal testimony promotes a tube of Man Zan Pile Remedy as immediate relief for all forms of piles. The advertisement guarantees the product for 50 cents and lists H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenth er as sellers.
Minneapolis reports a small group of yachtmen on Lake Calhoun ready to spend hundreds to stop tea companies from cutting ice, using permanganate of potash and pian hereine as their ammunition. One yacht could melt ice on Lake Calhoun all winter, harming the sport and the ice crop.
A cat and a canary, once best friends, vanish from a lady friend’s home. The canary disappears after the cat allegedly attacks it, the owner punishes the cat and locks it out. Days later a bedraggled canary returns with a scratched cat, revealing the mystery of the birds fate and the animal’s reunion.
A brief quip reflects a philosopher commenting on the cost of a wife’s new hat, noting the humor in discovering its actual size. The exchange highlights wit over expenditure and social observation from the Washington Star.
Roderick notes new green spots found on Mars as Van Albert jokes about a green hat craze spreading to the planet, per Chicago News.
Promotes Pineules claim to purify the blood and aid kidneys with a 30 day trial priced at $1.00. Advertises benefits for backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue. Sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
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