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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
5
The forecast notes a fair and warmer trend tonight and Saturday with increasing cloudiness and possible showers in the south. Wisconsin and Iowa should be fair tonight with rising temperatures, with warmer conditions in eastern areas tomorrow. Sunrise 7 15 a.m. and sunset 4 28 p.m.
Indiana man H. B. New of Indianapolis was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee to succeed the resigning George B. Cortelyou. The selection of the convention site will be announced later.
The committee adjourned at noon and called on the president in a body at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The Fort Pitt National Bank of Pittsburg was closed by request of its directors and placed in charge of Bank Examiner Cunningham. Reports show capital stock of 1 million, surplus 1 million, deposits and cashier checks outstanding 2.302 million, loans and discounts 3.762 million, with total resources and liabilities at 5.622 million. the move affected few depositors and did not disrupt other banks.
Freeport readies for William J. Bryan arrival with a large reception and banquet plan. Chicago Democrats coordinate a joint welcome with Lincoln-Douglas era remarks tied to Illinois figures including J. Hamilton Lewis and Edwin Dunne, as crowds gather from Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties.
Good Advice from O S Wawlever of Le Raysyithe N YL Sahat TH praises Hucklea’s Arm Med Salve for piles and skin sores. The ad notes the product heals wounds burns and abrasions and is sold for 24 cents at Joseph Emmert's drug store.
Resoloers of Chicago papers will obviate trouble by ordering the paper delivered to their homes. Carrier boys will have only a limited supply. Daily and Sunday. Leave orders at CO. W. Hakper's, 43h Stepheneourt. Old phone 37%, new phone 44a. b2-ddee Read no Journal's want colump.
In Mt. Carroll the Strauch case neared jury submission as defense witness William H. Shons claimed prejudice against the state’s attorney. The missing document allegedly involved a contraction between Continental Bridge Co and Hughes, with paper allegedly slipped by Oswald Strauch, prompting courtroom searches and varied testimony about its disappearance.
Superintendent reports fully five hundred entombed as two Fairmount Coal Co mines in Monongalia experience dual blasts. At least 124 dead per Monongahela dispatch, with many workers missing while others recover. Medical updates note Emory Palmers improving and Louis Deckler critically ill. Also brief notices of licenses to wed and local storage ads.
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