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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
5
Portland reports the death of Senator John H. Mitchell a noted figure who had been in the public eye recently due to a fraud conviction. The case drew wide attention as details circulated about his unusual notoriety.
Selection of historic Oregon land cases draws attention to legal battles over deeds and titles. Courts considered claims spanning multiple decades, involving settlers, government grants, and boundary disputes, with outcomes shaping state property law.
In Washington the second annual meeting of the National Child Labor committee brings together figures such as Grover Cleveland Jane Addams Cardinal Gibbons and others. The group aims to influence Congress on child labor policy and notes about two million children under sixteen employed for wages nationwide.
The court heard multiple guilty pleas and sentences for burglary larceny and accessories after the fact. Joseph Price received sixty days in county jail and a $100 fine for burglary and larceny. Harl Raymer drew ten days in jail with costs for larceny. George Kline and John Lane each got one day in jail and $25 fines for accessories after the fact. Daunt Williams and others faced robbery charges with pleas of not guilty after a motion to quash. Court adjourned to Monday at 1:80 o clock for petit jury service.
Freeport Aerie of Eagles led the voting for the loving cup at the baseball fair, edging ahead by twenty one votes as the night closed. Attendance was large with revenue from chances sold, and officials expect the fair to net between 1200 and 1500 dollars for the baseball club. tomorrow’s final night is expected to break attendance records.
New York December 8 Special report says Robert H Mc Curdy resigns as general manager of Mutual Life effective December 31, with the board of trustees having presented and accepted the resignation.
Chicago forecast reports fair tonight and Saturday with increasing clouds and colder air. Possible light snow flurries in the extreme north.
Closing board of trade quotes show May wheat steady to shy of parity while May corn and oats edge down. In meat, January pork and lard hold near previous levels as hogs decline and beef, sheep offer moderate steadying at Chicago Union Stock Yards.
A telegram to a Natural Carbon By-Products officer reports the minority's attorney may answer and oppose the receiver appointment until December 15. Stockholders may view this as an opportunity to defend their interests.
George W. Farley a fireman on the Illinois Central was hurt this morning in Polo when a cinder lodged in his left eye. Clarence Bummer an employee at Stover Engine Works cut his right thumb badly while making a gasoline engine.
Miss Vernie Smith daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Smith of 29 Cherry Street died at Globe hospital at 2 30 this afternoon cause peritonitis she was about eighteen and is survived by her mother.
The doomed Mary M Rogers was hanged at Windsor Vermont for the Marcus Rogers murder. Trial records trace a 1902-1905 chronology with Perham confession and a death sentence upheld after appeals. Witnesses, guards, and a chaplain observed the execution in the Windsor prison death chamber.
D Knowlton, banker and dealer in investment securities, promotes prudent loans backed by first mortgage real estate. He stresses avoiding over lending, offers in house management of taxes, insurance, and collections, and presents readily productive, well situated properties as security.
A Oregon reader narrates habitual coffee use causing stomach, liver, and heart issues with rapid pulses up to 137. After switching to Postum Food Coffee for six months, digestion, liver function, and heart action improved, with clearer skin. The husband also benefited. the company cites Battle Creek Michigan and the book The Road to Wellville.
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