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Local sale listing offers Young Dressed Chickens at 7c per pound and Regular sugar cured Hams at 7c per pound with others asking 8c. The ad emphasizes the price and warrants quality.
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
1
Local sale listing offers Young Dressed Chickens at 7c per pound and Regular sugar cured Hams at 7c per pound with others asking 8c. The ad emphasizes the price and warrants quality.
In Atlanta on December 16 a peace jubilee parade drew twenty five thousand people, reviewed by President McKinley. The crowd roared at his entrance to the Auditorium as Dixie echoed, Wheeler and Hobson lauded him, and the night included receptions and a streetcar collision that caused no injuries. Governors, generals, and naval officers spoke in praise, with a ban lifted for Confederate memory and calls for national unity amid reconciliation efforts.
At the Kimball House 800 guests attended a closing banquet for the Atlanta peace jubilee. President and many dignitaries spoke, with Fiona Clark Howell as toastmaster. The president urged unity and a lasting peace, noting wartime bonds and national progress as the train carried him away after a history making visit.
Washington Dec 16 Major General John R Brooke testified before the war investigation commission that volunteers at Camp Thomas largely arrived with a ten day field ration though many were hungry initially. He described tentage, worn uniforms, sparse blankets, and some unarmed soldiers, while sanitation reports drew sharp criticism of hospital and nursing shortfalls.
Kansas City Mo Dec 16 At its annual convention yesterday the American Federation of Labor declared by an almost unanimous vote against a standing army in the United States. debate stretched five hours with many speakers opposing expansion and urging politicians to oppose it. The resolution passed with three or four dissenting votes. Also adopted was a resolution condemning the Allen law of Illinois and praising Chicago workers in their fight against street railway companies. A telegram from Atlanta quoted labor leaders condemning a peace jubilee excluding colored workers.
Washington reports the urgent deficiency appropriation bill for army and navy for six months passed in twenty minutes, surpassing all prior speed. Debate centered on keeping volunteer soldiers, with adjournment set to Monday. Other actions included canal bill discussion and a vote on incorporation of the International Bank. A holiday recess from Dec. 21 to Jan. 4 was adopted.
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