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Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1898

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Young Dressed Chickens and Sugar Cured Hams Ad

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.

Georgia Jubilee and McKinley Visit Fuel Reunion Tensions

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.

Atlanta McKinley Hemphill Jubilee Committee Candler Wheeler Gen. Wheeler Georgia Hobson Admiral Cervera Shafter Lawton Johnston Alabama Union Station Tuskegee House Calvin Richmond McKinney North Senate Gordon Ind John B. Gordon McWinley

Jubilee Banquet Ends Atlanta Peace Celebration

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.

Brooke testifies on Camp Thomas rations and conditions

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.

Tie Camp Thomas Chickamauga Park Washington John R. Brooke War Investigation Commission War Department Beaver James Parker Twelfth New York Volunteers Brooke Huldekoper Hartsuft Connor Third Division General Brooke

Union delegates vote against standing army policy

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.

Kansas Gompers Henry Lloyd Boston Spain Samuel B. Donnelly New York International Typographical Union Great Britain Organized Labor S. J. Kent Nebraska Lloyd Stewart Reed Machinists Chicago United States Illinois

House Passes Pension Bill in Record Time

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.

Washington Der Army Navy Senate House International Bank Ways and Means Committee

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