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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1907

Page

5

Illinois Central proxy fight stalls as factions clash

Chicago, Dec 18. Directors debate postponing the annual meeting over 281,231 shares held by Union Pacific and Railroad Securities. Judges and lawyers trade accusations of dilatory tactics as Farrar and Harriman counsel clash over timing, proxies, and possible delays into January. Fish denies intent to dismiss employes and vows action against Harriman allies.

Chicago Union Pacific and Railroad Securities Companies Illinois Central Harriman John J. Herrick Harriman Forces Farrar Shaw Fish Minterrick Mer. Farrar Ralph M. Shaw Mr. Farrar Interstate Commerce Commission BE. H. Harriman Union Pacific Union Pacific Railroad Utah Railroad Securities Company William Nelson Cromwell New York Cornelius Vanderbilt Robert Goelet RH. Hl. Warriman

Badly Mixed Up by Winterton Man Finds Health With Bitters

Abraham Brown of Winterton New York describes a medical mix up among five doctors who failed to help him. He credits his recovery to Electric Bitters, saying one bottle did more good than all five doctors. The remedy promises to cure blood poison and stomach liver and kidney complaints and is sold by Joseph Emmert at 50 cents.

Abraham Brown Winterton N. Y Ile Joseph Emmert

Wm. Secker Grocery Stock Purchased Calls To Customers

Notice that H. Pontius & Co has purchased the stock of Wm. Secker Grocery Store and asks all former customers to call. Fresh stock of goods will be offered at reasonable prices.

Wm. Secker H. Pontius & Co

Useful Gifts for tlina From Bo o and W 12-12d1w

Gift list offers amtable items including vests shirts house coats gloves and cravats to remind the viver. Slippers priced for every family member at the BE and W store.

Tlina Bo O& W

Not So Numeral Thirty-Eight Colored and Four White

Chicago dispatch reviews lynching data for 1907 showing 42 negro women, four white men, and 35 negro men lynched to date, far from petty crimes with assaults and murders prevalent. States with most lynchings include Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana. notable summer concentration suggests heat influenced frequency. List of victims by state and date. miscellaneous local notes follow.

Chicago Alabama Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Maryland Missouri Iowa Nebraska

Embroidered house slippers offered at Schmidt Wachlin Pfeiffer’s

A brief item notes slippers with beautiful embroidery priced at 60c, available at Schmidt Wachlin Pfeiffer’s under the 12-13d 10t listing. The notice captures a small catalog sale detail from the retailer.

Schmidt, Wachlin & Pfeiffer

A Real Wonderland Features Healing Miracle at Mound City

In South Dakota, a striking healing case is reported at the home of Mrs. FE D Clapp in Mound City. Her son, plagued by near fatal lung and throat trouble and constant coughing, improved after using Dr King s New Discovery. The medicine is sold by Joseph Emmert, druggist, with trial bottles free and prices 50 cents and 1.00.

South Dakota Mound City FE. D. Clapp Mrs. Clapp Dr. King Joseph Emmert

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