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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1896
Page
6
Schedule fragment lists times and codes like 7:20 and 10:40 am with numbers such as 147 151 166. It appears to be a timetable snippet possibly from a transit or school calendar with unreadable city references and illegible lines.
Through coaches from Rock Island to Milwaukee offer rapid links for Racine Janesville Madison Rockford and Chicago. No. 9 arrives and departs in busy daily schedule while No. 72 serves Freeport Beloit and W. W. junction with passenger flows between Freeport and Beloit.
Fragmentary item notes a pass and ticket agent named Ramn at a Chicago location. No further details on role, date, or event are readable.
The American Federation of Labor delegates re elected Samuel Gompers as president and named Nashville Tennessee as the site of the next national gathering. A proposed constitutional change to curb court power was defeated with 21 votes to 44 and debate over the silver question was resolved by reaffirming prior conventions while not endorsing any party.
The convention reelected Samuel Gompers as president with 2477 votes and named officers including McGuire as vice president, Duncan OConnell and Carland as other vice presidents. Nashville won as the next convention site, with delegates chosen and a debate on eight hour laws and boycotts noted. Governor Drake learns his daughter Mary Lord secretly wed in Denver two months prior, citing youth and groom’s unsettled occupation as concerns.
Dun's Review notes no real improvement in trade despite Cuban reports Germany money tightness and tariff action delays. Holiday demand remains strong though favoring cheap goods, with a focus on preparing for large business next year. US failures total 367 this week, down from 377 last year. Canada 47, up from 32.
Roswell G Horr a former congressman from Saginaw Michigan died in Plainfield New Jersey after a two week illness with bronchitis and Brights disease He was born November 26 1820 in Waitsville Virginia and practiced law before moving to St Louis and entering mining He later lived in Saginaw and served three terms in Congress from 1878 Later he worked on the New York Tribune staff and gave numerous speeches in the 1896 campaign.
Illinois auditor's office reports L A Lockwood, building and loan inspector, missing for days after last seen in Cairo on Dec 10. He left by an Illinois Central train and failed to file his daily card, prompting extensive telegraphic inquiries from Springfield. He formerly resided in Ottawa Indiana.
Charles J. Hieller president of the State Federation of Labor issued a call for an anti convict labor conference to be held in Chicago on Tuesday December 29. The gathering will include representatives from all industries hurt by prison made goods competition.
In Ouray Colorado on December 19 Gabriel Russ John Antras Charles Swanson Charles Anderson and Louis Jackson were instantly killed when timbers were placed in the Virginius shaft and the cage fell.
An advertisement touts Shaker Digestive Cordial as a cure for indigestion. It claims undigested food causes pain and poisons, and asserts the cordial stops fermentation, clears toxins, and aids nourishment after meals. Sold by druggists at 10 cents to 1.00 a bottle.
A Thames embankment stroll ends with a cabby explaining how drivers dodge patrols during the Strand half hour. He admits placing riders in a moving cab to secure a fare before police can intervene, then thanks the passenger and drives away.
An article promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription to prevent miscarriages and ease approaching maternity. It praises female health, cites a testimonial from Mrs Shaffer of Ney Dakota, and advertises The Common SenseMedical Adviser and a free offer from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo.
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