Calendar of Events at Local Halls and Opera House
A list of upcoming social events and performances includes dances at Blust's hall, musical and elocutionary displays at Germania opera house, Hoyt's Bunch of Keys, Red Men installation, the Freeport Social club dance, Len Ballsbury orchestra, Bancroft the magician, Sousa's Band, Wang, and the Stephenson County Farmers Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicnagoe Gles
Gollome-Barty Club
Blust’s Hall
Eureka Pleasure Club
Lois Powell Bates
Germania Opera House
Hoyt
Rinaldo Lodge
K. P
Sousa's
Wang
Stephenson County Farmers’ Institute
Christmas Roast Bear on Weik’s Notations
A daily notes column lists residents and visitors including R Weik hosting roast bear at Christmas. Several locals visit Freeport relatives, attend meetings, and partake in holiday events. The piece mentions a marriage, stock news, theater upgrades, and a university glee club performance.
Review of Prof Sparks's Entertaining University Lecture
A detailed recap of Prof E E Sparks's fifth university extension lecture at the YMCA auditorium. The talk surveyed period history and literature, contrasting Washington era conflicts with Jefferson and Hamilton party lines. It touched on slavery, abolitionist figures, and the influence of Eli Whitney and Thomas Jefferson on slavery expansion. The next lecture is slated for January 5, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E E. Spark
E. E. Sparks
France
England
Washington
Republican
Jefferson
Fedral Party
Hamilton
Madison
Jay
Federaliat
Webster
Hayne
Calhoun
Royal
Eli Whitney
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana
Bigelow
Lowell
Wendell Phillips
William Lloyd Garrison
William Cullen Bryant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neeley & Read
Foster, Paul & Co
Fancy Rockers
Chicago
WM. Koenig
Stephenson Street
Corner
Brewster House
Stephenson St
Freeport
R. Weik
Dr. Saucerman
Winslow
Royal O. Brown
Leta
Josie Morrison
Aurora
L. J. Pelck
Oregon
Margaret Cox
P. J. Geib
Shannon
Louise Knipschild
Monroe
G. B. Turneaure
Warren
Wm. Harris
Freeport Council
National Unicv
Public
Clark
Horse Review
C. B. Sweet
R. H. McClellar
Galena
National Bank of Illinois
John Kleckner
K. Elizabeth Timms
Kent Township
H. F. Aspinwall
M. Stoskopf
James P. Younger
Civic Federation
First Presbyterian Church
I. O. Smith
Polo
Chicago City Railway Horse Car Co
Grand Trunk Railway Co
Goggin
Embury Epworth League
Henry Hillmer
Myrtle Pry
Josie Serf
Miller
Albert Grattelo
Fred Lachmacher
J. A. Seefelder
Louis Luecke
University of Chicago Glee Club
Davidson
Glee Club
Central Music Hall
Jones
Stagg
A. Vernon Hart
American History
Great - Chean
Toys! Holiday Goods
Freert
Vernon Hart
H.d.post
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