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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
6
Chicago and Iowa forecast cooler and fair conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness Sunday. Sontag indicates unsettled by night. Sea level readings show a high at 7:20 a.m. and low at 4:36 p.m.
The Isthmian Canal Commission, seeking to shield dams and locks from bombardment, decides to relocate construction from Laboca to Miraflores four miles inland within the safety zone. President Roosevelt approves the plan, saying it will save substantial cost and time.
President Roosevelt telegraphed Nevada Governor Sparks that within five days a special legislature session call will keep troops at Goldfield for three weeks. if no call is issued, the troops will be withdrawn.
Kansas Republican State Central Committee unanimously endorsed William Howard Taft as the party’s choice for president. The state convention was set for March 4 in Topeka.
Thomas Worrall, a prominent political figure who exposed the alleged grain trust, died last night by taking poison. His body was found in his Lincoln office this afternoon, ending a noted public career marked by anti trust actions.
The Russian parliament passed a famine appropriation of 7.5 million dollars double the original proposal. Funds will be used for relief in about twelve provinces. Also noted are a New Year pool tournament at Mission halls with eight entries and prizes, Rev H L Moore's return from Hanover after his father’s death, and Freeport Water office hours extended through New Year.
A Boston promoter failed to meet the June payment for the Freeport Gas Light and Coke plant. The $25,000 deposit is being prorated to stockholders as the deal is canceled. Negotiations, delays, and market conditions ended with the property remaining in the company’s hands and lawsuits for damages ongoing.
In a Christmas Eve incident, Roland Schwarze and Thomas Fahey press charges. Chief Silk serves a warrant on Ralles, a Kranz Bros. brewery employee, for assault with a deadly weapon. Ralles claims he fired only to frighten intruders and that the youths were outside his door. five shots were fired into the ground after he discovered no one there.
The notice lists grain quotations for May wheat corn oats and pork with prices. It also gives closing quotations for the Union Stock Yards market including cattle hogs sheep and bulk sales with price ranges and totals. Osvar Ortmeier, son of Mr and Mrs August Ortmeier, wounded in Detroit, is out of danger. a letter from his father confirms his improving condition. William A Schwarz of Springfield visits relatives in the city.
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