Illinois Railroads Face 20 Percent Freight Cut
State railroad and warehouse commission orders a 20 percent reduction on freight rates for the first five classes in Illinois starting January 2, after a Springfield conference with traffic officials and lawyers. The commission also considers continued investigation into cheaper freight classes while allowing higher classes 6 to 10 to hold current rates for now. The move comes after years of attempts to lower rates, with railroads previously proposing delays and the commission seeking evidence for cheaper classes and fair competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Springfield
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Ince
Chicago and Alton orders six gasoline motor cars for interurban service
Following a Wednesday test between Jacksonville and St Louis the Chicago and Alton railroad placed an order for six gasoline motor cars for interurban use in the state. The plan divides the line into roughly twenty five mile sections to provide local service. Officials expect operating costs to drop from 30 cents to about 2 cents per mile and to greatly improve service and accommodations. The cars will be built and delivered before starting. The initial order is expected to grow.
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Jacksonville
St. Louis
Chicago & Altons Railroad
Pennsylvania Rail Road News Adopts Quiet Message Approach
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Pennsylvania Railroad plans a restrained public appeal to patrons wary of luxury and disruption. The text cites a coded message, notes agitation by residents, and mentions reforms and residency concerns tied to workers, with references to New York routes and company communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Dispatch
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nadu
Pennsylvania
John B
New York
Political Pressure and Department Referral Mentioned
The fragment notes political influence from high officials and hints that certain individuals will be handled by political figures. It says executive departments previously invited polisinan observers and have referred these men to the passenger department, indicating pressure against the anti fe movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pees
Panedt
Polisinians
Ing
Antife
Postoffice Defects Highlight Low Clerk Salaries
Washington reports show First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock warns low clerks wages at fires and second wings postoffices hurt efficiency and promotion prospects. He urges severing post offices in public buildings, favors single room quarters, revises box rental system, and seeks emergency funds for mining towns. He notes rise in domestic and foreign money orders, fraud safeguards, dead letter office loads, and removal of objectionable postal cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Washington
Hitcheck
Hitchcock
Department of Congress
Panama Canal Zone
Department
Cedarville Presbyterian Church Marks Sixtieth Anniversary
The Cedarville church celebrated its sixtieth anniversary with morning and afternoon programs. Activities included a reunion service, dinner, and a 2 pm program at K of G hall featuring devotions, musical selections, letters from former pastors, a historical sketch, and Rev. Henry Cullen’s address. Church officers, societies, and choir members were listed.
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Presbyterian Church
Cedarville
G. Hall
Henry Cullen
D. D
Milan
F. W. Clingman
C. W. Clark
Elias D. Baker
Henry Richart
J. K. Benson
Bertha Smith
M. Alice Frank
Grace Kchart
Ida Smith
Olive M. Richart
Karl Smith
Paul L. Frank
C. W. Frank
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promote Liver Health
An 19th century patent medicine claim asserts perfection of the physical by Nature's use and avoiding resource dissipation. Cathartics gripe and dissipate while DeWitt's Little Early Risers expel putrid matter and bile to restore liver activity. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
J Marks Announces Gents Clothes Cleaning Room
J Marks opens a gents clothes cleaning and pressing room under Neiman Bros at 12 28d1. He invites friends and patrons to call. Pants pressed 25c coats 25c suits 40c, repressing at lowest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Marks
Neiman Bros
Water bill discounts offered for early payment
The semi annual water bills are due January 1, 1906 at the company office 194 Van Buren Street. A ten percent discount applies to bills paid in full on or before the due date. Office hours include evenings during the period between holidays.
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van Buren St
Obrishmas
Gu Feepreny
Tgu Fervrooy Wavap Com
Federation Wins in Illinois Teachers Convention Coup
Springfield December 28. The Illinois Teachers convention witnessed a dramatic federation victory with the election of Miss Harriet Treadwell as second vice president. Dr James E Armstrong attacked coeducational systems arguing for more boys schools while urging equal gender representation among teachers. Officers named include President J A Mercer and First Vice President Frank Darling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
James E. Armstrong
Englewood
Chicago
Teachers’ Federation
Harriet Treadwell
Association
Armstrong
National Educational Association
Peoria
Frank Darling
O. D. Edwards
Harrisburg
Caroline Grote
Pittsfield
R., Stotler
Olney
E. S. Rossetter
A. A. Whitney
Elgin
Illinois
I. C. Lord
Charleston
Miss Treadwell
Lincoln School
Federation
Cooley
Nightingale
Resolutions at convention urge reform in athletics and city leadership
The convention adopted a resolution endorsing athletics as a means to worthy ends while condemning abuses and calling for rule revisions to curb viciousness and injuries. Other measures favored making the city superintendency an executive office and replacing the usual two mill tax provision with the state two mill tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Offre
Wheaton to Come to Y M C A Game Monday
The Wheaton college basketball team visits the local Y M C A for a Monday afternoon game at 3 o clock. The Wheaton players are praised for their gentlemanly conduct and skill. The local Y M C A squad has trained hard and shows improved teamwork for the anticipated fast contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Chicago Y. M. C. A
Christmas Day Fire Endangers Dunlop Family
A Batavia, Illinois family recalls a near disaster on Christmas Day when a toy steam engine spilled oil and ignited a fire in the parlor. Mrs Dunlop and Mr Dunlop suffered facial burns and scorched eyebrows, but the flames were confined to one room. Sons James Jr and Russell escaped unharmed. Mr Dunlop formerly served as traffic manager of Stover Manufacturing in this city.
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J Dunlop
Batavia
Ill
James
Russell
Dunlop
Stover Manufacturing Company
Retail clerks elect officers in annual meeting
The retail clerks elected officers last evening. President Edward Zimmerman. First Vice President Samuel Liebrich. Second Vice President Al Luebing. Corresponding Secretary Al C Emerick. Treasurer George Carroll. Guide J J Wheeland. Guardian Frank R Smith. Trustees Al Luebbing, Wesley Bushelle, Daniel Brown. An installation smoker is set for Tuesday evening January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Zimmerman
Samuel Liebrich
al. Luebbing
al. C. Emerick
George Carroll
J. J. Wheeland
Frank R. Smith
Wesley Bushelle
Daniel Brown
Trials of four men for Forreston murder to be heard
The trials of Ernc Boekholder Louis Swank Herman Anderson William Balsbaugh and Charles Hiteman for the murder of Mrs Harm Anderson at Forreston will begin in the circuit court at Oregon around mid next week. Boekholder is principal and the others accessories. Fifty witnesses have been subpoenaed from Forreston and Attorneys Lyster and Bagon of Oregon will defend the men. Excelsior lodge of Masons will confer the M M degree tonight.
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Ernc Boekholder
Louis Swank
Herman Anderson
William Balsbaugh
Charles Hiteman
Harm Anderson
Forreston
Oregon
Boekholder
Lyster and
Bagon
Lungs Compared Across People In Edinburgh Uni
Edinburgh University researchers display three human lungs side by side. One Eskimo lung snow white, a coal miner’s lung black, and a town dweller’s lung dirty slate gray. They note city lungs show more disease risk and promote Scott’s Emulsion as a lung tonic and health booster.
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Edinburgh University
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Goq
New York
Father John's Medicine for sale by proprietor in Freeport
The advertisement lists Father John's Medicine offered by Joseph Emmert at 111 Stephenson Street Freeport Illinois. The notice presents a local sales offering with the seller's name and address for customers to contact.
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Father John
Joseph Emmert
Stephenson Street
Freeport
Ill
County Cullings From Our Own Correspondent
Rock City December reports a Farmers Institute in Davis Indiana on January 6 1906 with prizes for the best ten ears of corn. The program features music corn breeding disinfection cooking and speakers including S Rigney Theo Ellis Chas Foss E D Herbert H M Phillips and L M Swanzey. Local notes mention Geo Montague L B Young D F Graham Jr A J Foster and relatives visiting over Christmas along with a Rock Run Mutual Fire Insurance election on January 10. Fred Wendt died Monday evening with funeral at Eplyanna church Thursday.
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Rock City
Farmers’ Institute
Davis
Odd Fellows’ Hall
S. Rigney
Theo. Ellis
Winslow
Carying For Profit
Chas. Foss
Zimmerman
Thos. Richards
G. W. Shippy
E. D. Herbert
A. J. Foster
Dakota
Wm. Pflake
R. J. Long
Chicago
Dollie Lashelle
Albert Meinert
H. G. Montague
Freeport
Rock Run Mutual Fire Insurance Company
J. H. Graham
Durand
United Evangelical Church
Fred Wendt
Eplyanna Church
From Our Own Correspondent Departures and Visits
Deputy Sheriff Ever Olson was a caller in town today. Co. O. R. Stabeck went to Chicago yesterday. D. C. Wallace of Sanburn visited friends in town at Christmas. John Schmid of Freeport was in town on business today. Geo McHees traveled to Rockford today. Mr and Mrs Woods of Mansfeld Ohio visit their sister Mrs Sam Warns. A Reader moved to Michigan yesterday. Mr Herrick of Freeport is here seeking better service between here and Freeport on the Independent Telephone line. Mr Wendt died last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ever Olson
O. R. Stabeck
Chicago
D. C. Wallace
Sanburn
John Schmid
Freeport
Geo. McHees
Rockford
Woods
Mansfeld
Ohio
Sam Warns
A. Reader
Michigan
Mr. Herrick
Here
Wendt
Maud Ien't 6 and 30 Too Old to Hope for Improvement
A brief promotional snippet touts Feake Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea with a claim that age brings no stasis in health. It promises blooming vitality at age sixty with tea or tablets priced at 85 cents, featuring Joseph Emmert as a referenced figure.
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Maud—Ien
Feake Hollister
Joseph Emmert
Coming Events Calendar With Dances And Talks
A sequence of social events lists dances and lectures from December to January. Highlights include Prof. Dawson’s social dance at HE A Blust’s hall on December 20, a lecture by Signorita Carolina Marcial in Seville on education of Spanish women, and several Lexington hall dances and card parties on January 1. Also noted are the Freeport College of Commerce opening January 2 and a special county treasurer election January 16.
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Prof. Dawson
A. Blust
Signorita
Carolina Marcial
Seville
Spain
Freeport College of Commerse
County
Breaster
Lexington Hall
Y M C A Star Course Men’s Meetings Highlighted
The notice lists YMCA events with Edwin Brush Co. magicians, Edwin Cobb in Elgin, and names like Stanley L. Krebs Sylvester A Long Bayton O Fay and Herbert L. Cope. Star course dates include January 21 February 1 February 18 March 18 with men’s meetings and orchestra by Salisbury.
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Atthe Y. M.C. A
Edwin Brush
E. M. Cobb
Elgin
Stanley L. Krebs
Sylvester A. Long
Bayton
O. Fay
Herbert L.cope
Mareh w—Salisbury
Eva Tanguay at the Grand Opera House in The Sanbo Queen
At the Grand Opera House on December 9 Eva Tanguay performs The Sanbo Queen followed by a recital by Rudolph Ganz the eminent Swiss pianist in January.
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Grand Opera House
Eva Tanguay
Rudolph Ganz
A Bad Scare PROMPT
A distressed warning about abdominal pain fears appendicitis and promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a guaranteed cure for bowel and stomach issues. The ad claims safety and lists Joseph Emmert's drug store as the purchaser, urging readers to try the product at five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Poetic Wedding Invitation From 1891 Curio Dealer
A curio dealer shows a small dainty wedding invitation dated October 22, 1891 for Richard Le Guilienne and the widow Mildred Lee who died eleven years prior The card contains verses recalling a past the couple shared and the ceremony before a priest at a green wood altar as God joined them.
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Richard le Guilienne
Mildred Lee
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar advertised remedy
For coughs and colds no remedy is equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It is different from all others better, because it expels all cold from the system of acting as a cathartic on the bowels. Affords immediate relief in Croup, Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc. Children love it. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Mrs Austin’s Pancake Flour Promotes Life’s Three Grains
A promotional note extols Mrs Austins pancake flour as made from the three great staffs of life, wheat, corn and zlee, claiming nourishing qualities and traditional breakfast value.
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Sensations Mark Close
Ond
College Town
Annus
Excalsior Lodge of Masons
Kuehner Bros
Philadelphia Bulletin
Cc. F. Nieman
Haberdacher
Dr. Bunsen
Cable Company
Galena St
Albertson & Stemm
Ivers & Pond Vose & Sons
Crown
Sterling
Schiller
Cable
Merrifield
New Home
Singer
White
Wheeler & Wilson
Eldredge
New Royal
Ruby
John Hea
Court House
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