01 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1899
Page
1
A local lumber dealer touts good grades and well seasoned timber kept under cover to protect from rain and sun. The advertisement emphasizes that their lumber is used by the best builders in town and country and urges customers to choose their product for satisfactory results.
A reader endorses the celebrated E. and B. Comp'd Syrup Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier liver and stomach remedy and a sovereign cure for headache constipation and complexion. She notes friends endorse it and cites its superiority for coughs colds hoarseness and lung ailments. Available wholesale and retail at local outlets.
In Washington on February 14 Senator Lindsay of Kentucky offered a resolution urging the United States to accept from Spain the cession of the Philippine Islands with a plan to establish a stable self governed government. The measure was laid on the table. The Senate committee on foreign relations discussed declaratory resolutions related to the peace treaty and planned to vote. Teller spoke in support of ratifying the peace treaty as the House pursued river and harbor legislation. The War Department ordered 11,000 volunteers mustered out, listing regiments. Private Secretary Porter said the President is tired but in good health and not in danger of breaking down.
News from Rodger's Pass at the Selkirks reports a snow slide swept away the round house and station. Seven lives were lost including Agent Caton and his family, Operator Carson, Engine Viper Redley, and an unknown person. Only two bodies recovered so far.
In Harrisburg and Dover voters show no change in Senate contests. Quay remains 13 votes short in Pennsylvania while Gray and Addicks lead in Delaware. Nebraska, Utah, and California likewise report no shift. Manila-bound units arrive or sail as the 17th Regulars and others depart from New York and San Francisco.
Prrrspura Pa Feb 1 Special reports the coldest day of the year with the thermometer at zero and surrounding towns recording as low as 13 below zero. The frigid spell underscores gridlock and travel disruptions across the region.
A blaze in Recurstar New York on February 1 caused extensive damage to Chas. P. Barry residence, engulfing costly furniture and bric-a-brac with estimated losses around 110000 dollars. A brief note adds that a separate Ohio report mentions a press Ill of the Ohio Pow.
An explosion this morning demolished the works building killing two employees named Eva Evans and Henry Deme. Local authorities cordon the site as investigators examine debris and determine a cause.
The forecast calls for light snow flurries tonight and Thursday with partial cloudiness and continued cold. Winds will be southerly then shift to westerly Thursday, with the north experiencing colder conditions.
Jan 31 report from Spiinerizey Illinois describes an anticipated congression al apportionment bill as a ground plan for redrawing districts. Republicans Foss Hopkins Hitt and Prince oppose boundary changes, while others say they will back any plan aiding GOP gains in 1900. Proposed maps shift counties to fortify Fourteenth Fifteenth Seventeenth districts and add Madison or Bond to Twenty first. Also, Baxter's bounty bill and rail through trains bill are cited, plus a beet sugar bounty proposal. End note mentions Baby sleeps and grows with Rocky Mountain Tea as a medicine claim.
To all with vision defects please visit C B Sweet & Co on Wednesday February 1 for expert glasses fitting. They offer the latest instrument for precise fitting and over 200 patterns to choose from at 84 Galena Street.
Classified loan notice states LOAN-81,000 to loan on farm security in this office. Quire at this office for details and processing.
In estate of Sarah E Markle deceased allowed $70. In estate of John eight Boop deceased widow’s pension and selection ordered recorded. In conservatorship of John P Byerly inventory ordered recorded. In estate of John Woodside report approved and ordered recorded estate settled. In guardianship of Mary D Weber bond approved and letters issued. In estate of George Kline deceased appraisement and bill approved and recorded. In guardianship of Mary J Barber report approved and recorded. In estate of Ellen P Dubs deceased public notice. In estate of Margaret Dielmeier deceased claims allowed $864.84. In conservatorship of Wm Flickinger inventory ordered recorded. People versus Newton Kleckner larceny. People versus John Steel receiving stolen property. In estate of Helena Neuschwander petition filed. In estate of Henry Senift inventory ordered recorded. In estate of Adrian F Snyder claim allowed $9.32. In estate of Onno Slater appraisement bill approved and recorded inventory ordered recorded.
A fragmented snippet notes substantial savings attributed to using Gas House Coke with unclear figures and stray punctuation. No clear names, dates, or places are readable beyond the generic reference to gas coke and cost savings.
Cherry camp fleets tonight at 8 p m. Y M C A bible class meets. Kuehner Bros offer new decorating plants. Funeral for Mrs Geo Frey held today in Baileyville with services at home and at the German Reformed church then Scott's cemetery Rev DuBier officiating. Miss Susie Jourdent to enter St. Francis care following Joliet trip. sisters Anna and Lena to attend.
Mrs William Ickes, long ill, is slowly improving while Mrs B Allington relapses and remains very ill. Chas Seifert is sick. Elmer Pratts’s daughter is threatened with scarlet fever. Mrs G Bickenbach is critically ill. The lady has long feeble heart condition.
Notice announces the dissolution of the firm Seeley & Read. Mr Seeley retires and Mr Read will assume all obligations and collect all accounts. Signatures include C H Srgtey and F A Reap.
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