Interstate Commerce Commission Rules Santa Fe Violations
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission declares Santa Fe Railroad violated interstate commerce laws for five years in coal and mine supply transport, with Colorado Fuel and Iron Co named in the alleged unlawful rates and practices. The House judiciary committee backs bankruptcy law repeal and the Post Office appropriation bill passes.
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Washington
Santa Fe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Colorado Fuel & Tron Company
House Committee On Judiciary
House
Death notices recount Osborne Roots Wachlin and Kroul deaths
Mrs Catherine Osborne died at 2 20 PM at her daughter's home in Freeport aged 84 born in Ireland 1829 she came to America 1849 and lived in Freeport most of her life survived by two sons and a daughter funeral from St Marys church. Mrs Michael Root died after a five week illness aged about 70 born in Limerick Ireland married in Boston 1852 lived in Freeport over 50 years survived by eight children funeral from St Marys church. Mrs Julia Wachlin of McConnell died after brief illness pneumonia aged 42 survived by husband seven children and mother Katherine Schwarze with four brothers and four sisters funeral from McConnell church. Mrs Louise J Kroul died after eight weeks illness born Germany 1836 came to the US 37 years ago lived in Moroy Ridott area survived by four children and one sister funeral from Ridott church.
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Michael Root
Limerick
Ireland
Boston
Mr. Root
Freeport
Roott
Richard
Cornelius
William
Margaret
Catherine
Michael
Henry
Helen
Buffalo
N. Y
Adams Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cemeery
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Thomas JD
Charles D
Julia Clark
St. Marys's Catholic Church
Julia Wachlin
Wachlin
McConnell
Katherine Schwarze
St. John’s
McConnells
C. Tempel
Nettie Huenkemeier
Simon Schwarze
A. O. Schwarze
Kanne
Davis
Henry Schwarze
Bellingham
Wash
Rev. Bare
Lena
Harris
Germany
Mioroy
Ridott Township
Ridott
Trazer
German Reform Church
Silver Creek
Big Revival Opens in London By Torrey Alexander
London February 8 special report says Torrey and Alexander, American revivalists from Chicago, began a major mission in the heart of fashionable London. Seventeen titled women led by Ladies Wimborne and Churchill form a committee for a personal house to house canvass within a three mile radius of Albert Hall. They arrived from Wales after successful revival meetings though some London clergymen oppose their anti dancing and gambling stance, notably Rev Forbes Phillips who criticizes "The Church and the Stage."
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London
Torrey
Albert Bull
Vorrey
Alexander
Wales
Forbes Phillips
Brown-Potter
Battle Report From Far East Involving Japanese and Russians
The dispatch from Kuropatkin describes a night raid on Djantanchenan by Japanese forces on the Hun River left bank. Russians repelled the attack with heavy losses, while some outlying areas remained under Japanese control. Rumors say General Gripenberg asked to be relieved over alleged lack of Russian support in operations against Sandepas.
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Siu
Petersspure
Kuropatkin
Djantanchenan
Hun
Maxim Gorky
Gripenberg
Shuopatkin
Sandepas
St Louis Fire Devastates Six Buildings In Inferno
A major blaze in St Louis destroyed or heavily damaged six large office and store buildings early today. Property loss is estimated at 265,000 with several people injured. The fire disrupted Taft Street area as firefighters battled the flames through the morning. London reports novelist H Rider Haggard plans a US voyage within days to study American agricultural and industrial settlements backed by British trustees.
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Taft St. Louis
Spe
Rider Haggard
London
H. Rider Haggard
United States
America
Salvation Arm Pon
Devil Rhodes
South Africa
American squadron sails from Luzon to maintain neutrality
An official dispatch from Manila says the American squadron of fifteen warships departed Luzon for the southern waters of the archipelago to preserve neutrality in American waters, regarding both Russian and Japanese fleets.
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Paris
Spotield
Manila
Luzon
Weather Forecast for Curoneo February 3
Special weather bulletin notes likely snow tonight and Saturday with not too cold temperatures. Also advertises Perfection lamp oil priced per gallon by F A Schulz.
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Curoneo
F. A. Schulz
Warsaw Strikers Break Out In Lodz Violent Clash
Warsaw dispatch reports serious disorders in Lodz as workers attempting to resume duties were blocked by fellow strikers. Military forces fired on strikers, who returned gunfire, with continued shooting noted into the afternoon. Reports claim over three hundred killed in recent disturbances. other sites saw fatalities and injuries in factory clashes. In Belgium, fourteen thousand coal miners walked out for higher wages.
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Warsaw
Lodz
Dombrowa
Sasnovize
Lopz, Fab
Kounitzer
Keller Lance
Mons
Belgium
Cold Wave Moves Eastward With Snow and Warm Up
Ciricano reports the cold crest has passed eastward, temperatures near ten below zero rising slowly. Weather bureau predicts warmer weather with snow in the next twenty four hours, while a blizzard rages across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Ciricano
Nota
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Standard Oil Cuts Oil Price One Cent Per Gallon
Craveland at February 3 reports Standard Oil reduces price on all grades of refined oil by one cent per gallon in a special notice.
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Standard Oil Company
Craveland
Standard Oil
Market Quotes and Local Notices From Feb. 3 to Feb. 4
Closing board quotes show May wheat and corn values, pork and lard figures, and Union stock yards prices with cattle and hogs steady to strong. Local notices include Embury Revival services with theme Christ as a Revival Preacher, health update on Henry Ohlendorf, seed sales, and a brief note on magic instruction at Freeport Conservatory of Music.
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Curoaco
Board of Trade
Union
Empbury
Embury Methodist Church
Christ
Freeport Conservatory of Music
Wilcoxon Building
Lyte
Bitter legal fight over Sunday saloon sales to proceed next Friday
Saloonkeepers named by the Ministerial Association face charges of selling liquor on Sunday. Douglas Pattison, their attorney, may be aided by the association's lawyer. State's Attorney Burrell will prosecute. Pattison may miss early hearings due to Springfield trip. Cases to be taken one by one, possibly dragging a month. Several saloonkeepers have private counsel and plans remain undisclosed. John Scanlan's gambling case postponed to February 6. Seven of eleven confiscated slot machines to be destroyed by Chief Sweeney.
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Ministerial Association
Freeport Liquor Dealer’s Association
Douglas Pattison
Burrell
Pattison
Tllinois
Springfield
Association
Missouri
John Scanlan
Sweeney
Social Whist Circle Hosts Lincoln Circle Members
Mrs Abraham Lincoln garrison entertained at the Kramer home in Harlem township with euchre as the highlight and prizes won by Mrs Maury Munn Mrs W E Boyington H B Smith and Peter Kramer Burns Drier James Burns and Annie Drier wed at St Marys church parsonage last evening guests then joined the groom at Liberty street for a wedding supper barbers union to hold a dance February 27 at Blusts hall Swift & Company ad men visit to promote Swift Pride and Wool soaps Electric Bitters praised by Mrs John A Young of Gray New York as relief from neuralgia stomach and liver distress with guaranteed sales by Joseph Emmert.
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Abraham Lincoln Garrison
Peter Kramer
Harlem Township
Euchre
Maury Munn
W. E. Boyington
H. B. Smith
Burns-Drier
James Burns
Annie Drier
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Liberty Street
John A. Young
Gray, N. Y
Joseph Emmert
Obscure ad offers youth employment and home sales
A garbled advertisement promotes a job for a young boy to work and study at King’s Daughters' employment hires. It also touts real estate bargains in the First and Third wards with separate or combined sale options, urging investment now.
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Wintee
First Ward
Third Ward
Gall
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