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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1908
Page
6
Notice of a pending suit in Stephenson County Circuit Court Illinois. Irving Cuddeback is plaintiff and Mary Cuddeback is defendant. Summons issued returnable to the March term at Freeport Court House on the first Monday of March. Dated January 21.
Robert Sloss in Harper s Weekly explores waiter wages tips and customer dynamics. The dialogue argues waiters’ incentives shape service quality and tipping behavior, noting regulars vs strangers and the pressure to earn tips.
A motivational passage urges persistence when faced with doubt and fatigue. It warns that yielding to fear leads to lifelong regret and urges waiting out blue moods before decisive actions, stressing nerve, grit, and steady effort as path to happiness and success.
In crowded streets of London and Paris drivers raise hands or whips to warn the following driver of a halt. Horse drawn vehicles rely on high hand signals while auto drivers seated lower indicate the hold up with a similar gesture.
A fragment shows Nell coaxing her younger brother Willie asking if he is an angel and hinting at trouble upstairs with a punch line provoking mischief.
London reports Lisbon details a Republican plot uncovered days before the king and crown prince were murdered. Police seized arms to sway soldiers from the monarchy, while Franco narrowly escaped harm. Funeral processions issue mourning and public respect as royal coffins lie in state and are interred in the pantheon.
Trustees of the Marshall Field estate and the county attorney reached a 1,000,000 settlement in full satisfaction of county back taxes on unassessed securities in the probate stock. The case began after a delay when the inventory showed assets not listed for assessment, triggering a 450,000 penalty under state law. The dispute, initiated from a May Supreme Court filing, stemmed from the county’s initial demand of 1,700,000 and concerns dates tied to the estate’s death in January 1906.
The national convention of the unemployed ends after a week of sessions with a large Coxey gathering. Resolutions adopted urge unemployed to attend church on Sundays and support Congress for pensioning the unemployed and funding a 150 million dollar program to deepen the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. General Coxey and James Eads How are the main speakers of the closing night.
Raleigh Feb. 10. Within half an hour of the scheduled hanging of Frazier Jones the governor granted a ten day reprieve at the request of prosecuting solicitors to allow further case investigation. Jones, said to be convicted of wife murder, heard the news after his last prayers were said. He broke down and said God is working for me.
Portland Feb 10 George Frederick Terry general manager of Sawyer Publishing Waterville and Henry W Boshan Waterville post office official were indicted in US district court for a joint conspiracy to defraud the government of postage. It is alleged the government has been robbed of many thousands of dollars yearly.
In St Louis on February 16 an explosion wrecked the front of the spaghetti factory owned by Vito Viviano & Bros at 115 Biddle Street. Ten large glass panes shattered the facade and the front was badly damaged. The Viviano brothers and their families, who lived on the upper floors, were unharmed.
About 150 masked night riders attacked Fredonia capturing Joe Scarberry of Cumberland Telephone, severing lines. They forced a drug store clerk to open the shop, jailed several townsfolk, then burned Alfred H Cardin's tobacco factory and barn nearby. Loss around 10000 dollars with 5000 insured. After firing into the air, they released prisoners and rode on.
Berlin date. The emperor orders a six evening suspension of the free list and public sale of royal opera tickets in February and March to stage social events. Tickets go to subscribers by rank with courtest lists favored. The emperor funds the opera from his private purse maintaining a large free list and frequently directs tickets to esteemed scholars artists and tradespeople. In 1907 the royal theaters spent about 1 million dollars more on grand and comic opera than receipts.
New York reports financier Charles W. Morse will return to New York aboard the steamer Etruria due Saturday from Liverpool. A telegram upon his arrival in Liverpool prompted his decision to cut short his European tour as creditors pressed his financial difficulties into a new chapter.
David Wenger, aged eighty-three, in Amsterdam New York, died February 10 by self inflicted razor slash. He was despondent over failing health and took his own life at Tribe's Hill.
New York on February 10 It is announced that General Stewart L Woodford has been chosen president of the Hughes League of the United States.
Outline of events includes B J Schoninger named Legion of Honor officer in Paris, Mayor Taylor and Munice Jeffers wedding in San Francisco, Missouri district GOP backing Tutt for president, Utah National Bank probe into 49000 loss, Santuteo Clilvy Electric railway opening, major Philadelphia fire causing 150000 damage, Virginia fire fatalities of Mrs. John Bobby and two children, arbitration and peace congress planned for Wilmington, L A Swift in Portland for $3500000 packing plant, Heath and Milligan to receivership, Portuguese Republicans optimistic, Mount Pleasant coasters tragedy with one dead and six injured, Yonkers Statesman editor John W Oliver dies, Bay Area rail terminal plans worth 20000000, William Jennings Bryan speaks in Montreal churches.
Mrs J P Morgan traveling with Mrs J N Nappen and Mrs J Meredith, all of New York and Providence, was robbed in Texas before Paso while in a private car. Jewelry and valuables worth several thousand dollars plus a large cash sum were taken.
New York on February 10 faced a day of freezing conditions. The Hudson delivered large frozen blocks that clogged the upper bay while the East River sent many more to the harbor. The South side of the East River near the Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges and below the Brooklyn Bridge was jammed with ice.
Three thieves smashed a downtown jewelry store window near Liberty and Seventh avenues early in the day. They seized about a dozen watches several rings and other valuables before escaping. The crime was witnessed by several bystanders.
Death by own action at Malone is believed in a case involving Di Staes Dontfeht Wil Harmson. Expert medical opinions suggest rapid development of homicidal manhity after an attack. Per Wollidtison was promoted to the item due to expert assessment of danger to himself and his children.
Andrew Carnewie urged members at the tenth annual Society of the Genesee dinner to act beyond duty and seek to attract attention by doing something notable. The speech framed public service as a path to public recognition rather than mere obligation.
Philadelphia Feb 10 announcement states that H. R. Stotesbury has sold the famous trotting mare Sweet Marie 2 02 to William Bradley of Red Bank. Bradley is the owner of Major Delmer. The price paid was not disclosed.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a benevolent man offering work to a tramp who replies he will try to avoid begging if possible. The exchange hints at social tension and employment options in a facing page of the Victorian era.
A full grown deer trotted onto Providence Street causing a scramble before officers corralled and captured it. Local residents watched as the animal wandered through traffic, prompting temporary road closures and safety concerns.
A study notes the owl planet can rotate its head nearly a full circle without body movement. Researchers say this unusual neck mechanism allows exceptional motion without compromising balance or stability.
Courier-Journal snippet notes a suspenseful youth record: mother reports him finishing the heart track at 10 o'clock, yet he isn’t in the vestibule when the brother arrives at noon, signaling a puzzling time-keeping moment in a family tale.
When a baby is cross and you are worried this well known remedy quiets the little one quickly. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephensen St.
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