Wausau Baseball Plans Push for New Faces in 1908
Wausau managers and Freeport directors signal a shift to a new, talent-driven lineup for 1908. Daddy Ferguson, aiming for heavy hitters, vows to replace underperforming players, while scouting a 39 game North Dakota infielder who batted .412, a six-foot, 175-pound prospect.
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Wausau
Daddy Ferguson
Freeport
Ferguson
Wausau Record
Milwaukee
Chicago
Record-Herald
North Dakota
Reddy" McAuley
Frank Chase
Paddy Ferguson
W. K. Bryan
Wied
M. WH. Dunean
Joe.Romers
G. DP
Jones
J.P. Werle
Jd. Gastaman
Ovid Belanger
J. Brown
LaCrosse Directors to Resign Over Baseball Club
At a LaCrosse Baseball association meeting directors discussed wealthy locals possibly buying the club and guaranteeing three years of operation. Mahoney proposed resigning to turn over the franchise if a guarantee was provided, but few expect new owners to take control on that basis. Some citizens noted no interest in purchasing to control, aiming only to sustain baseball locally.
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LaCrosse
The
LaCrosse Baseball Association
Kindley
Mahoney
Snow ordinance killed by supreme court ruling in 1878 Bloomington case
A Bloomington Chronicle summary reports that Freeport and other Illinois cities lost snow clearance rules after a 1878 supreme court ruling in Asahel Gridley vs. the City of Bloomington. The decision held sidewalks are shared public highways and not solely the owner's burden to clear, overturning local fines and indicating no current enforceable snow removal ordinance.
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Freeport
Ilinois
Supreme Court
Bloomington
Sen. Gridley
Asahel Gridley
Gen. Gridley
Grove Street
Scott
Piles Treatment Sold in Collapsible Tube
Advertisement notes Man Zun pledge to ease piles without painful surgery. Collapsible tube with nozzle ready to apply, effective for any form of pile. Priced at 50 cents, sold by J. Moogk and C. P Guenther.
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Idl
J. Moogk
C. P Guenther
Ole Olson to headline Grand opera House show
Ole Olson a Swedish dialect comedy will headline the Grand opera house on Wednesday night January 22. The program includes six new songs such as Fair Land of Sweden Northland Lullaby A Swagger Swedish Swell Strawberries and Open Your Mouth and Shut Your Eyes.
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Ole Olson
Grand Opera House
Ole
Sweden
Humphreys Medicine Ad Cures Many Ailments
An 19th century Humphreys Medicine Co. advertisement lists remedies for fevers lung disorders stomach ills and animal ailments with cures for worms croup colds and dysentery. It promotes a book mailed free and offers the preparation at druggists or prepaid by mail from New York.
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Humphreys’ Medicine Co
William and
Jobo Streeta
New York
Geological Survey issues new maps four districts in Illinois
The United States Geological Survey announced readiness of 1907 topographic maps with four Illinois districts created last year Eldorado Belleville Mahomet and Springfield districts plus New Haven spanning Illinois Indiana and Kentucky Local mapping covered Illinois river counties and northwest areas around Rock Island Whiteside Carroll and Jo Daviess Counties Southern Illinois along the Ohio River also mapped Confederate graves in national cemeteries in the north with about 25000 stones planned across Illinois quarters of graves in four cemeteries Springfield Rock Island Arsenal Aiton and another north of Chicago Export and import totals favored exports by about 120 million as of year end 1900 posting postmaster Ontarioville DuPage County named Herman Weichthardt replaces resigning H L Wilkenning Madden of Chicago pushes universal transfer between two large streetcar companies for better service in town
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Washington, D. C
Cahite States Geological Survey
Congress
Tlinois
Eldorado
Saline
Gallatin
Belleville
St. Clair
Madison
Mahomet
Champaign County
Springfield
Sangamon County
New Haven
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois River
Peoria
Cook County
Rock Island
Whiteside
Carroll
Jo Daviess
Ohio River
Alexander Sholl
Quincy
Washington
National Cemetery
Camp Butler
Rock Island Arsenal
Aiton
Chicago
Shell
Col. Elliott
South Carolina
General Oates
Alabama
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Herman Weichthardt
Ontarioville
DuPage County
H. L. Wilkenning
Madden
Dates and figures in a date in history snapshot
On this date in history several events are noted including Martin Luther's farewell sermon at Wittenberg in 1646, Lemoine d'Ierville claiming the Mississippi for France in 1700, Benjamin Franklin born in 1706, Walpole expelled in 1712, Stanislaus Augustus born in 1732, Cowpens victory in 1781, and other scattered items such as battles, births, and notable deaths.
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Martin Luther
Wittenberg
Lemoine d’Ierville
France
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Walpole
House of Commons
Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski
Poland
Charles IV
Spain
Thaddeus Fairbanks
Lola Monteg
Louis Charles
Batavia
New York
New State Capitol
Des Moines
Abu IS Sea
George Baherott
Ameri
Historian Died in Obituary Dates for Hayes and Ashanti War
A historian and noted figure died with remembered birth dates of Rutherford B. Hayes born October 4, 1822 and the 19th president’s passing in 1893. The brief notes also reference the 1896 Capture of Coomassies ending the Ashanti War.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Coomassies
Lumber Boom Argues For Homes In 190k Year
Mississippi Valley Lumberman urges building this year citing lower material values and labor independence, reduced wage differences, and ample capital as stock markets shrink. It notes surplus material and slower price rises, but warns presidential year will limit new projects and compares past volumes to expectations.
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Miassesippi Valley
Vinol Cod Liver Oil Elixir Endorsed by Druggist
In Freeport Illinois Joseph Emmert reports Vinol as a modern cod liver preparation without oil. He claims it retains medicinal benefits with peptonate of iron for body building and lung ailments, offering a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
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Freeport
Vinci
Joseph Emmert
Ill
Dixon Y M C A to meet Freeport in titanic basketball clash
Tonight in Freeport the Dixon Y M C A team faces the local Y M C A in a highly anticipated game on the Freeport floor. The two fast teams are expected to deliver a hard, fast contest with no curtain raiser as the High school five also plays the second Y M C A squad. Lineups feature Luebbing Schmelzle Hall Wheeler Seitz for the first Y M C A squad and Hoyman Skinner En nulla Thoren Hoy for the High school five.
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Dixon Y. M. C. A
Freeport
Dixon Five
Luebbing
Schmelzle
Hall
Wheeler
Seitz
Hoyman
Skinner
Ennenga
Thoren
Hoy
Act Quickly Against Kidney Trouble in Freeport
Promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a fast-acting remedy for backache and kidney distress. Testimonial from Mrs. E J Moroney of Freeport Illinois cites years of pain, cloudy urine, and lack of energy improved after using the product. Sold by dealers everywhere with price fifty cents. Louster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean.
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Freeport
Dean
E. J. Moroney
Spring Street
Freeport, Ill
Emmett
ouster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Ring’s Guiltle Liver Pills Wake Up Ingy Livers
Ad for Ring’s Guiltle Liver Pills claiming to awaken torpid livers cure biliousness and headaches. Mentions price of 25e and sales by H. J. Moogk and C. G. Guenth er.
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Ring
H. J. Moogk
CG. P. Guenther
Awards Sweep for F. W. Neisman at Rockford Poultry Show
F W Neisman captured numerous prizes at the Rockford poultry show on Thursday. He won the F C Lowden Pabikd stakes cap and $15 gold for top exhibitor, plus $46 gold for the largest number of waterfowl scoring 90 points or over. Premiums included multiple firsts and seconds across Ruff Cochin Bantams, White Cochin Bantams, Golden Seabright Bantams, Silver Seabright Bantams, Golden Duck Wing Bantams, Black and Red Game Bantams, Sultans, American Dominiques, White Faced Black Spanish, Creve Coeur, Silver Duck Wing Games, Golden Duck Wing Games, White Indian Games, Cornish Indian Games, Black Sumatras, Golden Penciled Hamburgs, Buff Cochins, and more, with many firsts and seconds among hens, cocks, and pullets.
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F. W. Neisman
Rockford
Golden Seabright Bantams
First
Aire
Neisman
Silver Seabright Bantam
Pineules promise relief for rheumatic pains
To stop back pain and stiffness Pineules offer a 30 day treatment for one dollar. A single nightly dose is claimed to prove merit. Available from N. J. Moogk and C. P Guenther.
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N. J. Moogk
C. P Guenther
Mrs. M. A. Gillespie Dead in Mt. Carroll
Mrs. Margaret A. Gillespie widow of Robert G. Gillespie and mother of Representative W. W. Gillespie died at her Mt. Carroll home after a long illness from cancer. Born Sept. 13, 1837 in Ireland, she immigrated with her family in 1855 aboard the Shakespeare to New Orleans then Missouri before settling in Daviess and Washington townships. She married in 1862, had seven children, and lived on a Washington township farm before moving to Mt. Carroll. A Presbyterian, she remained active in the community until death.
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Representative Gillespie
Mt. Carroll
Margaret A. Gillespie
Robert G. Gillespie
W. W. Gillespie
Margaret Ann Williamson
County Monagan
Ireland
John
Margaret (Speer) Williamson
Dundee
Scotland
William
Hubert
Eliza
Shakespeare
Liverpool
New Orleans
Mississippi
St. Louis
Hanover Township
Charles Bicklehaupt
David Williamson
Zion
Robert
Washington Township
Gillespie
Presbyterian Church
Local Notes Show Visitors and Sports Update
Miss Vera Hoyman and Miss Pau line Montague, recently visiting Orangeville, returned this morning. Freeporters rode the early train to attend the Shows sale in Orangeville today. The First Methodists beat the English Lutherans in YMCA volleyball last night, taking two of three. In a seven game series the Methodists lead four to three.
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Orangeville
Sauerkraut Supper by Illinois Rebekah Lodge No. 259
The public is invited to a sauerkraut supper hosted by the Degree Staff of Illinois Rebekah Lodge No. 259 I O O F. The event is on Saturday evening at their hall in the Main building with supper from 4 to 7 30. Menu includes sauerkraut back bone mashed potatoes beef loaf baked beans pickles white bread brown bread assorted cake fruit coffee.
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Ilinois Rebekah Lodge No. 259
Hees Laxative Cough Syrup Gains Popularity
A cough syrup marketed for coughs colds croup and whooping cough gains favor as daily relief for children. Advertised as a gentle laxative that drives poison and phlegm from the system, it promises immediate relief and a guarantee. Sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenth er.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
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W.dr. Bryan
C. C. Kore
K. K. Eer
J. i. LD
Geological Survey
Commission
Diers
Ceaters
Wes
Bethraded
Switzerland
WOME
C. P. Guentdrugatora
Sweet Singer
P. Guenther
M. A. Gillespie
Vera Hoyman
Pauline Montague
WM. F. Junge
Dewitt
Seer
Savings Department of State Bank Freeeport
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Cooth
Malaga
Florida
Swift
Winchester
F. A. Schulz
Freeport Loan Co
Stephenson St
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