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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1906
Page
2
Reports from Jan 23 describe the Brazilian cruiser Aquidaban's explosion in the powder magazine, killing or injuring many aboard. Barroso arrived with injured and a naval minister, while several admirals and officers drowned. The ship sank in three minutes after the blast.
At Algeciras the conference adopted five of sixteen articles from the contraband arms committee report. Moroccan delegates heard a long Arabic speech, prompting a translation plan for all members. The draft assigns France exclusive control on Algerian frontiers and Spain on its Moroccan frontiers, with Moroccan coast surveillance retained but open questions on French administration.
A Chinese man who reached Marseilles on January 23 described Chinese regulars invading Tonquin in French Indo China. They faced a French force of about 100, including some 150 Europeans, in a three hour battle reported to be indecisive. The report notes the mill race unused for years and Chicago residents own the parties involved. In Nashville, floods from June 28 inundated Huntsville Alabama area braces, destroying bridges and halting electric railroad, with no casualties.
In St Petersburg the Red Sunday anniversary passed with no disorders as patrols lined streets and stores stayed open. Early dispatches reported no serious trouble thus far. papers examined January 22 reminiscences but avoided sensational borders amid a prison sentence note for editor Alexis Souverin. In Warsaw factory workers’ strike marked the anniversary with bloodshed as infantry fired on demonstrators.
Bh Beet 900 miles of territory free ways from Chicago as Kallidan and BrrBhe mobilize huge electric efforts.
Kansas City report details John Allaine Whittman and Marietta Jelley wedding in Independence. Police reveal the groom is a woman named Pauline Webster, who dressed and lived as a man for three years. Perjury charged for obtaining the license.
The president sent to the Senate nominations for ambassador to Japan Luke E Wright of Tennessee and David E Thompson of Nebraska ambassador to Mexico Lloyd C Griscom of Pennsylvania ambassador to Brazil Henry Clay Ide of Vermont governor general of the Philippines James A Smith of California vice governor of the Philippines The notice lists several appointments and their state origins.
Terre Haute Indiana January 28 a southbound freight train on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad was ditched one mile north of Hillsdale. Fireman E A Shirley of Terre Haute was killed. Engineer William Burgess of Clinton Indiana had both legs broken. Eli Shelby also of Clinton Indiana was seriously injured and B B Simmons of Aurora Illinois injured about the chest and head.
A scheduled fifteen round bout between Benny Yanger of Chicago and Kid Goodman at the Douglas Athletic Club was halted after the twelfth round by club officials over an alleged seat danger. The referee ruled it a draw, with Yanger leading on points at stoppage.
In Washington on January 28 the senate welcomed Platt and Depew who appeared in good health and were greeted warmly. Clay urged government regulation of railway freight rates. An executive session followed while the house addressed the urgent deficiency bill.
New York jan 23 Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler retired is seriously ill at his sister Mrs Sterling Smiths Brooklyn residence. He has been bedridden three days with a bronchial affection and there is fear the illness may develop into pneumonia.
Indigestion is overcome by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure which digests food and rests the stomach. It relieves indigestion belching sour stomach heartburn and aids digestion to transform foods into rich red blood. Sold by all druggists.
The London Express notes Miss Alice Roosevelt is known in the United States as the American Princess and asserts her doings fill pages in New York papers, more than enough space to cover the entire royal family’s actions.
The passage contrasts Nature’s balance with chemical remedies, noting cathartics gripe and dissipate while DeWitt's Little Early Risers expel putrid bile and natter, allowing the liver to resume normal activity. It frames perfection as attainable through physical means and proper resource use.
Sixteen members of the Thursday Evening club were stranded in an electric railroad coach west of Chicago during a ferocious sleet blizzard. The nine hour trip from Wheaton to Chicago turned chaotic as transportation ties collapsed, delaying over 160,000 workers citywide. Ten injuries occurred in a rear-end collision on railroad tracks near Thirty-third Street, with one woman possibly fatally hurt as the smoking car burned and a platform was wrecked.
A severe ice storm cripples electric, telephone, and telegraph lines across Chicago. Wires downed, elevated roads shut, and AP reports cease until long distance lines resume. By morning streetcar service nearly normal as crews clear ice and restore schedules.
In Beloit Wisconsin the east city dyke of the Brooks small broke Sunday flooding many houses. Families retreated to higher ground or remained indoors awaiting relief as cellars filled and furnaces were extinguished. Authorities work to stop the flow from the race to clear streets.
We have it and plenty of it. We haven't got it to sell, but we will use it on your clothes if you will send them in. It makes underwear soft and nice to wear. We do family wash at the most reasonable prices like mother did. News phone 793. 1564 Van Buren St. Wagon will call. 1-6d2w
The Dawy Jovanar is delivered to any part of the city for 10 cents a week, offering a low weekly rate. This service emphasizes broad coverage and affordability for readers across neighborhoods.
In the clash the Chinese reportedly lose 300 with some aid wounded. The French say fifteen men of the Foreign Legion and twenty Annamites are killed in action.
The state department received a brief telegram from Guayaquil Ecuador announcing the surrender of Guayaquil and noting the situation is quiet. The telegram contains no further details.
In St Louis a mysterious assailant dubbed Jack-the-Cutter stabbed seven women on crowded streets. Victims, ages and details vary. most injuries are minor leg wounds with one shoulder stab. A prior attack involving a Washington Avenue stabbing remains unsolved. Police seek a young male suspect.
Henry Neuembaumer, a returned Alaska miner, shot and mortally wounded Ollie Powell the girl who rejected him and Lafayette Gray, his rival, then killed himself in front of the Gray residence. Mrs. Robert Gray and Lillian Gray witnessed the events after Ollie had reportedly run away with Gray the previous November.
In Chippewa County near Holcombe the boiler explosion at a nearby sawmill killed six workers Arthur Scott E M Lamb A Baulin G Ellenson H Hicks and E Belch and injured A Bench J Bren and Frank Johnson. The mill was badly wrecked.
Chicago January 23 announcement reports John D Rockefeller has donated 1 450 000 to the University of Chicago. One million goes to a permanent endowment and 100 000 to a fund whose interest benefits President Harper’s widow for life.
The freighter John Stanton owned by Hutchinson & Co. arrived in Cleveland from Buffalo in tow of two tugs. Officials say it is the first vessel recorded to make that long a winter Great Lakes trip in January.
In a Chihuahua hotel Manuel Algura de Torrreros, from a distinguished Mexico City family, shot actress Senorita Maria Reiga and then killed himself. Both are expected to die.
An attempted vault robbery at a Montague bank failed. One robber is dead and another is believed wounded. The incident occurred in Fort Worth on January 28 38. Authorities investigated and described the event as an unsuccessful heist.
Chief Justice Fuller sets a three week recess for the U S Supreme Court starting next Monday. John D Rockefeller Jr tells a New York Bible class a doctor should save a life over lying. Mrs John Drew lies in a Denver hospital in critical condition. Harvard President Eliot predicts the U S will be the most democratic nation in a century. Dr Isaac K Funk hopes to contact the spirit of Dr Richard Hodgson in Boston on Jan 25. Mayor Mark Fagan and Senator Everett Colby urge New Jersey MPs to engage in politics. Senator Tillman to open New York Democratic state campaign at the Democratic Club on Jan 30. George Jacob Holyoake dies at Brighton aged 1817 born. Herman J Hagerman inaugurated governor of New Mexico before a large assembly.
A vintage health ad claims a reasonable amount of food digested and assimilated strengthens the body. It asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat and help digestive organs transform all foods into tissue-building blood, relieving sour stomach belching heartburn and indigestion. Sold by all druggists.
Fragmentary note lists instrumental and vocal works, inviting cataloging for a concert or collection. Mentions conserving music, catalogue alignment, and a reference to good handling by an office or committee.
Chicago officials consider raising the saloon license to 1000 dollars and requiring lump sum payment to curb crime and fund police. The plan could close about 1000 outlying saloons, leaving roughly 7000 in operation and boosting revenue to 7 million dollars. Also reports say graft inquiries may broaden to other county offices and steps are taken to place drainage board staff under civil service.
In Alto Pass on January 23, residents celebrate the town’s new telephone system dubbed the hay seed line. Farmers built and maintain the network extending across the county, allowing housewives to talk with neighbors without leaving home. The service increases security and enables quick doctor calls and police contact when needed.
wolcondon UL Jan 23 The murder trial of William J Cullom and Walter Cullom for killing Roy Chamberlain concluded in circuit court before Judge W W Duncan after a week. The jury found both guilty and sentenced each to fourteen years in the penitentiary.
In Kewanee Illinois on January 28 John Kleine meijer aged 68 threatened to shoot his son's family living with him. He fired once through the floor then fell down stairs and died hours later from cerebral injuries.
Five boys coasting on Montague street collided with a moving street car in Rockford on June 28. James Conklin suffered a fractured skull and is reported to be in critical condition. others were injured as well.
Charles Wildt a prominent farmer near Waterloo fell head first from a barn loft and broke his neck in BellevilleTr January 23 report.
Romeo Bracken aged 31 from Cass county drowned near Mason City while asleep on a dredge boat. Local authorities reported the accident occurred in January near the riverbank. The Cass county man’s death is being investigated by the local coroner.
The salve soothes and comforts for piles, sores and cuts and is said to subdue pain instantly. It draws out inflammation reduces swelling and acts as a rebefacient aiding circulation to cure the trouble by nature. Sold by all druggists.
F. J. Burdett, a piano tuner, is noted at Brown and Dolley firm in a brief item. The fragment records his association and location, indicating professional service in the period context.
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