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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1897
Page
5
We have a surplus of fine woolen socks in gray tan and black offered at 20c with bulk pricing options. Also closing lines include underwear and hats caps mittens and gloves priced to move. Headquarters for hats and winter accessories, first come first served.
The twenty ninth national convention opens this evening in Des Moines Iowa with an executive committee meeting. Susan B Anthony and Susan B Anthony's allies arrive as delegates and officers from New York Philadelphia and Massachusetts prepare for sessions Tuesday through Friday and a final executive meeting Saturday morning to plan next year.
Cutonago reports seventy six people frozen to varying degrees as a cold wave sweeps the region since Saturday night. Temperatures plunged from 2 below to 21 below by morning with 16 below at 10 am. Weather official Garriott warns only modest relief in sight as the cold grips from the Rockies to the Gulf.
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on January 25 special report a carriage carrying Frederick Graeber and his fiancée Maude Gothie veered into a mine breach on a mountain road. Graeber survived with broken limbs and internal injuries while Miss Gothie was killed.
President-elect McKinley told Congressman-elect Sturtevant he plans to call an extra session for Monday March 15 unless he changes his mind. He indicated the tariff question should be settled at an early date.
The senate committee on foreign relations discussed the general treaty of arbitration this morning for more than an hour, but no conclusion was reached on any point.
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with a rising temperature Tuesday morning in the north portion. Fresh northwest winds. D L Sanderson, a Massachusetts horse buyer, is at the Brewster house.
In the House of Commons the government says it has no plans to initiate or back any move toward an international monetary conference. A. J. Belfour stated there is no probability of government action. London observers noted the reply as a clear stance on cooperation in such a movement.
Joliet Economy Light and Power Co. plant burned this afternoon in Joliet Illinois. Losses reach 150000 with 60000 insured. Fire blamed on an overheated stove. Several factories relying on the firm for power shut down as a result.
Latest board quotations show January wheat at 7 3/4, corn 2 1/4, oats 1 1/2. January pork 7.90, lard 3.95, ribs 4.05. May prices show wheat 7 9/4, corn 2 7/8, oats 1 3/4, pork 8.02, lard 4.07, ribs 4.10. Union Stock Yards reports cattle 15,000 steady to fair, hogs 37,000 firm, sheep 13,000 strong with lambs at 3.50–5.00.
Government release from Chicago on January 25 shows the 1896 wheat crop at 427,684,000 bushels and corn at 2,283,875,060 bushels with a total area of 84,619,000 acres. Average prices were 72.6 cents for wheat and 21.5 cents for corn. Wheat per acre averaged 11.8 bushels with corn at 28.2 bushels per acre.
Freeport board of trade notes a dull wheat market with prices drifting to session lows. World supplies may fall about 1.75 million bushels versus last year. government crop estimates around 425 to 450 million bushels could turn bearish. Corn and oats show light trade with potential for further weakness. pork and lard rise modestly while hog receipts stay low amid cold weather.
Prof Foster predicts a sequence of storm waves and temperature shifts from January 25 to February 29 with warm and cool spells. A late January cold spell is expected, followed by February warmth that may hinder ice harvests. The forecast notes reversals and regional timing near Freeport and the Missouri valley.
Galesburg Illinois prepares May 4 to 6 for the A R Thirty First Annual Encampment expected to draw large crowds. National commander General Clarkson will join May 5 and take part in the grand parade. Local committees led by Miron Rhodes and R I Law organize receptions invitations and camp events.
Chicago trade and labor groups push a Springfield bill to require glass enclosures on front ends of street cars to protect motormen in winter. Representative Rowe introduces the measure, with backing from the federation of labor and street car men. Companies have opposed it. Minnesota and others already have such laws.
Free sample box promotion from H. BE Bucklen & Co. Chicago for Dr. King’s New Life pills. Claims easy action and relief for constipation headaches malaria and liver troubles. Guarantee of safety and vegetable composition. Regular box 25 cents sold by Emmert and Burrell druggists.
Winter Resorts of the South are readily reached via Pennsylvania Short Lines from Chicago through Cincinnati or Louisville. Solid trains day and night. Tourist tickets now on sale. For further information apply to Traveling Passenger Agent H. Tuorp Milwaukee Wis or H R Drerina A G Agt 248 South Clark St Chicago.
Removal notice states the office moved to the second floor of the Harter building opposite the Brewster house. Hours listed as 11 to 12 a.m., 1 to 8 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. Telephone numbers 206 for the office and 202 for residence.
The mammoth crockery store of C. H. Little & Co. opens a car load of stone ware today. Established in 1859, the firm now occupies 15,000 feet of floor space with improved quality and the same prices.
In Fremont Ohio on January 25 the thermometer fell to 14 below zero and a natural gas outage forced people to bed to stay warm. Gas-using stores closed, schools dismissed, and the common pleas court suspended operations.
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