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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1906
Page
4
Local GOP Primary Candidates For County Offices Named
Multiple residents including B G Cooper W T Shaffer M G Wirling and Henry Ritzman announce candidacies for county offices in Stephenson Illinois subject to Republican primary decisions. Other names include Ever Olnon Badett Brubaker Kantt W H Shons and J J Shaffer for sheriff legislature and superintendent roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas O. Shaffer
Nébédy
M.G. Wirling
Lelsd&wtt
Stephenson County
Ever Olnon
Bad
B. F. Brubaker
Kantt W. H. Shons
Henry Ritzman
Freeport Tax Collector Candidate Frank F Pickard
Frank F Pickard announces his candidacy for tax collector of Freeport in the Republican primaries. Address provided as part of the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars
Freeport
Frank F. Pickard
Personal Record notes local social travels
John Volkers went to Chicago on business Miss Bessie Sharer of Monroe visits relatives Ella Light returns to Hiserta after visiting here Mrs M B White returns to Rockford from a L A to U of R C reception Frank Brenna from Illinois Central in Chicago visits the city to represent the company Mrs William Shea returns to Rockford from a Ladies Auxiliary to the D of R C reception Several local residents travel between Dixon Polo and Dixon for White Shrine initiation events and visits with friends or relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Sharer
Monroe
Ella Light
Hiserta
Mary Bassett
Miss Hopkins
Polo
M.B. White
Rockford
L. A
U. of R. C
Justice
Quincy
Louis Dickes
Frank Brenna
Illinois Central
Chicago
William Shea
Ladies’ Auxiliary
D. of R. C
Samuel Gantz
Charles Stiteley
S. Dysart
Marie’ Green
Hugenet
Anita Kent
Alice Anderson
Dixon
Local meetings and social events headline Freeport area
Local clubs and church groups announce meetings this week at city hall Grace church wing Pleasant street and First Presbyterian church. Freeport lodge and Knights of Columbus hold ceremonies and installations. Mr and Mrs Robert A Hunter plus son Capron take rooms in Stephenson street. Bouray and Knoupe granted a Rockford marriage license yesterday. Martha Washington club hosts a card party in Fry's block K G hall. Dr George Wixcox returns from Cincinnati after attending the American Poultry association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Hunter
Capron
Leslie Munn
Stephenson Street
Louis Bouray
Maybelle Knoupe
Rock Run
Rockford
K. G. Hall
Fry’s Block
Martha Washington Club
George D. Wixcoxon
Cincinnati
American Poultry Association
Freeport Council
Knights of Columbus
Pice
A. J. Clarity
Local Scene Hints At Curious Teas And Tablets
In a lively nearby scene dozens of men gather around booths featuring Hollisters Rocky on tea and various tablets. The chatter centers on smart fellows and the appeal of new goods as townspeople survey the display in a casual, almost festive atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Em
A finirvovant. the Avenue oa sano you ne ate
Fragmentary text provides no clear person, organization, or event. Context insufficient for a coherent newspaper card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Avenue
Live in Comfort at County Farm Almshouse Report
The Journal notes improvements in 20th century charity as Stephenson County Almshouse, or poor farm, shows humane care. Figures for the month detail 61 residents by age and sex with 36 foreign born and 35 native born. discussion questions immigration's role in pauperism and calls for stricter federal laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County Almshouse
County Institution For
James A. Hells
Eells
Wales
Stephenson County
Hells
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Delivery of Jorguar Reaches All City Areas in Four Week Plan
The city announces a four week distribution of Jorguar to every district, aiming to ensure access for all residents. Officials say delivery will cover multiple neighborhoods and public spaces, with scheduling details released by midweek.
A Bunch of Keys Returns to Grand Opera House
The late Charles H. Hoyt’s popular amusement A Bunch of Keys reappears in a fresh guise at the Grand Opera House tomorrow night. Its veteran merriment, enhanced by new musical numbers, is praised as a lively, charming show with enduring charm and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Hoyt
Perpetual Youth
Grand Opera House
Augustus Thomas Drama Arizona at Grand Opera House
Augustus Thomas greatest drama Arizona plays at the Grand Opera House next Monday night. The scenes and people are drawn from the picturesque southwest known through Frederick Remington's drawings. Remington sketched the four superb scenes and supervised details and costuming for the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Thomas
Arizona
Grand Opera House
Frederick Remington
Haverey Mastodon Minstrels at Grand Opera House Preview
Haverey Mastodon Minstrels report unmatched season success. Billy Beard leads a strong blackface ensemble with Billy Pearl Perrin Somers Al Pleau Herman Marion and Bert Stoddard delivering top comedy. Saturday night performance promises high laughter and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverey Mastodon
Grand Opera House
Billy Beard
Billy Pearl
Perrin Somers
al Pleau
Herman Marion
Bert Stoddard
Kubelik Announces Global Violin Tour Starting Rockford Debut
Jan Kubelik plans a world tour beginning with a November 30 Carnegie Hall recital in New York. The Bohemian violinist will perform in major US and Canadian cities, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, India, and possible routes via South Africa or Suez before returning to Europe. He appears at Rockford Grand Opera House on February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Kubelik
Carnegie Hall
New York
United States
Canada
Cuba
Jamaica
Mexico
San Francisco
Honolulu
Australia
New Zeland
Antipodes
Walker Whiteside Stars In David Garrick Love At Grand Opera
Large audience greeted Mr Walker Whiteside in David Garrick s Love at the Grand Opera last evening. He portrayed Garrick with creditable merit, recalling four times after the intoxicated mountebank scene in act II. Miss Vincent as Helen Paxton was recalled several times for a pleasing performance. Costumes and stage settings evoked late eighteenth century England and were praised for historical accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Whiteside
David Garrick
Grand Opera House
Mr. Whiteside
Garrick
Woodmen circle holds regular meeting tomorrow at 3
Several local groups announce gatherings with details. Woodmen circle plans a 3 o’clock regular meeting tomorrow afternoon to conduct business of importance. Elder William Brewster chapter DAR meets with Mrs Knowlton this evening. Christian Endeavor at First English Lutheran church hosts a Shadow social in the church parlors tonight. PepeLy Teo Wek No 90 meets Thursday evening at Odd Fellow hall. drill team members urged to attend. Epworth League bible class at First M E church well attended last night as E D Herbert explained the bible season. E B Clugman, former Stephenson County sheriff, is back in Minneapolis after visiting Dakota for his sister Miss Eliza Clingman’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
First English Lutheran Church
Pepe Pely Teo
Stephenson County
Dakota
Eliza Clingman
Minneapolis
Son Returns After Being Believed Killed At Freeport Yard
The Woodward family of Gas City Kan receives shocking word that Mersehtel Woodward, long mourned as dead after a Freeport Kansas yard accident, has turned up alive. The boy, who had claimed Iola Kan as home, was identified by his father and a local woman, sparking a search into who he really is. The reunion on the depot platform drew a crowd as Mrs Woodward embraced her son, who had been working near Olathe and brokered in Kansas City during a travel delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Yards
Freeport
Gas City
Kan
W. 3
Woodward
Tola
Mr. Woodward
James Stuart
Iroquois Street
Stuart
Pawnee Bill
Iola
Herschiel
Sola
Mersehtel Woodward
Young Woodward
Olathe
McGrew
Kansas
Kansas City
Reunion brings joy as missing youth returns home
A Woodward family in Gas City rejoices as Herschiel Woodward, thought dead for nearly five months, returns after being away since June 1903. Neighbors visit to share happiness while parents, long distraught, embrace their son. The tale warns youths about heedless actions and the pain caused to loving families.
Self Denial for Jesus Christ Sermon Prompts Conviction
News of Day Tersely Told describes a large audience hearing a preacher deliver a powerful gospel sermon. The message targets carnal reasoning and folly, aiming to reclaim back-sliders and lift church standards through spiritual victories in a battle against worldly temptations. Services start at 7:30 with an invitation to come early for song service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Mrs Shiller Injures Leg At Daughter’s Home
Mrs Shiller fell at her daughter Mrs Vote’s residence on 20 Clark Avenue and broke her leg. She is hospitalized at St Francis. Miss Bessie Fagan, formerly ill from placrasy, is improving. Mrs Emily Slocum is recuperating after a severe illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiller
Vote
Clark Avenue
St. Francis Hospital
Bessie Fagan
Emily Slocum
Reception for Pastor and Wife at First M. E. Church
The ladies of the First Methodist Episcopal church invite members and friends to a reception for the new pastor Rev. C and Mrs McCaskill this evening in the church parlors. All are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the First M. E. Church
McCaskill
Primary Sunday School Teachers Hold Mid-Winter Picnic
The Primary Sunday School Teachers union gathered yesterday afternoon in the basement of Mrs. B A Arnold's home. The event featured a festively decorated space with flags autumn leaves and the union colors creating a warm seasonal atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Arnold
Saengerbund to Rockford Forty-Year Germania Anniversary
Freeport Saengerbund will travel to Rockford this evening to attend the fortieth anniversary celebration of the Rockford Germania society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Saengerbund
Rockford
Rockford Germania Society
Real Estate Transfer from Pattison to Plowman
Jerre Pattison transfers lot 7 in block A Pattison's subdivision to Alfred Plowman for 800 dollars. The transaction records a change of ownership and the specified property details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerre Pattison
Alfred Plowman
Block
Pattison
Busy College of Commerce Locals Highlight Courses
The College of Commerce reports high activity across departments with broad state representation. Commercial law is emphasized for aspiring businesspeople, shorthand classes near completion, and several graduates have already secured positions. A new L C Smith typewriter enhances equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Commerce
Nellie Jones
Wenthe Railway Correspondence School
Viro Chapman
Rawleigh Medical Co
Mabel Heinen
J. W. Miller Co
C. M. Royer
Chicago
Prof. Brace
L. C. Smith & Brother
Expert on coffee offers booklet by mail
Raymond Kahn, coffee expert, says he has a very interesting booklet on coffee. He will mail it to anyone who writes to care of the Colonial hotel Woodlawn Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kahn
Colonial Hotel
Woodlawn
Chicago
There is a cure for old age in Tea or Tablets
An advertising line touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the best available cure under current circumstances. It promises a thorough, non sensational remedy sold for 35 cents by Joseph Emumert, with options Tea or Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Joseph Emumert
Joe Fifer to present dance school at Texington Hall
Local event notice states Joe Fifer will host a dance school and Soviet performance at Texington Hall on Thursday February 1. The program aims to showcase dance and cultural acts to attendees in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Fifer
Texington Hall
Distribution of County Taxes in Stephenson County 1905
County Clerk Held's report shows taxes for 1905 totaling 371,806.71 with railroads paying 22,700.92, telephones 172.49, telegraphs 98.27. Rail, telecom, and telegraph revenues plus other taxable property lift the county tax burden, with Freeport singled out for its public library levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
Freeport
Conference on uniform life insurance laws drawn in Chicago
Insurance commissioners from many states gather in Chicago for a conference to draft a general state insurance bill and seek uniform nationwide legislation. Plans include a central role for the District of Columbia as a model and deposits by foreign insurers with D C rather than state authorities to push federal influence without direct supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lfe
New York
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Congress
Insurance Department
District of Columbia
United States
District of Columbia Insurance Department
The Strenuous Life and a Stomach Remedy
William F Jungkunz promotes Mi-o-na as a cure for stomach trouble caused by rushed meals and modern living. The ad claims digestion improves, headaches fade, and health returns with the remedy costing 50 cents per box. a signed guarantee promises free if it fails to cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Very Low Rates to Nashville for Quadrennial Convention
Tickets to Nashville Tenn offered via the North Western line for February 26 and 27. Return limits favorable. Rates apply on account of the Quadrennial Convention Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. Choice of routes from Chicago. Apply to agent Chicago and North Western Ry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western Line
Chicago
Chicago & North-Western R’y
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