Freeporters Hit by High Finance
A Chicago investor list ties a mining scheme to $1.5 million in public stock sales and monthly dividends funded by new subscribers. Government inspectors traced doctored books, stock transfers, and false ore claims. Lawyer Franklin Simons notes many investors lost life savings. several indicted defendants, including Arms and Dillon, posted bonds as authorities pursue others nationwide.
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S. F. Hall
Perry Avenue
Chicago
Evan Cee Gee
Anton Hill
Rockford
M. A. Fellman
EB. R. Lovejoy
Waterman
T. Mosser
Abingdon
Ill
R. A. Wickersham
Winchest
G. Wyman
South Bend
Ind
T. Bieber
Evansville
Pr. Hale
Stoughton
Wis
Aurora
W. J. Roberts
Keokuk
South Dakota
Benson
Post Office
Torreon
Vallardena
Mexico
Franklin Simons
First National Bank
Simons
Arms
Dillon
William N. Ketcham
United States
Warsawsky Placed Under Peace Bonds In Justice Court
In Justice Vincent's court this morning J Warsawsky was placed under peace bonds for six months in the sum of 300 dollars and his wife fined one dollar and costs for disturbing the peace. Complainant H T Lyon charged Warsawsky with threatening his life. The trouble occurred June 9 and the case had been continued until today. Bonds were furnished by Warsawsky's friends.
Executive Committee Meeting of Northern Illinois Teachers’ Assn Western Section
The Executive committee of the Northern Illinoia Teachers' association Western Section will meet at Supt. Grove's office in the court house at 10 a.m. July 9. The meeting aims to arrange a program for the association gathering to be held in Rockford during the last week of August.
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Northern Illinoia Teachers’ Association
Western Section
Supt. Grove
Court House
Rockford
N P L Meeting At K P Hall Tonight
The National Protective Legion holds an important meeting this evening at the K of P hall. Members are urged to attend as several business matters will be discussed and a class of business men will be initiated.
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K. of P. Hall
The
National Protective Legion
Board of Education
Woman's Auxiliary
Foater
King's Daughters
D. H. Rohrer
Carroll Street
Philip H. R. Mullen
Christian Daughenbaugh
Orangeville
Augusta Baier
Freeport
Thomas J. Fox
Midnight Fire at People's Meat Market
A fire at the People's Meat Market on Galena Street shortly after midnight caused light damage. The smoky blaze in the smoke house worsened, burning the floor and creating a hole as the heat intensified.
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People's Meat Market
Galena Street
Father Griffin to Chicago
Rev Fr Griffin came out from Chicago last evening and will return there this evening. He states he has been assigned as assistant rector at St Patrick s church South Chicago. Right Rev Fr Edward O Reilley is rector of this parish.
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Griffin
Chicago
St. Patrick's Church
South
Edward O'Reilley
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Notice
An 1880s style ad for Allen's Foot-Ease powder promises relief for swollen nervous feet tired feet and painful shoes. It claims to cure aching feet blisters corns and burning while providing rest and comfort. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial package offered. mentions Allen H Olmsted Le Roy.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Sabbath Services in Freeport Churches Sunday
Public invited to a slate of church services and programs across Freeport churches on Sunday. Listings include dates, times, and pastors for First Presbyterian, First English Lutheran, Grace, First M E, First Church of Christ Scientist, Second Presbyterian, English Reformed, and Shiloh Missionary events plus Sunday schools, communion schedules, and upcoming picnics.
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Freeport
Freeport Theosophical Suciety
First Presbyterian Church
H. L. Moore
Seasion
C. W. McCaskill
Epworth League
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Stephenson Street
Second Presbyterian
Wm. OC. Swanzey
Galena Ave
Pleasant St. C
M. Rohrbaugh
Shiloh
Riverside Park
Personal Record Highlights Local Visitors and Travel Plans
Local notes list Glen Allington returning from Lena and Charles D. Cary visiting on Illiniois Central business from Kankakee. Mrs. M. Goldschmit heads to Oregon for Home Coming, while Elizabeth and Margaret Schrenk ler plan a Yellowstone west trip for a month. Frank Hornberger Jr returns from Milwaukee area vacation. Several families and relatives from Chicago, Freeport, Winnetka, and Cedar Rapids visit Waterloo and nearby towns. Additional items include pastors away in Oregon and visitors to J. W. Clark’s home.
Karl Knecht Improves in Evansville Illness
Word from Evansville Indiana reports Karl Knecht who is ill has improved in recent days and doctors now hold hope for his recovery.
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Karl Knecht
Evansville
Ind
Political Affairs Come to the Front in Illinois Senate Race
The article reports August 20 as the date for a Republican senatorial convention at the Freeport Republican Club to nominate two candidates for the General Assembly. It details district representation, county delegate counts, and calls for the state convention, with Democrats deciding to nominate a single candidate in the Twelfth district.
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Republican Senatorial Committee
Catena
Republican Party
General Assembly
Freeport
Illinois
Carroll, Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Republican Club
Carroll County
Jo Daviess County
Stephenson County
R. M. Spensley
J. J. Shaffer
C. Adam Hoerz
Roy O. West
Republican State Central Committee
Arsenal
Springfield
William Hogan
R. B. Mitchell
Twelfth
United Evangelical Church Honors Founders with Service
Next Sunday morning the congregation will hold a special service honoring the church’s old fathers and mothers. Songs and sermons will reflect the occasion and elders will share experiences in Christian life as flowers are given by a Sunday school class. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Evangelical Church
Birthday surprise for Michael Scheidt at 65
Michael Scheidt celebrated his sixty fifth birthday yesterday with a surprise party. He greeted guests warmly as they arrived and received a grandfather clock as a gift, with friends hoping every tick would bring him joy.
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Michael Scheidt
Michael
Charity Dance Sparks Reunion in London
A witty exchange recalls a grand charity ball and a past romance as Pretty Wife notes how she once danced with her Awkward Spouse when they first met in London. The dialogue evokes nostalgia for charitable social events and enduring affection.
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London Telegraph
Wish for carp tow and coop misfire
Nin Wish tells of moving into a new house and surveying the scene. Her husband dismissively replies with a comical misstatement about wishing the carp to tow the coop. The exchange reads as playful dialog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow
Linsy and Madsie’s Odd Evening Message
Fragmentary note shows two names Linsy and Madsie in a cryptic plea with misspellings. The text reads like a distressed tirade about coming to a pitty and death, ending with an unclear timestamp or farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linsy
Madsie
Lee Dey
Firearm and Firework Prohibition Near Hospitals
A police notice from Chief J. Hf. Sil dlt forbids firing firearms or any description of fireworks within one block of hospitals or sanatoriums under severe penalties. The warning emphasizes strict enforcement by local police.
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J. Hf. Sildlt
Newlyweds Honored With Village China Gift
Edith Youngblut and Edna Hariacher hosted a young guest group at Edna Hariacher's home last evening in honor of Earl Eichelberger and bride. The couple received a dozen pieces of Highland china and religious refreshments were served.
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Edith Youngblut
Edna Hariacher
Earl Eichelberger
Oatarrh Cure Reward Notice From Hall's Co
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Oatarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney and associates of Toledo and Walding Kinnan Marvin as endorsers, claims the remedy acts on the blood and mucous surfaces, and lists price and availability through druggists.
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Hall
F.j.cheney &Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
WANTED A girl inquire at Bolt's chocolate shop
Fragment reads a personals style ad asking for a girl to inquire at Bolt's chocolate shop. The rest of the page shows garbled lines about furniture at Hotel Metropole and a phone or address reference.
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Bolt
Hotel Metropole
McGowan
Local notices and social items from Orangeville era
The Orangeville Courier reports on various community notices including church group meetings with times and hosts, a marriage at Rev Mullen's home, a military review photo at the Majestic, local business moves by G F Kerns, and a brain abscess surgery performed for Mrs Schrack with a successful outcome.
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William H. Taft
United States
Bell
Washington, D. C
Majestic
F. Kerns
Freeport
Chicago
Kerns
Fisher Building
Kerns-Utley Lumber Co
Orangeville Courier
Drs. Rideout
W. A. Hutshina
Pegedge
Frank Schrack
Clarno
Frank Stair
Hippocratic Era In Medicine
Richard Cole Newton notes that early Hippocratic medicine rejected superstition and relied on direct methods for practical results. Greek medicine recognized at a young age, with rewards for skill, yet swindlers and patent medicines appeared. The Hippocratic oath reflects Greek professional honor and responsibility, with Hippocrates born on Cos in 460 BC.
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Richard Cole Newton
Greece
Hippocrates
Island
Cos
B. C
The Discipline of Failure per Mere dith Nicholson
The piece extols embracing risk and learning from errors. It likens skating on thin ice to the lure of potential catastrophe and urges a discipline of failure. It emphasizes inquests and experience, arguing that past mortality lists deter risky experiments and that failure can drive success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Experience
Meredith Nicholson
Asiatic star tree glows at night in remote forests
A tall Asiatic star tree rises sixty to eighty feet with a bare trunk up to forty feet. From there tangled limbs sprout clusters of long pointed leaves that emit a steady phosphorescent glow at night. Travelers mistake the glow for a lit window, though it is not bright enough to dazzle. The light persists from sunset until daybreak, allowing a newspaper to be read.
Men Driven to Crawl for Slander in Poland’s Old Law
A historical Polish law punished slander by forcing the guilty to walk on hands and knees through town with a beadle, then crawl under the banquet table barking like a dog at public festival. Guests could kick the offender, and the injured party could fling a bone as the culprit left on all fours.
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Kingdom of Poland
No Peace For Discoverers In Early New World Tales
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes that many early explorers died violently or humbly after bold voyages. Columbus died heartbroken, Balboa was beheaded, Cortes dishonored, Raleigh beheaded, Pizarro murdered, Ojeda poor, and Henry Hudson exposed to Indian mercy near his discovery.
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New World
Columbus
Balboa
Cortes
Sir Walter Raleigh
Pizarro
Ojeda
Henry Hudson
Detroit Free Press
Knights of Columbus Initiate Large Class This July
Events note a large class initiation by the Knights of Columbus on July 12. A missionary conference is planned July 16 to 19 at Trinity Church with notices for attendees and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
the Trinity Church
Murat Halstead Dead Leader in American Journalism
Cincinnati July 2 Murat Halstead a veteran editor died at age 78 or 79 after a cerebral hemorrhage. He led Cincinnati Commercial and later editors of the Gazette and Brooklyn Standard Union. A famed war correspondent covering Civil War Franco German and Spanish American conflicts. His son Marshall died recently and his consul son Albert serves in Birmingham England.
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Cincinnati
Murat Halstead
Robert
Arthur Stem
Haletead
Mrs. Halstead
Mr. Halstead
Marshall
Albert Halstead
Birmingham
England
Halstead
Harrison
Germany
United States Senate
Butler County
Ohio
Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette
Brooklyn Standard Union
Camp at McFarland Wisconsin Planned by Local Party
Dr L H Matter Dr L G Voigt Al Luebbing FE Motter and Alex Krehl will depart in the morning for McFarland Wisconsin and camp there for about two weeks. They will travel to the lake in Dr Voigt's automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
L. H. Matter
L. G. Voigt
al. Luebbing
FE. Motter
Alex Krehl
Wis
Dr. Voigt
Banana Cream Recipe from a Correspondent
A correspondent recommends a banana cream dessert using five bananas, five teaspoons sugar, sweet cream beaten to froth, and a Lemond JELL-O mix dissolved in boiling water. Pour into mold, chill, and garnish with candied cherries. Serve with whipped cream or pudding sauce. JELL-O sold by grocers.
Address Change Instructions for THE JOURNAL
THE JOURNAL will be mailed upon request to subscribers leaving the city during the summer months. Changes of address should include both old and new addresses and can be made as frequently as desired. Send notices to THE JOURNAL, 97 Chicago Street by mail or telephone.
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Journal
THE
Chicago Street
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R. V. Pletes
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