Postal Allowances Adjusted for City Letter Carriers
Freeport and other cities see updated allowances for horse hire car fare and bicycle use by letter carriers as a new fiscal year begins. Rockford Decatur Galesburg East St Louis Elgin Evanston Freeport Jacksonville Joliet Moline Oak Park Pekin Peoria Quincy Rock Island Springfield receive specified increases. postmasters notified of the changes.
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WashingTon
United States
Rockford
Decatur
Galesburg
East St. Louis
Elgin
Evanston
Freeport
Jacksonville
Joliet
Moline
Oak Park
Peoria
Quincy
Rock Island
Springfield
Weather forecast for poaco July 6
Illinois, fair and warmer tonight and Wednesday with light to fresh southerly winds. Humid conditions and sunshine expected across the region as the day advances with temperatures rising into comfortable ranges for midweek.
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Poaco
Illinois
Striking Coal Miners Quiet in Pennsylvania District
Striking miners are reported in PrrnsBuRG Pennsylvania with conflicting accounts on participation. A Wheeling dispatch says workers at the Schyck mines are operating at advance. In nearby Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling mines, 3000 men voted 20 to 1 against the strike.
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Prrnsburg
Wheeling
W. Va
Schyck
Cleveland
Lorain
Coal reserves in northwest Ohio exceed four months demand
Columsus July 6 Special. A Breholz, manager of the Hocking Valley Coal company home office, reports at least 150000 tons of coal in storage in the northwest. He says this stock will meet all demand for at least four months regardless of how widespread a miners strike may spread.
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CoLtumsus
A. Breholz
Hocking Valley Coal’company
Northwest
Indiana Labor Commission Seeks Multistate Arbitration
Indianapolis July 6 special the Indiana labor commission sent letters to labor commissioners of Ohio Pennsylvania and Illinois inviting them to meet in this city at the earliest possible date to consider arbitrating the coal miners strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Labor Commission
Labor Commissioners
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana Commission
Illinois Miners Strike
Mon3zaqua Illinois July 6 Special Every miner in the coal shafts here went out this morning. They have made no demand for an increase. They are orderly and the strike is purely sympathetic.
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Tllinois
Mon3zaqua
President's Mother Improving After Fall in Canton
Canton July 6. Mother McKinley is recovering from yesterday's fall and is said to be going about as usual. She made light of the incident and shows no serious effects.
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Canton
McKinley
George W Lawver DHAD dies in Freeport afternoon
George W. Lawver of Freeport died at his Homer street home this afternoon after months of illness from nervous prostration and related diseases. Born August 27, 1855 at Rock Grove, he came to Freeport as a boy and worked as a candy maker then machinery salesman for W. G. & W. Barnes. A devout Embury church member, husband to Leonica Foy since 1874, he leaves three children Adele Harry and Boyd, plus parents, two sisters and four brothers. Funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. from Homer street residence with Rev. Dr. Wrence and Elder T. V. E. Sweet officiating.
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George W. Lawver
Freeport
Homer Street
Lawver
Lawyer
Rock Grove
Cherry Camp
Leonica Foy
Forreston
Adele
Harry
Boyd
Wrence
T. V. E. Sweet
Markets. July grains and hogs at Freeport board
Oxmtonco market reports July wheat at 69 cents, corn 26, oats 18, pork prices 7.72 to 7.80, lard 4.10 to 4.17, ribs 4.42 to 4.50 with September contracts. Union Stock Yards notes hogs 11,000 up, cattle 4,500 steady, sheep 12,000 steady. Freeport market letter cites corn strength, heat fears affecting crops, oats rising, provisions up then soft, and limited cash demand. Chicago and northwest receipts listed. primary receipts and visible supply figures provided. Closing cables show European wheat higher and futures up.
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Board of Trade and Stock Yards
Oxmtonco
UNION
Freeport Board OF Trade
Freeport
Schwartz, Dupee & Co
M. BE. McHenry
New York
Ata
Chicago
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Day's Notations Chronicle July Fourth Moves Around Town
A roundup of local movements and events as residents travel to Dubuque Rockford Chicago and Sterling. Notables like Mrs Wirth and Miss Koch visit Freeport while others attend meetings and license grants. Socials, church teas, council notes and a picnicking mishap with a buggy wheel are reported along with sporting mishaps at Rockford and a cough remedy plug.
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Freeport
Chicago’ &J
Odorless disinfectant on sale by Geo Mash
The product thermo zone an odorless des infectant deodorizer and antiseptic is offered for sale by Geo Mash for 6 dollars and 7 cents per gallon as noted in the periodical advertisement.
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Geo
No Beet Sugar Bounty Abandoned in Tariff Bill
July 6 report notes the Republican senatorial caucus will not again present the beet sugar bounty amendment to the tariff. The Senate considered the tariff bill with votes and speeches, including Bacon explaining his Mills vote on a 5 percent tax. President and party returned from Canton, fatigued by heat at 100 degrees, to the White House. Mrs. McKinley fared better. Senator Harris of Tennessee remains seriously ill but improving.
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Senate
Wasu Hineton
Bacon
Bate
Canton
White House
McKinley
Senator Harris
Tennessee
Walton's Silk Waists and Summer Goods Sale
On Wednesday next Walton's will sell all ladies silk waists at any cost along with parasols and thin summer dress fabrics to clear room for early fall stocks. The department stores remain full and complete. Wm Walton 104 and 106 Stephenson St.
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Walton
Wm. Walton
Stephenson St
D&w
Milan Sidelined With Sore Hand For Freeport
Will Milan, Freeport's right fielder, is laid up with a sore hand and unable to play yesterday. Once a first class ball player, he suffered a side injury last year that left him partially crippled and has hampered his throwing.
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Will Milan
Freeport
Milan
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised by Drug Experts
Stands at the head says Aug J Bogel leading Shreveport druggist. J F Campbell merchant of Safford Arizona reports it cures coughs and colds and is a sure remedy for consumption. It has been tested for a quarter century and remains dependable. Free trial bottles available at Emmert Burrell's Drug Store.
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Aug. J. Bogel
Shreveport
Dr. King
J. F. Campbell
Safford
Ariz
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Ill
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George W. Lawver Dhad
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G. B. Turneaure
Ridott
Joe Schrank
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W. W. Smythe
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Mable Altenbern
Sterling
Adam Wirth
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Sweet
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Lena
Arthur Figely
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G. 8. Kleckner
Pearl City
Freeport Friends
George H. Currie
Delavan
Wis
John Rotzler
Golden Eagle Clothing
Walter Lighthart
la Salle
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Henry Little
0. H. Little
Martha Washington Garrison
Martin McNamara
Clem Kettenhofen
Bert Chase
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Harden & Tice
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McConnell
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Mattie” Hobelman
Mary and
Anna Lonergan
Lizzie Nalen
Polo
P. J. Lonergan
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
First M. E
Bliss
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Embury Church
al Green
P. Guenther & Co
H. J. Moogh
Emmert & Burrell
E. D. Kingsley
Royal
Royal Baking Powder
China
Scranton
Creek Lehigh
Adams St
Clothing Department
Stephenson Street
Freeport, Il
Schulte & Siecke
Tech Scheek Hunter and
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