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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1906

Page

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Mrs Thaw and Stanford White Terms Described in Chauffeur Claim

John Burns White's former chauffeur signs a statement claiming Mrs Thaw and Stanford White were on friendly terms as recently as last September. In Pittsburg, Mrs Holman says she introduced her daughter to White and will share details later. London reports Mrs Thaw sailing home from Dover.

New York Thaw Harry Thaw Stanford White John Burns White Pittsburg Charles J. Holman London

Peasants and workers plan armed uprising signal

In Helsingfors the peasants and workmen congress directed emissaries to organize continued preparations for an armed uprising across Russia awaiting a signal from St. Petersburg. In Warsaw the police resign amid pervasive crime and fear of assassination.

St. Petersburg Peasants and Workmen's Helsingfors Russia Warsaw

West Freeport 10 Put On City Airs Residents

West Freeport village board approved a new street lighting method from the Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co. Thirty-nine self-lighting lamps, clock-controlled and eight days windless, were tested with plans to add eleven more. A permanent sidewalk ordinance covering nearly a mile of boardwalk on North Galena avenue and Whistler to Sixth street passed. An auto speed limit of eight miles per hour and required night lights were proposed, with police arrest power to be decided.

West Freeport Z. T. F. Runner Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co Gas Corporation Messrs. Schryer Janssen Swan Cleveland Street Lighting Company Cleveland J. E. Austin Galena Avenue Harlem Avenue Sixth Street Whistler Freeport Lincoln Boulevard Stephenson Street

Death in Unusual Form In Cincinnati Stack Collapse

Iron workers Joseph Ayers and Oscar Underwood fell about a hundred feet inside a great iron smoke stack. They slipped as the stack collapsed and were hurled from the tube when it hit the ground. Both died later from their injuries.

Cincinnati Joseph Ayers Oscar. Underwood

Taggart can't fool them in Indiana raids statement

Winona Lake Indiana July 6 Governor Hanly comments on raids at French Lick and West Baden He says Mr Waggart will not fool the people of Indiana or deceive the public in this matter He believes the suits filed by the attorney general are well founded

Winona Lake Ind Hanly French Lick West Baden Waggart Indiana

Gasoline explosion kills two in Saginaw dye works

A major blast at a Saginaw Michigan dye works today caused the building to be wrecked and resulted in two deaths and four injuries. All windows in the plant were shattered.

Saginaw, Mich

Massacre at Polish limekiln as Cossacks attack

A Lokal Anzeiger report from Berlin states twenty Cossacks stormed a limekiln near Miechow in Kielce province Russian Poland. An explosion occurred while forces penetrated the kiln killing eight Cossacks and wounding five.

Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Miechow Kielce Russian Poland

Cleveland ill in Princeton sends word of improvement

Grover Cleveland III, Princeton New Jersey, July 6 special report says Grover Cleveland, ill with indigestion, told the Associated Press from his room that he was slightly ill but better and would be out in a few days.

Princeton N.J Grover Cleveland Associated Press

Anarchist August Rosenberg Arrested in Altona

Aug ust Rosenberg named suspect in Anarchist plot to kill Emperor William. He allegedly traveled from Seattle to Germany and was arrested in Altona, Prussia, on July 6.

Altona Prussia August Rosenberg Seattle Wash Germany William

Noted Sculptor II Denies Cancer Operation

Windsor Vermont July 6 special report denies that sculptor Augustus St Gaudens underwent operation for removal of a cancerous growth. He has been ill but is at work today.

Windsor, Vt Augustus St. Gaudens

President Roosevelt Hosts New Zealand Premier at Luncheon

In Oyster Bay on July 6 President Roosevelt will entertain Sir Joseph Ward premier of New Zealand at a luncheon. The special event underscores cordial relations between the United States and New Zealand during the wartime alliance.

Oyster Bay Roosevelt Joseph Ward New Zzeland

Carnival Man Injured But Set For Freeport Appearance

Diavola a Mundy Carnival loop the loop performer was hurt in a fall at Kenosha Wisconsin yesterday. His injuries are not serious enough to prevent him from performing in Freeport next week according to the Journal’s want column.

Diavola Mundy Carnival Company Freeport Kenosha Wis

Local Debate Over Ordinance Sparks Division

Citizens remain split as supporters back the action while others doubt its necessity, arguing compliance would occur without radical measures. The discussion centers on how to enforce rules and whether stronger steps are warranted.

Tees

Factory relocation rumor at Freeport Shoe Mfg plant

Rumor circulating on the streets claims Freeport Shoe Manufacturing plans to move its West Freeport plant to a larger Third ward site for closer worker housing and better rail access. Company officials deny current plans but acknowledge possible future expansion.

Freeport Shoe Manufacturing Company West Freeport Third Ward Third

New star on the flag marks Oklahoma admission

Washington on July 6 reports that Quartermaster-General Humphreys and Navy equipment chief Cowell agreed to add a star in the blue field for Oklahoma. The new star will appear at the start of the next fiscal year after statehood is formal, expected July 1, 1907, so salutes are premature.

Washington Humphreys Cowell Navy Department Army Navy United States of Oklahoma

Illinois Mayor Arrested Over Tampico Foray

Springfield July 6 The return of Tampico's last mayor ends in arrest on a state warrant charging illegal arrest of temperance aldermen John Blacklund and Herbert Dennison and false imprisonment in the city hall. Mayor Kemp marshal James Daley and the assistant marshal were taken into custody for acting on his orders during a police foray to seize the temperance men. The State Liquor Dealers Association is said to be involved and the state's attorney aiding the temperance side expects a conviction.

Springfield Ill Tampico Kemp John Blacklund Herbert Dennison Temperance James Daley State Liquor Dealers’ Association

Rebate Case Goes Forward in AltonRail Trial

Chicago July 6 Special Judge Landis overruled defense request to acquit on eight of ten counts in the rebating indictment against the Alton railroad and two former officials. The jury found guilty on the first count, effectively a rebating verdict, in the high profile trial.

Chicago Alton Railroad Landis

Mayor Rose Fined $1000 for Contempt in Kansas City

Popeka July 6 The supreme court found Mayor Rose of Kansas City Kansas guilty of contempt for assuming office after being ousted for failing to enforce prohibition and gambling laws. He was fined $1000 and removed from power.

Popeka Kas Supreme Court Rose Kansas City

Play Not Immoral. New York Court Acquits in Shaw Case

In New York on July 6 the court of special sessions ruled that producing George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs Warren's Profession in the city last season did not violate the penal code. The defendants were acquitted.

New York Court of Special Sessions Today George Bernard Shaw

Market Report from Chicago Board of Trade and Union Stock Yards

Closing quotations show Sept wheat at 19, Sept corn at ., Sept oats 3454 34, Sept park 317.00, Sept lard 3s.97, Sept ribs g9.37. At Union Stock Yards cattle 3,000 steady to strong, beef values Beeves 1.10 to 6.15, cows 1.30 to 5.20, stockers 2.60 to 4.50. Hogs 21,000 down 5, mixed butchers 36.36 to 36.80, good heavy 6.65 to 6.77, rough heavy 6.30 to 6.50, light 6.35 to 6.82, sheep 10,000 strong 4.60 to 5.96.

Chicago Board of Trade Union Stock Yards

Sick and Afflicted in Union Street Resident

Charles Witte of Union Street is reported on the sick list, with illness affecting daily life.

Charles Witte Union Street

Mercerized soft ,

A fragmentary note mentions Mercerized fabric items and a reference to Newligee with unclear ties to E and WW. The text is incomplete, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a full news item.

Newligee Sue dc

Greatest Show on Earth Arrives in Freeport Parade Thrills Crowd

Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus arrived from Baraboo Wis and drew a crowd of thousands for a two o clock parade and afternoon performance. The parade toured downtown Host Freeport with elephants camels exotic wagons and costumed riders amid cheering crowds. The evening show features acrobatics, aerial acts, sea lions, clowns and a final performance at 7 o'clock.

Freeport Webb Gorman Madame Maronette Lowanda

Bright Eyes Tea and Tablets Note on Youthful Looks

An advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a blemish free bright eyes remedy. It touts bright eyes and rosy cheeks as signs of youth and credits Joseph Eimmert with the product. The notice claims the remedy comes as tea or tablets priced at 35 vents.

Cupid Hollister Rocky Mountain Joseph Eimmert

The Dany Jous delivered where at the ar toe she's Wek

The readable fragments describe a delivery event involving a person or item named Dany Jous. Details are unclear but imply a delivery at a location tied to an ar toe and reference someone named Wek. Further readable text is needed for precise reporting.

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