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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
5
Local coal supplier proclaims strong demand for hard coal in Freeport and invites inquiries. Company promises rapid growth through improved delivery and service, offers liberal discounts for summer orders, and invites inspections of stock.
An advertisement touts Liquid Veneer as a surface food that restores old finishes to factory brightness, removes scratches and dirt instantly, and dries in a moment. It claims to renew piano, furniture, woodwork, and floors while carrying away dust and germs, with a price of 60 cents per bottle and a quoted customer value of 100 dollars.
Keefe and Co brokers at Hettinger Building 78 Step St advertise buying and calling stocks and grain outright or on margin with tiered control figures for bushels grain and shares. They provide latest market quotations and other information and list both phones, number 20 and T-1kdwly.
An improved long distance telephone service now offers first class connections at greatly reduced rates to all points in Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana. Available from personal phones or at the Y M C A building Fraunvo rt Turnout Exchange Co offices.
In Paris on July 22 M. Witte Russia's peace commissioner arrives with Mme Witte and private secretary en route to the United States. Rumors persist that czar's concessions are limited and Witte will not concede territory or indemnity, signaling the war may continue with vigor as Japan grows weary yet ready to seek peace if pressed.
The body of Rear Admiral Paul Jones arrived aboard the cruiser Brooklyn at Annapolis after a voyage from Virginia. The Brooklyn, with Galveston Tacoma and Chattanooga as escorts, met the North Atlantic fleet off the coast. The Sigbee and Davis squadrons then proceeded up Chesapeake Bay bearing the remains toward Annapolis.
Southampton July 22 Special Cardinal James Gibbons who spends summers here receives greetings on his seventy first birthday though the anniversary arrives tomorrow Archibishop Farley of New York sends congratulations telegrams have poured in all day the cardinal is in good health and appreciates the messages
Odessa July 1 Special report from Sapas tapool says mutineers conspiracy among Black Sea fleet crew detected prompting cancellation of the summer maneuvers. The warning details illness and potential unrest within the fleet. Authorities tightened security aboard vessels and signaled further investigations.
The National Live Stock Exchange condemned the twenty eight hour stock transit law and will send a lobby to Washington to seek repeal. The item is dated Buffalo N Y July 29 and notes the exchange’s opposition and planned action.
Saratoga Springs veterans of the Wheeler Post announce special memorial exercises tomorrow in Saratoga. They will decor ate Mount McGregor cottage, where General Ulysses S. Grant died on July 23, 1885, to honor his memory.
Closing Board of Trade quotations show September wheat at 0 74, September corn abg 27, September oats 2944, September pork 12.87, September lard 7.12, September ribs 7.77. Union Stock Yards trades list cattle 400 steady, good to prime 5265.75, hogs 7000 steady to 10 lower, mixed butchers 5.35 to 5.00, heavy weights 6.75 to 5.025, rough heavy 5.30 to 5.40, sheep 2000 steady 4.50 to 5.40.
Thousands gather as Trades and Labor Council organizers in Freeport coordinate with Rockford Beloit and Janesville to invite nearby cities. Report details harmony across three cities and invitations to Galena Savanna Dixon Waterloo and Iowa delegates. Preparations include stands privileges uniforms and parade arrangements for Labor Day events alongside the Northern Illinois Agricultural Fair.
San Francisco reports list of Bennington casualties after yesterday’s blast. Official figures show 41 dead, 55 wounded, 16 serious, 21 to 25 missing, and 136 unaccounted among 217 aboard. San Diego tallies rise to 51 known dead by morning. 45 in morgues and seven bodies still floating. about 50 injured in hospitals.
Nahant Mass July 22 Special Attorney General Moody spoke at the Lincoln club midsummer outing in Boston summarizing government actions against the beet packers. He urged the public to withhold judgment until trials, noting all are presumed innocent until a jury verdict.
Omaha July 22 Special J Ed ward W Nash president of the American Melting and Refining company died at his home from effects of a paralysis stroke sustained May 22.
Chicago forecast for July 22 calls for fair tonight and Sunday with generally pleasant conditions. Some probability of afternoon or evening showers in the vicinity, though most areas should stay dry. Winds light to moderate, temperatures mild with little risk of extreme heat.
James Townley, father of two and a half year old Margaret Townley, arrives to take his daughter to St Paul. The child has been cared for by her aunt Mrs. Martin Kelley since the mother’s death two years ago, and Kelley shows great reluctance to part with her.
Herman Hasse swore out a war d vans for the arrest of Al Klocke a Galena street saloonkeeper on the charge of assault and battery while ejecting Hasse from the saloon. Klocke claims he was compelled to strike him as he refused to leave when requested. The hearing is set for 7 80 o'clock this evening in Magistrate Bentley's court.
Plans for a two storey north addition to Henney Buggy Company’s old building were not let yet. The 60 by 120 foot extension awaits approval in Moline while the work may go by the day. Johan Beverly, a vagrant, was tried today in police court for vagrancy and sentenced to thirty days in the calaboose with labor assigned by police.
An adjourned meeting of the board of education will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The notice lists residents including James Deashon Madison Wisconsin Sara Connors and Edith R Ralph with associations to the Board of Education, plus names such as Louis Galloxson Argyle Wisconsin Angeline Nevels Blanchardville and Lambert W. Day Chicago Illinois.
Oscar Li Hill transfers lot 6 block 2 Meyer's addition to Barbara A Price for 1600 dollars. The notice imitates an old newspaper style with patent medicine text and random trade lines interwoven. The readable facts include the property transfer details and the buyer seller, the price, and no additional dates or entities beyond those.
City council considers ordinance to appoint a city sealer of Freeport to oversee testing and stamping of weights and measures. The measure, bond requirement, standards procurement, fees for scales and measures, and duties for inspectors are outlined, with council to report back next meeting.
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