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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1886
Page
4
The Freeport Daily Journal reports a busy day with racing winds, a near rain for crops, and numerous local activities. Townsfolk include Emerson from Oregon, Company I from Galena returning from camp, a Germania hall event, and plans for a Milwaukee excursion. Local business, a new baseball club Beloit Blues, school institutes, and social notices populate the scene alongside updates on marriages and civic meetings.
The piece notes Freeport’s potential rise as a railroad center with two new lines to pass through within a year. It cites the Chicago Times on westward mileage growth and names several companies, including Minnesota and Northwestern, Wisconsin Central, Burlington and Northern, and Chesapeake and Ohio. It also covers deeds recorded, engineer activity, and local commentary on Stickney system influence.
A large Taylor park audience enjoyed special races led by Tommy Linn and Jerry J. in a busy afternoon. W. I. Hayes won the 2:38 trotting heat while Nettie Hoppin and Tommy Lynn led the pacing heats. Rockford beat Freeport 13 to 10 in baseball amid crowd observations.
Fire last night razed the East Dubuque barge elevator, a 25 year old structure owned by Ulingis Central railway and leased to Diamond Jo Steamboat. About 60,000 bushels of wheat valued at 42,000 at 70 cents per bushel were stored there, with substantial insurance. Losses on building and machinery estimated at 40,000, totaling around 80,000.
From Our Own Correspondente Shannon NL July 28 1986 Forreston base ball club came over and wiped the ground with a Shannon club ending 89 to 9. The correspondent chides local boys for not practicing and jokes they should quit baseball.
The remains of the late James Coyne, a brakeman who died in a accident at Beloit, were brought to a Clay Street residence and later buried after services at St Marys Church. Tom Foley assisted, and an inquest exonerated the train crew. Also reported is Colonel Thomas P Roberts patent idea to transport natural gas long distances using large conduits with exhaust fans, a two-pipe system on hills, and spray condensation, costing about $3 million to move three million cubic feet per hour.
A Philadelphia North American excerpt recounts a joke about a galvanic battery embedded in a hat band to prevent drunkenness. The inventor explains the current clears the brain to resist intoxication, promising a patent and big profits once marketed. The piece blends satire with sensational device talk and notes about other items in the issue.
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