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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1905
Page
5
Hettinger Building at 78 Step. St. promotes Keefe & Co brokers dealing in stocks bonds grain and provisions. They offer outright or margin trades with scales from 10 controls 1000 bushels grain or 10 shares stock up to 60 shares stock or 5000 bushels grain. Both phones listed as 20 and 7-1sdwiy.
A great opportunity presents itself for a fast sale of the Ziegler property on Carroll street. Fronts 11244 feet on Carroll with 210 feet depth and identical frontage on State street. The house is modern with hardwood finishes and floors in every room, a steam boat, private water supply with windmill, and cement walks. AW in excellent condition with bust front. Price far below cost or actual value. Ready to do business now.
Geo B Turneaure piano tuner offers service with phone access at white 636. The journal is available for delivery to any part of the city for a weekly period.
London July 26 Special One of London society's smartest weddings took place at St Pauls as Miss Alberta Sturgess daughter of Mrs Frances H Leggett wed Mr George Charles Montagu M P Huntingdonshire. The bride wore white satin with chiffon and lace. Attendants included Lady Marjorie Manners and Miss Leila Paget. The bride was given away by her stepfather and a reception followed in Bruton Street. They plan an automobile honeymoon. The groom is son of Admiral and Hon Victor Montagu and nephew of Lord Sandwich, age thirty. Best man was Hon Bernard Yorke.
Governor McGregor of Newfoundland sails on the Fiona to join a scientist party observing the sun eclipse on August 39. The group includes Professor Herber Curtis Mrs Curtis Professor Joel Stebbins Mrs Stebbins from Sitk observatory CGal England’s Mr Clemenson and Capt Elgee with Henry Reeve and possibly Sir Frederick Treves.
Andrew Carnegie entertained sixty seven American visitors at Skibo Castle in Sutherlandshire. Most guests were women from Pittsburg area, comprising stenographers, telegraph operators, and teachers who won a free European tour in a Pittsburg newspaper contest. Carnegie provided automobiles for estate visits and welcomed the group.
Secretary of War Taft and party received a demonstrative welcome in Yokohama with city buildings streets and harbor decorated. After formal greetings at the wharf they rode through crowded streets to the railroad station and boarded a special train for Tokyo amid cheers from the crowd.
In Pittsburg on July 25 a gasoline stove explosion at Legi Titus’s home killed seven year old twins Harry and Meyer Titus. Five other family members were seriously burned, two fatally. The report notes the tragedy and the surviving injured relatives.
A. J. Goddard leads a rapid reconstruction at the Freeport electric plant after a devastating fire. Despite near ruin, his team restores current for lighting and power within 45 hours, with new dynamos en route and belts arriving to resume streetcar service, while insurance adjusters assess losses. Community debate grows over fire department upgrades, including a proposed $8,000 turntable track to improve ladder operations.
The article argues for improved firefighting, endorsing ladder and hose mobility and mineral wool blankets. It notes two fire departments lack enough men during large blazes and cites a petition to the Freeport city council to maintain a ward two fire department. It predicts momentum to realize the proposal.
Stockholm July 25 Special report from the Riksdag special committee on the Norway crisis states the government bill cannot be adopted as presented. It urges that the Riksdag be willing to negotiate dissolution if the newly elected Bjorthing asks repeal or if Norway after a plebiscite favors dissolution. The cabinet has not resigned.
Supplemental report on the estate of former Milwaukee banker Frank G. Bigelow lists additional assets valued at 250000 including stocks bonds life insurance and mortgages. Earlier figures totaled 285000 assets bringing the accumulated total to 440000 with liabilities expected near 3000000.
United States Senator Mitchell was fined $1,000 and sentenced to six months imprisonment for using his office to aid his law firm. The sentence will be deferred pending Supreme Court review. the decision was announced in Portland, Oregon, on July 25.
Secretary of Navy Bonaparte said there would be no whitewash in investigating the disaster to the Bennington and that the service would not spare anyone as a scapegoat. He promised a full, clear inquiry to the public.
In the Bankeped mine near Baur NWT dynamite exploded while miners worked. The blast caused immediate deaths of three men and left others injured as rescue crews responded to the dangerous scene.
Baron Komura the Japanese peace plenipotentiary arrived in New York aboard the Pennsylvania road and is quartered at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during the peace negotiations.
Four cases of yellow fever developed on the steamer Columbia which arrived Sunday from Colon, prompting health officials to announce the new outbreak aboard the vessel at Fort Morgan Aldermanic grounds.
Samuel Harper father of the University of Chicago president died today in Chicago at age 7 years.
Ten bodies recovered from Humble field oil fire. All victims identified as Negro. Loss estimated at $875,000. Special report from Houston dated July 25.
A Freeport depot scene ends with a midlife couple spared jail after a boy pleads for his mother’s release. Officer Weisenbaugh delays arrest, the couple wed in Freeport, then drink leads to a buck and wing display on Galena street, prompting lighthearted dispatch.
James and Statin Campbell, noted young residents of PreRuare, plan a new confectionery and grocery store at the store room on south Galena avenue. Opening day set for September first. Miss Statia Campbell resigns from Mrs John Billerbeck's bakery after nine years. James Campbell, a skilled machinist, has worked for Hoefer Bros. for some time.
A telegram received by the navy department reports the gunboat Bennington flouted last evening.
Chicago forecast calls for fair weather in the east with local rain in the west tonight and Wednesday. Warmer temperatures are expected in the north tonight.
The German M KE Sunday school plans a picnic at Ghoba Park tomorrow. Buses will depart from the church at 8:80 a.m.
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