Owner of the Cubs Praises Newspapers in Publicity Drive
Charles W. Murphy, Chicago Cubs owner, runs a publicity bureau to share club news with newspapers nationwide. He argues reporters help sell tickets and notes his background as a Cincinnati Times-Star editor and Taft family investor. Murphy emphasizes controlled news flow and goodwill with the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Webb Murphy
Chicago
Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Chance
John T. Brush
Cincinnati
New York Baseball Club
Giants
James Hart
Mr. Hart
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Messrs. Taft and Murphy
Chilcago
Cubs
Kling Wins Narrowly In Billiards Duel
Kling deftly controlled the table as he ran a string of 50 points in carrom style play. Murphy, returning to shoot, questioned the turn while the Chicago man appeared cheap. He paid five dollars and Murphy bought cigars for the players with the winnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
John Kling
Cubs
St. Louis
Chicago
Careher Kling Hearby
Kling
Newhall S. Smith Ends Life in Rockford Inn
Newhall S. Smith a longtime Rockford resident and former Price Glove salesman took ten grains of strychnine in his room at the Jarvis Inn. An inquest found death by self-administered poison in a personal crisis, amid financial decline and despondency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhall S. Smith
Rockford
Price Glove Company
Royal Arch
Price Company
North Court Street
Chicago
Railroads to raise fares for Grand Army reunion
Railroads plan higher transportation costs for the Grand Army of the Republic reunion at Saratoga Springs New York this September. Central and Southwestern lines adopt a 3 cent per mile round trip rate about 13 6 cents per mile each way while Western and Southwestern lines add $2 to the pre two cent fare law level. Veterans traveling from Chicago face a $10 increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of Republic
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Central
Southwestern
Chicago
Real estate transfers listed by Stephenson County Abstract Office
Abstracts show transfers from J M Stiffler to F M Reeder and Edward Kraft dealings in Freeport with values from 1 500 to 4 000 dollars. Names include A M Schubert John Weaver Martha Besbe Gustav Stricker EK Waters Carrie Waters Simon Seifert Jonnenling Aykens Simon Bitterly August Boedeker A H Volk ers R C A Schofield L A Volk ers J D Ebright and partners O Taylor Fricke conveyancers. Transfers cover lots and parcels in Freeport Knowlton's Addition Ridott Pearl City Cedarville and Harley areas with deeds mortgages and other instruments offered for drawing.
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Stephenson County Abstract Office
J. M. Stiffler
F. M. Reeder
Nwig
Freeport
J.T. Scanion
Edward Kraft
Wis
Swig
J.T. Scanlon
Kraft
A. M. Schubert
John Weaver
Knowlton
Martha Besbe
Gustav Stricker
Waterman & Hyde
EK. L. Waters
Carrie Waters
L. A. Volkers
Ewig
Nwy
Harlem
J.D. Ebright
L. A. Humphrey
Cedarville
O. Taylor & Fricke
Remarkable healing tale from Port Byron NY
Amos F. King of Port Byron claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed a leg sore lasting over 80 years. He says the cure left him now eighty five. Sold with guarantee to cure all sores by Joseph Emmert, local druggist, price five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Byron
N. Y
Amos F. King
Joseph Emmert
Beeler's steam popper draws butter lovers to popcorn
A quirky tip prompts readers to visit Beeler's steam popper for pure butter popcorn. The playful nudges emphasize flavor and novelty, inviting snack fans to try a specialized popping method and butter quality.
Beeler's Steam Nonpen T-Tedlw Promotes Popcorn Butter
DORMAN & CO offers a fine assortment with best prices for pleasure driving. Beeler's promotes popcorn butter and steam product, urging customers to call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorman & CO
Gor
Exchange
van Buren Streets
Beeler
Miss Ella Parks to Missed Contest at Dixon Assembly
The second annual diamond medal oratorical contest under the W C T U of the thirteenth district will be held at the Dixon assembly on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Marie Brehm will preside, with contestants from Stephenson Whiteside and Ogle counties. The program features seven speakers including Miss Ella Parks and Mr Silver Gishwiller, with musical selections and a reception to follow.
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Thirteenth
Dixon Assembly
Ella Parks
Freeport
Silver Gishwiller
Lena
Stephenson County
Miss Parks
George L. Parks
Marie Brehm
Presbyterian General Assembly of the
Harry Stevens
Winnebago County
Alice Talbott
Polo
Ogle County
Lloyd Wasser
Henry C. Eissner
Dixon
Lee County
The
Florence Hedrick
Hepsey
Dixon Marine Band
Marie C. Brehm
Tannhauser
Liszt
Mary Dorothy Pelck
Rochelle
Constancy
Archie Jacobs
Sterling
Nellie Keator
Doubt Family Concert Company
Chautauqua Hall
Wiliam J. Bryan
Richard Yates
Jack Crawford
Frederick Warde
Peter Holcomb
Frank W. Gunsaultis
New Discovery for Coughs and Colds Promoted in America
Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Massachusetts hails Dr Kings New Discovery as an immediate relief and cure for coughs and colds. The ad claims the remedy cures weak lungs and sore throats after other treatments fail and offers a 50 cent to 1 dollar bottle with a free trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Dr. King
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mass
Jos ‘Mmert
Request for Stephenson County Old Soldier Death Records
Notice seeks names of soldiers who died in recent years and enlisted from Stephenson County. Provide names, company and regiment if possible for placement on a memorial list. contact H S Keck at Freeport Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
Fairbanks Family Reunion Highlights Old Dedham Homestead
Boston July 30 Special to the Journal says the Jonathan Fairbanks descendants met in Boston and Dedham to honor the 270 year old homestead. Charles Warren Fairbanks and other notable figures attended as the family plans a fund to preserve the estate for perpetuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Jonathan Fairbanks
America
Dedham
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Berkeley Temple
Pennsylvania
Josiah Quincy
Andrew S. Draper
New York
Milo A. Jewett
United States
Sivas
Turkey
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Countess Margharita de Chraporitsky
Russia
Marchioness
Donegal
Belfast
Ireland
Francis J. Wing
Cleveland
Ohio
Birth of U S Ambassador Thomas J OBrien to Japan
Thomas J OBrien born in Jackson Michigan on July 30 1844. He studied law in Michigan and joined the bar at 21. OBrien served as assistant general counsel then general counsel for the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad and later entered politics becoming minister to Denmark in 1905 before moving to Tokio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. O’brien
United States
Japan
Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Mr. O’brien
University of Michigan
John. C. Fitzgerald
Marshall
Grand Rapids
D. Darwin Hughes
O’brien
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Denmark
Tokio
This Date in History Highlights Key 17th to 20th Century Events
The list chronicles milestones from 1619 Jamestown’s assembly to 1906 deaths of John Lawrence Toole and others. Notable items include the first popular assembly in America, the Continental Congress Articles of War, battles at Winchester and Plevna, and deaths of figures like William Fenn and Otto von Bismarck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Burgesses
America
Jamestown
William Fenn
Pennsylvania
Continental Congress
Col. Sumter
Rocky Mount
Charles
Duke of Richmond
Canada
John Snarp Williams
Congress
Mississippi
Winchester
Chambersburg
Isaac Toucey
Navy
President Buchanan
Battle of
Plevna
Prince Marl Otto von Bismarck
John Lawrence Toole
County Callings. Fire destroys Ezra Rathbun home near Oneco
The Rathbun home near Oneco burned last Tuesday due to a kerosene heater explosion used for heating water for the ill Mr. Rathbun. The downstairs furniture survived but the house and upstairs contents were a total loss. Several local social items and visits are noted from Ridott to Monticello with multiple short mentions of residents and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Ezra Rathbun
Oneco
Rathbun
Art Miller
St. Joseph
James Miller
Della Reynolls
Mae Winter
Chicago
Monticello
Ben Keister
Hartzell
R. W. Moore
Manina Lake
Madison
Lester Hurdle
Pola
Alex Hurdle
Moore
Gratia Waddell
Hierriet
Pleasant Hill Notes and Local Incidents
From Our Own Correspondent Pleasant Hill July 20 report a colt killed in George Holmes pasture during an electrical storm. Dan Robinson's little girl broke her leg last week. Miss Mary Stickle and Bertha Harris visited Mrs Gillets Friday. Thirty eight youths attended a social at Henry Confers'. Martin Murphy's colt was cut by barb wire needing twenty two stitches. Mrs Kostenbader and Miss Libby Murphy were visiting.
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Lena
Barbara Nuss
Dr. Reeser
James Fogel
Harry Schoney
Freeport
Clff Hart
John Harris
Olewein
Erb
Hazel Shultz
H. B. Shultz
Katherine Holmes
Pleasant Hill
George Meyers
Ernest Smith
Jerry Swartz
Cor
E. L. Snyder
Jessie Roush
Orangeville
Martin Murphy
Dan van Mater
George Holmes
Ralph Babcock
Skeckford
Dan Robinson
Martin Murphys
Mary Stickle
Chicago
Bertha Llarris
Gilletts
Henry Confers
Dr. Yeager
Kostenbader
Libby Murphy
Winslow & Co Clearing Sale of Summer Shoes
The company offers a clearing sale on summer shoes for ladies and gentlemen priced at 2.46 per pair. Styles include kid leather patent leather and tan oxfords with sizes and stock limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. O. Wright & Co’s
Winslow & Co
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Stephenson ST
Ladies’ and Children’s Oxfords
Chas. W. Murphy
the News
Rockford Man
Grand Army
U. Day
Elta Parks
Stiver Gish
Willer
of the Assembly
Long Live
the King
Imonullens
H S. Keck
Journal
Fairbanks Family Reunion
Massachusetts
Oliver Clarno
Loss & Clarno
Jason Frankeberger
Ed Loss
Palace
Jacob Barmore
John A. Bridge
Mr. Barmore
California
R. BE. Fate
G. D. Dorn
Leonard Rizner
Charles Rizner
T. H. Rate
Ladysmith
Adam Kramer
George Wagner
D. L
Ray Rathbun
T. J. O’brien
Ridott
Flora Mayer
Susie Hellman
Jake Scheffner
H. C. Mund
Wm. Stemm
Berlin
Oscar Wiler
Eleanor Lamb
Spokane
Wash
Lamb
Christian Endeavor
Seattle
Webb
Alice Allen
Rock City
Weisman
Frank Fry
Charles Kurtz
Daniel Sibert
Iowa
A. Askey
Washington Park
Christ Clay
Charles Lamb
Cleo
D. M. Donovan
Fenton
Ill
Charles MecGilligan
Sadie Jones
James Boyer
Wm. Wade
Lancaster
Wn. Brown
Gladys Smith
Dakota
RR. Giehel
Wm. Cary
Wilbur
Thornton
Will Goldsmith
S. Cable
Thomas Lincoln
Frank Lincoln
Bentrupp
St. Paul
Minn
George Kurtz
Austin Lincoln
Walter Shockey
Lee Burd
Pecatonica
Highland Park
Price
Edd
Want
Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens
Lottowagner
Galena St. Tirate
Majestic Theatre
Comfortabe
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