County History Series Begins With Noted Settler’s View
Early settler Giles Turneaure previews a series on Stephenson County Illinois focusing on location natural resources and mineral deposits. He notes rolling terrain water power forests fertile soil and timber led to early development and mixed husbandry in the county.
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Giles Turneaure
Stephenson County
Madison
Wis
Turneaure
G. B. Turneaure
Freeport
Illinois
Mississippi River
Yellow Creek
Pecatonica River
Crain
Pecatonica
Richland Creek
Galena
Illinoiis
Northwest Territory
Virginia
United States
Woman in Government Highlights by Stockton Student
Miss Bessie Bechtold, daughter of N B Bechtold, graduated from Stockton High School on Friday June 8. The Stockton News notes her theme Woman in Government and her strong defense of women's rights while citing Victoria, Elizabeth, Wilhelmina and Joan of Arc as examples.
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Bessie Bechtold
Bechtold
Stockton High School
Stockton News
Queens Victoria
Elizabeth
Wilhelmena
Joan of Arc
Rockford Pioneer Rev Mead Holmes Dies at 98
Rockford man Rev Mead Holmes pioneer settler of Rockford died Sunday evening. At his death he was the oldest living member of Freeport Presbytery, having passed his 98th year.
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Mead Holmes
Rockford
Freeport
Picnic Planned by Freeport Ladies Auxiliary to Rockford
Freeport Ladies' Auxiliary Division 290 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers schedules a June 28 morning trip to Rockford aboard an Illinois Central train. The group will spend the day at Harlem Park.
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Freeport Ladies’ Auxiliary, Division 290
B. of
L. E
Rockford
Illinois Central
Harlem Park
International and Local Meetings Open Across Cities
Reports from Peoria Bloomington Columbus Medford Trondheim and Ottawa note openings of gatherings. Illinois Pharmaceutical Association hosts three day session at the National hotel with Mayor Tolson welcoming druggists. International Inspectors' Association meets in Columbus for three days. Taft's College inaugurates Rev Dr Frederick W Hamilton as president. King Haakon and Queen Maud arrive at Trondheim for coronation prep. Canadian Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen holds its second annual meeting in Ottawa with four day sessions and entertainment.
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Peoria
Jil
Illinois
National Hotel
Charles Garver
Bloomington
Tolson
Columbus
Staries
International Inspectors’ Association of North America
Medford
Mass
Frederick W. Hamilton
Boston
Taft’s College
Ottawa
Ont
Brotherhood of “Locomotive Fireman
Dominion
Dustless ballast eyed for Illinois Central rails
Illinois Central officials say dustless gravel from the Mississippi at Memphis bars offers a clean road bed without oil or cut stone. The ballast, pumped in about sixty carloads per ten hours, is used on the Yazoo Valley line and may extend system wide as output increases, with night shifts planned.
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Illinois Central Road
Rawn
Illinois Central
Fritch
Mississippi River
Memphis
Yazoo Valley
Mississippi
Ilinois Central
New Orleans
Notable historical events and births by date
This Date in History lists events and births from the years 1312 through 1902. It includes Piers Gaveston execution 1312 James I birth 1566 Blaise Pascal born 1623 Nathaniel Greene died 1786 Richard Henry Lee died 1795 James Boswell died 1819 and other items such as West Virginia statehood 1863 and Susan B Anthony fined 1878.
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Piers Gaveston
Howard II
James I
England
Blaise Pascal
Nathaniel Greene
Richard Henry Lee
James Boswell
Massachusetts
Maine
Charles H. Spurgeon
Gwatior
Hugh Rose
Sindia
Congress
West Virginia
Alabama
Cherbourg
Emperor Maximilian
Queretaro
Reichstag
Susan B. Anthony
New York
Eothen
Mt Carroll Marriage Licenses Muched by McDermott and Hufford
George F. McDermott aged 81 of Freeport and Mary Hufford aged 28 of Freeport secured a marriage license in Mt. Carroll on June 18. They married Justice D T Wolford. McDermott held a good position in Freeport and the bride was a well known young woman with many friends.
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Mt. Carroll
George F. McDermott
Freeport
Woodland
Mary Hufford
Monument Unveiled At Palmer Grave In Kishwaukee Cemetery
Rockford Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution led unveiling ceremonies over Ephraim Palmer's grave in Kishwaukee cemetery Rockford. Palmer, born December 1769 in Greenwich Connecticut died 1852 in Harlem Winnebago County, enlisted 1777 and was imprisoned at Old Sugar House New York and guarded Major Andre.
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Ephraim Palmer
Kishwaukee
Rockford
Daughters of the American Revolution
Greenwich
Conn
Harlem
Winnebago County
Old Sugar House
New York
Andre
Cleanliness First Law of Beauty in Hollister Ad
An old advertisement touts clean habits as beauty with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising to cure complexion ills. It lists 35 cents for Tes or Tablets and credits Joseph Emmert.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Joseph Emmert
Man Committed for Insanity After Home Invasion
Arthur Kinsley, longtime Freeport resident arrest ed last summer on insanity related charges, was committed to county jail after an evening intrusion at a prominent businessman's home. He invited the lady of the house for a ride before fleeing, with trial expected later this week amid a history of prior arrests and prior insanity Hearings.
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Arthur Kinsley
Freeport
Kinsley
Stephenson Street
Robbed the dummy at Galena street clothing store
Herman Kinney a recent arrival from Dixon is jailed on a petty larceny charge after taking a suit from a store dummy at John Vaupel's on Galena street. Earnest Tappe and Samuel Lebreich pursued Kinney with James Keesey until police arrested him. Bond set at 200 dollars as the case continues.
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Herman Kinney
John Vaupel Clothing
Galena Street
Dixon
J. O. Paules
Scheidt
Vaupel
Chicago
Earnest Tappe
A. C. Warner
Kinney
Samuel Lebreich
James Keesey
Rev Hill Likely to Accept McCormick Seminary Chair
Rev Edgar P Hill formerly pastor of First Presbyterian in this city and current pastor in Portland Ore writes to O B Bidwell about a call to the chair of homiletic and applied Christianity at McCormick Seminary He expresses strong favor toward the call and will likely accept soon If he accepts he will move from Portland to Chicago and reside there.
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Edgar P. Hill
First Presbyterian Church
Portland
Ore
O. B. Bidwell
McCormick Seminary
Bible Institute Opens In Polo For Evangelical Members
A group from the United Evangelical church of this city travel to Polo for a Bible institute. Opening services are tonight with Rev. G. Unangst, presiding elder of Freeport district, delivering the address on The Indestructibility of the Bible. Unangst is institute president and Rev. L. C Schmidt of Trinity church serves as secretary and treasurer.
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United Evangelical Church
Polo
Bible Institute
Co. G. Unangst
Freeport
Rev. Anangst
Institute
L. C Schmidt
Trinity Church
Sugar Sale Flagged by Union Pacific Tea Co
Special limited sale offers twenty two pounds of fine cane granulated sugar for one dollar. The Union Pacific Tea Co a leading dealer in tea coffee spices and baking powder invites customers to call new phone number 19 and visit 79 Stephenson Street.
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Union Pacific Tea Co
Stephenson Street
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co Announces Winter Coke Sale
The Freeport Gas Light and Coke Company offers a special winter sale of Gas House Coke. Buyers may take coke as needed and pay upon taking. Orders should be placed at ANCE Sdlw.
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Freeport Gas Light & Coke Company
ANCE
Hahn to headline Fourth of July park celebration
The committee at Taylor's park plans a big Fourth of July program with Archie Hahn of the Milwaukee Athletic Club as headliner. Hahn, fresh from the Athens Olympic meet, will perform a 220 yard exhibition in 21.95 seconds, with other fast runners to be invited. The event will feature Hahn's trophies and extensive advertising across towns.
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Taylor's Park
Archie Hahn
Milwaukee Athletic Cluub
Athens
Hahn
Freeport Link to Chicago Opens in Weeks
Construction crews are building a connecting electric railway from Belvidere to Elgin to link Freeport Janesville and Rockford to Chicago. The line aims for August 11 completion with widespread pole installation and bridge work underway. Three systems may form through routes for limited through service improving Rockford to Chicago travel times.
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Freeport
Chicago
Belvidere
Elgin
Janesville
Rockford
Illinois
Rockford& Interurban
Elgin & Belvidere
Aurora, Hein & Chicago Company
Hklgin
Galena
Hugh Flannery Promoted to Dixon Agent Post
Hugh Flannery, after twenty eight years with the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, is promoted to agent at Dixon taking over from James J Carty who moves to Sheboygan Wisconsin as general agent. Carty will visit Rockford briefly before his Wisconsin appointment. The note also mentions a church meeting at Embury church with Miss Clara Green and mite box collections.
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Rockford
Hugh, Flannery
Chicago, & Northwestern Railway Company
Dixon
James’. J. Carty
Sheboygan
Wis
Carty
Dixon Place
Flannery
Freeport
A.J. Golly
Good
Faitha
Wisconsin
Embury Church
Clara Green
North
Galena Avenue
Electric Bitters touted as cure for various ailments in India and locally
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters restore health for stomach and liver troubles and boast a testimonial from S. A. Brown of Bennettsville, S C. It lists cures for chills fever malaria biliousness lame back kidney and bladder issues, sold by Jos Emmert druggist at 60 cents with umbrella repair by T S Ryan 87 Galena Street.
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India
S. A. Brown
Bennettsville
S. C
Jos
Emmert
Pentecost Revival Draws 119 Converts in Prophetstown
Lilly Sunday led a large Pentecost revival in Prophetstown drawing about 10 000 attendees. Conversions totaled 142 with 826 pledged plus 460 previously raised, totaling 1285 toward a remaining 800 deficit to be raised next week.
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Prophetstown
Sunday
Rinceton
Health First abroad and at home famed discoverer
Wil lis T Morgan veteran of Cuba and the Philippines praises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles. He says it kept him in perfect health and calls it the best medicine for coughs colds bronchial troubles and all lung diseases. Available at Jos Emmett druggist. 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free.
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Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morgan
Concord
N. H
Jos
Emmett
Oakland Cemetery Shuttle Schedule Begins June 11
The Oakland Cemetery association will run an automobile shuttle to Oakland cemetery on Monday Wednesday and Friday starting Monday June 11 from the courthouse square with departures at 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. and returns at corresponding times. Tickets for round trip cost 20 cents and are available from Owen T. Smith secretary at the Freeport Water Company's office near First National Bank.
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Oakland Cemetery Association
Oakland Cemetery
Court House Square
Owen T. Smith
Freeport Water Company
First National Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Journal
Cation, Natural Resources
Eral
Rockford Man
Jovenat’s Want
Brier
Trondhjem
Haakon
Queen Maud
Stiftsgaarden
I. C
Albert Kinsley
Dixon Man
Clerk
Rev. Hill
Hugh Flannery
Northwestern
T. S. Ryan
Evan
Nacle
Princeton
Cal
OxXfords
Oxfords
Pat
Florida
F. A. Schulz
Odh Seay Spaayaes
M'Dougall
Kuehner Bros
Schmidt, Tatloring
Freeport Gas Light and Coke
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