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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
5
Odessa reports say last night’s outbreak left hundreds dead as troops and Cossacks battled rioters. Harbor fires gutted warehouses and several steamers burned while hospitals filled with wounded. authorities claimed martial law.
A passenger eastbound Santa Fe train collided with a Belt Line train near Center City early today. Two killed William Frazier Independence Mo and Michael Devine Kansas City. one passenger seriously hurt. several shaken. Also news from Cleveland Ohio reports a Pittsburg flyer derailment near Ravenna with one death and several injuries.
In New London on June 29 Harvard won the four-oared varsity race and also the freshmen eight, with Yale challenging throughout. Four-oared time was 11:22 for Harvard and 11:27 for Yale. freshmen time 9:58 versus 10:04, two miles.
President Roosevelt reached Oyster Bay this morning and went to Sagamore Hill. He accepts Chief Engineer Wallace of the canal commission resignation.
Special report from AnuaAnna states seven Black men and one White man were lynched near Watkinsville Georgia after an assault on Mrs Weldon Dooley, wife of a prosperous farmer. The mob action followed an alleged attack on the woman by the group. Police and witnesses report a violent night with no formal charges or trials conducted.
Six persons killed and twenty injured in a severe storm that hit Pal llinesburg and nearby areas last night. The storm caused extensive property damage with widespread ruin and debris. Twenty injured include sixteen seriously, authorities reported.
C C Hilton of BeLow Wisconsin July 20 reports the death of General Flilton the adjutant general of Illinois under Governor Altgeld. The veteran officer died today leaving a long record of service to the state.
Cureaco June 29 closing board of trade quotations show July wheat and corn lower, oats steady, pork and lard mixed. Union stock yards market reports cattle steady to lower, hogs down, sheep rising. Trade details include price ranges for stockers, mixed butchers, and various weights and grades.
Rev. W A Sunday and Father Vaughan named speakers for the chautauqua. John B Ratto, famed Chicago dialect comedian, to deliver Uncle Sam s Family patriotic address. Gate tender Robert Anderson of Dixon announces setup. Henry Clark to lead Belvidere event in Holbrook s absence. Billy Sunday and Father Vaughan due tomorrow. Jubilee Singers arriving tomorrow morning.
Manager Holbrook finally secured Mr Ratto for a patriotic program in northern Illinois as Freeport prepares for Sunday's visit. Rockford Interurban offers eighty five cent ground trip rate to bring Rockford residents to the Billy Sunday meeting, with Winslow and other towns signaling large attendance. Ground preparations include erected restaurant and concession tents as closing arrangements are completed.
Freeport plans a lively chautauqua with tented camping areas, decorated grounds, and visitors arriving by bus from the courthouse starting in the morning. Deputies manage crowds. two night watchmen patrol the grounds. Tickets: single 25 cents, season 1.50. bus fare ten cents.
Mrs Anna M Hand wife of Frank B Hand aged thirty four dies at 10 this morning after a long illness of twelve years due to rheumatic deterioration. Born Pecatonica she was daughter of Dr A Jourdan and later lived in Platteville before moving to Freeport five years ago. Survivors include her husband two daughters Hazel and Mabel her father two sisters Frances Wood and Isabelle Jourdan and a brother Edward Jourdan. Funeral Saturday at 10 from the family residence with interment in the city cemetery.
Contracts awarded for remodelling and building additions to J. & W. store and Schwarz & Sons paint building owned by George Ennug h. Buildings rise three stories with a new front of plate glass and second floor steel beams. Rubendall Lattig win building work. Love Manufacturing Rockford supplies. Schwarz & Sons handles fixtures. Estimated cost seven thousand dollars.
The Dixon Baptist association convenes in Morrison with Rev. James A. Plarce of Sterling elected moderator and Rev. C. J. Price of Presport named clerk Ray Price delivered a sermon on Church Discipline Its Needs and Purposes A committee was appointed to plan next year’s convention and to form a permanent organization to be reported at the next conference
New York June 20 Special. State Superintendent Hendricks announced at the Mutual Gift Insurance company offices that he will investigate the firm along the same lines as his inquiry into the Equitable. The move signals a broader probe of life insurers operating in the state.
In Deniace Iowa on June 26 a special report notes former Speaker Henderson is recovering slowly yet gaining strength. Grover Hudson of Chicago is visiting his brother R. C. Hudson during a vacation stay.
Edward Kosher and his sons Jesse and Frank of Savanna were indicted on a murder charge in Mt. Carroll after a special grand jury convened by Judge O. B Heard. The case will be heard during the current term, with defense arranged by a prominent attorney. Evidence conflicts and grisly details surround the Weaver murder, and prosecutors contend the motive was not intended to be manslaughter, with testimonies challenging the defendants' accounts.
Joseph Genant sells his interest in the hardware business to A Hy Wieman, forming Graniman & Wieman. Wieman, formerly of German Valley, now resides on Union Street in Freeport. His wide acquaintances are expected to draw patrons. Grathman has long operated here with a solid trade.
Harry Buck, 22 caliber revolver owner and son of William Dueck, residing at 128 Fifth Avenue, fired a shot into his right forefinger while removing the cylinder for repair. An unexplained cartridge exploded and lodged in his finger. He was brought to White Sanitarium where the bullet was removed.
A brief ad-like note urges Maud to try Hollister's Rocky Mountain Vea for improvement, claiming one can begin living at sixty. It promotes a 35 cent price on tea or tablets and signs off by Joseph Emmert.
A fragmented note lists repairs and covering of a fountain area near 101 BCE enen streets to Bachat Umbr llas, with a contact at T. 8. Ryan, 87 Galena sr. 82ed tf.
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