Concrete Culvert Plan Approved For Manny Tracks
Railroad Illinois Central to fund 8500 dollars of the nearly 12000 dollar project. City highway commissioners and abutting property owners each contribute 1200. Construction to start early May under Central supervision. culvert from Adams to Chicago Street eight feet wide and one to two and a half feet thick.
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Dittmar
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Adams
Spring
Jackson
Highway Commissioners
Steve Steffen
P. J. Lonergan
Louis McGovern
Henry Bater
A. F. Wagner
F. W. Hoefer
Chris Koehler
Charles Richter
A. F. Rapenthal
Eugene Dailey
Illinois Central
Graham
R. B. Mitchell
Steffen
Central
Adams Street
Chicago Street
Freeport Victorious Over Polo 44 to 22 In Conference Play
Freeport High School's basketball team topped Polo High 44 to 22 showcasing strong defense and accurate shooting. Key scorers were Hime 6 Schmelzle 4 Ellis 4 Wheeler 2 for Freeport while Polo’s Dodge 3 Hack 4 led the visitors. A girls game saw the teachers beat the girls 23 to 20, stopping at a set score. City championship series between High and Y teams begins next Tuesday with three fast, close games for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport High School
Polo High School
Freeporters
Freeport
Hime
Schmelzle
Ellis
Wheeler
Polo—Dodge
Hacket
Tgkidoo
Jaynes
James
Missea Ewing
Verbeck
Kaufman
Conductor Earnist Stricken With Fainting Spell
Earnist, a conductor, collapsed at Pattison and Kryder book store yesterday afternoon. Dr. L. G. Voigt attended, as he had shown poor health recently and had a previous fainting spell at a railway conductors’ meeting. He was taken home by cab and is reported much better and resting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnist
Pattison & Kryder
L. G. Voigt
Excitement in Dodgeville Over Smallpox Epidemic Find
Residents of Dodgeville react with heightened concern as authorities confirm an epidemic of smallpox after a notable health scare. Officials urge vigilance, vaccination, and reporting of suspected cases to contain spread. Local doctors coordinate with state health officers to tracing contacts and implement precautionary measures.
Deaths and funerals cross path in local notices
The infant child of Mr and Mrs John Griffin of 31 Gundavenue died likely from suffocation with an inquest planned Sunday. Joseph A Kelley died at St Francis hospital at 6 am after a TB illness. born in Pittsburgh about 28 years ago he had recently lived at Kraft House and worked at Stovers. funeral at St Marys Church. Remains of Rev Bernard Vogelsang arrived for services at St Johns Church with pallbearers named. Morris Town, 65, former Northwestern conductor, died in West Chicago after recent illness. funeral plans and career noted.
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John Griffin
Gundavenue
Joseph A. Kelley
St. Francis Hospital
Kraft House
Stover’s
Pittsburg
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Bernard Vogelsang
Elkhart Lake
Wis
C. M. & St. Paul Road
St. John’s Church
F. Holke
G. A. Huenkemeier
Charles
Louis Koym
Henry Tempel
John Kochsmeier
Henry Altoff
Edward Brokhausen
Schwartz
Eleroy
Rev. Schutte
Monroe
Freeport
Morris Town
Chicago
Town
Northwestern
Chicago Great Western
Kansas City
Board of Education Holds Meeting and Resigns Notify
The board of education met in the public library rooms last evening with most members present. Miss Blanche Capron resigned as second and third grade teacher at Union Street school effective March 22 and Miss Emma Peterson was elected to fill the vacancy. Minor refunds of school taxes were issued to J J Rosenstiel and Ralph Rosenstiel and to district 112. The superintendent was authorized to close schools for spring vacation and teachers institute from March 22 to April 8, with county institute set for March 25 to 29. The auditing committee reported bills and the secretary was authorized to issue interest. The meeting adjourned after no further business.
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Board of Education
Publc
Bergan
Graham
Dr. Allen
Blanche Capron
Union Street
Emma Peterson
J. J
Ralph Rosenstiel
Town Raises Assessor Salary to $1,800
The town board increased the assessor salary from $1,600 to $1,800 citing needed time and added help for this year’s assessment, which will cover both real estate and personal property.
Freeport Girls Dominate Interior Academy In 82–16 Victory
In Dakota on March 2, the Freeport girls basketball team overwhelmed Interior Academy 82 to 16. The game drew a large crowd and featured standout play by Miss James of Freeport, while Interior's first game showed promise despite the lopsided score.
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Dakota
Freeport
Girls of the Interior Academy
James
Interior Girls
Eight young ladies take teachers' exam at Supt Grove office
Eight young ladies are taking the teachers' examination at the office of Superintendent Grove today. The applicants include Edna Moses Jennie Jones Ella Thompson Effie Bender Lillian McGrath Winnifred Rees Addie Wittenmeier and Margaret Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Grove
Edna Moses
Jennie Jones
Ella Thompson
Effie Bender
Lillian McGrath
Winnifred Rees
Addie Wittenmeier
Margaret Welch
Sheriff Slover Misidentifies Man in City
Sheriff E H Slover of Coles County visited the city to locate a party named McGilvray but determined the man he found was not the target. The incident ends with clarification that McGilvray was not the desired individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Slover
Coles County
McGilvrey
McGilvray
Buckeye Town Caucus Nominates Township Ticket
Republican voters of Buckeye will meet in caucus at the town house on Friday March 15 1907 from 1 30 to 3 p m for the purpose of nominating a township ticket F W Clingman committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
F. W. Clingman
Forty-Two Years in National Congress Retires Iowa Statesman
Washington notes mark in 1909 as Senator William Boyd Allison of Iowa turns seventy-eight and closes forty-two years in Congress. The piece recalls rivals and compares terms with Morgan, Hale, Frye, Aldrich, and Morrill, praising Allison’s influence and longevity.
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Washington
Capitol
Grosvenor
Ohio
Covenor
West Virginia
Bankhead
Alabama
Wadsworth
New York
Babcock
Wisconsin
Lacey
Iowa
McCleary
Minnesota
Fred Landis
Indiana
Senate
Patterson
Colorado
Dubois
Idaho
Clark
Montana
Dryden
New Jersey
Blackburn
Kentucky
Carmack
Tennessee
Millard
Nebraska
Berry
Arkansas
William Boyd Allison
Congress
Uncle Billy
United States Senate
Republic
John T. Morgan
Maine
Hale
Frye
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Allson
Morgan
Allison
House
Appropriations Committee
McKinley
Roosevelt
Justin S. Morrill
Vermont
Ytowans
Senator Allison
Senator Morgan
Congress Branch Safety Over Many Years Stated
A 4 O clock P M branch of congress is reported as not in danger for many years to come, reflecting stability in its operations and leadership.
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Branch of
Congress
Oppose House Amendment on Ship Subsidy Bill
Democratic leaders decide to talk the ship subsidy bill to death in the house to block the amendment adopted yesterday. Democratic senators begin a determined filibuster to prevent a vote before Congress adjourns, while the general plan awaits a 5 o clock consideration. The banking committee opposes the Fowler asset currency bill and treasury views urge broader elasticity. Senate votes 62 to 1 to keep eighteen pension agencies while the house eliminates seventeen, leaving one in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
House Committee On Banking
Secretary of the Treasury
Four Killed in Hartford Train Collision Near Waterbury
Warrants prepared for arrest of George Eaton and William E Fisher, conductor and engineer of the New York New Haven Hartford special train. The collision with a regular passenger train fatally harmed four trainmen, seriously wounded two passengers, and left many others slightly hurt as Governor Woodruff and staff rode with the New Haven Grays militia aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
George Eaton
Wm. E. Fisher
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New Haven Grays
Woodruff
Labor petitions Congress over miners leaders arrest
Organized labor asked Congress to investigate the arrest in Colorado of Western Federation of Miners officers Charles H. Moyer William D. Haywood and George F Pettibone and their deportation to Idaho to stand trial on charges of complicity in the murder of ex Governor Stuennen berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organized Labor
Congress
Colorado
Charles H. Moyer
William D. Haywood
George F. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
Stuennenberg
Busse Named Republican Mayor Candidate in Chicago
Frederick A. Busse was nominated for mayor by the Chicago Republican city convention held March 2. Edward C. Young was named for city treasurer and John A. McCabe for city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago City Convention
Chicago
Frederick A. Busse
Edward C. Young
John A. McCabe
World sculling title won by George Towns in Sydney
Australian sculler George Towns defeated Canadian Edward Durnan by three lengths today in Sydney to claim the world sculling championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
S. W
George Towns
Edward Durnan
Canada
Illinois Fair Weather Tonight and Sunday Forecast
Illinois forecasts predict fair conditions tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. The sun rose at 6 34 a m and will set at 6 52 p m.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ambassador McCormick Honored in Paris by Fallieres
Paris March 2 President Fallieres personally conferred on retiring American Ambassador McCormick the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fallieres
The
Legion of Honor
McCormick
Fire destroys eleven Leroy businesses in Bloomington era
A special dispatch from Bloomington reports a morning fire in Leroy that wiped out eleven business places. The loss is estimated at $75,000 with extensive damage across the town. No injuries are mentioned.
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Bloomington
Leroy
Luss
Market Report from Chicago Grain and Union Stock Yards
Closing board of trade quotations show May wheat at 765.76, May corn 163%, May oats 413, May pork 16.22, May lard 9.45, May ribs 8s.8é. At Union stock yards, cattle 00 steady, beeves 1.11 to 6.85, cows and heifers 1.65 to 5.25, feeders 2.60 to 4.90, hogs 12,000 steady, various butcher and bulk sales 6.80 to 7.08, sheep 1,600 strong, 3.75 to 5.60.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Union
March Term Opens as Circuit Court Reaches Quarterly Grind
The March term of the circuit court opens Monday and the term will proceed with its routine quarterly workflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Prand Jurs
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted as Family Remedy
A vintage ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest family remedy on earth. It claims benefits for both travel and daily use and advertises 35 cents for tea or tablets sold by Joseph Emmert.
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Nuff
Hollister
Joseph Emmert
Teachers 70 Meet Week Of March 25
Stephenson county prepares for a large teachers institute opening Monday March 25 and running through March 30 in Freeport. Noted educators Dr P P Claxton and Dr Fess join State Superintendent F G Blair in talks on history education and modern schooling. Topics include the personal and national roles in history and the Bible study, with evening lectures on education and Abraham Lincoln.
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Teachers’ Institute
Stephenson County
P. P. Claxton
Fess
Claxton
Tennessee University
Knoxville
Dolly Madison
Grant
Lee
Abraham
Lincoln
Freeport
Suitor Intervenes as Officer Quells Street Confrontation
Officer John Fowler acted as arbitrator at a dance incident over a hotel worker’s escort. A rival sought to bar the planned walk home, threatening violence. Fowler warned troublemakers to disperse, allowing the women to proceed unmolested while the plotters swore revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fowler
Card party at Globe hall tonight
Advice to mothers promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Ves as a health tonic costing 85 cents, available as tea or tablets. It urges mothers to keep their children strong and vigorous, presenting the product as a swift messenger of health.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Joseph Emmert
Household items sale prices and address at Carroll Street
Classified listing presents prices for furniture and goods including a piano, bookcase, rug, encyclopaedia set, inlaid settee, sanitary couch, mattress, and dining table with chairs. Items are offered at specified amounts and the note provides the address 78 Carroll St and old phone 1114.
Many Farms Sold In Spring Property Transfers
Clerks at the circuit clerk's office record a spring surge in farm and town property transfers. Filings include Jared C. Hurd to C. Frederick Heintz for lots in Lena. various 80 to 160 acre parcels in Waddams Florence Harlem Kent and Jefferson townships. values range from 1,200 to 21,281 dollars. Names include Keeler, Borchers, Keister, Gemmills, Janssen, Bunker, Doll, Penticoff, Kuhlemeier, White, Isenberger, Kleckner, Ortmeier, Offenheiser, Staas, and others.
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Jared C. Hurd
C. Frederick Heintz
Pickard
Lena
C.F. Heintz
John E. Otte
Waddams Township
Minnie Keeler
Charles H. Keeler
Florence Township
Charles Keeler
Caroline C. Keeler
Silver Creek
Charles F. Borchers
M. EB. Church
Bolton
Ridett Township
Christian Keister
John G. Walter
Harlem
Eva Keeler
Jay B. Cain
Susanah Gemmills
Oetjie
Janssen
Carroll County
Florence
Hiram F. Bunker
Margaret Pephart
Kimball
Franklin M. Doll
William Braun
Kent Township
Charles A. Penticoff
Simon Tollmeier
Loren Township
Aaron D. Kleckner
Jacob Offenheiser
Jefferson Township
Daniel C. Kleckner
Alfred H. Potter
Adam Young
New Pennsylvania
Daniel Bongye
William Staas
Park Heights
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I. C
Erty
Freeport Victor
Polo
Dodgeville
Union Street School
Journal
National Congress
Iowa Statesman
Connecticut
Labor Petitions Congress
Busse
Weather Forecast
Ambassador McCormick
Today’s Market Report
Cicuit Court
Will
F. G. Blair
Globe Hall
Slaughter Sale
Charles D. Knowlton
Stephenson St
Galena Ave
C. F. Hildreth, Seo'y
CAH
Little & Co
Boston
C.H. Little & Co
Freeport, Ill
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Steeneweow St
Sanford aZaiiman
Exchange Street
Mechanic Street
Hillmer
H. A. Hillm
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