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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1906
Page
7
Meridian Miss March 6 revised dead list totals twenty four with forty six injured many unlikely to live. property loss semi official at one and one quarter million dollars with most homes in Lindsey Hill and east end Georgetown destroyed. survivors include railroad and police personnel among the dead and injured.
About 1,060 people with their horses faced a disaster as a storm drove the line into the Hilderet. The track split westward forcing many toward the east. A later block at Mrederichs han collapsed with 200 aboard. The fate of the rest remains unknown.
Reports from San Francisco say a terrible storm near Tahiti and adjacent islands killed up to 10,000 people with entire islands vanishing beneath waves. Financial damage is estimated at 5 million dollars though figures vary. The Mariposa crew cautions that reports from Papeete list 300 to 1,000 dead.
Nome March 5 The village of Tavernola on the cliffs above Lake Iseo in Brescia province was nearly wiped out when rocks gave way after the lake eroded the cliff base. A loud roar preceded the disaster, alerting about 1 000 inhabitants to flee in time. One fisherman was killed.
George J. Gould’s town house at 547 Fifth Avenue welcomed a baby girl this Saturday as Mrs. Gould and daughter Edith were celebrated. The infant is the couple’s seventh child and fourth daughter, with Edith Wingdon Gould being the mother’s name. The family has a long line of children and a strong home circle shared by the Goulds, reflecting a long marriage of over twenty years.
A funnel cloud struck Meridian around 6 30 p m causing extensive damage. The Marian fertilizer factory and Meridian Light and Railway facilities were wrecked. Buildings along Second Street and Bucktown were leveled. 8 000 raised for aid. Mississippi legislature allocated 5 000. Governor Vardaman sent convicts to assist debris removal.
An advertisement extols Dr. R.V. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and liver disorders, indigestion, biliousness, and related symptoms. It claims roots from American forests provide powerful restorative effects and warns against substitutes. It also touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative.
BIW Tones, a Louisiana country storekeeper, bought stock in New Orleans. Goods were shipped home fast, and his wife found a box marked Bill inside. She cried out, a neighbor rushed to help, and the box label triggered alarm before the mistake was shared in the Ladies' Home Journal.
In Chicago, Mrs Maude Lewis reported a daytime assault near Wabash avenue and Twenty sixth street by two stylish women who accused her of stealing a husband. She was beaten and knocked unconscious before their getaway carriage vanished. She believes the attack was a case of mistaken identity with no Chicago acquaintances.
Washington representatives Marel and Mrs Nicholas Longworth have returned to Washington after their wedding trip to Suba. They were met by Longworths private secretary and driven to Longworths residence on Eighteenth Street where they will live. Longworth will resume his legislative duties at the Capitol.
The Chesapeake famed for its 1813 encounter with the Shannon now serves as a flour mill at Wickham in Hampshire. Captured by Sir Philip Broke and brought to England in 1814, its timbers were sold in 1820 to John Prior, who rebuilt a Wickham mill from them. Many timbers bear grapeshot marks and shot remains still embedded in the wood.
An advertisement urges keeping a vial of DeWitts Life Early Risers to prevent headache constipation and liver troubles. Take a dose at bedtime for cleansing without griping, with selling points claiming widespread druggist availability.
An article by Professor Albrecht Wirth in Der Tac discusses potential exchanges between President Roosevelt and Emperor Wilhelm II. It posits Roosevelt visiting Berlin aboard a U.S. warship and the Kaiser visiting Washington, framed as visits on U.S. territory and in American lines.
Edward returns from foreign service troubled by a parrot in Teddy Ameling’s house that imitates a photograph kiss, uttering a plea in a voice that resembles Herbert’s. The parrot has never left the parlor, and Teddy questions attendance of other young ladies.
A 300 boat fishing fleet off Trondhjem, Norway, was battered by a terrfic storm. Seventy nine boats reported safe at Fintanger Koksvik and Gruelingerns islands. eleven boats and thirty three lives lost. Steamers search for survivors as bitter cold endangers those ashore.
Willian Loeb II, infant son of the secretary to the president, was christened at the bishopric residence with President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt as sponsors. A Great Fire in Manila region destroyed Tacloban on Leyte island, with extensive losses and hemp district impact noted.
Hon Jake Moore of Atlanta Georgia testifies after long indigestion that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieved him in one day. The advertisement claims Kodol digests what you eat and relieves sour stomach belching and related discomfort. Sold by all druggists.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote about a university president hopeful and a shy youth. After a silent walk the boy finally speaks then needles the professor by noting he had agreed with every word he said. The professor concedes the boy is bright and they become friends.
In Paris Illinois Mrs Mary D Rendick seeks custody of infant Victoria age two after adoption by Atr and Mrs AFE Eckerty of Newton Douglas County. Renick claims the county court adoption order should be vacated and the child returned. Foster parents vow to contest and take case to higher court. East St Louis authorities report arrest of James A Sapp and his brother Jesse on counterfeiting charges. They allegedly produced counterfeit dollars with James confessing involvement.
Bloomington March 5 William Leduc farmer pled guilty to murder in the bank shooting of Mayor Charles Nickel and depositor Pough Jones in Chenoa on October 28. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after an unexpected plea before trial.
Rev. Montgomery May of the Presbyterian church in Vandalia collapsed shortly after a revival at Morrisonville. He is in precarious condition and has been hospitalized.
A blaze started from an electric heater aboard a trolley car in Alton. Three passengers used pitchers of beer to douse the flames and avert a panic, stopping the fire before it spread.
Nobte Putnam brakeman on the Big Four railway was fatally injured in an accident near Cairo Illinois Mount Carmel area in March.
An advertisement promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough syrup. It claims to ease coughs colds croup and whooping cough by cleansing the mucous membranes of throat and lungs. It emphasizes taste and harmlessness and notes it is sold by all druggists.
The Datty Journal announces citywide delivery available to any part of the city for 19 cents per week, offering affordable access to its news and features.
March 3 report says Steve Adams made a full, sweeping confession about the conspirators in the Stennenberg affair. Detective WeParland notes Adams knew more of the tower efrele workings than Orchard, and his details corroborate Orchard on the governor’s assassination. Adams was not at Cridwell or the November failed effort. Jack Shinkins tied to Orchard’s account.
A verbose anecdote recalls Sir Henry Irving habit of declining presents from strangers. During the Sino Japanese war an admirer offered a Russian wolf hound as a gift. Irving humorously refused, citing his commitments and a Japanese valet.
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