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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
1
The Associated Press reports cooler conditions tonight with fair skies for Chicago. Iowa expects fair weather tonight and Saturday with moderate temperatures. Wisconsin shows fair conditions tonight and Saturday, slightly cooler in the extreme east tonight.
Federal Judge Anderson refused Walsh's motion for a new trial after his conviction for misapplication of Chicago National bank funds. Attorneys filed arrest of judgment but were overruled. Walsh was granted a supersedeal and released on bond pending appeal. sentenced to five years in federal prison at Fort Leavenworth.
In Washington on March 18, Willets of New York denounced President Roosevelt saying he had done more than any president to erode confidence in government and to panic business and workplaces nationwide.
A fire aboard the passenger steamer Providence near Long Island sound led Captain Summons of the Providence to summon the steamer Richard Peck by wireless. Passengers, about 350, were transferred to the Richard Peck. The Providence fire was extinguished before significant damage occurred.
A petition was filed in federal court seeking Charles W. Morse be declared bankrupt. Judge Holt refused to appoint a receiver until questions about the petitioners' status as Morse creditors are resolved.
Five hundred people were poisoned in Upper Sandusky Ohio last night at a social hosted by the Ladies Aid of the English Lutheran Church. Attendees contracted illness after eating chicken and waf fles. Reports say few clerks could work today as many were affected, but officials believe there were no fatalities.
The American battleship fleet under Admiral Ivans will proceed from San Francisco to Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne, Sydney, Australia, and the Philippines. It will then head home to New York through the Suez Canal, following a voyage that begins in the Pacific.
Last night Frank Nettle stepped on a broken iron trap door in front of McPherson Service store west side and broke through. He was not badly hurt. Police reportedly complained to owner Mr Wilcoxon about the door’s condition, but no repair was made. Gilber Rummelhagen placed a red lantern and ladder to fence off the gap and kept the lantern lit to warn pedestrians.
A Thursday W C T U gathering at the Y M C A heard Miss Musser open with Psalm 1 and hymn Stand Up For Jesus. Rev Beynon spoke on the group’s work, praising national and local efforts, including temperance education and moral reform, with plans for a local option victory.
The McGilvray case heard testimony on forged checks with State's Attorney Burrell detailing McGilvray's admission of prior forgeries. McGilvray faced reindictment, his bond forfeited, and a Pekin-related case joined in court. Witte and Manus defend him as his sister and father attend. Beynon lauds the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the role of organized reform in enforcing laws, praising Frances Willard's life work and the “woman question.”
The nearly completed Trinity Evangelical church will be dedicated on Sunday March 15 with Bishop W F Heil officiating and presiding elder C G Ausngst participating. The 600 seat auditorium features golden oak, frescoes, opalescent glass, and a basement Sunday school room.
Carroll County delegates to the state convention are listed as Republican committeemen and local officials. The roster includes Gillespie, Pirie, Amos Dithart, Jot Fuorath, Wallace Wirtists, Shick, CoOW Weneeels, Parry Recontatad, and others. Additional names mention Edward Hendricks and Chavies Smith among the slate.
On Saturday afternoon General Atkins will address the Woman's club about Our Diiness Regiments. He is especially well fitted and a large crowd is hoped to attend. The gentlemen are invited. The program committee will meet at 2 o'clock.
Hurry to secure bargain shoes at Staver & Co during the clearing sale closing March 21. Large selection available with discounts on many styles and sizes.
An ad pledges King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for headache biliousness constipation and malaria. It asserts the product offers health like precious jewels and promises a cheerful refund of the price at Joseph Fiamert’s drug store if not satisfied.
Driving street gloves offered for comfort and dress at the FE and W. 3-138d lw include leather options and practical styles suitable for daily use and formal wear.
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