20 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1899
Page
1
An ad touts Our Lumber as used by top builders in town and country. It promises good grade thoroughly seasoned lumber, well covered to protect it from rain and sun to prevent warping, urging customers to switch if not already buyers.
We offer the largest and most complete line of wall paper and room moldings with sample books of finer grades available to order from 25 cents up. Exclusive control of the entire line in this city. Call and see it. Dealers in paints oils and glass.
Luna Sina N Y March 20 Special Mrs Martha Place was electrocuted in the prison this morning as the first woman to die by this method in the state She killed her stepdaughter in Brooklyn in February 1898 slashing the head with an ax and pouring vitriol in the girl's face She lay in wait for her husband with the ax nearly killing him She was calm beyond expectation Death came swiftly The condemned woman said God help me as she sat in the chair
In Kingston Jamaica on March 20 John Sherman showed weak condition as doctors expressed discouragement. The cruiser Chicago tasked with transporting him to the United States may not reach Santiago de Cuba in time. transfer could be delayed until the Paris arrives. Sherman desires to return home as his strength declines.
Special cables report Gen Henry in San Juan Porto Rico denouncing rumors of an uprising as false with the island showing less agitation than before. In Havana last night police clashed with crowds. three officers died and 25 wounded as officers were stabbed in the back. In Caicaco a government court of inquiry resumed with Illinois witnesses. adjourned to tomorrow evening.
President McKinley with Hobart and Hanna depart for Jaky Island on a special tour. The outing marks a notable presidential movement with high officials accompanying the chief executive.
Port Said reports the relief ship Relief reaching the port on March 20 as part of its route to Manila carrying crucial supplies for areas in need.
In New York on March 20, two unrecognizable skeletons and burned remains were found in the Winsor ruins along with jewelry papers and clothing of occupants. Mr Thatcher the Chicago singer, with an excellent quartet, will perform at the Grand Opera House on Friday evening March 31 for the Embury pipe organ fund.
Daniel Bongye slipped on icy sidewalk near his West Street home Saturday night and fractured his left arm. Dr. Firestone reduced the fracture as Bongye endured a severe impact and facial bruising. On Elk Street, Mrs. Harrison Brownlee suffered serious facial and limb cuts from a Sunday evening fall, with Dr. Burwell called to treat her.
Farmers in Janesville Wisconsin fear tuberculosis spreads after a cow in a large local herd tested positive postmortem. Health Officer Gibson ordered the animal killed and the disease traced, raising the prospect of further slaughter if other cows are infected.
Sycamore March 18 The Lake Geneva Sycamore and Southern Electric railway asked the De Kall county board for a twenty year franchise to build a single track line four feet eight and a half inches gauge. The ordinance failed 15 to 6. The road already holds a fifty year city franchise and another attempt will be made at a special meeting April 12.
In the third week of the March term Judge Baume presided as a new trial motion was argued in the breach of promise case Mrs. Dollmeyer versus Henry Lerche. Another phase, an ejectment suit, followed this afternoon involving property on Galena street. Lerche sold the building to W. H. Lamm, Flor ence township farmer, who seeks Mrs. Dollmeyer’s eviction. Mrs. Dollmeyer is represented by Attorney Issenhuth, with M. Stoskopf for Lamm.
The Amity society holds a tea meeting at the home of Mrs W E Boyington tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Other notices include local names and places such as Henry Keehn and Harriet Ickes of Freeport, and references to various ads and happenings in Freeport and nearby towns.
High water on the Pecatonica River rises rapidly after ice jams break up. By Tuesday morning floodwater fills McVenn’s harness shop Fritz and Watson’s blacksmith shop Holsinger’s barber shop and Van Matre’s restaurant. The railroad track from the depot to Martintown lies submerged and depots surrounded by water. Traffic hampered. rubber boot sales the only activity amid the surge.
Prohibition club members will gather this evening at the residence of Professor Nagle for a local meeting.
A meeting of the Freeport Woman's club was held in the YMCA auditorium on Saturday afternoon March 18. Lizzie Flanagan read a scholarly paper on the great revolution reviewing the events leading to the greatest of French tragedies. Mrs G I Brown read from the Diamond Necklace by Carlyle and sang the Marseilles hymn with Miss Guiteau providing music, making the event pleasing and effective.
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