Two Day Grocery Department Sale Announced
Two day sale in the grocery department on Wednesday and Thursday March 24th and 25th features strong values. Cranberries, bulk oysters, cabbage, Bali apples, sweet potatoes, gracked wheat, navy beans, Arbuckle’s coffee, honey drip syrup, Santos coffee, Golden Rio, German egg noodles, canned salmon, maple sugar, Neufchatel cheese, rye flour, potatoes, eggs, English currants, oatmeal wafers, butter crackers, Swift’s bacon, celery salt, dried mackerel Norway, oranges three dozen for a quarter.
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Arbuckle
Santos
Neufchatel
Swift
Norway
Hat Department Showcases Spring Line in Freeport
A special effort to please customers highlights the Freeport hat department with a complete spring line of hats and caps. Local shop promotes variety and style to attract shoppers this season.
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Freeport
E B and W Brand Hats Offer Deep Discounts
The EB and W Brand guarantees customer satisfaction for at least one season with a replacement hat if not. Stiff hats priced at 2.00 2.50 and 3.00 and Alpines at 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 are offered with bold color options. Sale includes reductions on last year’s stock with many hats and caps available for children.
Senator Allen Seeks Repeal Of Civil Service Law
In Washington on March 24 Senator Allen of Nebraska introduced a bill to repeal the civil service law and annul all executive orders based on it. Hoar of Massachusetts proposed prohibiting shipment of kinetoscope prize fight footage in mails or via interstate channels. Fox of Mississippi opened tariff debate in favor of protection, Johnson of North Dakota praised benefits of the agricultural schedule, and McMillan of Tennessee argued against the bill.
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Allen
Nebraska
Washington
Hoar
Massachusetts
Fox
Dem
Miss
Johnson
Rep
N. D
McMillan
Tenn
Murder and arson at Nashville farm claimed family
Nashville, March 24. Jacob Ade, his wife, daughter Lizzie aged 20, and Rosa Morice aged ten were burned to death in a house fire. Their son Henry, thirteen, is missing. Bodies found in the ruins. heads of two victims not yet located. It is believed the crime was murder to cover up the fire. Later Henry’s body was recovered, burned.
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Nashville
Jacob Ade
Lizzie
Rosa Morice
Henry
Department store bill moves through Illinois legislature
SPRINGFIELD March 24 The senate passed the department store bill with four nays and it is likely to pass the house but may be vetoed by the governor as unconstitutional The judicial apportionment bill passed the senate with two votes against It is greeted with applause in the house and ordered printed for first reading The hard road bill was defeated.
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Springfield
Ill
Senate
House
Crete Autonomy Demands Echoed by Insurgents
In Constantinople the sultan issued a decree calling into active service 44 battalions reserves second army corps and summoning the entire contingent of 97, while in C hina? Crete insurgent leaders reject autonomy proposals, saying only annexation to Greece or continued fighting is possible.
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Greece
Constantinople
Oanzra
Crete
Great Flood Recedes At Low Points In Memphis
Memphis Tenn March 24 Special The river is receding slightly and the worst seems over. St Louis March 24 Special Damage from the flood threatens points above on the Illinois Missouri and upper Mississippi rivers which is rising rapidly.
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Memphtis
Tenn
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Weather for Illinois Next Day Outlook
Chicago March 24 weather forecast says fair tonight and warmer Thursday with brisk northwest winds across Illinois."
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Chicago
Mar
Illinois
Burlington Withdraws From Freight Association
Cuicago March 24 Special The Burlington and Quincy system today announced withdrawal from the Western Freight and Passenger association following the United States Supreme Court ruling in the Trans-Missouri Freight association case.
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Burlington
Burlington & Quincy
Western Freight and Passenger Association
United States Supreme Court
trans-Missouri Freight Association
Japan Favors the Gold Standard Passes House of Peers
London reports the bill adopting the gold standard has passed Japan's house of peers and now awaits the emperor's signature. The capital city note marks a major monetary shift as the empire aligns with standard gold backing.
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Japan
London
House of Peers of
Hunter Lacks Two Votes In Kentucky Senate Ballot
In Frankfort March 24 the joint ballot for United States senator reported that Hunter a Republican trailed by two votes short of election. The tally shows Hunter still within striking distance as lawmakers continued to meet to decide the race.
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Hunter
Frankfort
United States
Five Children Die In Penrod House Fire
LADDSDALE March 24 Five children perished in a residence fire that consumed the Penrod home during the night. Fire officials say Frank Penrod and others escaped but five youngsters were found dead in the blaze. The tragedy prompted investigations and state fire department inquiries into the cause.
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Laddsdale
Frank Penrod
Long Jones Visited Washington Seeks Pipe Line Plan
Long Jones of Waukesha Wisconsin visits the capital with dreams of politics long past. He seeks a right of way to lay a Bethesda spring pipe line to the White House to shield the president from malaria and other Potomac flats risks. Jones says politics is now a mere dream, pursuing business instead. His name recalls the Grant convention of 1880 and the 1892 Minneapolis Harrison caucus coup.
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Warren Statesman
WasHington
Long” Jones
Waukesha
Wis
Capital
McKinley
Congress
Bethesda Spring
White House
Potomac Flats
Postmaster at Evanston Named by Congressman Foss
Congressman Foss presented John A. Childs’s postmaster application to President McKinley in Washington on March 28. Foss endorsed the bid and included backing from Evanston town leaders, the Northwestern University faculty, and the mayor. Childs, editor of the Index, is well known in Freeport and is I N Roland’s brother-in-law.
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Foss
John A. Childs
Washington
McKinley
John A.childs
Evanston
Board of Education
Northwestern University
Childs
Mr. Childs
Freeport
I.N. Roland
Man sues lodge over injuries from initiation
Dubuque March 24 George Harris permanently injured during initiation sues Tronwood Camp Modern Woodmen of America for 20000 dollars in damages.
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Dubuque
George Harris
Tronwood Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Markets Close Mixed as Grain and Livestock Prices Edge Higher
Closing quotations from the Board of Trade show March wheat at 72 cents, May wheat at 73, March corn 28, May corn 2.48, March oats 16, May oats 17, March pork 8.67, May pork 8.73, March lard 4.15, May lard 4.25, March ribs 4.674, May ribs 4.6734. At Union Stock Yards, hogs 19,000 steady to stronger with light 3.90 to 4.12, mixed 3.95 to 4.20, heavy 3.75 to 4.20. cattle 12,500 steady to strong beeves 3.70 to 5.40, stockers and feeders 3.35 to 4.30. sheep 8,000 strong.
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Board of Trade and Stock Yards
Ohicago
Union
Chickens Come High John Beverly on Trial for Stealing
The circuit court opened with the trial of John Beverly Charles Ober and James Beringer on charges of stealing chickens last winter. A jury for Beverly includes Wm Rosenstiel Erin Jacob Guth G W Bolender Buckeye W D Waterman Loran Scott Clark Freeport John Rezner Lancaster Wm Drebelbies Oneco Ben Clark Freeport Carl Damerer Freeport Simon Booker Loran Roy K Farwell Freeport. F L Morris of Elgin pleaded not guilty to forging school director notes for school orders. trial postponed to next term. His wife from Elgin may seek bail. Harper case preliminaries occupy today for trial this term. W J Harper, a former switchman who lost an arm in 1893, sues Illinois Central for 25000. lawyers Crain Pattison Mitchell and judge Stearns.
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John Beverly
Charles Ober
James Beringer
Beverly
Wm. Rosenstiel
Erin
Jacob Guth
Ridott
G. W. Bolender
Buckeye
W. D. Waterman
Loran
Scott Clark
Freeport
John Rezner
Lancaster
Wm. Drebelbies
Oneco
Ben Clark
Carl Damerer
Simon Booker
Roy K. Farwell
F. L. Morris
Elgin
Harper
W. J. Harper
Illinois Central
J. A
Debate at College of Commerce room on March 80th
A joint debate will be held in the College of Commerce rooms Tuesday evening, March 80th, between German Valley college scholars and College of Commerce students. The money question will be the topic.
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College of Commerce
German Valley College
A Day's Notations and Local Notices
Local notes report Miss Laura Gemmill visiting her parents in Freeport from Chicago while Miss Mabel Devore returns home from Chicago. A rehearsal is set at Mrs Lawyer's. Loyal Temperance Legion meets Thursday at 4 PM. The will of Frederick Klaus is filed, leaving all to his widow. Freeport Council 102 National Union to meet for business. Emma Walz and Bertha Staver, students at Normal, return tomorrow for spring break. Y M C A reception planned next Friday for members and ladies. Pound meeting at Salvation Army tonight. bring groceries. Rev Entors will speak. A weather-related postponement delays Rev J D McCaughtry’s lecture at McConnell's. Addison Bidwell and J G Hettinger sail for Bermuda, away several weeks. Jacob Scroggs of Bucyrus, Ohio, dies. he was a GOP leader and presidential elector. Erin township caucus shows J Richards as a strong supervisor candidate. other officers listed. L T Savage wins Pillsbury prize in Minnesota university oratorical contest. Beloit-born, Freeport-raised, Minnesota and Delta Delta Chi member, now editor of Minnesota Magazine and Y M C A president, to represent the university in state contest. Minnesota’s enrollment near 3,000, second largest in the nation.
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University of Minnesota
L. T. Savage
E. P. Savage
First Baptist Church of
St. Paul
Minnesota
Delta Delta Chi
United States
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Watch Inspectors I. 0
R. R
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Galena St
Civil Service
Long Jones
Laura Gemmill
Mabel Devore
Mrs
The
Loyal Temperance Legion
M. HE
Frederick Klaus
Freeport Council
National Union
Emma Walz
Bertha Staver
Normal
Salvation Army
Entors
McConnell’s
J. D. McCaughtry
O. B. Bidwell
Addison
J. G. Hettinger
East
Bermuda
W. T. Giles
Jacob Scroggs
Bucyrus
Ohio
Scroggs
Mrs. Giles
Joseph Scroggs
Bulletin
Erin Township
J. Richards
George Duth
W. H. Kauffman
Boyd Hogaine
Chas. Gossman
R. V. Turner
Walter Sidel
George Barton
W. H. Culver
J. E. Aspinwall
A. B. F. Hogains
John Brandt
Rockford
Winn & Sovereign
Fidelity Rupture Care Home Office
Brown Bldg
Rockford, Ill
Rochelle
Freeport, Ill
Brewster House
MDA
Royalsbaking Powder Co
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Garrison
Knights of the Globe
Supreme Judge
G. Keck
T. G. Blendon
C. R. Sheetz
J. N. Fleck
F. R. Dawson
Fred Schmidt
Chas. Beine
Little
Wm. Walton
Clothing Department
Chalte & Siecke
City Drugs Store
John P. Goffey
Prop
Palmer
Gigars
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