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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
1
Weather forecast from the Associated Press notes partly cloudy skies in Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa. Cold air is expected with colder temperatures on Saturday across the east central western regions.
Chicago dispatch reports William Mc Dermott, a retired Chicago fireman, admits nurse James H. Boyle linked to the Whitla kidnapping is his wayward daughter. The Boyle couple are jailed in Pittsburg and to be moved to Mercer county. Mrs Boyle detained for lack of women prisoners space.
On March 26 in Washington Representatives Byrd and Fordney almost clashed during a tariff speech. Byrd accused a Mississippi retail lumber dealers’ cartel, in which Fordney’s firm supposedly participated. Fordney denounced the claim and a near fight was halted by Democrats as Byrd moved toward Fordney before Fordney apologized.
Guthrie Oklahoma March 25 It became known yesterday that section 44 of the Roddie insurance code bill passed by the recent legislature and signed by Governor Haskell is unconstitutional and void It provides that assessment life insurance companies not fraternal organized in other states with capital stock of at least 250000 may be admitted to do business in Oklahoma The constitutional clause prohibits foreign corporations from engaging in business that domestic corporations cannot undertake Therefore the Roddie bill creates a class of foreign firms barred from the business locally
A large barn at the Charles Kuhelmeier farm in Kent township burned Thursday night at 8 o'clock, with $5,000 loss and $1,600 insurance. The fire destroyed hay, grain, and machinery, but cattle and buggies were saved. Dozens of hogs and a goat perished, while heroic volunteer firemen prevented house damage. the barn, built in 1875 by Peter Kleckner, was among the largest in the area.
The Freeport Woman's Club invites all music lovers to a Saturday meeting featuring Mrs. Winn a vice president of the state federation and district federation president who will speak on committee work. Winslow guests Miss Bessie Fuller will sing with Miss Flossie Fritz accompanying. An April 3 musical program includes Mrs. Chas Reitsch of Rockford and pianist Miss Clara Dorman from Freeport.
W.T. Rawleigh, Republican mayoral candidate, is scrutinized for supporting a businesslike process for finishing the G A R room in City Hall while aiding old soldiers and veterans. The record shows he backed time to plan the project and has given financial support to related groups. no promises of police chief appointments were made to Hall, Sanderson, or Meyers according to their statements.
H A Hutzel, once in the Freeport and Albany area, was arrested Thursday afternoon at 1 15 oclock in Float Street as part of a lengthy hunt for the man who forged and cashed a $1100 check belonging to Edward Kennedy of Albany. The Port Byron bank note, used to pay Kennedy’s farm sale to William Moody, led to discovery of the crime amid widespread state attention.
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