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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
2
A fragmented ad requests readers to mail the advertisement along with paper name, the sender’s address, and four cents to receive a “Complete Handy Atlas of the World.” The offer cites SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Peart Street, New York, as the source.
Lake Winnipeg is Manitoba’s largest lake at about 275 miles long and 49 to 60 miles wide with an area near 9 000 square miles. Its coast exceeds other lakes except Superior, and its major tributaries include the Saskatchewan river 1 090 miles long the Red river 700 miles the Winnipeg river 100 miles and many minor rivers feed the lake. The Nelson river serves as the principal outlet linking Lake Winnipeg to Hudson bay.
Washington March 26 Mrs Pierre Lorillard wife of tobacco magnate died by asphyxiation at her home near Dupont circle. She left a note the widow refuses to publish. She had joined social events including Lady Paget’s dinner hours earlier. She is survived by two sons and other relatives.
Princeton Yale and Harvard compete in a three city triangular debate on March 26 in Princeton Cambridge and New Haven The motion declares interstate corporations must obtain a federal charter Princeton faces the negative in Princeton and the affirmative at New Haven Cambridge Vale the affirmative and Harvard the negative The prior triangular debate two years ago saw Princeton defeat both Yale and Harvard.
A large anti-suffrage meeting was held in London at Queen's Hall to show that not all English women support votes for women. Presiding was Mrs Blumphry Ward with speakers including Lord Cromer and Austen Chamberlain.
New York legal ruling favors car owners over guests. Dr Julian Thomas gave Frances Haas a ride, crashed into a trolley pole, breaking her leg. She sued for 25000 dollars but the jury found against her, settling the automobile liability question in the state.
A Yukon Oklahoma mother recounts how her two year old suffered a severe rash with itching and blisters, believed eczema, until relief came from Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes rapid improvement within a week and endorsement of the products for skin conditions and nursery use.
Lieutenant Shackleton's Nimrod returns to Christ Church with the exploration party aboard all well. Professor David notes the expedition faced extreme heat early on forcing sledges to pull in singlets and later extreme cold as they turned back with temperatures dropping toward 93 degrees. They urge larger supplies for future polar explorers, asserting the South Pole lies on a high plateau with the world's coldest, stormiest weather.
In Guthrie Oklahoma on March 26 three black men were killed and many wounded after a clash with twenty deputy sheriffs seeking to arrest cattle thieves. A larger armed posse arrived, and about 3800 shots were fired in a final exchange, leaving two blacks dead and Pastor Timothy Fowler injured as barricaded houses were stormed.
Mary Adelaide Yerkes widow of Charles Tyson Yerkes filed suit in the superior court asking for a receiver for the Yerkes estate and an injunction to stop Louis S. Owsley from seeking letters testamentary in New York. The estate lists liabilities at 4.32 million and assets at 11.12 million, with 4,494 Chicago Consolidated Traction gold bonds worth 4.494 million cited as a major asset. Owsley allegedly surrendered much stock to a New York reorganization committee in June 1908, depriving the estate of at least 200 thousand dollars yearly.
In Chicago at 115% West Forty-Seventh Place police at Stockyards station arrested Mrs Julia Tanovicz, her husband Barton Tanovicz, and two boarders after the discovery of an unidentified man’s body. The woman admitted shooting the intruder claiming he tried to break in. she fired through the door panels and only learned at daylight that he was hit.
Opera singer Mary Garden has repaid David Mayer and wife $20,009 with interest, a loan aiding her education eleven years earlier when she sang in Chicago. The Mayers funded her studies as she prepared to go to Paris, hoping for her success. The refunded money will reportedly go to charity.
Miss Eva Tamyin, 21, famed as the neighborhood belle, was found dead in a gas-filled room at 249 North Springfield Avenue. Police and the coroner pursue a mystery, with family claiming it was an accident and offering no motive for suicide.
Patrick Brennan president of Independent Packing company was found not guilty by a jury in Judge Foster's court. Brennan faced a complaint from Miss Anna Wyatt of the Anti Cruelty Society who alleged improper branding methods and poor care of hogs at the workplace.
Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem Pa says furnace men will see a 10 percent wage reduction starting April 1. About 100 workers are affected by the cut announced on March 26.
People with kidney and back issues seek a dependable remedy. Freeport residents testify that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved back pain and kidney weakness. John Smith of 980 West Stephenson Street praises the product after buying at Emmert's drug store. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Walter Goerke rode sixty nine miles in 58 minutes 2545 seconds at Daytona on March 26 to break the prior record of sixty eight miles 1 980 yards in one hour.
A slag pit explosion at the El Paso smelter in El Paso Texas killed one worker and mortally injured two others on March 2. Investigations are underway to determine the cause and confirm identifications of the victims.
A reader testimonial claims immediate relief for all forms of piles from a tube of Man Zan Pile Remedy. The advertisement guarantees 60 cents, with ordering options through H J Moogk and C P Guen.
Vests neckties and fine fabrics offered for cleaning by B. B. Dye Works with emphasis on thorough cleaning without damage. Includes a date fragment 8 23dwiw likely indicating service window or notice.
The Daily Journal announces home delivery available to every city district for a weekly rate. Readers can sign up for doorstep service and nationwide news coverage from the local paper.
Chicago March 2 Six hundred grocery wholesale workers gathered at Vondorf's Hall and voted to strike April 11 for shorter hours. A Freight Handlers District Council meeting was planned for Monday to support the strike and possibly involve railroads.
The Frances Shimer Academy of the University of Chicago Mount Carroll invites bids for a brick and stone dormitory and reception hall 90 by 40 feet three stories with a 70 by 12 foot concrete porch. Plans by A Ecketorm Tacoma Building Chicago. Bids due April 12 at 10:30 am Metcalf Hall Academy grounds. Dean W W McKee.
Five men were killed and six injured when a wall collapsed at the Darling & Co stockyards wrecking site at Party Second street and Ashland avenue in Chicago. The ruin occurred after the building had been burned weeks earlier, and workers were buried under debris.
A brief advertisement notes the satisfaction of a thoroughly cleaned suit equals a new outfit, adding that clean clothes last longer and promote health. It emphasizes sending garments to RB B Dye Works for cleaning services.
F J Burdett, piano tuner, orders supplies at Brown and Dollmeyers. The brief notice notes his business activity and contact details via the shop window listing.
Belgrade reports Prince Alexander the king’s second son categorically declines succession saying it is impossible to force him to accept the throne. meanwhile an Optimists club plan begins with circular letters to governors college presidents and public leaders. Yale Harvard football date set Harvard to host Yale in Cambridge on November 20.
A New York report from March 26 notes a campaign to end All Fool's Day and promote an Optimists' movement. The effort seeks to shift cultural habits toward constructive festivities and positive outlooks.
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