Woodmen Camps Launch Big Membership Drive
Freeport and Cherry Woodmen camps plan to add about 300 new names in six weeks. A joint meeting at Freeport lodge featured District Deputy Wilcox from Rockford and Special Deputy C E Bullock outlining M W A fraternal insurance aims. Bullock to recruit locally. Cherry camp to hold another large meeting within ten days amid bids for the northern winds and southern Wisconsin picnic event set for Beloit on April 14.
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Freeport Woodmen
Freeport
Cherry Camps
Freeport Camp
Wilcox
Rockford
C. E. Bullock
W. J Wachkin
McConnell
Bullock
Cherry Camp
Kenosha
Woodmen Picnic Association
Northern Winds
Wisconsin
Beloit
Peoria
Line City
Inke
Freeport Consistory Granted Special Dispensation for Weekend Meeting
Freeport Consistory has been granted a special dispensation to meet Saturday night to receive and act on petitions. The annual meeting will be held next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with a large class of candidates to be initiated.
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Freeport
Freeport Elks to Install Officers Next Thursday
Freeport lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will install its officers on Thursday night, April 1, marking the annual installation ceremony in the lodge room.
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Freeport Lodge of Elks
NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE TO OPEN IN QUEENS BOOM TIME
Special to the Journal reports New York March 26 Queensboro Bridge becomes a major topic in Long Island City as traffic forecasts rise to about 600 000 daily. Planned 13 million dollar project exceeded cost with a westerly approach on Manhattan Second Avenue and an easterly approach into Long Island City. Official dedication slated for this summer with a monster celebration.
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New York
Queensboro
Long Island City
East River
Manhattan
Long Island
Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
Broklyn
Brooklyn
Queens County
Williamsburg
Manhattan Eee
Blackwells Island
Second Avenue
Fifty-ninth
Sixtieth Streets
This Date in History 1649 to 1908
A compact history list notes key events and obituaries from 1649 to 1908. Included are deaths of John Winthrop Walt Whitman John M Stone Mildred C Lee and other milestones such as Bank of England incorporation the first New England street railway and the abolition of drum-head courts martial.
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John Winthrop
Massachusetts
Bank of England
South Carolina
New England
Boston
Cambridge
Kansas
Paducah
King Charles of
Roumania
Canada
Walt Whitman
John M. Stone
Mississippi
Mildred C. Lee
Robert E. Lee
New Orleans
Duma
Mexico
Chilapa
Father John's Medicine and March Weather Vision
The piece blends nostalgia and humor as it contrasts old fashioned health claims with March weather scenes. A wandering, lively monologue mixes product praise with seasonal imagery, ending with a signature by Francis C. Brennan in Fleur-de-Lis.
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Francis C. Brennan
Fleur-de-Lis
Shrine Meeting Transport Notice for Rockford
Shriner members are asked to leave their names with FBI Stewart at the Masonic temple for attendance at the Shrine meeting in Rockford on April 14 and return at 2 a.m. on a special vehicle.
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Rockford
FBI
Stewart
Masonic Temple
Mrs Ida Soper Praises Dr King’s New Discovery
In Big Pond Pennsylvania Mrs Ida Soper recalls near fatal lung trouble and says Dr King’s New Discovery cured her for twelve years. It relieves coughs colds sore lungs hemorrhages la grippe asthma croup whooping cough and bronchial ailments. 50c and 1.00 Trial bottle free guaranteed by Joseph Emmert.
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Ida Soper
Joseph Emmert
Third Operation For Shelley Arm Injury In Street Car Crash
Thomas Shelley, who suffered a serious right arm injury in a street car accident, has gone to the hospital for the third operation on that limb.
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Thomas Shelley
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Wide Relief
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal cure for constipation indigestion liver trouble flatulency heartburn sour stomach and related ailments. Claims a rich company backing and a money back guarantee with free sample offers to readers and widespread availability through druggists at 50 cents and one dollar per bottle.
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Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Ill
MIONA
Wm. F. Jungkuanz
Lavell completes property swap on Strobel and West Main
Lavell sold Strobel avenue property to Mrs. Dempster and bought the West Main street parcel owned by his brother James Lavell now occupied by Peter O'Rourk. O'Rourk plans to move to Freeport soon as June changes on the Illinois Central are not expected to affect him.
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Lavell
Strobel Avenue
Baseball News and Team Signs From the Midwest
Bert Flynn of Louisville joins Fond du Lac via Milwaukee as a new pitcher. Rockford adds third baseman Roy Weir from Minneapolis with Canadian experience. Madison struggles to assemble a squad while Oshkosh faces signing challenges. The Appleton post critiques regional teams and league relations with a humorous alphabet overview of cities F for Fond du Lac and others.
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Bert Flynn
Louisville
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Rockford
Roy Weir
Minneapolis
Canada
Madison
Pink Hawley
Oshkosh
Appleton
Fountains
Raycine
Freeport
Green Bay
Appleton Post
Decatur Team Plans Strict Daily Training Regimen
Doc Childs and Manager Moore schedule a strict daily routine for their players in Decatur. The plan starts at 7:30 a.m. with wake up and includes park practice at 10:00 a.m. lunch at noon, a 2:30 p.m. return to park for game or practice, a 6:30 p.m. clubhouse conference and dinner, then 11:00 p.m. bedtime.
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Doc Childs
Moore
Decatur
Schoonhoven Aims Rockford Surplus Players for Eau Claire
Tom Schoonhoven, former Freeport manager, seeks Rockford surplus players for Eau Claire season. He names Shortstop Nifneckker Bobby Wallace as a target. Rockford President Walsh declines to discuss signings. Schoonhoven says no players are signed yet and he is at his wits end to find competent talent.
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Rockford Register-Gazette
Tommy Schoonhoven
Freeport
Eau Claire
Rockford
Bubser
Walsh
Schoonhoven
Nifnecker
Bobby Wallace
Rockford Trades OLeary to Oshkosh for Cozy Dolan
Rockford Illinois March 26 George OLeary third baseman from last season is traded to Oshkosh for Cozy Dolan another third baseman The move shifts infield strength as clubs realign talent ahead of the season
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Rockford
Oshkosh
Ill
George O'Leary
Dolan
Hyomei Cures Decade-Old Bronchitis Claim
Ada Hopkins of Coldwater Michigan credits Hyomei with ending a five year battle with bronchitis and nightly choking coughs. The ad notes William F Jungkunz sells Hyomei with a money back guarantee and a full outfit priced at one dollar, including bottle and inhaler.
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Ada Hopkins
Cutter Ave
Coldwater
Mich
Wm. F. Jungkunz
April American Magazine features tales and zestful pieces
The April American Magazine presents true crime plots about graft prosecutions in San Francisco with Will Irwin, plus Grover Cleveland stories by Jesse Lynch Williams, Tarbell on tariff juggles aligned with Taft, and varied essays. Fiction by White, Child, Peple, Higgin Prouty, and serials by Lovell add a broad mix of ideas and entertainment.
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San Francisco
Will Irwin
American
Jesse Lynch Williams
Grover Cleveland
Ida M. Tarbell
Congress
Taft
W. S. Thomas
Wiliam Allen White
Charles W. Wood
Stewart White
Richard Washburn Child
Edward Peple
Olive Higging
Middleweights Clash as Ketchel Faces O'Brien in New York
The Journal of New York reports a ten round bout at the National Athletic Club between Jack O'Brien and Stanley Ketchel. Ketchel, the middleweight champion, is the favorite. O'Brien seeks sharp, defensive work to withstand Ketchel's heavy blows as fans expect a square contest under referee Tim Hurst.
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The
Journal of New York
Jack O'Brien
Stanley Ketchel
National Athletic Club
O’brien
Tommy Burns
Los Angeles
Burns
Tim Hurst
Ketchel
O'Brien
The Smart Set at Grand Opera House Next Monday
The Smart Set musical comedy, hailed as a top year’s hit and nicknamed The Black Politician, comes to the Grand Opera House next Monday night. It boasts rich musical selections and a stellar cast including S. H. Dudley and a chorus of striking young women from southern church choirs, promising lively humor and sparkling song.
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Grand Opera House
Southern Church Choirs of Fame
S. H. Dudley
Death of Savanna Principal Prof O F Smith
Sad report from Savanna tolls of Prof O F Smith principal of the township high school. His body was taken to New York for burial with wife and nine month old son and F S Greenleaf. The infant son died near New York on the journey as the train neared the old home. A double funeral was held today.
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O. F. Smith
Savanna
New York
F. S. Greenleaf
Ladder
Roosevelt Dueling Tariffs Amid PayLifted Debate
Washington March 26 Representative Sheppard of Texas denounces the Payne tariff as a betrayal while mocking Taft's pledge to lower rates and contrasting it with Roosevelt and Taft. He cites a fatiguing wind from Washington to Oyster Bay and compares power to a 6 cent cigar of Joseph G Cannon. Representative Kusterman notes the retained duty on petroleum aids Standard Oil, letting it undersell US prices by a few cents.
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Washington
Sheppard
Texas
Taft
Mr. Taft
Oyster Bay
Joseph G. Cannon
Roosevelts
Wet and Dry In Debate At Milwaukee Hippodrome
Delegations from Chicago and other cities gather in Milwaukee for a debate at the Hippodrome tonight between Mayor Rose and President Samuel Dickie of Albion College. Rose will back the negative and Dickie the affirmative to the resolution that prohibition as applied to manufacturing and selling intoxicating beverages is right. Three debates are planned with a second in Chicago and a third in a southern city.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Rose
Samuel Dickie
Albion College
Dickie
Nicago
Electric cut at Sterling reduces gas and electric rates
Sterling March 23 BK KF Morrell of the Sterling Gas and Electric Light company announced a rate cut effective July 1. Domestic rate will drop to about 14 cents per kW hour and commercial rate to 8.34 cents per kW hour, versus the present 16 and 10 cents.
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Sterling
BK. KF. Morrell
Sterling Gas & Electric Light Company
K. W
Modern Woodmen Library Drives Book Drive at Sanatorium
Clerks of Modern Woodmen camps received a circular from Editor Van Galder urging each to send one book to the new sanatorium in Colorado Springs. The program aims to create a low cost library for the health resort, with 1000 letters sent and an expected 500 books within a month. The Modern Woodmen editorial staff started the library with twenty five volumes.
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Modern Woodmen
van Galder
Modern Woodman
Colorado Springs
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