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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1906
Page
5
A diamond importing house reports continued price advances and advises dealers to hold old stock for profit. They claim market optimism will persist and urge advising customers to buy now as values are expected to rise.
Vienna March 27 Special reports a serious street riot in Bucharest last night. The clash between rioters and troops left two men dead and over a hundred wounded. The disturbance arose from a Roumanian Nationalist demonstration opposing the use of French in the National Theatre. More than a hundred arrests were made.
Closing board quotations show cattle at 4,500 head steady with beef at 4.00 to 4.65, stockers 2.75 to 4.85, hogs 12,000 with mixed bids and heavy 6.35 to 6.85, sheep 17,000 steady from 3.78 to 6.20. Board of Trade quotations follow with May, July and other contract figures. firm opening to high ranges amid mixed meal prices and lard and ribs values. ad ends with an unrelated breath freshener note offering Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea.
Popular sheet music selection announced with 18 000 copies available at the Allington's Music Store on Stephenson Street and North Galena Avenue. Prices listed at 15 cents each.
Popular sheet music offered at low prices at Allington's Music Store located at 146 Stephenson Street and 6 North Galena Avenue. This advertisement notes affordable per copy rates and shop details.
A theatrical reading event opened with brief remarks by Hettinger and featured scenes from Shakespeare. The program included a company of about 15 actors and lasted roughly three quarters of an hour with refreshments served afterward.
New York March 27 Robert H Spriggs a negro convicted of abduction and detaining white women in a resort frequented only by negros was today sentenced to twenty years in prison. Sallie Bennett who assisted Spriggs was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Chicago forecast reports partly cloudy skies and slightly colder temperatures tonight. The morning low is expected near 5:61 a. m. and sunset timing noted.
The Chicago ceremony of Florence Best and Rollin Breyman surprised many in Freeport. Florence is the daughter of T J Best and Rollin Breyman, son of Charles Breyman, has worked as a brakeman for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line and studied art in New York City. The couple had long planned to wed in Chicago. Birthday party and social gatherings followed with guests from Red Oak and Freeport joining Mrs J F Bender and Mr Robert Luedeke for dinners and Euchre games with prizes awarded.
Preparations for the annual Business Men's banquet at the Y M C A auditorium on Wednesday evening are progressing smoothly. Chicago merchant John Y. Farwell will speak, and I E Brown state secretary of the Y M C A will also deliver a talk.
Miss Anna Miller is visiting relatives in Rockford based on local society notes. The outing highlights family connections and leisure travel within the region.
Well Worth Trying, W. H. Brown of Pittsfield Vermont endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best aid after pensions, claiming they keep his family in splendid health. They promise quick relief for heartache constipation and biliousness priced at 25 cents, guaranteed at Joseph Emmert’s drug store.
The Willie's grocery at 128 Chicago Street ends this week with stock sold at auction on Thursday Friday and Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 p m each day. Horse and wagon go Saturday afternoon at 1:30 in front of the store. Last chance to buy groceries near cost. Manager and Auctioneer Ws Braddley available for fixtures.
The jury heard murky testimony about Isaiah Coffman and his wife Mrs Coffman amid charges of indecent proposals and strained marriage. State's Attorney Burrell condemned the defense as unfair while defending Mrs Coffman's character and questioning the mother's testimony.
The defense attacks Isaiah Coffman and a cross examination hints at fault lines in the Coffman household. Testimony cites Mrs Coffman’s supposed intimacy with Isaiah and letters claimed to be Isaiah’s under her husband’s direction. The proceedings wrap a long afternoon as witnesses challenge truth and motives.
The Sewing Circle of the W R C will hold a work party at the G A R hall on Friday afternoon in March. All ladies are invited to attend. A short program will precede social hour and refreshments. Admission is 10 cents.
Miss Ellen K Briggs dies at 2 40 PM at the home of Mr and Mrs J S Robinson 654 Stephenson Street after a long illness. She was a well known local resident and formerly a school teacher.
KNOWLTON, a banker and investment dealer, claims farm mortgages offer ample security and full information similar to large financiers. He notes rising mortgage values and steady interest, with insurance companies and savings banks heavily invested in farm loans.
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