29 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1898
Page
1
The Greenland sealing steamer returned to harbor with twenty five corpses aboard and fifty five men suffering frostbite after a night of gale and snow. Captain George Barbour led nearly 800 hunters. the voyage began March 1 from St John’s Newfoundland and deteriorated after a shift to ice prone waters.
The Greenland tragedy unfolds with at least two deaths per hour during a night of torment on the ice floe. Survivors count twenty-five corpses taken aboard as twenty-three men remain missing. the ship reaches Bay de Verde then St. John’s with the grim cargo. Most victims were married, leaving large families. Names of the dead and the missing listed with places including St. John’s, Carbonear, Harbor Grace, and Trinity.
In Maghiad coastlands smugglers carved deep tracks and banks along downs to hide caravans of donkeys and kegs from waves and coast guards. Farmers and gentry supplied beasts, while locals claimed the weather sheltered smuggling routes as the sunken ways and high banks protected the loads and drivers from the gale.
The piece argues that a campaign hinges on the commander’s steadiness and rapid judgment, while war reporters provoke both loyalty and hostility. It cites Marlborough, Eugene of Savoy, Frederick the Great, and the British army as examples of how correspondence affects strategy, morale, and public perception.
A garbled dialogue among two lawyers centers on an office building with seven suites and overdone desks. The speakers complain about clerks and colleges, suggest a lawsuit, and hint at changes to the structure as if recounting a noisy city scene. The fragment hints at legal and commercial friction but lacks coherent specifics.
A fragmented clipping presents a mock dialogue where a turkey and an oyster discuss fate in a surreal exchange. The garbled OCR yields a quirky, noncohesive snippet with little actionable news value.
Women with means favor stained glass portraits. The Queen of Italy owns a fine enameled glass portrait of herself, and it is rumored that Alma de Alma is creating a similar piece featuring the young Duchess of Marlborough.
Sullivan Indiana March 29 flood breaks an 11 mile levee with a 100 foot breach inundating about 20000 acres of farmland. Hundreds of families left homeless while cattle and horses perish. Indiana and Illinois Southern railroad suffers losses as waters rise rapidly. Wabash River hits a record 22.7 feet and Evansville Terre Haute line blocked. Greensburg reports Flatrock river devastation and livestock losses near St Paul.
Abbreviated telegrams note betting favorite for Kentucky Derby, Mackinaw straits opened by a southern gale, Milwaukee lawyer W W C Williams dies, Abner Croodall dies at Salem aged 9, Kaiser dies at 91 in Black Hawk, James W Buchanan killed by train in Altoona, militiamen quell riot in Houston, Elmer Granger 16 seriously injured stepping from a train in Janesville, son of John Klinger's attacked by enraged heifer, York cotton mills in Saco reopen though 200 of 3600 strikers return, A Clifford and wife nearly suffocated by coal gas near sd, weather forecast for twenty four hours from Saturday indicates warmer weather in many regions and fair conditions elsewhere.
The Chicago Board of Trade lists Wheat May at 31.08, May close 1.04, July 83 1/4, Sept 78 1/2. Corn May 25 1/4, July 23 3/4, Sept 21 1/2. Oats May 53 3/4, July 28 3/4. Park May 9.27 44, Lard May 4.78 1/2, July 4.95 to 5.00. Butter eggs poultry prices. Illinois potato and sweet potato prices given. Milwaukee grain shows No.1 northern 8c, No.2 northern 9 1/2c, May 99c. Boundary lines for Freeport election districts described. first precinct polling at Beck's grocery. other precincts listed with polling places. Also notices on weather-pleasant resorts Asheville and Hot Springs with travel info.
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