President Roosevelts attack on Standard Oil rates
President Roosevelt transmitted to Congress a Garfield report showing oil industry rate discounts benefiting Standard Oil amounts to at least three quarters of a million dollars yearly. The Department of Justice will pursue prosecutions and the Sugar trust is cited as paying below lawful transportation rates. The Garfield inquiry notes widespread railroad discriminations favoring Standard Oil and its affiliates across the nation. Senate conference advances court jurisdiction to hear interstate commerce suits, easing passage of the railroad rate bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Garfield
Department of Justice
Standard Oil
Sugar Trust
Standard of
California
Senate
Allison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thirty Thousand to Be Our Guests at Woodmen Picnic
Secretary Louis Bauscher outlines plans for the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin Woodmen Picnic to be held in Freeport on June 7. Former Minnesota Governor Samuel R. Van Sant will be the orator. events include a balconist, air balloons, live stunts, and cash prizes. Attendance is projected near 30,000 with committees already mobilized to entertain visitors and promote the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bauscher
Woodmen Picnic Association
Northern Illinois
Wisconsin
Freeport
Mlle
Inez Loretta
H. BE. Hoffman
Loretta
Samuel R. van Sant
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Governors’ Trust
van Sant
Dakotas
Washington
Winona
Minn
A. R. Talbot
Co. W. Hawes
A. N. Bort
Final Examinations Conducted by County Superintendent
Cyrus Grove presided over rural school final exams at the courthouse today. Pupils listed by school include Ridott Marvin Neil Walter Turner Willie Fairbairn Fairview Mabel Sadyer Rosa Jaeger Paul McGrath Eleroy John Wheat Clara Michele Station Alma Otta Kate Wirtjes Ridott Center Florence Hunt Bellview Archie Frank Silver Creek Ana Fisher Nesbit William Paash Demmel Leroy Snyder Hart Vernon Sheets Molter Julia Scheffner Currier Robert Engle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Grove
Court House
Grove
Ridott
Marvin Neil
Walter Turner
Willie Fairbairn
Fairview
Mabel Sadyer
Rosa Jaeger
Paul McGrath
Eleroy
John Wheat
Clara Michele
Florence Station
Alma Otta
Kate Wirtjes
Ridott Center
Florence Hunt
Bellview
Archie Frank
Silver Creek
Ana Fisher
Nesbit
William Paash
Demmel
Leroy Snyder, Hart—Vernon Sheets
Molter
Julia Scheffner
Currier
Robert Engle
Illinois Weather Forecast For Chicago May 4
Partly cloudy and likely showers tonight with cooler temperatures in Chicago. Sun rose at 4 51 a m and sets at 7 08 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thlinois
Market closing quotes and Union Stock Yards prices
Chicago May 4 closing board of trade shows July wheat at 7 83 7, July corn at 5, July oats at 3 37, July lard 8s8.37, July ribs 8.50. Union stock yards cattle 2,000 strong with Beeves 34.00 to 34.10, cows and heifers 1.75 to 5.10, hogs 16,000 weak to 5 lower, mixed butchers 36.15 to 6.50, light 6.15 to 6.45, bulk 6.40 to 6.47, sheep 5,000 strong 4.00 to 5.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Union Stock Yards
A Box of Bucklen’s Avnica Salve Heals Twenty-Three Year Sore
Mrs. Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found a 25 cent box of Bucklen's Avnica Salve cured a running sore on her leg after twenty three years of torture. The ad touts the salve as a great antiseptic for piles wounds and sores and notes it is sold for 25 cents at Jos Emmert's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucia Wilke
Caroline
Wis
Jos. Emmert
Privilege and Decoration Committees listed for reception
The document names numerous members for privilege and decoration committees including Edward Wagner Louis Bauscher R M Dill and Chas Hall A L Gilbert. It lists reception committee members Geo W Brokhausen J Dittmar Elmer G Prittt Bruce Mitchell and others. It also notes Chief marshal Major Pink Lohr and assistant marshals J McCoo Frank B Brubaker and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wagner
Elmer G. Prall
Louis Bauscher
W. W. Koehler
A. H. Wieman
Ezra Durling
Adolph Zimmerman
Geo. W. Brokhausen
Edward Wagher
E.G. Tob
C.J. Dittmar
Lous Bauscher
Gio. W. Brokhausen
Chis. P. Guenther
John DeJong
A. H. Wie- Teg
W. Be Koebler
John Bauscher, Jr
Geo. Poss
Rinting Committee
Elmer G- Peal
Wehler
P. Guenther
Henry Trepus
Chas. Hall
R. M. Dill
Edward Avagner
W. L. Shyder
W. BE. Gerbertieh
Stout
Wm. Dunlap
Louis Wittebecker
A. GL. Gilbert
Jake Burtatot
Geo
W. Brokhausen
C. J. Dittmar
Elmer G. Prittt
Bruce Mitchell
W. N. Cronkrite
L. E. Burrell
A. HH. Wieman
R. Tiffany
O. Stine
J. R. Cowley
Smith , Atkins
W. W. Krape
H. Poffenberger
Judge A. Clarity
Fred’ Held
Joe Hall
Or. Carnahan
C. A. Huenkemeter
J. E. Fair
Walter , Snyder
John de Jongh
W. OH. Wagner
J. Gibler
C. W. Harden
J. E. Warrington
Loui McGovern
HH. Dorman
Steve Steffen
P. J. Lonergan
Waterstradt
L. Bauscher
J. Wagher
EB. Durlings
W.W. Koehler
R. M
A. Zimmerman
Piink Lohr
J. McCoo
Frank Rb.brubaker
L. Fridley
M. B. Marvin
Wm. McCann
Missing Freeport gas superintendent Alfred Green Worry grows
Alfred E Green superintendent of Freeport Gas Light and Coke has been missing since Tuesday evening. Family and employers fear for his safety as he left the plant after saying he was taking a rest. He has worked long hours attempting to fix plant defects and recently asked to be relieved. Green has five children and four houses nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred E. Green
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Company
Green
Crest Land’. Recreation
Freeport
Memorial Service for Freeport Eagles Members
Memorial services for Freeport Aeric of Eagles members who died will be held Sunday at the Grand Opera House starting at 2 o'clock. The deceased are John Sundberg who died in March 1906 and Elmer Strohm who died in October 1904. The program features music by the orchestra, readings by officers, vocal solos, a ball call of honored dead, and a Benediction by Rev B I Bate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport Aeric of Eagles
Grand Opera House
Friends of the Order
John Sundberg
Elmer Strohm
Grace church society to stage Miles Standish play
Large attendance at Grace Episcopal church Literary and Dramatic society meeting last evening at K of P hall. Program prepared for a June performance of Miles Standish with rehearsals to start next week and cast announcements soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary and Dramatic Society of Grace Church
Miles Standish
Literary and Dramatic Society
Grace Episcopal Church
K. of P. Hall
Katharine Porter
Irma Erwin
Porter
Rufus Foster
Paul Revere
Edna Murphy
Rockford Audience Attends Bow and Arrow Play
About eighty people went to Rockford this afternoon to take part in the production of The Sign of the Bow and Arrow at the Rockford opera house. The rehearsal is underway and preparations for the presentation continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ponae
Investments and safe farm mortgage loans emphasized
The speaker argues that the best security yields the lowest rate and warns against high risk loans even if they offer higher interest. He urges investors with limited means to favor safe, well collateralized loans to avoid foreclosures and losses. Farm Mortgage Loans are offered with the banker's own money.
Freeport village taps gas company for five year lighting contract
West Freeport village board awards street lighting contract to Freeport Gas Light & Coke for five years. Franchises granted for extending Stephenson street to a White school house for an electric street railway. New lights to be installed are Cleveland Street Lighting pattern with sixty candle power and 4000 hours per year. Committees announced with members for finance streets health ordinance franchise water light and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Freeport
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Company
Freeport Railway, Light & Power Company
White School House
Electric Company
Cleveland Street Lighting Company
Philadelphia
Stephenson Street
Globe Park Chautauqua
W. C. Jencks
Grant
Janssen
Gugger
Ohlendorf
Schreyer
Swan
Ohlendort
Ordinance
Guegger
Jans- Sed
Bire
Schrever
Grane
Fragmented OCR reads like a local caption note
The readable portion lists partial names and words in a jumbled line from an old page. It resembles a damaged notice with unclear proper nouns and no complete event or action to confirm.
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Sarfoud A
Exchange 81
Mechanic St
Rogers
Beauty and the Beast
Hollister & Barrett, Jewelers
Stephenson St
Freeport, Ill
Renee
Flays Standard Oil CO
Congress of
Com
Woodmen
Enter
S. R. van Sant
Minnesota
Ernacle
Star Attractions
Freeport Gas, Light & Coke Company
Eagles Memorial
Pravan
Rev. I
Bate
Johnson A
Kennedy
Metcalf A
Ball
Brown
Douglas Pattison
Benediction
eAme
B. I Bate
Co. D. Knowlton
Freeport Railway, Light & Power
Jencks
North
Galena Ave
Schmidt Wy Achlin Pfeiffer
Freeport, Illinois
Vaughan
Chicago Park
Wm. F . Jungkunz
Stephenson
C.H. Little & Co
Gomfort Slippers
Wright & Go's
DR. H. McIntyre
Clifton House
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