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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
7
A vintage ad text explains babies cry from hunger or pain and promotes Scott's Emulsion as nourishment. It claims proper feeding leads to healthy growth and that adding Scott's Emulsion at feeding time yields surprising results. A free sample offer is included from Sant & Newnes in New York.
Train timetable notes Eastbound and Westbound connections from Rock Island to Freeport and Chicago Great Western routes. Mentions passenger and freight services, specific trains, and agent names J B Swearr and J F Lacy with offices Brewster House and Chicago connections.
May 1 Chicago strike trouble widens as teamsters and related unions threaten spread. Employers’ and Wenig Company dispute triggers suspensions and reinforcements. Fed by blockades, street battles and police clashes slow downtown traffic. no fatalities reported.
A fragmented report unfolds a strike among sarment workers tied to the Fallplovers association and the Ward & Co firm. Witnesses include Robert J. Thorne and Eddy of the United States express, detailing union and employer tensions, vote doubts, and federal troop involvement as the dispute escalates.
An earthquake in Bondor Abbas Persia burying about fifty people after a landslide struck Aqil 25 and damaged two hundred yards of Kuhyundo mountain behind the town. Seismic activity continued daily since April 25, with widespread destruction and towers and buildings toppled. The report notes confusion and widespread impact across surrounding areas as crews assess the disaster.
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