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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
3
A flood of patient endorsements from Freeport Illinois lauds magnetic treatment by Drs Newton. Recoveries span rheumatism asthma paralysis eye trouble deafness tape worm and general health boosts with rapid relief and improved sleep.
Drs Newton offer instruction in four drugless healing methods to students at 158 Stephenson St. They boast graduates from four top magnetic schools and claim proven results with their trainees. The pair invites prospective students to visit before deciding.
A new schedule effective Sunday May 13 adds Buffet Parlor Car to solid vestibuled train No 161 between Freeport and Chicago. Outbound train departs Chicago at 4:45 pm daily except Sunday and 6:50 pm Sunday only. Return train No 150 departs Freeport at 7:35 am daily arriving Chicago at 10:30 am. Running time reduced by five minutes.
H. D. Converse announces seed potato varieties available in Harlem gardens located south of the water tower. Early and late types offered for planting season.
Havana May 17 warrants issued for the arrest of J P Thompson Havana postmaster W H Reeves deputy auditor Edward Moya and Jorge Mascaro Cuban clerks in the stamp department all jailed in Vivace Havana by postal inspectors who arrived yesterday Reeves deemed equally guilty with Neely Thompson signed a sworn statement admitting he took 435 from money order funds and manipulated remittances to cover the amount Officials in Cuba and Washington debate to what extent the accounts were accurate and whether Rathbone's authority warrants a deeper investigation into Cuban postal affairs.
Corydon Rich will be accepted by the authorities at Unarana as a state witness and will not be jailed. He will be closely watched while 4814 regards his testimony as absolutely indispensable.
The Associated Press annual meeting was well attended. Directors proposed amendments to align by laws with Illinois law per a recent Supreme Court ruling. A motion to reject the amendments passed on a near unanimous vote. The banquet followed at the Auditorium with guests Bishop Charles H Fowler Colonel R C Clowry EE Nally I D Estabrook and John P Wilson.
Fire yesterday afternoon at Hawkins station on the Pennsylvania railroad leveled the Grand Army Home for Soldiers Widows near Pittsburg. Forty elderly inmates aged 50 to 95 escaped unharmed, though 95 year old Mrs. Tence may die from shock. Loss estimated at 20000 dollars. Cause unavailable.
Washington May 117 The senate let the Clark case go over again to allow the elections committee to determine its status. Bacon urged a resolution to investigate the alleged boodlevy in Cuba. Several minor bills passed alongside pension measures and a public building project in St Louis. The House largely unchanged, finalizing only the Red Cross incorporation bill.
The Republican state convention of Topeka Kansas nominated a full ticket for the coming election headed by Governor candidate W S Stanley and Lieutenant Governor H I Richter. Also named were Justice W A Johnson Secretary of State George A Clark Treasurer Frank Grimes Auditor George In Cole Attorney General A A Godard Superintendent Frank Nelson Insurance Commissioner W V Church and at large representative C S Scott. Delegates at large to Philadelphia are M A Lowe W S Metcalf A C Dubois B T H Tracy I W Wellington and Frank Martin.
In New York on May 17 officials announced a close vote for the International Typographical Union president. James Lynch of Syracuse appears to lead S. B. Donnelly of New York by a small margin as 30,000 members across the United States and Canada voted yesterday for general officers.
In Chicago on May 17 a three story Helene hotel burned yesterday morning opposite the Hyde Park police station. Two people were killed, twelve injured, and one missing. The deceased are Charlotte Peterson and Lenora Pearson, servants. W. S. Horn and S. G. McTradden are expected to die, as are Fr. Tarbox and Florence Florence.
Heavy rains in Menominee Michigan on May 17 helped extinguish a fire at Fisher that had spread to the west side of the track threatening the town’s main area. Estimated loss stands at 500000 with insurance coverage of 100000.
The executive board of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Protestant church held its twenty first annual conference in Muncie Indiana with delegates from across the United States.
Former Queen Liliuokalani visits Chicago en route to Honolulu. Boxer outrages reported near Tientsin with massacres of native Christians. Baron Hirsch estate tax funds £6,750,000 Jewish colonization in England. Milwaukee switchman Thuss drags stranger from tracks. unknown party curses him. Waterloo veteran John S. Gillon dies at Weymouth Mass. Germany and Turkey open Paris exhibitions. President Roca to visit the U.S. this summer. Yerkes underground railways plan debated in London. Italian chamber disturbances prompt royal prorogation of Parliament. Montgomery Ward clerk Cottrell allegedly profits from fake checks. John Foley dies after coughing fit in Chicago. James J. Corbett urged to run for Congress in NYC Tenderloin district.
In St Louis on May 7 a late night conference between transit company officials and the strikers grievance committee failed to finalize terms. The executive committee, meeting at Walhalla hall, rejected the agreement and the strike continues. Over 200 replacements for striking workers have been brought in as a point of dispute.
Gov Robert B Smith of Montana harshly criticizes the appointment of Senator Clark to the U S Senate by Lieutenant Governor Spriggs. Speaking in Ogden on May 16 he denounced the move as contemptible trickery while en route to Helena.
New York May 17 A young man August H Pless of 40 Vandewater Street jumped from the Brooklyn bridge yesterday afternoon and drowned. The body has not been recovered. The name and address found on letters in his coat pocket. Mrs Elizabeth Pless, his mother, said August was despondent after being jilted by his fiancée.
Altoona Pennsylvania May 17 three men and one woman are dead and another man may die after drinking wood alcohol in South Park Sunday night The deceased include Lawrence Smith father of four Peter Brock father of one Joseph Polozinski unmarried Mrs Polozinski mother of Joseph The likely dying man is Joseph Smith All were Polanders with the men working as miners.
In Rolla North Dakota on May 17 a 16 year old full blooded Indian named a lucy shot and killed his grandmother and severely wounded his wife in a domestic tragedy. He fled to Manitoba after the attack. The suspects are Turtle Mountain Reservation residents and the killer had wed the day before against his grandmother’s wishes.
Denver May 17 report states the Western federation of Miners and Western Labor Union passed resolutions urging labor organizations to unite for one political party. Debs and his party appear favored in private member expressions. Indianapolis May 17 records the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers making The Amalgamated Journal the official union organ.
Chicago May 17 The Farm Meld and Fireside has been sold to the Howard company a 2% new corporation. The paper will continue under the editorial management of General Charles H Howard.
Alexander Payne, a Matthews blacksmith at the glass factory, was killed when an emery wheel burst, a fragment breaking his neck. Rodenberg renominated by the Republican convention in East St. Louis for the Twenty first district.
Chicago board of trade quotations show May wheat at 6514 close and July at 6073, corn May 2858, oats May 221. Also produce prices and live stock ranges listed for hogs, cattle, and sheep. Milwaukee notes wheat up slightly with No. 1 northern at 68. No. 2 rye at 17 cents.
Otto Korb Grand Chancellor of the K P in Boonville Indiana touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as soothing delicate skin and healing stubborn ulcers with certain and good results. The ad claims it cures piles and skin diseases and warns against imitation. An unrelated note mentions South Africa's volcanic land near Kimberley being so sulphurous that ants cannot exist.
A series of letters and notices praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as an effective remedy for stomach trouble. Testimonies cite long-term relief, while other items note a new marloid substitute for celluloid and a legal ruling on telephone contracts. plus a demographic snippet about bishops’ origins.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure to improve kidney health and Foley's Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy. It mentions H. J. Moogk and W. F. Jungkunz and notes flexible shafting repurposed for attaching to a motive power source for tree trimming.
Excursion tickets sold May 15 16 17 and 22 to St Louis Mo, limited to June 2, through Chicago & Northwestern Railway agents, on account of General Assembly United Presbyterian Church. Apply at Chicago & Northwestern Railway agents.
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