24 May 1899
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1899
Page
1
Our lumber is used for all purposes by the best builders in town and country. Use it if you are not already. You cannot get better or more sound lumber than we sell. Good grades, thoroughly well seasoned, and under cover to protect from rain and sun.
We offer the most extensive wallpaper and room furnishings line and can order finer grades from 25e. Exclusive city control. Visit us to see it. We hang paper, calso mine, and do interior decorating, house and sign painting.
President McKinley sent a message to Queen Victoria on her birthday expressing regard and affection for the British monarch and the nations under her government. The note wished many years of happiness and prosperity for her and her realms.
Burrato May 24 Strikers of all classes resumed work on the docks today.
Washington dispatch reports the arrival of the Newport in a special transmission dated May 24. Details are limited but indicate a notable coastal vessel presence with potential implications for regional developments.
Lonpox May 24 Special reports the queen’s eightieth birthday being celebrated across the provinces. Windsor marks a general holiday and choral societies there and at Eton serenade the queen. A telegram from Simla, British India, notes impressive birthday ceremonies there.
Two companies of the Third Infantry and two companies of the Twenty second Infantry forming Lawton s rear guard fought insurgents returning from San Migual to Balinag. One American killed and fourteen wounded. MacArthur and Funston dispersed 800 insurgents near Santa Anita. many prisoners taken and twenty Americans wounded. Oregon and Minnesota regiments returning to Manila. Oceania suppressed for sedition. US commissions and officers celebrated Queen Victoria s birthday aboard the Powerful.
Pintaverenia Pennsylvania and other locations report the 75th anniversary of the American Sunday School Union opening at the Academy of Music with many prominent attendees. Minneapolis notes the Presbyterian General Assembly sent Victoria birthday greetings and foreign mission reports. Hartford covers the Congregational Home Missionary Society annual meeting with an address by mn Q.C. Howard. PuitapeLeuia mentions the first general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church opening with reports showing health in church boards.
Coverac Eng May 24 Special reports an attempt to float the steamer Aris this evening was unsuccessful.
Otis reports the transport Newport has sailed from San Francisco with reinforcements include two light batteries. The indication is a military movement boosting coastal defenses during the ongoing tensions.
In Pextry China the Russian minister told the foreign office Russia will not accept China's refusal of the railroad concession and will send surveyors to connect the Manchurian line with Pekin. In New York T C Platt backs McKinley Hobart renomination and vows not to relinquish any U S land.
Generally fair tonight and Thursday in Caroaco Illinois with warmer conditions in the extreme northwest tonight. Winds variable. Forecast lists temperatures for Freeport Whittemore Mt. Carroll and nearby residents with readings ranging from zero to thirty one degrees.
An ad in a 19th century style promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best cure for burns cuts sores and skin eruptions with cheap price and guaranteed results. It also mentions glossy cabinet photos at 50 cents a dozen and studio coupons. The notice names Emmert Burrell druggists and Stephen Robert Smith operator and hints at town business.
Dr. Plasch is reported sick while Mrs. C. H. Egan is described as improved in health according to local notes.
On Tuesday evening May 30 Mr J C Stewart will present his high class musical comedy Two Johns. The company has played to capacity and the reception they receive is heartier than ever this season, proving the show’s enduring popularity.
Will Stevens, injured in the ball game yesterday, remained unable to leave his home today. Also advertisements urge ladies to seek a refined complexion with Rocky Mountain Tea and promote Lee's Lice Killer from Geo. S. Nash at 64 West St.
Delegates and visitors arrive for the Evangelical Synod of Northern Illinois opening at St John’s Church. A prayer meeting moves from tomorrow to tonight at English Lutheran Church.
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