Russia's Great Loss in Naval Battle Saturday
Special reports from Texic and Wasttrudon detail a major Russian naval defeat. Sixteen Russian vessels were sunk or captured while Japan’s fleet, including the unscathed vessels, pursued the retreating Russians. The Russian flagship was reportedly damaged. among prisoners is Admiral Nebehatoff.
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Texic
Rojestvensky
Bussian
Boprodine
Alexander III
Nakahimott
Dmitri
Donskoi
Vladimir
Monomach
Oushakoff
Svidtlana
Jemtahug
Kamtschatka
Tronclad
Wasttrudon
Griscom
Lokio
Pee Boredino
Associated Press
Tokio
Togo
Navy
Sissoi Veliky
Peece
State Department
Formosa
London
The
Stock Exchange
Rojestyvensky
Kulavsouvaroft
Will Lecture in Salt Lake City by Mrs Minnie Fiske
Prominent actress Minnie Maddern Fiske will lecture tonight at one of Salt Lake City's largest churches on Present Conditions in the Theatre. Proceeds go to a local charity as the syndicate controls theatre access prevents a formal stage appearance.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Salt Lake
Theatrical Syndicate
Fiske
Fire Startled West Street Shop Robbery Suspected
A Sunday morning fire at G. W. Isaacs grocery and butcher shop in West street damaged the rear stock and safe. Isaac's loss estimated at 2000 dollars with 1815 dollars insured. Robbery suspicion centers on a tampered safe, missing hinge bolts, and a possible fuse causing a small blaze in waste materials. Witnesses saw two men near the store around 1130 PM and between midnight and 1 AM.
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John Spots
Rosenstiel
G. W. Isaacs
West Street
Edward Black
Mr. Spots
Mr. Isaacs
Peters
Wm. Koenig
Eli Miller
Hutcher Shop
J. A. Poling
Mer. Isaacs
Alt. Isaacs
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
New York
Alon
Isaacs
Beloit Picnic Day Attracts Regional Camps
Cherry camp No 64 and Freeport camp No 3450 prepare to attend a Beloit picnic on Thursday June 1 with the Globa band Foresters and both teams. Freeport and Beloit baseball squads play, prize drills band contests balloon ascensions and horse races. Train leaves 7:16 a m returning Beloit 7:16 p m. Freeport urged to send large delegation as next year’s picnic will be held in Beloit.
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Freeport
Beloit
Globa
Freeport Churches Plan Sunday School Convention
All Freeport churches unite in a citywide Sunday school convention next Sunday. The pastors will preach in the morning on Sunday school work and god meetings are set for the afternoon and evening. A program will be announced later.
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Freeport
Halling
Divorce in High Life in American Society
Wilampron North Carolina May 99 Special Society in this and other states follows Mrs Jessie Wise sister in law of Henry M Flagler Standard Oil magnate who seeks freedom from husband J C Wise The case draws attention due to Wise's status and a prior marriage scandal in Florida Also noted US Supreme Court adjourns until fall term and tax franchise rulings seen as potential buffer against public ownership of utilities
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Wilampron
N. C
Jessie Wise
Henry M. Flagler
Standard OU
J.C. Wise
Wise
Miss Keenan
Flagler
Florida
Washinuton
United States Supreme Court
New York State Board of Tax Commissioners
Grand Jury to Probe Ontenco Strike May 29
The grand jury began investigating the Ontenco strike today focusing on employer charges that the strike could have been averted if money had been paid. University of Illinois students have offered to serve on the police force during their upcoming vacation.
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Ontenco
University of Illinois
New Stronger Beer Liquid Claims Breakthrough
A local chemist in Billnlander Wis on May 20 reports producing a liquid eleven thousand times stronger than top beer. One drop in a large beer glass with ice water supposedly causes a loss of pure beer of the finest grade.
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Billnelander
Wis
Market Report Summary From Chicago And Chicago Board
May 29 closing board of trade quotes show July wheat hy, May corn., oats 30 4, May pork 12.40, Jan ribs 17.25, Jan lard 7.20-22. Union stock yard market reports cattle 18,000 head up to 15 higher with good to prime 5.46-6.50 and poorer grades 4.00-5.40, stockers 2.76-5.00, hogs 11,000 head 4 to 1 lower with various carcass prices from 4.10 to 5.40, sheep 25,000 head lower with prices around 3.50-5.00.
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Curoago
Board of Trade
Weather outlook for Curcaco on May 2
Showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon and tonight with cooler temperatures tonight into Tuesday. Fair conditions overall with showers confined to the eastern area.
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Curcaco
Boy loses foot in train accident at Rockford
George Weigand about 20, living with his mother Mrs Aveda Wegand at Washington Street, suffered a severe foot injury when struck by a passenger train at Rockford yesterday morning. The left foot was amputated above the ankle. He was taken to the city hospital for treatment and will remain there until healing.
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George Weigand
Aveda Wegand
Washington Street
Rockford
City Hospital
Painter Falls From Scaffold At Carroll Street Home
Robert Kiseher a painter residing at Alsop Street fell from a scaffold at Alderman McGovern s new Carroll Street home this morning and sustained several injuries about the head. The item ends with an advertisement for Hallister s Rocky Mountain Tea priced at 85 cents by Joseph Emmanual.
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Robert Kiseher
até+ Alsop street
Alderman McGovern
Carroll Street
Mortgage loans on farms prompt Knowlton visit to Dakotas
Mr GD Knowlton sails to the Dakotas to inspect farms for mortgage loans. He states this is the safe method in our business and invites idle funds to invest. A ready supply of prime farm mortgage notes is maintained and available for viewing.
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GD. Knowlton
Dakotas
Death by own action ends Freeport resident life
John Weifenbach, a Civil War veteran and longtime Freeport resident, committed suicide by drowning in Yellow Creek after being released from the county farm as a presumed improving patient. He had previously attacked his wife with a razor, was deemed insane, and was sent to the county farm. His death prompts an inquest by Coroner Peck. He leaves a wife and four sons, including Robert of the local police force.
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John Weifenbach
Yellow Creek
Weifenbach
Peck
Freeport
Weiffenbach
Ternhiny
Iienois
Robert Weifenbach
Downtown Hoclping Lot For Sale In Galeny Street Area
A downtown holding lot with a tasteful building site on Galeny street upper end. Priced reasonably, four blocks from business center, southern frontage, a prime property. Sale must be prompt with several desirable residence pieces offered in East Freeport including a Lot on Van Buren street with easy terms and similar conditions.
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Galeny Street
Chiatdi
East Freeport
Noth van Buren Street
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