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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
5
Freeport lost 9 to 2 as Rockford won yesterday. Darrah and Gipfen were too free with passes to first base, and errors by both teams made the score look like players were amateurs.
Local scores recap with Fond du Lac topping Rockford and Green Bay beating La Crosse as the Champs suffer another loss. Mention of Madison and Oshkosh fixtures and a stray name Dar rah in the closing line.
Reilly delivered the feature homer as Freeport toppled Fond du Lac in a 4 to 2 game. Righthander Darrah pitched for Freeport while Reilly handled mound duties, with key hits by Safford and McDonald supporting the effort.
Oshkosh hosts Rockford as Blexus shuts out Oshkosh in a three hit bid. Green Bay wins third straight with Grodnick delivering a key three base hit. Madison beats Wausau 6 to 0 as Potter shines in minor league action. A lingering hoodoo question haunts Freeport after erratic play and unclear umpire calls.
President Rodemeyer and the directors plan daily workouts after the road trip to fix batting and base running gaps while weighing roster changes. New addition I A Pinkney, from Clinton, arrives to bolster pitching, with talks of Crockett and Safford moves and potential new hurler from Clinton.
Belvidere recalls Frank Collins a pioneer locomotive engineer who started on the old Galena line in 1856 and served fifty years at the throttle. Born to Grand ma Collins he rose from apprentice under Master Mechanic John Ebbert, helped by Dan Turthe, then joined Northwestern and Santa Fe railroads, witnessing Belvidere’s rise from two riverbank buildings to modern streets.
William O Donovan receives 16967 verdict under subrogation for damage to his Thornburg home after warning Philadelphia company of gas leak. Case involved German Fire Insurance of Freeport and Home Insurance of New York against the Philadelphia firm in Common Pleas Court.
Charles Fr. Budahn of Tracy California says a box of Bucklen Arnica Salve cured his stubborn itching piles after years of failure with other treatments. The product is sold under a guarantee at Joseph Emmert's drug store with two 25-cent boxes cited in the testimonial.
Columbus convention approves a seven dollar daily per diem to delegates based on roll calls, with equal assessments sought across divisions. The plan adds two assistant grand chief engineers, with Canada and Texas to nominate candidates, while debates on funding and a proposed permanent board of appeals continue.
On Sunday morning a memorial service will be held at the First English Lutheran Church for friends and loved ones who have departed in recent years. Those who wish may send dowers to the church for this service and the committee will dispose of them as the donors wish.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles state convention adjourned at Quincy after electing officers including President Walter F. Gobeck Alton vice president Walker Chicago Heights Chaplain N J Kenney Peoria conductor H W Woods Herrin secretary John Fuelbier Quincy treasurer A W Christopher Moline inside guard IS H Cooper Bloomington outside guard A B Benjamin Danville and trustee R O Deason Murphysboro Springfield chosen as next annual meeting site for May 1909.
B G Stewart of Cedar View Mississippi guarantees customers a box of Dr King’s New Life Pills is worth its weight in gold for constipation malaria or biliousness. Sold under guarantee at Joseph Emmert’s drug store. 26c.
10000 carnations and roses will be for sale at our store Friday and Saturday at reasonable prices. Place your orders early. John Bauscher Jr. 94 Chicago Street with both phones 374 and greenhouse phone 302.
Illinois Central and Central of Georgia plan the first through passenger service between Chicago and Savannah. Birmingham hosts a banquet for Illinois Central officials as the new Birmingham division opens, linking Chicago to the Southeast. A train departs Chicago this afternoon and will reach Birmingham Saturday morning with a through sleeping car to Savannah.
The passage discusses the Illinois Central's first Chicago to Birmingham line via a new route from Corinth Mississippi to Haleyville Alabama. It notes connections from Jackson Tennessee to Corinth over Mobile & Ohio, then Haleyville to Jasper, and on via Northern Alabama, Frisco system and Alabama Western to Birmingham. The division length is about 229 miles.
The piece notes high elevations bring fevers and malaria appears more or less at lower levels, varying by altitude. It promotes Electric Bitters as the effective remedy for climate ailments lassitude malaria jaundice biliousness fever and ague and general debility sold at Joseph Emmert's drug store under guarantee at a price Ade.
Madam Brunswick will be at 30 Chicago Street Monday to greet her old customers, inviting them to visit. The notice notes a friendly return and personal contact for past patrons.
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