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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
8
Hard coal offered at 9.25 dollars per ton with a 0.50 discount for payments made by June 15. Delivery can be arranged to suit customer convenience. Phone orders are accepted and entered under the stated terms.
The advertisement touts Carriage Varnish of the highest quality for painting. It claims a single coat of Clear Gloss on surfaces in good condition yields a brilliant durable finish.
The Eighth series stock has matured and been paid in full. The 55th series is opening now and invites subscriptions.
President Roosevelt issues a proclamation creating a sixty foot wide reservation along the entire northern border of Mexico extending into California and the territories of Arizona and New Mexico. The aim is to suppress smuggling across the international line.
May 380 memorial day observed with business suspended as people from all classes honor a thousand heroic dead across eight Washington area cemeteries.
William Jennings Bryan spoke as the day’s orator at the Patrick Henry Day celebration at the Jamestown exposition in Norfolk Virginia. His address asserted taxation without representation is tyranny.
The closing quotes for the Union stock yard show cattle at 400 traded with a 10 cent gain, hogs 16,000 head up, light hogs at 6.10 to 6.35, mixed butchers 6.05 to 6.32, heavies 5.85 to 6.24, bulk sales 6.10 to 6.20, sheep 8,000 steady at 4.25 to 6.40.
Illinois Showers tonight and Friday. The sun rose at 4 27 a m and set at 7 30 p m.
Henry Kuhlenkampf aged 46 collapsed and died on Gatena street near the New York house, cause listed as heart disease after years of treatment. Coroner Dr. W B Peck may hold an inquest. he lived with Roy Rummel on Garden street and left a brother William and two sisters Emma Peterson and Cornelia Odenbaugh in Freeport.
Reports circulated that Freeport camp and Cherry camp had merged, but clarification shows no consolidation yet. Cherry camp met last evening and appointed a committee to study the possibility of absorbing the smaller camp.
Freeport Cubs travel to Forreston this morning to meet the Independent Baseball club in the afternoon game. The lineup lists Holmes in left, Perry center, Lawson short, Steffen catcher, Brinkbach pitcher, Roscon second base, Weigand right, Daws third, Demme junior, Maurer as sub.
An advertisement promotes Hoal lister's Rocky Mountain Ten tablets for preventing constipation and stomach and kidney trouble. It claims the product makes everything digestible and lists a price of 35 cents per bottle.
Advertises Golden Brown tan oxfords for ladies with turn and welt sales priced at $3.00 offered at KE and W.
Freeport paid tribute to Civil War dead with a ceremony organized by John A. Davis Post No. 98 G A R. Rev. Lewis F. Dennis of Winslow delivered a patriotic oration and praised Union sacrifice as veterans' ranks thin with time. The program included a parade by Henney Globe band Germania Saenger Verein and Sons of Veterans.
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