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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1906

Page

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Crowned Heads Unite In Madrid Royal Wedding Parade

The Spanish royal wedding in Madrid featured Alfonso XIII and his bride in a grand procession. Carriages, guards, and foreign dignitaries filled the route while crowds cheered under arches and garlands. The ceremony at St Jerome culminated in a brief rite as the king presented thirteen gold coins to the bride. The return to the palace sparked a balcony ovation and a nationwide celebration with banquets, balls, gifts from monarchs, and plans for a summer honeymoon in San Sebastian.

Spain St. Geronimo Prince of Wales Albert Prussia Michael Russia Franz Ferdinand Austria Duke Genoa Italy Louis Portugal Flanders Gustave Sweden Constantine Greece General Dubois French Republic China Denmark Turkey Morocco Frederick M. Whitridge United States Santiago Sancho Toledo Hfe Alfonso Gan Afid Madrid Plaza de Armas Palace of la Granja San Sebastian Henry of Battenburg Edward Queen Alexandra Eugenia Prince Princess of Wales Battenberg Jean Reid Great Britain Thomas Lipton Lord Mountstephen William Waldorf Astor Vatican

Whistler Finds Faults On A Thames Embankment Walk

A new Whistler story records a starry Thames embankment stroll with a friend. Whistler, in a discontented mood, dismisses beauty around him, insisting nature is sometimes beautiful but often ugly. The friend admires elements others miss while Whistler notes the stars are plentiful yet excessive.

Whistler Thames Embankment M Matster

Nature sparing the stricken Bowe from grief

An ornate old ad extols nature for sparing the rose from mental grief, contrasts with hair loss in young women, and promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a cure for a parasitic germ blamed for hair destruction. Sold by leading druggists with samples and a special agent named Joseph Hmmer?

Newbro Gerev Druc- Yee Te Otde Co Tharest Joseph Hmmert

Excursion Tickets to St Paul Minneapolis Offered

Excursion tickets on the North-Western line will go on sale May 28 to 31 for travel to St Paul and Minneapolis. Return is valid until June 9. The sale supports the General Federation of Women's clubs. Apply to Obice North-Western Railway agents. Dokad WO-8

St. Paul- Minneapolis General Federation of Women's Clubs Obice North- Western Railway Dokad

Illinois charity system to be overhauled after Kankakee report

Governor Deneen and Dr. Frank Billings outline a thorough house cleaning of Illinois charitable institutions. A verbal report on the Little Ward case is expected later. Corbus may resign, though no decision is announced as state officials plan statewide visits and coordinated action to elevate institutions.

Chicago Ilineis Deneen Frank Billings State Board of Charities Union League Club Billings Kankakee Little Ward Corbus J. C. Corbus Kankakee Institution Ox Billings Dr. Billings Illinois

Judge's Letter Is Ignored At College Commencement

President Harker of Minois Woman's College spoke at the fifty ninth commencement addressing the Carnegie gift. Judge Owen P. Thompson had resigned from the board over the gift yet attended only one meeting and took no part in proceedings. Harker reported 177 friends contributed 18000 toward the 75000 target and hopes for 1000 more donors before May 1907 to mark the sixtieth anniversary.

Jacksonville Harker Minois Woman's College Owen P. Thompson Andrew Carnegie Thompson Friends of the College

Only Two Hours of Honeymoon

Louis Trniris of the Dupont and Miss Grace Donaldson of Milwaukee wed in Waukegan. Two hours later they parted as the groom must return to duty on a ten days furlough, with the bride returning home to Milwaukee. In thirty months the groom's enlistment will expire.

Waukegan Louis Trniris United States Steamship Dupont Grace Donaldson Milwaukee

Man Wins License Despite Woman’s Consent Lapse

Edward Kasper aged 22 sought a marriage license in Chicago without Anna Peshek’s consent. He obtained the permit but has since dodged the anger of Miss Peshek and her brothers as tensions rise over the disputed betrothal.

Chicago Edward Kasper Anna Peshek

Miners and Operators Reach Scale Agreement in May Report

Springfield Alabama May 81 the minors and operators full scale committee agreed on a report understood to include paying the scale of two machine differentials to remain on a basis of 7 cents and the miners to recompense operators for extra expense involved in employing shot firers.

Springfield

Hammond Belt railroad license to incorporate issued

Springfield is informed that license to incorporate the Hammond Belt railway has been issued. The line is authorized to be built from Hammond Indiana northwest and north to a point near the intersection of railroads in Calumet Park Cook County WL.

Springfield Hammond Belt Railway Hammond Ind Calumet Park Cook County

Farmer Charles Haddon Falls From Wagon in May Incident

In Bloomington Illinois on May 31 Charles Haddon, a farmer from Bement, fell from a wagon and broke his neck. The accident occurred while he was traveling near the town of Bloomington. Community members report he sustained severe injuries and was rushed to a local infirmary for treatment.

Bloomington Charles Haddon Bement

Election Notice for Illinois Supreme Court Judge Race

Notice declares an election on Monday June 4 in Stephenson County Illinois for one Judge of the Supreme Court in the Sixth District. Polls open at seven in the morning and close at five in the evening. Dated Freeport May 3, 1906. b-2déwlw FF, 0. HELD, Clerk.

Stephenson

Michael Davitt Dies After Long Illness in Dublin

Michael Davitt, aged 81, died in Dublin after a long illness witnessed by his eldest son Michael and two daughters. His wife Mrs Davitt lies ill in the same hospital, unaware of his death. Cause given as blood poisoning from a neglected tooth.

Dublin Michael Davitt Michael John Dillion Davitt

Presbyterians Adjourn After General Assembly Adopts Key Reforms

Richmond Ind May 31 Final adjournment by the United Presbyterian Church general assembly includes appropriations totaling 628675 for the coming year, up 9224 from last year. The constitution is amended to allow women as deacons. The session rejected Rev John A Burnett of Monmouth Ill as general secretary of the Young People's Society because he used tobacco, naming Rev W W Lawrence of Bellevue Ill instead.

Richmond Ind General Assembly United Presbyterian Church John A. Burnett Monmouth Young People’s Society

Democratic leader Taggart skips Washington meeting

Thomas Taggart, chairman of the national Democratic committee, will not attend the Democratic congressional committee conference in Washington today. He remains in Indiana due to Mrs Taggart's illness.

Indianapolis Thomas Taggart National Democratic Committee Democratic Congressional Committee National Committee Washington Indiana

Convention of General Federation of Women's Clubs Opens in St Paul

Women from across the United States convene in St Paul for the biennial General Federation of Women's Clubs session lasting a week. Initial day hints at a busy and possibly tempestuous proceedings with much activity and debate anticipated.

St. Paul United States Generalc Federation of Women’s Clubs

Milwaukee Bank Ex-Teller Arrested for Embezzling 14000

Arthur G. Reinke once a receiving teller at the Marshall and Tay National Bank in Milwaukee was arrested in Porthind Oregon on a telegraphic warrant charging embezzlement of 14000. He said he is willing to return to Milwaukee without legal process.

Milwaukee Porthind Ore Arthur G. Reinke Marshall and Tley National Bank Reinke

Plot to assassinate Alfonso on his wedding day

London paper uncovers a conspiracy to kill Alfonso during his nuptials. A series of other items follow including building setbacks in San Francisco, floods in the Pacific Northwest, fare cuts on a Texas line, a pistol duel in Enid Oklahoma killing a bystander, and a warship dispatch to Pangler over a French assassination case.

Alfonso San Francisco Washington Oregon Railroad Commission of Texas Houston and Texas Central Railroad Enid Robert White Pangler China Washington Star Roosevelt FP. Barnes Frank Palmer Neadwood Dick John M. Palmer Mwinols Denver Tokio Maxim Gorky Gorky Japan Francis P. Fremont the Pathfinder New York Western Federation of Miners’ Convention Myron Reed

Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar Cures Coughs

An old advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs and congestion. It claims to stop tickling and drive the cold out, urging purchase from all druggists.

Kennedy All Drugelsts

Very Low Rates to Annual Meet of German Baptists

Very low excursion fares offered for the German Baptist brethren meeting in Springfield. Tickets sell June to 4 inclusive with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Ry.

German Baptist Brethren Springfield Chicago & North-Western Ry

Beneficial Showers Across Illinois Weeks End May 28

Weekly Weather Bulletin from Springfield Illinois reports a cool start to the week ending May 28 with a rise to maxima around 90 in northern areas. A later cool wave reached the southern part of the state, frost-free but no warmth. Beneficial showers occurred in the northern district with an inch or more at several stations, central district had scattered and unsatisfying showers, while the southern district faced prolonged drought and growing damage.

Springfield Ill

National Magazine June 1906 reviews and essays

The June 1906 National Magazine features William Marion Reedy’s review of San Francisco’s past, Myrtle Gdrison on The Ruins of Stanford with pictures, Frank Putnam on Loss and Gain at San Francisco, and Ethel Armes on Portugal’s gigantic daughter. Charles Warren Stoddard contributes a human sketch A Fin de Steele Friar, plus a California earthquake near-death story slated for July. John McGovern and Putnam offer ironical politics and a program for democracy. Gilson Willet concludes Adventures of a Special Correspondent in sketches from Denmark to Burmah. Joe Mitchell Chapple presents Affairs at Washington in breezy personal chat.

National Magazine William Marion Reedy San Francisco Myrtle Gdrison Stanford Frank Putnam Ethel Armes Brazil Portugal Charles Warren Stoddard Republican Party Whig Gilson Willet Denmark Burmah Joe Mitchell Chapple Washington

Recreation and travel features fill June Good Housekeeping

Recreation is the keynote of the June Good Housekeeping issue with travel safety pieces by Isabel Gordon Curtis and Mary Heaton Vorse, illustrated pieces on Berkshire Barnacles and summer tourism, an interview on Simeon Ford, an electric day home story by H W Hillman, and Tom Masson’s Being a Bride. The issue includes standard departments and costs fifteen cents per copy or one dollar yearly.

Isabel Gordon Curtis Anna Page Scott Berkshire Barnacles Columbus Ohio Boston Mary Heaton Vorse Simeon Ford Boniface George Wharton James H. W. Hillman Tom Masson Phelps Publishing Co Springfield Mass New York Chicago

This Date in History Highlights Key Events

A compact list of historical markers from 1424 to 1895 noting monarch deaths sieges births and major political moments. Notable items include Ladislaus IV of Poland 1424 1521 Cortez siege 1521 1773 Tieck born 1773 Whitman born 1819 Brontë died 1855 and the 1889 Johnstown flood among others.

Ladislaus IV Poland Mexico Cortez Massachusetts Connecticut Plymouth Frederick William I Prussia Ludwig Tieck Stony Point American Congress Bonaparte Great Council Venice Horatio Seymour Walt Whitman Frederick A. Wilson Paris Canton Charlotte Bronte United States Mail Service Count Albedinsky New Orleans Johnstown Jeffeson Davis Holyrood Richmond Formosa

Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar ad claim

A historical advertisement notes Ken nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough syrup marketed by druggists. It emphasizes imitation and availability through all druggists.

Kennedy

Excursion Rates Announced on C M St P R R

Excursion rates now in effect on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railway serving Burlington Elkhorn Delavan Fontana Kansasville Kilbourne Madison McFarland Stoughton Walworth and Waukesha. Good returning up to Sept 80. J B Sweart Agent.

Burlington Elkhorn Delavan Fontana Kansasville Kilbourne Madison McFarland Stoughton Walworth Waukesha J. B. Sweart

Carpet Cleaning Ad by A M Hoover

An advertisement invites customers to have carpets cleaned by A M Hoover. It mentions Fagarpets BOS and a date 4 14tt, likely indicating a service window or event. The note presents a concise local service pitch with a misread date.

A. M. Hoover Fagarpets Bos

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Ena Made Man and Wife Bowe Charities of the Prairie Woman's Callegze Doca Nati Scem Judge Thompson Ihinois Belt Railway Falk Taggart Good Housekeeping Oxfords For Women Oxford McPherson & Service Stephenson St Supreme Court Supreme Judicial District Jas.h.cartwright Colt Blucher Oxford Colt Goodyear Gchmidt, Wwachlin & Clothin Burrell Bros
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