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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
6
The 4 O Clock report from Chicago notes Illinois will be partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with showers tonight and cooler temperatures. Iowa expects showers and cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. Wisconsin forecasts showers tonight and possibly Wednesday with a cooler regime.
Associated Press report from Little Rock notes west Arkansas was hit by two tornadoes yesterday. Casualties tallied thirty with fears of fifty. Vast areas lost forests homes and businesses as churches and structures were demolished. Chicago weather bulletin warns of a gale on Lake Michigan region tonight shifting to northwest by Wednesday.
John D Rockefeller testified in the government suit against Standard Oil stating that at the 1899 organization of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey he owned 256,854 shares out of 983,383 total. The testimony came in New York as part of the government’s case.
A Freeport meeting unveils a plan to form a Juvenile Court League aimed at improving welfare for boys and girls in adverse environments. The non sectarian group seeks to report cases to the court, assist parents, place delinquents in state care when needed, and push for public playgrounds to channel youth energy constructively.
At Nanking a Chinese troop mutiny broke out Thursday with street fighting reported. Foreign residents, including a portion of the community, have taken refuge aboard a British gunboat in Peking reporting.
Fred Bradley of Boston heavyweight boxer sustained serious injuries in a savage match at the West End Athletic club in Philadelphia. He remained in critical condition with doctors uncertain about his recovery after the clash with Al Kubiak.
Carl Loose a baker shot and killed his daughter Meta Loose and fatally wounded his son Frederick pastor of the Lutheran church at Yale South Dakota Family troubles were given as the cause in this fatal domestic incident.
W V Henry of Panama Mo touts seven years proof that Dr Kings New Discovery cures coughs and throat and lung ailments. The world offers thirty eight years proof for coughs colds lagrippe asthma hay fever bronchitis and early consumption. Prevents pneumonia when used timely. Sold at Jos Emmerts drug store 60c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
Advertises a Thanksgiving turkey dinner for 25 cents at the Troy Cafe with nightly chop suey offerings. The note includes a cryptic line 11-24d2t suggesting a date or code.
The 54 year old former Freeport resident died at Mendota hospital at 2 am. He moved to Mendota 15 years ago and was a harness maker. Survived by his mother Mrs Michael Schneider of Freeport wife Anna Billerbeck two sons Theodore of Newark and Lillian Schulz of Chicago two brothers George and Kefren and three sisters Barbara Mrs Margaret Edler and Mrs Theresa Brown III. Funeral set for tomorrow morning at St Joseph's church with arrangements pending.
Dr David Beaton drew a large audience at the Y M C A auditorium with a humorous lecture titled Wit and humor of England Ireland Scot and America The Nations’ characters were skillfully portrayed in vivid word pictures under the Ladies Auxiliary auspices of the Y M C A.
Huss and Kinley, Galena street dry goods merchants, will occupy the double storefront of the Wilcoxon Building on Stephenson Street early in February. The firm gains larger and improved quarters as the building undergoes remodeling to host what will be one of the city's most modern places of business. Serf & Haight, liddwij 12 Stephenson St.
The Tron Molders Union No 195 hosts its tenth annual ball at Masonic hall on Wednesday evening November 25 with music by Gibler's Orchestra. Tickets cost 60 cents. Also remember the Butler Concert on November 30 at Masonic Temple.
An advertisement notes cut flowers and potted plants at Loit's Chocolate Shop 101 Stephenson 86 Louin Bauscher Floriat 3 Anne Adams St with phones. A New York gift shop offers a line of fancy work. The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 10 cents a week.
City barber shops will close for the Thanksgiving Day holiday and reopen Wednesday with limited hours ending at 11 PM. A note about a missing green silk umbrella at the Grand era house asks the finder to call 791.
Hats formerly priced at 2.50 to 4.50 now marked at 1.00. Hats previously 4.00 to 5.00 reduced to 2.50. All imported patterns and Phipps models heavily discounted. White ostrich feathers promoted as suitable Christmas gifts with a limited discount period before Christmas. 1-20d LW Summers.
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