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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1898
Page
1
An advertisement touts lumber used for all purposes by top builders in town and country. It emphasizes sealed, weatherproofed grades resistant to warping from rain and sun and invites readers to switch to their products for better quality and protection.
State troops moved from Camp Craig to Haywood opera house after heavy rain. Captain Craig orders saloons closed again. A provost guard of fifty to search for guns said to be held by blacks placed by the sheriff. Six Battery B men jailed. union men return from Tower Hill after efforts to stop imported Negro miners. Large crowds observe orderly streets with cheers for the soldiers.
London reports say Mortimer of the British legation was stoned and mud-covered while returning with a lady. American missionaries and the U S secretary in Pekin were attacked. a Chinese secretary suffered a broken rib. Shanghai dispatches claim the emperor died by his own action on September 21, placing the dowager empress in charge. Dr Nancy Guilford, Bridgeport midwife linked to Emma Gill’s death, has been arrested.
Special reports from Denver and Byers detail spreading wildfires on the west slope of the Rockies near Aspen Kokomo Hahn's Peak and Glenwood Springs with smoke, fear, and potential stock losses. Prairie fires between Living Springs and Corona caused notable livestock damage.
Agoncillo and Lopez representing Philippine insurgent leader Aguinaldo met President with General Greene in the cabinet room. Talks centered on camp locations in the south with sites planned for Augusta Georgia and several South Carolina towns including Columbia Greenville and Spartanburg. The main camp is planned for Augusta on a six hundred acre tract just outside the city.
An Italian anarchist assassinated a prominent figure in Lyons on June 24, 1894. The victim, who died yesterday at Chateau de Preéle, was mourned by supporters and sparked a wave of investigations across local authorities.
A Rice Lake dispatch reports relief parties searching burned districts around Milwaukie after forest fires. Bridges are down and travel is slow. Over 100 persons are missing as authorities fear a large death toll.
Private A Loverfelt of Company H Sixth Illinois stationed at Monmouth died this morning in the military hospital of typhoid fever. The report places the incident in Sparinakeep Illinois and notes his service with the Sixth Illinois.
Quincy Ill Sept 30 When the board of trustees of the soldiers and sailors home meets tomorrow Superintendent Somerville will submit his quarterly report showing average attendance 1467.42 average cost per capita 24 91 present membership 1528 absent 356 admitted during the quarter 153 readmitted 57 discharged 120 deaths 35
Professor Harvey W. Wiley chief chemist at the department of agriculture in Washington visited his brother at the appellate court during a flying trip to Rockford Illinois to study a process for making paper from corn husks.
C F Houser G S Roush Geo Sherry Wm Barnes Miles White Peter Seyler Chas Derr W H H Miller Wm Sisson Chas Gassman and others traveled to Freeport for a Stephenson county veterans of the civil war reception. Company L presented a mahogany gavel from Porto Rico to the Stephenson County Soldiers and Sailors association, a gift prized by the group. Dr F A Darling of LaSouer Minn visits Lena. Lewis Smith Jewell City Kan and Daniel Grimm and family of Orangeville visit Lena relatives. Elizabeth Altenbern returns from Savanna. Kate Dodds returns from Darlington Wis.
New York reports Specialive Reserves up to 37 094 2 Loans down to 6 6 589 500 Specie increases to 6 667 800 Legals rise 750 200 Deposits rise 1 874 900 Circulation up 524 400 plus health notes on local figures and upcoming millinery event at Madge Stephenson's emporium with Paris Model hats Oct 5 6 and tin type gallery sale in town.
Forecasts from a St Joseph bulletin predict storm waves crossing the continent from October 1 to 5 reaching the Pacific by the 6th and moving west of the Rocky Mountains by the 7th. Temperatures are expected to vary with a cool to warmer pattern across the central valleys and eastern states, with several dates noting changes and rainfall expectations.
Advertisement praising Grape-Nuts cereal highlighting benefits for teeth brain nerves digestion and suitability for all meals. Claims five benefits tied to one friend and urges grocers to stock the product.
September 30 forecast calls for cloudy night and south to southeast winds with possible showers. Also notices for Millinery opening at Miss Brinkman s on October 5 6 and hair goods by Mrs. Paradise visiting from Chicago. Public notices include street work permits and rental ad for 228 N Galena Ave. Eight rooms and large yard available.
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