27 Oct 1897
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1897
Page
1
An 80 year old man named Wunephe died after his clothing caught fire while burning brush near a clover patch south of Everts in Ridott Township Illinois. Neighbors arrived too late to save him and officials attributed death to suffocation from the flames. He and his wife recently moved from Germany to Ridott township living with his son.
Special weather forecast states local showers tonight and Thursday, colder conditions on Thursday with northeast winds. West twenty four hours outlook covers Ontario and Illinois with steady cool temperatures.
Quotations from Onroago show October wheat at 96 4, December at 95 1, corn and oats futures mixed. Union Stock Yards reports hogs 41,000, cattle 15,000, sheep 18,000 with prices mostly steady to weak. Freeport market notes support and imports. Chicago and northwest receipts listed with totals for wheat corn and hogs. A Baltimore-Liverpool closing update concludes with Paris and Antwerp figures. A Beloit High School team reorganization mentions Ralph Mayer and Leater Brady, preparing to meet Beloit at Taylor's Park next Saturday.
Washington reports Spain’s reply to Secretary Sherman’s note. The cipher dispatch is being translated. Marpico notes the colonial minister’s reforms proposal for Cuba granting local self legislation with limits, while Spain reserves control of international relations and major state matters. Spain should appoint the governor general who will choose his cabinet.
The Duchess of Teck, cousin of Queen Victoria, died this morning in RioHMonoD England at 67 following a surgical operation to relieve a strangulated hernia. The death was announced as a result of complications from the procedure.
Denver reports a heavy pecuniary loss as a blizzard abated after starting Monday night. Other dispatches note a game warden killed at Cass Lake Minnesota during a seizure attempt, Nashville officials denying a yellow fever case, a Wabash railroad office fire in St Louis, miners’ executive committee meetings in Springfield, Army of Tennessee meeting in Milwaukee, Spitzbergen crew reach, Andree news rumor, and five yellow fever cases in Masinx with one death.
Mrs J T McNeill expresses gratitude to kind friends and neighbors who assisted during her recent sad bereavement.
In Lena on October 27 John Shoeemith returns from Iowa, Mrs. Geo Schoeny and Mrs H Quinn visit friends in town, J H Rife travels to Chicago for the Grand Chapter meeting, Miss Victoria Clark of Chicago visits Mrs G M Holley, Will Damert returns from Chicago, Lakin of Salt Lake City visits en route to Maine then home, W T U and Ladies Aid bid farewell to Mrs Hayward as she moves to Platteville Wis. C E Lutheran plans a mum social Friday with an amusing program and light refreshments, Epworth League hosts a social at Mrs A M Piper’s home with autumn decor and an auction of unknown boxes, Mrs E Lawfer to Willow for winter with her son, Louie Fischer leaves W Bergman for Rockford.
A $10,000 bequest from Judge Sheldon to the Freeport Y M C A is to be paid in cash. Executors will liquidate the claim. interest from the principal will fund ongoing needs while main funds are invested. Knowlton Bros. will handle the payment through a bank this week.
A world survey notes 200000 post offices with 10000 in the United States. A Berlin boy hanged himself at a sister's birthday party over a small piece of cake. Smokers are less prone to diphtheria than nonsmokers by 1 to 28 per Hajak of Vienna. The eastern hemisphere holds 92 percent of people and 170793 miles of railway, 46 percent of all lines. Washington lawn program favors creeping bent as top lawn grass.
A heritage advertisement promotes Rocky Mountain Tea by Emmert and Burrell as a beauty tonic. It claims the product keeps one young and features a vivid description of a beautiful face with a sweet smile rosy cheeks and laughing eyes to entice readers.
The High School football team disbanded last night and will be recognized under a new name. A board rule restricts team members to students who entered the high school at the start of the current term, excluding some top players who enrolled after. Professor Page argues eligibility hinges on that term start.
Mr and Mrs H. L. Capron of Champaign welcome a baby girl born at the home of Mrs Capron’s parents, Mr and Mrs O. B. Bidwell.
Mrs George Snyder has returned from Lincoln Nebraska where she spent several months with her daughter Mrs Lee. She was accompanied home by her granddaughter Miss Mary.
Mrs Blaisdell and Miss Nellie Blaisdell are home from Des Moines Iowa after spending several weeks with friends.
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