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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1906
Page
3
The Freeport Journal receives an International Typographical Union recognition label for using union labor in its mechanical departments, highlighting union employment practices and industry cooperation.
Mr and Mrs C H Mittle return from New York. J J Tschudy of Monroe visits Freeport. Roxie DeWitt guest of Vera Peight in Elgin. Harriet Burbank back from Chicago. Gleason newlyweds return from honeymoon. Margaret Muhr visits St Paul Minneapolis. W J Young Co to stay open evenings during school rush. Myrtie Hawks home from St Louis. Barnums back from Vermont. Haller family back from Apple River. Neeta Nestelrode returns from Aurora Batavia and Freeport. Mrs J T Lee guest of sisters in the city. C G Schoeffel and H C Temple depart for North Dakota. Frank Brunn of Chicago visiting aunt Mrs Wm Arndt. Margaret Bickenbach returns from Indiana. W H Holland back from Long Lake Wis. daughter Nellie to Normal Ill. Mrs W H Snooks back from Chicago fur reno. Mrs H J Porter and others return from Brown's Lake Wis. two months vacation enjoyed by ladies while gentlemen stayed.
Local groups announce meetings this evening including Amercan Stars of Equity at J O O F hall and B of L F with the ladies society at IX of P hall. Wartime veteran attendance marks a triannual reunion in Byrom today with several officers listed as pallbearers at the Benjamin Rhodes funeral in Grace Episcopal Church.
The regular monthly council meeting last evening was cut short due to Labor Day. Alderman Steffen served as mayor pro tem in Mayor Duthnar's absence at Beloit, with Alderman Harrington the sole absentee. Reading of the minutes was dispensed with and only bills were allowed before adjourning to Thursday evening by Alderman McGovern.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement offers Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming to restore vitality. It urges readers with aching bones tired nerves restless nights and tired kidneys to use Tea or Tablets at 35 cents billed to Joseph Eimmoert.
Marriage license notice lists Jas P Saterlee of Benton Wisconsin and Anna L Leece of Freeport Illinois with related parties Vera Wolf of Oregon Wisconsin and William H Dunn of Oregon Wisconsin in local lexicon.
Saturday results list Freeport first with Hau Clatre and Oshkosh, Wausau, La Crosse, Green Bay scoring amid chaos as Warhop challenged an umpire and Balbooat was struck. Sunday results show Green Bay beating La Crosse and Oshkosh scoring 2 to 1 over Wausau as the hampered contest ended in a forfeited note.
Warhop pitches as Bayview scores in a tight game. Gwin, Tenant lead offense with two-base and three-base hits while Erickson and Gwin shine defensively in a 6 12 final? The report lists players such as Gwin Tenant Erickson and Stremmel with varied at bats and errors, detailing bases, runs, and outs. The artifact preserves the box score style with totals, hits, errors, and umpire notes.
Oshkosh and Eau Claire split a two game set in Wis. on Sept. 3. Details mention pitchers Stadler and Sours, key plays and a late error sequence, with Freeport scoring twice in the eighth to avoid a shutout.
In Freeport the team lost 0-1 to Green Bay after the first game was forfeited. Wausau led 1-2 at T1-2 with La Crosse winning 4-2 and Oshkosh 3-0, while Mau Claire tied 2-2 in a day of mixed results across the state.
A large Labor Day crowd in Beloit witnessed a Freeport versus Green Bay Wisconsin State League doubleheader. The first game was forfeited to Freeport 9 to 0 after Green Bay failed to appear. Umpire Sweeney awarded the win to Freeport. The second game featured injuries and disputes with Warhop pitching briefly, a broken arm to Cormeily on a hit, and frequent crowd disturbances along the sidelines. Freeport ultimately won the second game 9 to 1.
In Oshkosh Wisconsin on September 1 Wausau fell 7 to 0 as a wild throw aided Oshkosh. Batteries Orange and Moore faced Green Bay in a separate game against La Crosse with 8 to 2 and 1 to 1 scores, noting Stremme and Lannon as battery names and Jones with Killian for Green Bay.
Between six and seven hundred fans witnessed Embury church beat First M E church 17 to 4 at Taylor's park in Freeport yesterday afternoon. Embury fielded a strong battery and controlled the game as First M E managed only a few hits. The contest was billed as the season’s most interesting amateur baseball game locally.
Beloit hosted the annual tri city Labor Day celebration with unions from Beloit Rockford and Freeport. Thousands arrived by car and rail to enjoy parades races dances and a baseball game. Mayor Cunningham received keys to the city and addressed attendees as the day concluded.
Charles Perkins denies his wife’s divorce claim and plans counter-charges. He alleges she abused him and his father with kicks and harsh language, and that his father defended himself with a poker. He says he has witnesses and a memorandum recording the alleged abuse from early married life amid repeated quarrels.
Lena residents report travel and visits including Mrs J R Spiller and children from Foster Illinois visiting Freeport while Milton Lutz attends the College of Commerce. A Schudt park picnic draws Lenaites. Various locals journey to Byron and Freeport for reunions and visits with relatives.
A fragment notes children staying with grandpa while mamma goes to sea and papa works at home with Rocky Mountain Tea. Joseph Emmert is named in the snippet.
An attempted daytime robbery occurred Sunday evening at the Rodemeyer saloon on Galena street. A man climbed a locked rear fence and tried to force the back door while the proprietor, Rodemeyer, was securing receipts. He fled after being startled by a front-door call. Police investigated but found no trace. several witnesses described a suspicious man.
Simple Hyomei treatment four times daily is advertised as a safe cure for catarrh. The copy claims it creates a mountain air effect and destroys germs by ozone, offering a complete outfit for $1.00 and extra bottles for 60 cents with a money back guarantee.
The Embury Epworth League holds its regular monthly business meeting at 8 o'clock in the church parlors. Members and friends are invited as vital matters will be discussed. The group plans Bible study courses and will feature an address by R C Smedley of the Y M C A. A literary and musical program follows with performances by Arthur Warehiuin Muriel Rice Flaryy Star Margaret Faubel Laura Hoefer and Iva Dodds before light refreshments.
Frank Snyder a farmer north of the city was almost seriously hurt when his wagon team bolted after a broken pole caused the horses to bolt. The wagon struck a telegraph pole near the Melchior saloon, he was thrown onto his right side but sustained only a shaking up. The team ran to Spring Street before being stopped and the wagon was badly damaged.
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