Panama Canal Master Builder Belding Visits Freeport
W M Belding, chief builder for the canal construction, arrived in Freeport from the Panama Canal Zone for a brief visit. He oversees all buildings bridges hospitals and jails with 3 684 men under his supervision amid a total 33 000 workers. He expects vessels to pass by September 1915 and notes health conditions among workers are good despite hay fever for him personally.
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Freeport
W. M. Belding
Belding
Panama Canal Zone
Mr. Belding
Stevens
Lanark
New York
Canal Commission
City Council Adjourned Meeting Promises Busy Session
An adjourned city council meeting will be held this evening with several matters on the agenda. The finance committee reports on bonds to fund a gas plant by C. EB. Gregory, reportedly favorable. A study on telephone line installations and reports on the West End addition plot and sidewalk ordinances are also expected.
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EB. Gregory
West End
La Crosse Team Faces Steeper Battle Down the Stretch
La Crosse Chronicle notes the La Crosse squad still needs improvement after Monday's games. The article cites lack of energy in fielding and weak batting, with players not hustling for balls and showing indifference at the plate, risking a rise in losses against Freeport and Wausau.
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la Crosse Chronicle
la Crosse
Freeport
Wausau
Return From Eastern Trip By J M Stiffler Family
J M Stiffler and his daughter Miss Frances have returned from a month visiting many eastern points including Harrisburg Gettysburg Philadelphia Norfolk Ocean Beach Washington and Old Point Comfort. A photo taken at Gettysburg shows Stiffler his daughter his sister and a nephew around a cannon on the battlefield, reflecting their eastern journey.
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J. M. Stiffler
Frances
Harrisburg
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Ocean Beach
Washington
Old Point Comfort
Politicians Meet at the County Fair in Rockford
At the county fair a Rockford Republican figure, long active in state and local party leadership, is noted as a potential gubernatorial or secretary of state candidate. The profile highlights his roles with the Winnebago county central committee, state reformatory board, and past duties in insurance receivership.
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Rockford
Board of
Winnebago County
Republican Central Committee
Illinois Republican State Central Committee
Chicago
Sterling
Illinois State Reformatory
Pontiac
Yates
State Board of Prison Industries
Manufacturers’ & Merchants’ Mutual Insurance Company of
Hss
Ilks
Modern Woodmen
Royal League
Chicago Press Club
Shurtleff
A Humane Appeal For Dr King’s New Discovery
Richmond resident A D Williams appeals to readers with weak lungs to try Dr King’s New Discovery, the remedy he credits for saving lives. The ad touts a cough and cold cure used worldwide, claims to treat asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy hoarseness ghthish and lung hemorrhages, and notes a guaranteed purchase at Joseph Emmert's drug store with 50 cents and a $1 000 trial bottle offered free.
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Richmond
Ind
A. D. Williams
West Main St
Joseph Emmert
Buffalo Unveils McKinley Monument In Old Home Week
As part of Old Home Week in Buffalo New York a 93 foot Vermont marble monument to President William McKinley was dedicated in Niagara Square opposite Millard Fillmore’s residence. Governor Hughes spoke amid a grand parade with Grand Army veterans and Spanish American War units. The $100000 memorial rests on a two foot base and was funded from unspent Pan American exposition funds. Carrere Hastings designed it and Rea Phinister Proctor carved the lions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
William McKinley
New York
Canadian
Hughes
Niagara Square
Millard Fillmore
New York State
Carrere & Hastings
New York City
Congressman Fuller to speak at DeKalb G A R reunion
Belvidere congressman Fuller accepts invitation to join speakers at the Kingston reunion of three Grand Army posts in DeKalb county set for September 10 and 11. Also on the program are Congressman Frank C. Lowden and Speaker Shurtleff.
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Fuller
Belvidere
Grand Army
DeKalb County
Kingston
Frank C. Lowden
Shurtleff
Johnston and Hammill Lead Michigan Voters List
Detroit and Durand residents Irene Hammill and William Johnston top the over 18 roll with others including George Jogerst Kent Lena Mullarky Winslow Elizabeth Kiel Martintown and Roy Youtzy all noted in the mid 20s to low 40s age range.
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William Johnston
Detroit
Michel Ashes Tinhight Srs
Irene R. Hammill
Durand
George H. Jogerst
Kent
Anna Mullarky
Lena
Roy Youtzy
Winslow
Elizabeth M. Kiel
Martintown
Mason scholarship not assigned by Jo Daviess judge
County Judge William Rippin in Jo Daviess county declines to assign a subject for the Mason scholarship. Former Senator William K. Mason proposed statewide scholarships via essays written on topics chosen by the county judge with the best submission earning the award.
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Galena
William Rippin
Mason
Jo Daviess County
William K. Mason
Chicago Night University
Real Estate Transfer Haas to Meyerg for Dakota lots
Real estate transfer records Tha A Haas selling lots 1 and 2 in block 6, Dakota to Jacob J Meyerg for $3100. The transaction is listed under real estate transfers with the buyer and seller names and the price.
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Tha A, Haas
Jacob J. Meyerg
Dakota
Lost and Found Lost bilious attack cure at drug store
Lost between 9 80 p m yesterday and noon today a bilious attack with nausea and sick headache. Found at Joseph Emmert by Dr King s New Life Pills guaranteed cure for bilious ness malaria jaundice 25c.
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Joseph Emmert
Dr. King
Mrs Lawless Improves After Medical Setback
This morning reports say Mrs. Thomas Lawless has regained consciousness and shows significant improvement. Swelling in limbs and face has diminished and the baby is said to be doing well as recovery progresses.
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Thomas Lawless
Important Church Meeting Tonight at First Baptist
Members of the First Baptist church plan an important meeting after prayer tonight. Action is expected on the contemplated resignation of Rev. O. J. Price who is said to be considering a call from Lansing Michigan.
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First Baptist Church
O. J. Price
Lansing
Mich
Shoemaker Conference on Freeport Auto Firm Future
Shoemaker Conference with Boyd P. Hill and L L Munn Jr for the Freeport Business Men's association and Shoemaker Automobile officials discusses the company remaining in Freeport.
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Shoemaker
Boyd P. Hill
L. L.munn, Jr
Freeport Business Men's Association
Shoemaker Automobile Company
Automobile
Freeport
Sick and Afflicted In Poor Health At Stephenson Street
It is reported this morning that James H. Tice is in very poor health at his home on Stephenson Street.
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James H. Tice
Stephenson
Street
County Fair Opens at Night Free Admission
The county fair will be open at night with no admission charged to the grounds, inviting visitors to enjoy the event after dark.
Warren fair and local notices loom in district roundup
The Warren fair is slated for next week while Grace Church choir chases rehearsal this evening. Miss Florence Jennings becomes bookkeeper at Demeter, Seitz & Co. County Treasurer Barton G. Cooper and wife return from a six week trip to Pennsylvania, Washington and Niagara Falls. The sick and shotguns social by Baptist Women's Society is postponed to Tuesday September 10. Mr and Mrs Thomas J Froggatt of Henton visited Galena on Wednesday en route to Freeport to see their son and Stephenson County fair.
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Florence Jennings
Demeter, Seitz & Co
Barton G. Cooper
Pennsylvania
Washington
Niagara Falls
Baptist Women's Society
Galena
Thomas J. Froggatt
Henton
Maesday
Freeport
Stephenson County
Foley's Kidney Gyre Cure Claim Promoted
Of Interest to Many. Foley's Kidney Gyre will cure any case of kidney or rudder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. No medicine can do more. H. J. Moogk, Wm. F. Jungkuns.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkuns
Sub division home lots offered in Burchard’s area near Freeport
A description of crowded lots bearing noise smells and risk of fire, urging avoidance of dense housing. Each 60 by 180 foot lot in Burchard’s Sub-division includes 16 to 20 feet side setbacks and a 75 foot deep garden, with two phone numbers listed as contact.
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Burchard
Freeport
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