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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
5
The Associated Press reports Chicago and Illinois expect fair skies tonight and likely Friday with warmer conditions. Iowa and Wisconsin anticipate partly cloudy weather tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in Illinois and Wisconsin tonight.
A procession of vehicles and pedestrians moved through dusty roads from Oyster Bay to Sagamore Hill for a farewell reception hosted by the president before his departure to Washington. The event drew a veritable pilgrimage of Oyster Bay residents invited to attend.
Dense fog in Chicago slows through passenger trains and delays suburban service. An interurban car from Aurora struck an elevated train at Oak Park, injuring several passengers.
Mrs. Carrie Nation called on Judge Taft in Cincinnati on September 17 to discuss liquor policy. Taft declined to discuss, and Nation delivered a brief anti drunkness speech before the interview ended.
The planned October 7 Chicago banquet with Judge Taft and W J Bryan has fallen through. Chairman Dixon of the Republican speaker bureau says Taft wished to speak but the bureau, not officially consulted, arranged another engagement.
Closing board of trade quotes show Dec wheat at 1 001 1 54 cents, Dec oats at 48 54, Jan pork at 8 16 65 70, Jan lard at 9 82, ribs at 8 77. Union Stock Yards cattle 6500. calves and feeders weak. hogs 16000 dull to steady. sheep 22000 steady.
John Crotzer sues Freeport Ry L P Co for 3500 over injuries from alighting a car three years ago. Four Cosmopolitan Insurance cases at this term involve foreign judgments and policy nonpayments. Sheriff Milner escorts F C Grobman to Joliet after a guilty bigamy plea.
Republican leaders outline a western itinerary for Taft and Sherman with stops in Freeport Clinton Bloomington and Chicago. Sherman to speak Oct 1 with Longworth as escort and possible joint Taft Bryan debates proposed in towns once visited by Lincoln and Douglas.
Governor Deneen appoints Edmund Jackson of Fulton to the second international conference on state and local taxation in Toronto October 6 to 9. Jackson, a member of the state board of equalization, is praised for reforms in assessment methods and advocacy for fair railroad and corporate taxation.
Mrs Ellen McGuire aged sixty eight, mother of Mrs J C Lacy, residing in Harlem township Delavan Wis, fell while walking in her sleep at the Lacy residence last night. She sustained a fracture of the left arm facial cuts and possible internal injuries. Doctors fear complications given her age.
A Freeport public meeting will explain the deep waterway constitutional amendment ahead of the fall election. The event, in the circuit court room tomorrow at 1 PM, features speakers Congressman William Lorimer H Rainey and Cicero J Lindley.
The Monroe paper claims the Illinois Central may abandon the Freeport to Madison motor car, though officials deny plans and say the car is undergoing a general overhaul in Freeport. Chief Clerk Glaw notes no withdrawal orders. the absence is blamed on extended maintenance and not a service change.
Leonard Alexander twelve suffers concussion from a fall after attempting a street dare on the iron rail near the Star building. He is at home in critical condition with possible base skull fracture and facial injuries. Dr. W L Karcher treated him and watch continues for skull injury.
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