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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1867

Page

8

Death of John L. Page in New Orleans Fall

Civizen of Rockroty Kinten John L. Page, long resident here, died Saturday in New Orleans when a heavy stone fell from a building under construction. He had run an agricultural implement business in Memphis, aided by a firm expanding branches in the South. His body arrived Thursday, funeral set for tomorrow at 2 pm from his East Side residence near the School House. He left a wife and two children, protected by life insurance totaling 24,000 across Memphis, New England Life, and Connecticut Life.

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Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania Lay Ready for Expansion

The text details the Pennsylvanian anthracite fields spanning Schuylkill Carbon Luzerne and Wyoming counties, three main masses, with a total area described as 640 square acres. It notes a current gross production around ten million tons yearly, export through Philadelphia and New York, and potential to double output to about twenty million tons a year yet sustainable for centuries. Port Richmond and Elizabethport are coal trade hubs guiding shipments to northern destinations. the fields could be mined more intensively without exhausting supply.

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Newspaper Networks Shift Amid Press Union Split

A 19th century exchange notes the New York Associated Press alignment narrowing the Craig Reuter ring to about four dozen papers. It sees pressure from Chicago and Cincinnati editors easing, as Northwest interior press gains status and protection. Freeport Evening Journal praised for timely despatches and home news, urged patrons to support the new daily.

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