Competition in Business as a Rite of Freedom
The article argues competition is not evil but a universal force in all communities. It praises fair competition for spurring energy, knowledge, and progress, while noting harms from deceit. It highlights rivalry among manufacturers and merchants as yielding fair prices and better goods, contrasting honorable competition with fraud and hypocrisy.
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Adam
Garden of Eden
Robinson Crusoe
Juan Fernandez
O. B. Winger
C.&g. Cooper & Co
Dredging finds on East Beacon dock reveal china and a capstan mystery
A Boston Transcript piece describes divers recovering crockery from a twenty year cleaned steamship dock in East Beacon while noting rare tableware found intact. A failed capstan recovery illustrates dangers of mud depths and the ongoing dredging effort. Europe migrates to America asHenry F. Gillig reports Europe-to-US immigration rising sharply with new wealth moving via the American Exchange and increased travel.
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Boston Transcript
East Beaton
Europe
America
American Exchange
Henry F. Gillig
London
Great Britaan
Alead
Great Britain
United States
New World
Our
Republic
Cannon balls unearthed at Fort Bedford site Bradford Pa
Workmen digging a trench at Bradford discovered cannon balls and grape shot canisters from the Fort Bedford area. A canister measures three and a half inches diameter and six inches long, filled with iron balls seven eighths of an inch across. Rust has damaged parts of the canister, making material uncertain. The finds likely date to British possession around 1758 during King George I era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Old Fort
Bedford
George I
Fervent appeal in advertisement presses church disestablishment
An advertisement fragment laments the Established Church’s feeble resistance to disestablishment. It invokes biblical figures Nehemiah and Zerubbabel and urges a more earnest, determined struggle against disestablishment in the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehemiah
Zerubbabel
Shealteel
Tamnai
Apharsachites
Gold Nuggets Found in White County Garden
A tarmer in the Ocoochie Valley White County reports discovery of gold nuggets weighing from five pennyweights to four hundred forty pennyweights. The miner earned four pounds of pure ore at an expense of 150 dollars from his vegetable garden.
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Atlanta
Ocoochie Valley
White County
Conviction to paint patent medicine signs surfaces nationwide
A Burlington Hawkeye remark notes increasing belief that the chief end of man is to paint patent medicine signs on fences as travelers move across the country.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Horses Die in Franklin County From Buffalo Gnats
In Franklin County Texas horses are reported to die from buffalo gnats as a local issue affecting livestock.
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Franklin County
Texas
Liability of Employers in Hough Case Reversed by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court reversed a Circuit Court ruling in the W C Hough case, holding that an employer may be liable for injuries to a worker if due diligence could have prevented the risk. It found negligence by the master mechanic in failing to repair a defective cow catcher and allowed the jury to decide contributory negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Hough
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Hough
Waugh
Circuit Court of the
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Quebec Harbor By law raises pilot dues controversy
Canada’s shipping interests oppose the Quebec Harbor Commission by law to raise lower St. Lawrence slots dues. Montreal merchants push to Ottawa a petition against the by law. Despite merchant pressure, the government rules in favor of the pilots’ pretentions.
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Canada
Quebec Harbor Commission
Lower St. Lawrence
Montreal
Quebec Board of Trade
Ottawa
Swedish explorers claim Behring Island dairy venture
On Behring Island Swedish Aras tic explorers announce a future dairy farm in the remote East. They say anglers may find excellent sport there as rivers teem with trout and salmon unafraid of humans.
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Behring Island
City Directory Church Listings and Service Times
The directory lists multiple congregations with locations and service times. Denominational entries include German Evangelical Emanuel Oak Street, German Evangelical St John Union Street, German Reformed Williams Street, Methodist Episcopal Embury Exchange Street, First Stephenson Street, German Chicago Street, Presbyterian First Stephenson Walnut, Presbyterian Second Exchange Pleasant, Presbyterian Third German Exchange Pleasant, Roman Catholic Saint Joseph German Williams West Exchange, Roman Catholic St Mary Irish Union Mary, Zion Episcopal Stephenson Cherry, Baptist Stephenson West Cherry, Free Methodist Pleasant Walnut. Services mostly at 10:30 am and 7 pm, with Sunday school times varying.
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Evangelical-Peasant
Explain
D. B. Byers
Emanuel—Oak
Pleasant
Huelster
St. John’s—Union
Cor State Road
ColoMimerster Poster
Williams St
Corner Union
Wernley
Eng. Ua
LA Es
Methodist Episcopal
Embury
Willams
Washburne
Stephenson St
Northwest
Cor Cherry
CG E Manderville
Chicago
Cor Ee
Hiller
Presbyterian—First
Cor Walnut
H D Jenkins
Presbyterian—Second—Exchange
W Cor Pleasant
J Gitfen
Presbyterian—Third—German—Exchange
Se¢Cor Pleasant
E A Elfeld
Joseph
West of Exchange
L Kalvelage
St Mary’s
West of
Cherry
Cooley
Free Methodist
Pleasant St
West of Walnut
Ferris
Salbath School
City Officials and Departments Listing
Mayors office clerk treasurer city attorney marshal street commissioner surveyor and aldermen listed with their offices and locations. Includes Cronkrite Hutchison Breed Stearns Chamberlin Huenkemeier Josef and council ward representatives.
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E L Cronkrite
Cronkrite
Rocery
Stephenson St
Ofty
H. C. Hutchison
Fry’s Block
D. Eb. Breed
Journal
J H Stearns
Neff & Stearns
E .S Chamberlin
H Huenkemeier
F E_ Josef
H Dorman
TL Waddell
I S Zartman
J Brown Taylor
J KR Wagner
H J Porter
County Officials and Office Locations Listed
Clerk I F Kleckner the treasurer W W Hutchison recorder Dan Brewster sheriff J R Leigh surveyor Hiram Shons. All county offices are in the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I F Kleckner
W W Hutchison
Dan’ Brewster
J R Leigh
Hiram Shons
Court House
Public Schools Board of Education Minutes
Board of Education list officers F Bartlett president Wm Wright and W G Barnes superintendent Chas Snder, office in High School building. Office hours from 7:33 to 9:00 in the morning.
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Boat OF Education
F. Bartlett
Presint
Wm. O. Wright
W. G. Barnes
Chas
Freeport Post Office Mail Arrivals and Closings Listed
Freeport Post Office schedules show arrivals and closings across routes including Chicago through eastern lines and via NVWR, with specific times such as 9.00 am and 3.15 pm. Service details cover Southern via CRR, Northern via LCRR, Eastern viaWR and Western routes, plus Monroes Wisconsin stops and waterway connections. Office hours vary by season, holidays, and special fast days, and D. Atkins signs as postmaster.
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Chicago
NWR
C & Nwr
Vial Crr
LCRR
ICR
Ruveeeesene Tessearsereetsverearserntz
WU R
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Forney
Tom, Dick
Arry
Havana
Norristown Herald
R. E. Sellers & Co
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Akes
Jonathan Boyer
Freeport
Illinoib
City Directory
Freeport Post Office
Chicago & Northwestern
Chigaghs
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Madison
Galena
R. H. Holder
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Learve
Mil
Racine
Paas
Freeport Iy
J. A. Cotton
Journal Office
Hodder
Journal Printing CO
Freeport, Ill
THE
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
Oukd
Aio
Linn Oo
Ti MG If
Ouxcity
Ogton Grand Funes
Des Mur
Council
Forrester
Meromone
Choi Tye
Cae
Dilaware Montheny
Auamosa
Oskdloos
Creston
Arn, Arta
Merrill
Sen
Northernlinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Bakora
Oshkosh
Rock Island
Davenport
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ortonville
Minn
Sioux City
Mitchell
Flandreau
Sioux Falls
Yankton
C. C
W.C. van Horne
A.v.h.carpenter
J. H. Page
Jas
Curcago
Mirwacexy & Sr
Pave Ry Co
A. Cotton
NCOLN
Igton
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