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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
1
Chicago reports partly cloudy conditions with probable showers tonight into Thursday, warmer in the south and central regions. Iowa expects showers tonight or Thursday with warmer readings in the east. Wisconsin shows partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions in the northeast.
Springfield April 22 report says Bryan will not be nominated or drive policy at tomorrow's Democratic convention. Analysts expect no practical use of enthusiasm as leaders unite to reject him and declare for Johnson.
On the Capital Traction company line in Washington a rear end collision injured Representative Tawney of Minnesota with back injuries and Representative Chaney of Indiana with hip injuries. A score of other passengers suffered slight injuries as the crash occurred today on Pennsylvania Avenue.
In Mexico City on April 22 reports from Guatemala say cadets from the Polytechnico institute carried out the attack on President Estrada Cabrera’s party in Guatemala City. Several in the presidential retinue were wounded and eight cadets were executed immediately afterward.
The Iowa Central railway shops in Marshalltown and the Lee and Monmouth shops saw a strike by machinists and helpers today in protest of a new wage schedule. The action followed a reduction in wages as the cause of the stoppage.
United States Judge Kohlsaat issued an injunction restraining five express companies from issuing express franks and transporting property in interstate commerce in exchange for franks. The ruling, reported from Chicago, addresses the legality of their express services.
A runaway train on the Sanguin Lumber log road near Williamsport Pennsylvania killed nine Italian laborers and injured fifteen. The wreck occurred today as the locomotive and cars derailed scattering debris along the track. Police and rescue crews responded to the scene.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman former British premier died this morning at his official residence from heart failure in London. The end was peaceful according to the Associated Press dispatch from London dated April 22.
Washington April 22 The Emperor of Japan through Ambassador Takahira has conferred upon Colonel Charles A Boynton superintendent of the southern division of the Associated Press a decoration of the fourth class of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun.
New Orleans on April 22 reports the entire Democratic state ticket sweeping by large majorities. Two parishes chose to go dry and two to remain wet, reflecting a clear statewide mandate with local option outcomes.
Municipal elections across Illinois townships and villages mirrored the dry and wet fight. Courts will decide outcomes as license boards and trustees shift with results in Lena German Valley Davis Shannon Stockton Elizabeth Apple River Mt Carroll Forreston Adeline and surrounding counties.
In a series of township races, Pecatonica votes edge toward license after an April election in a wet district. De Kalb-Novilices and Durand face unclear outcomes amid ties. In Durand two of three trustee seats remain undecided after a three way tie. No-license and license candidates split the board balance, with post counts showing shifting power depending on tie results.
In Ridott township near Farwell's bridge two miles from Pecatonica a proposed pleasure park with saloon is touted as a local option. Ridott voted wet while Winnebago county stayed dry. The site would be near the bridge on an interurban line, promising easy access for residents, though no definite plans exist yet.
In Lanark the Tuesday city election produced a split result with two members from the citizens' ticket elected in the first ward while anti-license candidates won aldersman seats in the second and third wards.
At the Illinois state capital yesterday Prohibition forces claimed a revulsion in favor of no license towns while saloon advocates fought to keep licenses. Returns show pockets like Calhoun and Pulaski counties turning. Ethinghat and Barrington Naperville saw strong anti-saloon momentum. Delegations to Springfield, including Freeport, rallied for Pattison for governor as Democrats gather for the convention.
Nine years ago a Mill Creek Indiana Territory man feared death as life hung by a thread. A druggist recommended Electric Bitters and the remedy restored his health. He credits the bottle with saving him and reports continued well being under the product guarantee at Joseph Emmert's drug store.
Chicago figures see Sullivan naming delegates and control over platform while Burke marshals a separate Bolter faction to Springfield. The scene hints at a split within the Democratic ranks as conventions loom and delegates prepare for a noon session, with tensions over leadership and strategy rising.
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