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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
5
Partly cloudy with possible local showers in Illinois and central areas tonight or Tuesday, with cooler air. Iowa sees generally fair and cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday. Wisconsin reports partly cloudy skies with possible local showers in the east, then cooler tonight and generally fair Tuesday.
Traverse City Michigan August 17 one dead a dozen missing feared drowned two fatally hurt several seriously injured after the steamer Lee Lanau exploded her boiler on Carp Lake. Forty passengers were aboard when the blast threw people into the lake and scalded others. Later reports said none drowned and survivors reached shore. Injured count stands at twenty with rescue operations ongoing.
Captain Peter C. Hains of the U S Army was arraigned in Long Island City court for the killing of William Annis. His brother T Jenkins Hains was also arraigned for allegedly aiding by crowd control. The hearing was postponed for a week to allow defense preparation.
Chicago August 1. Conferences on perfecting campaign details were held by Chairman Mack with heads of Democratic national committee bureaus and prominent Democrats throughout the day.
The Cheltenham Maryland coast geodetic survey observatory recorded an earthquake beginning at 5 56 a m and ending at 7 17 a m The record places the tremor origin at 8000 miles from Washington and notes Associated Press details from Washington August 17.
The weather bureau states cooler weather will be experienced in the next two or three days from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast.
Fifty players began the western junior golf championship qualifying today in Chicago. The event opens a competitive run for honors as players seek advancement in the tournament.
Edwin Franz goes to Chicago for vacation while Dr. Mary Rosenstiel and Mrs. G W Blair also take holidays. Others visit Lake Waubesa Lake Delavan or Yellowstone parks. Several return from trips to Niagara Falls Evanston and Oakdale camp meetings with shifts at local stores continuing after breaks.
The Journal's Went column highlights a tricky Lord Sterling 100 event. Readers are invited to test the potential sailing course and betting angle as the tide shifts in local racing circles.
Springfield Illinois August 17 a large grand jury was summoned after rioting left many citizens implicated by evidence secured state officials report four hundred negroes sheltered at the arsenal and about fifteen hundred have left the city since Tuesday the governor spoke on the outbreak origins.
A mob in Springfield near Lincoln's monument attacks a mixed crowd after a jail transfer. Dozens are hurt including Prohibition candidate Bow Chatin and many others shot, beaten, or stabbed. Governor Neheen condemns the violence and calls in the National Guard as the riot unfolds.
Protesters demand state action as Springfield pledges to defend every citizen. Authorities vow to use all resources to enforce law and punish offenders, stressing government will not tolerate crimes harming the community.
Elizabeth Ann Aspinwall a charter member of Van Brocklin Methodist Episcopal church and a prominent figure in the Grange movement died at 222 Walnut Street Freeport after a paralytic stroke two weeks earlier She had lived in Stephenson County fifty eight years born April 25 1889 in Jersey Shore Pa She was the widow of Henry Aspinwall married November 11 1858 and had five children two surviving C S Aspinwall of Watertown Wis and H Lloyd Aspinwall of Florence Township Funeral from her Walnut Street home at 1 30 pm Tuesday or Wednesday Rev L C Schmidt will officiate with interment in Hart s Cemetery Florence Township
In Illinois the Capitol area is gripped by violence after a mob hanged two elderly Black men near the Lincoln home. Negroes burn and loot 4,000 homes, and a late attack wounds William W. Rowe, a county treasurer clerk, while a cobbler Willing Dheuntean Donuisan is fatally assaulted.
John Hartzell died at 5 am at William Leverton's home near McConnell after brief illness. A Buckeye Township recluse known for fishing and hunting spent winters on the Pecatonica river. Born in Pennsylvania in 1830, he came to Stephenson County in 1855 and was the brother-in-law of Supervisor W H Barnes. An inquest by coroner Dr. M M Baumgartner followed.
Galena street grocer Simon Hermamier arrived in New York Saturday morning after a long European journey ending May 21. He visited major European cities and stayed much of his time in Lippe Detmold, Germany with siblings. He reports five pounds gained and fast travel to Chicago after a Sunday visit.
Riley and Wheat proprietors announce extensive interior alterations at the New York Racket store. Aimed at adding space and comfort, shelving fixtures and display tables will be arranged for easy viewing. Remodeling hoped to finish by week’s end.
Aged Negro attacked in a violent assault. report notes a savage attack leaving residents anxious. The article promises continuation on page eight, signaling a continuing fear in the community.
Mrs. George Franz, who has spent weeks in the east, is expected home late this month as friends note her greatly improved health.
In a compact note the item mentions a suite press count of 600 at a location described as Afal le s Galena and Van Buren, with unclear street wording. The fragment hints at a street scene or event but lacks clear names or outcomes.
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