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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1906
Page
6
Reports from New York and Buenos Aires indicate a large Chilean quake centered on Valparaiso with widespread destruction. Fires broke out, infrastructure collapsed, and many homes were razed as overland lines to the south failed and casualties rose amid confusing telegrams.
The central cable offices report Valparaiso closed until 7 am with no reason given. Dispatches from London and Buenos Aires note severe earthquake disruption, with Valparaiso largely destroyed and many casualties feared. Telegraph lines to Chile are interrupted, Santiago and Valparaiso cut off, Pacific cables severed north of Iquique. Weather service confirms a distant quake with five hour duration, Andes down in places.
Colorado Springs Aug 18 with the declaration that the fight for an eight hour day is practically won the typographical convention voted to reduce the strike assessment from ten per cent of wages to eight per cent of wages employed by printers. The strike expense to date has been about $1,600,000 with only $47,715.91 remaining to be accounted for.
The eight-hour committee denounces injunctions as tools of capital to suppress unions and deny constitutional liberties. Chicago resolutions commend Moyer and Staywood's imprisonment, venerate William H. Yearst, and enthusiastically endorse Gompers style political action.
Bank failure traced to excessive loans to officers and directors of the First National Bank of Chelsea. President Sylvester B. Minckles accused of large indebtedness. rumor states he transferred real estate to cover depositor payments. President Tinckley reported fatally ill at his Newton home.
Aug 18 Havana dispatch says a company of rural guards at La Fuerza palace refused to obey officers over insufficient rations and harsh captaincy. A captain struck a soldier, wounding him in the arm, prompting disturbances until the president's adjutant intervened. Guards were relocated to Camp Columbia. commissary arrangements were improved. The detachment denies disloyalty, saying they fought for better treatment.
Governor Treyward returns from the lynching scene of Davis and says after conferring with Solicitor Cooper he has instructed immediate steps to prosecute the mob's known members. He adds there is little chance of convicting any of them.
Secretary of State Root and his party toured the fort and docks at Buenos Ayres on Aug 18. A grand banquet at the opera house was hosted by leading bankers and merchants with speeches by senior Drago and Secretary Root.
New York Aug 15 Whitt Iman and C o S Carris arrived at the Astor House in a thirty six horsepower machine and established a new cross continent automobile record of fifteen days eight hours and forty minutes. The former record stood thirty two days and twenty hours.
Chicago Aug 18 scores list results from the major leagues and associations. Pittsburg lost to Boston 2 to 4 in the league, while Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4 to 23 in one game and Philadelphia triumphed 8 to 20 in another after eight innings due to darkness. New York beat St. Louis 6 to 2 in the era, with Chicago defeating rockson 6 to 2 at home. In the American League Boston hosted Chicago with a 4 to ? outcome, New York and Detroit tied 6 to 6, and Cleveland beat Philadelphia in a second game. Washington edged St. Louis 6 to 4 in a second game, Milwaukee swept Indianapolis 4 to 1 with a second game result of 3 to 1, and Minneapolis defeated Poledoro. St. Paul beat Kansas City 3 to 6, and Sioux City defeated Pueblo 10 to 1. Des Moines beat Omaha 1 to 0, with a second Omaha victory 7 to 5 over Des Moines. Lincoln bested Denver 2 to 0.
Africa's press lists 240 newspapers on the continent amid notes on Delagon Bay oil prospects and a Belgrade sentencing for Majesty offending remarks about King Peter. It covers chrysanthemum smoking in England, epilepsy remedies, a Glenburn Maine fire escape by two toddlers, a Maine telephone exchange record, and various European royal and colonial topics. It also mentions Turkey lottery law, New York autos, and a Pennsylvanian bequest for hospital journalism endowment.
Prof Tyler of Amherst College argues a digestive system is essential to life and faith and charity, urging daily care for digestion. The ad promotes Ike Ko dol For Dyspepsia as a digestant digests what you eat and is sold by all druggists.
Fred Tollmeier offers Pure Pennsylvania oil at two ten w per gallon in Pearl City. Oil price noted per gallon with local sale details and seller name.
A humor column notes how business instinct aided a drug store sale when a boy suggested selling due to unhealthy climate. A separate note advertises Chicago to New York rail fares at 22 dollars, with tickets on sale August 28 and 29 and return until September 4.
In a brief Washington Star item, Tam Camrox laments a lack of taste while Mrs. C asks which gown is preferred. Camrox recalls choosing the cheaper dress, noting it cost at least 75 dollars less, exposing an exchange about refinement and judgment.
A Chicago News item recounts a humorous moment as a clerk is told a caller's phrase The exchange features a clerk misinterpreting a garbled message about a telephone line being in use The quip highlights early telephone etiquette and slang of the era.
Lady Bo recounts that her maid, who had joined her at the Isle of Wight, objected to visiting again saying the climate was not embracing enough. Lord Palmerston replies suggesting the Isle of Man next time. Tit Bits.
A brief, quirky exchange at a night market shows a peddler asking a girl for a typewriter while she replies that she does have one. The scene captures a humorously practical moment in everyday commerce.
Philadelphia Press reports MecJigger and Thingumbob remark on Meekley’s sudden speech loss amid a morning wedding to Miss Strongmind. banter between toor fellow and McJigger reveals disbelief and humor.
A light exchange shows Ostend and his mother debating punishment. Ostend argues whipping would betray their image as angels, while Mama reacts with surprise. The exchange captures a humorous family moment reported in the New York World.
A Chicago News cartoon recalls a clerk asking for a week off just returned from a two week vacation. The employer notes the prior leave and the clerk says he needs rest, highlighting workplace fatigue.
A witty editor reply questions a poet's ambitions. He admits the phrase was a playful jab wishing the poet to rise above the earth. The exchange captures a sharp newspaper temperament about lofty literary aims.
A wry quote from the Chicago Post contrasts neighborly love with self disgust, noting humor in moral exhortations. The brief item reflects on human inconsistency in a city newspaper’s light commentary.
A fragment quotes a lively exchange about betting on Niagara in a ball game with a weary banter tone. The dialogue mentions gambling and beer, reflecting informal local color from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A brief exchange notes the fashion misstep of wearing a dress suit with russet shoes and stocking feet, described as wretched bad form in a Philadelphia Press item. The quip highlights social dress expectations and etiquette from the era.
In Brooklyn Life a man explains to Jack why he ended his engagement with Marie. Marie’s father offered to lend money to finance their marriage, prompting the displayed tension and social pressures of the time.
A southerner recalls General Joseph Wheeler, praised for bravery in the Civil War and famed for his literary achievements. Wheeler, once Lieutenant, reportedly warned a swearing private by asking where he learned to swear, the private replying it was self-taught.
One fare round trip available August 19 20 and 21 for travel to Springfield Montana via the North Western Line. Return valid until August 28. Sold by Chicago and North Western Railway agents. Republican State Convention account. Sd w8-21.
Interstate Fair excursion tickets to Beloit Wisconsin via the North Western Line go on sale August 18 to 17 inclusive with return validity through August 18. Apply at Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Excursion tickets to the National Encampment in Peoria Illinois will be sold August 19 and 20 via the Northwestern Line with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
Excursion tickets to Expworth Grove Ill campmeeting will be sold at reduced rates August 7 through 19 with return until August 21. From August 9 to 19 all trains stopping at the camp grounds between Belvidere and Garden Prairie will carry passengers, with certain trains stopping on August 7 8 20 and 21 only. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Railway.
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