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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
5
Chicago forecast partly cloudy with warmer tonight and Saturday. Iowa expects partly cloudy skies and possible local showers tonight or Saturday, cooler Saturday. Wisconsin mostly fair tonight and Friday, warmer tonight in the south and east.
Sydney host city lights up after the acceptance of the American visitors official landing. A public reception by state and harbor officials drew about a thousand guests at the official dinner in honor of the American officers. The president telegram from Australia’s governor general welcomed the fleet and Roosevelt replied that the American people value the fleet as an asset for peace and justice to the world.
William H. Taft answered Bryan's question Shall the people rule in a public address before thousands of Virginia Republicans on Virginia Day. The Taft speech at Flat Springs Va. was met with hearty applause and a picnic like scene at the ball park.
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Des Moines on August 21 and was greeted by a large crowd. He met Iowa Democratic leaders at a hotel reception, planned campaign strategy, and planned a tariff speech that evening, after visiting Governor Cummins at the capitol.
New York Aug 21 James S Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate says yesterday's Roosevelt conference produced consensus in favor of nominating Governor Hughes to succeed himself. The statement is expected to end organized opposition to Hughes.
The bride of Prof. Rudolph Spitzer, only a week married, leapt from the top of the Bismarck tower at Heringsdorf and fell twelve hundred feet to the cliff below. The incident occurred in Prussia on August 21, as reported by the Associated Press from Heringsdorf.
Charles Street of the Washington club caught a ball dropped from the top of the Washington monument, a distance of 500 feet. He wins five hundred dollars.
The militia in Springfield has been reduced to one regiment as military rule ends. Civil authorities assume responsibility for maintaining order following the transfer of duties.
Dispatches to Dun's Review show continued progress in the right direction with small weekly gains despite overall improvement in business conditions.
Kankakee Illinois August 21 Private Alien charged with killing Earl Nelson last Saturday will be released on bonds of 10000 dollars.
Southern Pacific stock reached 100 1 8 today in New York, marking the first time it traded above par in the company’s history.
Government asks the United States Court of Appeals to reargue the Standard Oil Indiana prosecution over Elkins Act and Interstate Commerce law rulings. It contends the court misstates trial rulings on knowledge of lawful rates and urges reargument to uphold the act’s purpose.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis and their son Dr. Martin Davis return to Freeport from a European tour. They visited major cities, note the elder Mr. Davis’s 9th birthday aboard ship, and plan a brief stay before Dr. Davis resumes work at an epileptic colony in Germany.
Harold Hettinger, a ten year old boy, lies resting after being struck by an automobile Wednesday evening. His bicycle was destroyed, yet no bones are broken and internal injuries have not developed. Bruises from being dragged along the brick pavement are painful but responding to treatment. An odd insertion notes a sale at E. & W. shoe department and discounted meats in the same column.
A collision on the Milwaukee Road near Kilburn Avenue left two engines wrecked and four crew members injured. Engineer Kating suffered severe burns, while Fireman Emigh is nursing a knee injury. switching crew Burkitt and Stevenson escaped unhurt.
A brief note highlights Polly Gold Medal Flour as a simple aid for home bakers in Thebena area, emphasizing convenience and consistent results.
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