Bryan and tariff reform critique amid party delay
The text argues that Bryan shows indifference to tariff reform and blames Republicans for delaying revision until after the election. It notes Republicans viewed tariff details as too contentious for an election fight, while Bryan seeks to exploit the resulting doubt and disruption from customs schedule overhauls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Republican Party
Repubicans
Repubican
N. Y. Tribune
Direct primary proves its merit despite flaws in Illinois
Chicago dispatches critique direct primary flaws while praising Governor Denenees renomination as proof the system can serve the public. The piece notes low turnout in Illinois and Missouri, cites machine influence, and argues democracy sharpens civic responsibility even if some leaders seem crude or demagogic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Deneen
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
la Follette
Oregon
N. Y. Tribune
Personal travel notes and visits from local residents
Misa Elizabeth Stickle will go to Lena tomorrow to join a camping party. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rodearmel have returned from Dakota, visiting friends. Mrs. J. D. Diffenbaugh has returned from Chicago as a guest of friends. Mr. W. L. Calkins and sons Larry and Perry left today to visit his mother in Racine Wisconsin. Dwight Smith and Hiram Chapman left for Lake Delavan for several days. The Misses Mildred and Mary Best returned from Kant where they visited their sister Mrs. Rollin Breyman. Mrs. H. S. Bowler and daughters Geneva and Jeannette returned from Chicago after a week there. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Rellman returned to Calumet Michigan after visiting Mr. Rellman’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Rodearmel
Dakota
J. D. Diffenbaugh
Chicago
W. L. Calkins
Sone Larry
Perry
Mr. Calkins
Racine
Wis
Dwight Smith
Hiram Chapman
Lake Delavan
Mildred and
Mary Best
Kant
Rollin Breyman
Bowler
Geneva
Jeannette
Emil Rellman
Calumet, Mich
Rellman
Deafness Cure Promised By Constitutional Remedies
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio claiming catarrh causes deafness and vowing one hundred dollars for any case not cured, noting that focal applications fail to reach the diseased ear parts and urging readers to send for free circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.j.cheney &Co
Toledo
Toc
Dressmaking ad offers new phone line 1007
Lady readers are urged to call the new phone 1007 for fine dressmaking services. The ad credits Freda Smith at 297 Union Street with the listing near Mrs. Balthacer's place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Smith
Union
Balthacer
S. & Lsd
Wisconsin veteran at Lincoln-Douglas debate fifty years on
James S. Looney of Benton Wisconsin attended the Freeport Lincoln Douglas debate fifty years ago and plans to join an anniversary ceremony if his wife’s health allows. He describes Civil War service from 1861 to 1865 including Harper's Ferry, New York draft riots, Atlanta siege, Sherman’s march, and Johnson’s surrender. Looney notes he was mustered out July 18 1865 and now resides in Wisconsin with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Looney
Benton
Wis
Freeport
Looney
Joseph Horsley
Stephenson Street
Benton, Wis
Mt. Morris
Ill
Rock River Seminary
Lincoln
Douglas
Ernest Abe
Lafayette County
Wisconsin
Shullsburg
Wisconsin, Infantry
Harper’s Ferry
Frederick
Maryland
West Virginia
New York City
Atlanta
Sherman
Carolinas
Joseph Johnson
Washington
Louisville
James S. Looney
Wisconsin Infantry
Forecast of Week's News and Campaign Involvement
Washington dispatch outlines a week dominated by political activity with William J. Bryan center stage delivering speeches on trusts and bank deposits. Taft offers limited public engagements while New York state campaign dynamics and Roosevelt link await attention. South Carolina events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Politica
Australia
William J. Bryan
Chicago
Bryan
Indianapolis
Kern
Topeka
Fairview
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Northwest
Taft
New York State
Hughes
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Circus Arrives in Freeport With All Feature Show
Monday brings Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wallace circus to Freeport with two performances at 2 and 8 p.m. Doors open an hour early. The program promises novelty acts from abroad, a brilliant street parade with oriental and military sections, and Merrick’s 74 piece military band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hagenbeck
Wallace
Freeport
Merrick
Career of Roger Q Mills Remains A Public Figure In Memory
Washington reports on former Texas senator Roger Q Mills notes a fall from political prominence over two decades. The piece recounts his 1888 prominence as a leading Democrat and Mills bill advocate, his exit after free silver battles, and his later life in Texas as a lawyer and oil investor.
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Journal
Washington, D. C
Washington Hospital
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Mills
Grover Cleveland
St. Louis
Henry Watterson
Mr. Cleveland
Mr. Mills
Culberson
United States
Kentucky
Lone Star
Palestine
Corsicana
Tenth
Texas Infantry
Congress
Senate
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed for Sore Feet
Mr. W. Stone of Fast Poland Maine praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as proper care for sore feet burns cuts and abrasions and even piles It is sold under guarantee at Jos Emmert's drug store for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Mr. W. Stone
Fast Poland
Maine
Jos. Emmert’s
Daily Journal Delivery Ad Highlights 10 Cent Weekly Rate
The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 10 cents per week. The notice emphasizes affordable newspapers to residents and promotes convenient access across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Daily Journal
Freeport Stumbles in Final Inning to 8 6 Defeat
In a tense game, Freeport falls 8 to 6 as locals fail to drive in runners in the eighth inning. Third place now mirrors last year’s pennant winners while Wausau edges Madison.
Champs One Game on Local Rounds
The Champs schedule a single local-round game as they travel from Green Bay to Madison. The Galena based Astest Independant team hosts the event on an open date, promising a strong gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Green Bay
Madison
Postwar church roster snippets
Readable fragments list small local church names and short codes such as Embury Methodist Grace Episcopal St. John's Evangelical English Lutheran Second Presbyterian and First Methodist with scattered numbers, suggesting a directory or schedule snippet from a church listing.
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Embury Methodist
Grace Episcopal
St. John’s Evangelical
English Lutheran
Eeree
Second Presbyterian
Firat Methodist
Cuapascceees
Fiftieth Lincoln Douglas Anniversary Plans in Freeport
The Freeport general committee met August 21 to finalize plans for August 27 1908 celebrations of the Lincoln and Douglas debate. Citizens are urged to decorate homes, with Music by Henney band and Temple quartet. Speakers include Senator Dolliver Mr Davidson and Congressman Lowden. An evening automobile ride for dignitaries is arranged with machines offered from local owners.
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Freeport
W. H. Wagner
Committee On Music
Henney
Temple Quartette
Roy K. Farwell
Reeve Burton
A. C. Kennedy
W. R. Hanna
Freeport Club
Senator Dolliver
Iowa
America
Lincoln
W. T. Davidson
Douglas
Lowden
Robert R. Hitt
Ilinois
C. W. Harden
Brewster House
L F Bover Reports Rich Cereal Boom in Electra Texas
L F Bover writes from Electra Texas on August 18 1908 detailing bumper corn and cereal crops in Wichita county. He notes wheat oats and other grains yielding well amid late season rains and growing exports. He highlights Farmer's Union Elevator activity and cotton alfalfa and hay production driving local wealth and community optimism.
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Electra
Texas
Freeport Journal
Red River
Wichita County
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Galveston
John White
Harrold
Messrs
J. A. Hedges
Best
Mlectra
Freeport Loses Second Straight to Fond du Lac in Eight Inning Thriller
Freeport fell 8 to 6 at Fond du Lac, dropping the road series despite 13 Freeport singles. Kutina’s eighth inning two RBI single sparked a rally, but Fond du Lac held on as Stark, Rouse, and Smith led with key hits. Scott started, Cummings finished, and Lezie lasted two innings in relief.
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Freeport
Fond du Lac
Kutina
Hartig
Stark
Rouse
Barlow
Champs
Scott
Cummings
Ireland
Disch
Fisk
Oshkosh
Treland
Ff Harrod
Ccc
Gev
Eee
If T
Diseh
Ceee Ee
O. Schoonhoven
R. H. PQ
Hutton, Tb
O Lynch
Wy Lezie
Hooker
A Watson
Schaub
Watson
Lezie
McGinnis
Crippled Lumberjacks Rout Madison In 15 2 Victory
Wausau Wisconsin on August 21 defeated Madison 15 to 2 to boost batting averages. Fox hit a bases loaded home run highlight the one sided game. Earlier, a May 23 result between Wausau and Freeport was voided by President Moll due to an umpire decision question.
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Wausau
Wis
Madison
Fox
Freeport
Moll
Newbro's Herpicide Proclaims Germ Kill for Dandruff
The ad touts Newbro's Herpicide as the sole scientific cure for dandruff and related hair loss. It promises germ destruction and offers two sizes 60 cents and 1.00, with samples available by mailing 10 cents to The Herpicide Co. in Detroit, Michigan, via special agent Geo. F. Swartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Geo. F. Swartz
Funeral for Mrs Lydia Buckley at Lanark
Rev L C Schmidt of Trinity church officiated at the funeral of Mrs Lydia Buckley at Lanark on Friday. She was mother of W W Buckley editor of the Pearl City News and had lived on Fifth avenue Freeport for years before recently residing in Lanark with her daughter Mrs Renner.
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L. C. Schmidt
Trinity Church
Lanark
Lydia Buckley
W. W. Buckley
The
Pearl City
Portraits at Brewster House Lobby
Mr Friedly of the Brewster has portraits of Lincoln and Douglas hung in the hotel lobby. The display includes other prominent contemporary figures and is praised as attractive and enhancing the hotel’s appearance.
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Brewster House
Silk Train Passes Through City En Route to New York
Six carloads of Chinese silk moved through the city on the Tuinoia Central at 6:15 yesterday afternoon on a regular passenger schedule bound for New York. The convoy’s movement reflects a smooth freight run on a passenger line.
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Tuinoia Central
New York
Directors appoint committees to solicit Roosting Day tickets
At the directors meeting last evening four committees of three men each were formed to solicit sales of Roosting Day tickets. The twelve names were rejected and kept secret until they might serve. Solicitation will start Monday afternoon or Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Club
Hindipo Nerve Tonic Guaranteed to Cure Kidney Troubles
Guenther & Co announces a guarantee on Hindipo Nerve Tonic and Restorer. The druggists offer a 60 cent box or a 1.00 extra strength bottle mailed with a positive guarantee, promising to refund if not satisfactory. Endorsed as a remedy for nervous disorders and kidney trouble.
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Co. P. Guenther & Co
Galena Avenue
Galena Street
Galena Dependent Team Announces Thursday Game
The Galena dependent team announced a game slated for Thursday, August 27, with details to follow. Supporters awaited official venue and opponent confirmation.
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Galena
Oxford Shoes Discount Sale Across All Sizes
Store advertises 20 percent off Oxfords for men boys ladies and children in the shoe department E and W offering wide selection and reduced prices for all ages.
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Oxfords
Pressed Suite at Mal le s Galena and Van Buren Streets
A fragment notes a neatly pressed suit at a location described as Mal le s near Galena and Van Buren streets. The text preserves street mentions but lacks a clear event or identity to confirm broader context.
South Carolina Primary Nears With Key Races
Special to the Journal from Columbia reports South Carolina voters will pick a U S senator governor and other officers next Tuesday. Notable contests include Governor Ansel versus Cole Blease over local option and prohibition. All current statewide officials seek renomination, with several congressmen facing primary challenges.
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The
Journal
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
United States
Congress
John Gary Evans
Spartanburg
Goodwyn Rhett
Charleston
George Johnstone
Newberry
E. D. Smith
Florence
John P. Grace
W. W. Lampkin
Richland
B. Martin
Pickens
Martin E. Ansel
Cole L. Blease
Blease
James O. Patterson
Wyatt Aiken
D. E. Finley
J. Edward Ellerbe
Timeline highlights from world history dates
Key events span from 1452 birth of John Howard to 1886 Niagara whirlpool swim. Notable items include Richard III’s death at Bowood Field in 1485, Savannah the first ocean crossing steamship in 1818, America’s Cup winner Yacht America in 1851, and Serbia’s independence echoed in 1878.
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John B. Gough
Savannah
New York
Temperance Society
Ireland
New Mexico
United States
America
Cowes
England
Servia
Belgrade
William J. Kendall
Niagara Whirlpool
Why James Lee Got Well
Mrs Mary Lee of rural route 8 Zanesville testifies that James Lee survived severe lung illness believed to be consumption after using Dr Kings New Discovery. The advertisement claims rapid relief for coughs and colds and offers trial bottles free at Jos Emmerts drug store with prices 65 cents and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee
Zanesville
Mary Lee
Dr. King
Jos. Emmert’s
Lincoln Douglas Photographs Available for Schools
E Wilkins of Freeport offers three unmounted photographs of Lincoln Douglas and the Freeport debate boulder. Postpaid for 2.00 dollars, this is a fine opportunity for schools to secure high quality portraits of the great men and the monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln-Douglas
E Wilkins
Freeport
Lincoln
Douglas
Schoors
Sale Alert on Oxford Shoes at BE and W. 6b
Consumers are offered a 20 percent discount on oxford shoes in the BE and W. 6b department. Limited stock available. Hurry to secure stylish footwear at reduced prices today.
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Oxford
Clearing Sale of Wallpaper and Curtain Goods
Gro Panwa announces a closing clearing sale offering his entire stock of wallpaper room mouldings and curtain goods with great bargains across all lines. This notice highlights discounted prices and urges interested buyers to visit.
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Gro. L. Panwa
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Qweston
King
Filectra News
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Green Bas. Wis
Mberly
Baillies
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Morrison
Johnson
Rockford Boys
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