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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
1
The speaker argues deposit guaranty benefits all, rejects Taft on postal savings, cites Oklahoma data showing state and national banks joining guaranty and boosting deposits by over four million while non guarantied banks lose funds. He aims to reassure bankers and the public amid a political reception in Toneka.
Burr Melotesh featured views of Tart vna and his occupations during a two month mountain stay. The event mixed speeches and music with a receptionless finish as Judge Horace H. Lurton presided and Col. John C. McAnerney presented a cup to the candidate. Mrs Taft and Mrs Luke Blackburn distributed cups to guests. Twelve white-clad girls presented a tiny cup to Master Charles Taft before the Tafts departed for Athens, Ohio to address the state Grand Army gathering.
Bryan reported that about three-fourths of Kansas banks favored a guaranty law while one-fourth opposed it. He noted no opposition among depositors and argued for a system guaranteeing deposits over postal savings. He cited early shifts from national to state charters as proof the guaranty system works and criticized the Kansas platform for not fully backing mandatory guarantees. He planned to speak in Topeka later.
At the Homestead Hotel three hundred fifty guests presented Inde Taft Mrs Tafte and Master Charles Taft with a silver loving cup as a formal farewell from the hotel family. The gathering occurred in the hall room where the group spent an hour.
New York August 28 Some southern Republicans draft steps to gain more seats in Congress Visitors from Virginia Alabama and Louisiana presented the plan for the invasion of the south to Chairman Hitchcock Judge Taft urged the national campaign committees to carry close districts Hillchrock agrees Mack the New York Democratic leader met Charles K Murphy head of Tammany Hall to seek harmony Senator Patrick McCarren Brooklyn leader whose feud with Tammany chief is tense was at the Hoffman House but did not visit national headquarters Mack expected to meet McCarren soon
Former treasury secretary Leslie M. Shaw and ex governor Jude Ebenry Clyde spoke at a Republican rally in Burlington's Strone theater. Shaw argued that people must rule and warned opponents against concentrating power, urging voters to act in November 1908.
A Batavia telegram to Arche D. Sanders, internal revenue collector, cites continued involvement in local politics despite an August 20 directive. The message from Oyster Bay alleges active manipulation of local political matters and hints at enforcement concerns.
A telegram asserts strict departmental rules rule factional contests and demands resignation for noncompliance. Sanders reportedly answered with a brief acknowledgment stating that conditions were complied with. The exchange highlights internal party friction and enforcement of loyalty directives.
Indiana news notes that Speaker Joseph G. Cannon will open his national campaign in Marion County on the night of September 24. The event is under the auspices of the Marion club in Indianapolis.
Former Senator William M. Stewart recalls visiting the White House the night Lincoln was assassinated. He says Lincoln wrote a final note for Stewart, describes the calling hour for visitors, and recounts meeting Lincoln in the lobby as the president prepared to depart with Mrs. Lincoln.
A humorous dialogue on politics and prophecy. A speaker jokes Fremont was never elected while a critic mocks scientific pretensions in weather forecasting. The piece ends with a quip about predicting a wife’s temper and the folly of wife charts.
The Atchison Globe quotes cautionary lines on work, temper, and friendship, noting that busy hands seem tied to profit and that outward cheer often masks inner doubt. The snippet frames discipline, generosity, and the value of keeping busy in daily life.
Atlantic City reports Governor Fort issuing a proclamation to deploy troops to enforce state excise laws amid strong local opposition. The May's Landing grand jury refused to indict excise violators, prompting tension between the county court and jury. Officials confirmed evidence supporting indictments for Haven sales and Sunday violations, set against a charged political backdrop.
Foreman Salus and Gaskill challenge court comments as Atlantic County grand jury defends its actions over gambling probe. Jury vows to stand by duties despite claims of political pressure and bias. State Senator Wilson and others warn of tense fallout as officials react.
No indictments found, court states grand jury failed to perform duties and violated oaths. Jurors discharged for the term under order of the court in New Jersey.
Train and track figures show steel rails 130 tons per mile and iron 145 tons. Britain railway companies issue 698000 season tickets. New York Supreme Court rules Interborough Rapid Transit may sell power. Pennsylvania Insurance Dept reports $49000 annual fire costs from lighted cigars cigarettes and matches.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said after forty years of study that U S land is not wearing out and is more productive today than a decade ago. He cited new findings from a Department of Agriculture investigation presented at the Iowa state fair.
Ex Senator William F Vilas died in Madison Wisconsin aged about 78 after a long illness with the immediate cause a second stroke of paralysis. Born in Chelsea Vermont in 1810 he moved to Madison with his parents and later practiced law before enlisting in the Civil War commanding the Twenty third Wisconsin volunteers. He rose through the ranks for gallantry and served in military and political life shaping Wisconsin and national history.
The Socialists of Montana in state convention adopted a platform and nominated a full state ticket with Harry Hazelton of Missoula for governor. The report also notes various distant events and figures from across North America and Europe.
The text details a West African ape species known as the nest building fipes. It explains how they construct water tight nests from overlapping branches and leaves for shelter. In storms they suspend the nests from trees and sit beneath them.
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