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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1907
Page
4
Roosevelt Role Reversal Sparks Witty Remark
A clipped remark contrasts gendered expectations with Theodore Roosevelt’s resolute stance. The quip underscores Roosevelt’s reputation for firm action and independence, juxtaposed against a stereotype about women’s decisiveness.
Navy Insurance for Peace and National Honor
The navy is the insurance premium we pay for peace and safety. Its protection guards us from foreign war and the need to grovel for safety. If we are to stay safe from conflagration, the premium must be paid cheerfully and without stint, upholding national honor.
Germans in the Civil War and Earlier Conflicts
Germans took full share in the war of 1812 and the Mexican war. In the Civil War wherever Germans were found in the population they were represented in the army in more than proportionate strength. They saved Missouri to the Union and regimental rosters of Ohio Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Kansas show how numerously the German soldier joined the fight. Their native land military training made them models for green recruits and provided instructors for officers and men.
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Missouri
Union
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Kansas
Not all bad but few things are wholly so
A reflection on speculation and stock manipulation being pushed to excess with a forthcoming slowdown. It praises the fundamental soundness of country banks and asserts they provide backbone and poise to the financial system. The message contrasts flashy cities with the country’s enduring support for business and steady the wheels.
Growth of Freeport Seeks Taller Buildings
The article recalls how a four story building was once a curiosity and notes times change. It cites New Yorks Singer building at forty one stories and MetLife project at forty eight stories with top floors over five hundred feet, higher than the Washington Monument. Elevators replace stairs for rapid travel in tall sites, a trend the town of Freeport may follow as growth demands taller structures.
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Singer
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Washington Monument
Freeport
Tariff reform urged after next election and by Republicans
The speaker argues for immediate repeal of the wood pulp tariff affecting paper costs and asks for tariff revision at the start of the next Republican administration. He notes paper prices are high, wages are high, and says publishers would not gain much from current tariff moves. He urges the next Republican Convention to pledge protectionist tariff revision.
Sterling for Secretary of State in Northern Winds
An opinion piece endorses Fred Io. Sterling of Recchford as a popular candidate for Secretary of State, praising his character and support. It also defends James A. Rose on his record, citing a lengthy fiscal table and constitutional points, and references President Roosevelt's address to Congress as a clear, strong discussion of governance.
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Fred Io. Sterling
Recchford
James A. Rose
Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt and the Square Deal for All Citizens
The piece praises the Chief Executive for pursuing a constitutional course that secures full rights under law for every man and legitimate establishment. It argues the universal demand for Roosevelt’s re election stems from support for his policies and the belief in a square deal for rich and powerful alike, and for the poor, with honesty guiding both classes.
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Hisi
Ation
Purane
Clamor
Cavil
Repiublite
Roosevelt
Labor unions and individual rights in a free society
The text argues unions are voluntary bodies that may set internal rules but cannot control nonmembers. It affirms workers may join or refuse unions under law and cites Cardinal Gibbons endorsing equal protection for honest workers who perform proper work, regardless of powerful opponents.
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Cardinal Gibbons
President Stickney Opposes Asset Currency Scheme
President Stickney of the Chicago Great Western rails argues against asset currency. He warns that issuing thousands of bank notes with varied values would lower currency quality, defeat reserve needs, and push stronger money from circulation. He says the conspirators aim to concentrate note issuing power and weaken sound money.
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Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago hosts Republican National Convention in 1998
The article praises Chicago as the convention city for June 16 1998 crediting Col Frank O Lowden with securing funds and support from the National Republican Committee. It argues Uncle Joe Cannon will be the Republican nominee if possible and warns Roosevelt is not a candidate, asserting the GOP will elect the next president regardless of the convention outcome.
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Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
National Republican Committee
Col. Lowden
Cannon
Ilinois
Uncle Joe
Roosevelt
Senator Knox Endorses Roosevelt Policies at After-Dinner Speech
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania announces a solid Pennsylvania delegation for the Republican national convention. He praises Roosevelt era progress and defends constitutional virtue, arguing honesty is essential and credit foundations must be preserved amid national development.
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Knox
Pennnsylvania
Rooosevell
Roosevelt
United States
Administration stance holds up before Supreme Court
The speaker notes that this administration has occasionally faced legal limits, but emphasizes that no recommendation that has become law or an executive interpretation affecting the general welfare has failed before the Supreme Court once reaching the high court.
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Supreme Court
Open field for GOP nominees as Roosevelt declines
President Roosevelt cannot be a candidate for the Republican nomination and declares he cannot serve beyond his term. The field opens to Taft, Foraker, Cannon, Fairbanks, Knox, La Follette, Hughes, and others with Roosevelt potentially nominated against his protest if the convention unites without a candidate. 기다려 보자.
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Roosevelt
Lewiston
Pennsylvania
Washington
Flo
Taft
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Joe Cannon
Ilinois
Fairbanks
Indiana
Knox
Bob la Follette
Wisconsin
Hughes
New York
United States
Foraker
Cannon
la Follette
Theodore Roosevelt
Prewar currency and the rise of greenbacks debate
The passage recalls the era before the Civil War when State banks issued asset currency and notes circulated within state borders. It notes the Civil War brought greenbacks and national banks, while taxes aimed at defunding state banks threatened to revive old asset currency, a policy contested by Democrats.
Debate Over Currency Reform and Asset Currency
The text argues against asset currency and repealing a 1 percent tax on state bank issues, citing the 1892 Democratic National Convention platform. It stresses that national bank notes are as good as gold, warns against issuing asset currency, and condemns taxing the asset currency banks, urging Congress to keep sound money and prevent revived asset currency.
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United States
Becnaime
Crume
Democratic Party
Congress
Booth cites one sin in eighty as hidden truth
General Booth notes that only one sin in eighty is found out and argues the world is a tough place when most sins go undiscovered.
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Gen. Booth
Automobiles as Health Agent Inspires Recreation
A quoted claim argues that the automobile acts as the advance agent of health by enabling wholesome recreation for users and prompting active exercise for those who must dodge it.
Farmer and son debate the wheelbarrow in humorous exchange
The farmer and his son banter over a wheelbarrow on the sporting page. The son wishes for a horseless carriage while the farmer urges fetching a load of turnips from the three acre lot, referencing the wheelbarrow.
Diary excerpt recalls 1874 wages and prices
The note dated December 13, 1874, cites typical wages from 12 to 20 dollars a month if employed and lists prices including flour nine to eleven dollars per barrel, corn two dollars thirty cents per bag, pork sixteen to eighteen cents per pound, and beans three dollars per bushel, highlighting historical cost conditions.
Farmers on Easy Street Amid Cash Windfall
The passage depicts farmers as securely entrenched on easy street, each holding a substantial wad of money in their inside pocket. It suggests a nationwide, simultaneous financial surge could flood banks with funds and overwhelm their capacity to manage the influx.
Open Sunday saloons face removal says Independence Bulletin Journal
The Independence Bulletin Journal denounces Sunday saloons as a vice and argues they have no excuse. It warns that continued opposition by brewers and saloon keepers will rally Americans to join the movement to shut them down.
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Independence Bulletin-Journal
Uncle Joe Cannon Heads to Capitol in Washington
A colorful portrait notes Uncle Joe Cannon walking daily along Pennsylvania Avenue toward the capitol. The piece jokes that he despises polite conductors or young men offering him a seat, saying the burden of his age and the energy of his stance shape his mornings.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Capitol
Uncle Joe
Thanksgiving death notices reach centenarians in brief
Telegraph reports two elderly deaths on Thanksgiving. Mrs. Samuel Decker of Seneca Falls New York lived to 100 and enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner. W. O. Chambers of Cecil, California aged 105, and Mrs. Susannah Sadne of Brockton Mississippi nearly 100 also died.
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Simuel Decker
Seneca Falls
N. Y
W. OR. Chambers
Cecil, Pal
Susannah Sadne
Brockton
Oklahoma Statehood Sparks Saloon Debate
Some Oklahomans complain statehood cost them saloons, but those unhappy with the change may relocate to wetter regions. The rest of Oklahoma likely bids them farewell as they seek relief elsewhere.
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Oklahoma
Statehood
Gareat Hritain Postal Banks and Deposits Noted
Postal banks in Great Britain accept money orders from two cents to 250 dollars with annual deposits exceeding 200 pounds by a single depositor. Interest at two percent is paid on deposits and funds may be drawn at any post office bank nationwide. In Lane there were multiple depositors and deposits reached around 1,000,000,000.
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Gareat Hritain
Ivery d
Great Brigan
Qetter
Goun
Record of Bass Harvest Breaks Old Shelby County Marks
The Shelbyville Democrat reports a remarkable bass harvest record by Clyde, aged about 9, and lawyer Trye, 6, who have set new highs in winter wheat fields. Clyde reportedly husked 2 bushels per day with 2.00 percent yield, while total 464 bushels were gathered over several days, averaging near 1.0 bushel per day per acre across the crop.
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Shelbyville Democrat
Clyde
Wickaway
Ohio-Mississippi deep waterways plan to cut freight costs
Advocates propose spending bill months to boost Ohio to Mississippi deep waterways. The aim is a permanent investment reducing railroad extortionate freight rates by decreasing the need for costly rolling stock and car handling, easing burdens on central trade and the people.
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Trurk
Freight and Waterways Develop Nonreachable Areas
A plan proposes heavy low class freight and free development to reach areas the waterways cannot access, outlining strategic transport improvements. The proposal emphasizes extending infrastructure to inland zones and leveraging land routes to boost economic activity.
Roosevelt defends business interests in defense of his policy
President Roosevelt writes as advocate for the defense while affirming loyalty to legitimate enterprises. He insists capital is not crime and corporations are not criminals, vows no attack on lawful business yet pledges to expose wrongdoing at the centers of power. Cleveland Leady notes his firm plan and purpose.
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Roosevelt
Cleveland Leadey
Hopkins of Illinois Crowned as Most Influential Senator
The Saline County Republican notes that Senator Hopkins of Illinois has gained extraordinary influence with colleagues and the President within his first six-year term. It asserts he currently enjoys special confidence on major public issues and could be among the nation's most influential figures if elected to a second term.
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Saline County
Washington
Hopkins
Illinois
Senate
United States
Hull Shares Hard Luck With Railroad Fare Woes
Representative Hull recalls being unable to draw more than five dollars and needing a railroad agent to accept his check for fare. A colleague notes Congress banned passes for members, leaving many short on cash. The dialogue hints at broader political will and evolving privileges.
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Hull
White House
Congress
Washington
Help Yourself and Self-Raid Advice Echoes in Prose
A collection of maxims urging self effort as the path to success and change. It cites quotes about attempting, loving, and self-reliance, including Peter the Great and proverbial lines, stressing personal initiative over waiting for luck or aid. The piece combines moral exhortation with literary allusions to advocate active self-help.
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Peter the Great
Pultova
Russian Empire
Plan for Rome elects Jew Free Mason Ernest Nathan mayor
A merchant recalls his father a Jew who joined Free Masons and faced prejudice selling goods in Austria and Italy. The story ties to Rome’s anti clerical party plan and an eventual mayoral election, noting how Masonry once harmed trade and hypothetical reaction of earlier generations.
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Rome
Ernest Nathan
Italy
Felberfeld
Austria
Father
Free Masons
Roosevelt and Gran ger plan to end trouble
Uncle Hiram Simp son voices disbelief that money troubles are over and urges President Roosevelt to summon Judge Grand er to outline a policy he believes would rapidly restore calm. He cites PANAMA bonds and big financiers in Washington as not solving the issues.
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Hiram Simpson
Pierpont Morgan
Washington
Roosevelt
Jud Granger
Tle
Wrecers
Self Reliance and Temperance for Wage Workers
The analysis argues the key to a man's success lies in his own qualities and self restraint. Encouraging self respect and temperance aids not only the individual but the community. A wage worker should be guided toward dignity and self reliance to rise toward high American citizenship.
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Iigst
Vieiotts
Roosevelt on self-government and self-control
Theodore Roosevelt argues that citizens are unfit to govern others unless they first govern themselves. He urges standing for one’s rights, respecting others, obeying the law, and living by higher rules of righteousness beyond the laws.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Labor Prices and Market Value in Tough Economic Times
A discussion of labor as a commodity driven by supply and demand. Wage levels are falling, with a 10 percent drop noted from last spring and further reductions expected. Employees must increase productivity to maintain pay, as businesses cut salaries first to curb expenses.
Direct primaries win voter support in 1904 state vote
Voters backed direct primaries 590,976 to 78,446, a result Speaker Shurtleff derides as ignorance. The piece argues the public acted from experience and a desire to curb nominating trusts and bosses, favoring a government representing the people over party elites. It asserts there is no doubt about the issue.
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Shurtleff
Ceatch
Pithh and Point and Odd News Bits
A string of fragmented exchanges and jokes shows a mix of humor and social snippets. A newsboy, a self confident reporter, and a public official figures in quick quips. Other bits touch on marriage letters, vaccination, a child swallowing candy, a barber and a clergyman, and a physician bill.
Prosecution of Bridge Men Reveals Shroms Fines and Influence
The Stephenson and Carroll counties bridge cases reveal Wo Th Shroms, fined five hundred dollars in Stephenson and five hundred in Carroll, built many local bridges and profited from the work. He has funded trips for county board members and highway commissioners to Chicago for the fat stock show, portraying himself as a popular benefactor amid the prosecutions.
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Stephenson
Carroll Counties
Th. Shroms
Stephensom
Carroll County
Stephenson County
Carroct
Die
Chicago
Bridge contract conspiracy scars Stephenson county politics
A Clinton Iowa Advertiser report describes a corrupt bridge bidding scheme in Stephenson county where bidders inflated costs by $60 each, adding 200 to 400 dollars per contract, enabling officials to skim funds. State's Attorney Burrell exposed Ives and the collusion, with two highway commissioners pleading guilty to conspiracy and fines imposed.
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Stephenson County
Shons
Burrell
Howard Ivés
Galena
Joliet Bridge Company
Ives
Stephenson
Carroll
Clinton
Iowa
A Desperate Plea for the Missing Issue in an Election
A weary candidate laments endless campaigning across nations and the nation’s politics. He cites Free Silver, Free Trade, tariff repeal, labor rights, corporate power, expansion dangers, and railroads to explain his failed appeal. He fears losing the nomination and his job if an issue is not found before Election Day.
Gannon stance on primary law amid misrepresentation
The Quincy Whig notes confusion about Speaker Gannon's view on the primary law. It states he favors a plurality primary and cites Vermilion County's history with Australian ballot reforms, noting conventions better express public sentiment via committees and statewide party delegates.
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Quincy Whig
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Son
J. G. Cannon
Cannon
Vermilion County Republian Central Commimmittee
Mer. Mannon
George Hlunt
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Vermilion County
Republican Central Committee
Vermilion
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Tite
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