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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
7
An extended opinion piece argues county superintendents must visit schools, support teachers, and push sanitary, well-run facilities. It emphasizes hands-on leadership, evidence-based recommendations, and cooperative boards while urging adaptation, professional growth, and a shared creed in serving students.
New York December 28 Andrew Hamilton of New York Life testified before the legislative insurance investigation committee. He said he could not produce books because he handled confidential legislative matters for the company with strict secrecy and no checks were used. Secretary John C McCall pressed for records but Hamilton asserted no check books existed and offered to deposit 100000 as settlement.
Tramillion defends secret service work by New York Life leaders. He claims no demand for external guarantors or books, asserting absolute secrecy hindered the effort. Officials feared legislative action could cripple major life insurers and sought a confidential bureau to protect the industry.
Hamilton surveys hostile bills aimed at insurers including tax proposals and public disclosure rules. He cites Arkansas 19 percent tax, Michigan health‑certificat rule, and Virginia “no agents” office access as examples. Indiana tried to tax policy surrender values. New York Life aided by eminent counsel blocked such trends.
Hamilton states that at state capitals representatives are kept or allied with influential figures to shield legitimate work while avoiding public disclosure of representational links. He asserts caution against exposing corporate interests and notes that honest legislators exist, though some are swayed by non voting or corporate stakes. He cites personal expenses and tax savings, and mentions explicit instructions from the New York Life president. The day’s work includes remarks by H D Appleton and Sonia P Payn about attempts to oust Burnlui from the Mutual Reserve presidency. Down at Chicago. Chicago Dec 28 amateur boxing bans all boxing and related events after this date.
San Francisco dec 28 Robert Pitz almmons says he will leave for New York next Monday and will contest any effort by his wife to secure divorce. The Kansas farmer is prospering. An Osborne county farmer has purchased typewriter and hired a stenographer to operate it.
Telegrams from St. Petersburg report the Seminovsky guards leaving for Moscow amid rising alarm as police arm and martial law looms. Baltic provinces face growing unrest with potential reconquest discussed, while divisions from Manchuria move toward the Baltic region.
A Moscow message reports Polish socialist revolutionaries have formed three armed forces to strike at autocracy. The first army uses statues with pikes to block rail lines between Moscow and Perevolnaya. The second numbers about 1000, employing bombs and revolvers in the Sadovia to Jewish market area. The largest operates between Brest station and the triumphal gate, using barricades and guerrilla tactics, with artillery occasionally breaching fortifications.
Washington reports say a split between Venezuela and Colombia over General Montilla who fled to Colombia from Venezuela amid discontent with President Castro. Colombian authorities sought arrest and extradition, but Montilla remains at large as Castro recalls the Venezuelan consul at Cucuta and warns of pulling the Caracas envoy from Bogota.
Denby named third assistant secretary of state to succeed Peirce who becomes minister to Norway. Denby likely to be first assistant secretary within a year as he rises rapidly through the department.
County recorders gather at blooms ton for convention. George B McClellan has won reelection as New York mayor. Bets on elections emerge as Agriculture Department compresses tea into tablets. Subpoena served to William G Rockefeller in Missouri Standard Oil case. Search for James A Pratt, heir to a 1 410 000 estate in Flushing. Emory McClintock named vice president of New York Mutual Life. Canal commission favors high level lock canal. Covarran travels to California for recovery. Robbers loot a Moore bank. Modern Language Association holds its Philadelphia meeting. James Sk Lycle sails to Paris for extended stay. Descriptions of consumption and relief tested with new discovery claims.
London dispatch reports a Daily Telegraph correspondent describing a vicious clash at Kiarkoff. A small toy scene is cited to illustrate the brutal Cossack behavior as troops opened fire and moved on. The account emphasizes ferocity and the harsh atmosphere of the melee.
The soothing salve is advertised to ease pain from piles sores cuts boils and similar ailments. It claims to draw out inflammation reduce swelling act as a rebefacient and aid nature in permanently removing the trouble. Sold by all druggists.
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