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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
4
The label notes that the Reeves tion Journal uses Union labor in its mechanical departments. It cites the International Typographical Union as the authority behind the endorsement and underscores commitment to organized labor practices within the newspaper's operations.
Our old friend Dad Allard has been chosen secretary of the Chickasha Oklahoma Commercial club. We congratulate the club. Mr Allard is intelligent a hustler all his life and his services will be invaluable to the Commercial club of Chickasha.
Rev. OW O'Bryant quits Pryde Park Methodist Church near St. Joseph Missouri to take a streetcar conductor post. He says he can earn more money there than preaching. The item ends with a question about whether he plans fare evasion.
Daniel PH Hunt of Chicago recently visited his Beloit mother who is said to be 200 years old. He is 76 and thirty five years ago pledged to visit twice yearly on her birthday January 22 and every Fourth of July, and has never missed.
Charlie Reynolds reports the fifth annual reunion of the Nine ty Second Illinois Volunteers Mount ed Infantry on February 12, 1908, at 17 West 7th Street in Los Angeles. Many former regiment members now reside in California and recall army days in Georgia and the Carolinas.
James Kinney of Toulon Stark County seeks nomination for Clerk of the Supreme Court of Illinois. A former member of the 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in Kilpatrick's Cavalry Division, he served from Atlanta to Savannah and through the Carolinas, later acting as Clerk of Stark County Circuit Court and praised as a qualified candidate.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana argues that stopping forest robbery, poisoned food sales, and graft is not paternalism socialism or a raid on prosperity but necessary reform. He contends those who profit from graft attack this effort as interference with private affairs and respectability.
Leslie M. Shaw former Iowa resident and former U S Treasury secretary resigns as Carnegie rust company president and plans to run for president as a Republican. While strong if Iowa or New York favor him, the piece argues neither state will back him and a Shaw candidacy may end with him out of a job after the convention.
The piece argues that closing saloons or destroying higher business would force tax increases. Proponents say saloon opponents accept higher taxes willingly, foreseeing tax savings from reduced jail and poorhouse costs, while saloon supporters claim the plan shifts tax burden to those who vote to close.
The War Secretary Withwmal and Taft won't contest with Governor Hughes for New York delegates. Hughes will have New York's delegation for the President. Knox will command Pennsylvania and Ward Banks will secure Indiana votes. A candidate needs 49 votes, with party harmony prioritized to avoid harming the Republican ticket.
The text outlines Taft seeking nomination or, if not, backing a successful ticket with New York in focus. It says Taft will make friends by this course and that New York should hold a prominent role in the convention and election. It urges Republicans to carry New York with Cannon for President and Waughes for Vice President.
The Illinois legislature has enacted a direct plurality primary law after two rejected attempts. It takes effect July 1 with nominations in August. A state convention will elect four delegates to the Republican national convention, and each district will choose two delegates before the law takes effect. The measure, bitterly opposed by professional politicians, is praised as fair by voters and is expected to energize Illinois politics, possibly pitting Governor Yates against Governor Denen for the Republican nomination.
In my boyhood days vast white pine timber and hardwoods vanished as mills burned piles of logs. If forests are protected and new trees planted, a steady supply can grow again. The government Forest Service offers free literature on forest destruction and preservation. Write to Forester, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
An Illinois Central official criticizes editorial claims that the Illinois Central pays no air taxes in Stephenson County and that its seven percent gross income remittance to the state treasurer reduces local taxes. The piece argues the charter affects tax distribution across counties and questions overall tax burden compared to other railroads.
The Illinois Central Railroad pays taxes to the state and railroads in Stephenson county benefit from other lines, but Illinois Central contributes no local taxes to Stephenson county. It pays seven percent on gross income to the state treasury, not to the county.
In a heated exchange, Speaker Shurtleff argues that a plurality primary in 1860 would not have toppled Lincoln, asserting Seward could not outweigh Lincoln in Illinois. He contends Illinois delegates would still favor Lincoln or Cannon, depending on district votes, with Roosevelt possibly altering outcomes.
The Pennsylvania fare act dispute centers on a factual question while Missouri's ban on transferring suits by nonresident corporations to federal courts raises pure questions of law. Both reflect a sharp, independent stance by state and federal courts toward recent railroad legislation. The Pennsylvania case questions whether the 2 cent fare is confiscatory, with a 4 to 3 split. the Missouri case remains unsettled, as precedent on prohibiting transfers to federal courts is unclear and awaits appeal guidance.
The court should settle whether state law can block a litigant's right to move a case to federal court when federal jurisdiction exists. If a litigant has a federal right to have his case decided there, state law cannot take that right away.
A historical column contends the Illinois legislature attempted to force the state treasurer to place public funds in banks with priority to earn interest for the state. It questions liability if the principal is lost and recalls past political maneuvers involving John Tanner, Henry Watts, Whittemore, and Wulff, including a later judgment and prison.
The speaker claims Tanner and Whittemore are dead and asserts defeat as state treasurer candidates. They say no judgments would have existed for mismanagement had Tanner’s terms been accepted. John Smulski, the current treasurer, vowed to turn over interest earned on state funds and claims he is keeping that promise to Minnesota.
A small Black boy at Rockford is accused of colluding with another child as their mother washes clothes. The exchange hints at suspicions about a parent’s jail status, reflecting tense racial dynamics in a domestic setting.
One principal Chicago mail order house reports several hundred fewer temptations by today than months ago. The decline appears gradual, reflecting that a campaign by retail merchants and newspapers is curbing its reach.
The text contrasts fair weather friends with a rare man who stands by friends in their hour of need, noting people drift when times turn rough and praising steadfast loyalty.
The present strength figures show over 13 million members in the United States, served by 15,000 priests and 182 prelates, indicating rapid growth with a gain of 788,000 members last year.
The text contrasts how poor individuals are judged by guilt evidence alone while the wealthy have experts of many kinds consulted to influence outcomes. It notes crime leads to punishment as defined by law, regardless of social status, highlighting class-based differences in legal proceedings.
A man who robbed a car of 8400 dollars after assaulting the messenger and throwing him from a speeding train near Texarkana over a year ago has had his case disposed of on appeal. He is sentenced to life in the penitentiary, described as the just reward for robbers who escape the gallows.
The excerpt argues that genuine success rests on truthfulness and honesty. It likens deceit to building a house with bricks and no mortar, noting the business world distrusts liars and thieves. Confidence is deemed the foundation of commerce.
Governor Tfughes of New York, long silent among possible presidential candidates, finally thanks the Republicans for their support. He says he will not seek delegates for himself but will not act to embarrass supporters pushing him as a contender.
The writing notes that goodwill and kindly spirit lie dormant without proper expression. If people learned wise, sane ways to express kindness, the world would be more cheerful. Most persons mean well, but circumstances warp judgment and harm others in life’s struggles.
A young pupil returns from school boasting of a spelling record by skipping thirty five of fifty words. The child claims no other boy has matched this feat. He is young and may improve on a future exam day.
The Streator Press notes Billy Sunday allegedly prayed for various groups including Masons and Knights of Pythias, then refused to visit Streator for a revival. The remark allegedly angered local readers and sparked controversy over his sincerity and conduct.
Charles Edmary Smith editor of The Philadelphia Press died suddenly in Philadelphia. He was a prominent public figure, former Minister to Russia and Postmaster General, noted journalist and speaker. His death is a distinct loss to American journalism and public life.
The fleet carries at least 26 pianos provided by private subscription for officers and crew to enjoy when not at Noval practice.
The article notes each ship will carry at least one piano with a mechanical attachment, some vessels two pianos. With a full supply of classic and popular music, the crew will enjoy delightful times as the pianolas play when the guns do not.
A practical dairyman notes that one and a half pounds of butter can buy a bushel of corn, and a bushel fed yields six pounds of butter. Selling six pounds of farm butter preserves fertility and earns four times the corn’s value. Selling corn yields only a quarter of what feeding it to cows would produce, still removing about 170 cents of fertility. Mr. Farmer is urged to ponder this agricultural practice.
An advertisement in a Washington daily offers a 208 acre farm within 20 miles of Washington and a quarter mile from the railway station. The property has fair buildings, is fenced, with 100 acres timber, and is priced at 1040 dollars total or five dollars an acre. The spot near the Capitol Dome highlights the astonishing low price.
Do not expect all to be your ally as merit often goes unvalued by friends and kin. Some will gossip or harm your effort. If burdened, endure with patience and silence. The approving conscience remains a faithful guide in both sunshine and shadow.
An Ohio Herald item tells how a farmer, in a generous mood, gave his daughter a hen and a rooster and told her to run away and be good. He would feed the increase for four years. She reportedly raised 200 chickens and has money in the bank. By his calculations she will own the farm at year four and will rent from him.
A wife accuses her husband, a congressman, of leaving her umbrella on a Baltimore to Washington train trip. He apologizes, saying he forgot it, while bystanders quip that governing the nation is entrusted to a man who cannot guard a woman's umbrella.
Brewers and organized liquor dealers align with law enforcement, pledging stronger prohibition. Public sentiment favors enforcement and restrictions will rise where saloons persist. The dive is branded low, dirty, crime breeding, morals corrupting and has had its day. The reform movement sees it down and out.
A saloonkeeper was arrested for harboring women on Sunday but acquitted at a jury trial. The following night Olney council canceled the licenses of about thirteen saloonkeepers, with public sentiment aligning with the action. The Free Press notes a trend toward prohibition and urges law and decency across towns.
The Department urges post masters to sign statements acknowledging understanding of the order. It places publisher responsibility on towns with local papers and vows strict enforcement. A reasonable fine is set for publishers slow to compile subscription lists while inspectors will intensify checks this year.
The New York Mutual Life scandal reaches McCurdy as he fled to France amid probe into extravagant offices and methods. General Manager Walter Gillette faces penitentiary sentencing for perjury and forgery. McCurdy’s son is near death.
The New York Mutual is praised as a top financial house nearing 750 million in assets. McCurdy, once lauded by courts and legislators, now faces ruin as a national shadow of vengeance looms. He hides abroad, fearing investigation, with danger and inevitable comeuppance awaiting him.
The Walsh trial ends with a conviction on 53 of 150 counts after two months of testimony and a 36 hour jury verdict. Jurors faced the clash of sympathy and duty, with two holding out briefly for acquittal, a reflection on courts and equality before justice.
A reflection on politeness, arguing it comes from the heart not training. True manners stem from unselfish regard for others, learned at home and nurtured by generous, generous natures. College polish may aid, but inner fineness separates the real gentleman from the rough rider.
A fragmented poem traces winter malaise and fever through a Texan frame, describing coughing pains, blue moods, and creeping weakness. The narrator notes misalignment of speech and thought, then a doctor delivers a turning moment of conviction as illness deepens.
Fragmentary op ed about courage and facing death, urging a virtuous life and readiness. It warns that fear and cowardice show when death nears and emphasizes preparation and duty over bravado. References to soldiers, bullets, and wisdom guide a moral call to meaningful living.
One obstacle to Secretary Taft’s bid is being an Ohio man. The nation worries Ohio has produced too many Republican presidents. Since Lincoln, only Theodore Roosevelt aside, all major GOP leaders hailed from Ohio. Grant Hayes Garfield Harrison McKinley all linked to Ohio, yielding five of seven presidents in forty years.
Washington dispatch describes Colonel Lowden and Norris Brown, once schoolmates at Iowa State University, reuniting in the House restaurant. Lowden, now a prominent congressman with Senate hopes, orders bread and milk while Brown, Nebraska senator, recalls hardship years. Charley Landis of Indiana joins them.
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