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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
5
A Catholic sermon by Father McGuire, printed for public import by the Civic League, denounces saloons and temperance evils. It argues drink fuels crime, poverty, and vice, citing jail, court, and penitentiary statistics and urging universal abstinence.
The Civic league forwards a strong communication by Rev. Joseph McNamee praising Joliet News for backing local option and anti-saloons. Archishop Keane’s stance against Dubuque saloons is noted, with Fathers Croke Leydon and Kalvelage cited. John Cunneen, Catholic Total Abstinence vice president, travels from Chicago to address workers on local option.
The Milwaukee Manufacturers and Dealers' club vows to oppose prohibition. President W. O. Wilter says the movement endangers business and calls for organized counter effort. The group plans anti prohibition tracts and state wide campaigning with future support for aligned candidates. Officers include W O Wilter president and Alfred Fischer secretary.
Fred Ketter and fellow directors head a Milwaukee club whose membership includes about sixty corporations and individuals. Members include Charlies Abresch Co, American Malting Co, Froedtert Bros. Grain and Malt Co, Galland Henning Mfg Co, Hoffman & Billings Mfg Co, H Messmer & Son, Mueller & Son Co, Northern Electrical Mfg Co, Northern Glass Works, Pawing & Harnischfeger, Prinz & Rau Mfg Co, Rundle Spence Mfg Co, and Charles Stolper Cooperage Co. The Milwaukee club is the first of its kind in the country, with similar groups forming recently in Chicago and other cities.
Chicago February seventh. Representatives from major railroads met in the American Railway Association to solve the empty car problem. The industry has millions tied up as idle equipment with penalties for using foreign cars amid shortages previously. The trend now favors letting idle cars stay where they are until needed, possibly suspending the fifty cent per day rule.
A compact timeline lists events from 1778 Daniel Boone captured by French and Indians to 1901 Wilhelmina of the Netherlands marrying Prince Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin. It notes 1807 Napoleonic defeat of Russians at Eylau 1814 Massachusetts ends imprisonment for debt 1853 death of Robert Lucas first territorial governor of Iowa born 1781 1864 Jacksonville falls to Federal troops 189% long distance telephone link Boston New York.
William F. Jungkunz offers Mio-Na stomach tablets as a final solution to indigestion and related symptoms. He guarantees a refund with every 50 cent box if the remedy fails, claiming strong nationwide success and relief from distress after meals and other digestive troubles.
J M Jeffreys manager of the Golden Meadow Developing Company plantation in LaFopreche parish Louisiana is in the city on business. He says the south operations are improving and the company will plant corn cane and potatoes this year and may expand to about a thousand acres if levees on the east side are repaired.
Beets cough syrup for children grows in favor daily. Mothers should keep it on hand for colds and croup relief. It is a gentle laxative that drives poison and phlegm from the system. Immediate relief is promised and guaranteed. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
Our box valentines present a complete new stock and are very handsome with prices up to two dollars. Pattison and Kryder offer the items, described as 2-Tdwiw in the fragment.
A fragment notes a gift shop sale item with shirt waists or corset covers stamped at 16 cents on a Saturday in February. The brief line suggests a small retail record from a local shop with minimal details.
Jackson Ky Feb 7 Ex County Judge James Hargis a longtime figure in Greathitt county feuds and a member of the state Democratic executive committee was shot and killed in his general store about 3:30 pm by his son Reach Hargis. Five shots fired, four hit, son arrested, motive tied to father son quarrel and Hargis drinking. The episode follows prior feuds linked to the Hargis Cockrill conflict and mentions civil verdicts involving Mrs Marcum. The account notes political feud origins and details surrounding past legal actions and family tragedy.
Judge Hargis long stood as a leading Democrat figure in Kentucky politics and criminal circles in Breathitt County. He faced trials alleging involvement in the murders of Dr. Cox Attorney Marcum and Jim Cockrill, and later paid $8,000 to Mrs. Marcum after her husband’s death.
In 1902 Dr. Cox guardian of the Cockrill boys was shot as he returned home. The Hargis band was blamed with Judge Hargis allegedly hiring them. Jim Cockrill, town marshal, was killed. attorney James B. Marcum warned he was a marked man. Curt Jett confessed involvement, and both Tom White and Jett are serving life terms. Judge Haareis ordered a costly coffin, signaling continued feud anxieties.
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