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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
6
New York City and Chicago close 1907 with record New Year celebrations. Police urged crowd control while revelers filled theaters and dining rooms. In Manhattan, Old Trinity and Grace churches chimed as Times Square-night noises peaked. celebrations cost about three quarters of a million dollars.
Chicago restaurants and cafes were crowded as diners bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new. Streets brimmed with revelers, horns and bells filled the air, and the Plaza saw Caruso sing at midnight. Police banned certain blasts and enforced the 1 o'clock bar-closing rule while smoking was allowed for some women in select venues.
Pittsburg January 1 reports a first New Year celebration with clanging whistles and fires exploding as the city marks a long overdue civic event. The scene mixes city noises with early morning crowds and attempts at a festive start in the growing metropolis.
Downtown cafes were crowded with celebrants as arrival of a new year drew crowds. Patrons filled many tables, with arrangements made in advance, and the festive mood widespread among attendees.
Ex-senator and ex-congressman Thomas N. Norwood, retiring after twelve years on Savannah City Court, declares the race question unsolvable. He asserts the black is incapable of more than rudimentary education and warns of increasing violence, urging harsh penalties including capital punishment for illicit miscegenation and life terms for women.
Boise Idaho January 1 The Pettibone murder case ends evidence as defense seeks submission to the jury without argument. The prosecution delays verdict until judge’s instructions are given with trial adjourned to Thursday. Prosecutor argues conspiracy to kill enemies of the Western Federation of Miners linked to Steunenberg murder.
Washington notes Deputy Comptroller William B Ridgely remarks no formal statement on 1907 conditions. He says the crisis stemmed from years of overtrading and expansion, with the whole world affected and the United States most, urging banks to restore normality by prompt full functioning.
United States citizens from Los Angeles, Jan was sentenced in Chihuahua two years ago to twelve and a half years in the penitentiary for the alleged murder of Robert Rutherford of Philadelphia. Shorty Coughener and Orew Finstad are named among the defendants.
A summary of diverse 1907 news notes recounts a range of events. Prisoners claim bandits attacked them and killed Rutherford while wounding Coughener. Bishop Edward G. Andrews dies at eighty-two in Brooklyn after a long ministry. Other items cover a steel company resuming operations, the death of Mrs. Anson Jones, a fire in Lincoln, port duties rising in New York, mine recovery totals, a French minister’s death, Georgia going dry, and various disasters and legal notices.
In St Petersburg 169 deputies who signed the Viborg manifesto were convicted. 160 were sentenced to three months imprisonment and lose political rights, two acquitted for signing under misconception. Sentences take effect Jan 20 unless an appeal is filed. deputies remain at large until then. The trial opened Dec 25 with strong speeches stirring opposition sentiment.
A major bomb production facility was unearthed twenty miles from Sevastopol Russia. The site contained a full setup for making high explosives. Investigators seized twenty seven ready bombs and one hundred twenty related implements. Three men were arrested at the farmhouse.
After a shutdown that began on December 22, the Jolie Cibandant of the PHEnots resumes operations. Officials cite restored funding and renewed community access as the key factors enabling the reopening. The return is welcomed by supporters who expect continued stability and ongoing programs.
At Derenevo a clash between peasants and guards escorting tax collectors left four peasants dead and others wounded after guards fired a volley when one of their number was wounded.
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America has reached Excelsior Springs Missouri for health reasons and will stay about three weeks. He traveled from Chicago with his brother David Mitchell and his private secretary.
An organ grinder performed before an irascible old man who shouted to move on. The Italian refused to leave and was arrested for disturbance. At court the magistrate asked why he stayed. He replied in broken English that he did not understand much English. He added he believed the man wanted him to dance.
Quote depicts a man praising his wife’s quick learning in housekeeping while humorously noting she avoids the kitchen. The remark, attributed to Puck, frames domestic skill as a challenge and a partial victory in marriage dynamics.
Indignant speaker recalls a quarrel with Artress Daughter after a kiss and a misheard protest. The dialogue reveals a comic misunderstanding about money and authorship in a family exchange.
A man seeks a poison to die in agony after unrequited love. A city druggist details a fatal, torturous method, then the customer abandons the plan with a vanilla soda. The anecdote ends with a humorous remark on reform and marriage.
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