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Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1909

Page

6

Professors mourn loss of daughter. couple dead

Mework Jan 1. Unable to face years without their daughter, Professor J P Gordy of New York University and his wife Memontiler auivide after their eighteen month old child Monara died Friday. Two neighbors forced entry to find the two adults dead in the bedroom, the cradle in ruins.

J. P. Gordy New York University Memon Itler Auivide Monara Egixrer James 5 Lough OY York University Paterno Riverie Dive

Senate Secret Service Inquiry Delayed by Roosevelt Message

Washington Jan 1 The Senate committee said its inquiry into the methods of the Secret Service will be wide and searching but may run after March 4 to allow President Roosevelt to be seen as a private citizen. Senator Hale noted little of the investigation concerns shadowing members of Congress and voting restrictions on the service.

Teman Washington Senate Secret Service Enzeer Efale Sermittice Hale Congress

Fragmentary quote hints at fear over exposure

The readable fragment mentions concerns about exposure and the fear surrounding it, suggesting a confidential or scandalous context without detailing names or events. The terse line implies tensions over possible revelations and reputational risk.

Burton Wins Ohio Senatorial Fight in Turbulent End

Columbus Ohio January 1 Theodore E Burton will be the new Ohio senator after a sudden end to a long struggle. Taft withdrew and urged support for Burton, followed by Foraker and other minor candidates. Burton emerges as the sole candidate and fortifies his path to the Senate. The move signals a looming clash in 1911 and a potential Taft-Foraker contest for Dick's seat.

Columbus Theodore E. Burton Ohio Charles P. Taft Burton Foraker Harris Keifer Harding Taft

Blazing Walls and Refugees Struggle Amid War and Earthquake

News from a devastated region reports refugees attacking troops guarding bread as walls burn and fires are fought by warships. Victor's Queen Helena collapses from rescue fatigue. Mount Etna monitors put dead at over 200000 while the Lipari islands’ fate is disputed. Postwar Rome finds no New Year cheer.

Reggie Finin Ricco Mount Etna Rome Italy Naples Caserta Yolande Quairinal Margherita Mafalda Umberto

Rome, Sicily Relentless Earthquake Toll Tracked

King Victor plans abandoning lands in the earthquake region as reports from Sicily and Calabria describe warships bombarding cities to quell fires. Queen Helena collapses from strain while king leads aid efforts. Reggio roils with crime as soldiers patrol and open fire to restore order amid hunger-driven assaults.

Victor

Reggio Messina Earthquake Relief Efforts Advance

Reports describe the Italian response to the disaster with aid flowing from Rome and Naples. Royal families donate items, food distribution expands, bakeries operate, and refugees flood roads toward Messina. Troops stabilize villages as rescue work continues amid aftershocks and collapsing structures.

Naples Palermo Strait of Messing Nord America Sicily Messina Reggio Catania Catanzaro Giolitti

Fire at Premier Clemenceau’s Window in Paris

On January 1 a Corsican named Benedetti fired several bullets toward the window of Premier Clemenceau’s office. Clemenceau narrowly escaped as bullets struck the window. The premier’s footman confronted the shooter who halted after Benedetti claimed he had been denied authorization for a lottery scheme.

Paris Benedetti Premier Clemenceau M. Clemenceau Ile

Foley's Orino Laxative Claims Cure for Constipation

Promote regular bowels by taking Foley's Orino Laxative to end constant purgatives. It claims a positive cure for chronic constipation and sluggish liver. Pleasant to take. H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.

Piso H. J. Moogk Wm. F. Jungkunz

1909 Patent Cure Ads Mention Foley Honey and Tar

An old advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures stubborn coughs and colds, warning against other remedies. It cites H. J. Moogk and Win. B. Jupgkyis as endorsers and notes pneumonia may follow untreated coughs.

Foley H. J. Moogk Win. B. Jupgkyis

Roosevelt weighs relief aid for quake victims in Italy

Washington and Malta dispatches detail President Roosevelts plan to seek congressional action on relief for southern Italy after the quake. Navy officials say ships will not rush to Suez for two days, while discussions with Hale Booth and others continue on possible diversion of fleet supplies. Admiral Fisher denies reports that the Messina Straits have altered.

Navy Department Suez Washington Roosevelt Congress America Hale Committee On Appropriations Naval Affairs Boot Newberry Bacon Mediterranean Sea Italy Admiral Pillsbury Bureau of Navigation Malta Fisher Messina

Orphans Give Their Mite to Earthquake Sufferers

In Norfolk Virginia on January 2 nineteen orphans from the boys' home donated seven dollars and twenty seven cents. The funds, raised from their New Year fireworks, were sent to Governor Swanson for Italian earthquake relief.

Norfolk Swanson

Tillman warns against compulsory education plan

Senator Benjamin R. Tillman told the State Teachers association in Washington that a compulsory education law would target black students and undermine white supremacy. He accused President Elect Taft and allies of covertly trying to split the solid South by empowering federal influence in Democratic politics.

Columbia D. C Benjamin R. Tillman State Teachers’ Association Tillman South Taft

Woman 63 Victim of Negro Attack in Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tenn Jan 2 Mrs R D Moore aged 63 was attacked by a unnamed negro Sheriff Carter captured a negro and rushed to the woods to avoid a mob

Chattanooga Tenn R. D. Moore Carter

Horror Averted as Fire Breaks Out at Erie Theater

A fire during a Park theater performance in Erie narrowly spared a tragedy as the crowded audience streamed out quickly. dozen or more women fainted and were carried to safety, with no serious injuries reported. Separately in Chicago, a Spokane show prize box of wine sea apples sold at 60 cents each, containing 112 apples.

Erie Park Theater Chicago Spokane

Feudists Declare Truce In Breathitt County Clash

Jackson Kentucky January 2 factions Callebineee Deatan fear governor might send troops to Breathitt County to preserve order so they agreed to a truce or disbanded keeping the fragile peace in the region.

Jackson Breathitt County

Ries After Addressing Congregation in Brooklyn Church

New York on January 2 Thomas Perkins poet of the New York Cotton Exchange addressed a congregation at the First ... in Brooklyn after a New Year address. The report notes his remarks and the setting of the ceremony.

Religious Author Praises Kidney Remedy

A religious author describes years of kidney trouble and a severe winter attack confining him to bed for eight days. He reports thick white urine sediment and frequent urination until taking Foley's Kidney Remedy, which reduced the pain and restored normal urine. He endorses the product.

Foley H. J. Moogkang Dunghuay

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