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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
2
Leaders from Hopkins and Foss camps clash as a deadlock over the Illinois senate fight continues. Balloting shows Hopkins leading in multiple rounds, with shifts as Calhoun emerges and jurisdiction tightens. Adjournment looms as lawmakers seek clarity amid floor-clearing tension and ongoing party jockeying.
President Roosevelt sent Congress a General Staff report urging fortifications for San Pedro harbor California at an estimated cost of 4.65 million dollars for big guns mines and accessories. The plan treats San Pedro as a naval base and warns of Oriental powers targeting the Pacific coast and Panama Canal.
A Baptist elder and Kingston resident Henry Cunningham reports Vinol a cod liver preparation with iron and wine improved digestion and vigor after two bottles. The ad claims Vinol is not a patent medicine but a natural tonic aiding appetite and blood. offers money back if unsatisfied.
Senator Flint and California leaders press the president over Japanese population figures. They claim facts show Japanes e citizens seize whole towns while asserting the government data underestimates the numbers. The president seeks a fair trial of promises to reduce Japanese residents and warns he may abandon efforts after leaving office if declines do not occur.
About 5,000 factory workers in the United States Rubber Company and a few smaller firms will be idle much of February. Starting January 27, the Woonsocket Rubber Company's boot mill in Millville, the Boston Rubber Shoe Company's plants in Ahlden and Melrose, the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe Company's boot and shoe shops, and the Goodyear India Rubber Glove Company's boot and shoe shops in Naugatuck Connecticut will shut for four weeks due to unsold stock buildup.
The senate confirmed Stuart K. Lupton of Tennessee as consul at Messina Italy to succeed Arthur S. Cheney who was killed in the earthquake.
In a morning blaze at the manse a minister reports the loss of ten years of sermons. A farmer recalls the dry pages fueling the strong fire as the event is described with a hearty, rustic reaction.
A seller advertises Pineulesa as golden globules that act on the kidneys promising quick relief for backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue. The 30 days trial costs one dollar and the product purportedly purifies the blood. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
Actress May Robson testifies in the Katherine Clemmens Gould separation case that she witnessed a 1906 Philadelphia supper hosted by Mrs. Gould and attended by Farnum and others. Robson says she saw nothing improper during a motor trip to Atlantic City and stay at the Marlborough Blenheim.
Washington date Jan 22 report states a bill to grant pay to volunteers from the Civil War has been favorably reported to the house. The plan provides $50 monthly for officers after age seventy and $25 for privates after that age, with no pay if the applicant is employed by the federal government or by any state or municipality.
Nashville Jan. 22 Judge Tlart expects today’s session in the trial of Colonel Duncan Cooper Rubin and former sheriff Sharp for the death of Edward Ward Carmack to finish or nearly finish the jury. Six men were in the box at start. only two talesmen were accepted yesterday as most jurors were city residents. One potential juror loudly urged they ought to have been hanged. Today rural applicants will be examined. they know Carmack indirectly.
Secretary of State Root Senator Knox and Assistant Attorney General Russell will testify today before the federal grand jury probing libelous articles in the New York World and Indianapolis News. The pieces connect Charles P Taft Douglas Robinson and William Nelson Cromwell. Attorney General Bonaparte met with President Roosevelt about a forthcoming statement due next week.
Pittsburg January 22 coal rate dispute looms as western Pennsylvania and West Virginia mines seek higher freight charges to Great Lakes. A meeting of railroad executives is scheduled in Pittsburg to address the plan. If unresolved, Western Pennsylvania operators threaten to file with the Interstate Commerce Commission on February 3 alleging railroad bias in favor of West Virginia interests.
The Senate resumed discussion on higher federal judge salaries. Senator Rayner ridiculed natural history claims, and Senator Tillman alleged some judges were on corporate payrolls. Bailey and Bacon clashed over the graft charge as the salary bill was revised, raising district judges to 8000 dollars and circuit judges to 9000, with final action postponed.
A garbled excerpt contrasts a guest at a country inn refusing to eat on Christmas with a distressed host urging him to partake. The brief dialogue shifts to a quip about enthusiasm for automobiles and worry about life’s uncertainties, ending with a jokey remark about dignity and microbes.
In New York on January 22 Charles H. Treat lauded President Roosevelt as the greatest international booster at the Boost club annual dinner in the Hotel Astor. Treat said Roosevelt boosted the American flag into recognition among nations and sent sixteen ships of war painted in peace colors around the globe to show a thousand million people the western civilization founded by our fathers.
In a paper on Wild Life Cy Warman criticizes President Roosevelt for seeking to kill rare animals. He notes Roosevelt described killing Montana’s last elk and now pursues the white rhinoceros in South Africa, one of the rarest creatures.
The American Protective Tariff league adopted a resolution stating it is satisfied with the permanent tariff commission existing as Congress. It doubts wisdom or legality of delegating powers to any appointive body and expresses strong confidence in the Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee.
The Eel set a new paced mile record on ice in Ottawa Ontario on January 22. Officials timed 2 11 44, shaving three seconds from the previous best to clinch the mark with six watches recording the effort.
Colds of the season quickly relieved by Beeg Laxative Cough Syrup. Laxative quality claims to rid the system of the cold and is described as pleasant to take. Suitable for children for coughs croup and whooping cough. Sold by H J Moogh and C P Guenther.
A fragment notes Bay of Freeport and mentions werchanats and price alignment. The text hints at pricing ethics and benchmark practices but lacks a clear event or person to anchor a full news item. Further readable details are needed to form a complete summary with named entities.
Fragmentary OCR text offers no clear person, organization, or event. Unable to extract a coherent news item or readable facts for a summary.
John D Rockefeller was reelected superintendent of the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church Sunday school in Cleveland at the yearly meeting. The event underscores continued leadership amid church financial concerns.
Personal experience claims the tube provides instant relief for piles with a 650 cent guarantee. Product attributed to H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
A. H. Wieman offers loans on good improved farms at reasonable interest rates. Address: over Opte Dank.
A fragmented notice from ait Daily ete vee reports a city action offering a service or asset for a nominal price. Details are unreadable but the filing references official approval and a potential municipal sale or grant at a penny rate.
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