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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
1
The Associated Press reports from Chicago that Illinois will be fair tonight and Friday with colder tonight. Iowa will also be fair tonight and Friday with rising temperatures on Friday.
Dr Charles G Wagner testified for most of the morning, detailing three physical examinations of Harry Thaw at the Tombs prison conducted with Dr B D Evans in the four months after the White killing. The testimony largely repeated earlier testimony and did not include a formal mental state opinion. Justice Dowling limited both sides to three experts each after recess.
Chicago Jan 23 Preparations for a clash between police and the unemployed began as officers massed in a downtown station. Circulars urged a 2 pm Lakefront rally and march to City Hall to demand work. A later clash at State and Madison streets left several unemployed men beaten by police.
Springfield Jan 23 ex ecutive committee of the Illinois Teachers association appointed a 100 member advisory group authorized at the last meeting. The panel will aid the Illinois educational commission in revising the state school laws. Included is Prof S E Raines of Freeport.
The Senate passed the Jones primary election bill by 41 to 3. It fixes the second Saturday in August as the 1908 primaries date, without an emergency clause. The bill went to the House and was made a special order for Tuesday next.
The census bureau reports the total U S cotton from 1907 growth to January 16 at 10,338,000 bales, down from 12,176,000 a year earlier. The brief note notes a decline in overall harvest compared with the previous season.
London on January twenty fourth reports the Bank of England reduced its discount rate from six to four percent. Paris on January twenty eighth follows with the Bank of France lowering its rate from three to three percent.
Tokio January 23. The motion to censure the government was defeated in the lower house of the diet by 117 to 168.
A strong earthquake struck Reggino Di Calabria today but caused no reported fatalities. Residents felt the tremor across the province with no immediate injuries or major damage confirmed. Local authorities said assessments will continue.
The Supreme Court today denied the petition for appeal in the Chicago street railroad reorganization case. The ruling ends the immediate appellate challenge and leaves the lower court decisions in place.
Former U S senator William E Mason spoke at Freeport advocating his bid to un seat Senator Hopkins of Illinois. He accused Hopkins of opposing direct primaries and reform measures like railroad valuation and inter state commerce regulation, urging voters to elect him by direct vote and stressing Mormon seating as a key issue.
Nine hundred forty seven Freeport voters signed petitions seeking local option at the spring town election. The 25 percent threshold from the last vote was surpassed, signaling a battle between dry advocates and saloonkeepers. The process exposed business fears over public listing of signers and intensified city council discussions on extending township boundaries and dissolving certain highway commissions.
An old medical ad advises avoiding appendicitis by preventing constipation. It promotes Orino Laxative Fenic syrup to stimulate the bowels and restore natural action, and touts Ovitea Laxative agruit Syrup as a cure. It warns against substitutes and urges careful selection of products.
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Local store Pattison and Kryder promotes lowest prices on school supplies with a broad range of items across categories. Offer highlights include trivial discounts and back to school essentials for students and families.
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