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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1909

Page

7

Train timetable notices with connections and car services

Train schedule details east and west bound with multiple numbered trains and car services. Notes include buffet and parlor car availability, Sunday only trains, and connections at Rockford Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb Harvard and Jamestown routes. JOHN F. DALY, Agent.

Sear East Bound Est Rockford Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb Harvard Spring Valley Pacific Coast John F. Daly

Passenger schedules and connections to Freeport and Milwaukee

Train times show eastbound and westbound passenger movements from Rock Island with connections to Freeport, Janesville, Madison, Kansas City, Omaha, Cedar Rapids and North and South Dakota. J. B. Sweaty, agent, notes freight and passenger services with specific arrival and departure times and routes.

Rock Island and Daven- Ebrerecscenszsevenes Pontel Chicago Milwaukee Rock Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids North South Dakota J. B. Sweaty

Nationwide effort urged to conserve resources and waterways

President's message to Congress calls for immediate action on inland waterway navigation and forest protection, citing rapid forest loss and costly mineral waste. It emphasizes the Panama Canal project as a landmark feat and urges expanded forest protection, better farming practices, and stronger public responsibility for national resources. The plan stresses common sense and adherence to republican principles to ensure perpetual national prosperity.

Panama Canal National Conservation Commission Inland Waterways Commission

E a 8 caty for 0c a week nr 7

A fragmented line appears to note a price or rate fragment and issue number. The readable items mention a weekly rate and a figure that seems garbled. The exact entities or event are unclear but suggest a classified or advertisement snippet.

Call for Bureau of Mines to Reduce Mine Losses

A strong appeal argues that mineral consumption grows faster than population and mineral waste, with daily losses approaching $1,060,000 in products and nearly a million dollars daily in structural material losses from fires. The report highlights appalling mine deaths and urges creation of a Bureau of Mines to cut fatalities and resource waste.

Bureau of Mines

Lockout Affects 10000 to 15000 Clothing Workers

In Baltimore on January 23 the clothing board of trade and employers association ordered a lockout ending a string of small strikes. The measure will impact 10 000 to 15 000 workers, all of whom are foreign born.

Baltimore Clothing Board of Trade Association of Employers

Dinner Tonight for Sunny Jim

Washington January 23 It will be no notable gathering of New York leaders to honor their fellow citizen James S Sherman Vice President Elect Sunny Jim. President Roosevelt Secretaries Root Straus Cortelyou all New Yorkers will attend the dinner given by New York’s delegation in Congress and the men who will represent the state in the Sixty first Congress.

Washington Sons of the Empire State Citi Zen James 8. Sherman Sunny Jim Senate Roosevelt Root, Straus and Cortelyou Mr. Sherman New York

Fire Rages Near Princeton Campus Steps Up Alarm

A major blaze erupted early today in the Terminal restaurant near Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey. The fire overwhelmed local forces prompting a call for assistance from Trenton as blackouts and gas pipe ruptures left portions of the town dark. Students and residents helped fire crews amid the blaze near Pyne dormitory.

Princeton N. J Trenton Lower Pyne Princeton University

Ride at Your Own Risk in Amusement Appeal Ruling

New York appellate division reverses $3,000 award to Phoebe Lumden after she was thrown from a car on a Coney Island scenic route. Court holds amusement device riders assume risk of injuries and cannot recover damages.

New York Appellate Division Supreme Court Phoebe Lumden Coney Island

Family Assassinated in Louisiana Ambush

Anite City Louisiana January 23 A well known farmer named Jane his wife and his step daughter were killed in an ambush while driving a buggy near Tickfaw ten miles south of here Sheriff Saul arrived with dogs and a posse to investigate the triple murder per local reports

Anite City

Snowstorm Deluges Salt Lake City with 22 Inches

A furious storm pounds Salt Lake City as twenty two inches of snow bury streets and disrupt daily life. The Jan 23 report notes heavy snowfall and ongoing blizzard conditions across the city. Strong winds compound drifting and rescues are anticipated as crews work to clear roads.

Salt Lake City Jan

Man loves sex while woman values the person alone

A provocative Bulwer quotation contrasts male appetite with female devotion to humanity, noting the woman’s growing coldness to the species as she loves him more.

Bulwer

Billik Death Sentence Commuted to Life in Illinois

Governor Deneen commuted Herman Billik of Chicago from death to life imprisonment for the murder of Mary Vizal and family. The Board of Pardons cited testimony by Jerry Vizal that many trial facts were false and noted juror influence in the death verdict. The Supreme Court had refused to intervene, affirming the Cook County judgment.

Springfield Charles S. Deneen Herman Billik Chicago Mary Vizal State Board of Pardons Supreme Court Criminal Court of Cook County Deneen Jerry Vizal Billik

Governor Stops Racing at Suburban Park

New Orleans January 23 The racing meet at Suburban Park closed after the fourth race following the arrest of Jack Sheehan of Memphis Tennessee for violating the Locke and racing law. The action followed a telegram from Governor Sanders ordering an immediate halt to betting at McDonaghville and gambling at Southport, issued after a conference with the adjutant general turfmen authorities and the public.

Louisiana New Orleans Suburban Park Jack Sheehan Memphis Southport

Nebraska House backs Oregon plan for senator election

Tincoln Neb Jan 23 The Nebraska house approved the report recommending Humphreys bill for electing senators by the Oregon plan The measure is expected to pass both houses and is seen as a move to give W J Bryan a chance to be elected senator

Oregon Tincolin Neb Nebraska House Humpheys W. J. Bryan

Bryan's Daughter Sues for Divorce in Lincoln

Ruth Bryan Leavitt daughter of William J. Bryan filed a divorce petition in Lincoln Neb but the petition was withdrawn and grounds cannot be ascertained. Leavitt is in Paris.

Ruth Leavitt Lincoln Lincoln, Neb Ruth Bryan Leavitt William J. Bryan William H. Leavitt Leavitt Paris

Still After Cooper Jury in Nashville Murder Trial

The Cooper-Sharp murder trial enters day three with no new juror and a state motion to strike juror Leigh for intoxication under review by Judge Hart. A ruling is due today while 500 more talesmen are summoned as jurors from the box must report Monday at 9 a.m.

Nashville Tenn Cooper-Sharp Leigh Hart

Better Pay for Mill Hands in Pawtucket

Jan 1 23 announcement says 1200 Royal Weaving mill workers in Pawtucket Rhode Island will receive a wage increase starting Feb 1 amounting to one quarter of 4 cent per yard on all goods. The measure aims to raise earnings across all qualities produced at the plant.

Pawtucket R. 1 Royal Weaving Company

Preachers Usually Marry Young Say Courier Note

A brief Courier-Journal remark notes a view that preachers commonly marry young and cheekily adds that marriage is the only game of chance a preacher is allowed to play.

Laoyfaville

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