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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1906
Page
1
Washington July 3 By direction of the president Secretary Wilson issued a statement declaring American live stock the healthiest in the world. He cites western plains cattle herds with low disease rates and says the federal government is reducing disease by approved methods.
Ames Wilson and the Department of Agriculture announce that new legislation provides adequate funding for thorough supervision from pasture to can. A federal stamp will guarantee healthfulness and sanitary processing, making canned meat comparable to fresh meat. Lieutenant Colonel Hobbs of the British army visited Secretary Wilson seeking assistance and eyes on U.S. meat inspection when the law activates.
Washington on July 3 reports a dispute over official adjournment dates for the two houses. The Capitol discussion centered on the apparent discrepancy between adjournment dates of June 6 and June 29, tied to a recessed day on the 28th and 29th. Curts, clerk of the house appropriations committee, noted such differences have historical roots and that the Treasury comptroller viewed the variance as legislative fiction rather than fact.
Since the tour of Congress, extensive repairs are proposed for the White House before President Roosevelt and his family return to Washington next autumn. No definite decision has been reached whether he will return to Washington until late October, while Congress weighs a sizable appropriation for extraordinary repairs.
A Marine Corps funeral at Olongapo Philippines sparked harsh newspaper criticism and an official investigation. A board found the playing of a particular tune inappropriate for the occasion and noted the band’s repertoire was omitted. The Manila newspaper that published the article was condemned in the report. Acting Drum Major Walter Preston gave the order for the selection.
The president appointed a Panamanian commission with Theodore P. Shonts as chairman and John F. Stevens as a member. Also named were Gov Charles Mangoon Brigadier General Peter C. Maines Mordecai Tindleatt and Benjamin M. Harrod. The senate did not confirm the earlier panel and the president reappointed the board.
A surplus of 90,024,772 is shown by the comparative statement of government receipts and expenditures for June 1906, compared with June last year, and a surplus of 26,187,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1906, with details from Washington dated July 3.
Washington March 3. At the close of business on June 30 1906 a Treasury statement shows the government's total debt and cash in the treasury totaling 94 435 686 dollars, a monthly decrease of 17 619 005 dollars.
Franklin Lane of California, appointed to succeed Joseph W. Fifer, has been sworn in by Secretary Mosely as a member of the interstate commission.
Washington report from the Department of Commerce and Labor states that in the just ended fiscal year 1,468 merchant vessels were built in the country highlighting steady output amid industry activity.
Salisbury reports embalmers ready to ship home the Plymouth Express disaster victims from England. The inquest extended two weeks after questions about cause were avoided, likely awaiting a Board of Trade investigation. Among cases is Robert S. Critchell of Chicago, watched by cousin J. Critchell of London, while others wounded are expected to recover.
John Campion former Chicago fire chief remains dismissed after the city council committee's finding of not guilty did not lead to reinstatement. Mayor Dunne's action was upheld by a 40 to 22 vote, ending the bid to return Campion to the post despite the investigation results.
Chicago to St Louis and Boston to New York saw high scoring games with Pittsburgh and St Louis, Brooklyn and New York, and Philadelphia and New York posting notable results. For the American League, Washington routed Boston twice, and a forfeit in Philadelphia New York after crowd trouble altered one game. Western and Association results include Minneapolis over Milwaukee, Des Moines trouncing Lincoln, and a rain-shortened Sioux City Denver game.
A note announces a booklet on Summer vacations with details on over 0 tours combining rail and water routes. For a copy contact Elena Heusner, General Passenger Agent, 236 Clark St Chicago, Ill. Traffic Manager Chicago, Ill. No. 106, Freem telegraph.
A cheaper tie thief killed a policeman and a bystander during an attempted arrest in Springfield Illinois. He fled in a buggy after a chase through the business district, leaped into a buggy, and escaped with officers, firemen, and churchgoers pursuing. He’s believed hiding in woods twenty miles away. authorities plan augmented search crews.
City Marshal William McMaster pursued Fred Dillig a recently released inmate who armed with a sword charged pedestrians on Salem main street. Dillig wounded the marshal with three saber strikes before McMaster fired five shots wounding Dillig in the hip and taking him to jail. Dillig in serious condition. Also notes filing of state office nomination petitions in Springfield for Republican and Democratic candidates.
Assistant District Attorney Garratt revealed the last statement of Bedford the slain Thaw valet. Bedford said he did not act as intermediary for notes to Mrs Thaw. He reported accompanying Thaw on a European trip with Miss Nosvit and stated no other marriage rumors surfaced.
United States Senator Lodge testified before a Suffolk county grand jury in a probe of campaign contributions led by District Attorney John Moran. He declined to discuss his prior statements, calling the subject unimportant, prompting Moran to retort that perjury would render the investigation important.
Linotype operator Charlies A. Nichols set 106.300 ens nonpareil in eight hours breaking his own proof and surpassing the former world mark of 96.000 ems nonpareil set by George A. Green in Chicago in 2006. In Lucedale Mississippi an attempted family extermination ends in two deaths and multiple injuries as Chas Brewer shoots himself after killing his wife and mother-in-law and wounding others.
George W. Perkins resignation as trustee of the New York Life Insurance company was accepted at a special board meeting. He had tendered the resignation last December and pressed for acceptance at yesterday’s session.
Thirteen tee manufacturers faced warrants for price fixing on ice. They waived a hearing and were held by a magistrate in $1,500 bonds each to answer in court. The action stems from a last week crackdown by authorities in Philadelphia.
The tax department reports total valuation of real and personal estates in New York City at 6.305 billion dollars, up 898.05 million from the previous year. The rise reflects higher assessments across property classes and business holdings, signaling a broader tax base as the city enters a new fiscal cycle.
Edward Shaw, a spectator, was trampled to death by horses attached to a chariot driven by a woman during a circus performance in St Louis. A separate note reports Secretary Root leaving New York on July 4 for a South American trip aboard the cruiser Charleston.
In Peoria County Brown, a mill owner and early distillery promoter, died at his home after a nine month illness. Another tragedy: William Bowman, a railroad yard master, killed his three children and himself at his home amid illness and worry.
Poison was put into the drinking water at the Singer Manufacturing company plant in Cairo. Four workmen were poisoned but all will recover. Authorities suspect a drunken painter was responsible for the act.
Mrs Wan Withry dreamed her son Lester would drown days ago and on Sunday the boy actually drowned while bathing in Springfield UL. The event prompted local authorities to investigate the mishap and support the grieving family.
An advertisement touts Kodal for Dyspepsia as the sole remedy that improves digestion and yields sweet breath. It claims benefits for sour stomach and heart palpitations, urging readers to take Kodal after meals. Sold by all druggists.
A garbled 19th century dispatch notes varied events including oath of office for a third assistant secretary of state, passengers aboard a vessel from an unnamed port, wage contract terminations at coal mines near Pillingham Ald, a drowning accident at the Animas river near Cedar Hill, a death of William Ht. Peabody aged 83 in Dubuque Indiana, and a treasury secretary offering for sale 30,010,000 two per cent bonds of the Panama Cars join.
A collection of short items notes a child dying in England from primroses, Icelandic sheep exhibited in England, and a 22% Federation of Women's Clubs with 38,284 members. It covers a Little Rock starvation case, discoveries in an Indian burial ground in Maine, Bishop Neely’s missionary call, a Batavia hanging prisoner’s Singapore ticket, rising Massachusetts razor clams, cut flowers trade volumes, lions near Chorumo, a French spoliation claim paid to S. W. Curtis, Sir Walter Scott’s prominence in the British museum catalogue, a Swiss perfume tablet for gasoline odors, and peasant land annexations in Nizhnii Novgorod.
Advertising copy promotes having a box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for sunburn cuts bruises piles and boils with claims of long standing standard quality and urges buyers to ensure the genuine product sold by all druggists and available for emergencies.
Fireworks sale advertised at Ruch's 6 and 10 cent store with hours noted as open before and after the Fourth. The brief item mentions timing and location for shoppers seeking pyrotechnics.
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