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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1907
Page
1
In San Francisco on July 9 Mayor Schmitz is sentenced to five years in state penitentiary for grafters prosecution. The courtroom erupts in applause as the judge asserts control, Schmitz interrupts with a quiet challenge, and defense counsel objects to a lecture while the judge delivers the sentence.
In a San Francisco court Judge Dunne confronts Schmitz over alleged betrayal of trust and tampering with a juror. Schmitz defends his rights while demanding immediate sentence. The judge condemns hypocrisy and sentences Schmitz to five years amid public applause.
The Novoe Vremya lauds current Japan US ties and hopes for the worst in California disputes. It says Japan seeks Pacific trade open door control and portrays itself as injured, noting alliances with Europe and a sole American opponent. It adds Russia will adopt a neutral stance.
In Los Angeles 4000 delegates at the fiftieth annual convention heard Nathan C. Schaeffer urge schools to aid in peace efforts and denounce war. A strong resolution backing international arbitration and disarmament was sent to The Hague. E G Cooley of Chicago to be next president. Cleveland to host in 1908.
Melbourne reports the backer of Australian boxer Bill Squires who lost to Tommy Burns in Colma on July 4 has offered Burns 2500 dollars plus the entire gate for a return bout within a month.
The state emergency board decided to authorize a $10,000 expenditure to cover Ohio National Guard costs for attending the McKinley monument dedication in Canton next September. Three or four regiments may be sent if the men waive pay.
Mrs Carone Hawley of Bay City Michigan wife of a Michigan Knight Templars officer was taken to Saratoga hospital with acute peritonitis her prognosis described as doubtful during the annual conclave in Saratoga New York.
Twendon reports Mrs Annie Besant has been elected president of the Theosophical Society succeeding the late Colonel Henry Steel Olcott who died in India last February. She plans to visit the United States and other countries before returning to society headquarters in India.
Washington July 9 Secretary Cortelyou recommends Trink A. Leach the San Francisco mint superintendent as director of the mint to succeed George E. Roberts who has resigned.
Baseball scores from U S leagues. In the National League games Boston defeats Cincinnati 2 0 and 0 0 in two games, Chicago loses to Brooklyn 3 0, New York shuts out St Louis, Philadelphia routs Pittsburgh 38 6. American League results Detroit beats Boston in fourteen innings, Cleveland and New York draw 4 4, St Louis edges Washington 3 2, Chicago defeats Philadelphia 6 2. Association action Minneapolis beats Milwaukee 9 1, Kansas City over St Paul 4 3. Western slate Sioux City loses to Oscaha 5 8, Lincoln slides past Puello 4 2, Des Moines tops Denver 10 3.
The test remedy for backache, weak kidneys and bladder inflammation is DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. Their action is prompt and sure. A week's treatment costs 25 cents. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephneson Street.
Effective July 1 the interurban passenger rates drop for a round trip from Freeport to nearby towns including Pecatonica Winnebago Rockford and others. Cars depart Brewster house hourly starting 5 36 a.m. with last trip from Freeport at 11 36 p.m. and returns arriving around 12 20 a.m.
A perfume promotion offers a free 24c lawn handkerchief infused with Blix with every purchase of perfume at Guenther's drug store located opposite Kuehner's. Store phone 8 2426.
The Daily Journal announces city wide home delivery to all neighborhoods, offering weekly newspaper access for every resident. The plan promotes broad circulation and convenience for readers seeking consistent local coverage.
Washington July 9 The government revoked the sailing license and passenger certificate of the steamer City of Traverse after charges that the ship operated as a gambling den and boating pool room. The vessel docked at an anchorage near the Illinois Indiana Michigan tri state line where betting on races and games were alleged to occur. Efforts by Chicago authorities to suppress the boat failed until federal action ended its licensing for domestic commerce.
The Journal of Commerce reports domestic manufacturers led by the American Protective Tariff Association will campaign against the German agreement. William H Wakeman serves as secretary. Meetings and protest resolutions have been drafted as pressure on Congress grows, with the fight likely to extend beyond the current session.
Charles P. Neill United States labor commissioner and three Commercial Telegraphers union executives travel from Chicago Indianapolis and New York to San Francisco. General Secretary Russell says negotiations on grievances in New York and Chicago are held in abeyance until the commissioner and the executive board confer with telegraph office management in San Francisco.
In Barcelona twenty three anarchists tied to violent plots have been arrested. An informer seeking revenge triggered the arrests amid a surge of recent explosions attributed to anarchists, making this detention an important development in the city’s security efforts.
An ad notes Kodol will nourish digestive organs and supply natural digestive juices. It claims the product digests what you eat and will make you well. Sold by Wim F Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
Subscribers leaving the city for the summer may have their Journal forwarded by leaving their address at the office. Call phone 25, either system. Addresses will be changed as often as desired without additional charge. Half the pleasure of a vacation is the reading of happenings at home.
Readings from San Francisco depositions in the Bradley case were presented to the jury in Boise with Clarence Darrow and Senator Bora arguing for their sides. Bradley testified the explosion was gas blamed on the gas company, while later statements suggest a bomb possibly used. Evidence shows Bradley remained at the door as the blast occurred with debris hitting him. both sides claim the depositions support their theories.
An explosion at John Condon’s Chicago residence aimed to destroy the home of the race track magnate and Western Jockey Club leader. The blast made a seven foot hole, shattered windows, damaged brickwork and three oil paintings, but no occupants were harmed. A crowded street outside had vehicles but no witness saw anyone in the area.
In Hankow on July 9 the governor of Nganhwei province was fatally wounded by a student near a school in Nganking. The police director seized and killed the assailant on the scene.
About 400 delegates gather in Evansville for the American Flint Workers convention with nearly two weeks of planned nightly entertainment for attendees.
St. Petersburg July 9 The council of ministers authorized an annual navy budget of 14 500 000 dollars from 1908 through 1911 to fund construction of new warships and their armaments.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules that Negro travelers on first class rail tickets must receive the same accommodations as white passengers with similar tickets. In other notes a man in Tennessee killed his mother reportedly over family concerns. A Wisconsin Civil War monument was unveiled in Oshkosh funded by Col John Wicks, U S minister to Chile. Other items include a Brooklyn baseball disturbance prompting safety moves by Chance and a Pennsylvania Lines order for a million dollars worth of locomotives for 1908 delivery. Dr Sophus Bugge, famed Norwegian philologist, has died. An explosion at a Pennsylvania railroad yard killed one man Johann Orobio and injured two.
An old farmer asks a parish gravedigger to bury him and leaves ten shillings to ensure payment after death. The gravedigger, moved, gratefully offers to dig for free any time. A separate humorous exchange has a child mispronouncing phrases about pantry tasks.
Seven federal indictments accuse Edward G. Lewis president of the People's United States Bank of fraud. Charges include mail fraud with cashier Francia V. Putnam and conspiracy to defraud the government over postage rates. Other counts target Lewis alone for schemes against the bank. All defendants posted bond.
All the telephone girls of the Rock Mountain Bell Telephone company in Butte Montana walked out in sympathy with striking linemen from Utah Wyoming and Idaho. A brief truce expired with no agreement reached and the workers had returned to service temporarily under the truce before resuming the strike.
In New York July the two sensational allegations in Katherine Clemmons Gould v Howard Gould were stricken from the complaint by Supreme Court Justice McCall. The removed sections accuse infidelity by Gould and mail tampering against him.
Henry Cunningham, a saloon keeper from Algonac, was fined 25 dollars by Judge Law and 50 dollars by Judge Tappan for keeping his saloon open on Sunday and for obstructing the view of his place with screens.
Chicago markets show mixed activity with Wheat and Corn prices fluctuating on July 8. Cattle and hogs receipts tallied, with prime steers around 6.40 and hogs trading up to 6.20 to 6.35, while futures and cash bids for oats, lard, and short ribs varied. East Buffalo brokers, Dunning & Stevens, noted slightly higher cattle demand and strong lamb prices.
The piece recounts Mrs B hosting a four o'clock tea for ladies while Bobby, riding high on manners, asks for tongue with cake. His mother notes there is none, and he quips that there should be plenty. A stray line mentions early colonial bread and flour discussions from Jamestown.
A prominent St Louis taxidermist guides a visiting party through his gallery. He explains that stuffing is past and hides are stretched over plaster forms to conserve shapes, including large fish and bird displays, with rooms showing plaster molds rather than traditional stuffing.
Fragmentary text notes a comparison of plaster to softer materials, warning improper filling may cause bulging or abortive results. The passage appears technical and incomplete with unclear context. Named entities or dates are not discernible.
Lincoln argued his final case in Chicago in 1860, Jones versus Johnson in the U S circuit court before Judge Drummond over Lake Michigan shore land title. After the trial, Judge Drummond and all counsel dined with Isaac N Arnold as a toast was proposed for the next president.
The crow is a useful hunter of mice snakes lizards and frogs and serves as a scavenger. It flees from armed men but ignores ordinary pedestrians. Crows are gregarious nest builders at treetop nests and gather in flocks at the sleeping grove before rising together. They mate for life.
The tradition of wearing orange blossoms as bridal decorations traces back to the Crusades, linking ancient rite choices to modern wedding attire and customs.
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