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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
2
A fragment recalls Thomas W. Lawson’s July 1906 Ottawa Kansas speech branding him a loud nut. It suggests Carnegie should pay Russia Japan war costs to avoid dying rich, calling Lawson’s rants sound and fury signifying nothing.
Anremarkable circumstance at Berkley California shows five students failing exams while a Japanese cook among them graduates with highest honors. The passage notes surprising student success of Japanese peers and hints at wartime study habits and temperance. It then shifts to Walter Q. Gresham’s death, Khr overshadowed by party distrust and neglect from both Democrats and Republicans.
Ex Governor Richard Yates of Illinois suing as attorney for Caleb Powers of Kentucky moves to transfer the murder trial of Governor Goebel from Kentucky state courts to the United States court claiming lack of fair trial. The US court has taken jurisdiction and Powers will be tried there. It marks a victory for Yates.
Morrison editor Charles Bent of the Whiteside County Sentinel applauds Cullom for a storied career in Illinois politics. He highlights multiple roles from state legislator to U.S. senator and governor, praising integrity and lack of scandal. Republicans generally hope for his success.
The reader questions the timeline for the Panama Canal project, noting slow progress and yellow fever affecting U S activity on the isthmus. The message asks whether railroad interests hinder completion and wonders if President Roosevelt can achieve real progress.
President Roosevelt told the National Educational association at Asbury Park that while earning money is a duty to dependents, after a point wealth should not outrank nobler efforts. He cited Washington, Lincoln, Grant, Farragut, Hawthorne, Poe, Fulton, Morse, St Gaudens, MacMonnies, and many leaders in science, art, invention, and reforms as examples of true worth beyond riches.
District Attorney W. T. Terome of New York defended Wall Street in Ottawa Kansas on July 7. He argued finance fuels railroads wells and great undertakings and warned against attacking financial interests. He denied backing trusts while claiming trusts have driven growth and improvement in the country.
Five United States government surveyors travel down Rock river from Beloit to determine if the stream can be made navigable with canals and locks. The group, led by federal effort urged by Congressman Hitt, aims to produce a complete map and assess costs for possible government work. Worldwide push grows for water transportation of heavy freight.
W Barton Jonn of Carbondale lauds Chicago express companies for warning drivers against sympathy strikes. Rehiring denied to those who left, as unions may face tough decisions if other employers adopt the same approach, potentially risking vacated positions.
The Ottawa Republican Times notes Judge Small, Republican nominee for circuit judge in Will, Kankakee and Iroquois counties, was defeated by Judge Marshall of Joliet. Marshall ran as an independent and benefited from his county's popularity. Small carried Kankakee county despite party opposition, losing Will and Iroquois by large margins. Marshall’s majority surpassed 12,000.
A local editorial praises Freeport, calling it the City of the Churches and lauding the Young Men's Christian Association for aiding churches, offering housing and companionship to homeless young men, and fostering moral, law abiding community spirit. It condemns hoodling by a United States Senator and urges continued support for Freeport.
The piece argues Elihu Root will succeed John Hay as Secretary of State and could become President, noting the era’s many strong figures and past secretaries who later reached the presidency. It cites Root’s wealth, honor, and the Washington press predicting a presidential run, alongside reflections on Hay and Lincoln.
The text lauds John Hay as a highly qualified secretary of state under McKinley, noting his eight years of effective leadership, minimal errors, and far reaching results. It highlights his handling of the Chinese question, the open door policy, the Hay-Pauncefate Treaty, Venezuela's integrity, the Alaska boundary, and the Russia Japan peace negotiations, concluding he earned unprecedented national standing in diplomacy.
A billionaire industrialist recalls the error of not pursuing schooling in youth. He credits early business success to persistence and notes how an education could have altered his path. The remark frames a life lesson on opportunity and learning for aspiring entrepreneurs.
A humorous narrator mocks a man who claims bad luck with umbrellas and notes logic in weather habits. The piece contrasts insurance costs, highlighting that the rich receive large rebates on premiums while the poor pay full price, with the implication that ads bias advantage the wealthy, leaving the poor to bear costs.
The Kansas City Star argues it is better to prevent graft in the Senate than punish grafted senators after they are seated, asserting that removing graft after entry does not counteract the wrongdoing. The passage stresses that eradicating corruption at the source is preferable to post hoc penalties.
Representative and Mrs. Robert R. Hitt of Illinois are receiving many congratulations as they become grandparents for the first time. In Rome on June 2 Mrs. Hitt, wife of the son of the veteran Illinois congressman, presented her husband with a baby boy.
An Illinois editor who began a business career with 14 cents and, aided by a rich uncle’s death leaving him 99,998.54, now claims a fortune of 100AMO. The tale attributes the wealth to frugality strict business discipline and relentless labor, showing fortunes can arise in the newspaper field.
In a New York case the court held a newspaper cannot be held responsible for an advertisement’s content. The justice stated the advertiser alone is liable and subject to imprisonment for the ad.
The quote asserts that beef trust magnates and union leaders indicted in Chicago must face penalties if evidence proves guilt. It argues wealth or organization membership does not exempt anyone from the law and calls for convincing those who disagree of their error.
A Kansas City paper notes that during a recent Missouri Pacific derailment no car was wrecked and no serious injuries occurred. The train ran at good speed and the cars were new heavy with firm steel framework, illustrating that strength should match train speed.
The report notes the death of Secretary of State John Hay, recognizing him as a man of unusual ability whose loss affects the sphere of public service and diplomacy.
Harvard Herald notes a prominent public servant who filled various government posts with marked ability, counted among the great men of the nation. It contrasts him with Congressman Hitt, who began public life around the same era, as one of the last closely linked to President Lincoln during the war period.
A vivid, hyperbolic note portrays gossip as a hummingbird with eagle wings and a fog horn voice. The author claims gossip causes more harm than pests and plagues, spanning from Dan to Beersheba and echoing through the United States with cosmic implications.
Up to date there are five candidates for the nomination to succeed the late Congressman Marsh. They are C. J. Searle of Rock Island and Frank G. Allen of Moline both in Rock Island county James McKinney of Aledo Mercer county George C. Rankin Monmouth Warren county and C V Chandler Macomb McDonough county Governor Deneen has not yet called the special election to fill the vacancy. Unless an early election is warranted the new congressman will not be chosen at the regular November election.
The campaign gathers prominent figures Governor La Follette of Wisconsin Governor Folk of Missouri District Attorney Jerome of New York Clarence Darrow of Chicago and Thomas W Lawson of Boston at a July Ottawa Kansas reform rally aimed at directing the reform spirit. Public demand for graft investigation has spurred officials to unprecedented action.
General Fitzhugh Lee's tale recalls officers shuffled to fill losses and a young Irish captain given a raw troop who, under fire, refused to charge. The recruits' baptism left them unmoved as a second disobedience stunned their leader who rode the line and asked sarcastically if they wished to live forever.
The text praises Baron Komura and M. Takahira as Japan's representatives. Komura's U.S. education and war-time conduct earn respect, while Takahira has direct Washington contact and understands global expectations for Japan's peace proposals. Their qualifications for the mission are described as premier.
Ten miles from any settlement President Theodore Roosevelt kneels in a silent forest clearing, surrounded by his cabinet, offering a prayer for the spiritual welfare and memory of John Hay. The group bows in quiet assent as a wood bird falls silent, heightening the solemn moment.
Charles James Fox and his secretary Mr Hare, both noted for impecuniosity, faced a group of creditors at dawn. When asked to set a payment date, Fox offered the day after the day of judgment, eliciting a back and forth about their schedules and the creditors’ likely busyness.
The piece argues longevity is compelling yet impractical. It notes many who reach eighty rarely want more years, and living 150 would seem appalling to an older person as the article explores human limits and the reluctance to extend life.
An aged individual endures life’s trials after four score years and grows weary. His spirit flags as he longs to lie down and sleep.
Before becoming vice president Fillmore led the Buffalo law firm Fillmore Hall and Havens. In a Buffalo trial the plaintiff’s attorney praised the defendant’s lawyers as the right bower of the profession, prompting Fillmore to ask about euchre. Havens explained the term the right bower is the highest knave in the deck.
In a humorous exchange a shopper accuses a clerk of selling a bargain but the clerk defends it citing the couple’s past wealth and family quirks. The scene turns on a mitten and a suggested sock as the only remaining item. Uncle John’s wealth is referenced in a witty family banter.
An aging hound recalls his past prowess as he fails to hold a stag, prompting his master’s harsh reaction. The tale shifts to a moral about gratitude and planning for old age, citing biblical lifespans and centenarian counts by country to argue that extended life is divine in intention.
A dramatic police raid swept twenty square miles of Philadelphia targeting disorderly resorts and race venues. About 150 establishments were entered by 400 officers, resulting in nearly 2,000 arrests. Five magistrates processed fines totaling over $5,000 as prisoners paid to avoid notoriety.
The Republic of Vermont was the historic name for the Green Mountain State in the era of Ethan Allen and John Stark before it joined the United States. The note recalls early revolutionary times and the region’s path to statehood.
The passage lauds Vermont as a free independent people with strong colonial roots. It notes minimal foreign mixture, a largely agricultural economy, and limited manufacturing. It highlights a Vermont judge’s rebuke to a slaveholder, saying a slave cannot have legal title except “A Right from God Almighty.”
John Wesley labored forty years among English countrymen traveling by saddle before railways. He logged about 8,000 miles yearly and preached 6,000 sermons, paying unparalleled turnpike tolls. His cheerful endurance and vast itineraries spanned Cornwall, Northumberland, Lancashire, and Berkshire as Edinburgh plans a statue praising his impact.
John Adams writes to his wife on July 5 1776 praising the Declaration of Independence as a milestone and predicting future generations will honor the day with solemn devotion to God. He envisions pomp games guns bells bonfires and illuminations across the continent despite costs and future risks.
A rugged sea tale recounts the night of the Prairie Belle the doomed voyage and Bludso’s fate. The crew faces fire smoke and fear as the boat strains toward disaster with Bludso’s courage guiding a final turn and a ghostly witness in the aftermath.
In installment farm purchases, buyers should choose land that is fully valued and well developed. A $100 per acre property is not only high quality but also enhanced with buildings, orchards, and access to telephone and rural free mail delivery.
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