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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1906
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment notes a notice related to reclassification to a federal report by 1908. It mentions recognition of union labor in departments and an International typographical union context. Names, dates, and locations are unreadable.
Captain Hezekiah Gear, a wealthy Jo Daviess county pioneer, campaigned for Congress as a farmer's friend. He announced with a banner Vox Populi Vox Dei, sent advance carriers to arrange meetings in schools and churches, wore homespun and rode in a sulky. He gave speeches, drew farmers, but finished in the scattering column, not winning.
A historical column recounts Reverend Henry D. Dennis and Reverend Stephen H. Basher losing pulpit positions after feuding to run for Congress against Hitt and Henderson. Basher's campaigns drew big crowds but failed, ending with him seeking work as a life insurance agent. The piece notes the recurring fate of preachers tempted by politics.
The speaker lists prominent figures who represented the district in Congress from 1846 onward. Col. Thomas J. Turner of Freeport began as a carpenter then became a leading Northwestern Illinois lawyer. Successors include Col. Edward D. Baker, Thompson Campbell, Elihu B. Washburne, H. H. C. Burchard, Maj. R. M. A. Hawk, and Robert R. Hitt, with notes on their futures and service.
The piece argues Colonel Frank O. Lowden, wealth, education, and farming in Ogle county, should succeed Hitt as congressman. It notes Lowden’s rise from Iowa blacksmith’s son to Chicago lawyer, marriage to Pullman’s daughter, and his district-wide support. It praises his fitness, asserts he will win primaries, and cites precedent from Turner to Hitt.
Sixteen Freeport members plan a trip with a special Pullman sleeper attached to the Omaha limited. Rockford and Forest City singers join the party for a four day stay in St Paul as part of a 8,000-voice chorus, returning Monday morning. Delegates listed include Simon Miller, Steve Bering, John Kiefer, Emil Mohrfeld, and others. Director Theo Trost will attend.
Directors of the County Fair and promoters of the Prohibition chautauqua failed to reach an agreement after a final meeting on Saturday. The stalemate centered on a $400 entrance fee demanded by the fair board and a $400 bonus sought by the chautauqua promoters, totaling $800, which led to the cancellation of the event on the fair grounds.
An old advertisement touts Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the best baby medicine on earth. It promotes the product as a priceless gift of wealth in flesh and bone and cites a price of 85 cents by Joseph Em mert.
An advertisement promoting mail delivery of The Daily Journal to readers anywhere in the United States at 10 cents per week. It promises flexible post office address changes without extra charge and positions the home paper as a better alternative to a letter for travelers or those away from home.
Freeport holds a strong position in the pennant race after beating La Crosse and defeating other rivals. Saturday results show Freeport 2 Wausau 1, Oshkosh 7 La Crosse 1, Green Bay 3 Eau Claire 0. Sunday results: Freeport 4 Wausau 2, Oshkosh 5 La Crosse 4, Oshkosh 9 La Crosse 0 forfeit, Green Bay 4 Eau Claire 3. Freeport fans jubilant. La Crosse woes continue. Hawley’s crowd accuse umpire Pattison of unfairness, mirroring last year’s actions as they push to topple Freeport.
A circulating rumor in Green Bay claims William Moriarity, manager of the Canners, has signed with Green Bay and will appear in Sunday’s game. The report is baseless, as he will join the majors after graduating from the Freeport team.
Oshkosh wins one game over La Crosse at White City park while the second game is forfeited 9 to 0 after La Crosse refuses to play with umpire Pattison. Sheriff Simp son and deputies quell disturbances as Hawley and players protest a safe call on Dolan. Postponed game ends 4 to 3 with Oshkosh scoring late. Green Bay notes Bryau Claire’s 4 to 3 loss after twelve innings.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a score and names like Green Bay and several surnames. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable bits. No dates, places, or titles are clearly identifiable for a fuller card.
Oshkosh beat La Crosse 7 to 4 in a double header marked by four double plays and strong defense. Attendance around 600. Green Bay shut out Eau Claire Chippewa Falls 3 to 0 with pitcher Gormley for Green Bay and battery Dolan for Oshkosh.
Freeport edged Wausau 2 1 as Scott allowed three hits and Lang four. A ninth inning walk plus one error produced the decisive run for Freeport. Three-base hit by Kroy highlighted the game. Attendance 350.
Freeport finishes the series at Wausau on Tuesday then returns home Wednesday to face Hau Claire. Fans warmly welcome the team after four weeks away in enemy territory as Freeport leads the league in attendance and boasts a fast squad. Teams depart Saturday for La Crosse then return August 4 to 12 for home games and road trips.
James Powers rules the July 14 road game a no contest after the umpire left the field in the fifth inning with Freeport ahead 2 0. Green Bay protests, and Freeport rejects Powers's reasoning while urging a replay. Letters between Powers and Freeport president Keene accompany the exchange.
Galena's baseball fans show renewed confidence after a meeting in the city last evening. About 200 men gathered at the Mu- and discussed prospects for a strong local team despite recent ructions and uncertainties.
A Galena meeting led by Judge Hodson organized a new baseball club with a subscription paper raising about 200 dollars in minutes. Joseph Guggenheim headed the captain’s fund with 25 dollars. Mike Lawrence was chosen manager, bringing prior Three Eye League umpiring and Bloomington play. Funds raised near 1,000 earlier this year are noted as spent on payroll. a financial report is promised next week.
A large crowd watched the White Sox beat the Rockford Maroons 9 to 0 at Taylor's Park after rain. The game was scoreless through eight innings until a dispute over a foul call led to the umpire forfeiting to the Sox. Batteries Grant and Backus for the Sox and King and Anderson for the Maroons.
The Pearl City Orioles played a rain shortened affair at Pearl City yesterday. Only five innings were completed with the Orioles leading 8 to 1 when play was halted by rain.
David Brown and Frank Krone of Madison Wisconsin visited Chicago for a day trip and returned with a certified check for 1000 dollars while missing 256 dollars they had earlier given to a stranger. The con artist, once known to Brown's family, vanished after banks were closed and a telephone booth scene at the Masonic Temple drew attention. The pair had been warned previously about bunco men.
St Anne's Society of St Joseph's Church invites the public to a benevolent sociable at St Pius Hall on Thursday July 26 with ice cream cake and a musical program. Proceeds support the needy as volunteers visit and aid with food clothing and fuel and offer respectful burials. The event features St Joseph's choir directed by Prof Joseph Fromine and runs in the afternoon and evening.
Pharmacists worldwide strive to perfect Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea made from select medicinal roots and herbs. The product is sold as Tea or Tablets for 3 cents, promoted by Joseph Emmert.
Madame Brunswick of Chicago, a celebrated medium, will perform at 30 Chicago Street starting Monday, July 23, continuing for the week.
Jacob writes about Freeport Illinois as a progressive city with booming manufacturing valued in the millions exported by train and cablegram. He recalls the Brewster House and Lincoln Douglas debates, praises advertising, and describes family summer travels to Tinker's Dam Lake with a new Shoemaker auto and daily Freeport Journal coverage.
Washington July 22 One day will be cut off between New York and Europe and three days between San Francisco and Japan by discoveries from a Carnegie Institute expedition. The Galilee’s magnetic survey shows charts of equal variation are largely correct, with Pacific lines needing adjustment. A new table of variations and corrected charts will let mariners steer an absolute course during fogs and rain, shaving twenty four hours on the transatlantic run.
Public Printer Stillings suspends Assistant Foreman A W Miller of the bindery at the Government Printing Office on insubordination and insolence. Miller caused President Roosevelt to declare the office open shops after his own May 1903 suspension and dismissal. he appealed to Roosevelt who reinstated him after union charges led to expulsion.
C E Eberle finds on his bed a music sheet titled My farewell Don t Mean Good-Bye and a note from his wife saying I am going away You will never see me again A letter carrier Peter Lehen also disappears The Eberles have been married twenty years Eberle an engineer on the railroad plans to leave the house unlocked for her return
A. M. Bruce of Farmville Va reports a twenty year struggle with chronic piles and malignant sores cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The product claims to heal old ulcers, cuts, burns and wounds and costs 25 cents at Jos. Hummert's druggist.
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