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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
4
Louis H. Burrelle announces candidacy for Republican nomination for State's Attorney of Stephenson County. Primary set for Saturday, August 8. Roscoe J. Carnahan endorses. calls for Republican support.
W A Wieman and W A Stevens announce candidacies for Circuit Clerk of Stephenson County subject to Republican primaries on August 8 1008. Wording notes official declaration of intent to seek party nomination and timing for the election.
Republican candidates William W Krape Freeport and McKenzie contest the primary for state senator of the Twelfth district comprising Stephenson Jo Daviess and Carroll counties. Reuben B Tiffany Freeport also declares for the Republican nomination subject to the August primary in 1908.
Stephen Rigney of Red Oak NL declares candidacy for representative in the Twelfth senatorial district. He asks Republican voters in Carroll, To Daviess and Stephenson counties to support him at the primary on August 8. Hollister T H Freeport Illinois signs the notice.
J. J. Shaffer declares candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent the 1st Senatorial District in the legislature. The announcement signals his intention to seek election and participate in the upcoming party process.
The statement asserts Congressman Foss has a splendid congressional record and should remain in Congress. It warns that pursuing another job could cost him his current seat and argues no person should seek two offices at once.
Thorn burn Ross of Portland Oregon was imprisoned for five years for wrongful conversion of state school funds. The quotation on honesty and thrift underscores the outcome.
Invitation issued to attend the unveiling of a Major General Anthony Wayne statue at Valley Forge Camp Ground in Pennsylvania on June 20, 1908. Wayne is praised as an efficient officer in the American Revolutionary War.
Col Frank O Lowden of Illinois is urged to be retained on the National Republican committee. The letter praises him as the most competent Illinois has had and warns the party would suffer a loss if he is displaced by another.
The discovery that McKinley planned the anti trust war and that Roosevelt has followed his predecessor's program should cause critics to rethink their stance. Attacks on Roosevelt have boosted his popularity even before noting that McKinley, now martyred, shaped the effort.
The text quotes Roosevelt promoting policies aimed at helping honest individuals and corporations, with Taft stating broad support. It argues voters from all parties should back Taft with the largest presidential majority.
The Mt Carroll paper lists graves adorned with flowers and evergreens for Memorial Day. It notes veterans from multiple conflicts: one from the American Revolutionary War, ten from 1817, three from the Black Hawk Indian War, two from the Mexican War, seventy five from the Civil War, or the War of the Rebellion, including twenty in the 92nd Illinois Volunteers commanded by the editor of this paper.
James A Rose Secretary of State and incumbent candidate for re election is lauded as one of Illinois best public officials. He has received and paid into the state treasury 3225173.33 dollars, with the total paid in by all incumbents noted in context.
The text notes that since 1818 the office has accumulated 422940.32 in unaccounted funds, and that Rose, as secretary of state, has turned over 2702223.01 more money than all prior incumbents combined. It highlights his record and candidacy at the primary for a further term.
Each Memorial Day Wisconsin flowers are sent to honor Captain Silas Wright Field buried in Freeport. Field was the second Freeport enlistment in April 1861, died leading Company A of the 11th Illinois Volunteers at Shiloh in April 1862. He is praised as a brave, selfless patriot who died for country and liberty in the Civil War.
Harry Thaw, who murdered Stanford White, pleaded insanity and was sent to an asylum. He later sought liberty on the claim of sanity, but the court ruled he remains insane and dangerous. The piece argues for lifelong imprisonment for those who successfully plead insanity at trial.
Chicago friends of L L Dickinson expect his election as commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the national encampment in Toledo Ohio in August. He has solid backing from the Illinois delegation secured at the Quincy state encampment last week. Illinois has had four commanders in chief including Logan Lawler Sexton and Black with dates 1868 1869 1870 1894 1898 1903.
The article notes nine living Union Army majors general or higher from the Civil War, including Miles, Dodge, Howard, Sickles, Osterhaus, Merritt, Grierson, Stahel, and Osterhaus. It also lists eleven living Confederate generals, and records the recent death of Lieutenant General Stephen D. Lee at Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The Brooklyn Eagle warns there is little hope for a Democratic triumph this year. It argues the Denver convention could adjourn without nominating and keep Nebraskan Bryan in the field. Johnson may not win, but Bryan remains a sure loser, and real competition for the Presidency is urged.
The legislature refused to read Governor Deneen’s message and adjourned, denying cross examination and defense testimony. The unfair conduct risks discrediting the investigation of state charitable institutions and could influence Republican voters to support De Neen in the August primaries.
The text argues convention representation should reflect electoral votes by state, granting more delegates to Republican states. It notes territories have no electoral vote and cites inequity between Republican and Democratic states in current convention rules. It calls for future conventions to base representation on Republican votes cast in each state with Electoral College representation.
The text argues states should have representation matching Republican votes. South Carolina and New York should have delegates in proportion to votes cast, with one delegate per 80 votes nationwide. It urges the upcoming Republican National Convention to adopt this representation rule for future conventions.
William J. Bryan urged Secretary Taft to back a law revealing all campaign contributions. Taft supported the idea. Stephenson county notes cite Rollin V. Ankeny with 1200 unaccounted dollars and J. S. Buck with 800 unaccounted dollars, prompting calls for legal accountability and public reporting.
The Baltimore News reports Postmaster General Meyer advocates reforms to the Postal Department and argues for postal savings banks to curb money hoarding by immigrants and others. He cites $72 million in money orders abroad in a year, with Italy receiving most, and says immigrant trust in government banks could ease financial stringency and circulation.
A historical critique notes how slavery shaped Congress representation before the Civil War, counting slaves as three fifths and later counting all persons after emancipation. It argues that postwar measures aimed to protect voting rights, yet many Southern states used literacy tests to bar Black voters, while education rules applied to whites too unless the grandfather clause intervened.
An editorial lambasts the grandfather clause as a tool to exclude Black citizens from voting. It argues the education test targets the colored population while white southerners, many illiterate, retain voting rights. The piece calls for enforcing the constitutional amendment and reducing Southern representation in Congress to reflect disfranchisement.
A reflective line urging individuals to examine if they have learned basics of good citizenship despite political religious or economic disagreements and governmental issues.
Storkton Times notes Mr. Hollister, a staunch Republican and Freeport business leader, is upright and respected by locals. Some question whether he can fill the target position with credit, though he has long resided in Freeport and leads in political, business, and social affairs.
The passage notes that feeling saved by melancholy can be satisfying and urges self management to stay cheerful. It suggests deliberate effort to restrain brooding over grievances, real or imagined, and treats self control as a duty akin to guiding another person.
T H Hollister and Tom Schaffer of Freeport canvassed the county on Thursday. Hollister, a candidate for representative to succeed W W Krape, received much encouragement and was praised as an acceptable choice. Tom is described as a jolly good fellow.
The piece lists three rules for life conduct and jokes about following the third rule when the man’s wife is away. It notes living openly, engaging with rank and file, and speaking daily to a known superior, then humorously asks how to observe the third rule during his wife’s absence.
The Lanark Gazette notes Mr. McKenzie has served two terms with credit to himself and the district. His vote and influence have been right, and there is little doubt he will receive the Republican nomination and endorsement in the 12th senatorial district. Nearly everybody knows John McKenzie.
The Galesburg Republican Register argues the commission pursued political aims, not truth, condemning witnesses without a hearing and demanding a minute explanation from them, a practice the paper says Illinois people will not tolerate.
In a discussion of wedding customs a writer notes that giving a ring symbolizes a husband’s obligation to share confidence with his wife. The left hand is described as weaker than the right, implying wifely subservience, and the third finger is linked to an old superstition that it contains a vein directly to the heart.
The best evidence a person can have of his ability to do well elsewhere is to succeed where he is. Success comes from turning surrounding circumstances to your advantage. You can exert individuality anywhere while respecting others. You will be recognized and assisted in your rise. Make yourself a success, even if it is at a woad pile.
The United States board of general appraisers in New York imposed a 5 percent duty on a statue of Matthew Murphy of Darlington, made in Italy for the La Fayette county courthouse. The building committee protested a free entry as a work of art, but the appraiser ruled that objects of art for religious or educational institutions are admissible duty free.
Governor Deneen in his last message appeals to voters after being refused a fair trial before the legislative committee. He says the people of the state will give him a hearing and that no honest man has ever yet appealed to the public.
The Peoria Herald Transcript notes heated campaigning as leaders seek to sway voters ahead of the primary. It predicts the electorate will choose and endorse the best governor to occupy the Springfield mansion.
The text argues the premier farmer combines deep soil knowledge with practical, home applicable methods to maximize crop yield now and for decades, warning that lacking such knowledge makes one a bungler rather than a true farmer.
The speaker urges a farming man sinking into despair to recall thousands of city workers living paycheck to paycheck and in debt, and to be grateful for a home, a roof over family, and the ability to grow food, breathe clean air, and need no master.
A Paris physician tested kissing between a whiskered man and a smooth faced man to assess cleanliness. Gelatine impressions of lips revealed many tuberculosis bacilli typhoid microbes and tetanus germs on the whiskered man while the smooth faced man showed few germs.
A lyrical meditation on endurance through seasons and aging. The speaker addresses a beloved spouse, noting that time brings both rain and sun, May and roses, yet ends with faith. God governs both night and day, guiding the way beyond life toward Him.
Estimates vary on how many convention seats the national committee must review for a temporary roll. Up to two hundred claims may be filed, though many are frivolous or aimed at securing patronage. The piece cites factionalism in Southern states as a recurring cause of rival claimants and internal fights.
In a Century interview, Gen O O Howard recalls a White House gathering of officers, civilians and lawmakers. A senator voiced faith that moral effort would win the war, but Lincoln declared, My faith is greater than yours, asserting God would help the Union achieve victory.
A Freeport Journal editor laments the campaigns led by Deneen and Yates as August primaries approach. The piece defends vigorous public scrutiny of candidates while praising direct primary over the old convention system, urging voters to listen and judge between the two figures.
A Rockford Republic piece contrasts convention and direct primaries for GOP nominations. It notes contests over county machines and mass appeal, with Mr Yates planning a August convention blitz to publicize records of himself and Mr Deneen, urging voters base their choice on administration records.
The text argues for modest salaries for presidents and officials, favoring low taxes and government as a people’s agency. It notes many respected diplomats were not wealthy, citing Adams, Bayard, Lincoln, Lowell, and Washburn as examples who served credibly on modest means, suggesting plain living in embassies preserves prestige.
A moral tale contrasts honest poor man returning a purse with half pence and a wealthy tester using staged purses of gold and silver. The honest man wins back his lost purse and gains more, while Rockford city council bribe-takers are fined and exposed as criminals. The piece warns that bribes fail and dishonesty is punished.
The Baltimore Sun extols the U S Army as a versatile force serving beyond war. It highlights its peacetime roles from disaster relief to policing vast regions and supporting settlement, transport, and emergency response across the nation.
The excerpt recalls Tom Benton and Charles Sumner at the Capitol. It laments misjudgments about solving great problems and urges adherence to law, resisting irreversible money changes, and pursuing balanced legislation. It calls for strengthening the weak, perfecting good, and removing harm while moving forward despite disruption.
A balanced approach to commerce is urged, avoiding both unrestrained business and rigid statutory controls. The speaker, L. M. Shaw, calls for a middle path as a patriotic aim and asks for the best effort of every loyal American.
A dated advisory urging harmonious domestic life. It stresses that fathers should enter home with calm, mothers should avoid constant complaint, and cheerful meals and bedtime calmness aid children. Loving, reasonable parenting is key to keeping children at home and preventing runaway matches or bad company.
Tommy asks his father what is the bone of contention. Mr Henpeck replies the jawbone. Tommie notes fingers were made before forks. Mama agrees dirt was before pie but Tommie prefers pie.
Mrs. Lapsling chides Johnny for wearing out shoes after the equine storm in March, noting this is the second pair purchased since the event. The overheard remark highlights the financial strain of storm-related wear on household goods.
A brief exchange shows a tense moment as a son apologizes to his upset father. The father scolds, and the son replies with a contrite apology. The dialogue captures a domestic moment of blame and reconciliation.
In a humorous quip, Blufington is said to suffer from rheumatism though his doctor calls it gout. The exchange notes his pride and happiness over the misnamed ailment, reflecting light local color and social banter.
A humorous exchange centers on horsepower as a line about a car break down. Ramage jokes that the horsepower equaled the effort to haul the car to a repair shop. Burglars chime in with a bet about never betting on a horse again, deciding to flee as there is no money.
A courtroom exchange shows the judge urging the sworn witness to tell the truth while the witness laments a rival lawyer's obstructive conduct, calling him a "pie faced slob" as the trial proceeds.
Johnny Gree says Paw spent much time in New York dental work. His man asks why. He recalls Paw telling a man it cost nearly $3800 to get his eyeteeth cut.
Public figure Senator Shelby M Cullom of Illinois advocates removing tariff adjustments from partisan politics and placing them with a nonpartisan expert commission. He argues a commission would study tariff details in a businesslike way, shielding industry and labor from political influence.
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