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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1908

Page

7

Trowley Agent schedules freight and passenger service

Freight No 20 and No 282 passenger trains run daily with Sunday exceptions. West and East bound timetables list arrival and departure times, coach and parlor car services, and connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Harvard Sycamore DeKalb and Belvidere for various routes. JOHN F DALY is the agent.

Sun H Trowley Rockford Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb Harvard Spring Valley Pacific Coast John F. Daly

Passenger Train Details From Rock Island to Milwaukee

Passenger service from Rock Island departs 7 am and reaches Milwaukee around 7:20 pm with connections to Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha and Cedar Rapids. Freight trains carry passengers on some routes while others run freight only westbound. J B Whatt is listed as agent.

Rock Island Freeport Racine Mt Carroll Daven- Poyc Chicago Milwaukee Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids Northana South Dakota J. B Swhatt

Chicago Express Trains Leave South Freeport Schedule

Daily passenger service from South Freeport with a Chicago Express at 7:15 pm and westbound services to Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshalltown Des Moines Omaha and Kansas City. Interurban stage lines charge 2.09 to 3.10 with through tickets to final destinations. Agent signatures WM. Neesh and J.P. Emer in St Paul Minnesota.

St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshalltown Des Moines Omaha Kansas City Chicago Hagenne WM. Neesh J.P. Emer G. PA St Paul, Minn

Transit snippet yields unclear route times

Brief OCR text shows departures and arrivals with unclear station names and a price. No definite date or entity names. The fragment appears to reference a timetable item or travel notice with a $40 fare and vague times.

Train Schedule Fragments From Freeport to Rockford

Partial timetable notes weekday departures from Freeport starting 4 35 am with headways of 38 minutes until last car at 5 00 pm. First Sunday runs deviate with 6 35 am Freeport and 7 01 am Rockford. Passenger connections listed to Beloit Janesville Belvidere Elgin Aurora and Chicago via WM NE ESE Agent.

Freeport Rockford Howe Beloit Janesville Belvidere Elgin Aurora Chicago

Taft Forces Dominate First Round of Contests at GOP Meet

In Chicago on June 6 the Republican national committee nearly united on Taft backed delegates from Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia and Kentucky with only one dissenter. Protests questioned Hitchcock and others tied to Taft managers over sitting as judges in contests. A hurried move reduced protests to writing led by W F Aldrich with claims of disqualification residency and improper selection.

Chicago Republican National Committee Alabama Arkansas Taft Florida Georgia Kentucky W. FE. Alditch Congress Hitchcock Rantion Phelps

Protest Kept Off Amid Taft Scott Contest Debate

Protest dismissed as Taft supporters clash over Alabama delegate Scott who sits as judge in the case. Twenty two contested Alabama delegates were grouped and the California Colorado and Montsouvery figures weighed in with federal elders steering the outcome. The fight focused on Alabama delegation influence and the anti Taft faction.

Aldrich O. D. Street United States Northern District of Alabama Thompson Fction Taft Chis. al. Scott Scott Scott-Davidson A. M. Stevenson Colorado Alatiagan Senate Asa J. Atratton Montsouvery Ada Soeet Cltl Scott Birth Distriet Bawe Dreleobe Ladee Mitse Cchusetis

Taft Proxy Controversy Signals Republican Rift Below

A meeting in Senator Hemenway’s room at the Auditorium Annex drew Republican figures including Knox, Fairbanks, and Cannon. A statement urged contests to be settled by properly chosen bodies in a judicial frame of mind and warned that Taft’s backers would render the committee’s vote improper if Hitchcock Statler and Phelps dominated the process.

Hemenway Indiana Auditorium Annex Knox Pennsylvania Fairbanks Joseph G. Cannon Taft National Committee Hitchcock, Statter Phelps

Democratic fund transfer letter to Nebraska campaign

A 1904 letter from William T. Sheehan, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee executive committee, defends that funds sent to Nebraska came from the DNC general fund backed by voluntary contributions. He states there was no knowledge or responsibility by the addressee and calls criticism unjust, noting legitimate expenditures.

New York Nebraska Democratic National Committee William T. Sheehan William 7. Bryan New York World

Brown defeats Smith in Georgia governor primary

Atlanta reports Joseph M. Brown wins the Democratic primary over Hoke Smith by about 12,000 votes. Smith had vowed to oust Brown when first running for governor, and Brown had been railway commissioner. Brown has now removed Smith from office.

Atlanta Joseph M. Brown Hoke Smith Smith Brown

Postmaster General Meyer Links Gossip to GOP Chairman Talk

Washington dispatch June 6 reports Postmaster General Meyer after cabinet meeting dismissed talk he might chair the Republican national committee for the next campaign. He stated such rumors were unfounded and should not be given serious notice.

Washington Meyer Medius Republican National Executive Committee

Political consultation noted in Hammond visit

John Lays Pam mond arrived here and admitted his presence aimed at political consultation with his party and with local friends regarding the vice presidential nomination.

Hammond Consulta Friends Seston Mnc John Lays Pammond

Reacters Pay Their Fines in Federal Case

In 1905 three packing firms Armour Packing, Cudarity Packing, Swift & Co. along with Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad paid total fines and costs after convictions in interstate commerce cases. Judgments were affirmed by the United States Supreme Court. fines set at one hundred dollars each with costs.

Kansas City Pune United States Court Armour Packing Company Cidarity Packing Compare Swift & Co Chitago, Burlington and Quinney Wensas City

Hearst's Gains Further Reduced In Contest Recount

In New York the forty two ballot boxes were examined on the recount of the durgarthy contest of 105 before Mindee Litaivert. The day's examination of disputed ballots showed a gain of 13 votes four Me Celia. Pheurysts detail now is only Wo votes.

Hearst New York Pello Fhorty Durgarthy Mindee Litaivert Celia

Daily Journal delivers citywide editions weekly

The Daily Journal is delivered to every part of the city for 1Qe per week.

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Incomplete OCR Summary of M P B Lincolne Incident

The fragment references a Missouri Pacific Railway case and Nebraska loss figures amid dispute. Details are unclear due to garbled text. No definite person, date, or outcome can be established from the readable words alone.

Elgin Waltham

Helen See Omyl Considers Geerze Ring Taste

Helen See omy engagement ring choice is discussed with remarks on Geerze's taste and Mattie Le's opinion regarding the ring selection.

Helen Geerze Mattie le

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