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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
2
Subheader style brief item notes a postal matter in Freeport Illinois with subscription terms and an 8 second-care reference.
The label honors the Freeport Journal and the International Typographical Union for employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
John R. Marshall, longtime editor of the Yorkville Record, has led the paper for forty two years. The publication is regarded as one of the best conducted country newspapers in Illinois.
The Milwaukee Journal notes a decided breakaway from La Follette by men prominent through their leadership to him. This split signals fragmentation of the La Follette machine, benefiting the state and the Republican party.
National debate grows on resuming basic literacy and math in public schools while cutting arts like water color painting bead work and basket weaving. Critics argue practical reading and fractions lead to better education than crafts seen as inferior.
The Illinois agriculture sector is praised as manufacturing expands, with 14 921 establishments up four percent and capital investment near 975 million dollars. Product value exceeds 1.4 billion, signaling strong farmer benefits from local manufacturing.
The Streator Free Press notes the general assembly, recently adjourned, backs a primary convention measure more than a primary election law. It cites Cook County delegates opposing the law and implies the political outfit aims to fool voters while claiming the public in the country has a voice.
A mob in Springfield Missouri hanged three black men who were later proven innocent of the crime alleged. The author condemns mob violence and urges punishment of mob participants by regular court process.
The measure removes internal revenue tax on denatured alcohol for all commercial and industrial uses except beverage. It would provide cheap liquid fuel, spur farm distilleries using waste products, reduce oil dependence, aid small manufacturers and vehicle owners, and boost farmer profits as producer and consumer.
Charles Martell, a notable Ge pane Frenchman, commanded a pritorious army of sities at the battle, shaping the outcome and regional power dynamics in that era. His leadership and strategic moves influenced the course of the engagement and its aftermath.
A historical recount of the 732 battle where Charles Martell repelled the Saracenic army led by Abderrahman. The account notes Arab losses far exceeding Frankish casualties, asserts Tours halted Islamic expansion, and credits the Cross with preserving Christian Europe and spreading the Bible.
An 1863 Shelbyville eyewitness recounts Bragg's defeat and a large capture of 505 Confederate prisoners near Shelbyville while detailing a rapidly expanding red cedar logging operation tied to the Faber pencil factory. The author notes river drownings of Confederate troops, post duties, and the cedar trade fueling industry alongside Maine toothpick production.
A stance favoring high tariffs to bridge wage differences between American workers and foreign pay, urging domestic production of all machinery and fabrics by American labor, and supporting diversified industries and local manufacturing in line with Hamiltonian principles.
The speaker defends a protective tariff that lowers prices through home competition, rejects tariffs that let US goods cost more domestically than abroad, and urges Republicans to revise schedules in line with protectionist fathers. If Congress fails, voters will elect a Congress to do so and keep Republican prosperity.
The Hamilton city gas plant, in operation for fifteen years, was closed recently. A local company won a contract to supply gas, saving the city about ten thousand dollars annually.
In Portsmouth Virginia Confederate veterans in grey and Grand Army veterans in blue marched with stars and stripes as Federal veterans helped decorate Confederate graves in a memorial display.
The Chicago Chronicle lauds Shelby M Cullom, praising his entire official, personal and political record as honorable. It warns that a grave mistake would be made if he is not returned to the Senate, noting his many years of conspicuous ability.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld a statute from the last legislature prohibiting merchants operating in the state from selling goods with a condition that the buyer shall not handle goods of other dealers. The law targets trust evils and aims to ensure fair competition in trade.
Representative Boutell defends the term sucker as honorable derived from succor meaning helper and friend. He urges a return to its legitimate use to end its misinterpretation in the Illinois House.
The Galesburg Mail argues that voters statewide favor direct primaries whenever fair, deeming the enacted law a disappointment. It says the measure preserves objectionable past practices and is a step in the wrong direction for nominations by that method.
The passage argues that while new to global power, the United States values its hand in the game of diplomacy, avoiding tariff wars and protecting American industry, yet will not be bluffed or pressured to ruin its own economy to gain neighboring goodwill.
A Kansas newspaper recounts a church speech by an older Black man who admits a long record of misdeeds including theft, drunkenness, and violence but affirms that he never lost his religion. He frames his past as contrary to his faith and thanks the Lord in the end.
The Cleveland tax assessor notes about sixty five of the suburb’s millionaires own various valuables such as five dollar watches ten dollar pianos and twenty five dollar horses and similar items are taxed in similar ratios. The piece cites a saying that the middle classes pay the taxes and remarks on the skill of lying among people, linking this to wealth.
An Easterner finds a mountaineer working a steep hillside in north Georgia. The prospector asks how corn is brought down from the hill after harvest. The mountaineer calmly replies that corn is carried in jugs.
A centuries old query about kinship arises when one man asks if he is responsible for another. The tale centers on duty to family, fate, and accountability, with a brief acknowledgment of the reply that followed.
A pointed defense of a single enduring answer as the key to reducing misery and conflict. The speaker urges men to grasp its force and meaning, arguing that comprehension would foster happiness, contentment, and goodwill across the world.
The Rev Thomas Van Ness recalls a touching scene of sisterly care among the poor. A ragged ten year old girl carries her crippled brother along the street when a stranger says the burden is too heavy. She answers simply He is my brother.
A miner from two thousand years ago was excavated from a Chilean copper mine. The copper oxide preserved the entire body, which remained remarkably intact. Coarse sacking, likely the worker’s clothing, lay with the mummy, along with two mallets, one granite and one ironstone. The implements were bound with thongs to bent sticks forming double handles. Both hide and sticks appeared freshly used, as if in recent service.
Tennessee Democrats nominate Bob Taylor for Senate as Republicans vow a vigorous challenge. The party is described as disorganized, with Republicans aiming to win a legislative majority to replicate Missouri’s 1900s outcome, hoping to capture the Senate governor’s seat and three House seats amid slim Democratic pluralities.
During Grant’s plebe year at West Point, Major General Frederick Dent Grant feared his son might fail the mid-year exams. He asked a West Point classmate for an honest view. The reply was concise: the son stood higher in all classes than the father ever did. General Grant never worried again about his son’s career.
Discussion critiques Section 17 and 50 of the new primary law and Paragraph 24 guidance which prints "Vote for one" under each office. With three representatives to be elected per senatorial district, the text leaves unclear how a voter can nominate more than one candidate or cast ballots for multiple nominees in a single district.
In Felton Delaware a sealing surrender by Addicks loyalists signals a memorial to Governor Preston Lea urging an extraordinary session of the legislature. The move aims to elect Henry A. Dupont to the Senate, a Dupont heir who twice refused a senatorship to avoid Washington, with President Roosevelt credited for shaping the outcome.
The passage reflects on how measures of strength evolve from horse power to candle power. It notes that for comparing steam engines and electric light, familiar references like a horse or candle remain useful. It also observes that many readers still think in traditional terms, while others are new to these concepts.
The legislature’s new primary election bill draws strong reactions from leaders. Lieutenant-Governor Sherman calls it a monstrosity after a heated clash with Deneen accusing the governor of destroying the Republican party in Illinois by pushing the measure through. Senators Curtis Berry and Dunlap condemn it as ill conceived yet the measure passes by a near party line amid broad rebuke.
The passage argues love grows through aiding others rather than being served. It cites a mother, pastor, and missionary who devote themselves to those in their care, seeking opportunity, acquaintance with needs, and action to help. It urges starting to act to become engaged and build compassionate duty.
The passage argues that love manifests not as personal affection but as selfless work. Sacrifice expands love and deepens character, asserting that what we give for others imprints more on the heart than what others give us.
A moral reflection on initiative as the key to praise and pay. It ranks those who act without prompting, those who act after being told, and those who only act when pushed, ending with the indolent who cannot be shaped by guidance. The piece asks readers to place themselves in this hierarchy.
A school speaker warns boys that daily neglect and lack of interest erode essential lifelong skills. Ignorance is described as a tyrant to battle, with insistence that small neglected links in education build or break the chain of future success and position.
Dixon Star reports prominent Lee County Republicans endorse direct plurality voting for party nominations in August. They argue the law leaves delegate instructions to the county committee and urge the convention to act as though nominations go to the plurality winner, with no outside interference and county matters sole focus.
Secretary Taft insists Filipinos deserve simple justice, not charity or charity-like aid. He argues full privileges strengthen ties, while restricting markets harms growth, citing the Philippines' history under Spanish rule and the contrast with American governance.
Judge Stafford upholds individual liberty over wage or hour gains in ruling restraining Columbia Typographical Union from interfering with open shop employees and business in Washington DC. The decision stresses workers’ right to accept wages and hours as offered, preserving longstanding legal landmarks.
In a tale of deceived mice and a lurking cat, the rodents propose a rule to stay above the upper shelf. The cat feigns death by hanging from a peg, tempting the mice to venture below and reveal themselves to her.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a scene with mice and a talking figure on a shelf. The archaic dialogue hints at a plan to lure mice and a warning about trust. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or places.
The Aledo Times laments Illinois Republican voters would someday gain power to regulate state affairs. It criticizes Lawrence Y. Sherman for opposing voter wishes by pushing party acts that empower the machine. It argues most Republicans favored a direct plurality primary and condemns the harmony justification as empty.
News from November 28, 1867 details Ed ward Payson Weston arriving in Chicago after a 1 2875.4 mile walk within a 26 day limit. Crowds, police escorts, and cheers marked his appearance at the Sherman house and Crosby's opera house. He then reached New York after another 100 mile trek in 23 hours 17 minutes, praised as remarkable for a 68 year old. The piece argues such feats boost the walking industry.
Truthful James recounts an earthquake experience with a fellow traveler who suffered severe injuries. The tale describes the man as bald with a wig, a glass eye, full dentures, a cork nose, and multiple artificial limbs, all torn apart by the tremor.
The Amboy Journal argues that Shelby M Cullom deserves another term in the U S Senate, praising his honesty, statesmanship and influence. It asserts opponents are tied to plutocratic power and warns against replacing him, contending Illinois should keep a capable representative in Washington.
The Canadian Printer and Publisher notes that newspapers cost far more to produce than their sale price. It cites weekly composition bills for Boston Globe, St. Louis Globe Democrat, Cincinnati Enquirer, and Cincinnati Tribune, plus telegrams and AP costs. White paper alone drains hundreds of thousands yearly for papers like New York World and Chicago News.
The text notes about thirty thousand dollars paid for papers and postage with fronts and circulation costs. It mentions electric lighting and distribution being heavy expenses, while States papers push into the thousands.
A Philadelphia Telegraph anecdote recalls a telephone girl with bright eyes enforcing decorum in Germantown. A caller demanded a number, she refused to reveal it, the exchange escalated to the overseer, and the subscriber faced a rumor mill about attire. The line ends with a practical joke about loosening clothing in heat.
Poem fragment recalls a magical isle on a timeless river where memories drift like wine and birds flit between years. It speaks of beauty, lost loves, and a longing to bury treasures in the long age while verses and fragments of songs linger in the fading current.
A collection of quips and brief dialogues from a late night crowd. Jests touch on vacations, a restaurant with no service, a reformed burglar turned lawyer, autos and country air, gardening via mud from an automobile spin, and an aged minister nearing four marriages with a witty elder remark.
The new Illinois primary law likely will not boost turnout and may reduce it. Republicans had pledged direct, secret ballot candidate selection via a primary, but the enacted measure forces delegate conventions and leaves voter choice limited. It may curb fraud, but the law falls short of promises and could depress participation.
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