29 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
1
President Roosevelt, guest of honor at Harvard's commencement, delivers three speeches including the principal oration at Memorial Hall. Some 999 degrees conferred, seven honorary. Roosevelt also visits Germanic Museum, hosts, and alumni events across a day of ceremonies and receptions.
The president urges higher living standards for scholars and teachers, calls for material rewards to attract top talent, and criticizes luxury in universities. He defends athletics, condemns extreme sensitivity, and argues wealth must aid lawful, philanthropic service while law professionals should lead in fostering civic virtue.
A cryptic imintext notes calls for reforms to align private wealth with public interest. It highlights influential Monts and corporate figures pushing for policies that channel wealth into public benefits and societal improvements.
President Annelt of Michiana university receives honorary degrees as guests praise steadfast stand against evildoers. Amid applause, the procession and band performances mark commencements while discussions follow about a resignation of Envinee Wallen. Officials travel by car and rail to engagements including a private dinner in Boston and a trip to Bridgeport and Oyster Bay.
The state board of pardons in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania refuses to commute Kate Edwards sentence for murder. No appeal exists. Governor Pennypacker will set the execution date. A petition with 250000 signatures from Mrs Anna Fitch of Cleveland was presented.
The team sters and several local express companies have kept peace with the union by not delivering goods to struck houses. They face injunction today to force adherence to public cartage limits, viewed as a bold plan by the strike leaders.
A Chemist Charles J Mould connected with Kinnear in Detroit is charged as a United States deputy official in a case tied to a get rich quick scheme. George KF Kinnear, arrested in Payt Eburom, faced arraignment with Mould as the pair stood before the court.
Chicago bandmasters led by Dave revolt against the Chicago Medenation federation urging court action for injunction relief. They advocate liberal display of gold braid on tilforis and oppose restrictive policies of the federation.
A St. Louis report notes an incident involving a worker at Roivht, Dorney & Co. Police say the man seized scissors during a conflict and caused an injury to a colleague. The case references a detailed account of company practices and an alleged employee conduct problem.
An An Arbor resident is awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity in a ceremony. The event honors his contributions to religious service and community leadership in Michigan.
A garbled report from Poughkeepsie indicates Syracuse varsity freshmen pivot led a notable upset. The fragment mentions Cornelh Wiew af Rowlig and Crate well, with reference to a Tyarsity contest and a fresh Pike Otk Wheess, highlighting a pivotal performance.
The report lists scattered scores from leagues and cities including New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Boston New York and others. Highlights show matches such as Philadelphia versus Boston with 6 4 results, Chicago against Washington and Detroit against Boston.
Revolutionary mood grips Odessa as mutineers seize the Potemkin with the red flag raised. The captain and many officers are dead or cast overboard, while the crew and a few loyalists hold the ship. Shoals of troops patrol streets as barricades rise and expectant fleets prepare to clash in the harbor.
Reports describe a sailor mutiny aboard a battleship at sea that escalated to executions and bodies cast overboard. Troops moved to quell the revolt as the crew swore in captains and officers while authorities mobilized squadrons to restore order amid broader regional unrest in Poland and Odessa.
St. Petersburg reports alarm over Odessa disturbances seen as potential spark for broader revolution. June 20 dispatch notes rising concern about ramifications. While details are fragmentary, authorities fear rapid spread and political instability across regions.
After six hours a Democratic convention in Columbus adopted a platform calling for temperance in public works, support for interstate commerce rate fixing, and opposition to franchise extensions. The ticket includes John Ott Pattison for governor, Louis Ryfouck lieutenant governor, J. Mathers attorney general, A. Rice state treasurer, Charles F. Mason public works, and Patrick McGovern state senator. Jol C. Welty was chosen to head the ticket with Pattison. Frontrunner McLean was named to the Democratic slate from Ohio.
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Fragmentary report outlines a wreck inquiry linked to law and security actions in multiple locales. It mentions Major General Leonard Wood and shifting control of facilities, with scattered references to officials, libraries, and a wide geographic panorama suggesting a period of upheaval and administrative activity.
In Pearson's Weekly a report describes three scientists from America and Britain who spent months in Korea examining marvels. They study a healing hot spring, paired hot and cold springs, an ever-wind cavern, an “Ineradicable forest” of regrowing pines, a floating stone, and a warm rock that powers a temple without fires. None of their tests clarify the phenomena.
A noted English surgeon claims the Japanese lack a nervous system and that nerves as understood in the West are untranslatable in Japan. The piece traces the words nerve and nervous from Greek and Latin, showing how their meanings shifted from sinews to mental temperament across eras and cultures.
A discussion of how the adjective beautiful is used by editors, novelists, reporters, and poets to describe brides heroines and ladies in distress. Rhoda Broughton rarely used the word. her heroine Belinda is green eyed freckled and cantankerous.
A clipped, sarcastic note mocks literary style and editors for overusing adjectives. It references Wilkie Collins and Swinburne, lampooning society reporters who wilt at mere prose edges. The quote appears in the St Louis Post-Dispatch as a humorous civic jab.
A Chicago News note explains a method to seal letters so they cannot be opened without detection. It describes using a moist wafer pierced by a needle before applying sealing wax, thwarting attempts by heat or moisture.
Garden Magazine notes four essentials for a good lawn time soil climate and intelligent labor. It contrasts English saying that a lawn takes a century to establish with American impatience for suburban yards. It argues a presentable lawn needs about three years and a good lawn ten years, urging patience.
In reminiscences, a slave of Stonewall Jackson recalls that the general’s body servant sensed an imminent fight before others. He explains that the chief knew nothing direct but observed the general’s patterns, praying at night and waking early, prompting the servant to prepare and pack the haversack in anticipation of action.
A fragment describes edible nests of swift birds built by eastern peoples. The nests form a sticky gelatinous substance used to make a thick soup base. Nests are shaped like half a suner and attach to rocks in caves, offering a mild flavor amplified by added seasonings.
A traveler recounts that eating spiders cured him of an ague attack and that formic acid in the spiders is the active remedy. Formic acid has long been used by the Miatubele natives in Africa as a treatment for malaria and ague, with spiders serving as the delivery method.
The dialogue reveals Mrs. Crawford noting her husband’s dwindling affection post honeymoon while Mrs. Crabslaw adds he has become economical with his money, illustrating a humorous domestic exchange from Illustrated Bits.
Low travel rates from Chicago via Northwestern Railway on July 6 7 and 8 with favorable return limits under grand lodge B P O E. Tickets available through Chicago & North Western Railway agents. Apply at offices for travel plans and bookings.
A home offer lists extra fresh eggs and butter available for orders. Customer calls or telephones 207, J. EK, Rusvox, 421lw Tincoln Ave, seeking old and new patrons.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway offers low fares to Baltimore Maryland for July 1 2 8 with favorable return limits to attendees of the International Christian Endeavor Convention. Tickets available through agents with Chicago route choices from Chicago. The Daring Journal delivers citywide for ten cents weekly.
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