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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1906
Page
4
A public notice announces candidates for County Treasurer subject to Republican primaries. Names include AW CT THOMAS and SHAFFER with references to M. G. RSING and 1-18 date notation, indicating filings for party nomination and primary decision.
Multiple notices reveal candidates for sheriff of Stephenson County, all declaring runs in the Republican primaries. Names include Everolon, Brubaker, W J McOann and Mason Fox, each asserting candidacy subject to primary decisions.
Legislative notices announce candidates H Shons and William W Krape seeking Republican primaries in the Twelfth Senatorial district. Voters decide at the party primaries on General Assembly seats in Illinois.
S. M. Malnix announces candidacy for county clerk, running in the Republican primaries. He submits his bid as a party hopeful awaiting primary decision.
John Bauscher Jr declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Supervisor of Freeport. He states the race is subject to the Democratic primaries and notes the two martt reference in his message.
Direction of the Stephenson County Republican Committee calls a county convention in Freeport on May 38 1906 at 2 pm to select delegates for the Republican State and Congressional District conventions and to nominate county officers including Iown county judge clerk treasurer sheriff and county superintendent of schools. Nominations to be by primary on April 28 1906 from 12 pm to 7 pm with 244 total delegates assigned by township and precinct based on 1904 Republican presidential votes.
John R. Walsh, a Chicago banker who recently failed, has been arrested and charged with making false returns. The penalty ranges from five to ten years in the penitentiary. The source notes uncertainty about guilt but calls for a hard penalty if proven.
The Civil War pension act now law provides monthly sums: $6 at age 60, $8 at 61 to 69, and $12 at 70 for veterans, regardless of disability or service conditions. The bill ends controversy over disability tests and grants pensions to all soldiers meeting age thresholds.
Despite the result of the parliamentary election, observers say progress is being made. Joseph notes the developments and underscores the ongoing political process continuing amid the outcome.
Chamberlain, a tariff reform advocate, is reelected MP by a five thousand vote majority from Birmingham, England’s manufacturing hub. The piece argues Free Trade England may later favor protection to its industries as other nations rival its manufacturing edge.
Abraham Lincoln described the tariff issue as a simple exchange of value. He argued that buying steel from an Englishmaker leaves America with only the money, while purchasing from an American keeps both steel and money at home. This framed his view on tariffs as a matter of national gain.
The writer notes loud calls for reform in Chicago while murders rise rapidly since 1899, totaling 759 and eight times London’s despite London’s larger population. The piece argues for a reform that enforces law and protects life, not merely rhetoric.
In Worcester Massachusetts Commissioner Carroll D Wright criticized clergy who use half fare privileges. He compared such acts to John D Rockefeller receiving transport discounts and questioned why ministers should preach against rebates if they also profit from reduced travel rates. The remarks linked ethical inconsistency to religious leaders attending a San Francisco convention at wholesale rates.
A dismissed session leaves the Supreme Court of Minors undecided on the new primary election law. The writer claims legislators crafted a blind, contradictory measure to disgust voters with caucus nominating and foresees a future nullification or reform. Citizens demand a clear, fair primary law and warn lawmakersThey will face consequences.
A soldier’s truthful reminiscence recounts Captain John Smith’s last Virginia voyage and wound. He notes Smith’s justice guiding his actions, fearlessness in leading, and refusal to burden others, praising his honest, self sacrificing leadership and disdain for deceit. The account frames Smith as the model of courage and integrity in peril.
The Supreme Court ruling limits railroads to common carrier duties and bars ownership of mines or retail stores. It forbids discrimination in rates and requires uniform charges for all customers. The decision signals strong enforcement by the people and courts to ensure fair, honest railroad conduct.
Vespasian Warner, pension commissioner and former congressman from the nineteenth district, says he is out of Congress for good and glad of it. He describes the life as a dog’s life for a congressman, with endless work and worry, and insists he will never seek a return.
The speaker argues that five thousand dollars a year is insufficient to support a Congressman and his wife in Washington or elsewhere. He notes living expenses campaign assessments and small expenditures, stating his own costs exceeded his salary by about a thousand dollars annually. His wife is described as economical.
In his memoirs Sherman recalls a 1860 journey from San Francisco to New York as bearer of dispatches costing six hundred dollars for steamer and mule transit to Panama. He contrasts that with a four day Pullman ride and a railroad ticket at about one tenth the cost, praising railroads for speed and affordability and urging a square deal for the public and the railways.
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky began his term on March 4, 1885. The piece lists ten surviving colleagues from that class and names many prominent senators from a wide range of states, noting the era's influential figures such as John Sherman, Justin Morrill, and Zebulon Vance.
The message praises strong naval coast defenses and a well trained regular army. It argues Congress should fund the navy and army to deter insults and preserve peace, asserting preparedness saves vastly more than the cost. It notes the aim is readiness for instant action and capable discipline across forces.
An investigating committee reports three hundred densely printed pages with thirty recommendations to curb life insurance scandals. It calls for banning cooperative or assessment plans, blaming mutual insurers as unsound and profit driven. It predicts laws may not stop grafts nationwide.
The Monroe Evening Times recalls Dr. F. W. Byers, a longtime army associate and friend, noting his past service and local ties in a memorial reflecting on his career and impact.
An account recalls the 1858 Freeport Lincoln Douglas joint debate, its questions and answers. It notes Lincoln’s prepared questions, Douglas’s response on slavery in territories, and how the exchange influenced the 1860 Democratic split and Lincoln’s rise to the presidency.
A statement accuses Yates of aiming for a Senate election by abusing federal power, framing the era’s leaders Lincoln McKinley Roosevelt and Cullom as members of the so called federal crowd. The remark links civic ambition to national power networks.
The article notes the top of the Singer building in New York City will rise to 593 feet. It argues national pride could push Congress to add roughly fifty feet to the Washington monument's height.
La Salle Tribune comments that Yates bears sole responsibility for his loss in the contest, arguing that relying on abuse as argument fails with fair-minded readers and that past examples should have taught him this lesson.
A New York banquet used burlesque humor tied to life insurance as entertainment. In Washington at a Gridiron dinner the burlesque of the Panama Canal build also sparked laughter, showing how even grim events can be used for irreverent public amusement.
Ex Governor Yates and some newspapers backing him say Senator Cullom is too old and feeble and incompetent.
Fragmentary note mentions a stone called topar6 to te found on an island in the Red Sea with twin colors of yellow and pink. It cites locations including Hrasil, Russia, Saxony, Bohe, Great Britain, Egypt, New Boneh, Wales, Madeira, and the United.
An Arkansas newspaper editor apologizes to readers for not publishing expected notices this week. He says a violent storm halted the wedding plans, and a physician’s illness altered the death announcement, leaving readers cheated of both events.
A step by step method suggests taking common twine and winding it tightly up the finger starting at the base, continuing to the ring, and threading the end through the ring. Unwinding the twine should free the ring from the finger.
After a conference at the President's office Speaker Cannon told reporters they had been merely discussing love and flowers and poetry. His views on these subjects would interest the public, but reporters did not press for wide publicity.
A Boston girl raised with the belief that God sees all her actions and is always watching. On the way to school, her pet dog trailed behind, prompting her to demand in anger that the dog go home. She declared that it was bad enough to have God watching her everywhere already.
The railroad and warehouse commission annual report shows 66 killed in the year, up 41 from the prior year. Passenger injuries totaled 707, up from 245 in 1904, with 297 employee deaths and 3,270 injuries overall.
The piece argues that despite a Supreme Court view on the Chicago drainage canal, St Louis residents have little to fear. It notes most water is boiled filtered and aged in large vats before consumption and flavored with grain juice hops and yeast.
In February 1792 Philadelphia hosted two balls by the city and New City Dancing assemblies in honor of the President's birthday. On February 22 both Houses of Congress joined a procession to greet President Washington, celebrating his birthday anniversary.
J L Robertson found a 1827 bill to Benj Milton from a Galena firm. Flour ran $9 per barrel, pork $12, and other goods similar high. Whiskey stood at 13 cents per gallon, a bit cheaper than today. Source: Lafayette County Republican.
A reflective note on mental well being links cheerfulness to physical health and urges coping strategies. It states worry harms nerves and health, links low mood to grief or lack of self control, and recommends engaging activities like reading, walking, or socializing with a cheerful friend to improve spirits.
A country merchant bought a table caster for $1 in the city and marked it $14 before presenting it to a local preacher. The preacher, noting his lack of means to display such a costly item, returned it and offered to pay $14 in groceries instead of cash.
Burgess Pennypacker of West Chester speaks to the Wilmington Y M C A and lauds Philadelphia papers. He credits the press with cleaning the state and asserts that those who guard the outpost of the twentieth century are the newspaper men who know what the people want. The sunlight principle is vital.
The Lower House rejected the whiping post for wife beaters on Lincoln's birthday, 163 to 60. During debate members joked about amendments to cover wife chasers and old bachelors who refuse to marry, reflecting a lighthearted fifteen minutes in the chamber.
A fragment notes a dispute or change involving a small toy item. Details are incomplete but indicate local commerce or display context. Names, dates, or places are not readable in the fragment. The item appears minor with potential consumer interest.
The telephone girl and the bill clerk discuss morning fire duties. He claims it is the wife’s task to light the fires and let the husband rest. She then presents her engagement ring and says softly but firmly to stop, you have the wrong number.
The piece argues 53 million tons of corn stalks rot yearly in the western corn belt, especially Illinois and Iowa. It praises a genius who could create a commercial utilization process, estimating vast value for corn land and farmer earnings, and suggests a state investment of $25,000 annually in experiments.
Fourteen years ago last Thursday February 16 Charles W Biss purchased the Montgomery News at Hillsboro and has run it since, increasing circulation fourfold and expanding business greatly with help from his son Clinton. The paper’s leadership has aided Edwardsville Intelligencer, reflecting the city’s growth and civic contribution.
A Carrollton Patriot excerpt notes that earnest, disinterested reform efforts against machine politics are commendable, likening them to the patriots of 1776. It warns that demagogues may pose as reformers, and urges the public to discern genuine patriots from self-serving leaders during times of reform.
An essay by Henry Van Dyke praises American mothers as key to national ideals. He argues greatness stems from noble homes, noting military, court, and university pathways produce leaders, but Washin gton’s character comes from maternal training and parental love shaping manliness.
While Governor of Massachusetts General Butler rode the revenue cutter Gallatin to Gloucester. During sail handling a rope end struck his bald head, leaving a welt. Staff offered sympathy and the ship’s officers apologized for the mishap, but Butler joked that his head had always been in somebody’s way.
The public doubts William J. Bryan's refusal to serve as trustee after the Jacksonville college board accepted Andrew Carnegie funding. The columnist questions Bryan's prior legal pursuit to claim $60,000 of Mr. Bennett's money, suggesting a clash between Bryan's personal actions and public moral expectations. The note admits no stated Carnegie conditions on studies and questions broader motives.
A rough man visits a London home and threatens Willie to reveal his father’s hidden money. Willie stays silent, directing the intruder to an old waistcoat in the kitchen. The dad’s whereabouts are implied by Willie's quiet courage and the thief’s frustration.
Richard Yates announces his bid for the United States Senate while acknowledging criticism of his attacks on Cullom Cannon Hopkins and other Congress members. The piece suggests Cullom’s campaign gains despite Yates’ remarks as Cumberland County favors Shelby M. Cullom with broad support.
The readable text provides unclear fragments mentioning confidence and a mat boi phrase, with scattered references to a confounding location or identity. No coherent event, date, or organization emerges to ground a complete news item.
An old Buckingham park oak, centuries in age, supplied material for two Burlington dining cars. A giant log reveals a gate hook near its center, likely placed 700 or 800 years ago, and a slug bullet from early match-rock weaponry, dating to Cromwell’s era. Twenty-seven portions were sold to Pullihan company after funds were raised years earlier.
In Ignois the senatorial race draws wide interest as Shelby M. Cullom seeks re election to the U S Senate. He is described as a safe conservative veteran with Washington clout and long service. Reportedly Colonel Lowden will back Cullom, a development praised by voters for his preserved integrity and past faithful service.
The piece contrasts the Democratic party from Tilden to Cleveland, noting it once held sincere beliefs and fought for them, winning or losing on those ideals. It argues that after that era there has been no permanent, broadly accepted creed showing consistent doctrine and a viable alternative to the Republican program.
Melville E Stone speaking at Yale in New Haven urged the university boys to be honest and accurate reporters. He warned the public bears responsibility for newspaper errors and called for a virtuous press. He predicted a future where lies to editors would be criminal and noted informants, not journalists, are often sued for libel.
The Peoria school board expended taxpayers money seeking to prove embezzlement by the late Superintendent Dougherty and fixed a loss near three quarters of a million dollars. By a recent resolution they released from liability all bondsmen and past treasurers for eighteen years. Critics urge state action to demand restitution from liable parties.
A Pennsylvania train conductor pressures a woman to pay for a boy traveling beside her saying he occupies a full seat. The woman resists, asserting the boy is too old to travel free, and refuses to pay while claiming she has never seen him before. The exchange ends with the threat to stop the train unless payment is made.
A lion trains a donkey to hide and bray loudly to scare away other beasts. The lion then ambushes the frightened herd and eats them, signaling the donkey to stop once his belly is full. The donkey emerges from cover with conceit, unaware of the ruse.
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