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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1909
Page
1
The Associated Press reports cold tonight with fair skies. Chicago expects warming by Thursday in the north and central areas. Wisconsin will see cooler conditions tonight and rising temperatures by Thursday. Iowa also forecasts fair conditions tonight with a fall and rise in temperature on Thursday.
A large wage reduction goes into effect at the Glasgow Iron company in Pottstown lowering puddling pay from 4.50 to 3.00 per ton. The change affects several hundred workers and the mill will operate this week at the reduced scale, with other eastern Pennsylvania iron firms not yet acting.
Springfield March 3 The joint ballot for United States senator produced Hopkins eight votes and Stringer four amid no quorum. Madison reported Senator Stephenson on March 3 was one vote shy of reelection, with 62 of 124 needed. Bussett’s postvote record change altered the result, costing Stephenson a majority.
A five story Seventh Avenue tenement trapped ten Italian residents by burning stairways in an early March fire. Five others were severely injured as police and firefighters conducted dramatic rescues. the building housed thirty families.
AP from Des Moines reports a three county ballot recount in the Hepburn Jameson contest for Congress in the eighth district finished with no material change. Jameson retains a 380 vote majority on official returns.
President elect Taft announced Beekman Winthrop as assistant secretary of the navy. Winthrop accepted. Myron Therisk declined the Navy post for business reasons.
Washington March 3 The salary of President Taft will be 75000 a year under an agreement reached today by conferees on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill.
The arrival of James J. Jeffries in New York on March 3 drew about two thousand cheering spectators at the depot. The famed pugilist was met with a remarkable demonstration and loud acclaim from the crowd as he entered the city.
The Citizens' Commercial association discussed extending the trolley to Chautauqua grounds and potential auto bus service. A proposed Freeport Cedarville interurban line, financing, and ticket sales were debated along with a public rest room, city audits, and platting Bauch property for factory-capital generation.
Freeport judge O E Heard reports 247 days of court in 1907 and predicts higher for 1908. Clerks of the legislature call all circuit judges to list days served over the past two years as lawmakers consider adding circuits to the state judiciary. Other district judges are expected to publish high totals as terms run daily.
The grand jury found two indictments. Dr Barstow and Frank Fisher are indicted. Barstow faces a very serious charge while Fisher is charged with theft of a dozen or more pairs of shoes from an Illinois Central freight car in the city last December. The jury adjourned until Thursday.
The grand jury is expected to report to Judge Heard at 10 oclock tomorrow morning and return five indictments with no further testimony anticipated. Court will adjourn tomorrow as Judge Heard heads to Galena to finish the Jo Daviess county term. In circuit court this morning three cases defaulted with judgments against Baier & Ohlendorf and Stealy & Snyder. Several trial dates were set from March 8 to March 20 for multiple cases. no chancery trials were scheduled.
Stephenson court No 412 Tribe of Ben Hur invites the public to a hard times social and dance at their hall at the corner of Stephenson and Chicago streets on Friday evening March 6. Come and enjoy a pleasant evening.
A brief marriage notice records Juliue Heeren of Freeport and Rone Finkbeiner marrying, noting their ages as part of the item.
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