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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
4
A batch of notices lists candidates for town collector in Freeport. Rossman, P. J. Kuatenberger, Jas Khogh, and John James announce intentions to seek the office, all subject to primary decision.
The Republicans of Lancaster town hold a caucus on Thursday March 18 from 2 to 4 pm to nominate candidates for town officers. James Rezner serves as committeeman.
A political pitch urges voters to support the Republican city ticket from top to bottom to make Freeport a Republican city, highlighting party alignment and local governance emphasis.
The new Secretary of War will give up a salary of 35000 dollars a year to enter the cabinet. Many professional patriots will struggle to understand how anyone can enthusiastically serve his country under such conditions.
In a column by W. G. Dustin editors argue Hopkins deserved re-election. The piece contends Republicans in the legislature must act, or bolters will face public action in the future.
The YMCA reports a prosperous year with eighty four new buildings opened at a cost of ten million dollars and work on that many more already in progress. The period shows growing cooperation among Christian workers and a likely rapid expansion in the new century.
The Chicago Record-Herald states that direct popular election of U S Senators could occur if the primary system is overthrown. It notes little fear of such a change, but asserts that a constitutional amendment would ensure direct voting by the people. Strong support has been shown in state legislatures and Congress for this shift.
The piece cites Judge Moses's History of Illinois noting in pioneer days units priced at coffee 50 cents per pound sugar 50 cents bohea tea 66 2 3 cents per pound calico 66 2-3 cents per yard flannel 50 cents per yard toolsecap paper 50 cents per quire nails 31 2 cents per pound. It laments the old prices and hopes such times never return.
Indiana Senator Beveridge advocates a broad primary system where voters at the ballot nominate every public officer from judge to senator and also select the party state committee and chairman. He argues the people themselves must name the men who run the party's campaign and the individuals to be elected.
The excerpt traces salary changes for U S presidents from Lincoln to Taft, noting Lincoln's twenty five thousand dollar annual pay, grants and savings, Grant's fifty thousand dollar rate, Roosevelts seventy five thousand with travel allowance, and Tafts seventy five thousand with a furnished house and most expenses covered by the government.
The United States court of appeals overruled Judge Landis and ordered a new trial. The case involves Waldo and the Mandard Qi company with a fine of 29,240,000 dollars. Judge Anderson is to oversee compliance in the court where the new action is directed.
With the appellate court railing in view, the new trial will be confined to thirty six counts not per car load but per settlement with the railroad. The highest fine under the ruling is 720000 dollars. It would seem a fine could stop rebating if any fine could do it. The authors believe rebating is a thing of the past and that railroads do not now pay rebates to shippers.
Uncle Joe Cannon aligned with temperance forces as the C O P D liquor bill passes both houses. It forbids liquor shipment C O D and interstate transport unless consigned to bona fide signees and plainly labeled with consignee name and contents.
The Bloomington Pantograph reports debates over woman suffrage in Illinois noting an example where $3500 was spent for 70 votes at $50 each, but Chicago suffragist Catherine Waugh McCullough disputes the figure. She finds many counties spent under $100, some as low as $5, while turnout was very small in most counties.
President Roosevelt welcomes the naval fleet back from its world tour praising its conduct and efficiency. He notes ships sailed all oceans and touched every continent without notable accidents and returns in better shape than it went out, boosting the nation's foreign reputation.
The piece notes Roosevelt’s sole victory in the final Congress on the census bill while criticizing defeats on Sherman labor law exemptions, railroad rate reform, corporate licensing, stock supervision, inland waterways funding, and income tax. It forecasts Taft facing Congress on March 15 and aims for tariff revision on protection lines.
President Taft delivered his inaugural address in the Senate Chamber after a heavy snowstorm in Washington City. He vows to uphold Roosevelt policies, calls for a March 14 special session to revise the tariff, endorses a strong military, currency reform, and new postal initiatives, and seeks court injunctions.
A historical notice praising Freeport’s large Irish Catholic population and its political dynamics. It extols Catholics as devout and liberal, notes their Democratic ties, and argues for greater Irish settlement while describing religious tolerance and the city’s churches.
The writer, after fifty years in Freeport, praises St Francis hospital as a model charitable institution. It welcomes all, regardless of religion, wealth, or nationality, with no questions asked. The piece expresses approval of Freeport and its growing Irish Catholic presence and urges pride in the town.
The piece recalls how the Democratic party has died and revived in past elections and previews it will rise again in the next campaign. It notes swings from hard money to free silver, questions what form the party will take, and mentions Bryan and potential platforms.
Henry Clews argues that the Steel Trust failed under the law of supply and demand, exposing the flaws of monopolistic regulation. He warns against corporate monopolies and urges public welfare to precede corporate interests, urging that large firms be checked and obey the law.
In urging voters to elect a Republican mayor, the piece argues for a full Republican city council. It endorses L. G. Younglove and A. J. Hawke in the First ward, praising Younglove’s prior service and Hawke’s business background. In the Second ward, it backs F. A. Schulz and A. H. Wieman, calling both worthy and well suited for council roles.
The article urges Republican voters in all wards to unite behind the endorsed slate for Alderman G B Winter in the Third ward cashier city clerk Peight Wagner for treasurer. It argues the united GOP vote will yield a Republican city with all nominees fairly chosen and deserving, urging broad support for the entire ticket.
A young Holcomb station agent named Vankinghousensteinhousenbough enklatter is noted as promising. Friends worry that if he does not gain popularity, others may mistake the long name for a joke when introducing him.
A terse pep talk urges endurance during tough stretches, promising new turns and a changed view as effort continues. The message emphasizes persistence and resilience without specifics, using a motivational tone.
Department of Commerce and Labor figures show 573,581 arrivals and 644,462 departures for the year ending December 1. Officials cite weak industrial conditions as the main cause for more leaving than entering the country.
The remarks on an open winter do not apply to Niagara Falls where the great falls have frozen over this winter for the first time in sixty years. Locals find the frozen spectacle as curious as summer visitors find the falls.
Germany aids with potato supplies as local crops fail to improve. German farmers cultivate three potato types, carefully selecting seed. One for table use, one for starch for alcohol, and a third for feeding stock. Seed for table use and starch is refined to the highest perfection.
The primary election law stops a candidate from using a party name only if not a primary candidate. Candidates may file nomination papers for any city office any time up to April Sth. The primary law does not affect the general election.
The Chicago primary showcased strong machine backed contenders from both parties while largely ignoring the Municipal Voters' League recommendations. Eleven urged defeats all won except one, suggesting potential for substantial independent voting in the spring election.
A Saturday Evening Post essay argues that when a newspaper is controlled by a rich proprietor using it for personal aims, his influence is temporary. Over years his effort may succeed or fail, but ultimately his power ends with death and the press loses its unjust sway.
The article discusses the Supreme Court's stance that belief in spiritualism does not prove mental incapacity and expresses desire for broader opinions on Christian Science infant damnation hell-fire and the Church of England. It laments that opinions on creation and the future life seem the only truly unassailable matters, claiming no supreme justice knows more than the reader.
The article quotes Mr. Bryan smiling and saying he is not a candidate in 1912, yet would consider running if the Democratic party urges him to do so. It notes the strain of carrying the burden a fourth time and predicts he may protest vigorously if pressed to run again.
An aging railroad worker was asked to lead in prayer at a meeting. He spoke with tremulous clarity and reverence requesting guidance to stay on the right path, comparing life to a train with symbols of prudence, love, and faith, seeking protection over dangerous paths and signals.
A medieval sounding stream of conscience invokes cosmic order and divine justice. The speaker envisions life as a run guided by the Ten Commandments and hopes for judgment at death with the universe’s superintendent awarding eternal happiness.
Two women near Bunker Hill rear young turkeys. One Baptist claims success by dipping poults in cold water at hatching and drying them. The other, a Christian church member, agrees to try. Her husband jokes that an old school Baptist and a Campbellite are practicing infant baptism.
The Nordin Star editor moralizes on control by others, noting married men yield to wives bachelors to landladies and old maids to pets while public opinion governs all. He laments life's lack of consent from birth to death, suggesting the world moves indifferent to our fates until we die.
The piece notes a grand cruise that spanned forty two thousand miles, crossed the equator four times, and circled the globe, marking American achievement. It laments that in fourteen months away, fewer overseas merchant ships carried American colors than the number of battleships in the fleet, a strike on national vanity.
A speaker reflects on past vanity in boasting speech and how listening now earns respect. The verse contrasts former boorish talk with newfound restraint, noting that wisdom grows from listening, while the unfettered talker becomes foolish.
As we age we value the mother who stays at home and shapes a life with moral sense, patience, and disinterested sacrifice. A man may roam the world, yet the memory of a mother’s goodness remains a guiding morning star.
The legislature created a joint committee to investigate Stevenson's contest and assess if there is a valid case worth the state's time and expense. The petition alleged 200 votes for Stevenson in 38 counties, a claim the Republicans say shows a partisan motive. they demand a genuine case before any recount proceeding.
A fable recounts a Swallow seeking bird help to ruin flax cultivation, but other birds refuse and the Swallow ends up living among humans. It urges self protection and warns to withdraw from harmful companions. The tale advises warning friends but prioritizing personal safety when counsel is ignored.
The article extols the wooden railroad cross-tie as essential to rail travel and national growth. It notes railroads depend on ties for safety, the continued use of wood despite calls for substitutes, and the strong role of white oak for durability and strength in ties and shipbuilding.
In cooperage and carriage making, with agricultural implements and interior house finishes, the supply of white oak ties has dwindled. Railroads struggle to obtain them, paying prohibitive prices or substituting cheaper woods to replace the white oak ties vanishing from their lines.
John G. Woolley, longtime Prohibition figure and 1900 presidential candidate, declares he no longer aligns with the party and believes its purpose has been served. He contends the liquor issue is now national and will be carried by the old parties, though it remains speculative how broadly his view is held and whether old-party organizations will adopt the issue. Prohibition sentiment grows in activity, but party vote share has not risen.
Farmers and others ordered Sears Roebuck wares via Chicago. Cans of tomatoes corn beans arrived unpacked revealing they were packed by Homeworth Canning, shipped to Chicago and back. Freight both ways inflated price. locals vow to buy from home merchants.
The Kewanee Star-Courier rebukes Collier's Weekly for pressuring Oregon Republicans to honor voters on Senator and elect Democrat Chaberlain, then questions consistency on Illinois and Wisconsin primaries, hinting Collier favors favorites while condemning rivals and implying corruption if outcomes differ.
Veterans and citizens from across Wisconsin call on Gen. E. O. Bragg at Fond du Lac to honor his eighty second birthday. He remains in good health though housebound in winter. wife and daughter help host the open house. A reception follows with many telegraphic congratulations. Bragg, a noted Wisconsin figure in law, politics, and the Iron Brigade, is praised for a life of public service and esteem across the state and nation.
G C McHenry recalls Hillsboro postal life from 1830s to 1850s. He notes twenty five cent stamps sometimes unaffordable, envelopes unused before sealing wax, and pennies per letter decreasing with distance and era. He asks for a concise history of the postal department for the current generation.
The piece argues opponents of the direct primary mislabel it un American, noting representation as a procedural basis rather than a core principle. It questions what the forefathers’ principles truly were and recalls that representation shaped the government’s structure, though not as an eternal principle.
The piece argues the direct primary enshrines a core American principle by placing political power in the hands of the people, condemns delegate conventions as restrictive, notes faults in the system yet asserts the idea will prevail and revolutionize American political procedure amid opposition. It emphasizes accountability, party responsibility, and the dangers of bosses and rings under old systems.
In comic dialogue, Smith thrives in a fresh role. He jokes that the boss would struggle without him, highlighting his growing influence and confidence in the new position.
A titled stranger proposes to your daughter and the parent, Mr Cumrox, replies with a blunt condition that he will marry only if he can place his pocketbook in it. The exchange hints at social maneuvering and financial bargaining in a constrained social scene.
A dialogue frames a clash over naming the vote as a primary election. The foreign visitor questions the term while a Native responds that the label primes voters for the real election. The exchange highlights cultural tensions in political language.
A man quips about a fox farrier to a woman, claiming he hates dogs. The scene hints at financial strain as the woman questions surviving on $14 a week and the man suggests she would quit her $10 a week job after marriage.
A grandfatherly response defines a financial genius as someone who spends money he has never earned, while the people who think they will benefit never see it. The quip frames wealth as elusive and misunderstood by the public.
A humorous exchange shows a husband and wife reacting to the cat gobbling the freshly cooked meal. The husband laments the feline feat yet vows to replace the “cat” and move on from the culinary mishap.
In a muffled exchange, Mr. Erastus Pinkley admits the alarm clock is set every night for two weeks but has not caught any sleep. The dialogue shows frustration and a stubborn routine despite no results.
Two residents clash in a heated exchange about a local physician. One praises the doctor as highly successful. the other questions his medical knowledge, arguing he merely outlives his patients, in a dialogue reflecting broader local tensions.
A Lincoln Nebraska specialist Dr J 8 Leonhardt asserts piles cannot be cured by external remedies and requires internal treatment. He claims Hem-Roid as the first internal pile cure, freeing circulation in the lower bowel and curing 98 percent of cases. Sold under guarantee for $1 at Jungkunz Freeport Illinois. write for a booklet.
A petition for the appointment of a conservator for Charles P Allen was filed by his mother Joann Allen with the poultry court clerk on grounds of feeble mindedness.
The little son of H. Adams of Henrietta Pa suffered five years with eczema and poisoned-blood symptoms. His mother reports seven bottles of Electric Bitters completely cured him. The ad claims relief for eruptions eczema salt rheum sores blood disorders and rheumatism at 50 cents, guaranteed by Joseph Emmerti.
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