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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1906
Page
2
Freeport greets Billy Sunday as Sunday baseball and Sunday page come together in a lively event. The crowd hears the message that money buys a choice, and residents weigh their options in a playful clash of faith and sport.
The Indianapolis News contends the nation is increasingly clear about desires for a square deal. It argues politicians should stop claiming voters are ignorant socialists or confiscators and recognize the public is self governing and conservative, seeking government for the common benefit rather than privileged interests.
The statement argues that compromise fails to settle big issues and urges a simple primary election law granting individual voters power to nominate candidates. It predicts the candidate with the most primary votes will be the nominee, paralleling general election outcomes.
The speaker jokes that a few Georgia residents refuse Rev Father Sherman, son of General William Tecumseh Sherman, from following his father through the state. They dislike the Sherman name and fear him marching in Georgia again, though the war is over and the Union restored. The tone satirically blames ignorance rather than malice.
The report to Congress accuses Standard Oil of profiting from its experts and pressing for control of the oil industry. It alleges secret railroad rebates and methods violating antitrust laws, portraying the company as a monopoly aided by favored treatment.
In a dated April 25 letter from Rockford to a friend, Ibn comments with candor on Illinois politics and Senator Cullom. He expresses willingness to let Republican voters decide who should succeed him, hoping for a swift new primary law and an early decision by the people.
In a letter to G A R posts Commander in Chief Tanner cites soldiers crossing the river of death at 5000 monthly 60000 yearly. The figures alarm patriotic citizens and prompt concern over pension appropriations and the burden on the nation as the war veterans age.
Fragment reads as a patriotic reflective note praising deeds and lasting achievements. It cites history written for readers to study and remember the men who built the nation, urging readers to consider the legacies, signals, and moral progress included in the record.
Colonel Thomas Diller of the Ster Hng Standard faces bankruptcy after signing a bond as security for a friend Abraham B. Smith of the Rockford Gazette who had fire experience years ago. Smith was Rockford postmaster, Diller Sterling postmaster. the piece offers sympathy and notes Diller's fine military record and public service.
The Rev Jenkins Lloyd Jones of Chicago calls for a cross party primary where Democrats and Populists nominate Republican candidates. He misstates primary purpose, confusing voters about nominating their own parties. A primary names party nominees. ticket splitting only applies at regular elections.
An excerpt praising Freeport as a city of churches and moral life urges support for Billy Sunday and his showy evangelism. It notes ministers of all denominations, the Salvation Army, and the American Volunteers, while hoping Sunday’s methods reach souls regular clergy cannot. The piece ends with a rallying call to stand up for Freeport.
A historical voice portrays Alexander the Great as a brilliant yet erratic ruler of Macedonia. It likens him to Civil War era figures, cites Arbela as his greatest victory, and frames Marathon as the起 beginning of Persian decline while Arbela ends Asiatic civilization.
Wwehaya argues that the only proper and rightful method to address the issue remains unclear from the fragment. The remark hints at a debate over process and legitimacy without presenting concrete steps or outcomes.
A 1906 proclamation by Pennsylvania Governor Pennypacker urges impartial enforcement of the law between labor and capital. It states no worker should be forced to work for unsatisfactory wages and urges peace, restraint, and equal protection for all workers regardless of union membership. The coal strike era ends with state enforcement, not individual union leaders, guiding a return to order.
Iowa Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw argued that political parties are essential to national progress and warned against incoherent platforms. He praised honest leaders across parties but said a party without principle is worthless, citing protection and free trade debates and contrasting coherent duties in tariff laws.
The piece discusses a once respected organizer who led a religious movement inviting both believers and doubters. It built a fine edifice yet failed due to lack of coherence, plans, and political principles. The author contrasts religious openness with the need for affirmative aims to advance a nation.
The governor states that violence has no place among Pennsylvanians and will not be tolerated, reflecting the Commonwealth's and the American people's sentiment and purpose.
The jury affirmed that Gall received what was deserved. The speaker argues that any bank employee from president to janitor involved with safekeeping funds must be under law. The law is clear that a subordinate should not steal simply because instructed to do so.
A noted quip unfolds as an Irishman asks about an Englishman's artificial leg. The Englishman explains Irish blood settled in the leg and had it removed. The Irishman fires back with a sharp retort about the head.
The delay lets candidates tour widely and meet voters, an unexpected benefit for those who relish mingling. The extra time will allow more campaigning, soliciting support, and distancing themselves from a few surplus shells.
Officials instruct pupils to carry books on the right side on even days and on the left on odd days. An accompanying walking rule urges advancing the right foot on even days and the left on odd days, echoing the hay foot straw foot rhyme.
Elgin Courier notes a Chicago Record Herald remark about Governor Deneen swinging the party whip to bring recalcitrant Republican legislators into line on a new primary law. The Elgin paper frames the Record Herald quote as a possible misinterpretation of his stance.
The text questions whether happiness defines true success and praises a happy home with a loving wife and healthy children. It asserts that industry temperance and courage bring life’s comforts and adds that a kind heart and tactful consideration toward others complete a fulfilling life.
The passage argues the human tongue is the most deadly instrument, more dangerous than dynamite, triggering harm through provocation. It lists crimes linked to speech—criticism, unkindness, gossip, lying, scandal, malice, and hate—causing enduring heartache and sorrow.
A businessman seeks a neat, gentlemanly, clean speaking youth. Slang and smoky behavior mark the unsuited candidate. Every boy’s character is known by the town’s people, and personal conduct now shapes future usefulness and opportunity.
A state senator recounts a tale of a rich man dying and leaving a large estate to his family. He notes lawsuits contests and family quarrels that follow, comparing it to how legislators feel about an election law that suffered a setback at the hands of the Supreme Court.
A fable style tale describes a well-fed mule who, fond of comfort, resists hard work despite claims of having a capable racing horse. His master, pressed by urgent business, spurs him to move, but the animal tires and muses aloud about his situation.
Fragmentary text questions where another's honor lies and calls for proving worth through deeds rather than boasts. It references a site and a person named Aton and hints at hosts and a festival context. The meaning remains unclear due to corrupted OCR.
The union protests a train shipment of flour to San Francisco for relief, alleging non-union labor produced the flour. Reform groups object to a $100,000 Rockefeller contribution on tainted funds grounds, while some WCTU members oppose Busch’s large donation.
The passage argues the Republican Party controls national and state affairs with a clean record and active involvement for the people. It credits President Roosevelt and the party’s principles, noting recent elections reflect public confidence in the party’s wisdom and goals.
An exclusive church with wealthy members refused a poor man entry. They urged patience and prayer. Two months later the man returned and said the Lord advised him not to be discouraged, claiming the Lord had tried for years to enter their church but failed.
The aim of life is to live so that death finds the world better for one’s presence. A man should be honest and upright, set a good example, and, if possible, help others by advice or action. The world needs good, loyal, courageous men who seek to do good.
In a district reaction to a report that Governor Deneen pressured Dr. Reynolds of Aledo to quit being an insurgent Republicans of the county endorse Reynolds stance and back a straight plurality primary bill Representative McGill of Rock Island is also endorsed and urged to stand firm for the plurality measure Reynolds reportedly invited Deneen to enter the district and debate the issue.
Georgians show sensitivity to Father Sherman son of General Sherman as he travels with a U S cavalry detachment along the general's Georgia route. The sight provokes strong anger among Southerners familiar with Sheridan's "way is hell" remark. The text notes Sherman’s past impact on Georgia.
London papers tell of a French artist and three friends driving near Brunate Italy who plunged over a steep hill after striking a stone. The car smashed through a stone parapet and fell toward a precipice but a tree branch caught the vehicle, saving all four men from death. They were later rescued.
For over a week Washington’s post office has received mail from San Francisco written on improvised materials due to scarce stamps and stationery. Messages carried by survivors were sent on collars cuffs shoe boxes shingles and even a handkerchief and delivered to relatives as far away as Virginia.
Dr. Green argues that hearty laughter reaches every blood vessel and stirs life to the core. It sends new tides of strength to the surface, speeds blood flow, and creates distinct impulses to organs, ultimately helping sustain health.
The passage notes that most automobilists are gentlemen who give more than they take and seek to avoid accidents, often as they…
A reflective piece argues the car is here to stay and deserves equal respect and privileges with other vehicles. It praises small courteous acts toward all people and notes the public must adjust to motor travel as a normal part of life.
The Illinois congressional delegation favors re election of Senator Cullom with possible exception. They say the Speaker of the House should express his choice and back it, citing Joe Cannon of Danville as an example. The group argues delegates reflect district sentiment, not personal gain, and will choose on ability integrity and service.
The Republican press denounces the current general assembly for failing to enact a general primary law. It accuses Republican legislators of breaking their campaign promise and withholding voter power. The piece urges publishing the names of lawmakers opposing the primary and shaming them in party papers.
Horace Greeley began studying journalism and politics before his teens and learned at the side of Yale graduates. Charles A. Dana, his longtime associate, became a leading journalist and editor of an encyclopedia. Dana’s lectures on journalism, now in book form, are recommended for students.
John J. Lane writes to the Chicago Inter Ocean criticizing Governor Deneen for pushing the primary law through lawmakers. He says the approach is retrospective and a mistake to treat country voters as if Cook county bosses control power. In Chicago the boss and precinct units drive the machine, but in the country the individual voter is the unit of power.
Eight years earlier on May 1, 1898 the U S Pacific squadron attacked the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay achieving a decisive early morning victory with seven vessels against eleven. Commodore Dewey rose to Rear Admiral and later Admiral. In May the Spanish home fleet reached Santiago where the flying squadron under Commodore Schley blocked it and seven battles were fought near the city on July 1 and 2. The Spanish fleet tried to escape on July 3 but was destroyed by the American squadron. By July 17 Santiago was in American hands.
A Kansas graduate reflects on education with humor and resolve, noting she will not pursue poetry or essays on the future woman. She values schooling to fix grammar for a lover, understand costs, and plan practical ambitions, aiming to marry rather than seek grand careers.
A damaged OCR passage describes a township, an eighty acre farm, and six female relatives with unclear context. The text references affection, aging, shaving routines, and a caution against ruin, mentioning thinly connected personal reflections and year‑to‑year sentiment.
In a Springfield News editorial tone the piece argues that Shelby M Cullom should remain in the U S Senate, praising his service and warning against basing voting decisions on personal ambition rather than state and national interests. The article emphasizes the incumbent's effectiveness and loyalty to Illinois.
A fragment from a Kansas tale mix features a girl claiming a heart like a hotel and a jokey marriage line about Jack Ketcham. A selfish husband defends taxing everything he won’t own, a geography quip from Johnny, and a Buffalo boy moved by a Sunday school tale ends with a rib joke about making a wife for Adam.
A fragmentary War poem depicts a sentry narrating quiet Potomac night. A private is killed near a thicket while a lookout keeps vigil, thoughts of home and vow exchange with a mother and children as the moon glows and soldiers dream. The poem ends with a lone pickup shot and the river’s rush.
The Lone Star warns boys that they must work for a living and should learn a trade while young. If they pursue only one path, they risk losing their patronage and facing hard times if their chosen craft fails. A fallback trade provides security and a chance to rebuild later.
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