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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1908
Page
7
President Moll of the Wisconsin finals league announced season batting averages. Freeport outfielder Lannon tops the list with exceptional games played figures, sharing a 1000 percent mark with Kowalke of Oshkosh and Corrigan of Green Bay.
OCR reads a sequence of surnames and places including Nichols Oshkosh Shaw Madison Hooker Ford Leise Fond du Lac Parrish Fond du Lac Kostal Fond du Lac Reinhard Fond du Lac Green Bay Hastings La Crosse with unclear fragments and stray letters. The legibility prevents clear event or action identification.
W A Phelan in Chicago Journal argues Miller of the Wisconsin league is the best young talent since Lange and Hamilton. Murphy buys Miller, noting his .383 season average, speed on bases, and power to hit and steal as he eyes a major league debut with the Cubs.
Timeline of historical notes including Howe winter quarters in Philadelphia 1777 Simon Snyder Pennsylvania governor died 1819 Jackson navy yard plan 1829 Edward VII birth 1841 death of Hamilton widow 1865 Funston born 1865 Boston fire 1872 Crown Prince of Germany second son born 1907.
Saturday evening about 7 o clock a young man and lady driving from the country on the West street road had a narrow escape when an automobile frightened the horse at Elk Street. The buggy swerved onto the sidewalk for a moment but was righted and the horse brought under control.
A novitiate in Ammendale Maryland reports using Father John’s Medicine with beneficial results for boys and young men preparing to join the order. The letter claims it prevents pneumonia and cures colds, describing it as pure nourishment free from dangerous drugs.
The annual Baptist congress in Chicago gathers leaders from Baptists Disciples and Free Baptists for open individual opinions on topics from church unity to free speech and Atonement. Sessions run Tuesday to Thursday at Memorial church with two other major meetings and a closing banquet.
Chicago on November 15 will host the first Roman Catholic missionary congress in America with prelates clergymen and laymen from the United States Canada and dependencies. Archbishop Falconio will attend as papal legate to deliver the apostolic blessing and mark North America’s shift from missionary conditions to full participation in the church universal.
In Denver the 28th annual American Federation of Labor convention opened with President Samuel Gompers greeted by delegates from the United States Canada and Great Britain. He delivered a two hour address praising child labor laws and urging renewed organizing efforts as reports from Morrison Lennon and the executive committee followed. The gathering is expected to last about a week with many matters to consider.
Informal conference of Illinois progressive movers outlines a caucus in the coming days to contest the state house leadership. Leaders include William Tudor Ap Madoc Cornelius Jo Ton and others as they canvass elected legislators seeking control of the house organization. Governor Deneen leads with a 24 678 plurality based on 1017 counties. Trial of riot cases resumes with Abe Ragine on destruction charges after juror issues and a new jury list is drawn. A jewelry store heist near Lochman’s results in broken glass and missing gems aided by a woman and two men eyewitnessed by a messenger boy.
Ringling Brothers circus will travel through Freeport on Friday on its return to winter quarters at Baraboo. The show stops to water and feed animals as in prior years, concluding the season at Macon Mississippi before heading to Freeport via Illinois Central and Northwestern routes to Baraboo.
C P Guenther Co at Galena Ave and Galena St promotes Hindipo as a new nerve tonic and restorer. They guarantee to cure kidney troubles and nervous disorders or refund the purchase price. A 650 cent box Blue Label Extra Strength, $1.00, is mailed with a positive guarantee.
Local advertisement shows F. J. Burdett seeking a piano and keyboard services order through Browne & Dollmeyer's storefront, indicating a purchase arrangement for music equipment.
Benton Alabama November 9 four shot firers killed and entombed in the Rend coal mine have been recovered Patrick Dailey Perry Stevens ground early John Holmes George Reed burned beyond recognition Rescue hindered by fire barricades built to reach the men and coal expected to be hoisted again by Wednesday indicating an owin dy accident.
Nov. 9 report from Cairo mentions a small village in northern Alexander county hit by forest fires. One elderly man, Gero, died in the blaze while residents saved homes with hard work. several thatched houses and considerable corn crops were burned.
The men identified as William Bhick and John Piers of St David near THR were drowned in the Ines River two miles north of Liverpool while diving for unknown purposes. The tragedy is reported by Teoria WL Sov-By.
Bloomington TH mourns prominent surgeon Day Clas R Parke who died suddenly after fifty years of service. He served through the Crimean War era as a leading city physician and surgeon.
Harristirs HE reports a man named Ztektal Tavender, age thirty five, was injured after being run over by a switch engine on the Dis Four railway. He was bailed here day.
Best vice Nels reports that DOH N Bedford, sought by McHenry county authorities for murder at Crystal Lake, has been arrested in Springfield TL. Police confirm the capture and await formal charges.
Advertisement for Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming to prevent biliousness malaria and jaundice. Mentions Jos Emmert's drug store as the place to buy the 25 cent bottle.
The Embury Epworth league will hold a rummage sale on November 13 in the Wilcoxon block on Van Buren street. Proceeds support league activities.
Daily skating sessions occupy Rollaway Rink every afternoon and evening as local youths enjoy coordinated leisure time indoors.
Leslie's Weekly notes Costa Rica as a rare peaceful example in Central America. The article cites a volunteer force of under a thousand, four month enlistments, rural and often Indian-descended soldiers, and a blue duck uniform with some barefoot troops. It highlights confidence in government and peace as a sound investment.
A catalog style word puzzle from Harvard Graduates' Magazine lists compass points, countries, weather terms, rivers, places, names and paired opposites such as Day with Noon and Morrow, Bliss with Joy, Stout with Leon, and Short with Long, mixing names like Deviation and Noyes with familiar words.
A Kansas farmer, busy in the field and deli work, rejects Cyrus Leland’s Republican gubernatorial primary appeal. His fifteen year old daughter pens a sharp reply stating the farmer cannot support others, only himself. The note lands as a pointed rebuke amid local political chatter.
The London Tatler notes General Sir Bennehamp Laut is widely seen as the likeliest successor to Lord Bitchener for supreme command. The exchange shows his focus on tireless, hard war work and his reputation as the most diligent officer in the British army.
The article describes Grieg's tomb near Bergen by a lakeside fjord and a rock grotto accessible from the water. It notes plans by Bergen to build a concert hall in memory of the composer where his works will be performed.
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine says Fifteen years of use cured every sore boil ulcer or burn and saved doctor bills. Available for 25 cents at Jos Emmert’s drug store.
White Lily and Plymouth Flour from Plymouth Milling Co. touted as best in Freeport with an urging call to ask for it.
Five masked men stormed the Tayntor residence in Borough Park Brooklyn binding Charles Tayntor and his wife and forcing their children to sit up in bed. They rifled a jewelry case and rings left behind two toy banks were emptied of $17. They planned to cut the owner's finger to retrieve a diamond ring but departed after failing to do so. They cut the telephone line to delay police arrival.
Laurens County November 9 18 Miss Mary Brown accompanied home by Wade C Pinson and Thornwell Boyce a white man misfires a pistol during a prank the revolver discharges wounding Boyce in the head he dies several hours later authorities report the incident stemmed from an attempt to frighten Miss Brown and Pimpson unintentionally fired the weapon causing Boyce’s death.
A puzzled despatch from Paris describes an apparent burglary at the United States ambassador's residence. The incident involved intruders seizing valuables while the ambassador and Mrs White were briefly at a Chevergne château during a formal visit.
Victor Rosewater, director of the Republican Literary Bureau for the western division, completed his report to Chairman Bitler Cook during the recent campaign. He devotes a paragraph to the nationwide Republican newspapers and gives high praise.
In Frenedick Indiana on November 9, Republican National Committee member Chein ian Titehcochk arrived with Secretary Man lasses and Fred W. Charm. They campaigned with local supporters and discussed party matters this afternoon near Bilge Sorines.
A reader extols Electria Bitters as a remedy for stomach issues and liver discomfort. The testimonial highlights gratitude for its “wonder effect” and recommends it as the best remedy.
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