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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
5
The Associated Press reports cool weather across Illinois and Wisconsin with frost possible. Illinois and Wisconsin forecast fair for tonight and Thursday, with colder conditions and frost in the extreme eastern areas tonight.
The Old American cup defender Mayflower was sighted off the Florida coast dismasted and flying distress signals. On board are four Harvard students seeking the rumored Galteon treasure sunk near Jamaica. The steamer Advance found the yacht in need of aid and left an unknown fruit steamer nearby.
The Associated Press reports Cretans on Crete plan a coup d etat to unite with Greece, with action expected any moment. In Constantinople, Oct 6, ministers announce protests via the Austrian embassy against Austria Hungary annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Closing quotations from Union stock yards show cattle and hog markets weaker with mixed leg of sales. Grain and crop condition reports from Washington list corn yield spring and winter wheat totals, oats and overall wheat and corn yields with per acre quality metrics.
Taft and Bryan arrive in Chicago to open waterways convention and share events in Galesburg and Lincoln. Taft speaks on inland waterways and conservation, Hughes criticizes Bryan in Lincoln, Bryan signals campaign momentum and Hitchcock notes Taft will stay on trail. Kern rails at Republican rule in Salem.
The Mothers' club of the Settlement home will meet there promptly at 8 p.m. Thursday. Rev. RB M. Harker will address them and Mrs. Chapin and daughter will furnish the music.
Mrs. R K Molter and Mrs. Mae Brennan depart for Polo to attend the W R C convention of the Thirteenth district which begins tomorrow.
Mrs Wm Meile expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness following her recent bereavement.
The Freeport YMCA launches its largest membership drive next week October 12 to 17 aiming for 100 new members to raise total to 500. Men joining during the campaign receive 13.5 months for one year’s fee and extending their own membership one month per new member. boys’ memberships do not count and two dollars are required with each application.
Locals M C G A select representatives to attend the 26th annual state convention in Springfield October 22 to 24. A. R. Buffin, secretary of the Boys department, is elected delegate from Freeport and will speak on group Bible studies October 24. L L McDonald and J E Belt addressed the L N T eclub last night. Tomorrow afternoon begins a series of boys talks in the local association Boys room with Ruth Hughes opening on using the city library.
The Rock River conference in Chicago closes its annual meeting with praise for progress. Rev. Ray C. G. Harker is expected to return to Embury and Rev. Co. W. McCaskill to the First M. E. church though a move is possible. The body commends Press Roosevelt for curbing corporate oppression and rebukes ministers who criticize the war against trusts.
Republican voters organize Taft and Sherman Marching Club at the county club rooms with about one hundred names signed. Officers elected are Green, O Rourk, McCool, and Tlall. A second club for first presidential voters plans a night rally with torches, flags, and speakers Rose Stead and McCullough at the Grand Opera house. Governor Deneen may visit Freeport. Prohibition mass meeting announced.
Republican campaign meetings set across Stephenson county with leaders W H Stead James A Rose and James S McCullough attending events in Freeport Orangeville Lena and Pearl City from October 9 to October 17. Frank O Lowden appears at Lena Freeport Pearl City events and a late October appearance in Freeport.
Freeport youths and families gather as Guy Jencks son of Mr and Mrs Walter C G Jencks is reported to be first to register at Dallas for the land drawing sleeping in the Masonic hall. Mr Schwartz oversees the registration and a Freeport group set up tents with Chaves Denton as cook.
Settlement Home plans Day Next Saturday. Harrod last year’s third baseman becomes bartender at O Franz saloon. English Woman’s Missionary Society of Oak Street Church meets at 2100 tomorrow afternoon. Pay Day helpers meet at 8 o’clock tonight at Y M C A parlors. Ladies Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen hosts a 4 card party on Thursday October 8 at 2 30 p m at Odd Fellows Hall.
The firm states stock has been moved to the Brno and Shaver Building across the street from the former location. Both phones listed as 119.
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