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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
2
A formal notice states Beeps isioist Yaywan 1 acknowledges Freeport volunteer International Type ee Caion employing Union labor across its main departments. The issued recognition highlights union involvement and labor standards within the facility.
Over six years and seven months U S railroads killed 27 744 people and injured 406 248, with nearly 25 000 deaths and 845 000 injuries among their own employees. Accidents caused at least 75 million dollars in equipment damage and destruction.
A compact historical note on the 62 delegates who framed the U S Constitution and the four most influential figures Washington Franklin Hamilton and Madison. It credits Washington with patriotism Franklin with common sense Hamilton with nationality and Madison with democracy, calling the constitutional work the greatest produced by the human mind as described by Mr Gladstone.
The cigar and cigarette industry spans all states and territories with Mississippi producing 9.81 million dollars and New York 60.62 million, accounting for 28.3 percent of U S production totaling 214.35 million. Four states exceed 10 million dollars: Pennsylvania 39.08 million, Florida 16.76 million, Ohio 13.24 million, and Illinois 11.67 million.
The wife is a worker without pay or union and without stated hours. Her husband calls her a parasite who consumes his bread and air. She pays dearly yet earns thrice what she receives. The laboring man has eight hours for work sleep and play, while she has no time for play. Night and day she labors for her husband and children.
The argument contends that doubling wages for all telegraph operators would be unfair. It asserts country village workers with few telegrams should not earn the same as busy city operators and warns that leveling wages across skilled and unskilled workers harms long term fairness. It claims living costs are lower in villages and unions push for uniform pay.
Congressman Fuller of Belvidere tells Old Settlers at Hononegah Park that railroads will benefit from obeying the law and that government will not retreat. He notes trusts must follow the Tate bill with fines and imprisonment, predicting honest competition and renewed business equal opportunity.
The New York Tribune notes the lawyer occupies an odd place in public esteem. Despite jokes that lawyers eat estates and warnings to settle troubles privately, when filling public office, people show greatest confidence in lawyers. It argues lawyers are heavily represented among legislators.
The article notes that governors and presidents are often lawyers, suggesting lawyers are influential as citizens but potentially dangerous only as lawyers. It emphasizes that no class wields a stronger immediate influence on public life than the legal profession.
The article argues that corporations are essential for modern business and railroad construction, but must be controlled by law and operated honestly. It aligns with Secretary Taft on regulating trustworthy firms while dissolving bad ones, citing a creamery as a model of a regulated “trust.”
A speaker argues against strikes, citing personal conditional sympathy and loyalty to fair employers. He asserts that fair treatment compels faithful service and that consistently loyal workers may rise to become employers, warning against abandoning duties during critical times.
The piece argues that mail delivery is a government monopoly and warns that opening letter carriage to private competition would harm profitable routes while leaving unprofitable ones to the government. It questions whether the government should compete with its citizens in any business and suggests a broader monopoly approach for freight if government involvement occurs.
A bystander asks why the Irishman would not stay in old Ireland. He replies that in old Ireland he could not get the same wages, whereas in America a dollar buys less than a shilling once did. The remark critiques changing prices under different administrations and the burden on labor.
The piece argues that high wages and abundant work produce high living costs, citing savings in Chicago banks and statewide deposits. It asserts laborers with steady earnings prefer Republican prosperity and oppose Democratic policies that would lower living costs but risk returning hard times.
In Freeport the Stephenson County old settlers organization reports rising attendance and nonpartisan speakers. While past orators like Altgeld and Cullom avoided politics, Hon William E Mason's last talk openly attacked the Republican party and Smoot's Utah seat, prompting call to uphold law and Constitution without religious tests.
Mrs Wojcilhovsky, a Staunton resident, took her own life last week after a $20 loss was blamed. Neighbors say the woman grappled with hardship and name stigma, and authorities note no other details reached the public.
Robinson Argus notes that Speaker Shurtleff's platform aiming to curb Chicago representation in the general assembly may be poor politics, yet he argues that limitation is proper. The remark frames a regional power dispute in political terms.
Secretary Taft of Ohio backs tariff revision while Senator Foraker remains stand pat on the tariff. Taft has beaten Foraker at every point, signaling clear implications about Ohioans’ wishes on tariff policy.
The Biggsville Clipper warns that Senator Hilly Mason plans a bold bid to return to the Senate but cautions that his mudslinging against Senator Hopkins will alienate voters. Hopkins remains popular as the campaign heats up with attacks unlikely to help Mason.
An aged Irishman in Glasgow is described holding a pipe in a brief fragment that captures a quiet street moment. The note hints at a relaxed urban mood and a character study without further context.
A fragmented OCR passage presents muffled dialogue with garbled names and phrases. The text seems to depict a scene of irritation and a character responding about smoking and boots, but many words are unreadable or misspelled, obscuring the full event.
The article credits Hon. Albert J. Hopkins for his courageous stance in favor of Mr. Sthgot amid popular opposition to Mormonism. It argues no other decision would have been just and praises his bravery, as noted by Inter Ocean on August 21.
Threshing data show oats harvests are slim with yields mostly twenty to thirty bushels per acre. Some grain tests fall below twenty-two pounds and none reach standard weight, though the crop is in good condition for threshing.
A middle aged man with a prudent-looking portrait rows a lady friend. In high spirits he rocks the boat causing it to overturn. The lady is rescued, but the man drowns, a strange fate to befall one so seemingly sensible.
Iowa's Senator Allison formally declares his candidacy to seek another term. A veteran figure in national affairs, his long record in public service is praised as a credit to Iowa and he earns broad Republican support.
Secretary Taft says the tariff should be examined by Congress and defects from changing conditions since the Dingley act be adjusted as soon as practicable after March 4 1909. Most but radical stand patters may oppose. President Roosevelt shares this view and will back a platform commitment to the program.
Afriend asks what aegis means in a fiery speech. The colonel confesses palladium would have fit but cannot recall the term. The exchange shows the orator’s abrupt, humorous struggle with precise wording.
In Boston a well known man of letters recalls a club story where a Bostonian asks if Crawford has aimed to write something enduring. Crawford replies with a smile that his current goal is to write something to let him live while he is alive, a sharp nod to living fame.
The Kewanee Star-Courier announces plans for a three story publishing building of gray pressed brick and terra cotta trim in a classic style. The project promises handsome proportions modern equipment and spacious convenient premises, reflecting progress for the paper and congratulations to its publishers.
A parable warns that pretending to be something one is not leads to exposure and contempt. The ass in a lion’s skin is beaten by its master, showing vanity and pretension end badly. Vain pretenders gain ridicule and even punishment as truth prevails.
Wabash agent W W Wolff at Lovington refused to deliver C O D whiskey parcels and returned them to distillers. Adams Express then ordered its regents not to receive C O D packages for the local option town, terminating the business across the system. Wolff said he would not be a booze peddler despite risking his job.
At the August 23 1907 meeting of the Board of Directors the income account and the result of operation for the year ended June 30 1907 were reviewed. A dividend of 1.5 percent on the preferred stock was declared payable October 17 1907 from accumulated surplus, bringing the total dividend for the year to 4 percent. A portion of surplus from the year ended June 30 1906 was appropriated to support this distribution due to abnormal conditions affecting the income account.
Directors considered that high prices of supplies material and labor heavy taxes and revenue cuts justified conservative prudence in limiting company profits distribution at least until the permanent effects of conditions can be fairly measured.
The Streator Free Press laments a county fair losing about 600 dollars and contends that running the event on a Sunday school basis ruined profits. It argues that a fair cannot be honorable and profitable and condemns decency violations for money, urging societies to shut down rather than pursue gain.
At Lake Brusto in the Grisons a vast new electric power installation is now operating. Water from the Poschiavo river is channeled via a three mile conduit to a reservoir and drops 1878 feet to the central station. Five vertical conduits feed turbines for twelve dynamo groups of 3,000 hp each, aiming for 36,009 hp next year and distribution south of Lake Como by a 100 mile cable. Water power is projected to run street railways in America and Europe.
A speaker recalls a girl changing from Mary Jane to Jeanne Marie after boarding school. Once she roamed the fields and helped with hay, now she wears latest fashions, speaks with etiquette, and is stylish. The speaker and mother express pride yet miss the old Mary Jane.
A portly Irish woman boards a crowded tram carrying bundles and squeezes into a tiny seat beside a disagreeable youth. She pulls out a cheese sandwich and eats it with evident relish. The youth recoils as she quips that he would prefer a gentleman beside him. He sharply replies he would indeed.
A New York butcher explains how Nelson Morris drew his fame from a nickname. Born Moritz in Germany, he worked in Chicago for a Nelson and was known as Nelson’s Morris to customers. He later shortened his name to Nelson Morris, losing the family fold in time.
The U S consul at Rheims notes that this country bought over half a million dollars more champagne in the last fiscal year than ever before, while exports to Russia and England declined. The trend shows growing domestic wine consumption as prosperity rises, with a shift away from distilled liquors toward wine and malt beverages.
A granite shaft 18 feet 10 inches tall rises on four bases. The monument, veiled for a dedication not yet decided, will be unveiled within about a month pending Col. F O Lowden's availability. It weighs 1,300 pounds and cost $699, with battles Pea Ridge Gettysburg Atlanta Reseca carved on the base.
The Mississippi valley pearl button trade is shrinking due to mussel scarcity, yet it sparked a pearl hunting era. Outing magazine notes two of the largest known pearls were found near Lansing, Iowa, just north of Dubuque. One Lansing pearl sold in Boston for $65,000 and measured nearly an inch in diameter with a flawless pearl color.
In the same year and nearly the same place a Chicago woman bought a pink collar shaped like a cranberry for 50000 dollars. A tired tambourine over looked it during a shelling sortie. His wife, waiting for him, found a large pearl embedded in rag shed. They kept it after a buyer offered a farm and cash, choosing the farm over the jewel.
The author objects to a new law forcing counties to employ attorneys for drafting all county court papers. They argue judges already handle estate settlements at county expense, often with little cost to heirs. They call the law corporate graft and legislative chicanery harming taxpayers and especially the poor.
The letter published last week praises Senator Hopkins of Illinois for backing Smoot amid opposition linked to religious belief. It states Smoot faced two years of investigation with no fault found and asserts his character, leadership in business and moral progress of Utah, and that seating him was a just act despite prejudice.
Judge Willard M. McHwen spoke on The Divorce before a largely female audience while avoiding mention of his gubernatorial candidacy. State Reps Keeney and Fieldstock and Rudolph Patterson accompanied him as master of ceremonies. Local officials from Rockford and Chicago attended, but many politicians left disappointed as the event promised political fireworks.
The piece argues that W S Cowen should not control the State delegation to trade for personal gain. It notes that Democrats favor him for Secretary of State but oppose using delegates to back any single candidate. The Mirror contrasts party welfare with one man's dominance and warns Republicans to resist arrangements that fix the delegation for Deneen or the governor’s ally.
The text describes a political dispute centering on Governor candidacy, with references to a leader urged to consider broader support and rival leaders. It notes the main rival’s strategy, the involvement of Carroll county, and internal party tensions affecting the race.
A collage of humorous exchanges and social moments from a theatrical backdrop. Conversations range from cooked bread and family meals to witty quips about marriage and manners. A stage manager teases a young performer while a photographer notes a strikingly dyed hair girl, all in lighthearted vignettes.
A reflection on conscience and authenticity arguing that true happiness requires inner peace born from living as one truly is. Hypocrisy harms the self, while enlightened selfishness—choosing to be good for the right reasons—enables genuine virtue and self-respect.
Lanark residents form the Lanark 8000 Club with a goal of reaching a population of 8000 by 1910. Members contribute 10 dollars on Sept 15, 1907 and 90 dollars on Feb 16, 1908 to buy 45 acres west of town from D. B. Renner, reserving 10 acres for factories along the railroad while remaining land is divided into 60 by 120 foot residence lots, one per member.
Letters remaining for the week ending Sept 7 include Mrs Brown May Ripley Burns Stearns Dobson Miss Fannie Stewart Miss May Ragan Mrs Rosa Trollop others. Names: A A Bambard John Paul Ins Co Ridelbaugh DeBoer Roble Downing Schwartz Fenner Schumaker Gano Samon Grimm Grim Shinn Guntherman shelfes Gutzman Sheet Hea Sinclair Hershey An Smith Snapp Jarnhart Stinson Kualhe Stover Knott Stock MyOunn Maloney Tongue Mower Tresailian Nuetig Wheeland Patent Novelty Co. Persons calling for above must state advertised Sept 7 1007.
John J. Wixeon transfers four and one half acres in section 26 Harlem township to Anna Meyer for two thousand nine hundred dollars.
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