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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
5
The dispatch reports Illinois expecting partly cloudy skies with possible showers toward Thursday and cooler air in the far north. Wisconsin outlooks show partly cloudy conditions with possible showers tonight or Thursday and cooler tonight. Iowa forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday.
William Howard Taft departed Cincinnati on a special Big Four train for a three stop trip before Election Day. He planned a Chicago address this evening and a farm barbecue at George Ade’s Hazelden farm in Brook Indiana where neighbors and delegations from Indiana Cincinnati and Chicago gathered. Ade provided lunches from full dinner pails as Taft spoke on political conditions affecting farmers.
Madison September 23 The Republican platform adopted in Chicago and Taft letter sentiments were endorsed by Wisconsin Republicans at their convention after an all night committee tussle. The platform praised Governor Davidson administration and cited important laws enacted by recent Republican state administrations.
Former Ohio attorney general Frank S Monnett said he would have charged Governor Haskell with wrong if not for Charles B Squires naming him. Monnett avoided exonerating Haskell yet did not condemn him regarding the alleged $500,000 Standard Oil bribe fund.
An eastbound B and O extra freight train collapsed the eastern span of the Susquehanna River bridge at Perryville Maryland today. The locomotive and fifteen cars fell into the river. The watchman perished in the wreck with serious injuries to others.
President Roosevelt prepares a lengthy answer to Bryan's telegram and plans to make the reply public late today. The exchange follows Bryan's message and signals ongoing political tension on the issue.
Russell Peabody, one of the Thaw defense attorneys, died in New York today from pneumonia. The death comes during the notable Harry K. Thaw case. Peabody was a member of Thaw’s legal team and passed away suddenly.
Thomas McMahon of Freeport district deputy for the Knights of Columbus attended aRockford meeting last night with several deputies present. The gathering honored State Deputy Maher of Chicago.
An all day sewing gathering is planned in the parlors of the First Presbyterian Church on Friday. All ladies of the congregation are invited to attend and bring supplies for the noon luncheon.
Frank Larrabee to preside at a monster Chicago rally for William H. Taft with Northwestern engineer Larrabee leading the event. Governor Hughes dates outlined for Indianapolis Detroit and Cleveland appearances. Prentiss abandons Bryan and joins Hitchcock campaign crew.
The board reorganized its committees and roles at a summer meeting. New structure assigns each member as a chairman of one committee and a member of two others with Farwell Hildreth and Hill leading a committee review.
Complaint to the sheriff claims several people shoot insulators on the line from the city limits to Brown's mill. The act endangers by causing wires to sag and may result in death. A $100 reward is offered for the apprehension of those responsible.
H B Erb returned from Albert Lea Minnesota reporting a dry spell there but less severe than in his home county. Farmers can plow there despite the drought.
Mr and Mrs David R McGrew are proud parents of a ten pound baby girl born to the couple.
A call to acquire winter garments amid moth concerns is issued. The Daily Journal notes its delivery service to any city area for 10 cents weekly, urging readers to act quickly before harsher conditions set in.
The 1909 G A A encampment contest in Memorial Hall Chicago ended five to four for Aurora over Freeport with Danville as a contender. Aurora secured support by promising $1,500 toward entertaining visitors, a pledge viewed as decisive and backed by a large Aurora manufacturer. Freeport leaders argued its facilities and location favored it, but the afternoon session tilted the balance to Aurora after the guarantee was announced.
Governor Charles S. Deneen spoke in Centralia after earlier stops at Trenton Breese and Carlyle with large crowds. He urged attention to state institutions and held a reception at the Centralia house. He will tour St Clair and Washington counties by automobile with Congressman Rodenberg tomorrow.
A note offers a $100 reward for information leading to the conviction of anyone shooting or damaging insulators cross arms or other appliances on the pole between the Freeport Plant of the Freeport Railway Light and Power Company and Goddard's dam in Silver Creek. The penalty is imprisonment in the penitentiary and offenders will be prosecuted.
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