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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
5
Partly cloudy with chances of showers tonight or Friday. Illinois Wisconsin stay warm. Iowa partly cloudy with probable showers and cooler in the northwest Friday.
Senator Robert M. Lafollette lauded Republican candidate Taft before a large Madison audience at the National Farmers Convention. Taft then spoke to farmers in Beloit and Janesville, defending labor and criticizing Bryan while urging continued Republican support.
Guthrie Oklahoma September 24 Governor Haskell treasurer of the Democratic National Committee issues an open letter to William Randolph Hearst. Haskell addresses campaign issues and avoids Hearst charges about the Standard Oil controversy. Dayton Ohio September 24 William J Bryan plans to answer Roosevelt's letter but will not today due to ongoing speechmaking commitments.
President Pulliam announced the New York Chicago game yesterday was a tie and would not be replayed today. Chicago appeared at the Polo Grounds for a double header while New York did not show, leading Chicago to claim a forfeit. In the first inning Chicago trailed 0 2 as Brown and Kling faced Wiltse and Bresnahan.
Samuel Gompers testified that detectives hired by James W. Van Cleave followed labor leaders. He said an emissary, Brodenburg, offered a bribe in New York to desert labor and yield the association's secrets.
Two were killed and more than fifty injured when the Frisco eastbound passenger train derailed on the Spring river curve near Carthage Missouri. The locomotive plunged fifty feet into the river. the engineer and fireman drowned.
In heavy morning fog a west bound fast mail on the New York Central hit a West Shore passenger train just west of Little Falls. Three railroad postal clerks were injured, while officials report no passenger injuries.
A typhoon of terrific velocity swept through the central Philippine group and vanished in the China Sea. Wires were prostrated and details are scarce, but a serious disaster is evident in the storm's wake.
New York stock exchange expels A. Q. Brown and Lewis Ginter Young from the firm A. O. Brown & Co. after suspension.
New York announces that the Democratic National Committee will not take action on charges against Governor Haskell until the ongoing investigation led by Bryan is completed. The report states no steps will be taken while the inquiry proceeds.
The New York stock market closed very buoyant today as prices stayed active and speculative stocks rose from 38 to 5 points on the day.
The Beloit team arrived early and wore new clean uniforms at the Elks lodge club rooms before heading to Taylor's park for a 3 o'clock game. The visitors travel solo from Wisconsin and a stag supper for the guests is planned at 6 pm at the lodge rooms.
Mrs A Glaw was poking a piece of wood into a bin when it rebounded from the bin edge and struck her left foot causing a bad bruise. The injury is not serious but will inconvenience her for some time.
The assault and battery case of M. W. Hass and Albert Grimm was presented to Justice Janssen this afternoon. Defense counsel requested a continuance, which was granted. Trial set for October 3.
Engineer R. M. Griffith, starting this morning on train No. 82 due at 9 15, earns the top running record for the division. He is the oldest engineer in the Illinois Central staff here.
A $100 reward is offered for information leading to the conviction of anyone who shoots, breaks, or damages insulators, cross arms, or other appliances on poles between the Freeport Plant of the Freeport Railway Light and Power Company and Goddard's dam in Silver Creek. Penalties include imprisonment in the penitentiary and prosecution of any apprehended individuals.
The trial of Salvatore Capagna for the murder of Felix Carasa and arson begins. By 11 30 four jurors were accepted and a crowd gathered for the jury selection. Interpreters from Chicago arrive to assist. defense and prosecution adjust their panels as the process continues.
Mrs. Fred C. Steffens, recently returned from Watertown asylum, leaped from a bridge into the creek beside the county poor farm. Several men saved her from drowning. she was hospitalized and to be returned to the asylum in a few days.
Walter Muhr two and a half, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Muhr of Benton street, suffered a scalp wound and brain concussion when a coaster wagon tipped on the sidewalk. He lay unconscious for hours but later rested easier and was not believed in danger.
The notice invites all ladies to attend the Fall opening on September 20 and October 1. Mrs Brinkmann Hadler's address at 131 Galena St is listed. The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 10 cents for four weeks.
John F. Smith 46, born in New York City and raised in an orphan asylum, committed suicide by carbolic acid after escaping Watertown asylum. He had returned to Freeport with wife Anna Lara Smith and a daughter Frances, worked as a plumber helper, and was found dead at his home on Third Street Arcade addition. Funeral set at St. Joseph's church with burial in German Catholic cemetery. Coroners verdict: death by carbolic acid between midnight and 4 AM Sept 23–24.
Real estate transfer notes Elmira M Potter conveys lots 1 2 11 12 in block 16 to Fred H Goeke by master's deed for 838 dollars, recorded in the transfers column.
A note records that stock has been moved to the Brown and Shauer Ridge across from the former site. It lists contact details with phone 119 and references J. Pfender & Son at 9 Adé&wawaw.
A brief notice urges readers to provide winter clothing now as moths have kept items in use too long. The message signs off with initials B.B Dye kt Biwiw, implying a personal appeal or local sender.
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