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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
6
A discussion traces changes in life insurance risk assessment up to 1896 noting only submarine divers are universally excluded while many high risk jobs gain substandard policies. It details policy adjustments by rate, the use of partial sums, and limits tied to age chronic disease and disability along with a Baltimore News anecdote about a man disguising wrist cuffs.
A man, late for a theater date with his fiancée, finds his trunk missing and fresh linen unavailable. With only a partially worn shirt and collar, he improvises cuffs using ink stains and improvised ties, weighing the option to borrow cuffs from a stranger next door.
The piece explores seven English queens who were not crowned in public. It cites Margaret of France, Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Henrietta Maria, Sophia Dorothea, and Caroline of Brunswick, noting cost, religio ceremonial concerns, and political strife as reasons for their uncrowned status.
The Prince of Wales coach, the final coach on the London to Bristol route, was withdrawn on December 21. Coaching declined after two decades of prominence, yielding to the railway as routes expanded and speed rose from six to ten miles per hour, with the 61st mail coach launched from London in 1784 by Mr. Palmer.
A five year old Picture Club started with twelve members evenly split by sex. Members photographed town spots or nearby areas and urged others to participate. The top one hundred images were turned into slides and shown in a Town Hall screening with twenty five cent admission. The event now fills the hall and raises a handsome sum for town projects per the Ladies' Home Journal.
A Baltimore American quip notes love and blindness in marriage folly. A joke about misread signals and a referee like father who kicks a goal, and a playful jab at sickness and medicine in the home.
President Roosevelt asks Congress to establish diplomatic and consular representation in Cuba as the island moves toward independence. He outlines conditions for Cuba, rights of US intervention, postwar plans, and proposes specific posts and salaries in Havana and other ports to support a stable, commerce-friendly relation with the new government.
Fire at the Erie Lithographing Company caused about 60000 dollars in damage. The blaze prompted panic and a rapid response from local brigades as investigators assess the cause and extent of losses.
War Secretary's directive to Gen Wood directs transfer of Cuba to Cuban elected government on May 20 1902. It outlines US withdrawal from occupation, retention of coast defenses temporarily, and appointment changes to ease the handover. The letter to President elect Palma seeks confirmation of the plan and outlines custody of accounts and papers during the transition.
The House of Commons suspended John Dillon after a heated exchange in which Chamberlain called him “a good judge of traitors.” Dillon, longtime Irish Nationalist MP, is known as “Honest John” and has frequent jail visits for Ireland’s cause.
Edwin Douglass jailed in Boston hanged himself. Engineer G H Vantassel of the Lake Shore Railroad died of heart disease in New York. Charles Royal in Findlay Ohio attempted suicide in his cell after confessing wife murder. Burglars bound Edward Lowencelle, Pratt mill watchman Waterbury Connecticut, blew the safe and escaped with 75 dollars.
Floods in eastern and central Tennessee cause deaths and over 1 million dollars in damage. Harriman suffers near destruction while Murfreesboro and Rutherford County face massive losses. Five McMinnville workers drown and churches in Pittsburg and Knoxville suffer severe wind damage during Easter.
Bulgaria declares Charles M Dickinson persona non grata over his actions in the Ellen M Stone case and considers Sofia vacancy. Leishman reports Sofia non recognition citing dissatisfaction with Dickinson's conduct last fall. Meanwhile Bowles shoots his father in Martin's Ferry after alleged abuse of his wife.
The London Daily Chronicle reports an armistice arrangement while Schalk Burger and envoy mission work toward de Wet and Botha. Boer circles in Amsterdam hint at possible general surrender as Abraham Fischer argues for continued resistance though lacking weapons. Sir George Goldie warns Cape Colony dangers and urges amnesty with lifelong disenfranchisement.
The May 20 1902 date is fixed for turning over Cuba to its people marking independence and the Cuban inauguration. President-elect Palma and advisors Tamaya Quesada with Gen Wood at the War Department in Washington approve the plan. A Cuban congress will be convened May 10 to organize full powers and there will be no partial U S evacuation unless requested by Cuban officials.
Turner will not rebuild at his old Middlesboro saloon site after a fatal clash with a sheriffs posse. He lost 2600 dollars in a fire and carries 5000 dollars elsewhere. He claims political feuds over Kentucky governor race sparked the trouble and plans a larger stronghold on mountain ground near Middleboro. The reward for Torner stands at 750 dollars.
Gas leaked from a broken pipe at 233 Second Avenue New York nearly suffocating four women. They lost consciousness before responders freed them and transported them to medical aid.
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