Brimfield Directory Community Club Posts
Brimfield directory notes weekly meeting times for various fraternal groups. Lists G L Fort Post G A B officers and members with meeting details and welcomes for visitors.
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
5
James McKane dies at 69 after sudden illness
James McKane born 1839 in Princeville township died July 24 1903 at his Millbrook home aged 69. He moved to Millbrook at age three and lived on the old homestead until death. He leaves five sisters and two brothers. Funeral at St Joseph's Brimfield July 27 with burial in Calvary cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McKane
John MecKane
Princeville Township
Millbrook Township
Bis
St. Joseph's Church
Brimfield
Calvary Cemetery
Local Visit Notes and a Marriage Amid Fragments
A fine rain fell yesterday as Mire Glen Shane and children from Farmington visit Brimfield Zelda Miller of Peoria visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Bennett Wm Catton and family from Forrest DL visit relatives in El Willet Norwalk IA arrived yesterday for a visit with Chas Moss B E Bart and old friends Henrietta Nickerson and Mr Sam Vixco both of Oak Hill were united in marriage Sunday Aug 16 by Rev J E Mercer of Pedria The text ends mid sentence with garbled items about tables and a meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelda Miller
Peoria
Mrs
Fred Bennett
EL Willet
Norwalk
Iowa
Chas
Moss
B.E. Bart
Henrietta Nickerson
Sam Vixco
Oak Hill
J. E. Mercer
Pedria
Faye Murphey
Champaign
Edgs Johnson
Joseph “Harker
Brimteld
Atte Flood
Brimfield
Otie Ines
Cincinnati
Ohio
James Catton
Bumfield
Katie Williams
F Peoris
Benfield
Mary King
Mamie O'Neill
BR. B. Catton
D. L. Danforth
Mary Kelly
Wyoming
Brennan
J. W. Shrader
Burlington
Bessie King
James McDonough
Ahlmon
Kathleen
G. A. Parsell
Ora
Bloomington
Theo Maxwell
Roy Maxwell
San Antonio
Texas
Orson Ingsisbe
Wem. Wizeman
Oscar Hirech
Harlan Pemble
Pembla
Wiseman
Mary Rosenberg
Creston
Rosenberg
E. Hamilies
Brimfield Society Notices and Local Visits
Camp meeting closes Sunday as residents list visitors from Elmwood Peoria Champaign Cincinnati and Chicago. Homes and families travel, with sales items offered and local business printing ads noting envelopes for rural routes.
Report emphasizes Water Power potential from Lockport to Utica
The piece highlights a 3% mile span with a 136 foot descent yielding 173000 horsepower valued at 25 dollars per horsepower. The governor notes this water power could fund state waterway construction, reducing private use. The plan envisions canalizing river edges to add 2000 miles of barge canals statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
Utica
Hnois
Hopkins to Head Tariff Subcommittee Shaping Midwest Trade
The Senate will oversee tariff changes and assess schedules for the next session. Senator Hopkins is named chair of the subcommittee to set rates on imported goods, signaling a shift toward middle western reciprocity and potential influence in tariff legislation. The plan aligns with midwestern manufacturers and Illinois advocates for broader trade. Hopkins is expected to be re elected, while public opinion could curb other political figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Hopkins
United
Janice
Illinois
Congress
Finance Committee
Middle West
Middle Western States
Iowa
Wisconsin
New England
Washington
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senator Cullom
Cullom
Fenstors
Hopkins Record Praised By Backers In Illinois
Supporters laud Senator Hopkins for twenty five years of public service and six years in the Senate. They accuse Chicago newspapers of backing rival Foss and claim Hopkins has shown industry patriotism loyalty and integrity without scandal. Foss is labeled a weak challenger while Hopkins is praised as a strong national figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Ilinois
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Trust of
Chicago
Foss
Illinois grants pay to Spanish-American War volunteers
Governor Deene has secured from the United States $124,071.49 under Congresses act of March 8 1899 to pay 28 Illinois volunteers of the Spanish American War for service from arrival in Springfield to muster into U S service. Pay rates listed include colonel lieutenant colonel major and various cavalry units with detailed sums.
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Ilinote
Debeen
United States
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