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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
7
A Woman's Dome Companion column urges reviving the old term genteel to describe refined womanliness. The piece argues genteel denotes a distinct inner grace and attire beyond mere fashion, praising grand-motherly dignity and the dishwashing test as a measure of true breeding.
A historical critique on boys fashion, contrasting mothers sense in clothing their sons with British trends. It notes mothers outfit boys in white duck blouses and short trousers, while English boys wear proper shirts, collars, hats, and long trousers, ending with tales of endurement and fashion sense.
Officials of national banks keep first notes as souvenirs. If uncirculated and never redeemed, government gains. Redemption records show no bank fully redeemed since organization, leaving a substantial treasury fund today.
Captain G. E. Shelley an English ornithologist notes Africa as the winter home for many Northern European song birds such as the nightingale swallow and warblers. He highlights Africa’s own remarkable and beautiful birds and the bush resounding with their melody.
The page notes the seating order of Supreme Court justices by seniority with the Chief Justice on the right and alternates leftward. It also mentions Chinese superstitions about black dogs and black cats as favored foods said to bring health in midsummer.
A racial clash erupts as a white mob of 1500 gathers near Policeman Robert J. Thorpe’s home on West Thirty-seventh Street. Thorpe dies after a Sunday confrontation with a Black suspect. Police deploy 400 officers from four precincts to quell the riot. Black residents flee as clubs and missiles fly, with injuries reported on both sides.
War Department releases Aguinaldo papers captured months ago by Gen Funston. Among letters is Montague R Leverson of the Anti Imperialist League, dated Fort Hamilton July 17 1899, urging Filipinos to capture a high US official and try him for piracy. Leverson, 60, born in England, naturalized American, once clashed with Anthony Comstock in Albany Union Station, with both suing for libel and each winning six cents.
Officials at the Porin Exposition closed sessions appointed a five member committee to finalize the awards list. Prof J Howard Gore supervised American juries and noted the United States captured more prizes than any other nation, attributing the result to a thorough July program and organized effort.
Reports show Santa Fe receiving twenty new passenger engines and ballast cars. Rock Island June gross earnings reach 1,991,531.08. Colorado sues Pullman for 11,085 in incorporation fees. Grand Trunk awards double tracking Hamilton to Clifton. Great Northern declines joining a transcontinental passenger alliance. Eastern soft coal rates expected to rise 10 percent. Western rail presidents struggle to keep freight rates steady as agreements lose value. Train robbery prevention plans and calls for armed guards on mail trains discussed.
The first session of the fifty sixth Congress ends with a grand total of 710 150 802 83 in appropriations including 4 023 500 for senatorial support and 1 771 108 76 for diplomacy. It notes contracts for naval expansion and public works totaling 58 440 374 and a net increase of 35 160 840 59 compared with the prior session.
A fog bound head on collision near Pierson, twenty nine miles north of Grand Rapids, between the northland express and passenger train No 2 results in nine deaths and many injuries. Both engines and baggage cars demolished. The northland express carried Pullman cars and the Grand Rapids coach, day coach, sleepers from Cincinnati and the South, a buffet car and baggage cars.
Theodore Roosevelt belongs to the Dutch Reformed Church. The Catholic Truth Society in England restored Cardinal Pole tomb. Michigan Advocate directors declare a $4,600 dividend. Rabbi Max Heller opens a museum in New Orleans for ancient Jewish worship. Kansan City Jewish charities federate under Nabbi Mayer to build a home for the aged. Leicester to erect a memorial chapel costing about $55,000 for Rev Robert Hall. Sister Mary Joseph, founder of the Order of the Incarnate Word, dies in Galveston, Lucille Roussin. Rev J M Rodwell dies in England aged 95. translated the Koran and Job. Methodist Foreign Missionary Society receipts reach $1,376,399.07, a record year. Benedictine priest elected deputy to the Grand Council of the Canton of Soicure. Rev Dr Joseph Parker of London, author of sermons and essays, now past 70 and writing for ministers.
A violent windstorm ripped through Sheboygan Wisconsin on Monday afternoon wrecking eight large buildings and about 200 dwellings. Damage is estimated at 300000 with no fatalities reported. Many factories and homes suffered extensive damage as debris flew and roofs were torn from structures. Several people and animals were harmed or released, and widespread destruction affected churches schools and streetcar facilities.
Oshkosh and Winnebago County recorded a long electrical wind storm with heavy rain. A barn dwelling and a blacksmith shop were struck by lightning, destroying the first with contents. Many trees fell while crops, especially apples, suffered but grain was largely spared.
A sequence of severe storms swept across Michigan causing extensive damage. Lightning struck six Detroit area buildings and felled trees while knocking out electric service for hours. Barns on farms in Poe s Corners Waverly Solon and Ber rien County suffered fires and losses. In Rochester storms toppled outbuildings and killed John Glissy s 15 year old son who was in a doorway.
Police in Columbus found a counterfeiting plant in an old cemetery. In West Point Georgia Ed Scott fatally shot Carrie and Mona Hughley sisters. Granite cutters, out six months, won an eight hour day and higher wages. A Chicago man in a buggy shot at a locomotive engineer after a gong sounded. he fled. Polar distance from farthest discovery to the pole is 460 miles. Ward McAgister farm at Middletown Illinois to become a Catholic cemetery. The Windward relief steamer delayed by Labrador ice. A severe flood in the Verde valley at Avigona killed two men but was seen as a drought relief.
Ex United States Senator John J Ingalls died in East Las Vegas New Mexico after a long throat illness dating from March 1899 He traveled through New Mexico and Arizona seeking climate two months ago wife joined him and remains at his side He leaves a widow six children Ingalls born in 1833 in Middleton Massachusetts attended Williams College and Kansas Senate career before serving as Republican senator from Kansas from 1871 to 1891 The death ends a career in law politics and later literary work
A translator explains how common Chinese place and family names reveal meanings when rendered in English. Tung means east, Peking is northern capital, Tien-tse is son of heaven, Shanghai is city by the sea, and Ta-Ts’ing kow refers to the empire of the Great Pure, a name used for the United States.
Brooklyn, N Y faces a looming water famine while reports note ex Governor Wolcott accepting Italy’s ambassador post. Navy construction costs 92 million dollars amid global events including yellow fever across Mexican ports and at Panama. Marie Danton tours America as a London favorite.
New York Upward reports about 20 million in gold leaving for England as subscriptions feed the English exchequer. Funds on call stay plentiful in Wall Street at low rates while time money remains available for the year. Bank deposits nationwide rise and banks stand prepared for fall crop needs. Chicago grain markets stay dull with wheat weak and corn steady as traders react to crop prospects and supply dynamics.
Ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers of Kentucky was found guilty of complicity in the Goebel murder and sentenced to life in prison. The jury was out fifty three minutes and the verdict was unanimous for life. Powers will seek a new trial or appeal. Georgetown dispatch notes suspects have fled to Indiana amid political tension.
A compilation of editorials and quips on men adopting the shirt waist. Opinions vary from amusement to concern with fashionable shifts, noting pockets, heat, and social norms. The stance reflects urban press chatter about dress, gender, and modernity in the early 20th century.
The Boston Herald notes women golfers excel this season and jokes about the game shaping muscles. The Boston Advertiser mentions players scoring around 72 and the sport's appeal beyond church temptations. Washington's remarks echo similar golf enthusiasm and moral questions.
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