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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
2
Nearly 100 men stood in line before the Crookston Minnesota land office as the White Earth tracts opened, with fifty or more enduring cold conditions from Saturday night to Tuesday as meals were brought to them.
A jumbled telegram style recounts disasters in Chicago and Minnesota, a water main explosion, passenger deaths, and property loss. It notes a traveling salesman sentenced for murder plotting, a duke in waiting, and a Cleveland arrest for a mining stock theft tied to Mrs Grace Robenson.
Across many items the roundup lists alleged forgeries in Boston terra cotta statues, refugee movements to New York, estates and wills, a poker game court ruling, shipwreck and wrecking steamer incidents off New Jersey, a vice inquiry committee in New York, deadly fires in Plymouth and Chicago, bankruptcies and plant fires, naval obituaries, student deaths from meningitis, thefts and robberies, floods of population figures, and various legal and criminal cases. The jumble reflects a busy period with named places such as Boston New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago and Washington and persons unnamed or partially named in numerous incidents and outcomes.
Southern report notes John Baxter, a Black man, killing a police officer and a Jacksonville citizen while resisting arrest. A burglary at a Girard post office resulted in loot of cash and stamps. Spencer Williams, described as a Black gambler, was killed near Lake City after he shot the city marshal. Marion Snyder loses while fishing with dynamite in Johnson County Tennessee.
A series of violent incidents and disasters across towns including Mango Florida where a duel left Paul Hult dead and wives fighting. Fulton Kentucky fire destroying twenty businesses at a $230000 loss. George Politz convicted of second degree murder in Huntington West Virginia. Middlesboro Kentucky fatal arrest struggle. Cattlettsburg Kentucky abuse case where William Gibson killed a 2 year old step daughter and burned a building. Wellsburg West Virginia nitro glycerin blast injuring and killing several after a driftwood bonfire accident.
The report lists a wide array of events including a British campaign ending in Ashanti, Somali Jubaland killings of Sub‑Commissioner Jenner, Caribbean typhoon losses in Tourance Indo‑China, creditors legal actions against the Castellanes and Countess Anna, the Italian chamber adopting a socialist motion to abolish court martial trials, a Danish margarine factory fire in Aarhus, and a series of war and international matters such as claims against Guatemala, shipwrecks near Napete and Goar, and the U S possession of the Isle of Pines amid Cuba questions, with references to various casualties and political shifts.
Chicago to Buffalo and St Louis display wide ranges for cattle hogs and sheep with prices from $3.00 to $5.70 for cattle and $3.00 to $5.35 for hogs. Wheat No 2 red and corn No 2 values appear in multiple markets along with oats rye and butter egg figures.
Cushman Kellogg Davis, veteran senator and chair of the foreign relations committee, died at his St Paul home after a brief illness that began with a foot injury and worsened into blood poisoning and nephritis. Born June 16, 1858, he rose from Wisconsin lawyer to Minnesota governor and U.S. senator, shaping Hawaii annexation and leading war measures against Spain. his death creates a vacant chair and sparks expected committee reshuffles.
Laura J. Smith of Minneapolis leads anti alcohol and temperance efforts as state organizer for the Independent Order of Good Templars and American Anti Drinking League. After kidney disease threatened her health, she credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for recovery and urges purchase by readers through local dealers.
Rev W Jones of Sharon Ohio resigns citing members sleeping through services. He interrupted a deacon nap during a sermon, later dismissed the congregation, and handed in his resignation. Round Prairie Ohio diggers find a well preserved mastodon skeleton and damage a tusk. Tusk measures nine feet across at socket. In ten years US agricultural experiment station spending exceeds 10 million dollars with 7 million from federal government.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets candy tablets promising relief from headaches and various ailments, claiming natural movements for 10 cents. Another line sells a Quinine laxative with a one day cold cure pledge and a money refund. A note about ambassadors visiting the Queen in London precedes.
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