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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
2
A jumble of quips on tipping, education, aviation, crime, and oddities. Notes on fools and optimists, train robbers, cat ranch plans, patriots, and ancient jokes mingle with remarks from doctors and professors. The piece mixes social satire with quirky headlines and fleeting observations.
Minnesota enacts a nighttime safety rule requiring lanterns on baby carriages after dark. The measure aims to curb joy riding by young riders and improve visibility on roads.
A jury awarded Jérseyue a verdict against a medical professional who performed an incision on the wrong side, with the trial emphasizing that doctors should know which side to treat and respect patient safety.
Queen Mary and King Emper or George preside over a lavish Delhi Durbar with Kohinoor jewels and 80 000 troops in stunning regalia. Rajahs bring elephants and state trappings as modern amenities and a million subjects witness a historic crown ceremony in India.
The article reports the arrest of Gen Reyes in San Antonio and El Paso as authorities uncover plans by Mexican refugees and conspirators to oust Madero and restore the Dias regime. Arms and dynamite were amassed, with a contemplated attack on Juarez. Mexico seeks stability and the United States vows to curb any revolution on American soil.
A banquet in Christiania led to the organization of the Norwegian American Steamship Company with a 2.7 million dollar capital to run a direct line between Norway and the United States. H G Haugan, a railroad official, will oversee operations in the United States while Norway's prime minister Gunnar Knudsen and ex-prime minister Christian Michaelsen are major stockowners. The venture seeks to avoid transshipment at English or German ports and capitalize on Norwegian trade.
The article outlines the assassination of Dominican Republic President Ramon Caceres in San Domingo as the culmination of a string of political tragedies. It traces his rise from a ten year old witnessing his father’s execution, to fleeing to the United States, studying at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, marrying Lilian Hakes, and returning to avenge his father by killing President Heureaux in 1899, later serving as vice president and then president in 1905 after Morales fled.
The current Viceroy of India Lord Hardinge and his wife attended the Delhi Durbar ceremonies as direct representatives of the crown. Hardinge’s diplomatic career spanned postings in Madrid, St. Petersburg, Constantinople, Bucharest, Cairo, Zanzibar, and Teheran, with early roles in the Foreign Office beginning in 1880.
The article highlights Rosthern Saskatchewan farmer Mr Wheeler winning the big wheat prize at the National Corn Show in Columbus, with Canada claiming top honors in stillwell trophy for potatoes and Alberta's 1912 Dry Farming Congress success. It notes Canadian entries across wheat, oats, and vegetables, including British Columbia’s Potato King Ayshel Smith, and praises Alberta for numerous prizes, cups, and sweepstakes at the event.
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