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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
4
In Paris the fire department abandons horse powered steam engines for electric units manned by one engineer per vehicle. The electric engines arrive at fires faster with less noise, the ladder extends vertically by electric control, and officials expect similar adoption in major continental cities.
Private Charles Kappeler of Portland Maine who served in Funston's Twentieth Kansas registered at the Hotel Denechaud claiming to be deaf and dumb. He recounted a Philippines campaign incident where exhaustion and exposure caused him to collapse as enemy fire were heard nearby.
At Vincennes the Paris fire department unveiled three electric fire apparatuses including an electric hose engine and an electric wagon. The gear features a fifty-gallon reservoir, auto winding hoses, rapid water delivery, and a six-man crew for rapid response as fire teams operate with electronic lighting and coordinated water supply.
A Washington Post quote narrates a tramp in New England who fleeing a bull in New Hampshire ends in jail. He claims trespass and inciting a bull to mischief led to eleven months behind bars with a near extra month for the farmer's wife fainting and a missed penalty.
The article notes European tubes are small and London uses three inch pipes. It highlights the United States as unique in handling bulk mail by tube networks. New York uses a Brooklyn-reaching line eight inch diameter three and a half mile long to move a pouch of 600 letters in about seven minutes.
Washington marked the 100th anniversary of the capital’s establishment with a gala ceremony. President McKinley hosted a 10 am reception, unveilings, a parade, Senate House joint exercises, and a nighttime Governors reception at the Corcoran Gallery, as streets buzzed with patriotic displays.
A powerful typhoon struck the Chinese coast Nov 10 causing ships to founder and hundreds to drown. The American ship Benjamin Sewall went ashore and the Sandpiper sank with most crew lost. Hong Kong, Canton River dredge, and Queen's Road area suffered severe damage as the storm raged for 48 hours. News reached Victoria from the Empress of India at Hong Kong harbor.
A fragment from a 1900s column jokes about the Chicago fat stock show and labor, mentions Boer war talk, Aguinaldo, the mosquito fleet to the Philippines, and British naval moves. It notes banking relief from war taxes and Buller’s Pretoria distance as light commentary.
After almost four days of deliberation the Morrison jury failed to reach a verdict in the Eldorado Kansas murder trial. Miss Jessie Morrison, accused of fatally wounding Mrs Castle in a razor duel with Miss Clara Wiley, faces retrial as prosecutors pressed jealousy and unrequited love as key factors.
The article covers Charles A. Boutelle’s mental decline and his daughter Grace Boutelle’s devoted care at a private asylum in Waverley Massachusetts. It also notes Reverend Francis Hermans, a Salt Lake City preacher and alleged killer, and references Mrs Pierre Lorillard Ronalds and Frank M Brown in separate biographical notes. Captain Dickens and naval movements near Rhode Island are briefly mentioned.
Secretary of the Interior E A Hitchcock says about 1,000,000 names will appear on the pension roll next year with $142,000,000 paid in pensions up from $138,000,000. He cites the pension law amendments allowing widows with incomes under 1000 to receive pensions as the cause of the rise. A visitor from Africa described snow in England as rain going to sleep.
The article notes over 5 million farmers backing a Groat bill to regulate oleomargarine sales in Congress. It cites 104 million pounds of oleo sold last year, up 25 million from the year before, with 26 factories now operating. Thirty-two states ban colored oleomargarine, yet 80 million pounds of imitation butter were sold in those states. The Groat bill would tax oleomargarine via federal internal revenue.
Lawmakers consider tax changes to oleomargarine to curb fraud. Uncolored oleomargarine would be taxed down to a quarter of a cent per pound while colored varieties would face a ten cent per pound levy to deter sale as butter. A steer sale at Chicago fair is noted, and other international notes mention Britain and irrigation gains in New Mexico.
The measure provides a sliding scale tonnage bounty for sail and steam vessels based on size and speed, requiring 50 percent cargo on each voyage and government use during war. Foreign built ships can receive half the bounty, with US-built tonnage matched, and all ships rated A1. Subventions apply for up to twenty years, max $9 million yearly, with phased reductions as shipping grows. Critics say it favors European trade and fast ships over cargo capacity.
A Pokie dispatch reports foreign powers accept a joint Chinese note outlined by Count Von Buelow. A prince will head a Chinese mission to Berlin to express regret for Baron Won Ketteler’s murder, with monuments and executions for Boxers and anti foreign leaders. Forts from Taku to Pekin to be razed and ports occupied.
Texas officially lists 3 048 710 residents while American Salvation Army reports 765 corps and 2 535 officers. Canada foresees 6 000 000 in next year’s census. Hannibal Missouri land sold in 1828 for 640 dollars. Arlington New Jersey copper mines resume activity after years idle.
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