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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
7
Practical tips cover storing vegetables in cool cellars and preventing sprouting with a sul- bath, plus methods to make apple cider vinegar through multi stage fermentations. Also discussed are poultry disease with roup symptoms, treatment, and disinfection, plus manure management with plaster kainit lime and nitrogen loss considerations.
Article discusses poultry as a major farm industry in France versus this country, noting one acre can hold five fowls and labor demands, especially in winter. It emphasizes profit over mere cost recovery, warns against reducing fertilizer use, and offers fertilizer and plant care tips to boost yields and protect against insects.
A gas jet ignited costumes during a Christmas tableau rehearsal at St Francis Catholic School in Quincy AL. Eleven children died and eight were fatally burned while others suffered serious injuries as sisters and staff rushed to save the youngsters. Rescue efforts and hospital scenes followed as families gathered outside the burning hall.
The Burlington road fast mail set a new speed record with 206 miles in 209 minutes from Burlington Iowa to Chicago. An 83 mile Mendota to Chicago leg took 76 minutes, and 46 miles Mendota to Aurora finished in 39 minutes amid headwinds and heavy train weight. Speeds near ninety miles an hour were reportedly reached.
A massive rock collapse at Amalfi on the gulf of Salerno slid into the sea crushing the Cappuccini Hotel and the nearby monastery. The disaster buried villas and wrecked several boats with crews, leaving many dead including monks from the hotel complex.
Gen. Young reports Col. Howze's column freed all American prisoners from insurgents, including Lieut. Gilmore of the Yorktown. Gilmore was captured near Baler on April 13 while aiding a besieged Spanish garrison, after leaving a launch with fifteen men to reach the garrison. His escape and fate had long been unclear until the rescue.
Speaker Henderson announces the chairmen of the House standing committees with names and states for Elections, Ways and Means, Judiciary, Banking and Currency, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Military Affairs, Naval Affairs, Postoffices and Post Roads, Public Lands, Indian Affairs, Insular Affairs, Railways and Canals, Manufactures, Mines and Mining, Public Works and Grounds, Pacific Railroads, Education, Labor, Pensions and related groups. The list assigns each committee head to a state and confirms their position.
A near total moon eclipse drew attention despite clouds. The illustration shows Earth’s shadow and the moon with labeled stages from 5:45 pm to 9:07 pm. Also notes trust news and a local tragedy amid broader items.
Dwight L. Moody died at his East Northfield Massachusetts home at noon Friday after a period of illness. Born February 5 1837 in Northfield he rose from shoe clerk to founder of Moody Institute and related schools guiding Northfield Mount Hermon and Moody establishments abroad.
The battleship Texas will transport the bodies of Maine victims from Havana to the United States. Congress appropriated 10000 dollars for removal and burial, with 192 bodies in 176 coffins identified by 74, many badly damaged. Ensigns will fly at half mast until all coffins are shipped at Norfolk.
The Globe National Bank of Boston is closed and Daniel G. Wing named receiver at the request of the Comptroller. Deposits exceed 8 million while liabilities top 16 million, with expectations that depositors will not lose money and losses borne by stockholders. The bank’s troubles trace to mining stock schemes linked to the Three G group led by Charles H. Cole and partners.
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