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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
2
Four men injured two may be fatally hurt in a dynamite blast at the Dolese and Shepard quarry in Chicago. Dozens remain unaccounted for as rescue teams search for more victims amid the blast's devastation and ongoing recoveries.
The dry movement tightens its grip as eighty cities in seventeen states enforce prohibition on 2.2 million people with thirty three towns going dry in 1907. Atlanta’s experience under a local option and the Georgia law is examined by the Atlanta Constitution showing reduced police cases and no drunkenness after the dry statute took effect. The piece notes proposed federal and interstate actions, and cites Justice Harlan on potential shifts in Navy spending and international relations, while discussing looming conflicts between races and nations.
A garbled agricultural desers te section notes various figures and wages, mentioning Day Wees and prices per day, with scattered references to farmers and railway and legal topics interwoven in text fragments.
Morse organizer of the Consolidated Steamship Company faced mounting debt after credit troubles. A court issued a restraining order on his property and residence at Fatth Avenue, exposing Morse to potential asset liquidation and personal liability.
A fragmented report notes discussions among New York leaders and the Republican National Committee on the legality and fate of proposed Ohio primaries. It highlights the Taft faction, Foraker supporters, and mixed signals about party cohesion ahead of the national convention. A separate clipping mentions a fire destroying the Dominion Coal Company's store in Dominion, Nova Scotia, with substantial losses.
In a fatal Jackson incident, Hargis was shot dead by his son Bonet Phirgis Dliesaw after a quarrel sparked by long running feud tensions between Mountaineer factions. The killing occurred in Hargis’s store with five shots fired. Details of the motive remain unclear as witnesses recall a deadly confrontation in the shop.
Report from Johannesburg describes Indian veterans and ex soldiers protesting a colonial law requiring fingerprints and identification to remain in the colony. Several prominent Indians have been jailed for two to three months for refusing compliance. The protest seeks support from England’s Colonial Secretary and the King to halt the measure.
In France the push against women’s suffrage gains momentum as a petition nears 100000 signatures presented by the National Council of Women. Separately a wreck on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad at Fettly Station injures five passengers.
In London Bir Birrell Barnes presides as the Divorce Court grants the Countess of Yarmouth a decree nul lifying her marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth. The hearing was private with all nonparticipants excluded and lasted about thirty minutes. The marriage had been troubled for years amid the earl’s extravagant conduct and social duties.
The marriage of Lord Armouth and Miss Thaw faced hours of delay amid reports of settlement negotiations with the Thaw family. The Thaw matron and New York society circles had followed the couple, whose union drew wide attention. Pure Food claims tout Grape-Nuts as a brain and nerve tonic, citing phosphates and digestibility as key benefits.
At a meeting of leading soft coal operators in the Pittsburg district a ten cent per ton reduction for miners was decided. A committee of operators left for the motion of miners in Indianapolis to push the wage cut. A separate note reports the capture of a historic American flag and related auction prices.
A prominent woman writer credits Grape-Nuts with boosting brain work and aiding four nursing children. She describes morning appetite loss, prior cravings for unhealthy foods, and dull head pain before starting Grape-Nuts. After introducing the cereal with milk, she notes improved alertness and contented, healthier babies.
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