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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
6
A garbled weekly digest notes deer killed in Adirondacks, a safety voyage to Beaufort, executions in Trenton, a murder and many accidents across the country. It mentions Cripple Creek mine deaths, a train wreck at Malta, rail wage boosts, bank crimes, and multiple fires and shootings with numerous named places and people.
A string of deadly events includes a Richmond oil car fire killing Buck Wakefield, a Fletcher postmaster shot dead, the Sun steamer burned with four lives lost, a Dallas train wreck with three injured, a Middlesboro fight mortally wounding two, Four Mile killing Nat Hendrickson, Teggard Creek beating of Thomas Haynes, two men ground to death in St. Louis, and racial violence at Childersburg leaving whites dead and a later jail holdover as tensions flare after a controversial craps game.
White House confirms Gov. Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa will succeed Lyman J. Gage as Secretary of the Treasury. Other items include wage increases on the Lake Shore line, Maclay’s discharge from the navy, and a fatal collision on the Canadian Pacific Railway near Sault Ste. Marie. A Panama Canal bid forecast suggests a price reduction to 40 million dollars, with possible impacts on Nicaragua. China to be relieved of 18 million dollars in indemnity from the Boxer revolt.
Gov. Shaw accepts the post and will assume Treasury duties as soon as possible. President Roosevelt confirms the selection, while Secretary Wilson remains in charge of the Agriculture Department. Shaw, 53, Iowa native, longtime politician and banker, has been governor and national campaigner for the single gold standard. Washington plans for January or February departure, with no cabinet disruption.
Retail demand rose nationwide with exceptional holiday activity in general merchandise and strong gains in woolen goods lumber leather and iron and steel. Dims of shipments due to storms and car shortages persist while wheat futures edge higher and Manitoba grain moves seaboard as buyers anticipate rising prices.
Clement Studebaker born 1832 near Gettysburg moved to Ohio as a child, then to South Bend Indiana where with his brother he started a blacksmith and wagon business with $68. By 1868 it became a major wagon plant, he served as president and left a fortune. He was active in Republican conventions and international exhibitions.
Market report shows Chicago hogs at 4.25 to 6.75 per cwt and cattle from 3.00 to 6.50, wheat No 2 around 86 cents, corn 68 to 75 cents, butter creamery 22 to 25 cents, and eggs 25 to 28 cents. Detroit and St Louis quotes mirror strength with mixed grain values and livestock ranges. Last week yields at Minneapolis mills were among the largest recorded.
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