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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
10
A Christmas Day scene in a near Waterloo Bridge lodging house shows a singing performer and a girl named Babsie in a frigid room with little coal. The pair discuss rehearsals and a hoped for pantomime while the stage crew endures a cold, thin turnout and a hopeful manager consoles them with talk of future pay.
Anxious father Ken So So searches the empty room as fog thickens. Nigel Mulliday performs while shaken by fear. A girl named Babsie, hidden in the gallery, unexpectedly returns to bring relief and a cheer from the crowd.
A survey of popular penny puzzles and mechanical toys shows big profits for a few hawkers and manufacturers. A new French pistol saber combines saber and pistol, firing from the hilt upon impact, with potential to pierce armor.
The British steamship Araste wrecked in a terme storm off Diamond Shoals near Cape Slattras. Twenty one sailors died linking fate in a lifeboat while captain and eight crew rode the bow and were saved by breeches buoy. The Araste, 2265 tons net, sailed from Galveston to Kramburg via Norfolk.
News reports confirm a tragic gas and naked light explosion at the Brazwell mine near Brownsville. Over forty men killed or missing as rescue teams pull out mangled bodies and push to reach remaining survivors in a collapsed shaft.
A powerful early morning earthquake shook California coastal towns on Christmas Day. San Jacinto near Hiterside County reported the strongest shake lasting about twelve seconds with extensive damage. San Jadevito Pent and Temittell suffered damaged structures including hotels and hospitals. Santa Ana Anaheim and Riverside Felt the tremor with collapsed walls and alarmed residents. The San Bernardino and Ventura areas reported damage while Anubeing and Neocles endured severe shaking. the county hospital at Bowers received damage and many buildings toppled or cracked.
Sixty five cases of enteric fever are reported from Ladysnmuth. British wounded at Stormberg moved to Burghersdorp. England plans 160000 men in the field with reserves. Conan Doyle volunteers for South African service. Rome claims Italian troops may replace British in Egypt. The Umbria and Allen Line ships are chartered as transports. Queen Victoria hosts soldiers wives and children at Windsor Castle. Delivery includes various international notes and strategic shifts.
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