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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
2
In Texas frontier tales, Strathmore a stern striker and Chester a sly aide aim for status. Chester secretly plans to marry Halloran’s daughter Mamie Pearle while Strathmore pursues the same woman, leading to a comic twist when both realize their plans failed and fate reverses.
A survey of cases touching tenant life estates crop rights in Noble v Tyler and stockholder access in Cincinnati Volksblatt v Hoffmeister. Also noted are will integrity Andrews v Andrews, bridge approach liability Bell v Wayne, and tax considerations in Northport Wesleyan Grove Camp Meeting Association v Perkins.
In a brief Pick-Me-Up style exchange a peddler offers a mouse trap a cat or a dog to a skeptical lady. The lady declines each option, noting the potential nuisance or danger. The vendor persists with a joking line about poisoning the dog for a bargain.
A diet consisting solely of celery is said by some physicians to be a sure cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. Free use of this vegetable is consistently recommended to rheumatic patients.
Industrial titan Philip D Armour dies at 68 in Chicago after weeks of heart disease. Surrounded by family at 2115 Prairie Ave the financier leaves an estimated fortune of 75 million dollars. He built Armour & Co and Armour Institute shaping the Chicago packing empire and other ventures.
Chicago man fatally shoots wife then dies by own hand. A former theatrical manager commits suicide in Chicago. A New York doctor pledges to release moose in the Adirondacks if protective laws pass. Rapid City seeks government review of Wind Cave as a national reserve. A five year old Le Roy boy dies from a loaded gun accident caused by his ten year old brother. An Ak ron Ohio man claims to be 108 and recalls Washington. Spanish bullfights remain popular with high annual casualties among horses and bulls. A Milford Mass man described as a hob0 wanders and begs despite property.
Police pursue a lead on Pat Crowe linked to the Cudahy kidnapping in Omaha Nebraska. A $25000 reward from RE A Cudahy draws hundreds of detectives, with Crowe eyed as a key suspect due to past hold ups and train robberies.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts arrives at Cowes after a long sea voyage and is welcomed by Queen Victoria at Osborne House. Crowds greet the veteran general as Britain faces the Transvaal War, while reports indicate Kruger plans a February trip to America with Stead and Nicolland to seek peace through arbitration.
Senate sidetracked the ship subsidy bill on Thursday and sent it to the bottom of the calendar. The move came as the Army reorganization bill was pressed for immediate passage, with Hawley presiding and Pettigrew objecting, forcing the subsidy bill to be displaced.
Indiana reports 2,023 wells drilled in 1900 with 40 drys, surpassing 1899. The gain in productive wells totals 740, with drilling costs at 4.74 million dollars and rig expenses at 1.624 million.
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley hosted a large White House reception for 5000 guests from 36 nations including ambassadors Pauncefote Fura Holleben Cambon Cassini Aspiroz and other officials. The event featured Marine Band and Eleventh Infantry band performances and marked the start of the twentieth century with formal processions through the south entrance and red parlor reception areas.
The Fort Sill country in the Indian territory will be opened for homesteads next summer under government action. About 1.6 million acres remain for settlement after excluding tribal lands and military areas with one fourth likely mineral or waste land. Up to 8,000 quarter sections may be available for settlers. The Wichita reservation north of Kiowa and Comanche lands may attract 2,000 white farmers as well, with towns arising rapidly.
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