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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
10
A discursive piece argues the modern man seeks companionship over a traditional wife, turning to forties era women who are prudent, stable, and less demanding. It contrasts youth’s idealism with mature experience, discusses boarding-house pitfalls, and touches on attire and social norms while noting economic independence and education shifts.
The Kansas town Marmaton is described as practically run by women, with a female school teacher, a female telegraph operator, two postmistresses, a woman pastor in charge of the church, and a female letter carrier shaping local life.
A noon dust explosion at Shaft No 2 of the Lost Creek Fuel Company mine near Leet Creek entombed workers. Rescue teams faced flames and dense dust. 80 escaped, 110 were at work, with 2 charred bodies found. Property damage under 10000 dollars. Families gathered as relief efforts began.
A plan to replace ambiguous train orders with colored engine cab lights aims to nearly flawless safety. Chicago Burlington and Quincy chief dispatcher A C Miller of Aurora backs automatic signals, arguing written orders cause wrecks and that engineers rely on clear lights for safe operation.
The Chillam congress has authorized the issue of bonds to secure a loan of 12,500,000 dollars. A post office is established at Reach Kansas with William G. Smith as postmaster. Mr and Mrs Levi P Merten of New York announce the engagement of their son to Winthrop Rutherford of New York City.
Crowds filled Fifth Avenue to Jackson Boulevard as Admiral Sedley appeared on the front platform and began a fresh Lombardment of cheers. Civil War veterans lined up as a guard of honor while schoolchildren mobbed him. Alderman Fowler and Mayor Harrison presented resolutions and Chicago’s meeting followed. Detachment of army veterans and naval militia, plus two bodyguards, escorted the admiral to the Auditorium Annex.
A severe cold wave and blizzard sweep the central West and Midwest with freezing temperatures and heavy snow. Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Michigan Wisconsin report dire conditions as cattle losses rise and a stockman dies in Huntington. Illinois also records deep freezes across the state.
Residents in East Boston submitted to vaccination as health workers inoculated over 15 000 people in a mass vaccination effort. Rumors of smallpox waned as officials clarified few local cases, while distant reports of outbreaks were deemed exaggerated. In Indiana a mob attacked a smallpox suspect, threatening violence until authorities intervened.
Lewis Nixon, naval constructor and Crescent shipyard owner at Elizabethport, rose to lieutenant before resigning from government service. Annapolis graduate and Snance committee chairman, he once led Tammany efforts, ran unsuccessfully for Alderman, and was a recurring NYTP mayoral contender from the 1900 convention era. Nixon, 40, drew early discussion for vice president and later mayor, with eventual nomination going to Shepard.
News item reports Lake Erie will award a 1,000 box car contract while Wabash opens a Toledo Montpelier line. Illinois Central secures Missouri river bridge and Omaha Terminal tracks. New York rail earnings rise sharply and Grand Central traffic plan includes a major station overhaul and a large viaduct project. Northern Pacific and Great Northern to benefit from government vessel fleet demand.
A business summary notes a request to the Legislature for a $270,008 grant to restore a historic library building. The election slate for officers follows: First Vice President Dr. J. F. Snyder of Virginia, Second Vice President E. B. Green of Illinois University, Secretary and Treasurer J. McCane Devis(e) of Springfield. Executive Committee includes H. W. Beck-James, president of Northwestern University.
A woman calling herself Mary Todd says Abraham Lincoln is her father and seeks proof to claim a Petersburg farm. She alleges she was raised by Robert and Jane Todd near Chambersburg, recalls Lincoln visiting Todd’s home when she was a child, and asserts current farm owners hold it unlawfully.
An original copy of Coke’s Institutes, a 422 page law text in law French Latin and old English, dated 1582, is described with its passage through several hands from Simeon Edwards to Illinois politicians and local figures including Gen Leonard White and W. H. Crawford, then Gordon and Wiedemann of Equality.
Fire insurance companies have submitted their reports to the State Department detailing premiums received and losses incurred in Illinois. The issued figures reflect the financial activity of multiple firms across the state for the reporting period.
William Domke 35 killed himself in his room unable to find work. Peter Hinkel named president of Cad County League of Building Avy sorsations amid ongoing financial troubles. A woman laments alimony from her divorced husband as part of a broader strife.
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