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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
2
A garbled text fragment describes a scene with a person named Latwerkan and references to a temple, a store, and a possible medical or ritual setting. The readability is too low to extract clear events, dates, or identities beyond scattered names and objects.
Describes an aircraft carried flare device intended for drop on battlefields to illuminate troop movements visible at long range. The contrivance sights automatically and uses 44 rifle barrels fired at timed intervals to maintain lasting light as it burns out.
An Austrian reservist Eugen Spitz walked from Buffalo to New York City driven by fear of Canada, surviving on two loaves of bread daily. He traveled along railroad tracks, slept in freight cars and watchmen houses, and sought work after reaching Manhattan.
Illinois units mobilize for border service with First and Second Infantry at San Antonio and Seventh at camp Dunne. Recruits face medical exams, some rejections for eye and knee issues. minor incidents include a shooting near the Seventh camp and a one-armed arrest at the fairgrounds.
Belvidere hosts the fortieth Centennial Camp Meeting at Epworth Grove ending July 2. Danville officials urge Battery A to the Mexican border with support from Uncle Joe Cannon. Danville reports Colonel Lindsay ready to mobilize Fourth Regiment if war breaks out. Decatur business leaders organize a provisional infantry regiment led by Col. Harry Landsman. Jacksonville corporal LeRoy Bond marries in militia uniform fearing war. Ottawa to host outdoor Illinois State Medical Society meeting July 12-13 with visitors by special train from Chicago. Galesburg Alice Eaves offers two sons and a sixth as mascot to Captain Alfred Miller. Virden worker Andrew Lott injured by a horse saddle horn, hospitalized. Chicago reports ethics teacher John Howard Moore’s suicide at Jackson Park due to health. Peoria senator John Dalley urges governor to call a special election for soldiers with front-line voting rights. Gas engine accident kills Archibald McHugill, height 6 feet 8 inches. Renke Laland introduces the forest degree to Modern Woodmen of America. Harvard St Joseph Church marks silver anniversary and cornerstone dedication for parochial school near completion. Danville militia disorganizes Watseka with Third Union Guard. city council to appoint acting captain. Davie family legitimacy case ruled all Davies children share estate rights. Chicago recruiting offices flood with applicants for Mexico, with many rejections. state guards and regular army enlistments surge. Mount Vernon Samuel Hunter shoots and kills Jacob Stitch then dies by suicide after jealousy. Springfield Minnesota Merchants Association holds annual convention. Illinois National Guard scouts program advancing. Nashville Hobart Carr, 18, missing. Hope Carr asks Springfield officials to aid search.
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