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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
6
United States issued a stern note on Cuba regarding contract payments and arms purchases while reports swirl of inspections and political intrigue. Headlines recount East St. Louis inspections, Eastman’s alleged crimes, and a wave of sensational incidents from Chicago to Messina with political and tariff debates shaping the day.
Tremors rocked Messina and surrounding areas on Thursday causing panic and widespread destruction. Officials report ten shocks since 7:20 am with buildings collapsing and residents fleeing as casualties and property losses mount across Messina and Calabrian towns.
A federal grand jury in New York indicted six directors of the American Sugar Refining Company and two other individuals on charges of conspiracy to restrain trade. Named defendants include Washington E. Phemas, Arthur Donner, Charlie Hosnson, John Mayer, George H. Prazer, and others. The indictment details the alleged agreement and the corporate actions involved.
Mrs Marie Antonio of California severely gashed her neck after thrusting her head through a car window at Charleroi station in Pittsburgh while seeking a final kiss from her husband. Doctors say she is not expected to survive.
Reports indicate 9 dead with dozens injured as a series of tornadoes devastated farmsteads within sixteen miles of Niles. Unconfirmed wires down hinder verification. mosques of farmhouses wrecked and telegraph poles snapped. The Trae family six members injured and a child found wrapped in barbed wire debris.
Reports say five Moro bandits were killed on Pata Island during engagements with detachments of the Sixth Cavalry and Mesquite fleet cooperated by Captain Rhodes and Captain Anderson. The death toll in the area climbs to thirty one as operations continue.
Theodore Roosevelt sails to the South to resume speeches as a leading figure among radical parties in the German Reichstag while King Alfonso of Spain lies dead. Roosevelt falls from a polo pony and sprains his ankle severely.
A New York policeman, Thomas B. McEnroe, was killed instantly and four other men were injured when the borrowed car they rode in overturned while en route to Coney Island. A passenger stepped from a trolley car in front of the car, a sudden steering twist sent it skidding, the vehicle overturned, and the occupants were thrown out.
The body of H J Leadbeater, a farmer near Mankato Minnesota, was found buried in a potato patch two months after his disappearance. Widow Leadbeater is accused of his murder with an ax, allegedly to wed another man. Frank Smith and Mrs Charles Swandt, sister Mea Leadbeater, are under arrest.
George Caldwell the Canadian explorer long believed lost in the subarctic region has reportedly been located by natives at Fullerton Hudson Bay.
Mary Elizabeth Logan Tucker, daughter of Gen John A Logan, obtained an absolute divorce from Col William Tucker in a brief Superior Court hearing. Judge Barnes granted alimony as real estate worth about $7000 to Mrs Tucker, who may resume her maiden name. Col Tucker, retired on pension of $3 750 yearly.
Joseph West of Dayton Ohio condemned to die by electric chair on July 9 for killing his sweetheart will have his execution postponed after penitentiary doctors performed surgery to save his life West suffers septic poisoning in a knee and amputation is required to halt spread He will not be recovered in time for July 9 and Gov Harmon must grant a reprieve.
Daily racing for New York gains prominence as St Paul ball seeks prime league presence. Arthur Reuber elected athletic director and coach at North Dakota Agricultural College. Belenti the Carlisle Indian joins the St Paul team after Athletes transfer. Johnny Coulon bantam champ and trainer George Siddell head to Fox Lake for summer. Jimmie Kelly, noted boxing figure and trainer, dies suddenly in Chicago. Johnny Hayes collapses during a race in Kansas City and retires. Alice D Mermed of St Louis wins amateur championship by breaking 100 straight targets in Missouri event.
In Brandenberg's Brandenberg trial a dictograph device at the Hotel Oxford in Denver records conversations revealing a boy’s plea about returning to St Louis. Federal detectives link Brandenberg to San Francisco where he is arrested amid other suspicious episodes.
An elderly user praises Postum as a coffee substitute improving nervousness and dyspepsia. She notes her husband switched from coffee, reporting steadier nerves and brain power. The letter endorses Postum’s health benefits and references The Road to Wellville booklet.
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