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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
6
A collage of jokes and observations runs through a 1910s style column. Bits touch on a New York evangelist, Panama hats, a Texas ranch, and a Chicago death in a bathtub. Jests about Boston babies, Wall Street, and ministers to the United States mix with sly asides on eggs, eggs and energy.
Mexico City reports Porfirio Diaz resigns the presidency with the chamber of deputies accepting. Deputy Jose Aspe declares Diaz dead but dignifies his legacy while Isidro de la Barra becomes provisional president and vows no further bid for office. Armed guards and a quiet plaza mark the event as Diaz contemplates history and his country faces transition.
President Taft denied petitions for pardons by John R. Walsh and Charles W. Morse, both serving federal prison terms for banking law violations. Walsh, at Leavenworth since January 18, 1910, faces potential release mid September under the new parole law. Morse, at Atlanta penitentiary since January 3, 1910, received a denied pardon with a renewal option after January 1, 1913, the decision noting Morse’s actions showed greater awareness of wrongdoing.
Edward Hines, a prominent lumberman, openly denies charges he helped place Lorimer in office at a cost of 100000. He vows to vindicate himself in proper legal proceedings and says he will accept a full investigation by a tribunal free from political manipulation. The remark opened the ninth annual convention of the National Lumber Manufacturers association in Chicago with over 200 lumbermen in attendance.
Associate Justice John M Harlan dissents in the Standard Oil decision warning that the majority opinion undermines government integrity and will flood the country with long running lawsuits. He argues Congress alone may regulate interstate commerce and overreach by courts endangers liberty and law.
Senator Dillingham introduced a resolution calling for a prompt inquiry into charges against Senator Lorimer of Snots, with support from Democratic colleagues. La Follette urged stronger scrutiny of the senate's courtesy system, condemning the delay as bringing opprobrium on the body and stressing the need for a full investigation into possible corrupt practices by any person, firm, or corporation involved in the election.
The United States battleship Wyoming slid into the water at Cramp shipyards as Miss Dorothy Knight, daughter of former Judge Jesse Knight of Wyoming, christened the vessel with a magnum of champagne. Attendants included Washington dignitaries, Philadelphia society figures, and state representatives from Wyoming and other states.
William Garen former manager pleaded guilty to embezzling 22000 from Havkins theater. He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary but paroled. A mother and son were lynched in Okema Oklahoma along with a deputy sheriff shot during a search for stolen goods.
Judge J C Roberts of the district court sentenced WI Rogers and Joe Wiggins, confessed kidnappers of Aby Waldo Rogers on March 29. Rogers drew five to twelve years in the penitentiary while Wiggins received seven to twelve years. The Senate adopted a resolution seeking information from the attorney general on steps taken to prosecute Standard Oil officers following the Supreme Court decision. In Ghent, GB rowers beat Jesus College Cambridge in a one mile 555 yard eight oared race on the Terneuzen canal.
Mrs Grace R Shaw of Boston leaves her stock of wines and liquors and her clothes to her son in a will filed for probate. She also leaves 35008 dollars to Harvard University.
Representative Smith of Tinots introduces a bill declaring every contract conspiracy or combination in restraint of trade illegal and imposes heavy penalties on officers, branding violations as felonies.
Paris reports Georges Eugene Bertin who died in Tunis on December 22 leaves 100000 dollars to the Children's Seashore House of New Jersey. The rest of the estate is to be used for charitable and family purposes as provided in the will.
Fifty additional postal depositories were designated by Postmaster General Hitchock, bringing total to 2776. The new depositories, all second class, will begin operations June 25, 1911, including Kewanee Illinois St Charles Iowa Stoughton Wisconsin Antigo Wisconsin Merrill Wisconsin Negaunee Michigan Quochet Minnesota Wyandotte Michigan.
Four of the nine expelled students are reinstated while the remaining five will not be eligible to return. The action affects students from Ada in Ohio as part of the district decision.
The senate plans a final vote on the resolution for direct election of United States senators on June 12. Proponents argue for nationwide popular choice while opponents caution about constitutional implications and state roles.
The note explains a disfiguring skin eruption prevented a portrait, praising Resinol ointment for curing eruptions and soothing itch. Miss Opal Lilley of Camp Creek WV testifies to its effectiveness, urging others to use Resinol for disfiguring skin conditions and burns.
Edith challenges Ernest in a tense parlor moment as she threatens to run away. He replies he would chase and hold her, prompting a resolve to try it. The exchange hints at a budding conflict or romantic tension in a domestic scene.
A vintage advertisement urges use of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for rough hands dry skin and falling hair. It stresses relief from disfigurement and pain with warm baths and gentle applications and offers a free Cuticura booklet by mail from Potter Drug and Chem Corp Boston.
A clipped, satirical reflection on the suffrage era labeling the wife as a "desirable article" whose role was to mend, housekeep, and wait for her husband, predicting the decline of the traditional wife as the suffragette age rises and suggesting she will be exhibited in museums.
Varnish, often seen as a cosmetic, acts as a sanitary agent by enabling easy cleaning of surfaces, keeping dust microbes out of the air. A varnished floor remains attractive, durable, and wholesome, with a booklet from the National Association of Varnish Manufacturers explaining care and application.
Mr Growcher says he never lends an umbrella. Mr Grump agrees that lending umbrellas risks losing track of the owner as the item drifts away. The exchange offers a humorous lesson on prudent borrowing behavior.
A curious remark notes a professor’s lecture on sleep being the key to right living. The speaker recalls going home and going to bed after the talk, contrasting the easy path of transgression with a hard moral lesson.
Garfield Tex faces personal health relief with a domestic note on routines, while the weather appears inconsistent and not monotone. The snippet hints at daily life topics rather than a single clear event.
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