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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
The Illinois House approved a 5 million dollar measure to build a connecting waterway across 65 miles from Joliet to La Salle. The roll call showed 107 in favor, including 47 Democrats, 27 Republicans, two Progressives, and two Socialists, while 41 opposed. Senate action expected soon.
Sixteen year old Charles Seymour died after Reynolds of Halle struck Payson batter Charles Seymour in the heart with a pitched ball during a Payson Hull high school baseball game. The accident left the son of Mr and Mrs Seymour dead on the field, shocking attendees and prompting tributes from the local community.
Fairfield report states Mrs. Lillie Moats Allen, 45, killed her husband with a single barrel shotgun at their home ten miles northeast of town. The husband, suffering suspected poison, lay in bed. Inquest testimony suggests the wife is insane and she admits the killing. Two sons attend the state normal at Carbondale. a daughter, 22, at home. The piece also notes Governor Dunne signing a Georgia commutation petition, commentary on Frank’s case, and various local incidents including a post office break-in, a fire fatality in Champaign County, and community notices such as a regional cultural fair rejection and church calls.
Dorothy Ross, a vain cosmopolitan wife, pushes her father Adam Ross toward poverty with mounting debts from her card parties. After a near-fatal hotel fire saves a child, Adam sacrifices himself, dying as the family’s wealth dissolves and the daughter’s life is rebuilt around memory of the hero.
Mrs. Tilla Conard of Peoria credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing months of stomach pain gas and belching after a Bloomington sister urged use. She reports immediate relief after one dose and improved appetite skin and well being. The ad claims permanent benefits for stomach liver and intestinal issues and offers a money back guarantee.
An advertisement proclaims that true coffee must be pure and sound while many products marketed as coffee are impure or inferior. It highlights Denison's Coffee as hand-picked, consistently pure, and reliably packaged with the brand name on every carton, urging grocers to stock it or contact the Denison Coffee Co. of Chicago for local availability.
The discussion weighs the Panama Canal against other routes as key global waterways. Analysts cite strategic value for trade, naval movement, and regional access, noting differing opinions on which canal holds primacy in global commerce and security.
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