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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
2
Burt Thatcher and Minnie Davis, engaged, face a meddling windmill agent with golden whiskers. Jealousy sparks, funds and feuds rise, a row erupts, and Minnie’s shotgun scene ends with Burt wounded and the pair reconciling as Farmer Davis returns.
Doctor Sewell, longtime warden of New College Oxford, survived a serious illness after fellow scholars prepared to bury him. A home secretary’s burial permit arrived, and Sewell, recovered, read the letter at a college meeting and joked that the permit would have been wasted if used.
A humorous exchange quoted by the Catholic Times shows Jolkley prompting laughter with a joke, while a Britisher questions why it would be funny if it does not provoke laughter. The dialogue highlights cultural humor and language play.
A fragmentary Atlantic Constitution quote contrasts money’s dull utility with Sunday spiritual cheer. The speaker notes money only covers rent and groceries and garners debt-collector respect, while the parson offers the hallelujah smile. The tone shifts to a wary, biting humor about fever and pride.
A one room green clubhouse on Congress Street in Pasadena, once a secret retreat for elite youths, has been moved to Dr. A A Wright's grounds and presented to his grandson Irving Benton. Now the Junior Athletic Club uses it as a fully equipped gathering place for 12 to 18 year olds with electricity, a telephone, and toy decor.
The piece traces egg testing from the old water float test to candling, noting how light reveals freshness. It cites a 17th century painting proving the method, describes vacuum and yolk movement indicating age, and explains cold storage markets classifying eggs as strictly fresh laid or other grades with price differentials.
Advices from Asiatic Turkey report an April 29 earthquake at Melazgherd in the Vilayet of Van on the Euphrates. The town with a garrison and 2,000 inhabitants including 700 Armenians was destroyed, many houses fell, and several deaths occurred among garrison officers and residents. Details reach London via the British consul at Erzeroum.
Des Moines and surrounding areas suffer record flood levels as riverbanks overflow. Levees fail on Maurice Street around eight, flooding 190 households in minutes. The Des Moines, Raccoon and other creeks surge through Indiana towns causing widespread destruction and property losses. one death reported near Walton by lightning and multiple injuries.
News notes plague declarations in Minor Nota Calle and Pisco Peru while Guayaquil banks raise funds to clean the city. American religious bodies report solid Presbyterian creed revision support across presbyteries. Pension Bureau foresees Civil War lists work lasting years with 900000 Union survivors and 700000 on rolls. Southern Methodism seeks 500000 for home and foreign missions to mark John Wesley’s bi century. Death rates by state show Idaho 6.62, Oregon 8.76, Washington 9.68 versus New York 16.58 and Massachusetts 19.16, Eastern states with lower rates.
Reports from Jackson Kentucky describe a night of terror as a mob and armed men attacked the Breathitt County jail where defendants in a murder case are held. Troops fired on prowlers, guards exchanged shots, a cow was killed, and the night ended with no injuries but widespread fear amid a long running feud.
A survey of states and pledged support places President Roosevelt on track for the 1932 Republican convention with 730 votes, 237 more than the required majority. States named include New York Alabama Pennsylvania Iowa Texas Massachusetts Washington Missouri Minnesota Michigan California New Hampshire Tennessee Kentucky and others, totaling 730 votes.
Cleveland shows interest in black education while football rules spark Harvard concerns. Peabody reports vertical writing a failure. Columbia offers Margaret Fuller scholarship for post graduates in English literature. Teachers urged to correct work in class, not after hours. stresses efficiency and pupil learning. Charlies F. Thwing notes and Teachers Gazette critique.
Des Moines dispatch notes a severe tornado disaster across interior Iowa. Botna village is demolished including a large church and depot. Creston loses ten homes. two children die near Gray. Mrs Troop and daughter injured. another death reported at South Des Moines. Iowa River rises. Marshalltown hospital damaged. stacks, trees, wires destroyed. widespread damage and evacuations continue.
A. W. Machen, former free delivery superintendent, was arrested in Washington on bribe charges tied to a $20,000 alleged payoff from contractors. Daniel V. Miller, an Assistant Attorney General aide, was dismissed by the Postmaster General amid related conspiracy claims. The Ryan & Co. turf investment firm linked to the case operated in St. Louis and Covington, Ky.
A collision between the British steamer Huddersfield from Antwerp to Grimaby and the Norwegian steamer Uto caused the Huddersfield to found er. Reported loss includes twenty to twenty two emigrants and many seamen. the crew survived and the remainder were taken ashore.
Reported labor actions include Syracuse machinists striking for a nine hour day, Toronto painters winning 35 cents per hour, and Hebrew printers in New York gaining $15 weekly for four hours daily. Alabama miners receive 10 percent raise for twelve months, Huntsville factory faces child labor cutoff for 300 under twelve, while Chicago Employers Association records its first victory by denying union recognition and forcing a nine hour day with salary intact.
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