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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
2
The poem reflects on childless, devoted souls who comfort others and keep tender mercy, living unseen in earthly duties while angels know subtler loves. It praises faithful-hearted people as they bear a different name in God's book and glow with luster in a blessed afterlife. Richard Burton Century.
Mrs Hawkins frets over a crowded kitchen as children swarm the home and Simmy worries about being tired. She decides to invite Mrs Smith to tea, hoping for a neighborly pause in the bustling day.
Winnipeg report shows 159 832 settlers arrived from the United States in the year ending March 31, breaking all records. American entrants brought an estimated $60 000 000 in money and effects while British and European arrivals fell by 117 081 due to restrictive policies.
Frederick Murray Sylvester, famed for using stolen yachts as crime HQs, was sentenced at Old Bailey after a career spanning thefts on the Thames. Beginning as a teen pirate in Greenwich, he endured multiple penal servitudes, thefts of yachts like the Silver Spray and the Eve, escapes from Dartmoor, and continued river-based burglaries before final capture.
Mrs Hawkins, isolated in the married quarters, discovers tenderness for the disheveled next door boy Jimmy Smith after washing him and sharing a simple noon meal. Her loneliness and long isolation soften as she helps prepare a child friendly home, while her husband debates neighborliness and Mrs Smith's hospital absence.
In Ceylon a cobra stone said to lure humans with a phosphorescent shine is tested by a scientist. A coolie trades ashes for the glowing jewel under a tamarind tree, then retrieves the stone after scaring the reptile. The London Telegraph notes the tale as folklore.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a caller asks for a box for four at a theater. The theater clerk, Mr Bones the undertaker, replies that boxes are made for one, highlighting comic miscommunication in a quaint period setting.
A wry exchange contrasts ignorance of the other half with satisfaction in minding one’s own affairs. The quotes trace a humorist view of social distinction and personal focus.
John Maxey, a Black man who shot circus worker B C Bowers in Frankfort Kentucky, was seized from jail by a mob and hanged at the St Clair street bridge. The jailer’s resistance failed as the door was broken down. Bowers lies in critical condition at Kings Daughters Hospital. his home is Valdosta Georgia.
John Junkin, a Black man, found guilty in Centerville Iowa of fatally shooting Clara Rosén Ottumwa choir singer on February 6. A judge ordered immediate sentence of death after a four hour jury deliberation amid a crowded courthouse public response. Junkin is to be hanged the last Friday in July.
John W Speas, a longtime commercial figure in Kansas City, shot himself at home after years of illness and distress. He headed Monarch Vinegar Co and held roles with the Priests of Pallas Carnival, Convention Hall board, and local clubs.
Joseph West of Dayton, condemned for the murder of his sweetheart, faces a postponed July 9 execution after the penitentiary physician orders amputation of his left leg due to tuberculosis of the knee to save his life. The delay depends on his recovery.
Dr Hugh Ross aged 64 a pioneer medical figure on the Pacific coast is reported dead in Seattle. The item notes his prominence among physicians and his long service in western medical circles.
A Chicago jury found A Pouchot M Madden and labor leaders guilty on graft charges in a case tied to extorting funds from the Kitcha company. The verdict was a compromise after a 7 to 5 deadlock and follows forty ballots. State's Attorney Wayman promises further action including possible perjury indictments.
Jesse Fletcher, a wealthy Indianapolis financier and member of a prominent Indiana family, died by his own hand at Turtle Lake near Alpega Michigan. He was a middle aged, unmarried recluse with extensive financial interests and long helped build Indiana's early banking and business development.
Pittsburg district mills operated at full capacity on Memorial Day as Carnegie Steel and American Steel & Wire, along with other large firms, kept plants running and shelves stocked. Officials noted warehouses nearly empty and a single firm holding 100 000 kegs of walls with less than 10 000 kegs available for rapid delivery.
George Englert, a miner from Washington, Pa., dies of wounds after a mob of about 250 women drives him from Manifold three miles north. Englert had slandered local women and girls, refused warnings, and faced officials who intervened, placing him on a street car to leave. His wife, just released from hospital, fainted on hearing the news and remains unconscious.
Luther Welsh of Kansas City graduated No. 4 in a class of 174 at the naval academy in Annapolis after four years of effort. He had to stretch four years ago to meet height requirements and, after a medical and mental clearance, became a midshipman candidate with a strong athletic and drill record.
Three trainmen died when a light engine crashed into a freight train on the Pittsburg and Western branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Mars Pennsylvania. The dead are engineer A W Fowler of Dahlery fireman B P Carneski of Bakertown and brake man Edgar Guthrie of Cablery. Dense fog caused the collision.
Description of the White House cabinet room highlighting its simple decor and furnishings. Also reports on Congress funding for the Panama Canal, tariff revenue by class, defense estimates, coin redesign plans, and Taft's reforms and naval academy admissions outcomes.
Wisconsin lawmakers approve a bill banning profanity in public places as a misdemeanor offense. The measure targets street, park, and government area usage and carries penalties for violators.
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