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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1902

Page

2

Multiple Disasters and Baseball Standings Reported

Fire in the Prudential building on Sixth Street Pueblo causes 100000 dollars damage. Crews Beggs Dry Goods 30000 loss and National Biscuit Company 50000, with 20000 damage to the building. Noted athlete John Warnock dies from self-inflicted gunshot. Open boat incident near Winthrop Massachusetts follows business disappointments. Toronto horticultural pavilion and conservatory suffer major fires. A pistol and shotgun brawl injures four during clash between three citizens and thirty Italians in St Paul near a Chicago Great Western camp. Twenty Italians arrested. Capt C W King, ex Fort Morgan quartermaster, pleads guilty to bribe counts. sentenced to 13 months and 3000 fine. National Baseball League standings list Pirates, Cubs, Giants atop. American League leaders include Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and others with varying records.

Prudential Sixth Street Pueblo Colo Beggs Dry Goods Company National Biscuit Company John Warnock Warnock Athetes Winthrop Mass Horticultural Gardens Toronto Chicago Great Western Concord St. Paul C. W. King Fort Morgan Mobile Fort National Baseball League Ww. L. W. J. Pittsburg Boston Chicago Philadelphia Brooklyn Louis New York Cincinnati W. L. WL Detroit Baltimore Washington St Lou Cleveland

Rail line planned between Coos Bay and Roseburg Oregon

A railroad is to be built between Coos Bay and Roseburg with construction to begin by September 1. Other items note a cyclone in Nebraska with casualties and widespread damage, a tablet unveiling for Mark Twain’s birthplace, Patton’s resignation and Woodrow Wilson’s succession at Princeton, Yaqui trouble easing in Sonora, a Nashville tallyho accident injuring fifteen, and various legal and political updates.

Coos Bay Roseburg Ore Houldrege Samuel L Clemens Mark Twain St Louis Eugene Vield Ibr Patton Princeton Vrof Woodrow Wilson Nermosillo Mexico Sonora Nashville Tenn Whatcom Wash John Dix William Brear Georgia United States Army St. Paul Minnesota Supreme Court J S Batley & Co McDonald Htt St. Luke Socety Wabash Avenue Twenty First Street Chicago W. E. Bent Margaret Taylor Kidnanet Ineinnata Ohio Edward Plymouth New York

Notable Bank Burglary and multiple fatal shootings in Pa

Reports from Pennsylvania detail a bank safe blown at Duncannon with about $3 and a revolver taken. In Pasquale Mobn versus Antonio Parunni a quarrel over an umpire’s call ended with Parunni fatally shooting Mohin. In Germantown Oscar Webb killed his wife and her mother before fatally wounding himself during a family quarrel. A New York theft at Waldorf Astoria left Mrs. Charles D. Kingdon’s jewels worth 3000 dollars stolen amid a grand interior puzzle.

Banker Hill Pasquale Mobn Antonio Parunni Parunni Mohin Oscar Webb Germantown Duncannon National Bank Duncannon George H. Snow Mormon Church New York Bat” Masterson Chicago Pennsylvania Railroad Company Treasury New York City North River Wilkesbarre Stanton Murray Colliery Charles D. Kingdon George Jay Gould Waldorf-Astoria

Western news round up from Missouri and beyond

Mark Twain receives honorary doctor of laws from Missouri University. Indiana Democrats nominate a state ticket. Generals witness a Geld guns test at Fort Riley. Fires claim Belle Smith family in Hat in Missouri. Several murders including Gibbons, Baldwin, Lipscomb. Wrecks and disasters reported in Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan and Montana. Banking, politics, labor unions, and church notes fill the column.

Mark Twain University of Chillicothe Harre Gibbons John Galvein William T. Moore Lowry City Thomas J. Prosses John W. Baldwin Sedata Samuel L. Lipscomb Joseph Galvin David City Neb Ernest Fahrig Philadelphia Kansas Rock Hill City Lawrence Kan Mary Coop Charles Anderson Joseph Barth Boonville Robert Anderson Blackwater Engineer Mercer Missouri Pacific Nelson Pug” Ryan Leadville Colo Cappie Creek Brentwood St. Louis Mamie Godlitz Chicago Gebhard Bohn White Enamel Refrigerator Company St Paul Western Federation of Miners Denver Edward Boyce Charles Mayer Lead S. D J. W. Howry Boston Kansas City Cornelius O Rourke Silverton Col John McComb Durango Collo Letson Balliett Des Moines Oregon Courtland Supreme Court of Minnesota Thomas MacAffee James Darcy Tusler Creek Glendite Mont MacAffee Darcy Cotter Church of the Sacred Heart Omaha Stannell Glennon Spalding Pears Leo XI Western Labor Union Convention The American Labor Union

Baltimore and Ohio explosion kills two West Virginia men

A Baltimore and Ohio locomotive exploded near Piedmont West Virginia killing Fireman Robert Graham of Cumberland and E Smith of Rowiesburg. Captain Richmond F P Hobson plans to run for Alabama Senate. A J Russell Mississippi House Speaker who spoke at the University of Mississippi was found dead in Memphis from heart failure. James Black a negro linked to the murder of J K Jones’s wife was hanged near Ravenzl South Carolina.

Baltimore and Ohio Piedmont W. Va Robert Graham Cumberland E. Smith Rowiesburg Richmond FP. Hobson Montgomery Ala Alabama Senate A. J. Russell Mississippi House of Representatives University of Mississippi Memphis James Black J. K. Jones Atlantic Goast Line Ravenzl S.C

Diverse global calamities dominate international news

A boat of eight Spanish artillery officers was sunk near Gijon with five drowned. Volcanic eruptions in Guatemala and Bolivia destroyed towns, killing hundreds. Rome reports Mor sinore Falconio chosen as papal delegate to the United States, while Britain names Michael Henry Herbert for Washington and Spain sends Senor de Ojeda to Brussels. The Irish Derby claims a win for an American jockey on Ard Patrick, with Kitchener’s gift approved amid Irish Nationalist disruption. Pretoria arrests rise after a plot to attack government sites, and the Camorra, presumed lost, is found near the Irrawaddy delta. Krupp unveils an armor-penetrating cannon, with Emperor William backing exclusive German use.

Gijon Spain Terana Guatemala Ratabhulen Pelee Chico Belivia Rome Morsignore Falconio Canada Cardinal Martinelli United States Great Britain Michael Henry Herbert Lord Franncefote Washington Senor de Ojeda Duke de Arcos Brussels Birmingham Post Chamberlain House of Commons Lord Kitchener Pretoria Lord Ratebever Coas Deptist Horr Camorra Madras Rangavon Baraque Flats Irrawaddy Delta Boersen Counmer Boersen Counmer Herr Krupp William Herr Krupp

President Roosevelt shifts stance on Philippine independence pledge

A long Washington digest notes President Roosevelt may offer Filipinos a future independence pledge while retaining current island policy. It also covers crop forecasts, trades, and various Senate and House actions on canal and military matters with numerous named figures and organizations.

Trade review cheers as crops and markets hold steady

The weekly BR Dun trade review notes favorable crop prospects and continued consumer confidence abroad outweigh labor unrest and weather woes for retail trade. Wheat yield and high prices boost agricultural prosperity, while railroads and mills stay busy. receipts and collections improve, and distorting factors are viewed as temporary.

York BR. G. Dun & Co New York United States Canada

Roosevelt Sent Copies of His Works to Lope Leo

President Roosevelt has sent to Lope Leo copies of all his literary works. The note mentions liquor sale bans in the capital, unease among letter carriers over a pending House reorganization bill, and Roosevelt's expected fall trip to Chicago Springfield Ul Detroit with hunts in Mississippi and several Western states.

Washington Roosevelt Leo National Capitol House Chicago Springfield Detroit Hunt Mississippi United States Jormany

Chicago Markets Report Of Farm And Grain Prices

Chicago markets show cattle shipping grades from 34.00 to 7.25, hogs 4.00 to 7.05, sheep 2.50 to 5.00, and grain quotes for wheat No 2 red 8c to 9c, corn No 2 6le to 2c, oats No 2 41c to 42c, rye No 2 5c to 6c, with butter creamery 2c to 22c and potatoes per bushel. Other cities list varied cattle hogs and grain prices including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo with corresponding ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and related commodities.

Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York

Utah Legislature Discusses Electing Woman to Succeed Senator Rawlins

In Utah it has been suggested that the Legislature elect a woman to succeed Senator Rawlins. The idea reflects ongoing talk about replacing the long serving incumbent with a female successor.

Utah Rawlins

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