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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
2
A collage of misquoted sayings and social notes from the era. Jokes about strawberries, coronation trains, taxicab fares, and parrot talk mingle with brief items on divorces, births, and school toothbrushes. Reported curiosities span New York, Ireland, Austria, and Philadelphia.
A New Jersey landlady unable to dislodge ten tenants set her house on fire. She was arrested for arson yet achieved her aim, illustrating that a determined woman can overpower masculine opposition.
A Boston school teacher lists a yearly minimum expense for a woman and adds two umbrellas. The note suggests possible extravagance or a lapse in memory.
Reports from Mexico City describe a massive earthquake leveling San Andres and nearby towns while Colima and Popocatépetl volcanoes erupt. Casualties run into hundreds with 700 confirmed dead in San Andres and hundreds more feared buried.
A Santa Fe California Limited engine wrecked near Dolingo 25 miles from Santa Fe, killing Jon Green of Las Vegas the engineer. Fireman Rav Flowers died and about twenty passengers injured. The lone engine reportedly disregarded orders and tried to reach Demnirga station before the unit arrived. The Chicago dining car conductor George Selover from Las Vegas and other named crew members were injured or reported among the staff and passengers.
United States Steel Corporation acquired Hagsett Presley Company, a major Cleveland jobber of finished steel products. The deal reportedly valued around $1,000,000. The merged entity will be used by U.S. Steel to market its products exclusively.
Portland police investigate a fatal ax attack at Ardenwald suburb. Victims include a man named Hili his wife and two children found beaten to death. Authorities describe a brutal murder scene with no immediate suspect details released.
Senator Dillingham of Vermont was elected chairman of the Lorimer investigating committee at its first meeting. No start date for the inquiry was announced.
Gary described the formation of the United States Steel Corporation and the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption. He said Morgan urged negotiations, Roosevelt approval existed, and the White House conference prevented a financial panic. He urged gov business cooperation and denied attempts to control Ohio river transport.
Grace Dexter Bryan youngest Bryan child wed Richard L Hargreaves at Fairview in a private ceremony attended by five relatives. Rev Jdeho Hartington officiated. Miss Louise Tyler attended as maid of honor and William Bryan Jr. served as best man.
The first phase of uncovering the battleship Maine completes as pumping stops with the cofferdam water five feet lower. The exposed hull above water mirrors its post disaster state, revealing a long section of the starboard quarter deck.
The president after a conference with General Wood approved recalling 2 000 Marines from Guantanamo 4 000 troops from Galveston and 1 500 troops from San Diego The main division remains in Texas but will be assigned to several camps across the state
Ada O Henry Clews, noted New York banker, is honored by Ohio Northern University with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Prohibition activist Carrie Nation died at Evergreen Sanitarium Leavenworth Kansas after a nervous breakdown worsened by paresis. Only Dr A L Suwalsky and a nurse were present. funeral arrangements set to Kansas. Nation rose to fame for hatchet saloon demolitions starting in Wichita and expanded to other cities.
Washington reports the wool tariff revision bill was introduced by Chairman Underwood with a long report attacking President Taft and the tariff board. It quotes Taft’s past remarks on the woolen schedule and criticizes data disclosure while warning that further delay in revising the wool schedule would harm the public. A minority report labels the move as political and harmful to industry.
William Earl Dodge Stokes the Ansonia proprietor was shot three times by two young women in the Varuna apartment on Broadway at Fight Street. Lillian Graham twenty two a singer and Ethel Conrad eighteen an artist fired three shots each, with Graham wounding him twice and Conrad once.
In response to a published story Roosevelt rejects any agreement to support a presidential candidate in 1912. He states he has not made or discussed such a statement and calls the report wholly unfounded.
The Birbeck bank in High Holborn London has closed after a run last fall. Directors put the deficit at 1 875 000 dollars while actuaries estimate about 3 750 000 dollars.
Madison Square Garden sold to a syndicate planning demolition to make way for a 36 story office building in New York. The move signals a major redevelopment of the site and affects a landmark venue and surrounding area.
Private cables from New York report the death of Mrs. Mary Kingdon mother of Mrs. George J. Gould in Paris. She had been ill for two or three years and was staying at the Hotel Ritz with Gould family members when she died.
Fragmentary report from Macon Georgia describes George Davis murdering his father Thomas Davis with poison after a failed dispute. The aged man died as investigators note the suspect’s troubled state and possible motive related to care and inheritance.
A curious houseguest, a dog named Sam, confuses a chicken with a pheasant and serves it to guests. The animal ends by apologetically informing the master that the house is on fire, prompting a rapid but humorous exit from the dining scene.
The advertisement promotes Resinol Ointment as reliable for gnntive and irritable skin diseases including eczema herpes tetter barber's itch and common rashes chafings and sores. It claims instant relief from burns and scalds and specific relief for itching piles, available at all drug stores.
Miss Wrathy recalls an audacious man in a humorous exchange. Miss Slimm teases her about defending herself, noting she only had an Easter bat box handy, not a suitable weapon.
A fireman recalls arriving at midnight to the Von Biffers' house on the avenue. Miss Von Biffer emerged from the flames carrying her small niece wrapped in her arms, described as the bravest act witnessed.
A dialect rich exchange among neighbors jokes about Skeeter Jim taking a new wife. Mammy counters with playful doubt saying the task is harder than finding a needle in a haystack and noting the wife may need time to settle in.
A fragment from a presidentially styled scene shows a family dog sensing tension before a looming conflict. The speaker notes the dog’s keen nose as a storm center, suggesting an imminent family dispute.
A Rome New York matron reports coffee causes dizziness and faintness on light days and severe stomach distress on heavier days. She notes past attacks ending in weakness and nausea, with one episode leaving her unable to hold food.
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