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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
8
Duquoin police officer Joseph White was found murdered in an alley behind a grocery store after failing to return from rounds shortly after 1 am. Investigators suspect he confronted burglars during a series of petty thefts in the area.
Theodore Birch, marshal of Benbow City, jailed his wife claiming authority after she nagged him to stay home. He said she interfered with his duties, calling him names at a concert hall, and he deputized a friend to take her to jail.
The 1911 State Sunday School convention closed in Olney with a 3000-man parade and a talk by Dr William Eva of Moody Bible Institute. Delegates chose Quincy for 1911 and Elgin for 1912, electing Vernon of Olney as president and Anderson of Polo as vice president. New executive members include A H Milla, H T Lay, J B Sik-Sing, R C Willis, and J H Mulford.
Joliet High School expulsed senior Glenn Smith after he admitted copying a magazine prize story into the year book. Superintendent Brown acted after Smith confessed Angela's Muslin Gown matched Her Class Day Gown by Charles Ware Bassett. The year book has already been published.
The Winnolg Elks' Association met in Quincy and adjourned naming Alton as next year's convention site. Officers elected include President Frank D Fox of Peoria Vice President Harry Aerriman of Olney Secretary Fred A Farnum of Springfield Treasurer C H Williamson of Quincy and executive committee members Sam Ryerson Rock Island J Callendar Galesburg and Dr Snell Litchfield. Bylaws amended to allow a state officer to serve more than one term.
Police say Jank Lewandowski beat and killed wife Mrs Jank Lewandowski after finding supper not ready. Victim bruised with internal injuries. doctor reports death from the beating. Fire at Rockford storage warehouse of C E Soverign Co destroyed stock worth about 5000 dollars affecting several factory spaces and households.
James F. Nash of Chicago died in Whiteside Hospital Sterling after being struck by a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train while visiting friends. He accidentally stepped in front of the train. The body was shipped to Chicago for burial.
Louis Plucker an electrician from Cleveland drowned in the Fox River near Algonquin while canoeing. Robert P Johnston Jr killed himself in the Leland Hotel while traveling from St Louis to Springfield. Glen Lawrence son of a Geneva resident killed himself due to teasing at school. Robbers looted a Graymont general store safe of 35 dollars. Charles Miller of Mount Vernon Indiana was run over and killed by a westbound freight near Dahlgren. Hosea Taylor pleaded guilty to manslaughter after mob violence in Vienna. County fair receipts near Streator raised over 10000 dollars for Elks home building fund with about 7000 net. Henry Kes shot himself near Rock Island after a suspected motiveless tragedy. Mrs Lawrence Y Sherman died in Springfield and will be moved to Montrose Effingham County. Charles C Hassler county clerk of McLean County dropped dead in Bloomington aged 64. George Wilson prevented a wreck near Kenosha by stopping a train on a burnt bridge edge. John Hays, 26, barely met navy weight by drinking water and was accepted. Highway commissioners from over twenty cities met in Aurora to organize state legislation benefiting farmers. Hosea Tabor pled guilty to manslaughter in Vienna. الني
Pastor W F Turner leads Central Christian Church of Peoria as members celebrate a complete 64 by 24 by 12 foot church built in under ten hours. Lumber and building materials were donated by Peoria and nearby firms with telegrams of congratulations from Christian churches nationwide.
After six years apart and each believing the other dead, Kate Felker of Evansville and Dora Felker Lind have found each other. Dora, once an Evansville orphan, was adopted by a farmer who later moved to Illinois and married. Kate, growing up, could not trace her sister due to flawed records. An ad helped locate Dora near Carmi, and the sisters met this Sunday for the first time since their parents died.
The will of late E. S. B. King of Ottawa Fergus Falls files for probate. He owned 5185 acres valued at 128424 with no children. He leaves a nephew 100000 and other heirs 10000 each. 60000 to a high school 50000 to YMCA 40000 for a hospital. A fund supports education for worthy young men with trustees selecting beneficiaries, excluding theology.
Edward J. Davis v Illinois Central Railroad reaches a decision by the Railroad and Warehouse Commission. The railroad as a common carrier must receive car load shipments at the door and place perishable goods in refrigerator depots or heated depots in cold weather. If shippers demand this service it is considered an extra favor and may be charged as a reasonable fee not exceeding 1 cent per hundred pounds.
The 1910 strawberry crop netted about 250000 dollars for Pulaski County Illinois. From Villa Ridge 130 cars were shipped and nearly 100 from Pulaski, with most fruit sold to Chicago. Prices ranged 1.50 to 2.50 a crate and profits funded purchases like automobiles.
Baggageman Hilsabeck of Pinckneyville fired at a fireman on a Illinois Central train from Pinckneyville to Eldorado, bluffed the crew until Eldorado arrival, then attempted to shoot the night operator. Night marshal detained him. he has longtime family ties in Pinckneyville and is believed temporarily deranged.
Mrs Otto Arndt 29 years old died of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the temple in Staunton. The tragedy was reported as the death by her own action.
A powerful quake in Avellino province early dawn caused 35 to 50 deaths and widespread damage. In Calitri and nearby towns casualties mounted while thousands fled in panic. The king and queen were en route by a special train to the stricken area, helping restore order.
A severe rain and wind storm struck St Louis causing unroofed buildings and fires. The disaster parallels the May 27, 1896 cyclone with 409 deaths and widespread damage across Arkansas Mississippi and West Tennessee including a tornado in Pine Bluff and Hot Springs. Crops face heavy losses with corn wiped out and vast cotton replants planned.
Announcement from Kansas City by Thomas Priestley of Bartlesville outlines a merger of twenty large Oklahoma oil producers into a single company with refineries and pipelines. The new entity would control wells producing about 20 000 barrels of oil per day. In Ohio, 14 year old Jacob Tingerman died after a banter over beating a train ended tragically as he was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive.
After fifteen months abroad Theodore Roosevelt sails from Southampton aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria on June 10, ending a remarkable private citizen's voyage. He traversed Africa with Kermit Roosevelt as official photographer, spoke to crowds, met kings and popes, and earned unusual honors aboard a globe spanning tour.
Early returns show Carroll for governor as the Republican nominee and Porter for governor as the Democratic nominee. Republicans list candidates by district with stand-pat and progressive designations. Prouty leads Hull by about 1,100 votes in the Seventh District, reversing a narrow past result, while Smith leads Ninth with a surprising margin.
Senator Cullom of Illinois presented charges questioning Senator William Lorimer's right to his seat. The accusations, printed in the Congressional Record and sent to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, came from Clifford W. Barnes, president of the Legislative Voters' League of Illinois, urging a thorough investigation of recent county level corruption disclosures.
R G Dun weekly review notes stable prominent activities with firmer future tone. Transportation rates advanced after Washington Conference, weather aids fashionable lines, and sales rise across dry goods boots clothing and house furnishings. Bank clearings near 268 million with 2.6 percent decline from 1909. Chicago district failures nine to eighteen with over 5000 debts.
New York reports unreasonably cool weather continues to restrain retail trade and crop progress in the northern states while southern areas see gradual crop gains. Jobbing activity remains modest with frequent but small reorders and overall trade hesitant ahead of crop and price outcomes. Industrial output curtails, collections vary from slow to fair, and North American business failures for the week ending June 9 total 189 in the United States and 36 in Canada, per Bradstreet's.
Chicago to New York and beyond report cattle hogs sheep and grain prices. Listings show bid ranges for cities including Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Cincinnati and New York with commodities such as wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes and note shifts in values across markets.
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