Adjust The Win Grant Leas Brimfield Meeting
A Brimfield board meeting June 11 1901 discusses fire losses from a June 5 1901 lightning strike on the Ecrekss Farmers and Light pany. Directors appoint a three member adjustment committee E Tucker Alex McDonnell and Philip Maher. The panel finds losses on the Grant barn grain and equipment totaling 828 the board orders a four mill levy on stockholders to cover the claim and reserves treasury funds.
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Brimfield
Ecrekss
E. Tucker
Alex McDonnell
Philip Maher
Winn Grant
Board of Directora
Jone Li
H.C. Tucker
J. P Coolidge
Philip Masher
Jacob Moore
Chas. Hayes
Cso
Acknowledgement of Satisfied Insurance Adjustment
A letter from Wis Graxt acknowledges satisfaction with Eureka Farmers Mutual Insurance for a barn loss adjustment. He notes prompt, generous handling and says his new barn will be insured with the same company.
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Eureka Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Wis
July 4 Celebrations Committees Named
On Monday evening committees were selected to arrange the July 4th event. Music, speaker, finance, grounds, amusements, and advertising groups were formed with named members. The finance committee reported sizable subscriptions and expected increases from ground privileges sales and further fund raising. Committees were instructed to proceed immediately to secure speakers bands and amusements.
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R.strain
Sec. Mulvaney
A. S. Herriott
C. C. Carson
A. Pacey
W. L. Hayward
Jobn Murdock
Fred Arber
Fred Hamlilton
Chas. Moss
D. L. Danforth
C. W. Wince
Thos. Pacey
G. B. Miller
Administrator's notice of Margaret E Brooks estate
Edward J Brooks administrator in Peoria County Illinois informs creditors and claimants that he will appear before the Peoria Probate Court at the July Term on July 15 to adjust all claims. Debts owed to the estate should be paid to the administrator without delay. May 13 1901 Peoria Illinois.
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Margaret E. Brooks
Peoria County
Ilinois
Peoria
Edward J. Brooks
Peoria, I
Begging Letters Plague Wealthy Families Says Daughter
A daughter of a very rich man notes that magazines and articles about her father prompt a flood of begging letters. She says his aversion to character studies stems from these solicitations and the ensuing appeals. New York Evening Sun.
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Kieh
New York Evening Sun
Skirt fashions shift to shorter street wear on Vespa streets
The piece notes skirts seen on the street appear shorter than last year and easier to manage, suggesting tailors struggle to keep pace with new modishness. It observes long looks still exist but trimmed lengths dominate as urban styles evolve.
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Vesza
Hall of Philanthropy Endorsed for World’s Fair
Bishop Potter endorses Dr Holland’s plan for a Hall of Philanthropy at the World’s Fair. The letter lauds the concept as a university of beneficence and urges success, highlighting the hall as a centerpiece for humane service and civic reform.
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Bishop Potter
Holland
Mike Perry
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
New York
Miss Perry
Wednesday Club
Potter
Lafayette’ Place
University
Henry C. Potter
Subsidence Threat in Northwich Linked to Salt Mine Pumps
A detailed paper by T. Ward for the Institution of Mining Engineers describes how subsidence in Northwich Cheshire results from pumping brine from the upper bed of rock salt and from off-rockhead sources. Water dissolves salt pillars, causing cracks in buildings and prompting framework-house construction to allow lifting with screw-jacks.
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Eest
Northwich
Cheshire
England
T. Ward
Institution of Mining Engineers
Norwich
Gymn lems to America at recent convention
Teachers of physical culture presented a wide view of gymnastic training in New York. The era shows 270 colleges offering physical training, 300 public schools, 500 Y M C A gyms, 300 in North American Tannerbund, plus hundreds in armed services, police, missions, fires and industrial schools.
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America
New York
Millionaire Lord Overton Teaches Bible Class
Lord Overton, the Glasgow millionaire peer, has run a Bible class of about 500 young men for over 30 years and remains a sought after preacher. He pays a Scotch minister $5,000 yearly to evangelize. He is described as decisive, keen and skilled at golf.
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Lionaire
Lord Overton
Glasgow
Namby-Pamby
Heisekeen
Florida Sea Turtles Weighing Tons Draw Hunters and Epics
A Baltimore American Florida coral reader details giant sea turtles along the coast. Turtles weighing 500 to 1600 pounds gather near brackish waters to feed on turtle grass, forming floating balls as they roll it with river clay. Hunters use seines to locate feeding shoals, while bears raccoons and other wildlife prey on them.
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Miami
Florida
Baltimore American
Curious Chapel Legend in Mugginton Ends in Endowment
In Mugginton a small chapel known as Halter Devil chapel was built by Francis Brown who found a devilish halter on a tru ant horse. The derelict chapel, never consecrated, is endowed by Brown’s widow and daughter, with a curious inscription and a monthly curate. The Mageginton parish register notes its 1781 founding and annexation to Mugginton. Helen Gould funds a grand bowling alley at Lyndhurst Irv ington on the Hudson, with towers and river views. A Washington Star report cites telephonic slots pulping worn-out dimes, as druggists trade them for new coins.
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Mugginton
Derby
England
Mercury
Francis Brown
Hyland
Mageginton
Hyland Ward
Intakes
Intakes Ward
Edward Allen
Helen Gould
Lyndhurst
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
Leslie’s Weekly
Treasury
Washington Star
Diet in convalescence and other noted items
Convalescents light on solid foods after fever should advance gradually with finely chopped meats and easily digested starches. Nutrient options include sago, tapioca, custards, beef jelly, broths, eggnog, and light desserts, with progressive additions like mutton or beefsteak after a few days. A separate note critiques a French prize that rewards giantism as a misapplied philanthropy.
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Gesine Lemcke
Ledger Monthly
Freight Backlog Binds Russian Rail Lines in April
Early in April about 27 000 car loads of grain worth around 12 million bushels lay at three Russian railroad stations awaiting forwarding. The backlog reflects widespread complaints that railroads are unable to handle traffic.
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Eyesia
Ruzzis
Busy infant and the feather puzzle
A Washington baby amuses himself with sticky fingers and a dozen small feathers. The mother explains Algernon’s feather-picking habit as a quiet, patient distraction and offers it as a practical, if cheeky, parenting tip.
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Washington
Baby
Algernon
Washington Post
Cardinal Ledochowski Goes Blind After Surgery Doubt
Cardinal Ledochowski, prefect of the Propaganda Fide, has become completely blind. The pope initially doubted the doctors diagnosis and sent his own oculist, Professor Martini, to examine him. Martini concluded that the proposed operation would be useless due to permanent optic-nerve paralysis.
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Cardinal Ledochowski
Propaganda Fide
Martini
Lantern Fly Leaps A nose-like Projection Powers Jumps
A London Zoological Society member visiting the Malay peninsula reports a curious lantern fly that makes great leaps without wings. He identifies a nose shaped projection on the insect’s head used to bend under the abdomen and trigger a sudden leap, functioning like a springboard.
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London Zoological Society
Malay Peninsula
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