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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
17
Joseph Koetzle was bound for trial after a coroner s jury found he struck William Dowdell a retired farmer causing his death. Bond set at 1060 dollars for Koetzle s appearance in court amid a rash of varied incidents reported from across the country.
A long list of diverse incidents runs through the day from New York to Philadelphia. Arrests in New York poolrooms, a train wreck in Pennsylvania with multiple fatalities, a Niagara flood tragedy, and political clashes over ice trusts and Tammany influence pepper the report alongside arrivals, standoffs and local crime.
Generals Grant and Funston reportedly captured about 200 rebel Filipinos near Biacnabnata. Separate dispatches note the Boxers killed more than 1700 native Christians.
Chicago reports show India clothing shipments from the city and Drake University receiving $500 000 from Six Gov Drake of Iowa. A Chicago circus collapses injuring fourteen. Denison University nears a $300 000 gift from John Rockefeller and others. Various local incidents include deaths at a Chicago physician's death from blood poisoning and a coroner's jury ruling on a St Louis riot. Nationwide notes cover labor, crime, and politics with multiple cities mentioned.
Reports note Lord Roberts restoring contact in the Free State and a British relief column defeated by Ashantis. Hull shipbuilder Earle’s collapses. China consul asks for a cruiser to Chin Kiang. a Sierra Nevada wreck drains 23 of 28 crew. Gladstone dies in London aged 88. War prep by Russia and Japan signals anticipated clash.
Cable dispatches report good rain in southern India though heat continues. About 5 802 000 people receive relief. British attack Botha near Pretoria as Lord Roberts plans to reopen the railway. Shanghai says ministers are prisoners in Pekin with 100 000 Chinese troops massed to resist relief. Russia aids the dowager with men and guns. Sousa opens in New York as ragtime stuns Paris attendees.
General statements note Cuban post office expenses trimmed by 75000 while foreign trade for the year is expected to set records. Other items include Cavite control by naval forces, jewel theft at a Mexican cathedral, and broad business activity reports. Admiral Dewey is not seeking office, and eclipse photos show issues from underexposure.
Chicago cattle range 3.00 to 6.00 while hogs 3.00 to 5.25 and sheep 3.00 to 5.50. Indianapolis hogs 3.00 to 3.25. St Louis cattle 3.25 to 8.75. Cincinnati cattle 2.50 to 5.75. Detroit cattle 2.50 to 5.75. Toledo and Milwaukee grain and seed prices. New York cattle 3.25 to 6.00 and wheat around 75 to 88 cents.
American and international forces rush to China after the legation in peril. United States regiments from Manila move to Pekin while marines guard Tien Tsin and Shanghai reports claim fighting near the Taku forts. European fleets and Japanese transport prepare to reinforce, amid confusion over events in Pekin and Tien Tsin.
Collects assorted remarks from Lord Salisbury President Henry Wade Rogers and Rev C M Sheldon on war arms restraint media truthfulness and trade unionism. Also includes Bob Burdette on the women’s convention and Prof Graham Taylor on labor unions.
An advertisement extols Peruna as a cure for female health issues from puberty through menopause. It features testimonials from elderly and young women in Philadelphia and Columbus praising Peruna for vitality, steadiness, and relief from irregularities and nervousness. The ad invites readers to request Dr Harrigan’s book on catarrhal diseases in women.
Over the last three years New Zealand sheep numbers fell from 60,000,000 to 43,000,000.
The Peabody Institute markets The Gold Medal Prize Treatiae Ont The Science of Life and Self Preservation. 263 pages with engravings priced 25 cents to 1.09 by mail. Advertises a million copies sold and urges orders from No 4 Bulfinch St Luston Mass. Prosp ectus Wade Mecum offered for six cents postage.
In Abyssinia salt served as the principal medium of exchange and was practically used as money not long ago.
A health claim article urges giving Grain-O to children instead of tea or coffee. It promotes Grain-O as made from pure grains, tasting like coffee and costing about one fifth as much, with grocers offering it at 15¢ and 2ic.
A reflective note on how people spend lives chasing objects or statuses they once held. It ponders the enduring appeal of possessions and the draw of what was once possessed.
A reader notice offers a mail order deal on binder twine in Sixal Standard or Manila varieties. Mail the amount needed and desired delivery to Sears Roebuck in Chicago to receive a quoted price to secure the order or press suppliers to reduce costs. The ad ends with a cautionary note about careful judgment.
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