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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
7
Iaul Becker aged twelve was struck by a Wabash passenger train in Decatur and died without regaining consciousness, authorities report.
Charles E. De Witte a 48 year old fireman from Murphysboro died when his car struck by an Illinois Central passenger train. The report notes other regional items including cattle and horse trade, a broom factory near Shelbyville, a memorial for Judge Laher, a town marshal incident in Danville, and academic moves at James Milliken and the University of Oklahoma.
A tornado and hailstorm swept over Galesburg and nearby areas causing losses estimated at about $1,000,000. North windows in nearly all buildings were shattered by the hail.
The Springfield Supreme court named Walter H. Jacobs William T Alden and John H. S. Lee all of Chicago to the First district committee on character and fitness for bar admission. Also noted were appointments and incidents across Illinois including a Freeport justice and a fatal farm attack.
Springfield man Owen Casey dies in a state slide at Brewerton coal mine. Harrisburg hosts a Baptist convention with East St. Louis chosen for 1925. Paris sees a drugstore burglary net morphine and cocaine worth 2000 dollars. Peoria Stone and Marble Works burns, 300000 dollar loss. Judge Frederic De Young sworn in by Chief Justice William Farmer. Pekin boy Melvin Taylor drowns after boat capsizes when he admits not swimming. Servus Rubber plans expansion to add 400 jobs and 7500 daily pairs. Rockford scouts push enrollment from 200 to 2000 with American Legion funding. Manchester marks Revolutionary soldier Solomon Patterson with a granite bowlder tablet ceremony. Galesburg doctor William Maley injured by bulldog, treated in Chicago. Peoria teachers hire a dentist to treat students. 610 teeth filled for 180 pupils in May. Knox County hosts a large Rio Community Boys Club with seed support from farm bureau.
Dr Charles Virden visitation agent of the state department of public welfare died at his home in Springfield. He had worked in welfare since Governor Charles Deneen's administration and came to Springfield from Evanston. He was sixty five.
Mrs Dragana Milesen vich, a Kewanee boarding house keeper, saved her life by clamping her teeth on a robber’s trigger finger as he aimed to shoot for money. The man dropped the revolver and fled in pain.
About 400 Springfield teachers librarians and museum workers donate roughly 12000 toward a 1000000 Lincoln University fund. Campaign leaders report more than 500000 already subscribed.
Mrs Mary Clark Kirkwood had sought fifty dollars after a town marshal killed her dog. The court ruled she could prove ownership and disposed of the case.
Historical note on coal tar cancer research. Dr. E L Kennaway at Cancer Hospital Research Institute identifies coal tar fractions likely to cause cancer, including ignite tar and coal byproducts. Experiments on mouse skins show cancer develops from higher boiling fractions and potentially an unknown unstable substance in tar.
A skeptical view argues an unsuccessful man cannot prove an alibi and must admit presence at the scene. The piece contrasts success and grit as similar in force, implying personal accountability despite claims of innocence.
In a rugged Tennessee setting near Coney Forks the funeral party follows two tied flatboats across a swift river. Uncle John Scho field furnishes hand-made coffins and guides the craft on the last journey while also tending bees and selling honey.
A leading photograph studio used by the New York police to identify criminals. The studio’s portraits and rapid prints helped solve the Diamond bank robbery, identify Dapper Dan Collins, and track a missing bookkeeper who vanished with $20,000. Police broadcast portraits nationwide and used fingerprints.
Roy Chapman Andrews, head of the American Museum of Natural History, sails for Mongolia to prepare for a five year expedition with 15 scientists. They seek fossils of earliest man in the Gobi desert in hopes of locating the birthplace of humanity.
Clemson College Extension Service advises South Carolina home orchards to plow and fertilize with 4 to 10 pounds of 8-4-4 fertilizer per tree, remove dead limbs, thin branches, and apply lime sulfur spray before bud break then after petal drop, with monthly follow ups to control insects and diseases. Prune unpruned grapevines promptly, noting Rotundi folla and scuppernong types. The cost is small compared to the value of fruit. contact Extension Service for details.
Currant and gooseberry bushes face leaf damage from the larvae of the currant saw fly. Prompt action with hellebore spray or dust can prevent defoliation. Imported plant diseases cost the U S $500 million yearly and many pests await entry. better regulation of new plant introductions is urged.
The article states an average strawberry plant yields about one half quart, so 200 plants should yield 100 quarts. With good care and favorable weather more is possible, but intercropping with corn or beans and poor hoeing reduces output. It suggests a patch sized to meet home needs to avoid burdensome care.
The article warns that June bugs or May beetles damage trees and shrubs in May and June. It notes arsenate or lead poisons can control them, but arsenate of lead should not be used alone on peach foliage. Abundant May beetles signal future white grub problems in nearby strawberry beds planted on new land.
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