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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
6
A sprawling roundup of incidents across the nation reports a coal mine explosion in Pleasant Valley near Winter Quary, heavy losses of cattle due to spring storms, and violent crimes from Indiana to New Jersey. It notes thefts, arson, drownings, political tensions, court actions, and notable deaths, with a mix of local and national events and a Pittsburgh divorce case.
Senor Moro quits Yarona as mayor while Gen Brooke set to replace Gen Merritt as commander of the East. Brigham YW Roberts jury deadlocks on pol ysamy case. Michael Munkacsy dies in a Bonn asylum. Democrats win St Paul mayoral race with R A Smith by a solid margin. Also notes on Welland canal plot, Philadelphia mint coins April record, Steubenville fire loss, New York liquor licenses receipts, and other scattered items.
French troops occupy Igi near the Moroccan border. Marguerite Caputtte a Belgian sold at auction for 40 dollars in Galveston. Burglars loot Staplehurst bank of Nebraska 1500 dollars then flee. one dead, one fatally injured by scaffolding fall at Minnesota capitol. A. S. Hallidie dies in San Francisco at 73. Indiana GOP nominates Durbin for governor and full ticket. Sabine Pass work halted due to exhausted appropriation. Findlay high school suspends four after clock removal. Paris Texas court room stab injury to Justice Hooks. Los Angeles man abducts daughter over marital dispute. Western Association of Princeton Clubs forms in St Louis. John D. Davis elected president. Samuel De Witt Peale dies in Omaha at 74. McPullman remarries in Chicago. Body of Blagg found in Solomon River near Abilene. Lamb guilty of patricide in Chicago. life sentence. White woman auctioned in Galveston resort. Hempmayer yards clash injures seven in Chicago. State Street collapse injures several in Chicago. Tahlequah audit inquiry launches into crookedness claims. Cloudburst and high winds noted.
A collection notes several incidents including the death of George R. C. Todd in Barnwell South Carolina, a racial incident at Peabody Normal College in Nashville, a fatal altercation over a young woman in Mayburs West Virginia, a large tobacco warehouse fire in Louisville Kentucky with substantial insured losses, a bank vault robbery near Strasburg Virginia with $75,000 untouched, and Thomas J. Wunter in Atlanta found guilty of embezzlement with a five year sentence and $20,600 misappropriated.
The item lists diverse items: South Germany refinery syndicate unity, missionary Laura Haygood reported dead in Shanghai, Nationalists of France elect Paul Kruger as Pas de Calais councilor, Queen Vitovia made Jord mayor of Dublin and Belfast, London Lord Mayor reference, Nicaragua cancels Maritime Canal Company concession, novelist James M Barfie invited to contest a vacancy.
A serious explosion at the Begbie Works in Pretoria used by the government as Arsenal killed ten workmen and injured thirty two. The cause is unknown. An accident at the Paris exposition grounds caused nine deaths and forty injuries when a temporary bridge collapsed, burying people under debris.
The Senate devoted most of Thursday to Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia and a claim to his Senate seat, with several members arguing for and against his entitlement. the case went over without action. The House passed the postoffice appropriation bill after four days of debate, defeating amendments on pneumatic tubes and extra compensation for letter carriers, while approving pay raises for census officials and supervisors.
Gov Allen of Porto Rico to be installed May 1. Smallpox rife in Winnipeg with epidemic feared. Fenian plot suspected in Welland Canal attack. Reported government losses of 2,000,000 through Captain Carter frauds. Armour auxiliary yacht Utowana arriva at Horta. Railroads to be taxed on gross earnings under Conservative Manitoba program. Japanese leave Vancouver and Victoria for Klondike. Fire in Hull destroys part of the city. 15,000 homeless and 20,000,000 in losses. Hatchery plans on Frazer River proposed by American gamesters. Klondike census completed: Dawson population 1,?. Klondike 3,897. district British subjects 2,707. US citizens 5,539. Mrs Rita Ruiz widow of murdered Dr Ruiz notified of chair message. Maj Gen Wilson’s wife dies from burns after dress catches fire. Cuba railways to unify under Cuba Company backed by major capitalists. Siegel, Cooper & Co. to become Siegel-Cooper Company with co op plan and $24,000,000 stock. Bradstreet notes two-sided general trade, improving retail demand, strong shoe and paints sectors, wheat and corn exports data.
Market report from Chicago to New York lists prices for cattle hogs and sheep, with grains and dairy including wheat No 2 red 70 to 77 cents, corn No 2 40 to 47 cents, oats No 2 white 26 to 30 cents, rye No 2 54 to 62 cents, butter creamery 15 to 20 cents, eggs western 12 to 14 cents. Prices vary by city and grade with notable figures like hogs $3.00 to $5.75 and cattle $2.50 to $6.75 in multiple markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Milwaukee.
In a rare in-train dispute between passengers over the South Africa war, heated exchanges arose aboard a Ghent Brussels service. A train stall halted the quarrel and forced the combatants to settle the debate on the ground.
A Northern observer recalls courteous Southern conduct as eight men form an advance guard to guide a stranger and her escort to a boarding house. The group lights matches in a faux torch parade, then respectfully acknowledge thanks as they part.
The text humorously exposes the irregular names for groups of objects and people. It wanders through examples like a fleet of ships, a flock of sheep, a bevy of wolves, a gang of thieves, and a host of porpoises, ending with a rueful wish to remember them all.
Foote the actor engages in a sharp repartee with a young nobleman during dinner. When asked what his father owns Foote replies a tradesman. The nobleman claims his father was a gentleman. Foote quips that he wishes the nobleman had been made a gentleman too.
The British government operates 214 transports totaling 1 050 350 tons. The largest vessel is the Cymric at 12 552 tons.
The University of Calcutta is described as the largest educational corporation, examining more than 10,000 students annually.
The fragment mentions a large Turkish turban with twenty yards of muslin and recalls Governor Wells of Utah once being a newspaper reporter in San Francisco earning a few dollars weekly. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or dates.
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