Brimfield News Roundup and Miscellany
Lafayette college suspends eleven seniors one junior and two sophomores for hazing in Boston Pa. A Kenyon College event honors Stanton with a Lincoln portrait unveiled and Carnegie funds an economics chair. A Marion Ohio teen pleads for leniency after being jailed for defying parents. Columbus thieves roll a 1000 pound safe to loot Backer Bros store for 500 in cash and 2000 in a certified check.
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Lafayette College
Boston
Win M. Stanton
Kenyon College
Gambier
Ohio
Lincoln
Col
John J McCook
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Stanton
Nellie Jenks
Marion
Columbus
Backer & Bros
Hocking Valley
Lamine crew reports loss off Port Michaud Sydney NS
A French fishing schooner Lamine crew arrived in Sydney Nova Scotia reporting their craft lost off Port Michaud. The brief item notes the mishap as the only verified detail among mixed news nuggets.
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Lamine
Sydney
Port Michaud
Germanys Church Crisis Splits Protestantism Over Divinity
The Kaiser and advisers face a rising church crisis in Prussia as liberal and orthodox factions clash over Christ divinity. Only about 25 percent of 8,000 German Protestant pastors reportedly believe the literal apostles creed, fueling mass meetings and fears of secession without creed reforms. a general council may avert a predicted split in the Reformed church.
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Christ
William
Germany
Prussia
Supreme Court
Mr. Bowen
Remscheid
Westphalia
Reformed Church of
Modern Steel Structures withstood San Francisco Fire
A tour through the burned districts after the quake showed widespread destruction to homes and businesses. Modern steel buildings largely survived the earthquake with intact walls though interiors suffered, notably the St Francis hotel Fairmont and others, while the US mint and new post office remained unscathed or minimally damaged.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Market Street
St Francis
Fairmont
Flood
Mills
Spreckels
Chronicle
United States Mint
Fifth Street
Seventh and
Mission Streets
States Mint
Wheat crop outlook boosts hopes for record yields
Conditions for winter wheat are good and reporters in Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania predict a strong 1906 crop. Dispatches from major wheat states say conditions have improved since the December government report, with many anticipating yields exceeding previous records.
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Chicago
Kansas
Indiana
Llinois
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Indiana Territory
Pennsylvania
School and vaccination issues across states and illiteracy trends
A collection of notes reports Pittston teachers on strike over salaries delaying return to class, and Judge Mack of Chicago weighing a conference to curb expulsions linked to juvenile delinquency. Ohio statistics show 1.25 million school age children with 800k in school and 450k out. Vaccination law enforcement debates continue in Waynesboro and related legal opinions on penalties for unvaccinated children. Census notes lower illiteracy among children of foreign-born parents, attributed to city schools. country illiteracy at 89 per 1000 vs cities over 25k at 10 per 1000.
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Pittston
Mack
Chicago
Ohio
Waynesboro
Real Estate Boom Sweeps Across the Nation
A sweeping real estate boom grips the United States with farm lands, homes, and skyscrapers rising in value. Cities like New York, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago and Omaha show rapid growth aided by bank liquidity, elevated rail projects, and new plants. Prices soar, with examples from Pittsburgh and Omaha illustrating spikes of 100fold in land values.
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United States
New York
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Wood Street
Penn Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Decatur Street
Baltimore
Omahea
Nebraska
St. Louis
Chicago
Birmingham
Alabama
Montana
Washington
Virginia
West Virginia
Minnesota
Record organ for New York cathedral built by Hope Jones and Skinner
Funds from Mr and Mrs Levi P Morton finance a new 859000 organ for St John the Divine Cathedral New York. Builders Robert Hope Jones and Ernest M Skinner plan a Boston factory using electricity and metal tongue tone production with innovative resonators.
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Levi P. Morton
St. John the Divine
New York
Robert Hope-Jones
Norchester
England
Ernest M. Skinner
Grace Church
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Boston
Hope-Jones
Harmless Bullets for Practice Invented in Paris
A new hollow reusable bullet for duel practice was announced by Dr. Deirliers of Paris. Tests with steel sword-hilt guards showed 202 hits out of 272 shots, though the bullet does not pierce clothing it can wound bare flesh while both duelists wore goggles.
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Deirliers
Paris
Federal Inquiry to Probe Coal Road Books and Prices
A Washington correspondent predicts a major federal probe into coal railroads. Charles E Hughes will lead the cases in federal court, issuing subpoenas to uncover books and records. The aim is to break up a suspected price cartel under anti trust and interstate laws, with potential impact on the coal strike.
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Washington
Charles E. Hughes
Supreme Court
Hughes
New York
United States
Hughes’ Subpena
Hurghes
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rail and transport leaders push new lines and rates
John C Breckenridge takes role as consulting engineer for the New York Central in electrifying the New York end. Northern Pacific may build Cottonwood to Lewiston line. Johnson and Norfolk and Western officials study the Short Line for possible Pennsylvanian purchase. London launches 75 double deck buses and a large new garage. Rail earnings rise for major lines. Bradstreet notes record bank clearings and fewer failures. Car demurrage disputes arise as railroads clash with Harvester trust over Illinois Northern ownership. Passenger rates move toward two cents a mile in several states with mixed results. Michigan uses a two to four cent scale. The Lake Shore reports the Twentieth Century Limited hitting 108 miles per hour Cleveland to Toledo, a possible speed record. Missouri Pacific shows a deficit due to blizzards and yellow fever quarantines.
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John C. Breckenridge
New York Central
New York
Northern Pacific
Pacific
Riaho Northern
Cottonwood
Lewiston
Idaho
Johnson
Norfolk and Western
Columbus
Sandusky
Pennsylvania
London
England
London Power Omnibus Company
Europe
Great Trunk Lines
Wabash
Chicago Great Western
Bradstreet
Chicago Car Service Association
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
Illinois Northern Railroad
Ohio
New England
Boston
Virginia
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Nebraska
Michigan
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Twentieth Century Limited
Toledo
Missouri Pacific Railway
Congress Debates California Relief and Rail Rate Bill
The House and Senate debated California quake relief and federal appropriations, with totals rising to 1.5 million for San Francisco victims. Speeches on the railroad rate bill dominated sessions, while bills on Indian, coastwise laws, Mare Island yard funding, and various pensions moved through committees and chambers.
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San Francisco
la Follette
Rock River
Rock Island County
Illinois
Congress
Alaska
House
California
Tillman
Candler
Mrzs
Dawson
Iowa
Mare Island Navy Yard
Committee On Appropriations
Rock County
Spooner
Bailey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hepburn
Boutell
Sulzer
N. Y
Simms
Tenn
Clapp
Williams
Miss
Mare
Aland Navy Yard
Baliezal Capital Notes and Cabinet Musings
The report notes over 300000 people depend on aid from Japan relief and discusses whether the United States needs a national air policy. Bonaparte says national music may be considered legislatively, not cabinet business. Sir Leonard Lyell meets the President to study Yosemite Colorado Grand Canyon Yellowstone geology. Immigration to the United States in March 1905 rose sharply with 133345 arrivals, up 70 percent from March 1904.
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Baliezal Capital
American National Red Cross
Japan
Congress
United States
Bonaparte
Julius L. Lyons
New York
Loonard Lyell
Wolcott
Geological Survey
Sir Leonard
America
Yosemite Valley
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Immigration Bureau
Tmber
Woman credits Pills for Pale People cure
Mrs Mary Gagner of Holyoke Massachusetts describes severe weakness dizzy spells and inability to work. After using Pills for Pale People she reports full recovery for two years and improved health. She notes the medicine’s price and availability from Williams Medicine Company Schenectady New York.
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Mary Gagner
South Westreet
Holyoke
Mass
Bowen Ryans
Williams Medicine Pany
Schenectady
N. Y. Eure
Swiss Universities Show Democracy Keeps High Education
Harper's Magazine notes that Geneva and five Swiss cantonal universities Basel Lausanne Zurich Bern Freiburg illustrate democratic spirit. Cantons fund the schools with strong public support, despite federal limits. Zurich's technical schools rank among the world’s best.
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Switzerland
Geneva
Basel
Lausanne
Zurich
Bern
Freiburg
University of Zurich
Commonwealth of
Harper’s Magazine
German Engineer Uses Gyroscope To Stabilize Ships
Otto von Schlick studies ship rolling with a gyro in the hold. An old torpedo boat tests a 1 036 pound disc gyro driven by a steam turbine at over 2000 rpm. Measurements show oscillations cease once the turbine rotates. Encouraged by 80 successful tests, a larger craft is planned.
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Otto von Schlick
Herr Schlick
Need for Answers Over Questions Quoted by Senator Sorgum
A Washington Star exchange features a citizen urging Congress to discuss questions while Senator Sorghum counters that Congress already has plenty of questions and now needs concrete answers. The remark frames a push for action over debate.
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Congress
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Nurse Endorses Postum as Coffee Alternative
A Wilkes Barre nurse recounts using Postum Food Coffee to replace coffee. She notes relief from headaches and indigestion within two weeks, and observes benefits among patients and nursing mothers. She mentions proper preparation and a perceived tastiness.
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Wilkes Barre
Postum
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