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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
6
A sweeping, rough-edged digest reports a disputed Atlantic liner death tied to a love affair, a billion-dollar railroad consolidation planned by E. H Harriman, Armenian massacres in Asia Minor, Ottoman political upheavals, and major U.S. corporate earnings and legal moves.
A devastating blaze at Elevator B of Illinois Central on South Water Street Chicago killed two firemen and injured eleven others. Lightning struck the structure, followed by a massive explosion and collapse of walls as flames raged, with winds fanning embers over the Loop and forcing a dangerous pullback of firefighters.
Pittsburg police accuse promoter William G MiLaughlin of leading a nationwide scheme estimated at 150 million dollars. Partner William Ho Hayes faces eight false pretense charges and is held in Pottsburg awaiting transfer to Sheensburg to answer workmen’s anger.
Clyde Price stepson of Frank Weisner was shot at Wymore Nebraska and died without regaining consciousness. Bertrud, an Italian railroad laborer, was rescued by Sheriff Trade and jailed in Beatrice under guard. A mob of about 400 forced the Italians from their camp and attacked the town after the shooting.
A massive blaze in Chicago endangers large grain facilities including the central docks and Goodrich decks. Firefighters battled flames that stretched across 0 feet of structures, preventing total destruction of several freight houses and nearby rail facilities.
Beach Hargis was found guilty of murdering his father Judge Jame Harge in Jackson Breathitt County on February 6, 1968. The case follows a prior mistrial and results in a life imprisonment sentence. The father’s shop in Greensburg and Steel stock schemes connect to the broader case.
A reader in Ghent Wye finds an effigy of Governor Willson hung in front of the post office with a taunting placard. The scene triggers subsequent unrest as a bank is burned and workers are displaced. Reports tie in labor tensions, Alaska wage boosts, and Canadian coastal competition, with broader calls for a rural political farming society by Norval I. Kemp.
A blaze in Breslau milling town near Wilkes Barre Taine destroyed eight houses and left twelve families homeless. A boarding house occupant threw a lit cigarette onto a bed, igniting the fire as strong winds hampered efforts and no fire department was nearby. Estimated loss about $15,000.
Report from Constantinople states Abdul Hamid II is removed by the national assembly and his brother Mehemmed Reshad Effendi assumes the throne. The Yildiz fortress and city endure heavy fighting as constitutional forces gain control, with casualties among troops and three American correspondents wounded.
Porter Macdougal Smith a Chicago traveling representative for Smith Long Company shot and killed Miss Helen Ayer Marden a Northampton Smith College senior after she rejected him. He then killed himself. Marden daughter of Frank Marden Somerville Mass. Smith a Dartmouth graduate aged about 25. both died within hours.
Bardstown and Christiana women report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The advertisement touts thirty years of use, claims cures for displacements fibroid tumors ulceration inflammation irregularities backache and nervous prostration and offers free advice from Mrs Pin Up Mass.
In a youth game a pitcher delayed action due to prognathous features prompting a slang remark about “manterly inactivity.” The incident caused scheduling concerns and a pause as darkness fell, delaying further play.
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as curing any cough that medicines can treat. It claims doctors and nurses recommend it and it costs 25 cents. The copy urges keeping a bottle at home to prevent suffering from colds or coughs.
The passage critiques formal male attire a stiff white collar and starched shirtfront as social signals of class. It notes the paradox of dressing for work one never does and the enduring ghost of past rules guiding appearance. It mentions humorist satire by Mark Twain and Addison.
A Huntsville reader credits years of coffee use with stomach distress and insomnia. After stopping coffee and trying Postum four months, health improved, appetite returned, and sleep stabilized. The letter promotes Postum with the slogan There's a Reason and notes new letters appear periodically.
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