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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
2
A lone passenger encounters a grieving woman found dead on deck after a cyanide death. A startling burial plan is thwarted by a mysterious ventriloquist reveal, and the tale ends with a confession that rescues truth from superstition amid a Glasgow voyage.
A Kansas City Star story recounts how a rain soaked umbrella changed a prejudiced father’s view. A poor young lawyer won permission to court his daughter after returning the umbrella, proving his qualifications and becoming the bank’s attorney.
An English visitor in Washington dines with American graduates all but the host, who boasts of his alma mater Dr Keeley's renowned university at Towight Illinois. The English guest vows to visit it while in the West.
Germany imported up to ten million dollars worth of apples and two and a half million dollars worth of pears in a single year. The note also observes common mispronunciations of the word revenge, warning readers to watch for people whose shooting may outpace their spelling.
Severe early season twisters struck Bayard Guthrie County and Weldon Van Meter Decatur County in Iowa Thursday night. The storms damaged farms, barns, and a school house with $50000 in property loss and six injuries. Three family members near Van Wert suffered broken limbs while David Hardin was trapped by debris.
Statistics show sixty days ending April 12 brought over 135000 homeseekers to the Northwest from Europe and the Eastern and Southern States. North Dakota and Washington attract the most, with Minnesota, South Dakota, Manitoba, and Montana also gaining settlers. Weekly excursions push migration higher, while crops and land opportunities spur continued movement. Sockless Jerry Simpson of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, grows rich, owning a New Mexico cattle ranch and hobnobbing with millionaires after addressing Helena stockmen. Old papers for sale at this office.
Agricultural Department scientists warn 1902 will be the worst locust year since 1885 with seventeen year locusts expected to erupt across twenty states this month. The vast insect army has tracked ravages dating back to 1715 and has never failed to reap.
A giant cicada, one and a half size, appears in the last week of May at regular seventeen year intervals. The predicted states include New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Massachusetts, Vermont, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
A massive gathering of club women convened in Los Angeles for the biennial National Federation meeting. City decorations included banners in red, green, and yellow, with palm and cypress designs and California yellow poppies. The La Fiesta de los Flores featured a flower parade and a dragon procession by Chinese residents, followed by welcome addresses and a closing reception at the women's club house hosted by Mrs. Robert J. Burdette.
Judge Tuthill granted a divorce citing a wife’s right of self defense against a brutal husband. He argued that a woman may lawfully shoot an abusive spouse and be commended for such an act, insisting the right exists under natural law and statutory law.
W Mulock introduces in Dominion Parliament a bill to prevent rail strikes. It calls for provincial boards of three arbitrators and a government appointed third if no agreement is reached. Also: Wiley reports Hot Springs water shows no more curative properties than Potomac river water. Redmond dines Bourke Cocking in House of Commons with Irish party present.
Mrs. Andrew Simmonds is hailed as the most talked about woman in South Carolina for a bold ruse that let her meet President Roosevelt and dine with him at her Charleston home. Her actions outran the exclusive St Cecelias sect, drawing widespread admiration outside the group and fierce envy within it. The Charleston social race has so far seen Mrs Simmonds gain a clear victory over those who opposed her.
Butter prices soar as oleomargarine taxes spark debate over Groat bill. Chicago records show spring peak at 31 1/2 cents, latest data noting price fluctuations from 20 to 41 4/10 cents, with dairy interests blaming speculators and lawmakers.
Railroad officials from Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Harriman lines discuss a vast colonization scheme to settle millions of acres in Texas western Louisiana California and nearby regions. The plan includes 1000 immigrant agents to attract settlers with homeseekers excursions and targeted advertising in eastern and midwestern states.
Reports from Wyoming and New Mexico recount massive sheep losses from a severe storm. Estimates cite 12 000 to 13 000 deaths with 2 to 10 percent overall losses, Natrona County hardest hit where early shearing began and about 3 000 head lost. Drought dried ranges and many lambs may be saved in low numbers. Also, a Dayton Ohio youth, Harry Egbert, was decapitated on a Big Four train when a rail stringer struck him as the coach passed an overhead bridge.
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