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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
7
Emperor Nicholas opened the first session of the modern Russian Duma in St. Petersburg with a conciliatory tone promising relief for peasants and urging Parliament to cooperate in solving Russia's problems. Observers noted the ceremony masked a political reform from the autocratic throne and nobles.
A tense scene surrounded by guards and police as the emperor and his aides faced heightened security. Troops, bayonets, Gatling guns, and secret police surrounded the building while hundreds of revolutionaries were arrested to prevent any assassination plot. After a grand religious service, Emperor Nicholas addressed the throne as precautions remained intensified.
The return of J Ogden Armour's daughter Lolita to Vienna hospital with Prof Lorenz raises doubt about the 1903 bloodless surgery. Dr Shaffer of Cornell Medical School, once with Lorenz, now concedes limited success. He cautions the Lorenz method is not a universal criterion and notes about 20 percent cures in statistics.
The Stanford University president Jordan reports the earthquake caused a slip in the Sierra Madre mountain chain. He says the disturbance shifted the backbone of the peninsula and widened a narrow valley forty miles along the base. Some claim a northward slip began on April 18.
The Department of Justice reveals a plan by a national association to fix prices for proprietary medicines, forcing retailers to sell at manufacturer rates or risk expulsion. Joseph B. Toms denies illegal combination claims, noting manufacturers independently set wholesale and retail prices for decades.
Shonts reports March progress at the Isthmian canal project with 240000 cubic yards moved by eleven steam shovels. Main work remains preparatory, excavation cost 5.344 cents per cubic yard. 22000 to 23000 on payrolls, 17900 active workers. No authentic yellow fever since December. Cooley and Kiggins plan a local civil service list for promotions. Culebra cut tracks laid with double line. May issue by Lindany Denison notes American effort and some graft. Magoon era police force of 300 Jamaican descent.
The Batavia New York ecclesiastical court ruled 4 to 1 against Rev. Algernon 8 Crapsey head of St Andrew's Episcopal Church Nevada. He faced charges over his book Religion and Politics and a December sermon denying the virgin birth resurrection miracles and divine character of Christ. The 50 year old rector is described as a devout scholar and philanthropist with a loving home life. Dr Dunham reportedly did not join the majority in accepting the verdict.
George BR Trezny of Mount Holly New Jersey reportedly wanted in St Louis for embezzlement allegedly committed suicide in Mount Holly. Six bridge companies are in default for missing court filings by May 1 as suits proceed led by Attorney General Taft and others.
In Scranton Pa the miners convention voted unanimously to accept the anthracite commission plan with a three year work return on the award basis. All workers who suspended April 1 or were fired for threatening strike would be reinstated. Mitchell recommended waiver of major demands, strengthening the miners’ union and broadening its popular support.
A bomb hidden in a candy box exploded near Vice Admiral Doubassoff as his carriage passed. The blast killed his adjutant Col Kokonetzoff and a police officer, injured bystanders, and wrecked the carriage. The bomber perished. revolutionists have carried out a swift series of attacks since December 1905, targeting Russian officials.
After rejecting initial demands, miners offered two new terms including a 10 cent wage advance per total production, yet operators refused. Mitchell urged accepting the arbitration backed deal to avoid ruinous strikes, while earlier arbitration offers from miners’ leaders failed. A separate note covers Brand Whitlock urging gender equality, arguing women must claim full rights beyond male chivalry and theater tickets.
The address by Banker Crews of New York at the University of Pennsylvania criticizes the secrecy of insurance banks and financial firms toward the public. He calls for college courses for accountants, full reports by corporations, and imprisonment for railroad officials who grant rebates. He also supports a Playsround Association push.
Jan Maclaren of Liverpool will be lecturing at the Western Theological seminary next year. The New York Herald offers prizes to New York City schoolchildren for best Metric system exercises. Connecticut authorizes free text books for towns voting 73 in favor, 44 against. Columbus Georgia orders teachers to hold Confederate memorial day and Lee and Davis birth day exercises. Superintendent Jordan of Minneapolis opposes adding rifle target shooting to public school curricula. Maxwell notes 1846 spelling and arithmetic testing improvements and supports self government in high schools and upper elementarys.
Police and military authorities in San Francisco probe abuse of free relief supplies. Letters from anonymous sources allege misappropriation as a store of provisions and bedding is found at a suspect home. Coroner reports dispute sensational deaths claim amid earthquake aftermath.
The Chinese government will open Manchurian ports and interior cities to world trade only after regulations for governing foreign colonies are prepared. Openings hinge on foreigners accepting leases rather than land ownership. Tang Chao Ye leads the anti foreign movement. Washington reports warn of a worsening China wide boycott with effects delayed until autumn due to large stocks of American goods at entry ports.
The article notes Japan’s rail length over 4500 miles with a 6 foot gauge. It reports the Western Pacific circular inviting bids to build 110 miles from Nevada-Utah to Death Valley. A New York Chicago air rail line 742 miles long aims for operation in five years, electric traction at about 75 mph for a ten hour trip. It mentions railroads producing own wood and a mammoth station project at Saint Louis and Oslois, plus a proposed Mont Blanc to Switzerland rail line under construction, to be completed in five to ten years.
The House passed measures by votes 83 to 60 and 88 to 56, sending them to the Senate, which refused to concur in the House amendment to Senate No 1 and advanced the House bill to second reading. Bills enact a state wide primary with conventions for nominations and a clarified delegate system, plus petition filing. The special session has cost about 56000. Attorney General Stead said the Trautmann Shurtleff bill is unconstitutional.
Mrs Dorr laments magazines suggesting birthday and anniversary books as gifts. The tale follows Mary Potter’s risky present, noting relatives who suffer memory slips, strained relations, and even altered wills. The piece frames the book as a dangerous gift for some people.
Madras report notes Kaomate as the germenial name for red dye from the mature fruit glands of Mallotus philippinensis, also called monkey face tree. Monkeys patch their faces with the fruit, illustrating heredity’s influence.
A New Orleans Times Democrat reader dialect piece notes a young person asking how long one can hold onto love. The older man replies that length equals the strength of a person’s mosey texts.
The fragment recalls a dreamlike exchange between Johnny and Momma with garbled dialogue about waking and longing. It hints at a personal moment or reverie without clear events or context. The piece reads like a stray line from a diary or script.
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