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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
12
The Brimfield Village Board amends Sections 2 5 and 7 of Ordinance 6 in relation to liquor sales. It tightens hours lighting window display and restrictions on minor access while setting license terms bonds fees and enforcement penalties.
An adjourned meeting of the Brimfield Village Board of Trustees on May 1 1901 approved actions. President W L Hayivarn and Clerk Addiebon Pacey signed the record with official endings.
An ordinance of the Village of Brimfield amends section two of Ordinance eighteen to require a druggist permit not issued until the applicant has applied to and been approved by the President and Board of Trustees and paid the annual permit fee of ten dollars to the Village Clerk. The measure repeals prior inconsistent parts and was approved May 16, 1901.
Brimfield officials amend ordinance six to set annual and per day fees for licenses. The measure authorizes the President and Board of Trustees to issue licenses to circus companies theaters pool halls and billiards auctioneers bankers and peddlers with specified terms and transfer rules. The ordinance passage lists fees of 2 per day for theater shows 10 per year for pool tables 25 per year for auctioneers and 1 to 10 for bankers and peddlers depending on term. Signed by President W L Haywasp and Clerk Appisow Pacey.
An ordinance amends sections six nine and ten of Brimfield Ordinance Number One on election officers duties. It sets terms for a street commissioner, treasurer, and village marshal at one year, with vacancies filled by the president and board. The marshal’s powers include arrest without warrant, serving warrants, and enforcing ordinances with a bond of 500 dollars. resisting the marshal is a misdemeanor with fines from ten to one hundred dollars.
The Street Commissioner shall post a bond of two hundred dollars for the treasurer who will faithfully discharge duties and deliver village tools on demand. The oath of office is to be approved by the Board of Trustees, filed, and dated. Passed May 15 1901 in Brimfield with signatures W L Hayward president and Appmon Pacey clerk.
The Chicago Record Herald boasts unmatched reach due to joint facilities of the Chicago Record and Chicago Times Herald and full access to New York Herald Tribune Associated Press services. Readers enjoy comprehensive daily coverage from two major papers and their special features.
A huge lathe, eighty six feet long and weighing 135 tons, is built in Philadelphia to prepare thirty two granite pillars for a new cathedral. Each pillar weighs 160 tons and the machine has eight cutters, shaving the block twenty four inches in diameter per pass.
The prefect of St Petersburg General Kleigels, of English lineage, has the family name Clayhills. The Russian official class once recruited many foreigners especially English and Scots due to resistance to Europeanizing policies of Peter the Great and Catherine.
The piece argues littleness and great deeds arise from small acts. It notes it is harder to be great in little things than to appear great in major feats. It warns that revealing one's true nature can come suddenly and must be faced.
In Abbeville South Carolina the Burt mansion once hosted a Jefferson Davis hosted Confederate cabinet meeting that effectively closed the Confederacy’s career. The famed Confederate government seal was reportedly seen there for the last time and was later intended to be cast into a well on the property but has not been found after a search.
A Lebanon Valley railroad tale shows a passenger conductor directing a new brakeman. At each stop the conductor calls the station name and the brakeman echoes from his end with the same word, creating a safe ritual for travelers. The anecdote highlights railway work by Pennsylvanian Dutch crews.
Two officers from up country, waiting lunch, form a fast friendship. The elder notes a familiar air and hints they may have met before. The exchange ends with references to Major 8 of the Blanks and Lieut 8 of a staff unit. The bulletin appears in the San Francisco Post.
A man asks how staff decide when an inmate is sane enough for discharge. The attendant explains with a grim joke about tying a tap and troughs to force inmates to bail water, while those who stop bailing are deemed sane.
Orville I Rinxe a chaplain records slipping away from duty more than any man in service. He was ordered to report for the Philippines half a dozen times but remained home each time. Six weeks he tried to evade assignment until threatened with court martial. Rinxe finally obeys and sails across the Pacific.
The south increased track from 19,179 miles in 1380 to 49,627 miles in 1508. Pig iron production rose from about 375,000 tons to more than 3,000,000 tons. Birmingham, once unknown twenty years ago, is now described as a great iron and steel center.
An elderly woman and a young mother discuss discipline. The elder recalls the saying about checking a boy’s behavior and asks if the child is ever whipped. The young mother replies she has never whipped him except in self defense.
The social secretary appears as a qualified intermediary in factories and stores to foster harmony and mutual cooperation between employers and workers, aiming to improve conditions and well being within industrial settings.
Owners of Atlantic liners trading to New York press for repeal of the pilotage law. They argue the East River channel 1000 feet wide and 40 feet deep makes pilots unnecessary and claim it costs 250 to bring the Oceanic in and out. Pilots warn a single accident could halt all such ships.
The article notes Minister Wu Ting Fang preparing to memorialize the Chinese throne to urge reforms and imitate Japan. A Washington contact warns the move could threaten his official position or safety, and Wu replies that reformers often face such fates.
At a meeting of the Astronomical Society of France M Flammerion said astronomy calms human passions and has inspired about 2500 members. He noted one member aged 105, a dozen over ninety, and many already in their eighties.
Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, investigate a memory loss case. A well dressed man about 50 years old cannot recall his name or origin, showing educated bearing and potential high status. His shirt collar bears the tag EK Chamberizin.
The German Emperor keeps a vast shoe collection in the Marble Palace at Potsdam totaling 2600 pairs. Among them are slippers said to be worn by Mohammed and boots linked to Wai lestein Gustavus Adolphus Peter the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Mr. Brodrick cited figures on military families during a speech introducing British army proposals. He stated counts by number of sons serving, including 300 with three sons, 1 767 with four, 142 with five, 72 with six, 20 with seven, 2 with eight, 1 with nine, and none with ten.
The text calls Tokio one of Japan's most skillful horsewomen, noting her renowned riding abilities and status in Japanese equestrian circles.
The text states the land to be granted is valued at 8 shillings per acre and the railway construction cost is £21,200,008. This presents two monetary figures linked to a land grant and a railway project.
The Albany Argus notes a quote where a senator asks the President to install an elevator in the White House. A friend urges the idea as the senator reaches the top of the worn stairs, and the President responds that the senator arrived the same without one.
A Town woman in New York kept her jewels and large sums of money in a satchel hung on a tree limb outside her window at night. She feared burglars and wanted a truthful tale if questioned, illustrating a curious protective measure from a historical crime note.
The late Duke at Argyle left his memoirs nearly finished with ample materials and directions for completion. They will be published next winter edited by the dowager duchess who inherited all his papers from his wife.
Rank e as Chine Schelan Sir Walter Hillier has been named acting first secretary of the British legation at Pekin. Hillier, a high ranking Chinese scholar, spent much of his life in Hongkong and learned Chinese along with English.
Chief Engineer Melville of the United States Navy has arranged for his own tomb to be erected in Arlington Cemetery, stating that when he dies he wishes to be buried there, though he is currently in good health with many years ahead.
A portrait portrays Oscar and his wife with their children living an accessible, quintessentially domestic life, suggesting even the poorest subjects can relate to and reach the comforts of their home.
Boston marks the completion of a new windy corner at Pemberton Square. The feature adds a refreshed civic space with updated paving seating and wind-friendly design elements.
A German expert notes that over time more actions reflect obedience to a higher power. He cites the Opium War as an example, claiming it required only 4,000 Fa roptans to achieve its aims and implying broader influence behind events.
An adapted device in England is shown held closed by its arms until a two peasy drop into the lot is made, enabling operation. The description notes a useful volume and a secure position as the mechanism engages.
The tally shows 16,381 noncommissioned officers and men died from wounds or disease, contributing to a cumulative casualty figure of 47,627. This update records the overall human cost from the conflict context described.
Rev. Charles A. Eaton accepted as pastor of the Euclid Avenue Baptist church in Cleveland where John D. Rockefeller is a member He is 22 years old and comes from a long Massachusetts Nova Scotia line dating back to 1640 and 1755 respectively He previously led the Bloor Street Baptist church in Toronto Canada.
A traveler once lost in the dark heard the curfew bell at Kirby Stephen and Shifnal keeping time at 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. He left a fund yielding £3 yearly to cover curfew ringing from November to March, securing the town's nightly toll.
M Pierre Berton author of Za za remains vigorous despite age over sixty. He works all day and enjoys cycling with his young sons. He does not know fatigue or weariness and stays alert in all activities.
A recent apartment update describes a wall-embedded private safe as the latest convenience. The system is designed to be unobtrusive while providing secure storage within easy reach of residents.
The fragment identifies a figure noted as the author of "Zoology of the Talmud" though the record lacks full context or confirmation details. It highlights a linkage between a writer and a specialized religious text, suggesting historical or scholarly interest without providing dates or locations.
Mrs. Wasrklewics Schiet gaside, described as Holland’s Carrie Nation, vows a perpetual but vain war on the Dutch rum demon and announces plans to visit England to start a crusade there.
Three quarters of the way around the globe will be the trips of the new pany. The ships will sail from Tecoma to Liverpool by way of the Sus canal and the Mediterranean.
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