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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
6
A wartime camp scene unfolds with a mother’s plea and a vow to avoid liquor. The narrator recalls his mother’s illness, his enlistment, and a pledge never to drink without his mother’s consent, inspiring comrades to renounce alcohol by the campfire.
Eyewitness account recalls exhausted survivors at a hospital camp after a Civil War fight. Union and Confederate wounded receive care as a sergeant promises a tale of restraint, fidelity, and a boy’s vow to never drink his mother’s tears again.
Poem reflects community pride as a flag floats above the schoolhouse door, symbolizing shared heritage. It speaks of children from all districts and villages honoring the flag as a common banner of belonging and pride.
A two-train crash on Chicago's North Franklin and Ohio streets injures 23 as a Ravenswood local rear-ends a Wilson Avenue express. Motorman Winterberger blamed for the crash amid a city inquiry led by President Mason Starling. Firemen rescue passengers as officials assess brake failure and damage.
George Meredith died at 3 35 Tuesday morning in London after a brief illness of heart failure. The veteran novelist, born February 12 1828 in Hampshire, gained late recognition from Ian of the Crossways and The Ordeal of Richard Leverle, with enduring fame for his later works.
A Port wine bottle found in the office of former State Legislator John Kennedy contained carbolic acid. The death night of Marsh 13 was attributed to heart failure but a report by Prof Wilson found poison in the wine. Kennedy was a Houston lawyer and longtime Texas legislator.
Twelve year old Lewis Williams, son of I G Williams, spotted a trestle fire near the Louisville and Nashville line two miles north of Hopkinsville. He phoned the Hopkinsville station, prompting a switch engine with men and water to rush to the blaze. The fire was put out, the bridge repaired, and railroad traffic delayed by only a short time.
Bandits robbed Calro State Bank in Cairo Neb stealing $6900 after blasting the safe and bank structure with three explosions. The prior day a waterworks bond election passed by one vote amid fireworks and fireworks and anvils used in celebration.
A historical market note reports a disappearance of about $2,000,000,000 in gold since colonial times, leaving a global supply near $11,000,000,000. It cites major hoards in the United States and Europe, with world production rising to roughly $3.4 billion over a decade and US output contributing a quarter of global total.
Mrs Jamies H Boyle once Anna McDermott of Chicago accepts her fate to serve twenty five years and seeks aid for her husband’s life sentence for kidnapping Willie Whitla She asks Mrs J P Whitla to visit in prison and plead for intercession but Whitla opposes further contact Homer Forker linked to families is also being challenged by Boyle seeking a retraction of that allegation to sway the mother’s stance.
Bandits robbed passenger train No. 3 between Colbert and Meade Washington wounding twelve as the engine and mail car were detached and sent down the track. Great Northern offers 10 000 for each captured. Police pursue across the region.
Washington observers focus on John R Early ex soldier labeled a leper by authorities. He is separated from his wife and two children with a tent erected beside their cottage and a fence between. Dr Bulkley of New York advocates review of Early status.
Paine Taylor a young attorney and reported nephew of former Minnesota Governor Van Sant was arrested in Los Angeles on charges of passing worthless checks. He allegedly confessed and family friends say he and his brother Ralph squandered about $10,000 life insurance from their father T B Taylor who died last August.
Ellis W Niles, former receiving teller of the First National Bank of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty to embezzling $20,000 of the bank's funds. He faces a prison sentence of one to ten years.
A new May wheat price record was set at the Chicago Board of Trade on Tuesday as prices jumped to 430 and traders noted a strong rebound this year.
The Inter-State Commerce Commission sent its third installment on railroad discrimination focusing on coal. The study notes a potential monopoly by merged Ohio, Virginia coal interests and alleges a “shrunk line” syndicate restrains nonaffiliate mines.
A sign of prosperity appears as March imports of precious stones by New York diamond dealers, handling a large share of U S imports, rise significantly from March 1908. After a postwar dip, trade revived last year with holiday demand and European restocking offset by a depleted supply.
John Murray of Philadelphia attempted to walk home at 2am but slipped into a cement mortar bed in front of a new building. A passerby called for help and a policeman pried him out with a crowbar.
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