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Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1900

Page

2

Manitou Falls and Salt Lake Items in One Page News

A compilation reports a schooner sunk by the steamer Pete Marquette off Manitowoc Wisconsin with drownings and rescues. It also recounts fugitives in a mountain hideout, a deadly bridge collapse during a Pekin High School picnic, lawmen killed by outlaws, a heroic cattle defense, and several baseball standings along with a violent incident near Anoka Minnesota leaving multiple family members fatally wounded.

Silver Lake Pete Marquette Manitowoc Wis Henry Neuman Severin Anderson Samuel Martin Ole Williamson Bill Pritts Yorey~Hostetler Mayette County United States Dickson McBeth Uniontown Wesley Smith Jessie Skaggs Mabel Clausser Mackinaw Falls Smith Skaggs Clanser Pekin High School Sheriff Taylor Grand County Utah Sam Jenkins Gutlaws Hill Creek Thompson's Springs Herbert Day Taylor Mary—Potter Milesburg Sonrage Wwe Philadelphia St Tenis Brooklyn Cincinnati Chicacy New York Wittsbulrs Boston

Smallpox exposure in North Springfield and misc. regional notes

Fully 100 persons exposed to smallpox in North Springfield Pa. Samuel A Elliott of Cambridge elected President of the American Unitarian Association in Boston. Murrey former House of Representatives manager commits suicide in New York. J W Moyle stock broker found dead in North River after disappearing April 9. West-bound Lake Shore fast mail engine derailed at Westfield N Y. engineer Reagan and fireman Leighbody killed. Fire at Lattimer Pa No 2 slope of Pardee Cosmine. pumps damaged. Frederic A Bell, coal magnate and Buffalo Elevating Co president, dies in Madison N J at 53. Marshall Field donates Conway Mass public library, cost 50 000 to 100 000. Two Buffalo N C Genesee street cars derail near Scaja dagada Creek. one overturned. two killed, several injured. Charles W Massey pleads guilty in Rutland Vt to embezzling from Merchants National Bank. 7 years. John C Farrar pleads guilty in Waterbury Conn to absconding funds. six years.

Lake Shore Westfield Reagan William Leighbody C. Pardee & Cosmine Lattimer Frederic A. Bell Bitusiness Philadelphia Buffalo Elevating Company Madison N. J Marshall Field Chicago Conway Mass Eld Massachusetts Buffalo N. C Scajaduagada Creek Charles W. Massey Rutland Merchants’ National Bank of Rutland John C. Farrar Waterbury National Bank

Distillers conference cuts output at Cincinnati

Reports from Cincinnati indicate distillers agreed to reduce production for the present. Fire destroyed John Sauer & Co's Cigar leaf house in Cincinnati causing losses, and several other fires caused significant damage and casualties across Ohio and California.

Distillers Cincinnati

News Nuggets From a Turbulent World

A mosaic of violent incidents and official denial features riots in Paris and Havana, killings in Utah and Texas, Boxers in Peking, English anti Catholic disturbances, a deadly duel in Hidalgo County, a dagger attack in Atlanta, a station burn and train robbery rumors, a judge found dead in Wheeling, and an eclipse expedition noting odd light fluctuations.

Havana Kumassi Peking Foreign Office Peckham England Smmet Coy Bonifacio Perez Hidalgo County Texas Atlanta Dick Holmea Tobe Smith Smith Tamling Juhan Southampton

Railroad accident and multiple crimes reported in scattered accounts

Reports describe a railroad motor incident involving a dog near McCannis depot, a murder and robbery with the victim found at a farm house, a young woman found dead in Pigeon Creek near Evansville with a rope around the neck, and an accidental shooting during a Buckskin Bill Wild West show in Terre Haute, injuring several.

Pigeorm Creek Evansvillee Ind Buckskin Bill Wild West Company Terre Haute Elmer Mendenhall

Paris Reported to Yield to French Protectorate Over Morocco

In Paris it is announced that the Sultan of Morocco has practically consented to submit to a French protectorate. Lord Curzon reports 5 607 relief recipients in famine areas. Ambassador White addressed New York veterans of the Franco Prussian War in Berlin amid a speech. A Seoul?

Paris Morocco Lord Curzon India Ambassador White New York Berlin

Global Dispatches and Local Disasters Across Regions

Cold weather devastates Moselle wine trade as travel slows and winter rates loom. Freeman named U S consul at Copenhagen. U S issues a strong note to the Sultan over indemnity payments. Von Heyking and Nippen arrive as new German and French ministers in Mexico City. Gen Wheaton reports insurgent surrender near Tarlaw with 171 men and 168 guns. Point Claire near Montreal wiped out by fire with no fatalities. Arnold Tuchschmidt found guilty of embezzling 14000 dollars from the St Louis IRS. Texas mutiny on last voyage ends at Brooklyn Navy Yard. court martial orders issued for ten men.

Moselle John G.freeman Wisconsin United States Copenhagen Denmark Baron von Heyking Mexico Edmond Nippen France Gen. Wheaton Tarlaw Point Claire Montreal Arnold Tuchschmidt St. Louis Internal Revenue Department United States Iastriet Court Texas Brooklin Navy

Market Reports Chicago to New York Cattle Hogs and Grains Prices

Market summaries from Chicago to New York show cattle ranges mainly $2.50 to $6.50 with hogs at $2.00 to $5.75 and sheep $2.68 to $5.25. Wheat grades No 2 run from about 65c to 74c, corn 39c to 41c, oats 24c to 29c, rye 60c to 76c, with regional quotes for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and Buffalo noting shipping and common to prime grades.

Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Ste New York

Rush to Cape Nome Sweeps Frontier for Gold

The article notes a new Cape Nome gold rush era with thousands preparing to depart for Alaska. It cites 3,100 travelers already sailing from Seattle, Vancouver, and San Francisco and 7,000 more expected to sail this month. Freight steamers carry hydraulic machinery worth hundreds of thousands, and mining gear floods the port as Pacific manufacturers race to supply the field.

Cape Nome Biondike Amy California Bet Klondike Yukon Cape Name Arctic Seattle Vancouver San Francisco Hanchett Fonz Alaska Steamship Alaska Cape Neme Pacific Coast Alaskan Cap@ Nome Center el Paso Barzel Freizh Nome

Price McCormick & Co Collapse Shocks Wall Street

The New York firm Price McCormick and Company failed after unable to corner cotton, jeopardizing 13 million dollars in liabilities. The suspension triggered a Wall Street run, with cotton futures dropping 75 40 47 and 15 points for Mary June July and August, amid fears about other brokerages. The partnership included W G McCormick Theodore Price R M Stuart Wortler and George Crocker, long a leading private-wire firm with presence on New York cotton exchanges and Chicago Board of Trade.

Price, McCormick & Co New York Price, McCormick &C Wall Street Cotton Exchange Mary Usly W. G.mccormick Chicago Theodore Price R. M. Stuart-Wortler England Admiral Schley George Crocker California New York Cotton Exchanges The Produce Exchange Chicago Board of Trade

Senate Democrats Debate Overseas Policy and Cuba Affairs

The Senate eyed the conference report on Amy ap tion while debating postal frauds with Piatt Spooner and Hale speaking. The House moved toward sine die adjournment and ways and means tweaks to cut war taxes. Weekend sessions covered Cuba finances, Alaska permits, and Indian funding with pensions for wartime widows. The week saw debates on Cuban postal irregularities, Sundry Civil Appropriation bills, and Alaska civil government, plus district depot projects and the removal of Long Bridge.

Senate Amy War and Navy Philippines Cuham Piatt Conn Spooner Hale House Wayead Means Neely al Jen Bacon Cuba Alaska Secretary of War Cape Nome Beach Congress Clouse Philippin Morgan United States Lodge Allison Talbert Tiidley Olympia Manila RN. W. Meade Force Ohio District of Columbia Washington Baltimore and Potomac Baltimore and Ohio Long Widlow Stotsenberg Nebraska Cooper Wis Committee On Insular Affairs Hay E. G. Rathbone Jones Porto Rico Industrial Commission Dalzell Judiciary Committee

National Capital Note Exports top $100 million this year

A national note reports Pacific exports will exceed 100 million dollars this year while Havana records no April yellow fever fatalities. Supreme Court to hear Chicago drainage canal arguments in October and more engineer officers are needed for American Leet stations. The House passed a bill restricting interstate commerce and extended the eight hour government work rule. A vague political effort hints at passage of election law and a Missouri figure named Charles B. Siegel appears in the pool of names.

National Capital Havana Supreme Court Chicago Axiatic House Congress Vandiver Malesia Charles B. Siegel Missouri

True Happiness in a Fragmented Exchange

A woman asks a famed writer about his greatest pleasure and he reveals misery in tears, stating that his joy comes from influencing others though he laments their wretched lot. The exchange hints at a paradox of happiness amid sorrow.

Jaiderat

Summer Resorts About Lake Centry Area

Many charming summer resorts greet tourists from the South and East in Lake Centry region. Nearby spots include Fox Lake Delagan Lauderdale Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra The Dells at Kilbourn Elkart Madison Afinocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette on Lake Superior. Copies of pamphlets and the illustrated summer-book are available from local agents for four cents in postage.

Lake Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Fox Lake Delagan Lauderdale Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra the Dells Kilbourn Elkart Madison Afinocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette

Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Promotes Comfort for Feet

An old advertisement urges buyers to ask their dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims relief for corns, bunions, swollen and sore feet, sweating, and ingrown nails. The copy mentions Dew ur light shoes after use and provides a sample offer address in Olmsted, New York.

Allen Soc Allen 3 Olmsted Lo Itey N.Y

London Mayor's Diamond Badge Worth Six Hundred Thousand

The mayor of London is depicted with a badge of office containing diamonds valued at 600000 dollars. A reckless claim about drawing a pistol and harm is noted, reflecting sensational wording rather than a factual event.

London

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