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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
10
Governor Warner outlines finances and the new constitution, urges reforms in banking and stock regulation, liquor laws, anti lobbying, and public services. He details primary school funds, state treasurer scandal, and calls for strong measures on fire protection, highways, employment services, and taxation.
An article decries deadly street car accidents in Manhattan noting daily fatalities and high injury rates. It cites 474 deaths and 208 injuries in the past year, compares New York to London, and urges safety reforms by the Public Service Commission.
Attorney General Bird was absent as new state officers were sworn in at noon in the Governor's office. Chief Justice Blair read the oaths as field artillery fired to mark the moment. Governor Warner issued a new year message pledging cooperation for a prosperous session.
The body of 13 year old George Sherman was found a mile from his son Edward Sherman’s home in Farmington township. He had started to visit a daughter near by and froze to death after becoming confused. Family says several grown children survive.
A blaze roared through the Hussey block in Sault Ste Marie destroying the building and forcing five families from their third floor flats in night attire. Alexander Kemp, a 61 year old carpenter with a shop in the basement, is missing and police suspect a lamp caused the fire. The northern wind fueled the flames as firefighters and residents rushed to safety.
Byron township farmer John Bishop sat on his hired man William Burke for four hours after accusing him of theft. The assault left Burke with injuries and Bishop was placed under sheriff custody after the incident.
George II Erwin of Muskegon plans to seek franchise rights in western Michigan townships as Grand Rapids Muskegon Water Power Co announces new main current lines to supply village lighting at lower cost. An invention aims to eliminate costly transformers so even small villages can enjoy city level light.
Marion Palwer a renowned southern Michigan stone mason dies at his Frontier home after a hunting mishap. He and friend George Moore were unloading when both gun barrels discharged striking Palwer in the arm. He leaves a two year old and a widow.
A crowd of about 1 person watches Rev. August F. Schmitz of St. Joseph as he leads ten converts in a submersion baptism through an ice hole two feet from shore. The 72-year-old Russian native is among those baptized in frigid waters near Lake Michigan. The Church of God, founded by Rev. D. A. Warner of Grand Junction, Mich., claims several thousand adherents.
Albert Luth of Chicago, 26, was arrested by Sheriff Ritchie on a Hastings decoy letter charge to Edmonds Brothers elevator firm. The black hand note demanded $25 and threatened harm if not sent. decoy letter and undercover officers led to the suspect’s capture at 6 PM. Luth reportedly confessed and was held for examination.
A collection of brief Michigan incidents reports including deaths from accidental gun explosion details, threats of violence, burns from hot water and kerosene, a retirement gift event, arrests and dismissals in hunting cases, a sleighing party fatality, road and bridge progress in Oakland and Stanton counties, a sinking tug Rhine tragedy with four deaths, meat inspection arrest in Saginaw, a cow carcass wired for rendering, a rabbit hunting accident, a wrist crush at a Dearborn factory, a fatal burn from a stove, a Scottville death by gas from a rock fragment, and a suicide near Lansing with despondency noted.
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