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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
11
Bertha Robinson and D L Whitaker, aged 80 and 16 respectively, married after Whitaker's seven day confinement by his children. Assisted by Bertha and her brothers, they used a ladder to flee at 2 a.m. to a neighboring county seat where they wed. Two other outlaws were captured.
Sol Temple, linked to the Ellsworth gang, and William Jones alias William Henseley were captured by two detectives in the Klondike saloon district outside the fort. They allegedly planned a raid on saloons and cut telegraph wires to aid their escape. Temple surrendered. Jones fired twice but the weapon misfired and a police officer shot him in the neck, a serious but nonfatal wound.
Rumors say Samuel S. Cramer a leading Hunterdon County figure and church worker has disappeared after speculation wrecking his finances. He ran a large grist mill and country store and acted as farmer banker. his wife’s letter says he is a financial wreck and will not return.
Several suspension rods of the north cable on the Brooklyn Bridge were found broken. Car service and team traffic were halted as a precaution until damage could be fully assessed.
Mr M A Arnholt former Legislature member and noted Pittsburg physician died by suicide with a self inflicted gunshot to the heart. Authorities attribute the death to ill health and declining circumstances.
Two passenger trains on the Rock Island Railroad collided on a siding at Titan, Iowa, at 1 o clock yesterday. A sleeping car overturned, several passengers were injured but none seriously.
The President issues a proclamation formalizing free trade between Puerto Rico and the United States and establishing a civil government on the island. The proclamation is described as purely formal.
Charles R Klint organizes a chair trust with capital about 10 million dollars. The plan includes roughly forty chair companies, effectively lining up the major U S chair concerns under one umbrella.
The Democratic State executive committee of South Carolina, acting on guidance from Senator Tilman, passed a resolution demanding Senator McLaurin resign due to alleged treachery to the party.
Secretary Long names Admiral Dewey and Rear Admirals Kimberley and Benham retired as members of the Schley court of inquiry.
A major Davenport fire caused extensive damage in Iowa destroying property valued at 760000 dollars. Hundreds were rendered homeless as families lost homes and belongings.
An explosion at Thomas Lloyds fireworks establishment in Garrettson Staten Island partially destroyed the site. A building containing chemicals was wrecked and authorities say spontaneous combustion caused the blast. An 85 year old girl named Finot sustained a minor injury.
Downpour brings relief as rain revives corn, wheat and other cereals in grain states. Weather boosted harvest prospects and reduced fears of crop destruction after a dry spell.
North Dakota and Minnesota farmers confront a severe harvest labor shortage. Railroads report no help from Western states or eastern agencies, while Kansas and Texas workers are scarce. Manitoba yields and a large North Dakota Minnesota crop promise six weeks of work, with rail inducements expanded to attract eastern labor.
The R G Dun & Co weekly trade review notes strikers saving money and workers maintaining mood amid idle time. It cites confidence in continued retail supply unless the strike drags on, while agriculture and wheat crops support farmer purchasing power. Atlantic exports rise sharply this week, with 8,02,775 bushels shipped versus 1,841,861 last year. Failures drop to 193 in the U S and 32 in Canada, down from prior totals.
Kansas women escalate their campaign against liquor and gambling. Eldorado saw seven women led by a WCTU president raid a tent saloon, destroying bottled beer. In Leavenworth a lone woman, Mrs Dickens, attacked Bechler’s policy shop with a hatchet, vowing to close all policy shops statewide.
The administration announces the intention to permanently retain Morro Castle overlooking Havana harbor. It plans to occupy control and defend the stronghold with U S troops after the Cuban government takes over the island, in addition to other Platt amendment supply bases.
The Santa Fe Railroad plans to convert as many engines as possible to oil fuel. Beaumont oil will be trialed on locomotives. Several oil burning engines have been built at Topeka for main line use. The Santa Fe operates 135 oil burning engines on its Southern California lines.
A large fire in Cambridge Minnesota caused about 8000 dollars in total losses. Principal sufferers included Merchants' Hotel P O Peterson Presley's drug store Alfred Smith H J Johnson Chounard's saloon Satterlind's jewelry C L Johnson Co clothiers. Insurance coverage stood at 50000 dollars.
Mrs Carrie Nation jailed for thirty days and fined 100 dollars by Judge Hazen in a Topeka District Court for disturbing the peace during a Sunday raid last March. No appeal allowed and she must serve the sentence in prison.
Clarence Davis, 17, shot and seriously wounded his stepfather William Weidebusch in Cincinnati. He also attempted to kill his wife and two men, John Good and George Metze, whom he accused of slandering him. Officials deem him likely insane.
Private Boyd Prince of the Eighty fourth company coast artillery at Fort Hamilton inherits a fortune worth 50000 dollars from an uncle. The bulk of the estate is real estate in Hutton County Indiana.
Third volume of Maclay's history of the American Navy is excluded as a textbook at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis after being found to condemn Admiral Schley as a coward liar and insubordinate.
Goshen Ohio postmaster J B Dusman attempted self harm by shooting and cannot recover. Authorities believe heat may have driven mental distress. Reverend Dusman pastor at local church and civic figure. The incident underscores the impact of extreme heat on mental health.
Fire swept the Shelter for Homeless Girls in Syracuse New York destroying the building. Forty one inmates fled in night clothes through fire escapes as flames spread rapidly overnight.
Generals Corbin and Chaffee draft plans to cut U S army maintenance costs in the Philippines by about thirty percent. Force reduced by 20000 men with three brigades to replace departments at Manila Iloilo and St. Gupton s. A single military hospital will supersede seven existing hospitals. A new commissary and quartermaster depot near Manila will supply three infantry regiments one cavalry regiment and eight artillery batteries with storage space.
Mary Schushizer, wife of a farmer west of Indianapolis, was shot in the forehead by Herbert Sickinger, a Ben Davis farm hand, then wounded in the arm when he fired again. A large farmer manhunt with guns followed and Sickinger’s whereabouts remained missing. farmers threaten to kill him on sight. He is 40 years old.
William Wassen, 60, of Greenville Texas, arrived at Toledo Ohio after a grueling month long ride in extreme heat. He left Greenville on April 18 and wheeled to Toledo while recuperating at the infirmary hospital where doctors note heart palpitation.
On his return to England in November next the Duke of Cornwall will be made Prince of Wales. As preparations finish at Buckingham Palace, King Edward and Queen Alexandra will move there from Marlborough House, which will be handed to the new Prince.
The Traders' Grain Company of Kansas City suspended payments with liabilities around 150000 dollars. The firm had 20000 dollars in capital. The failure followed sharp rises in corn and wheat prices and heavy buying by country customers.
Negotiations are underway to consolidate large paint concerns. A report says the new company will operate all branches of the paint business including pigments oils turpentine varnishes chemicals brushes and glass. The venture is described as a $100 million enterprise.
The latest directory reports a combined population of 2,074,00 in Manhattan and the Bronx, up 23,890 from last year. Based on a government standard of 3 1 10 persons per family, the figure reflects households and urban density.
Judge Ford of the Common Pleas Court in Cleveland issues an injunction restraining the city board of equalization from raising the tax value of the Cleveland Electric Railway Company above the amounts returned by the company officers.
General Delarey told the Klerksdorp commando that there is no longer any chance of European intervention and that they must fight the war to the bitter end entirely on their own account.
Section workers on most railroads entering Columbus Ohio except Norfolk and Western have been granted a 10 cent per day increase and will refrain from striking as threatened. The wage boost applies to the men across the routes into the city.
Admiral Schley announces he will request Secretary Long to appoint a court of inquiry to examine his conduct during the Santiago campaign.
Seven people were injured in a late night collision between trolley cars on the trestle crossing Coney Island Creek. One man was seriously hurt, with the remaining victims treated for lesser injuries. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene and opened an investigation into the crash.
A heavy freight train on the Big Four road collided with a heavily loaded passenger train at Columbia Station Ohio. Five trainmen were injured though not seriously in the crash, officials said.
William Hobson, a Black man, was accidentally shot and killed near a gun shop in Louisville while G W Steen tested a rifle. Steen was arrested on finding the fatal shot.
A major blaze wiped out the entire manufacturing department of Church Brothers pressed brick works in Golden Colorado. The article estimates the loss at a substantial sum and notes the rapid spread of the fire threatening surrounding structures. No injuries are reported.
Professor Koch of Berlin announces that careful tests prove the bacillus of consumption cannot be transmitted from animals to humans. The statement challenges prior concerns about animal sources spreading tuberculosis and emphasizes conclusive experimental results supporting animal transmission denial.
Representatives of the powers at Pekin have agreed on a plan for paying the 450000000 taels indemnity and China has accepted it.
A Penn avenue tenement blaze in Pittsburg kills wife Sophia Ratza aged 30 and her three children Viola eight Kashner five and Wabock two. The husband Francis Ratza is badly burned and hospitalized. An oil can explosion sparked the deadly fire as neighbors describe Mrs Ratza preparing a meal.
Francis Schlatter the once noted divine healer was sent to St Elizabeth's hospital for the insane in Washington. The commitment is temporary and further inquiry into his mental condition will be made.
Grover Lemmen aged 15 and Prank Long aged 21 were struck by the Missouri Kansas and Texas flyer on a trestle near Eve Missouri and killed instantly. Companion John Van Dusen was badly injured in the crash.
John O'Connor of Mount Pleasant died by suffocation in the La Ciéle Hotel fire in Ottumwa Iowa. Eighteen other guests occupied the hotel with many narrowly escaping the blaze.
Mrs. Kruger, wife of the former President of the Transvaal republic, who is presently in Europe, died after a brief illness. The report notes her husband’s former position and the European location of her passing.
Eleven persons were injured on the West Madison street car line in Chicago due to faulty cable operation.
The report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across multiple markets Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and clover seed. Highlights include Chicago hogs 3.00 to 6.00 dollars and cattle 3.25 to 5.85 dollars, New York cattle 3.75 to 5.85, butter 18 to 19 cents, eggs 14 to 16 cents.
A weekly crop report from the Weather Bureau notes prolonged heat across the central valleys and middle Rocky Mountains with scant showers, intensifying drought. Early corn in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri is practically ruined. late corn may yield half a crop or less. Iowa prospects appear better with rains, while Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee show stress from heat and drought. Prices losses cited in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska reach hundreds of millions, with widespread impacts on oats, wheat, hay and potatoes across multiple states.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of Agriculture Wilson remains hopeful for an average corn yield in the corn belt from Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Ohio. He urges extending cultivation two weeks if possible and notes moisture conservation through soil stirring to create a mulch as rain remains sparse.
Commissioner Rockhill reports from Pekin that China's indemnity bonds will start amortizing in 1902 with full liquidation of principal and interest by 1940. The plan estimates annual revenue of 23 000 000 taels about 17 million dollars to cover interest and build a sinking fund. No international guaranty is planned, but the assigned government will safeguard investors.
Director Merriam releases an early Census bulletin detailing school age populations by race in Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut and Alaska plus totals of males of militia age and voting age for these regions. It notes native and foreign born shares and native white and foreign parentage in 1900 with state contrasts.
Andrew Hill, a painter, tumbled 100 feet from a standpipe at Sharon etee works. He grabbed a rope that partly broke his fall, but his hands were severely lacerated. He landed on a big head. He will recover.
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