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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1902
Page
4
A partial roster of statewide Republican candidates with names and counties misaligned. Entries include governor Aaron Bliss Saginaw and lieutenant governor Alex Maitland Marquette with several misspelled counties and titles such as secretary of state Fred Warner Kent and attorney general Chas Blake Jackson.
A brief political item endorses Congressman-Hon HH O Young of Ishpeming for reelection.
Firemen's executive committee reports a deal with Backer and Lockwood to supply four thousand circus seats at about 300 less than cost to build. Andrew Lindquist dropped a higher bid and will prepare fencing and stands. Friday prizes arrived and $1,000 was spent on engraved trophies for the tournament.
The Milwaukee papers report Ferdinand Schlesinger settled several old judgments from 1893 and 1895 tied to mining ventures. Records show large loans secured by mining stock mortgages and multiple payouts, including a $33,714.80 judgment and a $833,429.57 claim, with the latter tied to a bank receiver.
The Mining Journal notes a shift from past practices with new novelties added to team selections. Readers are invited to appreciate the updated choices, which promise better collaboration and morale among the squads.
The Lake Superior Mining Institute will hold its next annual meeting in Duluth starting August 19 for three days. The agenda includes visits to Mesaba range mining properties and papers on technical mining topics. W. J. Olcott chairs the institute and leads local mining interests. members arrive August 19 and receive a Duluth reception before trains take them to range towns.
Charles Thomas Martens died August 2 1902 at age one year three months and twenty one days from cholera infantum after a brief illness. Funeral from Mary Street home at 2 pm Monday with Rev T J Joslin M E church and Mrs Whiteside Croze and Hasbrouck singing. Interment beside Charles J Thomas in Bessemer cemetery. Parents thank friends for sympathy and gifts during the bereavement.
Ernest Nelson Wakefield on business in Bessemer. Miss Kelley of Berlin Wis visiting with Mr and Mrs James Tobin. Attorney Norris of Bessemer had a business call. Charlie Newman of Hurley joined Win Utahleys barber shop. William Rick took a meat cutter position at Neidhold Bros meat market. Ld. Shaylor plans to lower and resurface the building. Capt N B Rescorla attended a Board of Supervisors meeting in Bessemer. James Carey at Sunday Lake and Brotherton mines was sick. Mrs Mack of Thomaston rented Hotel De Miner to operate soon. Two new houses rising on Putman street. Wakefield Corner Band danced at Miller's Hall. B S Tillinghast at Tilden mine visited Chicago mine. Keskey and Raar bought a lot at Andersonville to build a saloon. Village board extended Smith street opening. Arson burned Edward Shultz lumber camps near Thomaston. Mr McMann of Thomaston sought help to fight the blaze.
Ernest Jacobson aged 14 dies at his parents home Mr and Mrs J We Jacobson in this city after a relapse of bowel inflammation. He had seemed recovered and was about daily when the relapse proved fatal. Funeral details unavailable at press time.
A Sioux City father recalls his one year old son being poisoned by a weed and nearly losing sight after rubbing the toxin into his eyes. A neighbor's tip led to De Wit's Witch Hazel Salve, which quickly improved the child's condition. The ad touts De Witts as a cure for skin ailments and wounds while warning against counterfeits from VG Jones.
A fire of unknown origin broke out on the second floor of a two story building owned by Aleck Mackey on the Brotherton location. The blaze started Wednesday morning at 1 50 and completely destroyed the brandine. The loss is covered by insurance as 81500 worth of sleighs and other camps were saved.
J H Johnston of Broughton Ga recalls decades of bronchitis pain solved by Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption. His wife also found relief from asthma using the remedy. Trial bottles free at D MacFarlane's with guaranteed 50c and 1.00 bottles.
The skull of Rev. John Chalmers, killed and eaten by Papuan cannibals, is brought to Sydney by Rev. A. E. Hunt who recently arrived from New Guinea. Hunt says Chalmers and Rev. Oliver Tompkins likely died after visiting a village preparing a sacred building for a cannibal feast. The box held his diary and will.
The New York Supreme Court Judge George P. Andrews who died directed in his will that his body be cremated and ashes deposited where his widow designates. He ordered executors to enforce this clause with a voiding provision if they refused or neglected. The cremation occurred at Fresh Pond. Feley’s Kidney Cure is advertised as curing kidney and bladder disorders.
The Newcastle Chronicle reports Prince Rupert arriving in London during the Diamond Jubilee season. Jacobites, calling him Prince of Wales, presented a bouquet of white roses and laughed at the scene. The prince responded with a broad grin, turning the moment into farce.
A dubious ad promises a rapid cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Pallets. The seller urges refunds if it fails, with a signature attributed to Be. W. Grove. The item ends with an unrelated number 28.
The Rev Dr D Parker Morgan marked twenty years as rector of the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York City and is noted for prefacing notices with phrases like Please God and If it be the will of the Lord. A prior winter, Rev Dr Van De Water was announced to give his last lecture in the church next Friday evening.
An English newspaper praises the Gladstone pneumatic arm as the finest imitation of a human arm, allowing concealment under a coat while manipulating rabbits and other effects. The inventor reportedly earned nearly £10,000 by using the device to perform in London, even stealing watches and money on buses.
In a gathering near Due bith a bald woman opens a discussion on extreme cold. Stories from Twila to North Dakota recount blizzards and frozen valleys. An Irish ect responds noting Duluth’s coldest winter was the summer there.
The piece explains how flatfish such as sole start with eyes on both sides of the head and Swim upright. As they mature one eye migrates to the opposite side through twisting of the skull bones, correcting eye placement. It notes old naturalists believed passage through the skull, now explained by torsion of head bones.
A report describes Aguinaldo living comfortably on the Pacig riverbank in Malacausa with a protective guard of American soldiery. He resides with his wife, children, and mother-in-law, attended by several servants, and his dwelling is compared favorably to Gov. William H. Tatt’s residence a short distance upstream.
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