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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1902

Page

2

Odds and Ends From The Week In Minnesota And Beyond

A mixed digest notes Judge Bunn ruling Minnesota inheritance law unconstitutional and the era of 1807 12 laws. elevator firms in Buffalo form a single pool ending rate war. Papal displeasure on consanguineous marriages and urging royal matches outside bloodlines. Osage chief election outcome favors Big Heart over Bacon Rind affecting land allotment. Reports of Vatican property transfers to a syndicate and secrecy around friar assets. Obituary notes Aloysius Reiss death after long sleep linked to Brights disease. Offshore rail and mine accidents, coronation proclamations, and local homicides and drownings across several states.

Minnesota Bunn Ramsey County Elevators Association Western Elevating Company Buffalo N. Y Rome Europe James Big Heart Bacon Rind Big Heart

Storms, wrecks and accidents fill lengthy Atlantic news reel

A sprawling report covers events from New Jersey to New York and beyond. Lightning struck St Peter's Church in Galilee New Jersey. a fishing boat with Senator Quay faced a fierce storm near Atlantic City. Cuba's Secretary of State Carlos Zaldo arrived in New York en route to Liberty to tend a sick wife. A White House basement skeleton discovery alarms Washington. Multiple rail and industrial mishaps injure and kill several, including a Horton New York area crash, a York Maine parade anniversary, and fatalities from mines and boiler explodes across the country. The document lists disasters, legal actions, and notable society notes amid a broad panorama of early 20th century calamities.

Senator Quay Atlantic City Carlos Zaldo Cuba New York Liberty White House Washington Cornelius Vanderbilt Reginald Cathleen Neilson Frederick Neilson Harold Hartsho

Desperate crimes and mob justice across several states

The report lists multiple violent incidents including a mob lashing in Kentucky, a private hanging in Mississippi, a man found dead in Tennessee, and arson losses in Kentucky. It also covers prison break attempts in Tennessee, hangings in Virginia, and various international notes on imperial and political tensions plus cholera statistics in Manila and provinces.

Train Robbery on Burlington Line Near Savanna

Six masked bandits robbed Chicago Burlington and Quincy Train No 47 at 11 80 pm Tuesday 125 miles from Chicago between Savanna and Marcus. Express car blown by dynamite, safe robbed of about 2000 dollars. Engineer and fireman forced at gunpoint. one robber shot dead by pursuing officers near Savanna. Authorities pursue suspects along the line.

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Chicago Savanna Ill Marcus Fmo Irisk Express Messenses Byl Lagman

Trade Review Notes Mixed Signals From Iron Steel and Grains

Dun and Bradsstreet Weekly Review highlights steady iron and steel activity with high pig iron output but shortages in engines machinery and hardware. Grain markets show price declines due to favorable spring wheat reports, while general trade remains uncertain with rising imports and potential price pressures.

New York Texas R. G. Dun & Cos Pew Emier Te Seiny Hrusiness Suifieres Vimo Tateter Weil

Local Distress Report Draws Gloom From Wyoming to San Francisco

Fragmented OCR notes report multiple deaths from gas incidents and accidents. Names and places are garbled but reference victims in Wyoming and California, including a woman identified as an artist in the Empire State era.

Fire destroys Combs Refining plant and car fleet

A large fire gutted the Combs Refining Company plant and all its cars except one. In Iola Kansas, T F Kirby killed his son J W Kirby after a family quarrel, claiming self defense against a razor attack. A witnesses refuses to discuss. Mrs Sarah Nessler of Denver reports miraculous restoration of sight after prayer. In Leavenworth two inmates, Robert Johnson and Herron, escaped jail after overpowering guards and entered Carl Gitsch’s farm house. Herron was killed by Gitsch’s son. Johnson remains at large.

Ohio National Steel Tube Company Warren Combine Robert Soley Portsmouth Norfolk and Western Peebles William M. Beardshear Town State College Ames Beardshear Towa Centennial Spokane Wash Harry Tracy Fellowes Tle John J. Badenoch & Co Chicago Pitzer Robert Brooks Brinkley, Ark Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Minneapolis Savanna, HL Joseph Hardesty Wolfe Creek Lawrence County John Pourier Joseph Varvais Homestake Lead S. D Carola Sardelli St. Paul Helena Mont Samuel Traves James Randall David Morris Davis Morris Prattsville Missoula County Bonner William Thompson Vilas Cole Benjamin Ichulson John W. Kirby Burden Kan Stillwater Minn Lake Elmo Omaha West Alexandria Arcade Hervic Charles Gardner Quincey Wichita Kaw Gardner Fort Worth Texas Joseph Abele Morgan Davidson Miwiuhers Fifth Battery Field Artillery TLS Residio San Francisco Adele Cherryvale Davidson Big Creek Julia C. Howell la Veta Place Denver Jandanam Riley Teadville Colo Slate Manufacturing Company Slatington Ark Plot Springs Cleveland Johnson Santa Fe Los Angeles Cali Tedendo Beach Combs Refining Company T. F. Kirby J. W. Kirby Iola Sarah Nessler Lfoliness Sect Red Herron Robert Johnson

Roosevelt victory in pistol duel and four other events

Ambassador White resigns as minister to Germany effective November. Roosevelts wins in a pistol and rifle duel against Snyman setting a five shot record. Porto Rican and Philippine natives must face same immigration exams as others. Winnipeg buys a prime Winnipeg site for a mammoth department store. The Cuban House approves 0 000 in government securities redeemable in forty years at 5 percent. Santa Fe raises carmen wages while Needles Barstow Colorado New Mexico see top pay. A woman's body in St Michael Alaska yields 15000 in drafts and gold. Becky identified, heirs sought.

Ambassador White Germany United States Roosevelt Snyman South Africa Immigration Bureau Porto Rico Philippines Marshall Field & Co Chicago Winnipeg Man House of Representatives Santa Fe Railroad Carmen Needles Barstow Cal Colorado New Mexico St. Michael’s Alaska Yukon Becky

Outlaw Harry Tracy Ends Life Near Fellowes Wash

Reports say the famed bandit Harry Tracy, cornered by Sheriff Gardner’s posse near the Eddy farm in a swamp eleven miles southeast of Creston, Washington, killed himself after hours of exchange fire. A nearby posse led by Jack McGinnis arrived with reinforcements but Tracy had already committed suicide to avoid capture.

Fellowes Wash Harry Tracy Tracy Gardner Creston Eddy Farm Jack McGinnis McGinnis Davenport Wild West

Secretary Root Begins Weeks-Long European Tour

Secretary of War Root sails for a European tour spanning several weeks. The trip aims to review military and diplomatic affairs with allied nations while exploring potential postwar strategies.

Root John W. Mackay King George of Saxony Albert Alice Fortier Tilane University New Orleans Legion of Honor France

Strawboard combine questioned as possible cartel in farm markets

A regional survey of cattle sheep and grain prices across cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo and New York shows wide ranges for cattle from 3.00 to 7.00 per hundredweight and wheat No 2 from around 4.00 to 5.17 with notes on butter eggs oats and rye. The piece ends by asking if the strawboard combine is a true cartel.

National Baseball League Pitt Louis Nation Brooklyn Philadelphia Bostom New York Clube Ww. T Chisaul Washins S Dantis Cleveland Boston US Bualtiaire Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Ste Milwaukee Slam Toledo

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