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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
7
Four year old son of James Oates, a farmer near Au Gres in Arenac County, vanished from home after a days long search. The child, born with a deformed arm and shoulder, was last seen playing with siblings near the house. authorities believe he was kidnapped due to the unusual deformity.
Cass Roberts, 31, baggageman at the M C depot in Chesaning, was found in the freight house in a semi conscious state with a knife wound to the throat. He had been drinking and despondent and reportedly sharpened a butcher knife before plunging it upward. he narrowly avoided the jugular vein. Roberts left home early, had a wife and one child.
In Big Rapids N Ferris is urged to be entered on the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot. Secretary of State Prescott says Ferris cannot have his preference consulted. Ferris, a school teacher, was the Democratic candidate for governor in 2004. The denial may force his name onto the ballot without his consent.
An amethyst believed to be the largest in the United States, weighing two pounds, was sold to Alexander Meads, a pioneer prospector of Marquette, by FL R. Vigeant of Saint Ste. Marie. Found forty-five years ago on Lake Superior's north shore, the gem bears iron ore-coated conical projections. The Cen tral Park Museum in New York City houses the next largest amethyst, weighing ten pounds.
Hillsdale College escaped destruction when a fire was found burning in east hall by a student Wiro and his wife who were visiting. They saw light, investigated, and found flames under way in a floor area. They raised an alarm and, with effort, got the blaze under control. Spontaneous combustion of oil rag storage is suspected.
Louis G. Grimm a wealthy Royalton Township farmer died after a bolt struck him in the barn doorway. His son in the barn suffered a burned eye yet escaped serious injury. A valued horse lost an eye to lightning but remained otherwise sound. In a separate incident Mrs. Fred Comstock and her daughter were held at gunpoint by a highwayman on a lonley stretch between Jenison and Georgetown. they escaped when Mrs. Comstock whipped the horse.
A fire began in a long stretch of sawdust piles left by former mills near Kaw Kawlin village, with flames menacing the village and nearby Michigan Central railroad property. The piles, six to eight feet deep and buried under a thin soil layer, reflect years of accumulation.
Vallen Dun Maki a 29 year old married man died from injuries after the armory collapse in Calumet. Three others Sam Peterson John Barnay and Peter Perry were injured and are expected to recover.
A fire at 2 am destroyed the old Sonia City Hall, collapsing within twenty minutes. The opera house and a dwelling were also damaged, with the opera house sustained about 200 dollars in loss. No injuries occurred as officials planned site moves for a new post office and fire barn.
Robert F. McCullough, recently married and living in Muskegon, was arrested four hours after a wanted circular matched his photo. He confessed to a prior jail break from Defiance, Ohio, and will return to prison, leaving his wife behind in their comfortable Muskegon home. Police Dowd and Detective Peterson led the manhunt.
In Delta county this summer campaigners employ novel tactics to win the probate judge and prosecuting attorney nominations. One aspirant flies huge kites bearing banners while another distributes 5,000 caps to county boys. Attorney Clyde Hayden, seeking probate judge, gives away paper bags filled with candy and nuts printed with a support appeal.
A Grand Trunk passenger train from Port Huron struck a Harper Avenue street car on Detroit streets in a heavy rainstorm. Six men were seriously hurt as the car was smashed and passengers were thrown about. The conductor failed to see the oncoming train due to the rain.
In Owosso a gasoline stove exploded at W. D. Garvin’s home, igniting woodwork. Fourteen year old Leo Adams rushed inside, grabbed the blazing stove, and carried it outdoors. His hands and arms were badly burned but he is expected to recover. the owner rewarded him. Separately, fifteen people were lightly injured when two interurban cars on the D Y A railroad collided near Detroit, throwing passengers to the floor.
State brief. River Rouge plans an 8.3 million steel plant. Grand Rapids fights tussock moth. Soo canal July traffic up from last year but lagging behind by millions. Augusta Anderson left her estate to the Swedish Evangelical church after drowning herself at Muskegon. Senator Smith to urge War Department to rehabilitate Port Mackinac and place a garrison there. Gordon R. Yakes, 14, disappeared from Port Huron home for the second time in three months. Dogs killed 20 ewes and 10 lambs on Shaughnessy Bros. farm in Grand Blanc. Billy Royal discovered Calumet and Hecla copper mine while finding lost pigs under a rock. Anthony Hazelaar, 17, East Saventuck farmer, died of heart failure in the field. Wesley Ram tell, thrown from a binder, crushed to death near Deckerville.
The Utica Globe notes wholesale prices in 1907 stayed high, with overall commodity averages down only slightly from start to end of the year. Of 258 items, 172 rose, 35 unchanged, 51 fell, and nine groups show price gains across the year including food, textiles, fuel, metals, lumber, drugs, and house goods.
Jack Leyburn helped the Michiganders christen their Detroit track by trotting a mile in 2 04 in the Blue Ribbon event. Nancy Hanks foaled a bay colt by Todd at Madden’s Hamburg farm near Lexington Kentucky. Egan of the Burlington club studied Davenport park purchase prospects. Justo in the Pekin 3-year-old trot went 2 13 14 for the first mile as a 38-year-old trotter. Etherial at Brighton Beach ran 514 furlongs in 1 06 tying Brookdale Nymph and Royal Wang. Half Sovereign won the six furlong handicap in 1 12 2 5. Lady Maud C. set Fargo and North Dakota records by running a mile in 2 08 4. Papke Burke bout canceled due to police interference.
The United States Geological Survey reports test results from Jan 1906 to June 1907 at Forest Park St Louis on bituminous coals and lignites. It details analyses of samples from mines cars pre and post briquetting and coking, briquetting advances for slack coal and anthracite culm, and plans to use briquetted coal in naval vessels.
The Spandau city council in Brandenburg Prussia launches a campaign to raise 1 025 000 marks as a national gift for Count Zeppelin. Advices from St. Petersburg report Ambassador Riddle improving at Kislovodsk after illness. Captain Lamsden by court martial dismissed for navigational default after the Gladiator’s loss. Philippine band to tour Australia with expenses paid by Australia, band service donated by the Philippines. Panama electors vote August 1, result certified August 18 before National Assembly meeting September 1. In Sonora, nineteen Indians and two soldiers die in a clash at Imaculada ranch near Cetrocolo. five soldiers wounded. Prince of Wales shines at Quebec celebration. grand military pageant on the plains of Abraham hailed as Canada’s greatest.
A New York Sun note describes an insurer's list of risks covered for commercial travelers. Examples include injuries from acid to the face, pin pricks, fights, blade accidents, and various mishaps at home or in daily life with stated disability durations and sums.
A group discusses civic improvements and budgets when a German man tells a parable. A doctor reports constant gains in a wife’s health until finally she dies, and the bereaved husband explains she died of improvements, prompting the bartender’s grim joke.
A 19th century note speculates on a gender surplus, estimating 15,000,000 more women than men worldwide. It cites a total population near 1.5 billion, with Europe as the only continent said to have more women than men, underscoring the humor of a statistician Cupid facing bachelor odds.
A Idaho boy’s pony startled by a wolf threw its rider and leaped a one hundred foot precipice. Believed dead, the rider vanished for two weeks until the pony returned with only scratches after sinking into a snowbank that saved it from starvation. Also notes New York withdraws Fulton street horse cars, ending crosstown lines long viewed as unprogressive.
A humorous quip contrasts a school song with a visual gag about chairs for colors and a boy observer outside a dentist office. The line ends with a proverb about giving and taking money.
The lesson recounts David fleeing Saul after Saul seeks his life and choosing the Philistine lands as a temporary home. A mad disguise, cave ambush, and the formation of a protector band follow, with David acting as captain and restraining his men from robbery while seeking sustenance. Saul’s mood swings, patience worn thin, and David’s measured respect for Saul as king frame the moral: mercy, proper conduct, and trust in God’s timing.
A board member asks if a person’s ears are equally strong. A cheerful idiot answers with a mischievous quip about having a deaf ear for beggars and a keen ear for invitations, underlining a humorous misfit in a bewildering exchange.
A young cub reporter followed up with the managing editor before joining. The assistant recalls he was a dentist. The editor nods and asks about his writings on dentistry. The reporter described a lake storm as the ship pulling out of the teeth of the gale.
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