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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1902
Page
3
Rescue crews near Macatawa Park Hotel pulled twenty five spectators from the water after a section of the old government pier collapsed during a crowd watching excursion. The incident occurred amid a busy scene with 648 excursionists nearby, and rescuers aided those unable to swim.
Reports say Boer leaders Botha De Wet and Delarey visited former President Kruger in Utrecht to discuss South Africa’s fate. Kruger reportedly upbraided the generals for yielding Boer independence and hinted against abdication though observers heard little about the private talks lasting hours.
Dr. Channcey Forward as president of Forward Reduction Company filed for bankruptcy in Cleveland. The firm, with assets of about 4225 and exemptions of 478,087, holds land in Orange and Jefferson counties Texas and Leoinstone area. Creditors across the country claim amounts from 100 to 60,000. The company plans reorganization and may issue stock to satisfy creditors. Lawyers, doctors, clerks and factory workers are among shareholders.
EEDA FAR oR King Oscar approves new cabinet under Erik Gustav Bostrom. The Boer War casualty bureau reports 8,700 killed or wounded and 32,000 prisoners. Lloyd Briscom and wife return to Teheran after a 1,000 mile horseback tour to boost American commerce.
Frank C. Andrews former vice president of the Detroit City Savings Bank is found guilty of looting the institution of about 1.576 million dollars his downfall tracing from bold stock speculation that wrecked his fortune and left many savers ruined the trial lasted four weeks with a sixty day sentence appeal planned and bail set at 10 000 dollars
Rev Kurtmann Mueller of Hartford Massachusetts develops an electric danger globe and automatic brake system to prevent trains on the same line from approaching within 2 000 feet. The device lights in the engine cab and stops trains if the engineer fails to act.
New England coast sees a mass public demonstration of mimic naval warfare beginning Wednesday. Forces led by Commander Pilisharyis and Rear Admiral Ginson staged an elaborate exercise near Massachusetts and Rhode Island with cruisers, torpedo boats, and battleships while the harbor lights and signaling observed by townsfolk signaled a bold, dusk-to-night mock attack.
Court records describe the unidentified body found in a prairie field near State streets amid a suspected matricide case. Witnesses failed to positively identify the deceased as Minnie Mitchell while investigators consider William J. Bartholin and others as principals or accessories before the law.
The article discusses the Brazen Serpent as a parallel to Jesus lift up for belief and eternal life. It notes Moses, Aaron, and the wilderness journey, with commentary on wisdom, serpent worship, and Hebrew thought, citing A W Hitchcock and scriptural references from Numbers and John.
The report lists two Methodist missionaries in Mone Veah as the only Gentiles so far with no converts. It notes resignations and new posts for Rev. Leon Ball of Lowell becoming Veshen Colles president, Archdeacon Bassett resigning for Enghtad, and Rev. E J Batty taking over. It mentions the Baron de Hirsch fund in Galmvia supporting fifty teachers and sixty pupils, plus clergy movements in Minneapolis and San Francisco, with Archbishop Dreland commenting on US Catholic views after Taft mission.
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