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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
6
Roaring wells in scattered parts of Ohio indicate a subterranean river flowing shallowly across the state. The latest is at Chardon, resembling a well near Marion where the bottom fell out into a swiftly moving underground stream. The phenomena suggest a north to south hidden river across Ohio.
A burning oil tank at Atlantic Refining Company plant Point Breeze collapsed after three days of fire. About 100 people including firemen company workers and spectators were severely burned as blazing petroleum spilled into Passyunk Avenue after 2 PM.
France severs diplomatic ties with Turkey after ambassador M. Constans in Constantinople reports the Sultan breached his personal pledge regarding purchase of the quays and settlement of disputed French claims, prompting France to inform its government of the break.
John J. Gillilan, once Nebraska legislator and prominent Lincoln business figure, was shot dead shortly after 11 pm by unknown assailants on a residence street near his home. He died from a breast wound. marks of a struggle were noted at the scene.
The Paris Petit Journal claims American anxiety over Colombia masks a long cherished dream to seize the isthmus of Panama and the half-built canal, implying a plot by U S materialism to control the region.
Strong southerly gales battered Barbados Dominica Martinique and Saint Vincent with Saint Vincent reporting heavy damage to ships lighters and wharves as waves destroyed waterfront facilities and disrupted port activity.
Rev. George B. Harrington, a young Methodist preacher at Oxford New Jersey, hanged himself in the church belfry. The jury or observers deem him mentally deranged.
A mad dog terrorized Alger Ohio as residents gathered in force to stop it. They hunted and killed about three hundred dogs before the danger was contained.
Henry Dolan died in New York, leaving an estate valued at about $8,000,000. The fortune is understood to go to his niece, Mary J. DeForrest of Irving, Kan., daughter of his only brother.
Avowed opponents of Governor La Follette organize a Republican League in Wisconsin and issue an address to the public outlining their stance and aims in the political contest.
A passenger vessel traveling between Pleubian and Plougrescant capsized near Treguier causing fifteen deaths among those aboard. The tragedy prompted rescue efforts and investigations by local authorities. Named crews and exact passenger lists were not released in available reports.
Millionaire Sam Strong, noted mine owner, was shot and killed in Cripple Creek Cole at the Newport saloon owned by Grant Crumley. The shooting occurred during a confrontation with Crumley, who owned the saloon where the fatal wound was inflicted.
William Barry, a Milton farmer, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life in Bismarck for attempting to hang his hired man Andrew Mellem and then stabbing him to death. Barry claimed his sister, who later went insane, had promised to marry Mellem after he jilted her.
Sixty of 400 teachers who began from San Francisco aboard the transport Thomas were married in Honolulu before onward travel to the Philippines. They had formed quick bonds during the Pacific voyage, briefly knowing each other for under ten days. One clergyman officiated as a boatload of couples docked for the ceremony.
The Dominion of Canada may have 5,387,166 people, up 508,827 from 1901. Provinces show gains: Quebec 182,484 Ontario 53,657 Manitoba 52,212 Northwest 79,300 Yukon and unorganized 48,118 British Columbia 92,000 Maritime provinces 11,000. Some figures are department estimates due to missing returns, with padding cited as a possible cause.
An express box addressed to Sheriff Eugene Ackman and his wife in Carmi Illinois contained a peculiar machine with a pound and a half of dynamite. They opened it at the jail residence and the device could have exploded from slight jarring.
Gen. O F Long, head of the army transport service in San Francisco, prepares a year end report showing about 20 million dollars disbursed in transport maintenance. Estimated cost to move a soldier from San Francisco to Manila is 186 dollars for a cabin passenger and 256 dollars for others. Coal is noted as a major expense item.
Arizona health officials launch a campaign against tuberculosis with possible strict quarantine for pulmonary patients. Phoenix city council approves ordinances to protect the public from health seekers, including street cuspidors and park receptacles. The key measure is fumigation of rooms used by invalids.
Olaf Moran, a 55 year old tailor from Chicago, died from injuries after falling from a second story window. His wife said he had been somnambulistic for years, and it is believed he stepped out of the window while sleepwalking.
Six people were killed when a large quantity of dynamite exploded at the New York Central and Hudson River roundhouse in Herkimer New York. The blast caused a fire, wrecking and burning the roundhouse.
John Winters pleaded guilty after his preliminary examination for robbing the Selby Company bullion vault in Crockett California. The haul exceeded 280000 dollars in value.
William Cherry aged 25 died on a Santa Fe train between Topeka and Kansas City. He had been returning home from Riverside California where he spent a year seeking to regain his health.
Eugene Foley of Utica New York reportedly slapped Carrie Nation’s face aboard a Thousand Island steam boat when she tried to knock a cigarette from his mouth.
J. J. Lopez De Larra a Spaniard was arrested in Kansas City for a harebrained swindle involving a legendary store of cow hides supposedly secreted in Cuba. He boasted of Weyler’s army, offered Turner capital to join him to Cuba, and claimed hides would be dug up and shipped to Boston. Turner, wary and ill, refused to prosecute as De Larra confessed the ruse. he is educated, ill, and near death.
In Deadwood South Dakota area four weeks after three Shepherd brothers vanished old miner W H Ward showed unusual behavior and promised gifts to Harley. Harley returned alone as searchers probed Ward's claims. A body believed to be Kirk Shepherd was unearthed from Ward's potato patch.
Jim Lee a Black man was stabbed to death in Toledo Ohio. Days later a woman at the burial house found a spider's web bearing the legible inscriptions My Jim and Murder woven with white thread. Thousands visited the spot and residents of the avenue are stirred by the eerie display.
Philadelphia reverberates as Utah's Mormon mission expands with two elders entering Seventh Street Methodist Church and luring away Sallie Watt, a 20 year old Sunday school teacher and devout Methodist. Watt embraced Mormonism and was baptized, shocking the congregation.
C H Gaunt of the Northern Pacific telegraph department has devised a system to send telephone and telegraph messages simultaneously over a single wire using reduction coils and condensers. Tested on the company line, it has given perfect satisfaction and will be adopted with the transcontinental system being installed.
Edward R. Carroll, clerk of the New York Court of General Sessions, sent to Comptroller Colorati a bill of 7,829 for printing the volume of testimony from the Roland B. Molineux trial of the killing of Katherine J. Adams. Stenographic work and other trial expenses far exceed this printing cost.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana was slightly injured in a runaway accident in Minneapolis while riding with District Attorney RB Evans. The team bolted and both jumped from the carriage, leaving the driver to handle the horses.
Edward V. Shepard of Massachusetts, chief clerk of the patent office, was dismissed after an investigation by Commissioner of Patents Duels and others into the disappearance of money in un claimed registered letters returned to the office.
Report says Armours of Chicago aim to corner Maine’s apple crop by setting aside a two million dollar fund and sending agents across the state making offers for the entire crop. This aggressive approach could influence market supply and pricing for the season.
News from Pine Ore reports excitement over the discovery of seventeen cattle shot to heat near East Pine Creek. Suspected sheep herders are blamed for the killings and tensions rise as authorities investigate the incident.
British figures Lord Wreense Sir William Harcourt and Secretary Chamberlain debated the Kitchener proclamation with a focus on the use of natives by the British army in South Africa.
Pioneer business leader Edwin Manning, long described as Iowa’s richest man, dies at his Keosauqua home aged 81. His estate is put between 3.0 and 5.0 million dollars, with a life story tied to Iowa commerce and the Star newspaper’s history from Black Hawk days to the present. Born February 8, 1810 in South Coventry Connecticut, Manning began as a clerk in Bethany Pennsylvania.
A report states two veterans died after an alleged wrong solution was administered at the National Soldiers' Home Hospital in Marion Indiana. The victims are Daniel Carruthers, a paralytic, and Thomas Pinkerton aged 1. Authorities are investigating the incident.
A letter from a Bald win polar expedition member arrives in New York stating everyone is well and in good spirits. The message confirms all members are alive and in good health.
A fire destroyed the J. Wright plant of Continental Tobacco Company in Richmond Virginia. There were no reported injuries as crews battled the blaze and containment efforts focused on preventing spread to nearby facilities.
Former State Insurance Commissioner Van Cleave was arrested in Springfield on charges of abstracting state papers.
Two men trapped in a Cleveland waterworks tunnel 200 feet beneath Lake Erie are rescued after five days in total darkness. They faced no food and air so foul they feared suffocation, with moments of near death during the disaster recovery.
M Nyssens former minister of industry and labor committed death by own action in Brussels by shooting himself in the right temple. Domestic trouble is given as the cause for the act.
An explosion from a cannon at Fort Riley Irian killed two soldiers and injured seven others.
Two black men suspected of killing Miss Girsla Wild were lynched near Pearce City Missouri. The mob's action occurred in the aftermath of the alleged crime, with authorities not reported to intervene.
The column lists commodities by city including cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with grain—wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and pork prices shown in various grades and units across markets. Notable figures include hogs mostly 3.00 to 5.95 per cwt and wheat No. 2 around several regional price points.
Census bulletin reports lower overall death rate across states and major cities led by advances in medical science and sanitation. Deaths in 1900 rose 23.5 percent from 1890 due to population growth, with pneumonia remaining leading killer. Data drawn from decennial enumerations and local death registrations.
The post office department in Washington will display weather signals on rural free delivery wagons. Weather bureau reports will be sent to each center before carrier departure so farmers along the route can read readings at a distance. Signaling will occur daily on applicable routes with departure times noted to ensure timely use of forecasts.
Policeman Diebold confronted Judson C Burr of Albion New York for tearing down a platform near the exposition grounds in Buffalo without a permit. Burr struck Diebold with a scantling, and the officer then shot and killed Burr.
Illinois Steel Company South Chicago plant workers publish a statement defending their decision not to strike in solidarity with Eastern steel workers. They cite a binding contract with the company and Amalgamated Association rules preventing breach. VP W C Davis supported their stance and the group argues for adherence to contracts and business integrity over sentiment. The note contrasts past union actions under Garland 1897 and Shaffer 1898 with Mitchell’s warnings on contract observance.
An armed mob drives out all African Americans from Pierce City Missouri for hours. Five homes burned. 71 year old Peter Hampton dies in one blaze. Suspects Will Godley and Eugene Carter lynched or beaten. militia rifles seized. The town vows no negroes may live or pass through, threatening railcar porters and prompting fears of further violence.
The St. Lawrence and Adirondack will merge with the Canada Southern. The Nickel Plate bridge over Conneaut Creek is 1,820 feet long and 90 feet high. Union Pacific pledges to cut Chicago to San Francisco running time by twelve hours. King Alphonso of Spain receives a drawing-room coach and dining car from Jackson and Sharp. Nashville voters authorize up to 1 million dollars in Nashville and Clarksville Railroad stock. Illinois engineer William Revel, 47 years on the job, will retire in two years. Railway commissioners rule no two lines may cross at grade, existing crossings to remain. Chicago hosts delegates for the Christian church national convention. Rock Island, Lake Shore, and Nickel Plate will use Grand Central in Chicago during Van Buren Street depot construction, with completion targeted within a year from next October.
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