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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1903
Page
3
The J. W. Farwell factory in Benton Harbor temporarily closed as union organizers pressed for higher wages and shorter hours, affecting about 150 workers. Managers say current pay and hours are already fair while union members argue for gains amid piecework cuts.
Charles Easton, charged with murdering Mrs Ellen Leonard, altered his plea from not guilty to guilty in Muskegon Circuit Court. The switch followed a private interview with Judge Russell after which Easton cited not wanting to drag his elderly father, the sole eyewitness, into court.
Mr and Mrs B O Gotham of Green Dale township welcome a set of lively triplet boys weighing 5 6 and 6 ½ pounds each The father quips that even President Roosevelt would envy him The Gothams married about fourteen years and their first child was a twin followed by a boy and then the triplets poised to grow into sturdy youngsters
Conductor Al Nitteridge of Lapeer was instantly killed when a way freight halted to unload at Hunters Creek on the Michigan Central. A northbound special freight sighted the moving train but could not stop, causing a rear end crash that split the caboose in two and claimed the conductor's life.
George Smith, a farmer living east of Bay City, was found dead in a ditch about six miles from the city limits. He lay beneath his wagon, with the team having reportedly run away and overturned the rig.
Ionia seeks E H Stafford & Co furniture plant. Mulliken Maccabees buy cold storage HQ. Rev A L Bell to Laingsburg church. Fred Soule found dead, possibly carbolic acid. Albion council funds market fronting Kalamazoo river. Ottawa rabbits surge. hunters plan control. Menominee County has effective woman assessor. Despondent North Riverton woman dies by carbolic acid. George H Myhan nominated postmaster at South Haven. confirmed. Burr Oak cannery destroyed. not rebuilt. Adrian labor quiet as clerks union disbands and treasury charity funds. Two Lansing kids find dynamite in a packing box but survive. 200 Amer Steam Pump Co. workers open savings at Hinman bank. Grand Rapids Press tracks corn shredder injuries. 37 lost limbs. Pointers on gr sh salary gap between city and rural mail carriers.
The speech asserts liberty for individuals to use property and labor within law, equality before the law, and federal action against interference by corporations, unions, or individuals. It defends currency integrity, restricts immigration to the right kind, bans fraud in citizenship, condemns bribery, and praises anti corruption. It lauds U S actions in the Philippines and supports the interoceanic canal against external interference.
Secretary Root devotes his annual War Department report to the general staff, civilian control through a single senior military expert, and accompanying professional assistants. He notes joint army navy board aims, cites strengths and deployments in 1903, and calls for further militia efficiency, barracks, and US-bound reductions in the Philippines. Expenditures for 1902 and projected costs for the new year are given, with emphasis on awaiting results of the general staff system before further army legislation.
Herbert Spencer, renowned scientist, philosopher, and author, died Tuesday morning at his Brighton home after months of declining health. Born in Derby in 1820, he began as a civil engineer at 17, later leaving engineering to contribute influential literary work. He died at age 83, leaving a lasting mark on science and philosophy.
The passage outlines Herbert Spencer's shift from civil engineering to literature in 1845, his tenure at The Economist from 1848 to 1852 where Social Statistics appeared, his frequent contributions to Westminster and other reviews, and his monumental ten volume System of Synthetic Philosophy begun in 1860 and spanning forty years. It notes he never married and lived much of his life in Brighton, enjoying fishing as his main recreation.
R G Dun & Co reports 1,162 U.S. commercial failures in November with liabilities of $16,422,309, up from last year and better than October. Manufacturing failures reached 267 at $6,019,207, trading defaults 845 at $8,120,271, and other lines 50 with $2,252,831.
Typhoid fever hits Butler Pennsylvania with over 1800 cases. The State Board of Health links outbreaks to polluted water near Shorn Run dam, reservoir of Butler Water Company. Local officials, physicians, and volunteers seek more doctors, nurses, and domestic help after a $7000 relief drive.
The census bureau reports 7,070,437 commercial bales of cotton ginned up to November 14 from 1903 growth, with 29,506 ginneries in operation. Last year up to December 18, 1902, 9,311,835 bales were ginned. No ungin ned estimates are given. Agriculture will provide crop leftovers in January. The Department aims to cover nearly all 1903 04 cotton crop in the January report, two months earlier than last year.
A Christmas lesson explains the Magi's search for the newborn king of the Jews, their worship in Bethlehem, and the gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh. It discusses Herod's plot, the star's guidance, and the spiritual meaning of gift giving and obedience.
In a Cincinnati Times-Star reading, a bank president finishes a rival bank robbery account and declares with a wry smile that although the incident is bad, at least it was not his vault.
One hundred years ago Martin Van Buren at age twenty entered Kin derhook New York politics while opening a law office Aaron Burr Vice President dined at the White House by President Jefferson Jefferson sends Congress word that Morocco's sultan accepts peace terms dictated by the United States A Pennsylvania pure food bill requires butter exports be inspected by governor appointed judges
Seventy-five years ago agitation began to repeal duties on salt and molasses. Plans emerged to annex Cherokee Indian lands in Georgia to several counties to bar Indian entry without government agents permission. Mr Cuaillet, first successful explorer of Timbuctoo, arrived in Paris from the African coast, Governor's Island, New York harbor, and was transferred by the War Department to the Navy Department.
A historical note states that of 2067 newspapers in the world, 1800 were issued in the United States, 500 in Great Britain and Ireland, and 20 in Germany. President Franklin Pierce faced criticism as copies of his message were stolen and printed in New York before Congress saw it. The steamer Humboldt on the New York and Havre line wrecked near Halifax, and Kalafat was attacked by Russians as Turks repulsed them with heavy losses.
The National House of Washington passed a unanimous vote of thanks to Gen. A. S. Grant and ordered a medal struck for him. Schuyler Colfax was nominated for Speaker by Lincoln supporters. Eighty rebel prisoners escaped Camp Douglas via a tunnel and some were recaptured. A banquet in Omaha celebrated the Union Pacific railroad ground breaking with telegrams from Brigham Young and Gov. Stanford. Lincoln issued Amnesty Proclamation offering pardon to rebels who took a loyalty oath with certain exceptions.
Thirty years ago Senator John A Logan introduced a national charter bill for a Chicago to New York three track railroad to reduce state control. Hamilton of New Jersey proposed abolishing the coal duty amid miner strikes. Sunset Cox introduced a House bill recognizing Spain Cuba war, but it failed. Reports claimed a prominent US senator received Cuban annexation petitions.
Twenty years ago applications for 400 patents for clock dials adapted to the new standard time were reported on file in Washington. Jing Yuling, admiral of the Chinese fleet, warned foreigners war with France was looming and to protect property. Cairo reported a second Egyptian force of SOC troops annihilated near Suakim by followers of El Mahdi as Indianapolis began a drive to secure the 1840 Republican national convention, with Senator Harrison leading the delegation.
Ten years ago James J. Van Alen of New York refused President Cleveland's offer of minister to Italy, citing fear it would appear as a reward for his campaign contribution. Eight Chicago churches agreed to open doors to unemployed workers amid hard times. Professor John Tyndall died at Haslemere England aged 83.
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