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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
2
A blaze tore through the handsome New Britain Y M C A amid rapid spread to adjacent structures causing losses above a large sum. Fire began in the rear of the Y M C A building and rushed through nearby properties, with extensive damage reported.
A hurricane wrecks Tutupec in southern Mexico and Annan, Germany suffers massive casualties from an explosion. Erie railroad signs wage deal with firemen. New York Interborough takes in 14 NS.777 nickels, a traffic record. A negro-owned firm buys New York land for a department store. Bremen Senate proposes harbor additions costing 4 Men. Nebraska vows expulsion for tobacco chewers. A man plunges over Niagara Falls in a small boat after failed rescue. James J. Hill contests railway consolidation between Canada and Mexico. Pomeroy of New York Central dies after being fined for rebates. A Newark boy near killings affects his health. Ca(r)eso returns to opera amid favorable reception post conviction. Farm product value pegged at 11 in 119M% and 485 million above 1905. A 5 year old girl’s body found near Euclid Cleveland. possibly suicide. J H Jones steamship lost in Georgian Bay. crew and passengers believed drowned. Effort to break up private fortunes via federal taxes emerges in Congress. Howard M O Haver dies in Denver from auto accident injuries. manslaughter pending against Miss Birdie Appel.
Jewelry valued at between 50000 and 75000 was taken from Henry Barnett's Philadelphia home while investigators lack a crew. In Endicott New York the Roy L Leonard jewelry store safe was blown open with jewels valued over 3000 stolen and the robbers escaped. The report covers multiple incidents and social notes from the era.
Police attribute a murder to a gang of robbers with three arrests. A survey notes 132 killed and 2,271 injured by elevated lines in Chicago since January. The roundup includes drownings, suicides, fires, and a string of killings across Ohio, New Mexico, Kansas, and Illinois, with multiple new investigations and inquests shaping a broad crime picture.
Reports describe a fatal shooting at the Kentucky House in Kansas City Kansas during an attempted robbery by Lee Simons and two would be robbers, with Charles Rumble wounded and captured. In Ohio a schoolhouse panic follows a teacher assault by Ford Horden and subsequent attacks on Miss Carpenter and others, with Borden overpowered and jailed. Bloodhounds are on a rain hampered trail.
In Center Texas Dick Garrett, a negro, murdered Dr M M Paul in a record quick trial and execution. Meanwhile in New Iberia La Duke Jackson, a 14 year old boy confesses to plotting and shooting his father To gar Jackson to rob him.
The President returns to Washington and expresses deep impressions of the United States navy, Panama, and Porto Rico. Postmaster General Cortelyou awards a four year postage stamp printing contract to the bureau of engraving and printing, rejecting the American Bank Note Company bid despite potential annual savings.
Stolen mint funds in Rio Janeiro amounting to two hundred eighty thousand dollars. Arrests reported. Anti missionary sentiment rising in Lienchow China with property looted. Romania bars Bulgarian Jews despite passports as reprisal. Cholera vaccine trials in Bilibid prison kill ten of twenty four. Dr Strong led the experiments. Severe earthquake shocks in German New Guinea trigger tidal waves with widespread destruction. Miowera reports fissures 200 feet long in mountains and a destroyed Dampier Straits island coast. Captain Prejawa notes great life loss potential, estimating sizeable casualties.
Information received by mail from Montreal notes five boys drowned at Varennes about ten miles below, on the river's south shore. Also reported: Miss Blanche Walsh married a New Orleans company member, and lyricist Harry B. Smith wed Miss Irene Bentley. Premier Laurier said Charles Hyman resigned as commissioner of public works for health reasons. A Mexican concession seeks gold salvage from the Golden Gate wreck off Colima near Manzanillo. The tale of H. H. Kleene, age 17, height 6 feet 3 inches, tied to an insane asylum, with mind derangement and erratic speech at arraignment.
A Chicago correspondent notes the U S apple crop this year exceeds last by about 36 million barrels while waste soars due to high freight rates and inadequate car service. Hog feed and low prices for poor grades show the paradox of abundant fruit with limited markets. Improved storage and transport are needed to move surplus to consumers.
The article argues for an annual waterway improvement appropriation of 50 million dollars, highlighting US inland waters of over 45,000 miles and prior spending of 470 million. It contrasts foreign harbor spending in Germany, Belgium, France, and England with US costs, noting lower shipper rates abroad. It cites rail and waterway shipping cost differences, including Great Lakes, Mississippi, Ohio, and Erie Canal projections.
The latest returns show Charles E. Hughes holding a 61 300 plurality for New York governor, the largest in years since Morton’s 154 victory. The National Petroleum Association based in Cleveland reports promises from Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and others to back anti rebate laws akin to Iowa and Kansas. A proposal from Rome of Roxy Lest seeks to reform candidate selection by granting a party authority to choose all nominees in a territory, potentially reducing hasty conventions. Senator Dick of Ohio says income tax is the fairest tax system. Treasurer Sheldon’s report for the New York Republican State committee shows 42 011 35 spent on Hughes’ campaign, with 3 300 contributors and top gifts from J P Morgan Co and ex Gov Morton at 20 000 each.
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of St. Albans Somerset county Maine describes dramatic improvement after using Dr Williams Pink Pills She details severe anemia headaches and indigestion with rapid weight gain from 120 to 154 pounds and full recovery She credits the pills with curing nightly pains and allowing normal eating and sleep The ad claims the pills build new blood and lists pricing and ordering details from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY
Bobby explains to his father that a funny dream made him oversleep, delaying breakfast. The father questions him as Bobby slips quietly into his chair, describing how he slept a few extra minutes to finish the dream.
Webster's Dictionary praised as the standard by Harrin and many educators. It notes its acceptance in the U S Supreme Court state supreme courts and Government Printing Office, urging readers to request the Department C G C Merriam publication.
A teacher notes the growing role of the smile in real life, especially for women. The piece contrasts past eras when frowns signified status with today when women and even queens are pictured smiling. It argues true charm lies in a smiling eyes and a bright whole face.
Quotations from Baltimore American and Atlanta Constitution reveal playful banter on romance and sexual prowess. The fragment notes a woman asking about love and a man claiming amateurish lovemaking, while metaphors about angels with wings and fiery judgment frame the discussion.
A 25 year old custom of New Year's visits is fading due to excess drink at bars. The article urges kinder hospitality, suggests Postum as a healthy non alcoholic option for guests, and cites a Staten Island doctor's daughter who promotes Postum at Yule Tide. The father endorses its wholesome food basis and plans to demonstrate it to callers.
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