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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
3
Leon Wyczagar a Hungarian beet worker at West Bay City Sugar Company dropped a $400 money roll into a beet flume while shoveling beets into the conveyor. He failed to recover the bills, having kept the roll in his coat pocket despite advice to bank it.
Charles McCaffery, charged with the attempted murder of his brother James, has been bound over to the Circuit Court by Justice C. J. Lane of Marshall. McCaffery claims James shot first, while James argues Charles acted first and seeks arrest for the same charge. The warrant is not yet issued as the matter awaits advisement.
Thomas McFarlane was found not guilty of murdering William Dixon in a woods hut on July 27. The judge criticized the six hour jury deliberation, noting the evidence was circumstantial and could not support the verdict. McFarlane collapsed saying Thank God after the verdict.
Louis Frank a 14 year old near Daggett has killed three bears in two weeks, rising as a rival to Roosevelt in bear hunting. The youth has five bears to his name, with two killed last fall and three this year. Bears are abundant around Daggett, with many recent kills nearby.
William Feeney, 16, admitted stealing about 500 dollars from Menominee merchants after a store cash drawer raid. He was shot by a police officer during the arrest attempt and arraigned in court. Feeney said he committed multiple robberies in the city. His mother and step-brother sought to send him to school as he was released on probation, with conditions granting his freedom.
Hartford men Brown and William Horton were arrested in Kala on a charge of stealing grain from barns. Horton confessed to robbing more than forty barns in two months and stealing hundreds of bushels. Grain bags from twenty five farmers were found at the Brown residence after over a month of investigations.
The Pere Marquette Railroad of Michigan and Indiana filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State in Lansing under the reorganization plan adopted by stockholders. The capital stock totals 28.5 million dollars and the state franchise fee of 14,500 dollars was paid.
A crippled, ill man known as Old Lang, a mystery figure in Turner, started toward Harrisville fifty miles away and was found dead buried in snow. He said his home was in Canada and had lived in a hut in the woods for seven years, never confiding in neighbors.
Officers identify Olivet and Springport post office safes bandits as Lee township residents in Calhoun County. They are described as novices, with the Big Swamp in Lee township named as the gang rendezvous, prompting a thorough investigation.
A dead baby was found in a valise submerged in Grand River at Grand Rapids. Morris Newton aged 22 married Frances Titus of Cloverdale, then killed himself at his father's home near Delton. Newton admitted being with Miss Titus in Grand Rapids. Titus was at the house when the gunshot ended the young couple.
Deputy Sheriff McGregor testified in the More house murder examination that a revolver was found in the attic. Eugene Hampton of 619 Potter Street Kalamazoo pointed out the hidden weapon. The gun was empty and Lloyd Malbone claimed to have sold Morehouse a similar revolver.
Governor Warner promises to act after State Treasurer Glazier refused to resign. Officials say the move could split the Republican party and create opposition factions ahead of the next election. Glazier stood firm after an interview, and Warner indicated steps to remove him from office.
In broad daylight two men seized Walter Kurtz aged 14 and locked him in a room during a burglary at John Kurtz's Lansing residence. They stole fifty five dollars and other valuables while the boy’s mother waited nearby at a neighbor’s. The thieves escaped.
Gilbert Losie lost a hand in a planer at Fort Sanilac. Tony Daly of Alpena was convicted of murder in Osceola for killing John Ferris at the Union steamboat dock on Nov. 13. John Link, 58, killed by falling rock at the Osceola mine in Calumet, leaves a widow and family. August Wiestrom killed by rock fall in the Quincy mine. Frank Cline, 10, son of Dr. J. F. Cline, drowned while skating on Bell River at Marine City. rescue attempts failed as ice gave way. Mrs. Wallace Tough sought a warrant for assault against her husband after a 27 year marriage with a 20 year quarrel. Georgia Sheehe, 14, confessed robbing $32 from E. C. Skimin’s drug store and $6 from Moore & Wilson. money taken while mother scrubbed offices. EB. Lee closed two private banks at Jasper and Weston, assets exceed liabilities. Supreme Court rules Detroit cannot operate a municipal brick plant. municipal paving brick project halted. Fred Knowlson of Constantine died from a gunshot wound while hunting on St Joe River. gun discharged accidentally. After 11 years missing, Mrs. Mary McAuley of Grand Blanc granted a divorce from James McAuley after 25 years of marriage.
A concise chronicle of 1907 outlining natural calamities and human-made disasters. The year saw 26 major calamities with heavy loss of life including Kingston Jamaica quake and Japanese floods, plus ship and mine disasters. Notable deaths include King Oscar II, Senator Alger, and poet Aldrich among others.
London reports the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis finds two forms of consumption. When the bacilli were given to animals one group caused rapid fatal general tuberculosis while the other produced only local effects and possible spontaneous cure. It remains uncertain which type a patient has. The work also challenges Koch’s view that bovine and human tuberculosis are separate diseases.
Chief Melvin of the Bureau of Animal Industry warns rabies is real and infectious. He outlines two hydrophobia forms dumb and furious with differing danger signs. Early dumb rabies makes a dog dangerous, late stages show jaw paralysis. furious rabies makes a dog highly dangerous with yelping, frothing mouth. No cure yet known in medical science.
The Scientific American describes a lookout tower by Alexander Graham Pell built from tetrahedral cells of half inch iron piping. Each cell measures 48 inches tip to tip, with two hundred sixty cells forming a 70 foot tall structure. Benefits claimed include lightness rigidity rapid construction less false work and easy renewal of parts.
Tables from the London Board of Trade indicate the United States now mines more coal than any other nation with 570 million tons in the United Kingdom and 135 million tons in Germany. Despite higher per capita output in England, America also leads in coal consumption.
The convention committee proposes fixed legislative salaries of 500 dollars for lower peninsula members and 650 dollars for upper peninsula members with travel expenses. Debates on 50 day bill introduction, printing duties, and limiting sessions follow. Pardon board limits discussed, central records proposed but not adopted. Other items include direct legislation petitions, women’s suffrage, alien rights, lieutenant governor tie breaking, and a census abolition.
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