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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
7
Michigan hunters report fewer deer killed this season as licenses restrict to two per hunter. Ten years ago five deer were allowed and slaughter was heavy. Conflicting views persist on whether deer are truly vanishing or merely harder to find, with some camps prosecuted for meat theft while settlers are rarely charged.
Andrew Remender was discharged by Judge Collins of Bay City after charges of manslaughter in the death of George Brown were found to misstate the timing of the fight and death. The incident occurred September 2 when Brown was knocked down and struck the curbstone, fracturing his skull. he died five days later at Mercy Hospital.
Muskegon County records another tragic train flipping stunt death as 21 year old Nicholas Carpenter of Fruitport village falls between two cars in the Fruitport iron works yards. Several youths participated, Carpenter the oldest, his first stunt fatal. His mother, away buying Christmas presents, was notified and rushed home, but Nicholas died ten minutes after the accident.
The State Board of Canvassers declared Governor Fred M. Warder re-elected by a plurality of 97,549 over Charles Kimmerle. Attorney General John E. Bird led the ticket with a 109,495 plurality over Emmanuel J. Doyle, amid Michigan railway taxation suit history.
A bob sleigh carrying six boys overturned on Curve Hill injuring Peter Devries 11 with two fractures of the right leg William Ticer 15 with a right leg fracture Edward Kremer 12 with a leg gash Lewis Gestert 14 severely bruised. A separate crash on Sweet street involving a fifteen person sleigh ended with Jessie Loomis 17 with a fractured right arm and dislocated shoulder Pearl Loomis 17 with a broken right knee likely crippling for life.
Plainwell schools have outgrown current buildings prompting plans for a new facility costing about 10 000 dollars. The board aims to double capacity, with a special election for funds to be scheduled after estimates arrive, emphasizing central school planning for Plainwell.
Mrs. Hugh Hawn, about 50, living west of Saranac, died by her own action after taking poison. She was despondent over illness and died before help could reach her.
Roy Wood aged 25 is jailed in Kalamazoo on a charge of attempted robbery. Miss Rose Ward, 22, says Wood snatched her pocketbook containing $50 on her way home last night, she screamed, and he dropped the purse as he hurried away.
Guy Howe, 19 near Plainwell, fired multiple times believing the revolver empty, wounding his 70 plus year old grandmother Mrs S Terry below the ankle. She bled profusely until a doctor arrived and remains in serious condition. Howe is remorseful and his father Oscar Howe, a prominent farmer, is in serious condition from a prior crash with four broken ribs.
A massive sinkhole opens at Lake Angeline on Jones and Laughlin Steel property sinking ground and threatening Ishpeming water supply. Rail lines serving local mines have collapsed, forcing abandonment of tracks and delaying pipe relocation to a new water source.
Giacomo Anillo was found guilty of manslaughter in a superior court jury in Grand Rapids. The jury convicted him of second degree murder for stabbing Earnest Maturan of Belding during a wage dispute sparked by a paying gang on September 1. The pair became involved after the initial altercation escalated into a general ruckus.
Anna Hanson, 17, employed at the Cottage Home boarding house in Manistee, swallowed at least two ounces of carbolic acid. She was found within five minutes but doctors could not save her. No cause for the rash act is given.
A south bound Michigan Central passenger train on the Bay City and Detroit division left the rails two miles north of Otter Lake. Four people were badly injured and twenty others slightly hurt in the crash.
Bishop Charles C. McCabe of the Methodist Episcopal church died in a New York hospital after a stroke. Born October 11 1836 in Athens Ohio he joined the Ohio conference in 1860 and began his ministry at Putnam. His death followed several days of illness while en route to Philadelphia. Mrs McCabe and the bishop's niece were at his bedside.
A Yale economist denounces American apathy as 8,000,000 will die from tuberculosis, noting the federal budget favors plant and animal health over human disease. He points to $46,000,000 spent by the Agriculture Department without addressing heart or kidney illnesses, and warns millions of infant lives are at risk under inaction.
A classic on pipe quality argues that shape and proportion matter far more than material. It explains a well crafted bowl and centered stem joint ensure even draft and burning, with thick bowl walls keeping heat steady for a clean, sweet smoke.
A survey of historical punishments describes how colonial courts used harsh methods to discipline scolds and miscreants. Examples include ducking stools, ear slitting, tongue boring, and public shaming. Notable cases mention Betsey Walker and Mrs Anne Royal, the latter fined after a ducking in the Potomac.
Reports list diverse local matters from St Joseph to Grand Rapids including anti smoking efforts, archaeological finds, education, fires, farm accidents, and social notes. Summaries cover hospital cases, tours, conventions, new temples, agricultural meetings, and various local misfortunes and civic plans.
Ohio volunteers and Chaplain McCabe played key roles from wartime service to church leadership. Captured at Winchester, he spent months in Libby Prison before returning to duty. After recovery he led as a minister and extended church missions, raising funds and giving famed lectures.
A Department of Commerce and Labor bulletin reports meat and dairy exports totaling over 250 million dollars for the year ending recently. Meats account for about 200 million, cattle 35 million, and butter cheese and milk about 10 million. The sector shows steady, rapid growth with roughly sixty percent gain in the decade.
A census investigation shows in 1902 about half the states had inheritance tax laws yielding just over 7 million dollars. Officials expect 1906 figures near 10 million. A dozen states materially support state governments from this revenue source.
The steamer Celtic arrived with one of the largest mails ever received in New York. At port, 2,650 sacks of mail matter were counted, and the letters inside are estimated to number at least 600,000.
Active Kilauea in Hawaii draws attention alongside varied items. Theodore Roosevelt Jr joins Harvard fraternity Dickies with a week of stunts. Edna Irvine faces aggravated assault charges in Sheridan Wyoming after shooting a cowboy on her father’s ranch for being "sassy." Atlanta’s biennial election elects W R Joyner to succeed Mayor Woodward. Joyner’s background includes two decades with the city fire department and leadership in the International Association of Fire Engineers.
Outing Magazine reports that underwork drives most heart problems and overwork can play a lesser role. Long distance runners and cyclists show heart hypertrophy, while children may suffer from arduous play due to parental predisposition. A Board of Health study of 10 000 primary students found 50 percent with defects, mainly vision, nutrition, lungs, and heart. Nobody knows much, but everybody should know enough not to go to law.
An old stove tool doubles as a tack puller, designed to stay near the fire. The device uses two pivoted sections that open the tack heads for a strong grip and easier removal. It is presented as superior to ordinary tack lifters for pulling tacks from carpets or floors.
A traditional bread recipe outlines mixing a half teaspoon salt into boiling water with flour to form a soft dough, beating 10 to 15 minutes, and proving eight hours in warmth. Then a second mixture of warm milk and salt with flour forms a stiff batter, combined with the first dough, left to rise, kneaded, shaped into loaves, risen again, and baked when light.
This passage explains making fresh or desiccated cocoanut cakes. It describes cooking sugar with water until syrup bubbles, then gradually adding two cups of cocoanut and stirring. A touch of vanilla or lemon flavoring may be added before dropping the mixture onto oiled paper to set.
A collection of kitchen guidance detailing Brown Beity with layered apples and breadcrumbs baked to brown served with molasses sauce, a turkey dressing option with thyme marjoram onion pepper and salt, and a two layer orange shortcake with merengue. Also included are home care tips to reduce daily sweeping and a weekly approach to washing dish towels and towels.
Six apples stewed and mashed, cooled, then whites of six eggs beaten light with five teaspoonfuls of sugar folded in. Whisk until stiff and serve with sweetened cream flavored to taste. A simple vintage dessert method from a colonial kitchen.
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