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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
7
Officers seek Br J Byron on securing money by deceptive pretenses in a Detroit case. A Dunbar reports losing about 200 dollars under Dr Sloan’s mining venture. A Chicago man allegedly tied to a $40,000 claim. prosecutor says Sloan never owned the venture.
A fire destroyed the flour mill electric light and shingle mill in Hillman. It started near the grist mill as it operated. A bucket brigade formed with every villager aiding to save the mill and nearby property. Max Elowski, owner, escaped unharmed. Loss estimated at 8000 dollars with 2000 dollars insured.
Work advances on extending the Star lake branch of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul in Gogebic county grading north to Pomeroy Lake. The line now ends at High Lake with plans to reach far enough to join a new southwest Ontonagon line creating a through south route.
Charles Carlson 30, long employed on the Berrien Springs dam project, vanished after a recent night. Authorities fear he may have killed himself or drowned in the St Joseph river near the dam area. Despondent for a week, his parents live in Port Huron.
Robert W Hamilton formerly superintendent of the Brooklyn water works system died at Dalton Massachusetts at age 52 He was a retired mechanical engineer who contributed to major water works systems and was a consulting engineer with Calumet and Hecla mines He left a widow and three sons.
John McIllarvey admitted entering the Ceresco grocery in Battle Creek and pleaded guilty. Circuit Judge North sentenced him to Jackson for one to fifteen years, with a recommended eighteen months. Darwin C. Smith, Albion saloonkeeper, was convicted by a jury of liquor law violation.
An oil stove started a blaze that destroyed Mrs. Henry Reid's dwelling and her general store in Au Gres. The harness shop of J Braeberg also burned. Mrs. Reid, asleep alone, was rescued after a difficult effort. Losses: Reid $700 insured, Braeburn $500 uninsured.
Wallace Eddy, found guilty of stealing clover seed from the Newton farm, was sentenced by Judge Davis in Ionia to two years in Jackson prison. Eddy has previous prison terms and a warrant awaits on a charge of ejecting his landlord, William Milligan, from the house. The Detroit house of correction reported a 35,000 dollar year, housing about 150 inmates.
The Michigan asylum in Kala mazoo reaches a high of 1,824 inmates with 580 women and 944 men. Upper Michigan woodsmen Frank Tisdale and E M Taylor net $430 from bounties and pelts after killing fourteen wolves and two wildcats near Covington and Sidnaw over two months.
Orville Bibeau a 25 year old log sealer died when a Pere Marquette snow plow struck him and two companions near Dublin. His mother, 34, died hours after learning the news. Six other children survive. Irving Williams died soon after. Morris Hill survived and is expected to recover.
Crop correspondents split on wheat injury in January with 188 southern counties answering yes and 21 no. Northern counties largely report damage while livestock statewide remains in good, thrifty health.
A severe blizzard sweeps the country from the West to the Midwest, with Chicago recording the greatest one day snowfall in city history. The storm halts rail traffic across Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and surrounding states, causes multiple fatalities, disrupts telegraph service, and cripples rural mail delivery.
The Chicago district report notes a general shift toward recovery with irregularities. Harsh weather and holidays trimmed weekly operations, farm marketings and freight movement declined while mills and furnaces reemployed workers and manufacturers saw rising demand. Retail gains followed heavier winter apparel buying as country buyers increased activity in wholesale markets for staple goods and dry goods.
Mrs Gotlieb Kramer, 79, found in her kitchen seven miles NW of Buchanan with clothes and hair burned off. She is believed to have self ignited in a personal crisis, weak minded for some time, and may die within hours. She leaves a husband and four children. Free Delivery for Cheboygan noted, with Postoffice Inspector H P Roberts arranging routes and possibly adding a mounted carrier.
Charlotte doctors join anti tuberculosis crusade. George McBeth the lumberjack found frozen at Sand River near Munising. Roy Ladue fined for milk with excess water. Clayton J Lamb Socialist candidate dead at Glendale. Col Edward B Dana editor fallen on icy walk. Albert Fillbrandt died of liver complaint at 71. Joseph Beaver found dead in Muskegon. John Keezak a Menominee Indian frozen after wife dumped him. John Minguske Grand Trunk worker dropped dead in Port Huron. Ward Wrights son dies near Perry. Silas Shaft injured near Perry. Promaine poisoning at McKinley Club banquet in Bay City after impure cheese. Register of Deeds Fox died in Allegan. Captain Eber Ward fatally injured in Detroit elevator. Ward Jenks and Laura Hopkins elope to Windsor. Joseph Allen guilty of perjury jailed in Jackson. Boy bitten by dog. dog killed. Recruiting surge in Lansing. many seek police jobs. Walton Watt drowns skating at South Haven. A rock crushes miner in Calumet. Fin land survivor family. Mrs Nettie Moffett jailed. brother Harvey Price dying after shooting at trap door.
Representative Hobson pushes a navy bill for national defense while Mississippi selects John Sharp Williams for the Senate. Taft endorses the President’s message in Kansas City as Jackson of New York condemns corrupt banking judges. Bryan predicts Cannon as GOP nominee, opposing him himself. Chicago sees a Sunday saloon ballot drive. Black denounces administration policy in Boston. Cousins retires from renomination after sixteen years. Republican convention plans advance in Chicago as Hughes gains momentum and Foraker factions falter.<|vq_3249|>
Buyers of spring goods grow more evident across markets as seasonal advance spurs jobbing trade. Prices easing for staples continue since January, with building activity at low levels reflected in lumber prices. US business failures for the week ending Feb 15 total 524, up from 272 last week, with 208 in 1907, 243 in 1904, and 231 in 1904. Canadian failures reach 44, up from 3 last week and 29 a year ago.
Regional commodity prices show cattle, hogs, sheep, and wheat movements across Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, Toledo and Toledo. Prices range from 3.50 to 6.00 for hogs, 4.00 to 5.75 for cattle, and wheat No. 2 mixed 3c to 4c. Oats and corn likewise vary by region.
Railroad officials and telegraphers fail to settle eight hour law wage schedule. Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce representatives plan to travel to Washington to oppose Culberson and related bills.
William E. Curtis reports the Detroit River as the world’s top water thoroughfare with 23,721 vessels and 48,958,328 tons in the late navigation season, and lake commerce totaling 67,202,504 net tons in 1907. Northbound coal from Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia leads, while ore grain lumber dominate southbound flows. Duluth Superior Two Harbors ports rival London and New York in freight. grain and corn shipments rise.
A compact timeline of historical milestones listing monarchs explorers wars laws and disasters. Entries include Richard I death Cortez voyage the Glorious Revolution Greене and key U.S. legal and military events such as John Marshall appointment abolition laws Maine explosion and Kimberley relief.
The bulletin notes varied events including the Persian Assembly leader withdrawing resignation, French casualties against Moors, piracy confrontations on the Grand Canal, Japan’s immigration shift to South Africa, British Pacific fleet plans, Mexican Federal troops rounding up Yaqui Indians, a fatal steamer fire near Nova Scotia, Hart’s long leave, Ouida’s Florence burial, Finland partition talk, Chinese frontier drill organization, Mary Robinson’s testimony dispute, King Edward health visit, Vladivostok fortification, Mohun’s Congo expedition repulsed, Kaiser blamed for hidden treaty, thefts of royal miniatures recovered, and a Japanese arms shipment seized near Macao linked to Sun Yat Sen rebels.
The Oregon potato yield doubles last year with good quality. Texas county Oklahoma broomcorn will net farmers about 400000 this year. Hogs tainted with tuberculosis sold and eaten in La Crosse per Dr H Roome. Minnesota Fanciers poultry show in St Paul features finer birds than ever. Timothy Kay sells at 21 a ton in Chicago, a record high. shortages blamed on cars not crops. Over 70 percent of wheat graded No 2 or better in year ending Aug 31 2007 by Minnesota grain inspection. A 22000 sheep band moved from Roswell NM to Southern Arizona, stripping a mile wide path of vegetation. J C Dellman buys 9000 acres near Fairfield Texas to run a cooperative commune. C C Walker of Howard County Mo sentenced to four years in a Mexican prison for disfiguring cows. Minnesota State drainage board orders surveys for two ditches in Aitkin County to drain 25000 acres and enable Hill City railroad to Mississippi Landing.
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