13 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
1
Ontonagon village backs the firemen's tournament fund with a $500 appropriation to aid the August gathering from the 20th to 23rd. In return the grandstands will be rebuilt using plank and lumber turned over by the village, ensuring most of the funds are recouped. The finance committee reports strong progress with broad business support and growing public interest.
Madison Wis Gov Davidson signed a $125000 appropriation for a twine factory at Waupun state prison. He also signed a $30000 Platteville Mining School bill and the telegraphers eight hour work bill.
A miscommunication between property owners and surveyors over the grade line for cement walk work causes friction. Workers are setting the grade for prospective builders, but some owners resist raising walks, moving fences or trees. The message urges acceptance of the grade since it must exist.
Quote driven note presents John D Rockefeller urging saving today and investing in land and real estate. He warns against postponing savings while stressing straightforwardness in American diplomacy and finance.
Temperature markedly changes water movement through gravel and soil. A rise from 50 to 60 degrees boosts flow by 16 percent, and from freezing to 75 degrees above zero nearly doubles the movement of water.
A compact excerpt from F W Bain's A Digit of the Moon exploring a cynical view of women. The passage asserts women minimize what they possess while longing for what they lack and describes women as tormenting their lovers by denying what they themselves desire.
The largest school in the world is the Jews' free school of Spitalsfield, England, with a daily attendance exceeding 3,000 pupils. It is presented as a notable permanent job and a reflection on unending struggle.
Yoshitsugu Hashimoto the Japanese commercial commissioner to the Jamestown exposition arrived from Tokio and stated there is no war sentiment in Japan. He cited growing U S Japan commerce as proof that both nations want continued peaceful relations and expanding trade.
Iowa Governor A P Cummins on a St Paul visit asserts Theodore Roosevelt is the likely next president, praising his honesty strength and popularity. The article notes a county board vote to buy fifteen acres west of Bessemer for a Poor House and a September 17 special election to issue $25 000 in bonds for its construction.
One of the largest school trustee votes in Bessemer occurred Monday to replace F. Kolasavier and L. Sherman. Top candidates were W. I. Truettner with 207 votes, W. H. Chaney 142, Frank Kulasovicz 133, and Chas. Rund 120, with 42 ballots discarded. Women voters played an active role.
The forecast notes several storm periods for July with dates around the 2nd to 3rd, 6th to 11th, 8th to 10th, and mid month. It warns of cloudbursts, violent thundergusts, heat waves from the 6th to the 11th, rising barometer, and cooler weather after the 10th. Additional periods run through the 16th to 23rd and into late July, with seismic disturbances near the 24th and 25th and a final mercury period around the 29th to 31st into August.
Fire Wednesday morning destroyed Ironwood waterworks pumping station with unknown origin. Loss awaits pumps and steam plant testing. Hurley and Ironwood lose water supply until tests conclude.
F Wiezorek of Trackley recently caught thirty pounds of brook trout the smallest fish weighing 24 pounds and the largest 5's pounds. The big fish was 23 inches long and 13 inches in circumference. Ma Wiezorek has sent it to Milwaukee to be mounted.
I thank friends and supporters who helped in the last election and those who served on the board with me for their kindness. I was unaware of my candidacy until late on election day and hope the new members work as the old ones did.
At the recent session of the supreme lodge of the Scandinavian Aid and Fellowship society in Duluth, it was decided that any local order could receive women as members. Previously a ruling allowed lodges to have auxiliary societies, of which there are now fourteen.
The Board of Education of Bessemer Township invites sealed bids for delivery of wood to Wakefield township schools. Ramsay 30 cords four foot hard wood and 1 cord cedar. Anvil 20 cords hard wood and 1 cord cedar. North Bessemer 10 cords hard wood and 1 cord cedar. Puritan 30 cords hard wood and 1 cord cedar. Wood must be sound body wood four feet long. Bids due to secretary by July 22, 1907. John Meyer, Secy.
In Wakefield on Monday 163 votes were cast for school trustee with Peter Carr Alfred Kallenders and E R Hillis among the names listed. Reports from Ironwood describe a drowning incident on the 4th of March involving a mid river launch that sank after a hole formed in its bottom. Passengers initially thought the splashing was playful but soon sought help to rescue those aboard.
An old cleaning tip explains kerosene mixed in hot soap suds cleans paint and hard finishes. Use about two tablespoonfuls in a pail of water while maintaining soap to cut the oil. A little kerosene in window washing water is also recommended.
A dog has successfully swum the English Channel, with the same world impact expected as if a man had achieved it. The achievement may disappoint some that a animal accomplished it, but the benefits to humanity are viewed as equally significant.
Weekly trips depart Fridays from Saxon to Detroit with a $17 rate and same price to Alpena Oscoda Harbor Beach Port Huron. To Buffalo the fare is $3.50 higher. Tickets available until September 15 1907. For sleeping car and steamer reservations contact Ticket Agents.
A man who often arrives home late for supper escalates his anger when he returns early and finds the meal already delayed, a behavior pattern noted by family members.
The article notes Nemecheck, a pitcher from Bessemer, drawing interest from several cities and awaiting salary terms. A Sunday gathering of enthusiasts discussed offers and the potential for a move, with Theodore Estes connected to salary details. Jury deliberations referenced judge Loving and jurors, with a verdict of insanity discussed as a basis for acquittal.
Cardinal Gibbons speaks at Holy Cross College Waylake urging greater societal effort. He notes the times demand men endowed with courage to face ridicule and prejudice, honor duty, and show resilience when defending truth amid public display and danger.
Thousands of young men are urged to train as telegraph operators as railways plan to hire at least 6000 and perhaps twice that number in the next nine months. The expansion is driven by a new law limiting hours in the railroad service and managers admit they do not yet know where to find the labor. The industry faces the challenge of creating a supply from scratch.
In a cleanly played game at Bessemer grounds, Bessemer narrowly defeated Antigo 8 to 4 despite Antigo’s early two runs from errors. Dougherty stood out with a two bagger for Bessemer while Antigo pitchers often feared Dougherty’s power. Sturley topped Hurley in a separate 8 to 7 result as Ironwood and Bessemer prepare for a weekend rematch at the latter’s grounds.
San Francisco mayor Eugene E Schmitz was sentenced Monday to five years in the penitentiary amid an applause burst from court attendees. Roosevelt security frustrated a late night interview attempt at Sagamore Hill. A mussel diver near Harper's Ferry found a 444 grain bluish white globe pearl valued at 3000 dollars and bought soon after. A tornado in central Wisconsin left twenty one dead across two miles. Bryan urged jailing Rockefeller and other magnates to settle vital national questions. Oregon claims the oldest white woman in America, Mrs Mary Ramsey Lemons Wood, aged 120 years. Rockefeller celebrated his sixty eighth birthday by attending a golf match. An eclipse occurred visible over South America and parts of Africa but not North America. All grades of refined sugar in New York were cut ten cents per hundred pounds.
The berry crop of all descriptions this year will be very large and housekeepers are already canning substantial quantities of strawberries. Blue berries are just turning color and within a week harvest will begin in earnest as haying continues, especially on tame grasses.
The article notes a week of dog poisonings by a cowardly person. Up to ten dogs affected, four found Monday. One owned by Mr Chaney survived, a hound owned by Andrew Wiklund, another by Adulph Skwor, and a dog belonging to Domanne Marcella died within an hour. The suspect, if found, faces severe retaliation.
Marquette leaders led by Mayor Joseph H. Winter and R. P. Bronson secured control of the Baxter mine, one of Wisconsin’s largest lead and zinc properties, purchasing it for about $500,000 and taking over management amid a local dispute involving the vendor pool from Marquette County.
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