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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
2
John Landers a striking freight handler dies from injuries after a brawl among six union members in Chicago. Five associates are in custody. The report notes a violent dispute and police actions following the incident.
Brief notices report multiple fatalities from heat in Tittsburg and a Pennsylvania mine disaster with over 200 buried. Also listed are a runaway death in Missoula, a suicide in Pueblo, a double murder claim in Rock Springs, a dinner speech in London, a Buffalo grand jury murder indictment, and various accidents including train escapes, dynamite blasts, a steamer collision, and a lightning strike in Bushkill County.
Yale receives a half million donation from Frederick W. Vanderbilt for a new dormitory. The era notes widespread financial generosity among elite families and aligns with university expansion during the period.
A wide array of incidents dominates headlines: Montana turns Helena to state control. jail escape attempt in Missouri. drownings in Minneapolis and Ohio. heat relief floods Toledo fatalities. fires devastate Chicago stockyards and a Minnesota restaurant. police bribery case in Minneapolis ends not guilty. bridge and depot plans for St Louis. severe weather and floods hit multiple states. fatal shootings in Oklahoma and Kansas. several court actions and sensational crimes unfold nationwide.
Walter Davidson Jr of LaPorte faces exposure after absconding with 4000 from Quisisana Furniture Co. The Davidson family name carries old money and public shame. Nearby, farmer John Gilmore who vanished after moving to Mexico twenty five years ago is rumored dead with mine holdings valued at 25 million. His son John Hall, now at Fort Riley, is among the supposed heirs awaiting estate settlement via Charles Searle.
A string of brief notices reports killings by shooting and explosion including Jesse James in Alabama killing Sam Sols, a 15 year old boy scorched to death near Gainesville Texas. Fort Meyer force clash ends with resulting death. two West Virginia farmers die by self inflicted fire. Louisiana bills affect school history credit. Kentucky oil field pipeline project. Elks purchase national home in Virginia. probate and trust matters in Kentucky and Louisville with substantial cash figures.
Taft has received the Vatican reply to his note on the Philippines. A recall of friars within the time limit is declared impossible. The Earl of Arundel and Surry, heir to the Duke of Norfolk, dies at Arundel Castle. Three thousand Venezuelan troops are routed by rebel forces in Venezuela. Volcanic eruptions are reported near Mirad Valle and Rincon Viejo. Louis Botha and other leaders plan a U.S. visit to fund Boers relief. London slum dwellers receive royal charity in hundreds of halls and parks with a king’s message read at each gathering.
The War Department bans attempts to convert Catholic children in the Philippines. Glass producers nationwide plan a 5 percent price rise in Cleveland. A church census follows a reported drop of 2 675 390 members in twelve years. Col Charles R Barnett reportedly died by suicide in Battle Creek sanitarium. Sugar Refining Company, NJ capital 50 million, proposes a national refinery chain. The U S will likely abandon Triscornia coaling station in Havana harbor. Navy Secretary Moody may move warehouse coal to a collier. Rt Plund electrical engineer heads to Alaska to lay a wireless link between Fort Gibbons Yukon and Bates Rapids Tanana River 195 miles apart.
Chicago faces a massive work stoppage as 9000 freight handlers strike for higher wages and union recognition. Railroads refuse arbitration while managers recruit outside labor. warehouses shut, wagons blocked, and police guard shipments as Chicago reels from the mass action.
The article notes a surge in deportations at New York port with 1,742 departures since May 1 this year, up from 1,011 in May and June last year. It highlights older, illiterate Italian migrants over 45 arriving in greater numbers, raising concerns they may become public charges. Also referenced are broader immigration trends, Congress reviews, and the death of Howard W Tilton, editor of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The weekly Dun review notes railways and finance show earnings while labor disputes persist. Cotton and wool markets trend steady, grain prices rise with corn and oats, and wheat receipts fall. Commercial failures for 1902 midyear total 6,165 with liabilities of 60,874,856, while Canada notes limited defaults. July corn overtakes wheat in Chicago as bulls dominate. Cattle and hog markets mix with steady sheep and rising lambs. top prices listed and weekly receipts down from prior week.
Chicago markets list cattle from common to prime at 4.00 to SSE, hogs 4.25 to 8.15, sheep 4.00 to 4.50, wheat No 2 red 7ee to TSe, corn No 2 Ste to She, oats No 2 de to Me, Rye 57e to S8e, hay Timothy 10.00 to 16.00, prairie 5.50 to 11.50, butter 20 to 21e, potatoes 5e to 11e per bushel. Other cities show varied ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye, with figures cited for Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo. Treasury reports surplus of 92,193,390 for year to June 30 and cash balance available 208,630,022.
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