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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
2
William McMillan of St. Louis, driven by a dream of inventing a perpetual iron device, fatally attacked his wife with a carpenter blade after waking from a vision of killing her. He had long pursued a perpetual motion concept and believes the dream foretold the act.
Robbers enter the home of Mrs. Perkins in Omaha Nebraska and seize $80 plus a silver watch by threatening violence against her infant daughter. The tale describes a knife at the baby’s ear, a revolver pointed at a caregiver, and the attackers fleeing after securing the valuables.
The pluxsenger steamer Bon Ami ran aground near Split Rock, two miles from Two Harbors. The Dowling tug and a scow from Two Harbors rescued all passengers. The first warning came by carrier pigeon, and word reached Duluth at 6 p.m. The wreck scene lay twenty miles from a telegraph station.
A garbled police and crime narrative describes a jealous shooting and a subsequent suicide. The messy text references victims, suspects, places and a flood of scattered names and locations, with no coherent sequence or clear closure within the readable fragments.
A garbled report notes multiple holiday incidents with casualties and severe injuries. Details about who was affected and where events occurred are unclear, but references to deaths, hospitalizations, and various victims are scattered through the text. The piece reads like a period-era local notice with disjointed names and places.
Market review notes a generally favorable crop and money market conditions that encourage enterprise. Labor unrest is seen as unlikely to curb broader trade, with unusual activity in agricultural supplies and machinery, bar iron, and domestic demand for structural shapes. Wheat and corn fetch higher prices, while weekly U S failures rise to 177 versus UT last year.
Dr Charles Spencer, tied to a divorce case involving Mrs Spencer, attacked Starkweather at the Romeo depot. The exchange followed threats from Spencer who vowed to mark Starkweather for life. Spencer’s wife’s involvement and a burning injury to Starkweather are noted as police investigate.
An Indiana divorce case proceeded by telephone with Mrs. Naarle of Neetia and counsel Pippen appearing via telecommunication. The judge and witnesses connected by wire as the case moved toward a final agreement by telephone.
The Russian steamer Urana capsized near Gilieaa point on the way from Suan tinge to Port Antonio, wrecking with the Schies Wig and leaving the crew stranded. Reported deserted by Cape Johann Schiater and Marie Wistelsan, the incident drawn attention to the vessel and cargo amid salvage efforts in Philadelphia.
Report from West Point outlines a crackdown after an insurrection among cadets led by a dissident faction criticizing Superintendent Mills. Troops quelled the disturbance, with eighty cadets confined to quarters and rumors of court martial proceedings among officers and students.
The excerpt shows a chaotic note about lawyers, cowboys, and clerks chasing cattle from Missouri to Mexico. It mentions Rockefeller with a large private security force and indorsements, aiming to protect interests amid a tense cattle dispute across southwestern states and into Old Mexico.
At Albany New York a strike by United Traction Company workers leaves two dead and sixteen injured as National Guardsmen fire on a mob attacking a trolley car. Cavalry and infantry units clear streets around Central Avenue and Broadway while cars resume service after clashes.
A Chicago woman died reportedly after seeking treatment through Dowie’s cure system. The piece notes lack of medical oversight and cites alleged dangers in the method. The damaged text references a female patient and the risks of pseudomedical therapies.
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