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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1901
Page
4
A garbled poem fragment depicts a clock chiming and a warning not to stay late. Lovers and voices contend with fate, warning, and dismissed admonitions as affection guides their decisions against time. The text blends misread phrases and unclear names into a fragmented scene.
Lottie Grey endures a decade of suspense after James Handel vanishes following a night out with money. Charles Handel pursues her, only to win her heart after a long widowhood and a reunion with their estranged family. James Handel’s fate remains a shadow over the farm until a quiet wedding seals the long-sought peace.
Dialogue reveals Tuomy warns his sister's boyfriend about boating plans. Lowle Humoriet notes the sister intends to throw him overboard, while the beau questions the threat in a tense exchange.
President McKinley attends the launching of the battleship Ohio in San Francisco. Miss Barber releases the hull as 50 000 spectators cheer, 4 000 shipyard workers applaud, and a champagne bottle is broken to name the vessel. The ceremony precedes a quick return to attend his ill wife.
Crowds filled Buffalo streets for the Pan American Exposition dedication with a pomp parade beginning at City Hall. State troops led a military procession past the municipal building as foreign commissioners and visitors arrived. Vice President Roosevelt rode in the parade before Army artillery and Mexican contingents.
The body of Willie McCormick, a New York boy, was recovered in Cromwell creek near Harlem river. No violence marks. clothing intact and body likely in water for weeks. John Garfield, a bridge tender, discovered the remains as families debate the disappearance.
The machinists nationwide began a general strike Monday under President James O Connell. Local officers may call out workers if a nine hour day with ten hour pay is not granted. Over 100000 machinists are involved with hundreds of millions in capital at stake and risk of 500000 workers losing jobs. Early reports show more shops conceding to demands.
Work advances on the Fort Wayne to Butler link of the Wabash road while the Northwestern issues a pamphlet and railroads dispute the East’s fare policy. The Santa Fe orders twenty five new engines, adding to a prior order for fifty. Bridges on Nickel Plate are being rebuilt with steel and improved roadbeds. Western roads report mixed carload changes in Chicago livestock shipments with Northwestern and Milwaukee and St Paul showing gains. Burlington Santa Fe and Union Pacific plan for government sailor traffic. England’s fastest trains run London to Edinburgh at 62.7 mph. Big Four through trains receive new uniform cars noted for color and length.
Doctors report Mrs. McKinley has improved with Sunday evening able to sit up briefly and a key treatment on Thursday. News notes the President will travel from San Francisco to Canton with Miss Mary Barber and a large entourage including Cabinet members and White House staff.
George H. Phillips closed his May corn corner on the Chicago Board of Trade after a three month campaign involving up to 15 million bushels and a profit around 750 thousand dollars. He sold about 500 thousand bushels in the first hour and likely another similar amount later, with May corn rising from 35 to 60 cents a bushel.
Kyert Conway of Evansville Indiana murders his neighbor and the neighbor’s wife, wounds a policeman and two others, then destroys a cow herd and barn before killing himself as fifty city officers surround his home. He blamed business disputes involving his father and had sent threats to the neighbor.
Ohio State Republican convention scheduled for June 18 and 19 in Columbus. city officials expect party leaders to formalize platform and nominations at the two day gathering.
Mrs. Lyman J. Gage wife of the Treasury Secretary died at their Washington home from heart failure after a prolonged illness. She had battled illness since March 22, with her husband and daughter at her bedside. Her life spanned Albany and Denver roots with a long family of ties, and she was known for her dutiful public service as second lady of the cabinet.
Edwin I Uhl died at his Waldheim home near Grand Rapids at 12 20 Friday afternoon after a long illness. A Democrat, he served as assistant Secretary of State under Cleveland and later as U S ambassador to Berlin. Born in Rush New York he grew up in Michigan and practiced law in Ypsilanti before moving to Grand Rapids where he became mayor twice and later engaged in national politics.
Telegraphic notes from Brevince report Fireman Graves killed in a wreck near Parkhill Ontario. Spiritualists plan a national session in New York. Robinson Bros. mill in Gloversville burned with losses around 125000. Southern iron and steel firms may merge with capital 30000000. Kansas City grand jury to probe bribery charges linked to arrest railway.
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