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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1903

Page

9

Ann Arbor Student Disappears Amid Murder Suspicions

Albert T. Patterson a University of Michigan medical student vanished at night. Hat found with hair and blood-like stains led to a search, with police probing a possible elopement and secret marriage plot. Blood was deemed wood dye by the faculty.

Albert T. Patterson University of Michigan Cowd Patterson Maude G. Hinman Kingston N.Y Victor C. Vaughn University Crews Wes San Antonio Texas Tie Atm

Native tribes seek rights and a high post for Gillmore

The article notes Tabi Ao conference in Fern, and mentions charity and government action regarding otter territory. It records a commission to pursue demands, cash way assisting tribes, and a mix of local legal and civic items including Miss Flor V. Gilmore's appointment as assistant attorney general for the Philippines and various state happenings such as a fire at Merrill, a new flour mill, and a proposed railroad bonus.

Fern Stuml Cashway Tos Flor V. Gilmore Ann Arbor Attorney Gemerel Philippines Miss Gillmore Gremeral Nando Miss Gilmore Mio Boyne City Grant Charles M. Falls Wolverine H.W. Baxter Oes The Elks Ishpeming Port Hope Boyne Falls South Haven Chicago Lindsley Brothers Alfred Escanaba Superior Otsego Walter Smith Owosso Corunna Shiawassee Cass County

Great Havoc in Iowa Tornadoes Cause Widespread Destruction

Des Moines dispatch reports a major tornado strike across interior Iowa with Botna destroying a village church and depot. Creston, Gray Audubon areas suffer fatalities and injuries as homes are wrecked. Des Moines River rises, Marshalltown hospital damaged, and widespread structural ruin plus telegraph and telephone outages loom.

Iowa Des Moines Bota Shelby County Audubon Botna Great Western Depot Creston S. A. Troop Gray Audubonry South Des Moines Richard Wallace Marshalltown Tewa

A. W. Machen Arrested For Bribes In Post Office Probe

A. W. Machen, former Free Delivery superintendent, was arrested in Washington on bribery allegations tied to contractors. Daniel V. Miller, an assistant attorney in the Post Office Department, was dismissed for conspiracy related to John J. Ryan & Co, accused of mail fraud. Miller faced arrest, waived examination, and was freed on bail for Cincinnati court next autumn. The Tinean investment firm, active in St Louis and Covington, Ky, is noted for similar post office fraud patterns as the Arnold case.

Free Delivery A. W. Machen Washington Postoffice Department Daniel V. Miller Postettiee Department Payne John J. Ryan & Co Cincinnati Miller Tinean Company Fier St. Louis Covington Arnold Company Post Office

British Ship Collision Kills Many Emigrants

A British steamer Huddersfield and the Norwegian vessel Uta collided off Grimsby. The Huddersfield foundered with twenty-two Austrian and Italian emigrants among the dead. twenty passengers remain missing while the rest and crew were rescued. The Uta sustained bow damage.

Hudierstield Uta Hudhierstield Antwerp Grimsby England Dodbolierstield Huddersfield

Labor News Across North America and Industry Shifts

Syracuse machinists strike for nine hour day. Toronto painters win 35 cents an hour. Chinese may be imported to South Africa for mine work. Providence Street Railway raises pay for 1300 employees. Hebrew printers in New York win strike, now paid no weekly pay for four hours daily. New York unions teach Italian immigrants about organization. Walker County Alabama miners get 10 percent raise for twelve months from April 1, making 55 cents per ton from 30. French firms produce meter cars totaling 12,000 last year. 150,000 workers average 3600 a year. Alabama expects wage rises with new child labor law. Huntsville factory to quit 300 under twelve. Structural iron manufacturers form New York group resisting wage demands. 40 firms with 1,000,000 capital. Chicago Employers' Association scores first victory in 1900s strike. 1000 tanners refuse union recognition, accept nine hour day with no pay cut and return to work.

Syracuse Toronto South Africa Providence Street Railway New York City New York Walker County Ala Alabama Huntsville Structural Iron Manufacturers Structural Employers’ Association of Chicago

Weather report notes rains aid crops and mixed progress

The weekly crop report says warm spell improved germination and wheat and corn in good condition while heavy rains from Oklahoma to the Dakotas slowed field work. Drought eases in the Ohio valley and lake region. transplanting tobacco advances in the Ohio valley. cotton outlook improves in many areas but generally late.

Weather Bureau Rocky Mountains Oklahoma Arkansas Minnesota Dakotas Ohio Valley Lake Region Middle Atlantic States Crood Indiana Ilinois Michigan Wisconsin New England Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa North Pacific Coast Missouri Valley Illnois Middle Atlantic Texas Georgia Florida Maryland Virginia Hillness Porthon Angala Herth Tate Ohio South Town Mississippi River

Peet Bros to Open Large Omaha Soap Plant This Year

Interesting Newe Items reports Peet Bros Manufacturing Company, Kansas City soap makers, will establish a large bran e plant in Omaha this year. The Crown Princess of Saxony will not be allowed to live in Austria or Saxony and will receive an income of 60 a year. Her baby will be taken from her at three months. New York births outnumber deaths, population around 3 782 920 with heavy foreign immigration. Wilson College trustees elect Rev M H Resser as new president succeeding Rev Samuel A Martin D D who resigned.

Peet Bros. Manufacturing Company Soap Morkers Kansas City Omaha Saxony Austria City Board of Health New York City Wilson College Chambersburg M. H. Resser Lindenwood College Presbyterian Institution For St. Charles Samuel A. Martin

Paris Madrid auto race ends in massacre killings

Premier Combes halted the Versailles to Madrid event after eight dead and ten injured. The Paris Paris La Francaise called it the Paris Madrid massacre as accidents piled up near Libourne Coupe Bonneval and Angouleme with Renault and Barrows among the injured and dead. The first stage ended in Bordeaux with Louis Renault setting a fast pace and a car reaching eighty eight and three fourths mph between Chartres and Bonneval.

Premier Combes Versailles Madrid Bordeaux la Francaise Paris-Madrid Paris Lorraine Barrows Libourne Barrows Ths Marcel Renault Coupe Poietiers Bonneval Chartres M. Porter Angouleme Ablig Louis Renault M. Gabriel Beaardiniere

Quotations Scattered News Snippets From Across Papers

A compilation of cheeky quotes and brief items drawn from multiple papers. Topics range from politics and graft to inventions, fashion, and international affairs. Notable mentions include smallpox vaccination debates and automotive humor, with sharp lines about public figures and events.

Michigan lawmakers push deer horn rule and road funds

Michigan House votes to allow hunters to take horned deer instead of two for a season, and approves a five percent township road-improvement cap with a $5,000 annual good roads bureau appropriation. Gov Bliss signs several measures including the Andersonville monument bill and Denby Bingham capital-raising for manufacturing firms.

House Rodgers Fuch Good Roads Bureau Gov. Bliss O. I Andersonville

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