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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1901
Page
6
A poem contemplates the birth of a century with visions of a future born in dawn light. It ponders whether the new hundred years will bring fear or joy, war or peace, and whether humanity will greet it with unity and faith in God. The speaker foresees a long reign defined by the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man.
A Maltese voyage tale unfolds aboard H.M.S Tremendous where Captain St Aubyn entertains Count and Countess Zullenoff during a church visit. A covert plot is blocked when Lt. Aubyn exposes the impostor, saving his brother, amid a dramatic hotel confrontation and a perilous chase.
A Canadian explorer recounts harpoon practice when an Eskimo, misjudging him as a device, challenged with Go ahead Throw. He hurled the spear straight at the man who leaped aside, the shaft crashing through a four-barrel behind him, prompting amused laughter from the onlookers.
A Kansas soldier writes from the Philippines describing a voyage toward Borneo and crossing the equator last month. He notes the journey was hard to see clearly and reflects on the oddities of life, mentioning locksmiths and a puzzling line about understanding.
The wooden steamer Baltimore foundered in Lake Huron near Au Sable Michigan Friday. Twelve of fourteen crew drowned, two men survived lashed to wreckage. Survivor Thomas Murphy Milwaukee second engineer described the perilful hours, while George McGinnis went crazy from the ordeal. The Columbia tug rescued the pair and towed them to East Tawas as other vessels faced wrecks in the same gale.
A terse survey of population figures shows Iowa’s large cities and many over 100 000 inhabitants in 1880 with Providence Rhode Island leading at 175 597, while Hawaii reports 145 001 people. The piece lists federal appropriations totals and military movements including American forces in China under Maj. Edgar B. Roberts, plans to return 10 000 regulars from the Philippines, and a probe into pension sharpers in San Francisco. It also notes the president’s potential travel limits, illness rates among troops in the Philippines, and a Porto Rico governor’s colonial administration suggestions. Multiple dated figures and policy items appear in a dense compilation.
In Judge Tuley’s court in Chicago, F Wayland Brown, Dr August M Unger, and Frank H Smiley face charges in a sprawling insurance fraud plot that allegedly led to Marie Defenbach’s death last August. Prosecution traces desire for wealth to staged death, fake husband role, and contested wills, with Defenbach’s mysterious demise sparking the inquiry.
United Presbyterian Church in Des Moines votes 20 to 62 to approve a judiciary committee report interpreting the fifteenth article of the church testimony. It bans Masons and Odd Fellows from church membership, excluding Grand Army of the Republic and labor unions from the ban. The Philadelphia assembly adjourns after naming a 21 member committee to revise the creed, with Moderator Minton in chair.
A set of diverse items: Gov Odell of New York signs the anti scalping measure. Ohio potteries unite against larger rivals. Callaway to head locomotive trust at 00,000 yearly. a Tennessee farmer Riley Lgyne sentenced to death for poisoning his stepson. a Chicago burglar claims religious transformation during a church service. Mrs Nation argues insanity as a defense for her actions. foreign trade fears surface amid officials. James R Garfield seeks admission to practice before the U S Supreme Court. Rev WAL Connor dies at 101 in New London Conn. Secretary Hoot implements reorganization act for army. population and economic comparisons cited. vast global shipping activity noted with ship counts and tonnage.
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