World news and local notices from the Bessemer Herald
Edward W. Nash of the American Smelting and Refining Company suffered paralysis at a dinner in Esmen Kountse’s home. relief hoped. Mormon church trustees buy land in New Jersey to build monument shrine and cottage at Joseph Smith birthplace. Presbyterian assembly supports orthodox stance over a brief statement of faith. August Machen pleads guilty to postal fraud conspiracy and receives two more years. Ohio Supreme Court upholds inheritance tax non retroactively. M. El. Waller dies in a nitroglycerin explosion in Denver. cause undetermined. Canton State Bank with over 1,000,000 in deposits closes. likely insolvency. Debates on immigration head tax rise to 25 dollars proposed. Columbus engine explosion kills six, injuries and wreckage widespread. Baseball standings show New York leading, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis.
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Mormon Church
West Lake City
South Roysalton
Joseph Smith
Presbyterian General Assembly
Winona Lake
Ind
Nassau, N. Y
August W. Machen
Washington
Crawford
Lorenz
Tatchels
Ohio Supreme Court
Darke County
Hostetter
State of
Ohio
Supreme Court
M. EL. Waller
Denver
Walley
Cripple Creek
Canton State Bank
Canton
W. L. Davis
Corwin B. Brachtell
Congress
Hocking Valley Railroad
Columbus
W. L
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Various 1910s News Briefs From Washington to New York
Secret service arrests three women and a man over Philadelphia counterfeiting. A censor in Coney Island denies several exhibition permits. A Reading line express car fire at Bethayres, Pennsylvan ia likely from engine spark. Boston councils condemn landlord discrimination against families with children and urge legislative action. A youth fatally shoots his father in Bellport during family violence. Former Senator I E McComan of Maryland to be appointed to DC Court of Appeals. John D Rockefeller Jr to sever ties with Stand ard Oil amid tainted money debate. Pennsylvania Railroad awards 22000 tons structural steel for New York Pennsylvan ia terminal project.
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Tifay & Co
New York
Secret Service
Philadelphia
Coney Island
Washington and New York
Reading
Bethayres
Boston Common Council
Joseph Connell
John T. Connell
Bellport
I. E. McComan
Maryland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Majer Weaver dismisses cabinet members amid gas grab clash
Philadelphia figure Majer Weaver shocks city politics by firing two cabinet aides in a high profile clash over a gas grab. Other items note actor Neil Burgess in court, Taft urging tax or tariff changes, missing Siegfried Rewhling, and a bank shortage claim at the Arkansas National Bank of Hot Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majer Weaver
Philadelphia
Neil Burgess
United States District Court
Trenton
Wiliam Ivell
Marion Ivell
Minneapolis
Aspiysestsn
Trust Courg
Wester Gi
Arkansas Nationl Bank of
Hot Springs
Notable Crime, Charity, and Local Disasters Across America
Reports include Johann Hoch's Chicago conviction and hanging for murder, Carnegie's library gift tied to a matching pledge, and Berry shot at his Savanna office door. Noted deaths include Patsy Ayres in Cincinnati and a Pueblo switchman case. Also covered are a Minneapolis lodging fire resulting in two deaths, a tornado relief request from Toronto church, a broken rail derailment near Lowell, and McKinley's monument milestone.
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Johann Hoch
Chicago
Cincinnati
Frank Cowells
Pueblo
Colo
Stella Brice
Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis
Frank Green
Assos
Monument Hill
Canton
Ohio
William R. Day
Planters
Louis
T. J. Landrum
Louisville
Henry Weaver
William J. Bryan
William Williams
Mra. F
Keller
Jouhn
St. Paul
Minn
Lewis
M. W. Murray
Roswell
N. M
Lincoln
Rio Grande
Charles Abram
Milwaukee
Preston Me Hmaine
Evansville
Ind
Standard Oil Company
Bugar Creek
Kansas City
Whiting
Bayonne
N. J
Nathan Loeser
Chadwick
Cleveland
W. W. Boynton
Bavings Deposit Bank and Trust Company
Elyria
Cray
District Court
Mankato
Dre. G. WR. Noch
I. A. Gebhardt
New Ulm
Nodh
Goldfield Bank and Trust Company
Goldfield
STS LT
Ank
Archibald McLellan
Wheat crop forecasts and electric line reorganization plans
H V Jones reports crop prospects ranging from 378 to 425 million bushels amid 42 million bushels below government estimates as reunification talks for Appleyard Electric lines in Ohio advance. Bondholders’ rep William Hunt visits Columbus to assess the syndicate’s properties and prepare a full report.
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Masonic Temple
Chica
H. V. Jones
Minnesota
Southwest
Appleyard Electric
Ohio
Columbus
London
Springfield
Dayton
Urbana
Grove City
Southwestern
Central Market
Boston
William Hunt
Violence and disasters reported across multiple states
In Kentucky Roy Blanks killed Isaac Dunning in Mannington then surrendered. A wreck on the Illinois Central near McHenry Station, Kentucky, left eight dead. Robert Shaw killed a man and wounded seven near Waitman, Kentucky, then was driven from his home by fire and shot. In Mobile, Alabama a fire destroyed J E Duval printing house and Burhall shoe company suffered heavy losses. In Cordova Indiana a shooting left two fatally injured. In Raleigh North Carolina Standard Oil warehouses burned and watchman Strickland found dead. A 70 mph windstorm hit Fort Worth Texas damaging the Texas and Pacific station. John Young was killed. The AME church and many buildings were damaged in Dallas area. Mineral Springs and Oak Cliff near Dallas reported destruction of churches and partial damage to structures.
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Mannington
Roy Blanks
Isaac Dunning
Blanks
Illinois Central Railroad
McHenry Station
Robert Shaw
Waitman
Mobile
Ala
J. E. Duval
North Water Street
Burhall Wholesale Shoe Company
Btates
Thomas Collier
Charrles Milligan
Collier
Milligan
Brasfields
Standard Oil
Raleigh
N. C
William Strickland
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas and Pacific
John Young
African Methodist Episcopal
First National Bank
Mineral Springs
Oakcliff
Dallas
Czar's Birthday Manifesto and Global Turmoil Across Regions
Reports show the Czar signing a manifesto to form a council of the people meeting in October. In Britain the House of Commons paused under disorder as the opposition pressed Balfour. In Europe near Basilika Turkish forces clash with Greeks, with several killed or wounded.
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Council of the People
House of Commons
Basilika
Balonica
Turkey
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
India
Brodrick
Peter
Narodni Listy
Lahaina
Maui
Hawaii
Roosevelt writes book on Colorado hunts and gains LL D
President Roosevelt plans a Colorado hunting book and will receive an honorary LL D from Clark University on June 21. The report notes immigration issues before Congress and cabinet changes.
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Roosevelt
Colorado
Clark University
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Bonanza
Alaska Copper Company
Toronto
Morton
Europe
Congress
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
King’s Bench
Davidson
Kntradition
Lafontaine
Guynor-Greene
Presbyterian Union Vote Surges Toward Covenant With Cumberland Church
At Winona Lake Indiana the General Assembly endorsed union with the Cumberland Presbyterian church amid applause. A joint committee of cooperation, now twenty one, will work out consolidation details to secure full rights for the united church. Other congresses discussed evangelistic work, Mormonism censure, and church governance across several denominations.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Amite Cumberland
Winona Lake
Ind
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Church
United Church
United States
J. Wilbur Chapman
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Denver
Pacific Coast
Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly
Fresno
Cal
American Baptist Publication Society
St. Louis
Smoot
United States Senate
Congress
Alhambra
Orphans’ Home Board
Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Seasion
Washington
General Synod of the Reformed Church
Allentown
Anti-Saloon League
Indianapolis
United Brethren Conference
Topeka
Committee On
Bishop Matthews
Central
Bishop Mills
Eastern
Bishop Weekly
Western
Bishop Carter
Bishop Bell
President Roosevelt Seeks Congress Action on Immigration
A Washington correspondent reports President Roosevelt will push immigration reform, claiming 1904 to 1905 arrivals will near a million steerage passengers. He argues the surge creates a massive new population, equaling or surpassing many states, and will boost the number of laborers by about 20 percent in a single year.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Europe
United States
Union
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Prominent Lawyer Berry Murdered in Savanna Office
Former Illinois state senator Daniel D. Berry was shot at his office door in the Opera House block Savanna. Three bullets fired, one in the head, another in the arm, a third lodged in the door casing. Suspects whispered include a local prosecutor and a leading Savanna figure. a coroner's inquest hints at a scandal involving two families.
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Tilinole
Berry
Acsaseia
Daniel 8
Illinois
Savanna
Opera House
Carroll County
Fire Explosion in Vienna Injures Dozens
A heavy explosion of celluloid in Vienna injured between thirty-five and forty people, among them firemen policemen passers by and employees, with several in serious condition.
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Ata Vienna
Rheumatism relief in two days with Dodd's Kidney Pills
D. & Hilton of Piney Flats Tennessee report a two day cure from years of rheumatism using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The patient describes immediate pain relief after the first dose and claims no recurrence. The ad attributes rheumatism to uric acid and credits kidney health with removing it.
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la Recerca
Piney Flats
Tenn
D. & Hilton
Dodd
Mr. Hilton
Care of Newly Set Trees in First Summer
Advice on protecting young trees after planting emphasizes conserving soil moisture. Recommends loosening surface soil after rain and applying a mulch of bay or straw several inches deep to preserve moisture and aid growth through the summer. Advocates ongoing surface cultivation between rows to create a dust mulch.
Baking powders and their ingredients compared
A health focused guide explains three powder types Mineral-Acid or Alum Bone-Acid or Phosphate and Cream of Tartar from grapes. It notes cost ranges and safety, urging use of Cream of Tartar based powders for wholesomeness and advising prices from 10 to 25 cents per pound.
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U.S. Patent Office
Fragmentary Caption Confuses Photographer Interview
Reader text shows garbled quotes and stray phrases about a photographer and a tense scene. The snippet hints at ad hoc dialogue with odd spellings and incomplete sentences, lacking clear names, places, or events to identify. No verifiable facts emerge for a proper news item.
Fragmentary OCR Teases Hidden Story and Odd Terms
The readable lines suggest a burned finger incident and a note on fees, with scattered phrases like mikado and sacred gate. Context is unclear, but the text hints at legal or farm matters and possibly a misread record page from a historical newspaper.
Trade review notes mixed but steady railroad earnings
Dun's Review of Trade says harsher weather and a prolonged teamsters strike still hinder distributive lines yet deliveries improve and delayed freight decreases. Railroads maintain earnings near recent gains while farming activity lowers grain shipments and demand. manufacturing shows no overall decline with 33 failures in Chicago district this week.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Dun
Weather and trade trends temper late planting and prices
Adverse weather eyed as York tons complaints ease with clearing skies boosting optimism for late summer and fall trade. Cold or rainy periods slow corn and cotton planting while winter wheat reports brighten or soften grain pork and cotton prices. US and Canada fail rates rise. Wheat and corn exports show large year over year changes per Bradstreet Commercial Report.
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York
United States
Canada
Golem
Bradstreet
Chicago cattle and grain prices across markets
Reported bid ranges and price quotes for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and regional grain and dairy goods including wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs and clover seed with varied quality grades and contracts. Prices reflect wholesale market activity and regional shipping notes.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste
Cincinnati
Detroit
Tserm Ge
Milwaukee
Toledo
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Bessemer Herald
Erman & Band, Publicers
A Bessemer
Michigan
Around the
Edward W. Nash
Comgens
Hermen Kountse
Qwmahe
WS. Louis
Boston Erees
W.l
St. Pauleeeae
Tnodisnayelis
IRS
Moers A. Liverstore
Melrose
Mass
Mary Ashton Lowers
Dee We Tsene
Southern
Church Union Voter
Batavia
Missouri
Ghot
Teeta
Ted
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