Summary of news from Bessemer Herald area
August Meyer a Brooklyn shoe dealer died after a beating by highwaymen. Nicholas Fennimore 20 held. two others fled. Harry Orchard from the Haywood trial wept as he confessed to seeking peace with God. John Thomas who taught Edison telegraphy lies unclaimed in Detroit morgue. only relatives are his ex wife and daughter. Dr. Cadwalder a Philadelphia eccentric died in London after marrying his housekeeper. George W. Walker 38 resigning as Steubenville high assistant principal after charges of kissing pupils and sending improper postcards. he admits no harm. Riots by Jews in eastern Cleveland over kosher meat 4-cent price rise. police reinforced. Rev. Frank Morton Hawley flogged by W. Meadows after a divorce suit. he was forced to swear not to return to Fulton. Four Kansas saloonkeepers fined and jailed for 30 days each for violating the prohibition law. they plan to appeal. Ohio must buy Ohio beef per Attorney General Ellis. Armour & Co. bids low but cannot secure contract due to state cattle rules. Thomas Baldwin of Colfax Ala killed four near Bloomington. found dead in jail cell. A summary of baseball standings follows.
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August Meyer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nicholas Fennimore
Harry Orchard
Haywood
Boise
John Thomas
Thomas A. Edison
Detroit
Charles E. Cadwalder
London
George W. Walker
Steubenville, Ohio
Cleveland
Frank Morton Hawley
First Presbyterian Church
Fulton
W. W. Meadows
Adolph Ahrens
E. C. Johnson
Ellis
Ohio
Armour & Co
Chicago
Ohio Soldiers
Sandusky
Thomas Baldwin
Colfax
Bloomington
Badwin
Simeon Eisenburg
Cora
Kennedy
Mayor Schmitz Convicted Extortioner in San Francisco
San Francisco mayor Schmitz has been found guilty of extortion, facing a five year prison term. The verdict marks an end to the corrupt machine era in the city.
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Will J. Davis
Illinois Theater
Chicago
Nellie Hagen
Buchanan
Mich
Point Possession
Seattle
Wash
Chanud
Quinault
Thomas Nelson
Santo Dominzo
Naples
Lazic
New York
Wind Lashes Illinois Indiana and Kentucky Killing Dozens
A brutal storm system across southern Illinois, southern Indiana and western Kentucky left at least twenty nine dead, many injured and extensive property damage. Gradyville Kentucky suffered twenty one fatalities in a village of 175 as Big Creek changed course flooding towns and washing away homes. Bridges, roads and wires were damaged across the region with widespread crop loss and rising rivers. Local reports from Evansville, Corydon, Smith Mills, Petersburg and Duquoin noted extensive storm damage and high winds with no immediate count of further fatalities.
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Isiinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Gradyville
Evansville
Ind
Corydon
Smith Mills
Petersburg
White River
Louisville
Lexington
Harrisburg
Liberty Church
Duquoin
Devastating storm and tornado strike York Illinois area
A dawn storm and tornado devastate York Illinois with three confirmed deaths and eight probable fatally injured. Property losses reach 150600 with widespread damage to homes and churches. New Minden suffers five deaths while Mount Vernon area reports severe lightning and stock losses as bridges wash out and isolation increases. Modern rescue efforts rush physicians and supplies as communications collapse.
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Columbia
York
Ill
Lucinda Pinkerton
New Minden
I11
Wabash
Mount Vernon
America funds rail push to Manchuria through Japan
The piece details a large Japanese led purchase program in the United States for steel rails, cars, and locomotives intended for the South Manchurian railway. It notes millions spent on rails, car trucks, and locomotives, with shipments from Seattle and Dalny, and projections that up to five million more dollars will be needed to complete the line, reflecting a major industrial exchange between nations.
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America
Japan
United States
Pacific
Manchuria
Dalny
Mukden
Carnegie Mills
Seattle
South Manchurian Railway
Supreme Court upholds eight hour limit for workers on government works
The Supreme Court sustains a federal eight hour work day law for laborers and mechanics on government projects while excluding dredge employers. Justice Holmes notes floating dredges are vessels and crews on them are seamen not bound by the eight hour rule. This ruling resolves a dispute delaying $87,000,000 in river and harbor contracts and affects appropriations based on dredgeboat labor.
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Supreme Court
Holmes
River and Harbor Act
Root’s Yale Address Frames Rebates as Moral Progress
Secretary of State Root, in a closing Yale lecture titled Responsibilities of Citizenship, argued that backlash against rebates and rebating corporations shows growth in virtue, not decline, as government enforces a higher standard of justice in regulating corporate practices. He framed the current scrutiny as evidence of a maturing public conscience and stronger governance.
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Yale
Root
Swallows Rally Against Boll Weevil In Cotton War
The Department of Agriculture reports thirty eight bird species feed on the boll weevil in Texas. Swallows lead the fight as aerial insect captors, with orioles, blackbirds, wrens and flycatchers also aiding. Plans call for nesting colonies to boost both northern and southern swallow populations to curb the pest. The article notes broader ethics reforms in public life and cites a railroad fire in Argentine Kansas, plus Dr George A Reisner’s appointment as archaeologist for Nubian excavations.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas
Assassin on the Stand Details a Trail of Murders in Haywood Case
Boise correspondent reports Harry Orchard, calling himself Alfred Horsley, testifies in the Haywood trial about a sequence of murders and bombings tied to the Western Federation of Miners. He claims paid regicide from Moyer Pettibone and Haywood, including blasts at Cripple Creek and the Vindicator mine, with cross examination revealing a troubled personal life.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Bole
Harry Orchard
Alfred Horsley
Steunenberg
Moyer
Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Orchard
Slaywood
Denver
Coeur d'Alene
Wardner Mill
W. F. Davis
Cripple Creek
Union
Davis
Vindicator
McCormick
Beck
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Steve Adams
Peabody
Iaywood
Lyte Gregory
Adams
Gregory
Independence Station
Colorado
Wyoming
San Francisco
Bradley
Richardson
Canada
Fires destroy rail company barn and hotel in two states
Telegraphic notices report Blaisdell Blaisdell N Y car barn of Buffalo Lake Erie Traction Co burning with twenty five cars lost and estimated damage around 100000. Iron Springs hotel at Manitou Colorado, a large summer hotel, burned with loss about 75000 though not yet opened for the season. Albert Crowell, Henderson North Carolina, found dead in a New York hotel room with a gunshot wound to the head. police say he used an assumed name at registration.
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Buffalo Lake Erie Traction Company
Blaisdell
N. Y
Iron Springs
Manitou
Colo
Albert Crowell
Henderson
N. Cc
New York
Chicago Trade Strength Supports Optimistic Outlook
Chicago reports show no major negative developments as business sentiment holds. Weather favors operations with production and distribution rising, retail demand expanding though light apparel accumulates awaiting a warm wave. Wholesale activity dips between seasons while fall and winter orders look strong. farm conditions in Illinois and Iowa improve with higher land and stock values, credits steady and defaults scarce. Failures in Chicago district numbered 29, up from 17 last week.
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Busines
Illinois
Iowa
Chicago
Lun
New York trade and crop moods amid slow retail activity
In New York crop conditions show a slight improvement boosting optimism for yields and future trade in regions with seasonable weather, while most eastern cities report slow retail trade and collections. Fall trade appears satisfactory as stocks of heavy goods were cleared last winter, yet crop uncertainties and weak spring reorders curb future commitments. US and Canada weekly failures declined, with exports of wheat and corn varying from last week and year ago, and fiscal year totals to date at lower levels than 1905.
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United States
Canada
Headstreet
Chicago-Cattle and grain price table update
A dense ledger of prices across major markets shows Chicago and other cities reporting cattle hogs sheep and various grain values. Entries include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and related commodities.
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
W. Lt
Omaha
Denver
Des Moines
Sioux City
Lincoln
Pueblo
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Mic
Ste. Detroit
New York
Disasters Cut Pacific Mail Earnings in 1906 Report
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company annual report shows earnings of 4,830,245 dollars, down 2,555,000 dollars, due to numerous wrecks and the San Francisco earthquake. The turmoil of the year impacted shipping operations and financial results.
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Pacific Mail
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
San Francisco
Price of Breadstuffs Rises Amid Wheat Shortage
The wheat crop threat and high prices push flour from 4.50 to 6 per sack in a month. If sustained, bakers may cut loaf size or raise price by a cent, signaling tighter bread costs ahead.
Iron and Stevel Export Figures Face Fiscal-Year Total
The bureau of statistics in Washington projects iron and steel exports for the fiscal year at 175 million dollars, contrasting with 57 million dollars in the previous period, signaling a substantial rise in export value.
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Bureau of Statistics At
Washington
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Entere Micke Bessemer Herald
Sherman & Tiand, Publishers
Bessemer
Michigan
Cerra
Hla Micon
Nie
Ile
Credit Mobilier
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Argentine
Kan
George A. Reisner
University of California
Egypt
Nubia
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