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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1906
Page
3
A group of about thirty gypsies camped near Muskegon reportedly canvassed households offering non gypsy babies under two years old for sale. Prices ranged from five to one hundred dollars with younger infants as low as six months. No children were sold before the group left, prompting questions about the origin of the babies.
After robbing Oconto and Marinette libraries, burglars reached Escanaba where Officer George McCarthy fired on one assailant. The wounded man escaped and was not captured. a brick shatters a window as the suspect vanished leaving a blood trail.
The court granted a new trial to Frank Christian of Alcona county, but its ruling on a new timber trespass statute eases convictions for criminal trespass. It holds the State need not prove intent or title to land, making timber cutting on State lands a felony and likely curbing trespassing.
William Corwin, visiting Kalamazoo from Springbrook after fishing, encountered an eleven foot two inch blue racer weighing forty five pounds on a creek bank. Startled, he dropped his pole, fetched a revolver at a nearby farm house, and killed the reptile.
Frank C. Butine, a leading Kalamazoo celery shipper, predicts the county harvest will be as large or larger than any previous season. Favorable early conditions and ample acreage boost expectations, with over 500 carloads shipped last year and at least 600 carloads projected for this year.
Thomas Brockman a woodsman was killed when a very large branch fell about thirty feet at Beechwoods striking him on the head fracturing his skull and driving a wood fragment into his brain authorities reported the fatal accident occurred during work in the forest the scene was described as a dense timber area with Brockman pronounced dead at the site.
The state treasury ended May with a cash balance of 11,194,823.92 dollars. Most of the funds are in the primary school fund and will be distributed next November.
In Sault Ste. Marie Miss Millie Brady, a student of Arthur W. Lomas a local business college teacher, attempted to kill herself with chloroform after a distressing unreciprocated affection. The attempt failed and she survived.
A new agricultural school is expected to be established in Menominee county. The proposal suggests uniting Menominee, Delta, Iron and Dickenson counties to maintain a single school at a central location.
The son of Robert Drury of Gilead township used an axe while playing to sever three toes from his baby sister and nearly cut off a fourth. Local authorities reported no further details on motive or whether charges were filed.
While Mrs. Walter Hobbins of Parma talked on the telephone a wire fell across a trolley line. Her hand was severely burned by the live wire and the telephone was destroyed, starting a fire in the house. She is principally suffering from shock.
A 9-year-old boy, son of James Ingram, was playing with other children on a school playground near Rose City, Orville, when a bolt of lightning struck and killed him instantly. Fire and police officials investigated the incident as a fatal weather-related accident.
A major fire in Gaylord wiped out the town’s best business block after midnight. The nearly $65,000 loss affected Qua stores, Carr meat market, Cook Bros dry goods, J M Brodie gents, the opera house and Masonic lodge. Insurance covers about $31,500.
Frank I P Boughton, 46, cashier of the Old National Bank in Battle Creek, died by hanging at his home. Bank officials say accounts are straight and death due to nervous prostration after long illness and a recent fortune loss. Formerly owned a Chase lumber business and left a son and daughter.
Warren E. Roberts a 200 pound Martin contractor was crushed when the final timber in a barn demolition toppled. The 20 foot long 10 inch square beam struck his back compressing him to under four inches and injuring his spine. He and his family face a dire outcome.
Two girls Mary Winters and a companion narrowly escaped death when their horse was frightened crossing a railroad at Sears. The horse kicked, causing the riders to strike their heads against soft ground while feet tangled in straps. help arrived and they were released.
Mrs. John Noxon escaped serious injury after a lamp in a chicken brooder spilled oil on her clothes at her father H. S. Northrop's home in Vevay. The oil ignited and Northrop tore burning garments from his daughter, saving her life. Her burns are serious but not likely fatal.
The steel steamer Uranus of the Gil christ fleet ran aground on a reef near Eagle River during dense fog and sustained heavy damage.
Reports describe measles in Lapeer and St Johns, lightning destroying a Clare county school, a cistern in Brooklyn demolished by lightning, a boy’s reform school fate after cigarettes, and multiple accidents. Other items note violent incidents and local political fights over prohibition measures, with injuries from kicks, a cow, and an invalid man’s suicide.
Desperate clash erupts after wage increase demand at Cananea copper camp. Mexican workers clash with American miners and residents, 45 Americans killed, property set ablaze, dynamite used on mills. Colonel Greene seeks reinforcements as chaos spreads, casualty tally rises among Metcalfs and others.
The Department of Commerce and Labor reports April 1906 lake shipping at 4,305,505 net tons and 5,418,481 net tons for the year to April 30. Four months total reach 1,502,656 tons amid heavy coal movement stored in the east prior to a potential coal strike. Coal shipments largely westbound, iron ore and copper moving eastward, with Cleveland shipping 385,853 tons and Buffalo 323,324 tons in April.
Judge Rice preserves the lower court finding that 1905 mine child labor limits are unconstitutional by removing the school attendance certificate requirement. The move would let thousands of small boys return to mines and breakers, while Florence Kelley calls judges enemies of children. The case heads to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
William H. Allen, agent for the New York association for improving the condition of the poor, notes that 50 000 to 100 000 children in New York City under the compulsory education law are instead in streets tenements or factories, violating child labor laws, and urges more reform school reports.
Ten states declined War Department invitation to muster National Guard units into summer camps with regular troops. Reasons include dispersion of Colorado troops, Idaho labor trials prompting state militia retention, California earthquake costs, and South Dakota gear inadequacy. Congress faces battles over pure food and immigration bills, Niagara Falls preservation, and canal water use while Sugar duties unsettled. Rubber shoe rule emerges in federal rental leases to curb noise.
Maryland statesman Arthur Pue Gorman, U S Senator since 1881, died suddenly in Washington after months of illness. A longtime Democratic leader, he directed key votes and campaigns including the 1884 Cleveland victory and the 1890-1 defeat of the Federal elections bill. He shaped the 1894 tariff that bears his name and urged economy in government spending.
The piece notes generally favorable Chicago business conditions with high production and expanded distribution, though molders’ strike slows foundry work. Retail demand in seasonable goods is strong, and western rail earnings rise on heavy merchandise shipments. Grain at Chicago port totals 6,110,382 bushels while receipts rise 13.3 percent and exports up 10.9 percent from last year.
King Alfonso tells envoy he expects another assassination attempt after the bomb at the royal wedding. He says it will come soon, perhaps tomorrow or within a year, while calmly resigning amid the palace scene. Queen Victoria is left shaken as courtiers rush them to safety.
State Superintendent Dayhoff of Kansas says a teacher's resignation cannot take effect until the school board accepts it. Utica expands grounds around nine schools at a total cost of 23,266 dollars, about 2,500 dollars per building. Hoboken keeps five minutes of absolute silence each morning starting with a bell. Missouri official Carrington urges industrial clubs for students, with adoption in counties under state supervision. Salt Lake judges rule against teaching modern languages in grade schools, arguing most pupils will not attend college. Weehawken pays teachers 550 to 700 dollars at start, rising to 900 after one year. Graduation.
Chicago to New York market tables list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by city. Prices span markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, and grains like wheat corn oats rye and barley.
Dr Fridtjof Nansen, noted Arctic explorer, is cited as a firm believer in women's rights. Costa Rica appoints Ascension Esquivel, former president, as its delegate to the Pan American Congress in July.
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