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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
7
The Pathfinder reports a rare inverted rainbow seen from Rocca di Papa at 2300 feet, with a convex side up and a northeast bearing. It notes another inverted rainbow sighting from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, where a double rainbow formed concentric circles.
Claims that Down's Kidney Wills cure backache headaches dizziness and nervous weakness with testimonials from Mrs James Lutz of Marien Ohio. The ad promotes Deans Kidney Wills at 50 cents a box and notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as the maker. Also references Lewis Single Binder cigars and a remark about an empress fur worth 250000.
The California Fig Syrup Co boasts exceptional equipment and chemists enabling Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to be produced in pure form. Only the genuine article, manufactured by the original method, contains the full company name on the front.
The Senate adjourned after completing a second reading on tariff measures with items like arts collections kept on the free list and protected starch industry duties. Sugar questions and Philippine admission terms dominated Monday’s sessions while a House inquiry into an Indian agent led to his resignation.
The Cunard liner Slavonia with 110 saloon and 300 steerage passengers stranded Friday near Flores in the Azores. Rescue by Prinzess Irene and Batavia saved all aboard. Vessel, a 10,600-ton steel twin screw of 510 feet, valued around 750000 dollars, likely unsalvageable.
A large snow slide in Aber crombie canyon along the Copper River, Alaska, buries several men. George Baglin, vice president of United Copper and aide to F. Augustus Heinze, is jailed in New York for failing to produce company books in court. James J. Hill in Seattle says James A. Patten did not cause a wheat corner, attributing the upheaval to supply and demand as U.S. consumption reaches 630 million bushels annually, with only 20 million left for export.
President Alfonso Penna of Brazil died at 7 30 AM Monday, per a State Department dispatch from the American ambassador in Rio de Janeiro. Born May 30 1847 at Santa Barbara Minas Geraes he studied in Caracas and Sao Paulo and joined the Liberal party rising to provincial legislature then National Assembly. He became Brazil's president in November 1906 with a term to end in 1910.
Thousands to receive higher pay as Pennsylvania Steel in Steelton raises wages on July 1 after a 10 percent cut. Maryland Steel in Baltimore adds workers with trade improvements. Sparrows Point breaks ground for a 1 million dollar open hearth department. Riverside works to restart in steel plate and tube, 5,000 jobs. United States Steel runs at 80 percent blast capacity, busiest since 1907 panic. Orders run 30k to 40k tons daily.
Harry K Thaw may get another chance to prove sanity in his battle to leave Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane. Justice William J Gaynor of Brooklyn granted a new writ of habeas corpus on a decision returnable before Justice Mills in White Plains New York. The writ follows an application by Thaws attorney Charles Morschauer of Poughkeepsie.
On a Der ry township farm near Honesdale Pennsylvania George Baker an 87 year old farmer was murdered presumably by a shotgun by his brother in law Mark Van Duesen aged 86 who then took his own life.
The Rock of Moses sits at the base of Jebel Musa in Sinai, eighteen to twenty feet high with a worn surface and indented sides. Revered by Bedouins for its sacred status, it is mentioned in the Koran and has been visited by Christian pilgrims since the Middle Ages who carved crosses on its surface.
G B Halsey of Mouth of Wilson Virginia reports severe eye inflammation for two years with failure from several physicians. After one week on Cuticura Ointment his eyes improve, two weeks show near healing, and he has remained trouble free at age sixty five. An ad by Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston promotes the remedy.
An attempt in Russia to create a massive steel monopoly modeled after a similar U S trust has collapsed. Officials cited political resistance and market fragmentation as key obstacles to uniting competing steel producers under a single organization.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange notes a self made man who defends his independence while a rival quips that he erred by not advertising for bids. The remark underscores tension between pride in independence and demand for competitive offers.
A youthful speaker jokes that people wish to contact Mars because all fruitful gossip on Earth has run dry. The exchange contrasts a light note with the idea of interplanetary talk.
Two musing Thespians recount their run of misfortune as they trudge along, joking about having faced the poorhouse and yet claiming to have performed for many audiences. The dialogue hints at theater life and shared resilience amid adversity.
A brief dialogue features Tommy answering where boys who tell lies go, suggesting they end up at the hall games. The exchange implies a cautionary moral with a humorous undertone about truth telling and consequences.
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