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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
3
State of Michigan reports forestry expert J I Hawks states second growth pine is feasible with protection from fires. He cites a Turtle site example where unburned ground sprouted hundreds of young pines, proving pine forests can regrow if not repeatedly burned.
Lucinda Ochse, 24, arrives from Nevada Ohio to find her father Henry Ochse at No 100 Tigh street Benton Harbor. A dispute over a one night stay led to a dramatic scene that has unsettled the local community. Henry, a sign painter, spent years away in Detroit and the family previously split when the mother kept custody of the children who remained in Nevada. The household welcomes the daughter with affection.
Covington Ky police chief Joseph Pugh reported robbed at the Wayne Hotel in Detroit of over 82000 in cash and valuables including diamonds. Authorities believe the thief hid behind a bureau until Pugh slept. No clue to the robber was found as of dawn.
Sheriff Rust nabbed Roy Miller Arthur Liston and Ervin B Tivy three Flint youths after a Feb 28 ambush on Young Cummings. They confessed after interrogation in the sweat box and are jailed in default of $1000 bail each awaiting trial for robbery of a gold watch chain and ten dollars.
Miss Minnie Himburg a 16 year old Owosso girl suffers facial disfigurement after a suspected carbolic acid attack The case is expected to go before the courts as her father calls for a thorough investigation and identification of the assailant
Local items report Hartland opening its first saloon while Union City eyes a top restaurant and Ypsilanti misses a corset factory. Benton plant damage at Charlotte totals $15 000 amid broader regional shortages and crime notes.
Prolonged drought and sparse spring rains left eastern forests highly flammable as fires spread through Maine New Hampshire Vermont Tong Island New Brunswick and Adirondacks. Thousands fought flames with engines, plows, and digging, while property losses ran into millions and soil and timber were destroyed.
The Servian skupshtina and senate elected Peter Karageorgevitch king after the assassination of King Alexander. Conspirators dictated the succession while some powers debate whether to recognize the de facto government. The army issued four conditions for officers and the new monarch accepted the throne by telegraph with a prewritten proclamation.
The passage surveys political and social unrest with notes on Kansas City pride, War Department efficiency, Erie police strikes, cyclones, imperial intrigues, and ransom cases. References span Queen Draga, Abdul Hamid, Jim Hill, and Miss Stone, alongside jokes about dictionaries and pendulum politics.
The weekly crop report notes abnormal cooling from June 10 to 13 across most eastern districts, with frost in the Missouri valley and as far south as Tennessee. Growth is slow, rain is scarce, and planting or cultivation remains incomplete in several areas, while winter wheat harvest proceeds in the Plains and Mountain states.
One hundred years ago Paine proposed iron bridges of six hundred feet span to eliminate ferries on American rivers Vaccination was touted as a cure for the plague A Russian scientist was sent to Turkey to study its use Capt Preble was appointed to command the US naval squadron being fitted for European service Captain von Bilang received 2000 dollars from the King of Sweden for a swimming machine hoped to have practical value.
Seventy five years ago the Mexican government ordered expelled Spaniards to leave the country through the Pacific instead of the gulf coast. The Washington Drio City Council passed an ordinance restricting thistle clearance and street overgrowth on Vennsylvania avenue. William Clark was appointed U.S. treasurer after the New York chief justice refused the post. Jesuit schools were closed in France by royal decree and all academies came under the University of Paris.
Fifty years ago Mount Vernon was offered to Congress by George Washington's heirs for 200000 dollars in cash. A medal was given to John P B Hlale by U S seamen for efforts to abolish flogging in the navy. A New York movement urged arming troops for Mexico under Gen Santa Ana. Gen Almonte reached New Orleans with assurances no war over the U S boundary.
Forty years ago a rebel army captain was arrested in Springfield Illinois while recruiting for the Confederacy. Over 400 passengers sailed from San Francisco to New York with fares of 240 first cabin 105 second cabin and 350 steerage. New York longshoremen struck and the quartermaster general used army deserters to lead transports under guard. Lee’s army invaded Pennsylvania and captured Chambersburg while Lincoln called for 100 000 militia. Mayaville Kentucky saw 20 mounted rebels plunder and withdraw. Beef price in Richmond reached 2 a pound with batter at 3 and sherry cobblers at 150 each.
Secret Civil War records including court martial reports and political intrigues were reported stolen from the War Department in Washington. The Great Eastern began laying an Atlantic cable between Valentia Bay and Cape Breton Island. Fashion editors describe street dress for American women as camel's hair polonaise over a black skirt with accessories. Prof. Watson of Michigan University announced a new planet in Ophiuchus. Susan B. Anthony was convicted in Canandaigua New York of voting for president.
Twenty years ago in Washington the defendants in the Star route case were acquitted by a jury though seven million citizens believed them guilty. France told Li Hung Chang that Chinese pillagers would be shot in Tonquin. A panic at Sunderland England killed 170 children after a school exhibition incident.
Ten years ago the Illinois Legislature enacted the first state law to arbitrate labor disputes. Lehigh Valley Railroad enginemen and trainmen called for lower wages, the International Typographical Union urged a nine hour workday, and a Mahoning Valley iron maker planned to lock out workers.
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