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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
3
In the tale Lola grows feverish as Miss Greswold’s condition worsens. Doctors plan a Scotland trip for relief, but a funeral bell and looming disaster deepen the gloom as Mildred recalls Fay’s disappearance and her mother’s long illness.
George Greswold and his wife spend a fatal year in an Italian villa on Lake Thun with a campanella tower and white colonnade. They seek solitude to grieve, the husband haunted by a recurring nightmare that returns as he sleeps, leaving him exhausted and distant. The wife recalls their once close bond and fears the dream's grip on his life.
A year of mourning quickly passes as they travel from Leip sic to Paris and The Slock. Mildred studies piano under renowned masters, then they enjoy a quiet summer in river and garden life. They linger over the vacant chair once occupied by Maud Faust, a pale elegant figure in light against palm and screen.
Mildred, seventeen, meets George Ran some Greswold, aged thirteen years her senior, at The Hook. His inheritance of Enderby Manor follows his mother’s death and a strained marriage. Their years apart strain love and reveal a family history tied to English aristocracy and nemesis.
A Philadelphia Records brief recalls William Bradey a Civil War veteran from Germantown who joked about his own remedy. His wife fed his spoonful of jam with a prescription, and he soon felt better, the doctor noting the humorous cure while a separate lighthouse murder headline appears amid unrelated items.
E A Bending former Muskegon high principal and Joseph Bicknell head of the mechanical department promote a large electrical power plan near Morley. Dams on the Little Muskegon river near Morley and near Howard City would supply power. Morley Pierson Sand Lake and Cedar Springs councils asked to consider a two year franchise. Capital reportedly secured in Grand Rapids and other towns.
The will of Louis Schroeder probated in Detroit leaves a farm to daughter and son in law James and Mrs. Gladden on strict terms. Each week they must supply Mrs. Schroeder with two dozen ezes regardless of season for the hens. A pasture and warm barn for a cow and all needed firewood are included. Every December 1 a pig weighing at least 15 pounds must be delivered to the widow, with a one ounce shortfall risking loss of the inheritance. Fifty dollars yearly and some flour are provided to Mrs Schroeder as further conditions.
Northerner Arthur Abbott, 47, was found dead by children after a revolver discharge along a lane at Albert Guernsey’s farm between Buckley and Wesfons. Abbott, once of Carson City, had recently been ill and destitute. he bought cartridges in Wexford and used one to shoot himself in the right temple, death instantaneous.
James W. Davis, 45, a Bancroft area farmer, tried to end his life after crop failures caused by wet weather. He cut his throat and shot himself. found by his son at the barn door with a throat wound and a bullet in his chest. His condition improved after removal to Flint sanitarium.
Robert T. Lane of Eggleston township sues Muskegon Let-Lifting and Operating Company to halt use of his land as a log dumping ground along the Muskegon river. The action has farmer backing along the stream after losing a prior Supreme Court ruling.
The June crop report from the Secretary of State shows wheat at 93 percent condition, up 3 points from a month prior, with minimal fly damage about 2 percent. Rye at 92 percent of average, corn planted 92 percent with 84 percent condition, oats 8 percent, potatoes 89 percent acreage and 87 percent condition. Sugar beets 75 percent acreage. Fruit prospects include apples 78, pears 77, peaches 72, plums 74, cherries 76, strawberries 91.
Eldridge J Clark of Schoolcraft township fears neighbors and relatives plot to poison him and has become dangerous. He has carried weapons, threatened to kill, made two attempts on his sister, and was taken before a Kalamazoo probate judge for mental examination.
Despondent near Muske gon, Wesley Guilford, a farmer, took arsenic after his mining stock hoard dwindled. He left a note warning others to steer clear of mining shares. In Plainwell, 22-year-old Arthur Goodacre was electrocuted trying to save a companion from a 45 000 volt line at the Commonwealth Power transformer house. The companion survived. Rochester plans a first ever home coming on July 30–31, inviting all former residents to send names and addresses to Flint’s M E. Carlton or secretary J W McCornac.
Dr N F Thomas surgeon and Dr J XN Holcombe chief assistant at the Grand Rapids soldiers home have both resigned and their resignations accepted. Board members deny any trouble but Dr Holcombe would not discuss the matter.
Irene Stanberg, a 5 year old child of John Stanberg of Ludington, suffered fatal burns when her clothing caught fire from a blazing pail of potato bags his older brother had saturated with petroleum. There is little hope of the child’s recovery.
A death toll of drownings and accidents across the state is reported. An underground rock fall kills 25 year old Richard Henwood at Champion mine in Houghton. A child dies by illness at Grand Rapids, and a bevy of fires burns Turner Street School and four homes in Grand Rapids. A male infant is found dead in the Bay City river, while multiple drownings occur in Elk Lake and Tittabawassee river. A gas explosion destroys Strang & Baker general store in Minden City. Bishop Gillespie seeks replacement. Peter White dies in Detroit Hall. Letters threaten Croton citizens, signed “25.” The Ann Arbor railroad reinstates section men discharged earlier in the year.
A compiled list of wholesale price ranges from Chicago to Toledo for cattle hogs and various grains. Entries cover Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo markets with figures for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and seeds. Local variations show price bands, quality designations, and unit references across multiple cities.
TAL CHICAGO. Next to the immediate stimulant from the lower costs established for various steel makes, the most important favorable development was the government forecast of the early crops and its magnificent promise under normal conditions of agricultural enrichment. Business generally reflects a strengthened tone and the outlook has a brighter aspect, although the volume of new demands in manufacturing branches does not yet show the expansion expected. Where heavy commitments are involved definite action is withheld until after the deliberations of the Republican convention next week. Encouragement is depended upon from that source in aiding recovery from trade depression. It is desirable that indorsement should be placed upon the effort to secure more adequate waterways and minimum freight cost for the promotion of this city's commerce. Seasonable weather greatly aided the activity in retail dealings, and the demand for men and women's apparel, housewares and vacation goods made a gratifying advance. Merchandise stocks have undergone sharp reduction, and this has caused frequent replenishments for both local and country needs. Mercantile collections throughout the Interior occasion little trouble, and the record of defaults maintains the recently noted betterment. Failures reported in the Chicago district numbered 21, against 22 last week and 14 year ago. Those with liabilities over $5,000 numbered 8, against 5 last week and 3 in 107.-Dun's Review of Trade.
New York reports say it has been too wet and cool in the Southwest and Northwest for best retail trade and crop development while the East shows better conditions. Wholesale lines show improvement in fall buying but buyers are cautious and immediate shipment sales are limited to fill-in needs. Business failures in the United States for the week ending June 11 total 253, with Canada at 30. Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes political and crop uncertainties may influence distant purchases.
Minnesota Dakota Wisconsin crop reports are favorable while Iowa experiences excess rain. In Wisconsin near Alma John Grimes and J W Erschern with wolf hounds killed 41 wolves in three weeks. Oklahoma passes a graduated land tax bill limiting ownership to 640 acres with governor to act. U S wheat exports last month totaled 3 505 501 bushels with Portland New York Puget Sound and Philadelphia contributing large shares.
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