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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
1
A magazine writer questions if the old fashioned habit of thinking has fallen from practice amid rising impulse and restless action in America. The Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes the piece is pessimistic yet argues deliberate thought remains essential despite faster life and shifting events.
Physicians report considerable harm from loud noise and serious effects on the nervous system. They note many long term sufferers are unaware of damage while abnormal conditions develop from persistent exposure.
The American Contractor reports national building operations in 45 cities declined 34 percent in March 1913 from the prior year. Milwaukee shows notable rise with estimated outlay of 655,359 dollars versus 430,957 dollars last year, marking a gain of around 52 percent.
A Gotham magistrate’s error in a wedding ceremony prompts a retort that the bridegroom would still be obliged to obey his wife. The anecdote mocks military ideals and suggests the American husband acquiesces to his wife with characteristic humor.
A Chicago judge ruled that occupants of a city flat may dance or engage in other lawful amusements as they wish. The decision notes the activity has long persisted and appears covered by common law, despite objections from some residents.
Harvard Doctor cautions that ball game excitement may harm spectators. Ohio State Journal cites Director Harger suspending a policeman for missing a mutter din. Columbus cars and mufflers criticized for noise. Uncle Sam prints vast paper notes, yet some dodge the milkman. A theatergoer nearly falls from a balcony rail. Chicago church women debate the ideal man amid masculine variety.
A remark laments prunes for lacking visual appeal likening them to a dish of chestnut coal, suggesting poor presentation as a reason for their limited popularity.
The Michigan Music Teachers Association plans its 26th annual convention in Lansing at Plymouth Congregational Church June 24 25 and 26 with a full program of concerts and lectures. Highlights include treble clef club performances and a matinee musicale by Leila M. Lyon and others. Over 1 000 veterans from Michigan are expected to join the Gettysburg reunion July 2 3 and 4 with a Detroit departure on June 28, led by Gen George W. Stone and a committee.
Delegates from Grand Rapids and other cities attended the Home Guards of America biennial state convention in Jackson. Grand Rapids was chosen as the convention site, and officers were elected in Detroit and Jackson. Three delegates were chosen for the supreme home convention at Van Wert Ohio, with a banquet and candidate initiation occurring at the Wolverine home.
Several Detroit area incorporations are announced including FAQUAO with principal stockholders Charles J. Spleta and Albert Worth and Palmer Housevand Land Company. Zelah Amusement Company is formed with MW. Mitchell and RC. Barnes as major shareholders. East Side Creamery Company lists SW. Dunton and A. M. Hey boer as principal stockholders.
The state commission appointed by Governor Ferrie met in Detroit to plan a humane, scientific farm colony for epileptics. The group discussed site offers in Arenac, Alpena, Osceola, and Washtenaw counties and will visit each site before action. An appropriation of 209000 dollars for a 1000 acre site was authorized in the enabling act.
The AllGemeiner Arbeiter Bundes of Michigan held its 45th annual session in Hancock with 3,400 delegates from Detroit Grand Rapids and Saginaw. A strong resolution protested efforts to drop modern languages from state high schools and an investigation into German instruction was ordered. Kalamazoo will host next year in the society's new $50,000 building.
At a Lansing conference in the executive office with Rep Charles Weidenfeller and Auditor General Fuller an agreement was reached with Attorney General Fellows Gen George W Stone and railroad reps. Railroads will transport Michigan G A R veterans to Gettysburg on July 4 with payment delayed until the next legislative session if costs exceed the $20,000 appropriation.
The Michigan Fencers club in Ann Arbor elected officers for the year with President Co. L. Matthew of Detroit, Vice President A. Ruthrustrom of Hancock, and Treasurer E R Montgomery of Coldwater. The club doubled membership thanks to outgoing president Paul Reighard, a Detroit senior. The group aims to appoint a manager for minor sports such as hockey and tennis.
In Washington Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee recounts advising his colleague Senator William R. Webb on how to present himself in the Senate. Lea jokes about a Prince Albert coat and etiquette steps, noting Webb’s discipline as the famed Webb school professor. Webb thanks Lea, and Webb recalls his fear of the disciplinarian head while a boy.
A reflective piece praises Judge Adamson of Georgia for his oratorical prowess and wit in Congress. It compares schoolboy orator traditions to modern speeches while critiquing political rhetoric and the clash of protectionist arguments, ending with a biblical allusion and a call to sober judgment.
A bustling crowd of women and girls fills rooms near major hotels as they tour Washington. The piece notes the educational aim of such excursions, the pride they foster in the capital, and contrasts the lively guests with a puzzled cigar stand vendor who laments slow sale of cheap goods while profiting from postage stamps and souvenir cards.
The article notes a decline in byway advertising signs along roads around Washington. Tin signs once tagged on fences and trees for local stores such as John Doe’s faded as general roadside advertising diminishes. Wagon teams and sign-tackers once traveled rural routes carrying multiple wares, a practice now much reduced.
Ann Arbor rescues nine year old Dennis Howell from a river hole after he ventures into deep water. Fencers club elects officers led by C. L. Matthew as membership doubles. Saginaw witnesses testify in murder case of Mrs. Louis Scott. Hastings notes alfalfa campaign launch with Prof. Holden. Jatlhe Creek death attributed to exhaustion. Beadle lake drowning report. Houghton reports miner Michael Turk dies saving a companion. Grand Rapids man stabbed. wife in jail. Flint cattle thieves strike. Jackson drowning of James Fielding near Wolf Lake. Cadillac widow dies suddenly. Vortlaund man Henry Bates shoots himself in accident claim. Detroit rear-end crash injures two while a signal block issue occurs. Menominee pioneer John Sundberg found dead. Kalamazoo churches guard new edifice. Kalamazoo factory fire damages $8,000.
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