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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1902

Page

11

Bank closes amid creditor claims and crop loss fears

The People’s Bank of Americas in Gay shuts after a week long run. assets reportedly cover liabilities with $380,000 due creditors. Hancock County Ohio crop damage by field mice estimated at $20,000, spurring farmers east of the county to discuss buying cats. An unknown barge wreck near Bridgehampton prompts perilous search. Mevo station crew finds no life signs. Newark banks plan consolidation, while a Detroit hotel death involves the Conger adopted daughter valued at $6,000,000.

People’s Bank of Americas, Gay Simmons Hancock County Ohio Bridgehampton Long Island Mevo Station A. J. McCaster Fidelity Trust Company Newark N. 4 Second National German National Frank Conger St. Marks Avenue Brooklyn Detroit Oresa Stewart Conger Hamburg N. Y

Various 19th Century News Nuggets of Crime, Fire and Politics

Unidentified man dies of starvation on New York street. Fire at a plate plant costs Hardiman Peek te. Daniel Bowers acquitted of Wright Gillum murder in Bowling Green. Emperor William orders torpedo boat renamed Alice Roosevelt. Anthracite miners push for eight hour day and mine committees. Dr Granville Louther to face heresy charges. Frank M Hill, Chicago railroad figure, missing. wife distressed. James Fairchild dies at Oberlin College after long tenure. Appleton plans a paper mill in Independence Kansas. New mail to use sorghum cane paper. William Leeds buys Bellhaven villa Later Rocks. Irish House of Commons scene ends with Dillon suspended for calling Chamberlain liar. Mrs Ellen Carey attacked in St Louis. Terry McGovern and Tillman meet in Worcester. Paul Bortz dies from freight-car fall in Cleveland. Zion City strike. Dowie followers seek union wage scale. Carpenters bricklayers painters demand union scale.

New York Hardiman, Peek & Te Plate Daniel Bowers Wright Gillum Bowling Keen Emperor William Alice Roosevelt Anthracite Miners’ Convention Granville Louther McPherson, Wan Frank M. Hill Chicago James TH. Fairchild Oberlin College Bellhaven Conn House of Commons John Dillon Joseph Chamberlain Ellen Carey St. Louis Terry McGovern Tillman Worcester Mass McGovern Paul Bortz Cleveland Auburn N. Y Zion City John Alexander Dowie Lake Erie City of Detroit Detroit Paul Miller Bucyrus Ohio Catherine Miller New Washington Margaret Prieberger Elizabeth Metz Vernon Junction Joseph Phillips Florence Margaret Springfield Mad River Phillips Proy Master Painters’ Association Willard Smith Tillie Neb Harvey II. Wheelock Jerome Wheelock Henry I. Harris Wheelock Jn Cleveland Randall Mattress Company Superior Street Philip Stopel Lincoln Lincoln City Ind Congress Titlin Frederick Baldan Saginaw Mich United States Toledo Guardian Trust Company of Charles Rollo Findlay Kansas City-Leavenworth Leavenworth Kan Fort Leavenworth

Harvard Observatory Receives Anonymous Gift and Other Easton News

Harvard Observatory gets a $20000 anonymous gift while Algernon Sartoris leaves Westinghouse to join the army. The American Bridge Company wins a $1500000 Pittsburgh to Wa bash Railroad viaduct contract. Bryn Mawr dormitory burns from a lamp. 100000 pounds of oil burned in Philadelphia refinery loss 860000 insured. William L. Elkins Jr dies at Menlo Lodge. Fire at Hoboken destroys docks and ships with nearly 1 million in losses. A lifeboat crew drowns saving a distressed barge. John T. Stover slain by wife in New York. Pelham fire claims one life. 17,000 bales of jute burned at Green Point warehouse. Plans for a 8000000 union station in Washington. Rupert Fritz assigns after theft of silverware at Emperor William yacht luncheon. I M Osborne leads coal deal amid Pittsburg district imports. Osborne Saeger & Co. to reorganize to challenge coal trust. Former Pittsburg Coal Co officials resign to join Osborne.

Bryn Mawr College Philadelphia Alexander R. Peacock Pittsburg New York Mitchell Harrison J. Pierpont Morgan East St. Louis William IL. Elkins, Jr Menlo Lodge Elkins Station Hoboken Phoenix Line Barber Docks Eldridge Monomany Mass Surfman Ellis John T. Stover Alice New York City Pelham N. Y Rudolph Yocum Green Point Brooklyn American Manufacturing Company Washington Union Station Senate Committee On District of Columbia Daniel H. Burnham Pennsylvania Railroad Rupert Fritz Shooters’ Island Emperor William Fritz I’. M. Osborne Pittsburg Coal Company Soft Coal Trust Osborne Saeger & Co Osborne

Varied 1900s News Items From Violent Crimes to Elections

A cornist joins Salvation Army in Denver. Booth Tarkington nominated by Republicans for Legislature. A naval arsenal section at Valparaiso destroyed by fire. Mrs Phoeba Grey died by hanging at Lima Ohio, age 61. A duel at Purdy Station left victors. Swede bicycle rider Dawson died after pneumonia. Leletlite, new site stringer, replaces Kleber. Water invented by Bear Co Salt Lake City. Two women bound and chloroformed Miss Nellie Woods in Avalon block Denver. diamonds worth 80000 to 10000 lost. Larry Mehbee, messenger for Adams Express, missing with 880000 in treasury notes. money traced to Brazil to St. Louis. Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity elects officers in Cincinnati. Miss Vina Woodbury suicides in Newark Ohio. Trust deed for 1 million on Dutch General Electric.

Ruby Marion Denver Booth Tarkington Dadianapolio Naval Valpares Lima Ohio Phoeba Qrey Reese Evans A. A. Smith Nelie Woods Avalon Block Dronver Larry Mehbee Adans Express Company Treasury Brazil St. Louis Sigma Nu Ato Cincinnati William Walton Chicago Vina Woodbury Wesley Montgomery Newark Dutch General Electricy

Various fires, accidents, and incidents era wide news

A roundup of disasters and crimes includes a Mount Vernon Ind fire destroying a 75 000 bushel wheat elevator. deaths at Cleveland and Youngstown plants. a Scotch Plains tornado damage. a Winslow Ill fire consuming banks and stores. a Denver orphanage fire saving 200 orphans. and other incidents across Duluth Litchfield Missoula and Chicago. Identified figures include John Mitchell Des Moines and John Rockefeller offering funds for colleges.

Pany Old Colony Trust Company Boston Duluth Minn Fatcher & Ford Mount Vernon Ind Litchfield Frank Addy Milton Gordon John Howik National Steel Company Youngstown Ohio Michael Torain Scotch Plains Belleville Kaw Dunkard John D. Rockefeller William Jewell College Liberty Tire Winslow Fairmount Manufacturing Company Euclid Avenue Cleveland John Mitchell United Mine Workers of America Des Moines Iowa Campbell Nebort

Solway treaty signed ceding townships for cash and installments

A treaty reports Indians cede eleven townships west of Red Lake agency to the government for 1,000,000 dollars with one-quarter paid within ninety days after ratification and the remainder in annual 50,000-dollar installments. Maj. McLaughlin has arrived at Solway, Minn. from the Red Lake agency to announce the terms.

Maj McLaughlin Solway Minn Red Lake Indian Agency Geronimo Miles Fort Sill Montana State University Missoula

Louisville health officials target limburger cheese sellers

A Southern note reports Louisville health authorities will prosecute anyone selling limburger cheese. The state institution for the deaf in Jackson Mississippi burned, 150 inmates evacuated, $40,000 loss with some narrow escapes. Also covered are a German bequest to barber Fred Kilthauer, a federal seizure against W T Nugent, a mistrial in Breese embezzlement case, a Piper Alabama cyclone with deaths and injuries, and a violent crime in West Virginia ending in a suspect’s suicide attempt.

Louisville State Institution For the Deaf and Dumb Jackson Miss Fred Kilthauer Germany Washington W.T. Nugent William EK. Breese First National Bank of Asheville N. C Piper Ala Edward Turner John Allen Gurnee Junction Belle Ellen Lafe Yerkey Flint W. Va

Rioting in St Petersburg and distant war rumors frame European unrest

Ten thousand students rioted in St Petersburg forcing police and cavalry action and injuring many. Reports note King Edward cancelled a Riviera visit stirring Irish nationalist criticism. Russian officers face alleged betrayals while Berlin sees emigrants returning home, and a London Times Moscow correspondent cites troop movements to Viadivostock.

Edward Riviera Paris Ministry Ireland St. Petersburg la Rochelle France Lord Methuen United States Berlin Posen East West Prussia Russia Austria London Times Siberian Viadivostock

Mixed News From American Press Curent Dispatches

Six deaths occur on transport Sheridan arriving in San Francisco with Manila troops. Andrew D White plans November retirement from ambassadorship to Germany to resume education work. Senator Wolcott pursued as successor, Willis Van Devanter eyed as Hitchcock successor by Roosevelt. Senate backs Hanna Prye ship subsidy 42 to 31. four Republicans oppose. Schooner John K Souther founder off Great Stirrup Island. crew reaches Nassau. Young Gerald Osborne to be awarded 2000 and life pass for flagging a broken rail near Halifax. Fire insurance rates rise 25 percent east of the Rockies by Western Union underwriters. Interior ruling permits Creek Nation Indians to rent allotments for up to one year before deeds. Creek open lands expectations dampened. deeds delayed and rolls incomplete.

Sheridan San Francisco Manila Andrew D. White Germany Senator Wolcott Willis van Devanter Wyoming Interior Department Roosevelt Hitchcock Senate Hanna Pryeship Allison Spooner Dolliver Quarles John K. Souther A. F. Poole New York Galveston Texas Great Stirrup Island Souther Nassau Bahama Islands Gerald Osborne St. Johns Halifax N.S Rocky Mountains Western Union New York City

Senate and House Debate Ship Subsidy and River Bills

The Senate and House spent Saturday through Thursday debating ship subsidy measures and river and harbor appropriations. Senators Allison Spooner Teller and Elk ins spoke on the subsidy bill. Bacon Mallory offered amendments. Bills passed included 150000 for a Savannah marine hospital and a Missouri river bridge at South Omaha. House approved 229 private pension bills, a first. News covered executive sessions and questions over transport to the Philippines and naval spending.

Senate Allison Spooner Teller Elkins Bacon Mallory Savannah South Omaha Neb War Department San Francisco Philippines United States Hoar Mason Rawlins Hepburn Jowal Messrs Ball Texas Lawrence Mass Messrs. White Eye Thompson Ala Burnett Culberson Hill New York House Snook Ohio Lewis Mr. Powers West Burton Aidvieh Bellamy North Carolina Crumpacker

Washington Notes on Bank Notes and Royal Visit

New national bank notes of the 102 series mark a radical design departure from prior issues. Miss Alice Roosevelt will skip King Edward's coronation due to potential Germany tensions and notoriety for her father. William J. Bryan, who recently visited Washington, held an informal reception in the House amid circulating rumors of another presidential bid.

Washington New National Bank Alice Roosevelt Edward Germany William J. Bryan

Old Joe the Night Watchman and St Jacobs Oil

A Pall Mall Gazette tale praises St Jacobs Oil through the relief of Old Joe a longtime Lam beth Water Works night watchman. After rheumatism and sciatica left him his pain gone he credits the oil for renewed mobility and declares the remedy universal from rich to poor.

Old Joe Pall Mall Gazette London Aterm St. Jacobs Joe Lambeth Water Works Guy'nor St. Jacobs Oil

Great Salt Lake Wonder and Its Briny Waters

The Great Salt Lake is described as a miniature ocean nestled among Wasatch peaks. It measures about ninety miles long and forty miles wide, dotted with grassy islands, and lies nearly a mile above sea level. Boats must be specially built for its briny waters as standard craft would be unsafe due to buoyancy.

Great Salt Lake Wasateh Range

Strong Letter From La Farge Over Kidney Pills

Wm. T. Payne of La Farge Wisconsin writes that four weeks of back pain and doctor treatments failed until he used Dodd's Kidney Pills. After four or five doses he felt relief, and after four boxes the pain vanished. He credits the remedy with more benefit than five dollars of medicine.

Dodd

Unpleasant Effect Inquiries Amid Odd Exchange

A clipped exchange references Miss Smilax and a mistaken bill remark. Cleveland Plato Deonler is noted in the dialogue as the speaker, with a terse response suggesting confusion over a presence or arrival earlier in the day.

Coughing Leads to Consumption Advertises Kemp's Balsam

An old advertisement urges readers to visit their druggist for a free sample bottle of Kemp's Balsam promising to stop coughing at once. It promotes 25 and 50 cent bottles and warns that delays are dangerous.

Claims of Ties to Elite Families Spur Philadelphia Tale

A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin report notes residents alleging connections to prominent families, with interviews conducted by phone. The item frames social status claims as part of a broader local discussion.

Philadelphia

Earliest Russian Millet Seed Advertisement

Advertisement for Earliest Russian Millet claiming 6 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Prices listed as 50 marks, 100 marks, with freight discount. Seed sold by John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin. Includes unrelated quoted lines about vanity and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product.

John A. Salter Seed Co la Crosse Wis

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