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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
3
The Bessemer Herald issue for March 29 1902 is shown, indicating post office entry as second class mail matter in Bessemer Michigan. The snippet presents the title page format and publication date for the Saturday edition.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt features Artemas Jean Haynes reflecting on reform leaders, doubt, and faith. The poem contrasts reason and faith with a vivid Easter bell motif as a personal struggle culminates in the assertion Christ is alive.
A bright spring image unfolds with bluebirds singing and grass warm. Children search for purple and golden eggs hidden by Enster, while birds and brooks laugh and flowers seem to stroll, creating a lively, whimsical mood.
Mark Staunton, a wealthy 30 year old, encounters Katharine Anson’s former friend Catherine Warner during a country visit. Tom Ford embarks on a delicate introduce and Ellen Wieser hosts a tense gathering as past love and present social ties collide.
In a village setting, Katharine and Mark near confession amid marriage plans and artistic memory. Ellen suspects motives as Katharine sings in church and Mark prepares to depart for Europe, only to reveal a deeper bond. The scene culminates in a sudden kiss of fate between Katharine and Mark.
A 19th century note describes Easter Monday clipping the church in Warwickshire where charity schoolchildren form a chain around the church before processing to the next church. It also details Christ Hospital boys visiting the Mansion House on Easter Tuesday for Luster Bobs, receiving money from the lord mayor, lemonade, and the abolition of sherry as a local option.
A garbled cryptic clue from Philadelphia Presa asks what remains when the letter t is removed from a phrase. The snippet suggests a quip about many dishes to wash and a misspelled teaching or tray word.
The Senate approved the subsidy measure by 42 to 31 in an amended form as six Republican senators from Wisconsin Iowa and Vermont joined Democrats in opposition. Amendments limit postal subsidies and restrict foreign ship ownership, with cost projections ranging from 5 to 10 million dollars annually. Democrats praise the bill as a campaign asset, while House passage remains unlikely this session.
Governor Murphy told Congress that Arizona is not a beggar but entitled to admission. He praised Arizona’s schools and universities, high literacy, population growth, wealth, and diverse industries. He argued territorial rights under the Constitution and warned Congress cannot indefinitely delay statehood.
The Russian Court is slated to visit Vienna. A Countess in Essex, England, fell from her horse and suffered serious bruising. Ralph Ingalls, son of the late Senator John J. Ingalls, seeks the role of assistant attorney general in the Philippines. Gotfried Miller, a young farmer, died after being thrown into a barbed wire fence near Woodbine, Nan.
Secretary Brodrick told the House of Commons that Lord Methuen has been released by General Delarey. The terms were not disclosed and a swap with Commandant Kelleinger was not contemplated. Methuen’s condition is favorable and the release has sparked wide excitement in England.
The report notes Gen Methuen was sent to Gen Altchener's lines at Klerksdorp for treatment, highlighting a contrast with Gen Cronje and other Boer officers captured by the British. Delarey reportedly pursued humane lines, delaying retaliation schemes. The exact parole status remains uncertain, yet the act stands as a stark distinction from Boer prisoner handling.
Pass Christian Miss death of Col Francia W Parker director of the School of Education at the University of Chicago from overwork and stomach trouble at 64. He taught in Carrollton Quincy and Boston before leading the Cook County Normal School and Chicago Institute. His reforms removed textbooks from elementary grades and he directed the University of Chicago School of Education after the Institute merged in 1900.
A fierce blaze wiped out the Ran dall Mattress Company structure at 201-205 Superior Street viaduct in Cleveland. Foreman Philip Bropel leaped from a third floor window and sustained a broken leg and other injuries while salvage efforts and limited insurance coverage were noted.
The article reports a global smallpox surge with epidemics in the United States and England. It notes school closings, quarantines, and large vaccination campaigns funded by authorities in London and Philadelphia, plus rising insurance activity tied to the crisis.
Greater New York weighs a movable platform to ease rush hour crush at Brooklyn Bridge terminals. Lindenthal envisions a main 10 mph platform with three feeder loops at lower speeds, looping ends to form continuous circulation, with seating on the main conveyer and longer boarding times than Chicago. Cost and city debt spark opposition despite engineering support. Also, the Transvaal chamber of mines reports February gold output of 31,005 ounces from Witwatersrand.
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