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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
3
Michigan peach growers face a cold snap impact prompting retrenchment measures as a spring pattern repeats. Growers anticipate summer crops while recalling past seasons when cold weather spurred sales of catalogs for autos and pianos to warm homes. Trees will bloom and peaches ripen as usual after the scare.
In Owosso Mrs. Marion Mason on her death bed urged her mother to fetch her husband Mason from Detroit after a year of estrangement. He answered the call, arrived on the first train, and returned to the bedside as she lay dying from spinal meningitis. He remained at her side until her death, the bitterness of their separation fading in the final hours.
A fire early yesterday in Corunna destroyed the high school causing about 30000 in losses with 22000 insured. The blaze likely started in the chemical lab. The district convened a school board meeting and leased the old Commercial hotel for use this year. A committee will consult architects about a new high school while the city library also suffered heavy loss of rare books.
Two months ago John Wilson of Lambton township allegedly vowed to bury his brother August and now August’s sudden death uncovers an insurance policy for 82440 naming John as beneficiary. Authorities say the money would go to the one who disowned the kin.
The arrest of Gus Keene on charges of selling liquor to minors is expected to spark broad prohibition sentiment in Muskegon City and County. Keene allegedly sold to five boys under 17, whose parents say they crawled home on their hands and knees. He also faces another charge of illegal liquor traffic.
A three year old named Aila Gunstrom died at her Norway home after drinking from a fire hydrant faucet. She placed her lips on the faucet and could not be freed by her parents. A physician later concluded she died from drowning or choking.
The Supreme Court upholds a Michigan tax sale law allowing property sales to cover delinquent taxes in a dispute involving John M. Long year, William Toolan, and Alexander McMillan. Toolan and McMillan challenged the sale as unconstitutional under the fourteenth amendment, arguing due process was denied.
Henry J Dibble charged with perjury in the Grange conspiracy case was discharged by Judge Clarence W. Sessions after it was revealed he had been promised immunity for his testimony in Allegan.
Fire destroyed the home of George Kruse near Muskegon Heights while two small children were alone inside. Loss to house and contents set at 1000 dollars with no insurance.
The village of Sparta in the Mesaba range will relocate to a new site as ore under the current location necessitates mining efficiency. The United States Steel Corporation will fill and settle ground before a wholesale removal of buildings begins. ore underlies Sibbing and other Mesaba towns may also prompt relocations, including McKinley and Norway on the Menominee.
A midnight fire under a stairway in the Stringer block Wayne caused about 10000 in damage. Losses include Wyandotte Brewing Co Grant Carpenter B D Wrights barber shop John Fitzgibbon cig ar factory Dr Edward R Lee dental office. E J Hall flour and feed store and Murphy Peters grocers were damaged but saved by volunteers.
Willis Sanford, a Wexford saloonkeeper, plans to move his establishment a short distance into Grand Traverse county to dodge a dry spell. If Grand Traverse were dry he could choose Benzie or Manistee, as the village sits at a four corners junction. Albert Kulpp also straddles the Grand Traverse line.
Work has begun on the William Douglas Hydro Electric Power dam on the Manistee River two miles above Sherman. The 40 foot high, 500 foot long structure is one of several dams proposed for the river, with an estimated cost between 300000 and 400000.
Devik of Liniment Fatal and John Sanberg a longshoreman who attempted suicide in Manistee died from the liniment he drank.
Victor Aho, 50, was shot by a companion after a quarrel at Catham. Half of Oakhill burned, with 45 dwellings and two stores lost and a Polish woman fatally burned. loss around 30000 dollars. Burglars raided George Gate’s Oakley saloon, netting about 125 dollars after prying the rear door and leaving the safe door open. Minnie Doring, 22, of Laurium, died after attempting suicide by poison. Michigan Prohibition endorsed Joseph Tracy for president and urged 71 delegates to vote for him. Mrs Delbert Satterlee killed herself by carbolic acid in Williamstown. Four people injured near Sparta when a train passed an open switch and struck coal cars. Mrs William Singer attempted suicide at Mt. Clemens. she walked two miles to Clinton River before being stopped by boys. Dr G A Curriden, once a Washington physician, died by suicide in Grand Rapids hotel room. home was Detroit. Western Board and Paper Company formed by Kalama zoo paper makers with F M Hodge president and Alfred Curteni secretary. capital not disclosed. plant to be built east side of city. William Lilley, 70, shot himself. the bullet pierced skull, he survived two hours. He had farmed near Union City, moved to town two years ago. Judge R B Erskine sentenced James G Tucker in Mount Clemens for contempt of court. Tucker had been his predecessor. Dr F F Day of Albion Methodist church faced women upset by his call against Merry Widow hats at services, joking sermons would suffer among flower hats.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, recently retired British prime minister, died at his London residence after a lingering illness. Health concerns dominated the session as Asquith acted as premier. tributes poured in from King Edward, Queen Alexandra, the Dowager Empress of Russia, and many officials.
The United States Supreme Court affirmed a New Jersey law prohibiting water export by pipe. An appeal from the law by a water company claimed the contract was impaired and the measure unconstitutional.
The American Bar Association's Committee on Code of Professional Ethics has prepared a preliminary draft of about seventy canons detailing the lawyer’s duty to the profession the public the client and the judiciary. Frederick MacMonnies is chosen to sculpt Edwin Booth statue for the Players' Club of New York in Gramercy Park. The memorial will cost 25000 dollars.
Peter Andersen, a Danish emigrant who saved a fellow passenger in a 1873 wreck near Newfoundland, later learns of a life changing fortune after seeing an advertisement on a homestead wall. He receives a $5,000 check to travel to New York for final legal steps toward a $375,000 windfall. Knudsen, another survivor, later amasses $1,000,000 in New Jersey.
Emma Goldman returned from Canada and faced entry scrutiny by frontier authorities amid federal actions against her circle. She produced marriage papers to J E Keers, an Americanized foreigner, and was admitted. Alexander Berkman, linked to Union Square bomb incident, was released from local custody. Silverstein remains in grave condition and reportedly disclosed bomb details to police.
The national baseball commission moves to assign Player Campbell from Winnipeg to Chicago and proposes $100 fines for California State League winter players. In Dublin, Tommy Burns KO's Jem Roche in 1 minute 38 seconds. Hackenschmidt seeks a rematch but not in Chicago. Ames baseball vows to weed out weak backstops as first base is unsettled. Prof E D Angell leaves Wisconsin to coach athletics at Oregon State College, Corvallis.
R G Dun reports Easier trade in personal needs and a seasonable retail recovery driven by warm weather and interior markets. Demand for light apparel rises, orders for immediate shipment grow, and Northwest merchants show optimism amid railroad-driven settlement growth. Wholesale activity remains strong in dry goods and home goods, with increased shipments, job gains, and easing loan conditions despite some defaults.
New York reports mixed trade conditions with slight gains in some centers and better order filling by jobbers. Yet leading industries show weakness, iron and steel soft, and fall trade in major lines disappointing. Construction and import export activities weaken. first quarter expenditures drop 40 percent from 1907. Idle workers rise, wages fall, and business failures surge to 261 for the week ending April 16, up from prior weeks.
A summary of early market quotations shows Chicago cattle $4.00 to $7.15 for prime to common, hogs $4.00 to $5.80 for prime heavy, sheep $3.00 to $5.25, and assorted grain prices including No 2 wheat at trillions to Mic, corn No 2 near Se to Gic, oats standard Ste to Ste, and hay timothy $0.50 to $1.00. Regional quotes include Detroit cattle $4.00 to $5.00, hogs $4.00 to LSD, wheat No 2 ie to Sze, rye No 2 Se to Sle, Milwaukee No 2 northern wheat $1.05 to $1.08, corn No 3 Ge to G8e, oats 32c to Ke, and barley No 2 Ste to SSc with pork mess $15.35. Buffalo cattle $4.00 to $7.10 and hogs $4.00 to $3.15, New York cattle $4.00 to $7.10, hogs $3.50 to $5.40, sheep $3.00 to $6.00, No 2 red wheat $1.01 to $1.08, No 2 corn Tl to TSe, No 2 oats Kc to Sic, creamery butter 25c to 2c, western eggs 13c to 17c, Toledo wheat No 2 mixed Sic to Sic, corn No 2 mixed 6c to 67c, oats No 2 mixed 33c to Sic, rye No 2 50c to Sic, clover seed prime $12.50.
A compendium of dated events from 1598 to 1907 notes Henry IV’s Edict of Nantes, New Haven settlement, Culloden, Pembroke wreck, Johnson’s Dictionary, the Newark newspaper, Bank of France, Decatur captures, Catholic relief, Harper’s Ferry seizure, Mexican war, Civil War skirmishes, Napoleon era visits, Livingstone’s burial, East Africa treaty, dam strike, Paris exposition, Spain’s Maura assassination attempt, reform rejection, and a Mexico earthquake.
Powder magazine explosion at a Minnesota university causes $250 in damage and fright. Clemson College expels 205 students for an all fools day prank on April 1. Dr. John Ordronaut leaves $20,000 to aid retired Dartmouth faculty, rest to charities. Minnesota Regents grant professors discretion on rare books imports. Prof O Shea warns that pure education beats mechanical training. Virginia high school team challenges Minneapolis North Side for a joint debate with swapped judges. Carnegie Foundation increases pension fund to $15,000,000 for 100 colleges. Norman Harris offers $5 weekly to native-born Becket youths for high school or college. Columbia team member W Koo, a full-blooded Chinese junior, notable in speech and literary life.
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