Bessemer Herald May 29 1809 edition details
Local paper by F B Hand reports news items for Saturday May 29 detailing community events, notices, and brief notices from Bessemer area. No full article text available for deeper summary.
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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
2
Local paper by F B Hand reports news items for Saturday May 29 detailing community events, notices, and brief notices from Bessemer area. No full article text available for deeper summary.
Ironwood defeats Rhinelander 9 to 8 in a slugging home contest as McMinn Nemacheck and Kallander star in field and at bat. Bessemer loses 5 to 1 to Rhinelander with Stuffy Belfast and Deaken on the hills. Rematch set at Rhinelander with previews of ongoing May 29 to 31 fixtures and wind affecting play.
A compact history traces baseball from 1825 rounders to 1905 milestones including the Knickerbockers first club, 1846 Hoboken match, 1857 rules and leagues, and 1886 glove and 1876 catcher mask. Local notes report Ironwood beating Hurley 3 2 and 2 1 with Oscar Erickson released.
Joe Ziehr and John Rowett sign articles for a Cor nish wrestling match in Calumet with a $500 purse split 75 percent to the winner 25 percent to the loser. The bout on June 12 will be best two of three with special rules and a 9:30 start.
A brief dialogue notes a dealer responds to a request for broken eggs with a curt statement about having lots. The exchange hints at a wartime rationing or supply shortage mood.
Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan declares he speaks for miners and wage earners in northern Michigan amid tariff debates. He asserts no steel ownership interests have influenced him and emphasizes his duty to protect employment and stable homes for workers.
Senator Burrows of Michigan objects to a 25 cent per ton duty on iron ore. He argues the industry supports many families, mines reach 2,500 feet, and mining preserves raw material for U S industry. He warns tariffs would cripple domestic production and favor foreign quarrying. He urges the finance committee amendment to prevail.
Wakefield notes show Arthur Marss traveling to Duluth and several town visitors from Ironwood Bessemer Hessemer and Appleton. Epworth League held a candy bazaar and Maeder's Orchestra to play June 16. Wakefield baseball beat Ironwood 21 to 1 with McWhirrier Cavander as Battery amid farmers in the visiting lineup.
A Missouri senator recalls a mass meeting where the absent-minded secretary supposedly ate the only fragment of a resolution after hours of discussion. Judge Phillips urged reading the resolution but none could be found. The paper remained as a nibble marked remnant on the desk.
The fragment recalls Bishop Dudley known for tactful rebukes and plain points. It mentions a wealthy church member planning to travel abroad and seeking seasickness remedies. The bishop jests that one must swallow a “a & vl” to avoid seasickness, implying a humorous moral about perseverance.
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