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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
7
Edith Sweatland of Flint was granted a divorce after testifying her husband hurled a live pig at her in anger, killing the pig when it struck a wall as she dodged. She receives a half interest in surviving pigs and stock on the Sweatland farm. The case also notes the baby pig's mother had died and the litter was raised in a coal shed.
Representative Curtiss of Detroit was escorted from the Lansing House chamber by Speaker Campbell after repeated warnings not to return during the session. Curtiss says he will stay in Lansing until the session ends and may return if vital legislation arises despite rumors linking him to a scandal involving the wife of a journal clerk. He maintains he left voluntarily to spare colleagues embarrassment.
A severe hail storm in Kalamazoo and nearby areas caused an estimated half a million dollars in damage. Celery beds and fruit crops were ruined and glass panes shattered with many trees stripped and minor accidents recorded. No serious injuries reported.
In Michigan Joe Cascola shot rival Rosa Leona ridi near Stambaugh at a Young's mining location after fearing Dascola would reach Italy first to claim his sweetheart. The wounded man was taken to Mercy hospital while an armed posse hunted Cascola. Dascola was captured at Florence Wisconsin.
Three Telford township farmers Gardner Swartz William Holden and Edward Lowell were fined ten dollars each plus costs after spearing fish on Buell's lake located on their farms Deputy Game Warden Thresher arrested them near the lake and they appeared in justice court to pay the penalties.
Representative William H. Schantz of Hastings was attacked on a Lansing street at night. A razor cut his throat but missed the jugular. doctors expect recovery. Police arrested James Duggan, a suspect already known to authorities, amid speculation the assault stemmed from a dope fiend.
Louis Mosier aged 73, longtime Leelanau County resident and pioneer lumberman, drowned in seven feet of water in Lake Leela Nau the other afternoon. His daughter Isabel Labouts previously died in the Lake Leelanau steamer explosion last summer. Body recovered by August Otto.
Frank Doelker aged 23 fell from a trestle at Mancelona of eighteen feet and died from a head injury. He had worked a week for Antrim Iron Company and was unmarried at the time of the accident.
The body of Walter Cullip of Standish, who reportedly jumped into the Au Gres river about four weeks ago, was recovered at the river mouth. He suffered dementia years earlier, and a renewed mental struggle is believed to have led to the suicide. He was about 45 and left a widow.
Police believe 65 year old Isaac B. Ellis committed suicide by entering the St. Clair River at Port Huron after a note in his handwriting spoke of a plunge and the waves. His coat and hat were found on the riverbank as officers continue to drag the water. He had left home early to investigate a pension in Bay City.
Lewis Pitt a section hand working on the east track was struck and killed instantly by the Wolverine limited near Shanghai curve about half a mile west of Ypsilanti. He failed to hear the fast train as a double headed freight roared by. Pitt leaves a widow and two daughters.
Five year old Margaret Selvick of Ingalls saved Jessie McPherson from drowning after she toppled into the Menominee River while playing on the riverbank. Selvick reached the other girl up to her neck and pulled her to shore.
Theophile Sauve aged 21 son of Mrs. J Sauve of Wilson Township was struck by a train at Trout Lake and died in a Soo hospital. He was deaf and dumb and did not hear the train. He was unmarried.
Sheriff Kinney of Bay City says four arrests break up an organized gang robbing farmers in two townships west of the city. Michigan Central Railway inspectors expect the Central to take over property along the Fruit Belt Line. Emmett and Emily Schoolcraft, aged 80 and 77, perished in Wayne in a home fire after he dragged her invalid chair to the door. Cass County reports a mad dog scare as a collie bit Joyce Billingham and his mother. Walter Kaufman of Bear Lake is jailed in Manistee for multiple alleged murder attempts on his wife. John Ash, a night watchman, was fatally injured by a train in Kalamazoo. The Morgan home near Battle Creek, a fine rural residence worth 10 000 to 15 000 dollars, burned from a chicken brooder fire.
The forty fifth Michigan Legislature ends amid swift action under the new constitution. Key measures include home rule laws for local governments, tax reforms for railroads and utilities, education consolidation, road improvements, public health rules, and expanded state governance. Notable items cover taxation shifts, railroad regulation, school district formation, and civil service questions, with funding and waiver issues noted.
An item notes a Life magazine quip on England avoiding war and fears Alfred Austin may write an ode, reflecting literary gossip about national courage and risk. The remark appears as a witty, period tone jab at national mood.
Detroit Free Press quotes Mrs Root remarking that her daughter shifted from playing by ear to foot, a playful line reflecting improvisation in music and parenting.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press notes uncertainty in a romantic exchange about motives in a troubled relationship. The quoted exchange hints at shifts in affection and material gestures as possible threads in the suspenseful dynamic.
A humorous pairing shows a practical daughter recounting fourteen letters weekly while the father notes he receives only one pay envelope. The exchange, captured by Puck, hints at contrasting burdens in family life.
Miscellaneous scraps note umbrellas first used in China and Japan. A humian breathes about twenty tires a minute. Birmingham hosts the longest pin factory turning about 37.04% pins daily. Global Germano population estimated around 100,000 across the world.
The State Railway Commission gains authority to regulate electric power rates under a Senate bill, with power companies needing commission approval for plans and annual reports. The commission may investigate rates upon complaints and set maximum charges after hearings, or when rates are franchise regulated. Violations carry a 300 dollar fine.
The Legislature will adjourn May 19 with final adjournment on June 2. The House and Senate concurred in a resolution making 102 days and 86 active days the shortest session since 1867. Critics cite many new members and focus on own bills as causes and predict much unfinished business.
The Senate trimmed Senator Watsons bill granting the Fish Warden authority over Great Lakes nets and timing. Critics warned of graft and high fees, suggesting big interests could pay 100000 for privilege. The measure was amended to target only obnoxious fish and then approved.
The House approved the Ming liability bill introducing comparative negligence for railroad accidents. Speaker Campbell was among two dissenters, arguing the principle would extend to all employers and abolish the fellow servant doctrine by letting juries decide damages.
Two years after a $76,000 appropriation for a heating and fishstone plant at Jackson prison, the Board of Control seeks $15,000 more to finish. The House Ways and Means panel approved $19,000 after discovering $12,000 of the prior funds were diverted to the binding twine plant without Auditor General consent.
Senator Watkins introduces a Senate bill to require the State to cover trial expenses for any state officers charged with misfeasance or malfeasance in office. The current statute limits this to constitutional officers, and the proposal aims to include all state officers.
The Senate rejected the measure aimed at eliminating contract labor in prisons, effectively killing the bill and maintaining existing prison labor practices.
The Haviland bill to regulate telephone rates was approved in the committee of the whole despite general belief it would not become law. Members noted it would not likely advance further.
Dun's Review notes sustained solvent bank payments and rising industry output. Iron and steel demand grows with rail, pig iron, and structural materials. mills in Calumet district stay busy, Gary expands, and Pullman works plan new capacity. Bank clearings reach 264,742,053, up 18.1 percent from 1908 and slightly below 1907. Failures numbered 36 in Chicago district, with four liabilities over 5,000.
New York reports irregular trade conditions with improving industrials especially iron and steel coal woolen and leather. Building remains active as distributive trade tightens and retailer orders stay light. Outlook for fall remains cautiously optimistic amid tariff crop fears and high food prices.
Chicago Detroit Milwaukee New York Buffalo show mixed grain and livestock quotes. Cattle hogs and sheep vary by city with corn and wheat ranging from about 1.20 to 1.60 for futures style notes and specialty seeds listed.
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