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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
14
A commemorative poem honors soldiers who wore the blue, praising their sacrifice and memory. It laments their graves, notes no unknown headboards, and asserts the banner and their deeds endure. The piece concludes that God will remember the brave in time of trumpet.
In a worksite fire of mayhem, Old Bill Braddock leaps from a window to stop a runaway carriage bearing a terrified child. He pulls the child to safety, endures blows, and is hailed a hero as onlookers crowd him and press rewards into his apron. The scene ends with Bill's weary relief amid praise.
A wounded veteran named Bill Braddock battles sorrow and drink until a moment of memory and grace returns. In a Belleville cemetery his heroism is recognized as his life ends, with a daughter and general friend bearing witness to forgiveness and peace.
All enlisted men wore the fatigue blouse described as a sack coat of dark blue flannel extending halfway down the torso in regulation details.
In a reflective tale a man named Bill Braddock, touched by a child’s kiss and a general’s handshake, vows a 24 hour sobriety on Memorial Day. He travels toward Belleview in uniform, carrying flowers, seeking redemption as memories of a reckless past collide with promises of reform.
A reflective tribute praises army nurses who cared for wounded soldiers, asserting their bravery outshines any saint. The piece lauds women who served in hospitals during wartime for comforting and tending the sick, honoring their dedicated service.
A concise reflection on friendship as a universally valued concept. The quotation by Cicero emphasizes friendship's role in human usefulness, suggesting that all people recognize its importance across cultures and ages. The note frames friendship as a foundational social bond shaping cooperation and mutual aid.
A severe Texas storm battered the southern and western regions from the Red River to the lower gulf coast, with 100 to 200 dead and many injured. Goliad was nearly razed, San Antonio and Austin suffered major damage, and several towns reported fatalities, while Fort Sam Houston and public buildings also endured extensive losses.
The Department of Agriculture plans to use ladybugs from China to combat the San Jose scale harming vegetation nationwide. Assistant botanist Marlatt collected the insects in the Orient and brought back a small number. Sixteen survived to arrival, fourteen died later, leaving two, now nurtured by the government. There are fifty today, requiring constant feeding by gathering scales from department grounds. Experts aim to use this natural enemy approach to reduce scales, though extermination is not expected.
Telegraphic Brevities reports Wellington Kansas will offer free postal delivery starting June 15. In Martinsburg Missouri a lightning strike hit the Wabash depot, setting it on fire and destroying the records. The Citizens National Bank of Okmulgee Indian Territory is authorized to begin business with capital of 50000 dollars. Chief Justice Burford of Oklahoma has suspended Probate Judge Winsey of Kiowa County and ordered the grand jury to indict him for illegal retention of fees.
Budapest dispatch details a bomb found in Emperor Francis Joseph's compartment as his night train neared Vienna. The piece recalls past assassinations and dynastic losses, noting the emperor's fragile grip amid ongoing unrest and personal tragedies.
Fraterville mine at Coal Creek Tennessee suffered a catastrophic explosion killing between 175 and 225 miners with no survivors except possibly one man. Rescue runs, grieving wives and mothers, and gas fumes framed a scene of utter despair as authorities note no one escaped. The piece then shifts to a biblical lesson from Acts describing Paul and Barnabas facing pagan reaction in Lystra and the challenges of preaching to a largely non Jewish population.
Speed advances cut running times for passenger trains across major routes. New Northwestern transmissouri line achieves 11 hours from Missouri River to Chicago, about a mile per minute, aided by double track and block signals. The era sees planners chasing faster mail and passenger service nationwide.
Mexico Missouri to receive free mail delivery after July 1. British House of Commons approves second reading of finance bill 224 to 134. Kansas hosts thirty eight building and loan associations with assets over 4 million dollars. Oil strike at Water station near Austin Texas found at shallow depth of ninety feet.
A Philadelphia Press quip depicts a sarcastic tourist and a native rustic discussing the deadness of the country and an upcoming event. They joke that “plowin” will stir things after a couple of months, highlighting rural labor contrasts.
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