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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1902

Page

2

Crude Court of Inquiry on Chicago Officers

A court of inquiry was organized aboard the United States cruiser Chicago to investigate the arrest of officers. Captain James H. Dayton presided. changes in the confession of faith were proposed and sent to presbyteries for ratification.

United States Chicago Venice James H. Dayton New York Central East Buffalo N. Y William Lester H. H. Matteson Helena Mont United States Grand Jury First National Bank of Great New York County W. C National Baseball League W. L. W. LL. Pittsburg Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Boston Louis

Stolen Harvard Kaiser Photographs and Various 1900s News

Brief items report theft of Harvard Kaiser photographs, deaths of Annie Clarke in Chicago and James F. Caldwell in Saratoga, and European peace bonds after a St Petersburg banquet. Other notes cover polo pony prohibitions by a British commission, fires at J F Ketter Carriage and Bradbury piano factory, ship sinks near St John s Newfoundland, Edith Locke admitted to El Paso bar, a 4000 strong mob killing a Black man at Lansing Texas, a NW Ohio storm with deaths and damage, and cattle losses near Billings.

Harvard University Annie Clarke Julia Marlowe Chicago James F. Caldwell Saratoga, N. Y Danville Czar Russia M. Loubet St. Petersburg France Europe J. F. Ketter Carriage Company Ironton Ohio Bradbury Piano New York Freeborn G. Smith Lily Dale St. John’s N. F Rodger Edith W. Locke Texas el Paso Lansing Seaton George Rip

Unclear nine letters gale and long runs in United States

A garbled report lists varied items: a nine letter gale, a four hour eight minute New York to Philadelphia automobile run, a West Point death of Private Frank L. Farris, naval appointments, a Capitol accident injuring a plain, a coroner verdict in New York, a Boston baritone’s job rumor, a Pittsburg gasoline tank explosion, a New York hotel shooting verdict, Houston fire losses, Thiel College memorial hall fire, ferryboat collision in New York harbor, Philadelphia department store fire, Worcester factory blaze, Eastman Kodak industry move, and a fatal stabbing after a knife-armed assault by Italians.

Gran Po New York Philadelphia Military Academy West Point Sepia Wien Washington Richmond P. Hobson Lewis Nixon Elizabethport Milburn Senate Capitol Boston Concord Mass Roosevelt United States Horace Jay Newsett Mateos Colm Winnebago Street Pittsburg Walter Brooks Glen Island Hotel Foster M. Backus Florence Burns Houston Memorial Hall Thiel College Greenville New York Harbor J.C. Atterbury New Brighton Staten Island Richard Stevens New York Yacht Club North Broad Street Marks Bros Electric Vehicle Company Columbia Automobile Company Main Street Worcester John E. Day E. G. Higgins Wall Paper Company George Eastman Kodak Rochester N. C Hammer, Seed Stanley Eastman Dry Plate Works Thomas Kirilty Kitty

Five children bitten by mad dog in Colorado Springs

A report states five children were bitten by a supposed mad dog in Colorado Springs. Other items note Minnesota official salary increases by ten percent amid higher living costs and a tornado damaging a Brandon Minnesota school near Miss Ida Hanson, killing the teacher and injuring pupils. The piece also mentions Chicago population estimates for 1902 and various disjointed notes on rail rates and a disputed check from Murrell to Sheriff Dickman in St Louis. A waterspout affected Cincinnati and Kentucky suburbs.

Colorado Springs Minnesota Nailope Rome Reso Washburn-Crosby Co Minneapolis Brandon Minn Ida Hanson Chicago Murrell Dickman St. Louis Bend John K. Murrell Cincinnati Kentucky

Multitude of incidents and deaths across cities

A chaotic roll of deaths, crimes, accidents, and legal actions spans multiple states. Notable items include a mass of suicides and tragedies, a Burlington line collision near Hyannis killing five, and a mutiny at Canton Ohio workhouse with guards slain. Also reported are a Chicago plagiarism ruling on Cyrano, a plea for Y M C A funding in Topeka, a Topeka bar fixtures case against Carrie Nation, and varied injuries from accidents, shootings, and fights across towns.

Engagement Ended by Financial Standstill

A man postponed marriage to Miss Bileted in Sy ean to Hepienggenden m until he saves enough money for housekeeping, delaying the wedding as he works to improve finances.

Miss Bile Ted

Tragic spree ends in murder and self destruction near Hastings

Fragmentary report details a man named William Austin who killed 13 year old Abetha McCullough and four others in a Wilkinson County farm house near Hastings. He then died by his own hand as the house burned, with authorities noting the killings followed a grave infatuation and stray acts.

Middlesboro Tittle Abetha McCullough William Austin Thei Wilkinson Hastings B. Haggin Episcopal Diocese of Lexington Ashland Seminary Versailles Clifford Roberts Fort Thomas Philippines Amd Map Penu Cuueieen Austin Berthanelough

Monarchs, riots, and disasters swirl in world news

Arrests in Madrid target Gabriel Lopez and fifteen others for a plot to kill King Alfonso at his coronation. Nine dynamite cartridges found. Earthquakes shake southern Portugal with no fatalities. News from Lord Godkin’s death in England. A destructive hurricane in Sciade, British India kills and destroys. Lisbon fire and petroleum stores burn. Alfonso XIII assumes full kingship after taking oath. Kingston Jamaica riot injures twenty as soldiers clash with civilians. regimental assault and nail-studded clubs used.

Gabriel Lopez Madrid Alfonso Portugal West Indies Edwin Lawrence Godkin New York Evening Post Brixham Devonshire England Sciade British India Lisbon Alfonso XIII Spain Kingston Jamaica West Indian Colored Regiment

Cooling device patent aims to hold rooms at 72 degrees

Prof Willis L Moore seeks a patent on a cooling machine that promises living rooms kept at 72 degrees in the hottest weather. Roosevelt in a Presbyterian Assembly address denounces citizens who scold reclaimers of savage lands. Large numbers of 17 year locusts appear in Washington with reports from Altoona and Nashville. The republic of Cuba is born as Cuban patriots cheer at noon Tuesday for independence.

Willis L. Moore Roosevelt Presbyterian General Assembly Washington Department of Agriculture Altoona Nashville Tenn Republic of Cuba

Philippine bills and naval acts dominate congressional week

Congressional actions covered a busy period with debates on the Philippines and naval appropriations. The House passed the naval appropriation with amendments, and the conference report on omnibus claims was approved. The immigration bill advanced with an educational test for newcomers and tax exemptions for Cuban, Canadian, and Mexican citizens. Senate discussions focused on the Philippine question with executive sessions and Cuba’s republic acknowledgment.

Senate House Dolliver Peale Ae United Beet Tee Springs Underwood Ala Cuba Canada Mexico

Weekly Review of Industrial Output and Wheat Trade

The report notes May week transport earnings up 6.2 percent from last year and 19 percent above 1900. Pig iron production hit a April record of 1,608,326 tons, with exports for ten months the heaviest on record. Furnace activity rises, suggesting potential capcity growth, while winter wheat states show price firming after May 1 condition report.

BR. G. Dos & Weekly Review Sa Mag Keene

Washington Notea and Military Disciplinary Actions

Arbitrators ruled against Salvador in a dispute over claims by U S citizens. Secretary Shaw eased customs rules to admit free luggage aboard and grant an $800 exemption on appeal. Captain Bertram S Neuamann dismissed from the Marine Corps after a court martial in Pensacola. The President pardoned five union miners in contempt of court cases in the Western District of Virginia. Roosevelt opposes a cattlemen’s bill to lease public domains for grazing at 2 cents an acre. Captain Harry Littlefield traced beriberi origin to Chinese white rice in Philippine prisoners. Supreme Court action on romming officers. Captain Peter C Deming of the Volunteer Service noted. British camp at New Orleans ruled lawful with no recruiting. male shipments not violating neutrality. Admiral Coghlan to be second in command North Atlantic station. his successor as yard captain in New York to be Captain P F Garsington.

Washington Salvador United States Shaw Bertram S. Nuemann Marine Corps Pensacola Virginia Harry Littlefield Philippines United States Supreme Court Romming Peter C. Deming Volunteer Service New Orleans Roosevelt Admiral Coghlan North Atlantic

Economic mood in Chicago and coal fields amid strikes

The article notes cautious optimism in the industrial sector despite a prolonged strike in the Pennsylvania coal fields and unfavorable tones in eastern reports. It reports good rains in the Southwest boosting winter wheat, with grain receipts in Chicago and light Minneapolis totals. Northwest acreage shows continued wheat and oats planting, while tailweed delivery and season activity remain steady though declines may come later.

Chicago Pennsylvania Minneapolis

Market Prices Across Cities Sound Like A Frantic Ledger

Markets list Chicago Indianapolis and St Louis with varied prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Forecasts show No 2 red wheat 80 cents to sides and oats around 41 to 45 cents with soy notes and hay values amid a dense jumble reflecting an old newspaper market page. The piece ends with a garbled line about a British tax and a royal audit.

Chicago Indianapolis St. Lou Attle

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