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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
2
A compendium of diverse reports from across the nation including a bootblack named George Nicholson robbed in Springfield for 3325, a Pittsburg suicide by Jack Wilbraham, naval movements and ship incidents from Milwaukee to San Francisco, court cases in Hackensack and Fort Leavenworth, a sensational Boston fashion sighting, and various local accidents and criminal cases.
Orville Wright and Lieut. Thomas Selfridge perished and were injured when a propeller blade broke during a Fort Myer test, causing the Wright Flyer to overturn from about seventy five feet. Selfridge died shortly after, Wright expected to recover from serious injuries. The crash ended a famed two man ascent that had drawn world attention to heavier-than-air flight.
A historic note recalls Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge as the first to die in the push for heavier-than-air flight. It credits Lilienthal and M. Pilcher as early aeronauts who perished in gliding and engine tests. It also cites Charlies Oliver Jones’s death during a Maine exhibition in 1903 and mentions Count Zeppelin’s balloon destroyed by lightning.
The July report of the Bureau of Labor shows average hourly wages in principal manufacturing and mechanical industries up 3.7 percent from 1906 to 1907 while retail food prices rise 4.2 percent. Regular weekly hours dip 0.4 percent and employment in surveyed establishments up 1 percent. Purchasing power, via food, falls 0.5 percent year over year.
Soldiers and spectators aided in lifting Wright and Lieut. Selfridge after a crash near the field. Wright conscious with leg and rib injuries. Selfridge unconscious with base-skull fracture. Both transported to Fort Myer hospital. The flight ended after a left-side nose dive as wind and machine issues troubled the run.
A new western Upper Peninsula creamery at Ewen will handle 10000 pounds of milk per day producing 400 pounds of butter. The National Wool Growers Association seeks central warehouse locations with bids from St Paul Minneapolis Denver St Joseph Chicago and Omaha.
Ohio aviator Orville Wright startled the world with aeroplane feats before the recent accident at Fort Myer. He set records for both solo and two man flights, with his longest flight of 1 hour 14 minutes 20 seconds covering 51.3 miles on September 12. Earlier flights ranged from 36 to 46.8 miles, with passenger flights of 4 to 6 miles.
Members of the Aerial Experiment Association at Hammondsport New York altered the June Bug by removing the tail to gain speed. They report improved speed though stability suffered, achieving over forty miles per hour with no air surfaces behind the rudders.
Fire at Hinton West Virginia wiped out the stables of the Hinton Livery Company. It also confirmed fifty vehicles and other property lost, with total damage around 36000 including 6000 for the building. Jail officials in Poughkeepsie New York seek the transfer of Harry K Thaw from the local lockup citing disruption and improper conduct.
Federal agent R W Pullman reports the year’s forest blazes as the worst since 1871, urging national and state action. He cites Peshtigo and Hinckley as lessons, warns spark-caused losses from railroads and campers, and highlights ranger enforcement and cross‑agency cooperation to cut fire damage and preserve timber value.
Mrs. Harry Pearson, 21, said before dying she was lured to a lonely spot in Oklahoma City by Harry Parker, 28, a grain inspector from Iola Kansas, who shot her and fled. The twelfth annual meeting of the Interstate Association of Live Stock Sanitary Boards in Washington voted to ask Secretary Wilson to lift the quarantine preventing Texas fever spread among cattle in several Southern States.
Dun's Review of Trade reports a broader recovery across production and distribution as steady conditions emerge. pig iron buying rises, foundries and steel shops show activity, building progresses, materials use surges, stone brick and cement prices firm. retail trade improves, wholesale district merchandisers grow, grain provisions livestock demand rises despite high costs. bank clearings reach 234,496,808. Chicago failures total 34 with nine liabilities over 5,000, up from prior periods.
New York reports moderate improvement in jobbing and wholesale lines with fall trade peaking in some cities. Retailers keep stocks lean, purchases focus on staples, and overall sales lag behind last year. Failures for the U S week ending Sept 17 total 266, up from prior weeks. Canada records 25 failures, down from last week.
Prices show cattle hogs sheep and grain quotes across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo New York with ranges for each item. Key items include cattle and hogs in multiple markets, wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes with No 2 futures and quality distinctions.
The article notes New York City's black population at about 80,000 with West Indians making up one tenth. It also reports the German Emperor donating 24,000 dollars to the Robert Koch foundation to combat tuberculosis.
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