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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
3
George Butler of Citizens' Telephone Co reports his Grand Rapids home burned at 3 AM to conceal a theft. He says the invention, about the size of a quarter and stored safely, is missing and valued as nearly irrecoverable. drawers were rifled and the fire likely set to cover the loss.
A Grand Rapids Rag and Metal Company blaze started in the third story from an unknown cause. Eston Lient fell to the second floor and was badly bruised, while ladder man R C Makely slid into a rag pile that nearly suffocated him. Fire damage reached ten thousand dollars with about thirty four thousand insurance. Three men rushed to pull them free.
The Ann Arbor Railroad begins laying 40 miles of track from Thompsonville south using heavy steel rails and high quality ties. The $500,000 extension will spur further growth with more lines planned after completion. Superintendent Robert W. Tawse notes shops run near full time and a large labor force is employed.
Mayor Spies of Menominee issued a sixty day proclamation requiring all dogs to be chained or muzzled amid a rabies scare. Police killed several rabid dogs, fearing further bites as dogs roamed. Andrew Anderson, severely bitten by a dog, was sent to the Pasteur Institute in Ann Arbor at city expense.
Former Joliet pastor Reverend Benjamin Graff of Joliet Indiana faced six months in the Detroit house of correction after pleading guilty to a statutory charge. He had been arrested weeks earlier with Miss Elinor Martin of Battle Creek for allegedly deserting his wife and asked for clemency as Judge Knap pen of Kalamazoo delivered a stern reprimand.
Irene Thorn aged 14 died from burns received near a berry picking camp near Wellsburg. Left in charge of young children she pulled them away from a campfire and her clothes ignited. She was taken to Sault Ste. Marie for medical aid and died the following afternoon.
Six year old Bernardine Kelley, daughter of farmer George Kelley in Caledonia township, was trampled to death by a horse while playing in her father's barn. An older brother found the body minutes later. Also, George Oppell of Stocks mill in Hillsdale died after being crushed between a moving freight car and the dock. He leaves a family.
Philip Weir, 34, shot his wife at their De Tray home and killed himself by swallowing carbolic acid after a quarrel over marriage validity. The report notes Weir’s prior marriage and a dispute with Mrs Weir. Separately, W C Stant named new general manager of the Lake Superior corporation after leaving Kanawaka and West Virginia Railway.
A boiler explosion on the passenger steamer Leelanau near Carp Lake killed Mrs. Isabel Ia Bonte of Traverse City and injured about twenty others. The ship, carrying pleasure seekers to Traverse City for a wild west circus, had eighty pounds of steam when a loose engine bolt was found. The blast tore away the top of the engine and damaged the pilot house. Engineer Edward Hardy survived unharmed while John Hartung was fatally hurt. Survivors clung to wreckage or swam to shore, aided by nearby farmers.
Filing petitions is closed and the Michigan primary lists Republicans dominating most offices. Governor nominees include Warner Bradley and Horatio Earle, with Hemann the Democrat. other GOP candidates cover all congressional districts. Hemans heads the lone Democratic ticket for governor in official Lansing records.
Edison Burr a wealthy farmer six miles north of Romeo burned 34500 in currency and his 3000 farm residence then calmly spoke of no regret to friends. He had reportedly sent his wife to Almont and drew 3500 from a bank before placing the money beside a 1000 roll and setting the house ablaze. After sleeping in a Macomb tenant’s home he hanged himself in a shed at dawn.
A Michigan round of incidents includes $109 collected at Flint street carnival, a Flat Rock arrest for horse stealing, and Jacob Brown and wife held by Toledo officers. Kalamazoo saw a suicide by drowning after melancholia and the Western Michigan State Normal summer school report of 800 students. Trimountain murder of James Roskelly by foreign miners led to capture by Sheriff Beck after a street location dispute. Ionia saw William Cicero plead guilty to arson and face 6 to 15 years in Jackson. Millington farmer Henry Kansier killed when the binder rolled over him. Merle lake and Lake Orion fatalities followed capsized boat and drownings. Elvin D. Brown of Lansing filed mortgage discharge action against United Home Protectors Fraternity via Banking Commissioner Zimmerman.
Indianapolis reports show a vast crowd at the State fair grounds Coliseum as John Worth Kern was formally notified Tuesday of his Democratic nomination for vice president with William J. Bryan central to the event. Bryan attacked trusts and with Kern officials and supporters present praised the ticket amid ideal weather and a large turnout.
A strike affecting 25 000 to 30 000 workers including 10 000 women is planned by New York cloakmakers over wages from 3 to 8 dollars a week. John Summers alias Frank Engle and Theresa Ziler alias Mrs Engle were arrested in Pittsburgh on murder charges in Milwaukee from nearly two years ago. The couple had been living in Europe since the crime.
The Immigration Service information branch in New York channels help requests to farmers, laborers, and mechanics. About 900,000 cards are out, with an estimated 4,000,000 more to be mailed. Since February, nearly 1,000 aliens have been placed nationwide, mostly in farm work, across 26 nationalities represented.
The lesson reflects on Saul’s downfall from a proud, shallow devotion to God. He seeks occult aid after Samuel’s death, leading to ruin near Mount Gilboa, with David’s future kingship foreshadowed. It notes Jonathan’s nobility, Saul’s fear of shame, and Jabesh Gilead’s rescue of Saul’s body as a rare positive act.
A light exchange between a young widow and a bachelor humorously notes that a woman may start as a partner or better half but soon desires to be the whole thing, reflecting on marital dynamics with a wry tone.
Henry replies to Mrs. Peck that he talks in his sleep, and he must talk sometime.
Chronology listing key dates and happenings across centuries. Entries include stamp act riot in Boston 1765, Montgomery at Ticonderoga 1775, Long Island defeat 1776, deaths and births of notable figures, explorations, wars, HigHlights such as Savannah first steam ship 1818, Liberia inaugurated 1847, yacht America 1851, early railroads, treaties with Japan, Canadian milestones, Niagara feats, and legislation on marriages to deceased wives.
Rail rate problems between Salt Lake City Utah and Ely Nevada forced the cancellation of the planned Battling Nelson versus Joe Gann bout on Labor Day in Ely. Also reported: a 20 inning Buffalo Lake game where Olivia triumphed over Buffalo Lake. Central States Rowing Association names South Side Rowing Club of Quincy NL and Mound City Club of St Louis as prize recipients. Mount City and South Side tied for first in rowing. Olympic medals favor Americans with large margins over England and other nations, led by Alexandra presenting medals in London.
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