Meeting planned to form Kells Foundry Company tonight
A meeting was called for 7 pm at Hotel Gregg to organize a gas engine company led by Frank Schoonmaker and others. The plan proposes a capitalization near 240,000 with Schoonmaker and Clark joining, a Brick and Tile property purchase for 20,000, and stock and royalty terms for engine patents. The committee's report backs joining the Brick and Tile assets and the plant transfer, with an expected formation of the Kells Foundry Company and acquisition of the Brick and Tile plant through a new group named Aloganes Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schoomaker
Gregg
Messrs. Schoonmaker
Kells Foundry Company
Schoonmaker and Clark
Committed
David Metcalf
H. C. V. Hart
R. A. Watts
F. L. Hough
E. N. Smith
George A. Wilcox
Chess Committee
Mesars
Schoolmaker and
Clark
Alog.nes, Company
Kéus” Foundry, Company
Duke Roxburghe Criticizes London Mail Wedding Comment
Newport R I November reports the Duke of Roxburghe reacting to a London Mail wedding critique. The paper mocked American wealth and fashion at the event, praising restraint and simple English upbringing while condemning the “barbaric debauch of color and expense.”
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Newport
Duke of
Startling Figures From Adjutant General Report
Washington Nov 13 The adjutant general reports the U S land forces total 3 681 officers and 33 300 enlisted plus 2 257 in hospital corps Philippine scouts and Porto Rican regiment Now 16 846 in the Philippines 43 688 in continental U S and the rest in Puerto Rico Hawaii China and Alaska Desertions reach 5 034 or about 10 percent of total enlistment.
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Washington
Adjutant General of the Army
United States
Philippine Scouts
Philippines
Perto Rico
Hawaii
China
Alaska
Legation
Peking
Wizard of Oz second company mocked in Toledo
Toledo readers report Adrian’s theater scene where Julian Mitchell, famed producer, laments the second Oz company’s weak staging at the Valentine. Critics say the cast underperforms versus Hamlin and Mitchell standards, urging replacements and tighter performances. Nearby items note Bostonians’ history, a Croswell band attraction by Creatore, and local notices on Foley’s Kidney Cure and a new barber shop.
Striking Chicago Streetcars Halt City Traffic Strike Turmoil
Desperate clashes and rioting engulf a fifty square mile Chicago district as a strike by a major street railway firm shuts down service. Motormen and conductors resist, trains wrecked, injuries reported, and Mayor Harrison enforces crowd control while transit options collapse.
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Chicago
Wentworth Avenue
West Sixty-ninth Street
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago City Railway
ND. G Hamilton
Biss
Railway Company
Harrison
Weather Summary for Yesterday and Today
Partly cloudy for tonight and Saturday with a cool air mass. Government instruments logged a 28 degree low, 42 degree high. yesterday’s peak reached 47. Last night’s low was 27, with the forecast calling for continued unsettled temperatures.
Naval training site sought as land price stalls plans
Searte Lake Bluff Illinois board backs the site for a naval training station but rejects land at 900 dollars per acre as too high. Racine Muskegon Milwaukee and Michigan City deemed suitable amid a heated national debate. Senate clash over Reed Smoot petitions and Panama secession sparks tension. consulate incident in Barranquilla sparks mass protests. Pope Pius consistory in Rome elevates five cardinals. Springfield city council faces a suit dismissal ruling. Chester Chapin’s deputy sheriff William Shields named. Poacher shoots Brooklyn game preserve guard. American Malting wins stockholder meeting. large bond issues planned. Railroads fear prosecution over interstate commerce case. Pennsylvania Railroad shares tumble. Roosevelt avoids war. AFL convention denounces nonunion labor.
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Lake Bluff
Ill
Racine
Muskegon
Milwaukee
Michigan
Rome
Pope
Springfield
Creighton Withoént
William Shields
Brooklyn
American Malting Company
Jersey City
Southwestern Freight Association
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Boston
Hanna's Boom Rises in South for Republican Nominat
Prominent Republicans across the South report a flood of mailed literature, praising Hanna and urging his renomination. Circulators in Cincinnati and Cleveland push circulars claiming Ohio victory credits and that his name should be used. Some readers say his friends control the drive from outside Ohio. The effort gains support among party leaders and "fly whites" in the region.
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Birmingham
Ala
South
Hanna
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Handa
Bryan may run he will then only be 68 years of age
In New York on November 12 William Jennings Bryan spoke of the political scene and predicted the Democratic party would vote in 1904 while avoiding the silver issue. He said he might be a future presidential candidate but is not a candidate now and plans to work in the party for 25 years. He commented on Roosevelt possibly leading the Republicans and noted Cleveland’s uncertain status while mentioning plans to study the Panama question. A separate note advertises rubber boots for men sizes 6 to 8 at Benedict's, Saturday November 14.
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New York
Europe
Wm. J. Bryan
United Democratic Party
Hoosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Panama
Colonel Sutton testifies in Holbrook trial in Michigan
Lansing reports detail Colonel Eli R. Sutton giving testimony under stress about his guilty plea to conspiring to defraud the state and his knowledge of grand jury proceedings. He describes receiving reports from Holbrook, his attempts to monitor the judge and detectives, and the alleged bribe offer to juror Phillips.
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Lansing
Mich
Bil B. Sutton
Holbrook
Person
Peron
Sutton
Fly
White and
Marsn
Pradts
Sulton
Arthur A Phillips
Jewett
Costly Divorce in Ypsilanti Case Ends in Alimony
In Arbor Michigan on November 13 Judge Rinne decided against Lewin N. Green in favor of Ads Belle Green in a divorce suit. The wife receives a decree and $1,500 alimony, with custody of the minor children awarded to her.
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Aun Arbor, Mich
Lewin N. Green
Ypsilanti
Ads Belle Green
Rinne
Prison for Life in Murder Case at Grand Rapids
Judge Perkins sentenced Mrs. Jennie Flood to life imprisonment for the murder of John London. She will be moved to Detroit house of correction for lack of women’s facilities after being taken to Jackson at noon. Her attorneys sought a new trial citing new testimony as Flood showed signs of strain and emotion during sentencing. Barney Fingleton, charged as an accessory, was overwhelmed by the verdict and may confess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Plood
Last Obsequies for Stricken Light Family in Saxinaw
Citizens of Saxinaw attended the funeral of the Light family at 2 p.m. from their South Jefferson Avenue home. Relatives, including the decedent and his wife, were present. Rev. Emil Mantanus officiated at the brief service. floral offerings came from the Sorarian anciety of the M. A. C. and the Macabees remembrance accompanied the casket.
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Saxinaw
Searies
Light Famiy
Pelony
Familly
Jeffersoon Avenue
Deccor
Emil Mantanus
St. John’ Episcopal Church
Deserted Village Ends Fair Haven Stave Plant Era
In Port Huron on November 14 the Fair Haven Stave company dissolves, closing a longtime local industry and memory. The once thriving Fair Haven village, centered on a large stave mill, declined as business faded and population fell. Remaining property is divided among the Semosy heirs, marking the end of an era in the north channel area.
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Port Huron
Mich
Fair Haven Stove Company
Lille Vilage
Fair Haven
Alteady
Ile Hoant
Semosy
Fair Haven Stave Company
Lttle
North Channel
Americans Fear for Safety as Panama Declares Independence
News from Colombia reports rising tensions after Panama's declaration of independence. Panamanian authorities, with armed escorts, deported officials to Savannilla while Barranquilla and Cartagena react to the secession. U.S. Vice Consul Lovelace faced stone-throwing crowds, and fears for Americans grow as Colombian troops reinforce Barranquilla coast. Panama trains and ships move prisoners to Savannilla amid security crackdowns.
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Colusa
Gringgs
Thoers- Roy
Torers
Republic
Panama
Ganeral Torres
Cartagend
Torres
United States
Ingersoll
Barranquilla
Orinccs
Cartagena
Torres Aulits
Barranquil
Copant Lovelace
Bin
Colombia
Alao
Alin Leon XI
Savanilla
Tevar
Amaya
Colone
Gutfiros
Alcalte
Colon
Senor Guerrera
Huectas
Tepublic
Nation's paupers plan to house the homeless on national lands
A Senate bill proposes creating a bureau to establish 140.99.009 acres of government lands for national homes. The secretary of the interior would prepare farms for occupation by farmers and tenants who would cultivate soil and share proceeds, with funds set aside to reimburse government costs for land prep and housing. The measure would return to the Public Lands committee for consideration.
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Washington
Senate
Lawis
Staers
Lanitz
Tr Ix
Committee On Public
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Hunt Slcek
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Sig. Creatore
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Creatore
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W. H. Knapp
Jack Bauey
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Joseph Jones
Here
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Charles Prog
Eileen Test
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Conn
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Peppie's Party
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Poss
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Holbrook Fur
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Prison For Life
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