HOUSES UNDERMINED AS FLOOD SWEEPS BATTLE CREEK
Floods worsen across Monroe Albion and Battle Creek with 1000 homes surrounded by water in Battle Creek. A planning mill collapsed into the Kalamazoo river. fireboats fight fires as trains halt. Albion churches closed, five stores lost to rising Kalamazoo river. total Albion losses reach $190,000.
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Detroit
Monroe
Albion
Battle Creek
Grand Rapids
Grand River
Union Congregational Church
Rathdun & Kraft
Kalamazoo River
Grand Trunk Railroad
City of
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
R. E. Church
Robert Coscomlla
E. C. Deyoe
Morse Clothing Company
Temple Moving Picture Theater
Magonic Lodge
Queen's Blind Colony Born From Royal Aid and a Printing Invention
The Corriere della Sera recounts Queen Car Carmen Sylva of Romania founding a blind colony funded by profits from a raised letter printing machine devised by Theodorescu. After a single encounter with a blinded former printer in an old age home, the queen funded training, a workshop, and a 50 acre plot to shelter 20,000 rural blind people and their families with a working fund of 160,000 dollars.
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Carmen Sylva
Romania
Corriere Della Sona
Theodoresen
Bucharest
Theodorescu
Roumania
Queen’s colony helps blind families thrive with crafts and schooling
The community separates cottage layouts for families, gardens for vegetables, and workshops for brushes and baskets. A printing establishment for embossed books serves the blind and educated workers, with schools for all children. Queen’s projects promote musical talent among the blind as a source of income and comfort.
Hard Times in Germany Consular Report on Plauen Unemployment
Consul Carl Bailey-Hurst reports in Plauen on 25 January that 2000 to 3000 workers face joblessness due to declines in manufacturing and building. Unemployed seek relief via factory overtime allocation to the jobless, tax relief, and immediate public works. The city plans early street projects and a bulletin invites the unemployed to apply at the city building commission office, prioritizing long-time residents. Spring expected to bring more private building and farm labor, boosting Plauen lace factory demand to absorb labor.
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Carl Bailey-Hurst
Plauen
Germany
City Building Commission
NAILS WARN ABOUT ROOSEVELT IN AMERICAN REVIEW
Albert Shaw writes that Wall Street spreads rumors claiming President Roosevelt is a drunkard and insane and that his speeches show alcoholic influence. He argues the New York financial district holds a hostile mood akin to copperhead era bias against Lincoln.
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Albert Shaw
American Review of Reviews
New York City
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Mr. Roosevelt
Financial
New York
Copperhead
Lincoln
Western Boosters Plan $3000 Trap Shoot At Anaconda
The Western Boosters Trap Shooting association voted yesterday to stage a $3,000 championship in Anaconda around mid August. The grounds will be redesigned to feature a sky back plan, with capacity for unlimited shooters and enhanced facilities. Expected attendance includes top marksmen from the inter-mountain region and representatives from Livingston and Butte clubs. D. D. Twohy received a warm reception but failed to win his medal as Livingston and Dawson each filed for the event with 24. Mrs. Litherwood of Livingston impressed as a strong beginner.
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Western Boosters’ Trap Shooting Association
Anaconda
Livingston Club
Butte
D. D. Twohy
Conforr
Livingston
Dawson
Litherwood
Moonlit Summit Hovers Over Mt Hood At Night
The Portland Oregonian notes a striking moon placement over Mt Hood at 11 pm. The moonlit peak appeared perfectly balanced atop the summit, its pale form glowing with a yellow-tinged hue. As the moon rose higher it slipped into a dark cloud, inviting imaginative visions of an eruption. Readers recalling the scene treasure the moment as memorable.
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Portland Oregonian
Mt. Hood
Portland
Moon Returns to Summit for Perfect Central View
An annual trek sees the moon align with the peak as it climbs the summit for a rare, precise central display, a sight celebrated by observers who note centuries between such flawless photographs.
Anaconda Baseball Team Forms Under New Management
Former Mill and Smelter Men organize as Anaconda Baseball association with R. W. Quane as manager. Notable recruit Mulholland of Spokane as catcher, with King Goodwy Butler Morris in the pitching rotation. Plan a April 20 benefit dance at A. O. H. hall and aim to field a well equipped all state amateur league contender.
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Mill and Smelter
Anaconda Baseball Association
R. W. Quane
Mulholland
Spokane
King
Goodwy
Butler
Morris
Quane
A. O. H. Hall
Anacondas
Captain Ainsworth of Russ Ends Life in Seattle
Captain Daniel J. Ainsworth, commander of the revenue cutter Russ, died by his own hand in the vessel’s bathroom in Seattle. First Lieutenant Abner broke in through a window. He was 45, unmarried, and had sought leave to visit his ill mother in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a request reportedly refused. A court martial was ongoing on other officers but not involving him.
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Seattle
Daniel J. Ainsworth
Russ
Abner
Ainsworth
Portsmouth
N. H
Promising Missoula Editor Dies at 22
W E Dodge city editor of the Missoulian died at Sisters hospital at 9 oclock after ptomaine poisoning. He was 22, came to Missoula last August from St Paul Dispatch, and leaves behind anxious friends. His mother left Minneapolis tonight upon learning of his death and his father travels to Missoula to be with the family.
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Missoula
W. E. Dodge
The
Missoulian
Sisters’ Hospital
St. Paul Dispatch
Minneapolis
Fargo
Jamstown
N. D
About the City Collects Local Notices and Visits
Local notes report Co. O. F. meets tonight and several residents visiting in Butte and Anaconda. Mr and Mrs E M Mohrman guests at the Montana hotel.birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs Patrick Gallagher of 807 East Seventh Street. Many townsfolk to and from Butte, Anaconda, and Granite county during yesterday.
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Mrs
E. M. Mohrman
Montana Hotel
Patrick Gallagher
East Seventh Street
John Hickey
Granite County
Anaconda
Butte
Bruggist Promises One-Day Cure With Laxative Quinine
An advertisement touts a cold cure in a day using Laxative Lromo Quinine tablets. It offers a money-back refund if the remedy fails and bears the signature of K W. Groves on each box.
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Bruggist
K W. Groves
River rises threatening Napoleon area. mills halted
Toledo report dated March 8 states the Mau mee river rose 3 feet in 24 hours and continues rising at about 1.5 inches per hour. East Napoleon is flooded, many homes inundated, and mills and factories along the riverbank have shut down.
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Toledo
Ohio
Maumee
Napoleon
Railroad unions meet over 5 percent wage cut proposal
Boston March 8 Representatives of Boston and Maine railway brotherhoods and conductors met in Ford's hall to discuss President Lucius Tuttle's suggestion of a five percent wage reduction until July 1. The meeting was secret and no vote was taken. Tuttle stressed the necessity and urged joint sacrifice by workers and owners in hard times.
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Boston
Boston & Maine
Ford's Hall
Lucius Tuttle
Tuttle
Ugly Murderer and His Babble in Anarchist Plan
The case involves Alia who is linked to an alleged general uprising or murder plot against Catholic priests. No definite proof shows he is an anarchist or part of anti clerical groups. The trial is expected to hinge on proving the crime with a verdict and sentence. authorities guard the prisoner with extra protection inside and outside the courtroom.
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Alia
Prison Guards Stabbed in Montana Warden Murder Case
In a dramatic prison assault two convicts Rock and Hays killed Warden Conley and guard J Robinson as they attempted to escape. Reported inquest planned at 9 30 am with Albert Bean presiding. Authorities expect to indict assailants once recovered.
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Rock
Hays
Albert Bean
Conley
Robinson
Turn Your Face And Dollars By Sunshine And Digestion
A promotional piece extols a sunny outlook as a key to success and links happiness to digestion. It pitches Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for many ailments, claiming rapid relief and improved mood, appetite, memory, and overall vigor. The ad urges purchase at 50 cents and offers a free sample by mail from F A Stuart Company, Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Company
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Vinol Promises Health Boost For Run-Down In Anaconda
Local ad notes many in Anaconda feel run down due to overwork confinement and worry. Smith Drug claims Vinol cod liver preparation without oil boosts appetite improves digestion builds red blood and strengthens organs. Offers money-back guarantee. Sold in Butte by Newbro Drug Company.
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Smith Drug Company
Anaconda
Butte
Newbro Drug Company
Beery Home Party Hosts Friends At Park Avenue Residence
Mr and Mrs Frank Beery hosted a Saturday evening gathering at 604 West Park Avenue with music games and a late supper. Attendees included Mrs Peter Barland Miss Rosy Barland Mr and Mrs William Cruser Mr and Mrs Elmer Sutton Mr and Mrs Lee Comer Mr and Mrs J M Boardman Charles Comer C I Washburn C E Washburn and William Rumbolt.
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Frank Beery
West Park Avenue
Three Women Drowned In Millpond Accident Near Greer's
A skiff carrying ten people capsized on the Appalachee millpond near Greer's in Greensville South Carolina. Three young women drowned while two men managed to rescue the remaining five women.
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Greensville
S. C
Appalachee Millpond
Greer’s
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