Harbor Improvements and Local News From Michigan State
The annual report by Capt. Charles Keller recommends harbor appropriations across Michigan including Michigan City and St. Joseph, with hundreds of thousands for continuing projects. Reports note a corpse found beside a railway in Michigan City and a possible foul play theory. Other items cover a muskegon mungery, water works enlargements, celery shipments, labor shortages, crop prospects, and local crimes.
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Charles Keller
Grand Rapids
Michigan City Harbor
Ind
St. Joseph Harbor
Kalamazoo River
Holland Harbor
Black Lake
Grand Haven
Grand River
White Lake
Muskegon
Pentwater
Ludington
Manistee
Harbor of Refuge
Portage Lake
Frankfort Harbor
Charlevoix
Dpetesley
Neer
Michigan Central
Johm Rutledge
Michigan City
New Buffalo
Rutledge
Jumps a $15 Million Mine at Miehico Ten
Julius George claims he restaked the Helen iron mine at Miehico ten after a mining company allegedly failed to renew its license. The Clergne syndicate previously operated the mine, valued between 10 and 15 million dollars, with concern over open claim status after the license expiration.
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Big Helen
Miehicoten
Clergne Syndicate
Julius George
Comepany
George
Farmer Discovers Four Thousand In Pursuant Papers
Fred Gass of Baroda unearthed four thousand dollars in notes and mortgages from an old stump on his farm two miles south of Baroda. The funds were traced to the David Myer's residence in Derby, stolen earlier this year. The thief hid the papers, most negotiable, for safekeeping.
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Fred Gass
Baroda
David Myer
Derby
Costly Fire Destroys Michigan Barrel Co Factory at Grand Rapids
A large fire gutted The Michigan Barrel Company's factory in Grand Rapids. Loss estimated at 1,000,000 dollars with insurance for the same amount. Adjacent lumber yards and buildings were saved. The plant, producing refrigerators, baskets, and barrels, was the state’s largest of its kind. The blaze began in the engine room and cause is not explained.
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Grand Rapids
Michigan Barrel Company
Kalamazoo Insane Asylum Hit By Smallpox Outbreak
Twenty nine cases of small pox and varioloid among attendants and patients at the Kalamazoo asylum trace to a female nurse who had been away briefly. Her illness was first diagnosed as chickenpox and the source remains unknown.
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Kalamazoo
Northern Michigan crops face frost and dull prospects
The blueberry crop in Northern Michigan is nearly a failure after an early frost. The Colorado beetle plagues Brighton's potato fields, while Hillsdale nears completion of a new shoe factory plant with much machinery in place.
Farm Exports of 1900 Show Broad Global Reach
Agricultural Department figures detail U S farm exports 1896 1900 with over a dozen nations each buying more than 10 million dollars. United Kingdom led with 408 million and Germany 134 million. 1900 marked record UK trade except 1898 peak 489 million. Europe dominates with 739 million in 1900, Asia rising sharply and Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii Philippines totaling over 20 million.
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Agricultural Department
The
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Netherlands
France
Belgium
Italy
Canada
Japan
Denmark
Cuba
Spain
British
Africa
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
South America
Asia
Europe
Goimobir
Voroimdio
Peete
Starving in the Klondike tale from Nome to Kobuk district
Joseph Davidowich, a Russian, arrives in Nome with a report of 200 miners in the Kobuk river district facing famine in Notze bue Sound country. He cites deaths from starvation, a notable strike on Squirrel creek, and notes Coogan of the John Reilly senting for provisions after dogs died. A separate Texas field murder case leaves a white man unidentified with a cut throat, deemed self-harm by a justice, yet police suspect murder.
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Joseph Davidowich
Nome
Kimball
Kobuk River
Notzebue Sound
Nobuk
Davidowich
Squirrel Creek
Kobuk
Coogan
John Reilly
Arctic City
Mart
Battle
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Carter Harrison a Shirtwaist Man in Chicago
Mayor Carter Harrison appears in shirtwaist garb at his office causing a stir among city hall staff. Officials plan to imitate the mayor as a haberdashery trend grows with talk of pink and green shirtwaists for Chicago public officers.
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Carter Harrison
Chicago
Boers Seek Homesteads in Oklahoma Territory
About 350 Boers arrive in Lawson Oklahoma Territory to register for homesteads in the new settlement area. They reached New Orleans three weeks ago and intend to become citizens. Capt. Joubert leads the party, hoping to establish a Transvaal community and inviting others to join if lands are favorable.
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Lawson
O. T
New Orleans
Transvaal
Oklahoma
Joubert
Fighting Piet
Alabama
South Africa
England
Kruger
Fosburgh Trial Opens in Pittsfield Mass for Sister Killing
Robert Stuart Fosburgh faces trial in Pittsfield Mass for allegedly killing his sister May Illinois Fosburgh amid family dispute. Prosecution argues the revolver shot was intended for another family member but fatally struck the sister. Jurors were seated within thirty minutes of jury panel start.
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Robert Stuart Fosburgh
May
Fosburgh
Pittsfield
Mass
New England
Robert
Labor contractors in Yucatan accused of holding white slaves
Brief dispatches report labor contractors in Yucatan allegedly keeping enslaved workers. A separate note mentions plans for a $5,000,000 hotel in London after securing funds, and a fire destroying the business district of Joshua Texas. Insurance losses total $9,000 with $40,000 in claims. John Ward Jordan, Civil War veteran and former Indiana regiment commander, has died in Louisville. Norman A. Dodge named United States commissioner at Fort Worth to succeed T. J. Rowell.
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Yucatan
London
Joshua
Texas
John Ward Jordan
Louisville
Norman A. Dodge
United States
Fort Worth
T. J. Rowell
Schley Seeks Naval Court Of Inquiry In Libel Case
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley demands a naval court of inquiry to probe charges by Historian Maclay about his conduct at Santiago. He plans a civil libel suit against Maclay and Appletons. The dispute, tied to Sampson, Schley, and the Brooklyn, has long stirred naval circles.
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Aska
Winfield Scott Schley
Naval Court of
Maclay
United States Navy
Santiago Harbor
Long
The
Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Sampson
Schley
Appletons
Sehley
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Court of Claims
Brooklyn
New York
Cervera
Abram and Lot dispute and separation in Genesis tale
The sermon recounts Abram and Lot sharing pasture near Bethel, arguing over scarce water sources, then Abram's peaceful solution. Lot chooses the fertile Jordan plain, Abram goes south to Hebron, and the two part. Abram later rescues Lot, honors God, and remains humble awaiting God’s renewed promise.
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Abraham
Lot
Abram
Canaan
Egypt
Nile
B. C
Negeb
Judah
Jordan Valley
Maritime
Bethel
Jerusalem
Haran
Jordan
Hebron
Tie
Union of Farm Hands Organizes in Knox County Indiana
Indiana Tillers of the Soil form Farm Laborers Union No. 9247, a branch of the American Federation of Labor. Despite being a month old it attracts laborers from twenty seven farms, with wives and daughters citing shorter hours and better living. Meetings occur biweekly in district school houses or Brevoort farm churches, with Vincennes hall used as needed. Led by Mrs. Thomas Murray, the group promotes arbitration for higher wages, shorter hours, fair treatment, and social activities.
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Indiana
Farm Laborers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Knox
W. H. Brevoort
Knox County
Thomas Murray
Brevoort
Vincennes
Consul General Stowe Quits Over Living Costs
Consul General Stowe in Cape Town resigns citing that rising living expenses eat into his salary. Rockefeller and Morgan plan a Paris bank with 350 million capital, per reports. Miss Gilman, 63, sister of a late New York tea merchant, declared insane. Alaska reports indicate measles deaths on St Paul and St George islands last winter.
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Stowe
Cape Town
Rockefeller
Morgan
Paris
Miss Gilman
New York
Alaska
St. Paul
St. George
A Skillful Dodger in a Witty Exchange
The Chicago Tribune notes a sharp quip about a bookkeeper who never seems sick calling him the most expert germ dodger the establishment has. This humorous line highlights workplace satire and a sly jab at medical excuses.
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Chicago Tribune
Physician and patient discuss treatment and bill
A brief dialogue shows a physician asking about the patient’s morning condition and receiving a confident reply. The physician then presents the bill, highlighting a patient who feels strong enough to tackle anything.
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Otto Frahner
Hartford
Grant Haven
Calhoun County
Flat Rock
Baraga
Michigan
Chapin
Iron Mountain
J. Francis
Stockbridge
Cincinnati
Riley Smith
Adrian
Menominee County
Frances Crumb
Charles Crumb
Walled Lake
Tillie Moran
Muskegon County
Jackson
Dexter
Allegan County
Elsie
Charles Thuy
Adrian Township
Durande
Durand
Owosso
Tren Mountain
Elizabeth Larsen
Green Bay
Martin Dewitt
Solomon Foster
Millers
Samuel le Claire
Lake Linden
Supreme Court
A. J. White
Battle Creek
Board of Trade At
Hart
Sherman
Brighton
Hillsdale
Upper Peninsula
Charles Dunham
Maple Grove
Ile
Jim Kickanosway
Walpole Islands
Algonac
Common Council of
C. E. de Puy
W. J. Dancer
Beck Brewing and Malting Company
Alpena
Riley M. Reed
Bank of Mulliken
Geo. N. Berry
Guy
Peter la Croix
Port Huron
Kansas
Klondike
Lawson,o. T
Massachusetts
Schleyv
the Sunday School
Samaria
Ebal
Gerizim
Sheehem
Esdraelon
Canaanites
Lord
Union OF Farm Hands
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