Losson Kills Three in Fenton Plant Explosion
Three workmen died and a fourth was severely burned in a coal gas and dust explosion at the Aetna Portland Cement Company plant in Fenton. Victims were William Larris, 40, Linden. Andrew Corwin, 45, Fenton. George Hart, 25, Saginaw. Injured Robert Boyd, 30. Conveyor had been repaired and reactivated when it clogged, gas built up, then furnaces ignited causing a massive blast. Larris, Corwin, and Slatt died after hours of agony. Boyd burned but not fatally.
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Fenton
Aetna Portland Cement Company
William [Larris
Linden
Andrew Corwin
George Hart
Saginaw
Robert Boyd
Warris
Corwin
Slatt
Boyd
Train Hits Buggy Killing Child Near Northville
Mrs. David Love of Mesa Arizona and her son Dwight Love nine died when a Pere Marquette passenger train struck a buggy they rode in north of Northville. Mrs Love survived after being pinned to the engine pilot and carried a mile with bruises. The family, visiting relatives, had driven to Novi earlier. the crossing is hidden by woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Love
Dwight Love
Mesa
Ariz
Pere Marquette
Northville
Ex Joliet Pastor Jailed on Desertion and Non Support
Ex Joliet preacher Benjamin Gia formerly of Ridgewood Baptist Joliet is jailed in Kalamazoo on desertion and non support charges brought by his wife Eleanor Martin of Battle Creek who was arrested with him after being linked to a public drinking den and alleged indiscretions. Mrs Graff threatens a harsher charge and divorce action. The pastor, still using reverend title, has worked on law and order cases in Van Buren County against local blind pig operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himoisn City
Benjamin Gia
Joliet, IL
Ridgewood Baptist Church
Ife
Kalamazoo
Logging Days End In Muskegon Industry
The once booming Muskegon logging industry is nearly dead. Booms and logs vanish as mills Gow & Campbell and F. Alberts & Sons remain the only active sawmills. Once thousands worked on booms, now the lake holds only one rafting boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Gow & Campbell
F. Alberts & Sons
Cave-Ins Kill One Man at Milan Water Works Site
One worker died and another was seriously hurt in cave-ins along trenches for Milan water works. John Dillon, 40, was buried when a 12 foot deep trench caved in, ten minutes of digging failed to save him. Therle Sanford was trapped in a smaller trench and rescued unconscious after being severely squeezed.
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John Dillon
Milan
Water Works Board
Dillon
Therle Sanford
Grandville Chair Factory Destroyed by Fire
The Gate Chair Company's new Grandville plant burned to the ground in a rapid fire. Loss estimated around 20 000 dollars, insured. Fire believed to have started in the finishing room from crossed wires. Grand Rapids equipment could not reach the blaze in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandville
Gate Chair Company
Grand Rapids
Cholera Like Disease Strikes Sheep in Oakland County
An epidemic sweeps Rochester area flocks with sheep deaths reported by Calvin Shoemaker and other farmers. Veterinary surgeons race to diagnose a cholera like illness amid drought and water scarcity concerns.
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Oakland County
Rochester
Calvin Shoemaker
Soddes
Labor Scarcity Hits Michigan Crops Hard
Farmers in northeastern Michigan and the Thumb report severe labor shortages as cherries and huckleberries rot on the trees. With cherries at 2 50 a bushel, thousands of dollars in losses occur as fruit remains unpicked within miles of markets. Huckleberries fetch 2 to 2 50 per bushel, yet many go unharvested, while beets face the same shortage as youth workers earn adults' wages. Farmers even seek help by visiting tramp hangouts in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Thumb
Bay City
Girl Cheats Undertaker After Drowning Rescue
The 12 year old daughter of Edward Sikkenga of Muskegon fell into the Magoon and Kimball dock area and briefly appeared dead. Workmen pulled her from the water, revived her after a second submersion, and she will survive after doctors treated her. An undertaker arrived as she was assisted toward home, and the wagon had been prepared for her body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sikkenga
Muskegon
Magoon & Kimball
Illinois and Michigan Back Convict Labor Road Plan
Gross of Chicago urged a bond issue of 40 million dollars for road building at the National Convict Labor Good Roads Association meeting in Grand Rapids. Proposing state apportionment by population, Illinois would receive 20 million and Michigan 14 million. State engineer A N Johnson of Springfield described Illinois convict labor. About 200 delegates attended with other Michigan speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross
Chicago
Farmers’ Good Roads
National
Convict Labor Good Roads Association
Grand Rapids
Ile
Illinois
Michigan
A. N Johnson
Springfield
Waylaid and assaulted near Oakley farm youth victim
Paul Broorkes, a Bohemian, allegedly waylaid Curtiss Brown after Brown got a farm job, dragged him from a buggy with two young ladies aboard, and assaulted him with a beer bottle. Brown is seriously injured but recovering. Broorkes resisted arrest near Henderson and was held for trial on felonious assault.
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Oakley
Curtiss Brown
Paul Broorkes
Brown
Hlooorkes
Hloorkes
Henderson
Fly Bites May Kill Woman In Woods Ordeal
Mrs. John Smith a 70 year old McAllister farmer's wife lies in serious condition after three days lost in the woods. Exposure and insect bites from mosquitoes and flies left her near a pool of water unconscious as she was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
McAllister
Ilter
Minor state items report on local issues and events
A humane society may form in Monroe soon. Drain Commissioner Jarvis plans a drain from Jerusalem to M Creek six miles long. Three year old William Johnson dies in Lansing from poisoning after eating canned meat. Republican State convention set for September 20 in Detroit. Two Tamarack mine shafts at Calumet burned, with engines and buildings destroyed, estimated loss $50,000. Herman Gundlach of Houghton wins $50,000 library and museum project for Michigan College of Mines.
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Humane Society
Monroe
Jarvis
Jerusalem
M Creek
William Johnson
Lansing
Republican State Central Committee
Detroit
Tamarack, Jr
Calumet
Sultan Abdul Hamid Narrowly Missed In Dagger Attack
A palace official tried to stab Sultan Abdul Hamid I at Constantinople. The Sultan’s mail coat absorbed the blow, saving his life as guards seized the would be assassin. Bribery hints and flight baggage marked the plot as palace turmoil erupted around the Yildiz Kiosk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan Abdul Tamid
Turkey
Constantinople
Yildiz
Abdul
Opera singer mauled by bull terrier at Seagate cottage
Miss Emelie Gardner, an opera singer, is in critical condition at Coney Island Hospital after a bull terrier owned by her housekeeper attacked her in a dark pantry. The dog bit off her fingers and damaged her arm while she was alone at the seaside cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emelie Gardner
Coney Island
Miss Gardner
Seagate
Balloon Hamburg Crashes During Landing at Lubeck
The Hamburg balloon of the Hamburg Aeronautical Society crashed while attempting a landing at Lubeck, injuring or damaging the craft. The Mexican government claims it has captured the two principal instigators of a recent revolt in the north. Correspondence between Nicaragua and Guatemala reveals highly strained relations between the two nations.
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Hamburg
Hamburg Aeronautical Society
Lubeck
Nicaragua
Guatemala
New York Plans 34 Story City Hall Towering Above Streets
The New York board of estimates and Mayor McClellan approve plans for the world’s tallest city hall a 34 story building to cost 7 6 million dollars and rise 559 feet 8 inches in the Park Row Center and Dunne Streets triangle.
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New York
New York Board of Estimates
McClellap
Park Row
Center
Dunne Streets
New York to Build Municipal Skyscraper with Outer Rooms
The planned municipal skyscraper will rise to 349 feet to the roof with a 210 foot ornamental tower. It will house nearly all city departments and leave 22 floors for rental offices expected to yield about 500000 annually. The design uses French Renaissance style with steel and stone and exterior slums features. The tower figure stands 21 feet tall with a 25 foot clock face.
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Singer
New York Hall
New York
How to Restore a Drowning Man
A health manual style note outlines methods to revive a drowning victim. It suggests tipping the person head down, rolling on a barrel, then performing artificial respiration with arm lifts and rib pressure, followed by stimulant measures and medical help. It emphasizes rapid physician arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somone
Global labor actions and union updates span cities worldwide
A diverse roundup notes French leather workers touring U S factories, Boston Hebrew painters reorganizing a union, San Francisco carpenters forming local ties, and Mexican carpenters unaffiliated with the AFL. U S labor relief plans exist for Chicago transit workers, New Orleans longshoremen sign five year contracts, a seceding Brotherhood of Railroad Employes joins as Railroad Station Employes, and a proposed elder home near Fort Scott, Kansas. Minnesota printing groups plan a label exhibit, New York strengthens health department duties, and Cleveland ironstone miners eye Saturday work at noon without broad strikes.
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Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Cole Building Trades Council
City of
Mexico
AFL
Chicago
New Orleans
Brotherhood of Railroad Employes
Brotherhood of Railroad Station Employes
Fort Scott
Kay
St. Paul Typographical Union
Minnesota
Minneapolis Union
St. Paul
New York State
Labor Department
Labor News From Across The Nation And Abroad
Diverse labor developments unfold from Mayaguez Puerto Rico to Pittsburg and Washington. Unions form and expand in many sectors including cigarmakers, photo engravers, and railway labor. A Florida or Pittsburgh check is mailed for service, while strikes and political actions loom in Sweden Mexico and the West Virginia federation. Partial reforms appear in Los Angeles as civic actions free imprisoned speakers.
Campaign Against City Noise Crusade Led by Police Commissioner
New York Police Commissioner Bingham launches a citywide push to curb unnecessary noise. He orders arrests for listed disturbances to protect daytime sleepers and nighttime workers. Enforced actions target loud sirens, organ music, metal carting, shouts, roller skating, peanut roasters, motorcycle exhaust, barkers, flat streetcar wheels, and barking dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
New York
Big City
Brazil's Coffee Corner and Monopolistic Market Control
The report notes a near halt in speculative coffee trading in New York and other American exchanges, highlighting Brazil's government led monopoly. Brazil accumulated about eight million bags from the 1906 bumper crop to stop price falls and now holds them worth roughly ten to eleven dollars per bag, influencing global prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brasil
New York
America
Brazil
Timeline of notable events and births from history
A compact list of year markers with associated figures and happenings. Includes kings, explorers, presidents, authors, inventors, battles, and institutional milestones across centuries. Notable names include William II, Bartholomew Columbus, Varied explorers, and political leaders in Europe, America, and beyond.
Doukhobors Fight Police in Northwest Raid
Ten Northwest mounted police raided a Doukhobor compound near Yorkton Saskatchewan to arrest twelve ringleaders of a band confined there by the government. The entire Doukhobor group fought three hours using sticks and weapons but were defeated. Six men and six women were sent to the Northern penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Mounted Police
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Northern Penitentiary
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Losson
Mirror OF Michigan
Joliet
Girl
Undertaker
John Kostenbiec
Australia
Big Prairie
Junius Brutus Woods
Crotan
Herman Gundlach
Houghton
Michigan College of Mines
Board of Control
Sultan OF
Alulul Hamid
Europe
Czar
Russia
Mourad V
Abdul Ihamid
Abdul Hamid IL
Beast
The
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Cedar Rapids
Town
Cleveland
England
Mayagues
Porto Rico
Photo Engravers’ Union of North
Wash
Trades Council
Pittsburg
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Washington, D. C
C. T H. McConaughy
Cal
National Federation of Weavers
Fall River
United Textile Workers’ Union
Pullman Company
West Virginia
Kansas City
P. C. Fenton
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles
Council
E. A. Cantrell
Pasadena First Unitarian Church
Cloudsley Johns
Dorothy Johns
the Weekly
Historian
William II
the Conqueror
Normandy
Bartholomew Columbus
Christopher Columbus
San Domingo
Argentina
London
I Ludson
Cape Cod
von Tromp
Texel
Montreal
Minden
Crown Point
Gen. Amherst
Burgoyne
Gen. Gates
Saratoga
Mordecai Gist
Maryland
George Washington
Charleston
New York City
William Floyd
Oliver TP. Morton
Indiana
Saulsbury
Ind
Indianapolis
Thomas F. Meagher
Waterford
Ireland
Fort Benton
Mont
New London Bridge
Volk
Vampero
Cuba
Victoria
B. C
Halleck
McClellan
Peninsula
Virginia
Lennsylvania
Haakon VII
Norway
Andrew Johnson
United States
Isis
Senate
Belknap
Louis Riel
Canadian Northwest
ISI
James David Edgar
Dominion House of Commons
Elihu Root
Gen. Alger
Charles Tanner
House of Commons
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Saghalin
Morocco
Casablanca
Augustus Saint Caudens
Korn Jan
School For the Blind
Faribault
Minn
F. E. Weyerhauser
Frederick Weyerhauser
St. Louis
Middle West
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