Michigan Matters and Local Industry Highlights 1901
Reports from Michigan's Grand Army of the Republic show 14,632 active members with 2,526 dues arrears, seven posts failing to report, and overall strong finances including $10,675.64 in the general fund and $8,? in assets. Local industry news note new oil wells, a large cereal plant, cement factories, and farm labor shifts. crimes include several deaths and accidents, and societal issues touch on temperance campaigns and runaway economic activity. A fatal train incident, a murder suspicion, and fires with notable losses are reported across Lansing, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Albion, and Kalmazoo, with ongoing civic events slated for August.
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Department of Michigan
Grand Army of the Republic
Lansing
Abbottsford
Hubbard Lake
Perry
Bostick
Lapeer
Gratiot County
Battle Creek Cereal Co
Lake Shore
Portland
Bellaire
Grand Rapids
Frank Webber
Howard City
Allegan
Calhoun County Soldiers’ and Sailors
Albion
Egyptian Cement Co
Fenton
Owosso Manufacturing Co
Manistee Iron Works
Michigan
Gilbert W. Phillips
Hudsonville
Clinton County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association
St. Johns
Crop Report Notes Mixed Midwest and South
The weekly crop report from the Department of Agriculture shows mixed improvements and drought conditions. Corn in Illinois and Iowa improves while eastern sections remain dry. Kansas Nebraska Missouri experience variable rains. oats and wheat yields vary by region. fruit and pasture prospects differ, with overall conditions reporting clearer gains in some states and continued stress in others.
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Mississippi
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Central Valley
Missouri Valley
Ohio River
Upper
Ohio Valley
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Nebraska
Towa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Middle Atlantic
South Dakota
North Dakota
Washington
Oregon
Michigan
Wisconsin
Horticultural Society
Peach Crop Threatened by Yellows Disease
Peach growers in Berrien County confront the yellows disease as slaughter of afflicted trees continues. In Pearl Grange area two square miles, commissioners Rodney and Irving Pearl estimate removal will cut at least 7,000 bushels from the local crop, reviving fears of a repeat of the two decades ago orchard wipeout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrien County
Pearl Grange
Messrs
Rodney
Irving Pearl
Poison in Peaches Alarm in Battle Creek
Mrs Clara Wendell found a small paper bag tied to her door knob containing two peaches with a note Expressly for Clara. She ate them and was hospitalized with spasms resembling strychnine poisoning. Police arrested a man on suspicion after reports of prior attention and a quarrel with the woman.
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Clara Wendell
Battle Creek
Clara
Fatal Dispute Over a Cow Ends in Double Tragedy
Poundmaster Joe Lennen of Crystal Falls placed Capt. Bennett's cow in the pound prompting a heated exchange. Bennett, superintendent of Oliver Mining, drew his revolver and shot Lennen through the heart. The incident shocks the Upper Peninsula. Bennett, a prominent mining figure valued at about $500,000, was arrested.
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Joe Lennen
Crystal Falls
Bennett
Oliver Mining Company
Lennen
Upper Peninsula
Tragic House Fire Claims Two Young Daughters
Two girls aged 8 and 2, daughters of George Simmons, died in a fire at Mancelona. The home caught fire while two older boys, left in the house, escaped and warned others, but rescue came too late. The dwelling and all belongings were destroyed.
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George Simmons
Mancelona
Alcona farmers raise seed peas for New York parties
A condensation of rural harvests and accidents: Alcona farmers plant extensive seed peas for New York markets. Thomas Miller of Haynes hauls forty hay loads totaling about thirty tons from a ten acre field. Charles Anderson of Talbot dies after accidental shotgun discharge while hunting. HL KK Gustin of Alpena reports burning hemlock logs. Durand unveils a new water works system inviting factories. Belgian chicory mills burn in Essexville with eight shipment cars lost. $80,000 loss, $20,000 insured. Benton Harbor Evening News office damaged by lightning during a storm. fire extinguished by Benny the devil with chemicals. Onekama ferry finds an overturned boat near Traverse Bay. five tourists aboard, two rescued with exposure injuries. Choate rail yard roundhouse burns. A C Binck block under construction at Holland collapses injuring four masons. Fred Jenkins dies after being crushed by a wheel while hauling lumber for his New Haven farm.
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Alcona
New York
Thomas Miller
Haynes
Charles Anderson
Talbot
Gustin
Alpena
Detroit
Mackinac
Durand
Essexville
Benton Harbor
Benny
Onekama
Elk Rapids
Traverse Bay
Chicago
Old Mission Point
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Choate
A. C. Binck
Holland
Lee Smith
Fred Jenkins
New Haven
Owosso
Robbers Blast Chicago Suburban Railway Safe
Four armed men entered the Suburban Railway Company offices at 22d Street and Harlem Avenue Chicago early Monday. They gagged bound Ness and Bortuch, blew open the safe with dynamite, and escaped with about 700 dollars after tying the victims in a coal bin and lingering for three hours before day conductors found them.
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Chicago Suburban Railway
Suburban Railway Company
22D Street
Harlem Avenue
Chicago
William Ness
James Bortuch
Ness
Bortuch
News From Our Colonies Indigo Decline and Guam Notes
Indigo in the Philippines fell from 61-65 to 30-35 cents per pound due to adulteration with lime as Chinese practices spread. Governor Tilley reported tuberculosis on Guam and warned natives' clothing issues, while praising their vigor and need for industrial education. Cuba’s population breakdown and literacy challenges are outlined, and Manila’s insular government saved 230000 by declaring Mariveles quarries public domain. Copper deposits near Mount Data show advanced native metallurgy.
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Philippines
War Department
Guam
Tilley
McKinley
Gov. Tilley
Gov
Manila
Mariveles
Bataan
Smelter Robbery At Vallejo Worth Up To 350000
Robbers tunneled into the Selby Smelting works Vallejo California stealing gold bricks valued by officials from 280000 up to 350000. Two bricks left on the bay shore. Thieves worked two to three months, used a tunnel and shaft, and moved bullion to a nearby bank then to a boat. Vast operations involve multiple police agencies.
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Selby
Vallejo
Cal
Selby Smelting and Lead Company
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Veale
Contra Costa County
Sanford
Bay Cities
Strike Is Ordered By Amalgamated Association
President Shaffer issues a general strike call as the Amalgamated Association predicts a massive work stoppage. Up to 100000 directly strike, potentially millions affected through sympathy. The effect on steel mills could shutter operations if no settlement by Saturday. The president urges members to join to defend labor’s rights and organization.
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Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Steel Trust
United States Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
T. J. Shaffer
Reform Edict Noted and Crime Roundup on Era Text
An edict of reform is reported from a Chinese court amid talk of an American opening a Monte Carlo on Ma garethen. Reuben Hill of Richmond Ky was acquitted in a shooting case. Bank missing funds and multiple fatal fires are listed along with violent incidents in Velasco Texas and Norfolk Virginia. Medals issued by King Edward are rejected by imperial yeomanry amid arrears claims.
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Magarethen
Reuben Hill
Richmond
U. S. Cates
Commercial Bank
Chicago
Hanover
Schodewald
Philadelphia
Meade
San Francisco
Velasco
Texas
D. A
Simon Williams
Monticello
Fla
Kilpatrick
Williams
Imperial Yeomanry
Edward
Abraham Intercession and the Theophany Visit
An oriented Sunday School lesson surveys Genesis 18 to 22, tracing Abraham’s intercession for Sodom and the divine theophany at Mamre. It covers Abram becoming Abraham, Sarai becoming Sarah, and the promise of Isaac, plus the later origin of Moabites and Ammonites.
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Abraham
Jehovah
Abram
Ishmael
Hagar
Abraeham
Sarai
Sarah
Isaac
Darkens His Life Ask Why Does Writem Fear We All Hear
The Baltimore American notes Writem, a famed author, wears a constant fearful look due to ongoing threats from enemies who intend to publish the class song he wrote at graduation. The piece frames his anxieties as tied to looming disclosure and public pressure.
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Writem
Baltimore American
Hatchet Again The High Priced Auto At Track
A fragment notes a high priced automobile occupying the track while G Washington expresses satisfaction with a modest hack. The lines imply a contrast between luxury and simplicity in a scene noted on a track. No further context is provided.
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G. Washington
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Stinton
Ottawa Beach
A. L. Wegenmen
St. Louis
Henry L. L’homedieu
L’homedieu
Michigan Central Railway
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Ann Arbor
Grand Rapids Express
Michigan Central
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Henry Sable
Laketon Township
Sable
Payne
Cross
Charles Bell
Parma
Chesanigg
A. L. Bailey
Alexander Scratch
Scratch
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Chas. Ware
Lola
St Clair
State News
Brid
Rob
Cuba
Lepanto
Mount Data
P. I
Igerrotes
Archipelago
the Sunday School
Ilebron
Sodom
Gomorrah
Dead Sea
Hebron
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Lot
Ile
Pompeii
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