Farmer Burned Barns and Died in Suicide Mystery
David Stevenson a 45 year old farmer from Claybanks Otsego county reportedly burned two barns on Willam Grumm and Henry Peichentsen properties then died in the fire. He had planned to marry widow Ann Shultz but allegedly barred wedding due to money fears. Stevenson owned a peach farm and left no traceable funds.
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Oceana
David Stevenson
Willam Grumm
Stevenson
Claybanks
Oveana County
Wisconsin wardens face suits over seized deer without warrant
Michigan hunters claim Wisconsin wardens seized legally killed deer from the Upper Peninsula that were being shipped to Michigan homes. They allege the deer were legally tagged and shipped through Wisconsin and Illinois to the lower Michigan peninsula, prompting potential lawsuits.
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Wisconsin
Green Bay
Michigan
Peninson
Ilinois
Upper Michigan
Nightmare Ends Life after Typhoid Sickness
Charles Hanley aged 22 dies at his parents’ Platte township home after a typhoid illness. The death follows a recent in family illness that felled his younger brother aged 16 and others including parents and a married daughter who returned to nurse them. The father and mother remain unaware of the tragedy.
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Charles Hanley
William Hanley
Platte Township
Clue
Louis Cook
New Ohio Michigan Southern Company Formed In Lansing
The Ohio and Michigan Southern Company has filed articles of incorporation in Lansing with an authorized capital of 17 million dollars. It plans to take over the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Detroit railway trolley project between Toledo and Ann Arbor. Andrew E. Lee to be president, HQ in Toledo, aiming for freight and passenger service.
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Toledo
Ann Arbor
Ohio and Michigan Southern Company
Lansing
Detroit Railway
Andrew E. Lee
Lineman Killed Saving Rival Company's Property
J A Reddick, a Postal Telegraph lineman in Escanaba, was electrocuted while trying to save rival company property. A high tension power line crossed with a Western Union circuit causing a fire in a clothing store where Reddick had been purchasing Christmas presents. He moved toward the Western Union battery room to disconnect wires and was burned to death.
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Niies
J. A. Reddick
Postal Telegraph Company
Escanaba
Western Union
Redding
Reddick
Western Union Battery Room
Child Dies of Burns in Tragic Accident
Pearl Jacobs a 13 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Jacobs of Stillsdale died from scalds after pulling a dish of boiling water from a table. The mother reached too late to stop the spill from damaging the child's face arms and body.
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Pearl Jacobs
Leslie Jacobs
Stillsdale
Edward Parks Acquitted in Grand Rapids Manslaughter Case
Edward Parks was found not guilty of manslaughter in the Grand Rapids Superior Court over the May incident at a Central League opening game. A bottle thrown by Parks struck Willie Haverkamp, a bystander, killing him while bystanders reported harassment by the boy.
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Edward Parks
Grand Rapids
Mich
Willie Haverkawp
Parks
Haverkamp
Wealthy Grand Rapids Mrs Searles commits suicide after shooting
Mrs Myrtle Searles 32, wife of Jim Searles, a prominent promoter with assets around $200000, shoots herself in bed after a remark. The act occurs as she confronts her husband at 2 a.m. in their home. temporary insanity is cited. She leaves two children and money of her own.
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Eada
Myrtle Searles
Grand Rapids
Searles
Jim
Cobalt
Nevada
Arizona
Typhoid father watches two children perish in blaze
Neighbors fleeing a night fire find Edward Toner of Intelochen amid flames. Toner, ill with typhoid and in night clothes, stands barefoot in snow as two of his children Mary 35 and Lyman 3 die. His wife and infant barely escape.
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Edward Toner
Intelochen
Toner
Mary
Lyman
Insanity In State Gains At Kalamazoo Asylum
Records at the Michigan asylum in Kalamazoo show 1,036 inmates, with 1,000 men. Superintendent I A Noble reports an increase of nearly 100 patients over last year and a higher average inmate age, from about 31 to 40.
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Michigan
Kalamazoo
I. A. Noble
May Reprint Michigan in War Book Hinted
There remains in the hands of the adjutant general of the State but one copy of that celebrated military work Michigan in the War. There is still a great demand for this book from Civil War soldiers and it is likely it may be revised and reprinted.
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Michigan
Adjutant General
Marine City bank talk and a string of accidents and notes
Local chatter mentions starting another bank in Marine City while incidents unfold across Michigan. A Kalamazoo woman is injured by a switch engine, stores are burgled, a miner is killed at Isle Royale, and various court cases and misfortunes are reported along with factory funding plans and a cabbage cutter design.
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Marine City
Lucy C. Parker
Kalamazoo
William Shoemaker
Orion
Calbert
Pontiac
Charles Miller
Louis Willis
Gvorge Riddler
Albia
Isle Royale
Houghton
Emil Rutila
Kurila
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Bend
Selders
Dairy Pay and Dairy Herd Profits From 1890s
The article notes 21 194 000 U S milk cows and per capita milk use rising while cows per person falls. It cites a 100 year gain of 1000 pounds per dairy cow and 211 million dollars extra revenue, but warns many dairies still operate at a loss. It stresses counting feed, wage, interest and depreciation before profit, and offers calf feeding and pasture timing tips.
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United States
Lime Treatments for Oats and Clover Improve Yields
Field tests show 1000 pounds of lime per acre nearly matches 2000 pounds for oats, while clover responds better to the higher rate. Carbonate lime yields more dry matter than nitrogen plus burned lime and promotes nitrogen fixation more than burned lime, though results vary.
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New Jersey
Elover
American Limburger Cheese Makers Claim Parallels to Belgian Origin
A description explains how the United States produces limburger cheese using process steps that include curdling milk with calf stomach, drum fermentation, whey pressing, molding, and aging in a cellar for a month or two to develop flavor. The method mirrors traditional Belgian origin links.
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United States
Belgium
Testing Soil Acidity With Litmus Paper Method
To check soil acidity the article advises buying blue litmus paper, pressing a moist piece into the soil, then waiting ten to twenty minutes. If the paper remains pink or red after drying, the soil is acidic and should receive limestone at about one ton per acre, thoroughly mixed.
Tobacco Growers Combine Formed to Shield Growers
The Union Tobacco Society unites tobacco growers across Kentucky Indiana Ohio Tennessee and Wisconsin with estimated assets of 30 million dollars to protect growers from market risks and unfair practices.
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Union Tobacco Sciety
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Descent of the Holy Spirit lesson and Pentecost teaching
The Sunday School lesson for January 10 discusses the Descent of the Holy Spirit. It explains Pentecost as the fiftieth day after Passover, the beginning of the Holy Ghost dispensation, and urges united church prayer for the Spirit. The article blends biblical exposition with practical notes and a farm sketch about a corn crib and lean-to shed.
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Jesus
Corn Uses Across the Year Reported by The Crop Reporter
The Springfield Register cites The Crop Reporter detailing a corn crop totaling 2,066,000,000 bushels. It lists 241,000,000 for flour and grist mills, 8,000,000 for starch, 000,000 for malt liquors, 17,000,000 for distilling liquors, 40,000,000 for glucose, 190,000,000 for export, and 13,000,000 for seed, with only 19.3 percent used thus and the rest feeding purposes.
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Springfield Register
Pentecost Spirit Power And Gifted Utterance In Acts
A theological discussion on Pentecost from Acts 2 detailing the Spirit’s filling of all present, including women, the speaking in diverse tongues, and the prophecy of wonders. It argues for regenerated believers, Spirit utterance, and the spread of the gospel as outward signs of grace.
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Christ
Jesus
Elizabeth
John the Baptist
Mary
Zacharias
Peter
Tie
Cruth
Teuta Laat
Chicago Business Recovery Signals Broad Upturn
The Chicago market notes sustained recovery with higher activity and confidence across sectors. Steel and pig iron demand rise while wholesale departments and mail orders show brisk activity. grain shipments compare favorably to prior periods amid mixed commodity prices.
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Gary
Chicago
Dun
Millet as Late Crop Recommendation for Ohio Farms
Ohio station advises millet as a fallback when corn fails or cannot be planted. Early varieties can be sown through July to yield fair fields. Millet serves as cattle, horse, and sheep feed though overripe seed harms kidneys in horses. It also provides pasture seed and silage, and acts nearly as effective as a summer fallow for soil cleaning.
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Ohio
German Milk Preservation Method by Ferrous Carbonate
A German patent describes preserving milk by removing dissolved oxygen with a small amount of ferrous carbonate. Freshly precipitated ferrous carbonate reacts with oxygen, evolving carbon dioxide. One part ferrous carbonate treats 50 000 parts of milk, and the additive does not alter the milk, to be added before boiling.
Diversified farming advised to restore exhausted soils
The article notes soil fertility declines from long cultivation in tobacco lands like Virginia and abandoned New England farms. It argues for diversified farming beyond crops, recommending cattle, brood mares, breeding hogs, sheep, goats, and poultry to maintain productivity without interference between livestock types.
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Virginia
New England
Narrow slatted corn crib improves air flow
The corn crib should be narrow and slatted on the sides and ends to allow free air circulation in all directions. Some farmers place hollow crates in the crib as it is filled to prevent heating and spoiling in the center, protecting the corn germ.
Commodity Prices Across U S Cities and Timber Leaders Meet
The report lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with bid ranges for beef and pork and grain values. Northwestern timber magnates fail to consolidate despite a Duluth meeting as the A C Smith Timber Company signals a push for reforestation spanning half a million acres.
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Chicago
Ste
Tée
Indianapolis
Ste. St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
St.so
New York
Catule
Toledo
Northwestern Timber Magimtes
Dulach
A. Smith Timber Company
Minneapolis
Yeetantion
Amer
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Soo
Swart
Oscar Svenson
Lowell
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Theodore H. Wickwire
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