Missing Pastor Found in Chicago After Three Weeks
After three weeks away from home Rev. Lee A. Frick of Lion River was found by his brother H. J. Frick in Chicago en route to a train. Frick, initially nonresponsive, regained memory and could not recall his travels, requesting to return home. The report lists numerous other Michigan incidents and local notes on fires, arrests, and civic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee A. Frick
Lion River
H. J. Frick
Norris
Mont
Chicago
Fruits of Right and Wrong Doing Sunday School Lesson
This piece analyzes Malachi to December 17, stressing the prophet's place in the old dispensation and the day of Jehovah. It discusses the righteous who fear God, the Messianic hope, and the sun of righteousness with healing in his wings, noting John the Baptist as the forerunner and urging reflection on duty to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malachi
Ile
Deacon Jones
Jesus Christ
C. RB. Brown
Christ
Elijah
John the Baptist
Murder Mystery in Detroit Claims Bicycle Repairman
John M. Reindell, a 30 year old bicycle repairman, was found murdered in his Detroit shop. Police theorize he was struck with an iron bar or wrench, then an attempt was made to set the place on fire. He leaves a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
John M. Reindell
Said
Detroit Potato Crops Yield Low Despite Land Use Efforts
Detroit's crop report shows potato farms supplying the poor yielded no crop of 104380 bushels last season. Seven hundred eight vacant lots were used and 167.27 acres planted. The average yield was 63 bushels per acre, costing $53.01 or about 8 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
City Agricultural Committee
Harry Rivers Recaptured After Toledo Arrest
Word arrived that Harry Rivers, a horse thief who broke jail at Lapeer Nov 1, was captured in Toledo. Rivers, awaiting trial for horse stealing and other depredations at Imlay City during the fair, escaped from the sick ward due to an attendant's negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rivers
Toledo
Lapeer
Rivers
Imlay City
Tragic Track Collision Near Dexter Claims Brighton Man
Will Cusie of Brighton was killed one mile west of Dexter on the Michigan Central Railroad by a New York and Boston special train. Authorities surmise Cusie mistook the tracks, stepping onto one while the passenger train rode on the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Cusie
Brighton
Dexter
Michigan Central Railroad
New York and Boston
Causie
Guilty of Manslaughter in Easton Killing
Wesley Bennett was convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Moses Walker, an Easton farmer. The sentence is fifteen years' imprisonment. On a prior trial Bennett had been convicted of first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonia
Wesley Bennett
Moses Walker
Easton
Bennett
Tragic Accidental Death In Oil Engine Incident
The son of Charles Lincoln of Piuaski was crushed to death after a traction engine was started while he was under it. The boy died in the accident while assisting with the engine operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tevemald
Charles Lincoln
Piuaski
Fornger
Copper Range Railroad expansion reaches Calumet next year
State briefs report the Copper Range Railroad will be extended to Calumet next year. Other items note local crimes, fires, accidents, a missing boy, floods of wheat pests, property thefts, court or police actions, and business developments across Michigan towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copper Range
Calumet
George Babcock
Mataumora
Andrew McCleisch
Goodland Township
Vicksburg
Five Lakes
Sam
Charles McGregor
Mulliken
Moses Gerow
Clare
Babe
John Crothers
Marlette
Wim
Neuman
Harmansville
Gamaha
Bingree
Charton H. Watson
Crystal Palls
Treuit
Tron County
Judson
Chas. M. Race
Qwossxo
Arthur L. Currie
George Bloomfield
Clio
Walter Clark
Charles Flintz
Geo. Thomas
Delta Township
SIU
Aeroo
Herbert Stearns
Woodbridge Township
Thomas Percival
Whitney
Port Huron
van Buren County
Shiawassee County
Franklin Syndicate
Martin Norkowski
Alpena
William Y. Murdock
Northville
Michigan Central
Ypsilanti
Thomas Clarage & Son
Nalamazoo
Gould City
Massachusetts Industry Shifts From Cotton to Leather Goods
In Massachusetts more money is invested in cotton textiles than any other manufacturing industry, but the production of boots and shoes yields the most valuable product. National figures show eight thousand men work in lead and zinc mining in Missouri, with a combined output of 74,000 tons of lead and 140,000 tons of zinc for 1808.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Missouri
Number of Tyrolese Mountain Guides Reaches 635
A count shows 635 professional guides operate in the Tyrolese mountains. The figure highlights growing outdoor tourism and mountainous accessibility. Details on periods or regional distribution are not provided in the readable text.
Secretary Gage Reports Treasury Deficit and Bank Reforms
Secretary Lyman J. Gage releases the annual treasury report showing a deficit of 880,111,550.07 for the year ending June 30. Revenue totals 810,210,004.35 with expenditures at 700,008,054.02. Internal revenue leads receipts with 8278,197,101.61. army and navy costs and a 820,000,000 payment to Spain drive expenses. Immigration shows 311,715 arrivals at US and Canadian ports.
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Spain
Gage
United States
Canada
Treasury
National Bank
Racine Ministers Shot in Home Burglary
Rev Dr D B Cheney and his wife Mrs Cheney were shot in Racine Wisconsin as a burglar entered their home at 10 am. The minister was wounded in the breast and groin while Mrs Cheney was shot in the throat with a bullet lodged in her larynx. A posse pursued the escaped assailant amid threats of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David B. Cheney
D. B. Cheney
Racine
Wis
Cheney
European rulers and notable figures in brief notes
Queen Wilhelmina dresses economically among rulers. Sir Edward Sassoon buys Barney Bar bato’s house in London. Queen Victoria thanks Canada for sending volunteers to South Africa. Egypt’s Nhedive earns ten times US president’s salary. Li Hung Chang owns world’s finest fur collection valued at $1,000,000. Crown Prince of Japan to have an iron framed palace. Ludy Louisa Tighe and Lady Sophia Cecil attended Waterloo battle bull event. Zola’s dog, pet nine years, died, a great sorrow to the novelist.
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Wilhelmina
Edward Sassoon
Barney Barbato
London
Queen Victoria
Canada
South Africa
Nhedive
Egypt
United States
Li Hung Chung
Crown Prince
Japan
Ludy Louisa Tighe
Sophia Cecil
Waterloo
Zola
Postmaster General Urges Reform in Second-Class Mail
In his annual report Charles Emory Smith condemns abuses of second-class mail and calls for swift reform. He cites a $20 million annual loss and a $6.6 million deficit this year, arguing much of the mail is misclassified and should pay third-class rates, with potential for reduced postage and broader service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Emory Smith
Postal Service
Congress
Aggie Ends and Aguinaldo Escape Pursued by Forces
Reports from Manila say Aguinaldo heads toward Monto with Maccabebes close behind while Gen. Young moves from Vigar to Bangued to seize Filipino prisoners. Maj. Swigert patrols the coast to block escape by sea as Hong Kong sources claim Aguinaldo seeks safe haven and mercy from the US consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monto
Manila
Wilder
Gen. Young
Thirtythird Infantry
Vigar
Bangued
Namagapacan
Maj. Swigert
Aguinaldo
Hong Kong
Rate War Looms Across Rail Lines From Ocean to Ocean
A broad passenger rate war grips the United States from New England to the Pacific coast with competing railroads lined up behind major systems. Differential-rate disputes threaten broader trade disruption as second class fares to California drop and tensions rise among Van derbilt Pennsylvanian Northwestern Rock Island Burlington St Paul on one side and Chicago Atlantic lines South Pacific Santa Fe and Wabash on the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Pacific Coast
California
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Rock Island
Burlington and
St. Paul
Chicago
Atlantic Coast
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Wilness Central
Boston
San Francisco
Notable Senate brides and military honors across eras
The piece surveys high profile marriages and civic roles including Senator Thurston’s remarriage to Lola Purman and the Purman family legacy. It notes William Frye’s presidency of the Senate and his cabinet succession role, profiles Gen. Otis and daughters in Rochester, and recalls soldiers Meiklejohn and Gherardi with war service highlights. It also mentions Havana’s Maine battleship Maine inquiry and a Seattle India merchant story, plus Chicago Japanese tea garden interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston
Nebraska
Cuba
Concentrados
Lola Purman
Washington
Leadora Fintryson
Maj
William J. Pur
United States
William P. Frye
Maine
Senate
Hobart
Frye
House
James G. Blaine
Paris
Spain
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Michi
Ganders
Lapecer
Lamon Russell
Manistee
Jespe P. Crawford
Jessie Temple
Maple Rapids
Austin & Co
Standish
Florida
John Moss
Joseph
John Galbraith
Cheboygan
Henry A. Stumrell
First Baptist Church
Bay Cly
Charles Ross
Battle Creek
Valentine-Clark Cedar Co
Matilda Burchfield
Charlotte
Enterprise Lodge
O. F
Grand Rapids
Wim. van Arsdale
Ann Arbor
Marion
Ithaca
Berrien Springs
Saginaw
Guy Conner
Zilwaukee
John Otto
Byron Persons
Persons
Thunder Bay Island
John Henry
Hall Bros. of
Belding
Cleveland Cliffs Co
Webster
Michigamme
Sylvester Sparks
Mianila
Crystal Falls
Peter Flabby
Spaulding Township
Pomeroy
A. Nelson
Moore’s Junction
Michigan Manufacturing and Mercantile Co
Estey
Moore Junction
Mt. Forest
Yea
Martin Meecker
Freeland
Michigan
Grace M. Luxton
Milyn
Andrew Mead
Mead
Kinde
Cany City
Secretary of State
Ben TI. Cable
University of Michigan
Wremlet
Lake Superior
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New
Atlantic and Superior Railway
The
Atlantic Mining Co
Portage Lake
Atlantic
Tcas
Isa
AGGIE
Smnnett Peterson
Suffolk, Va
Catawba River
South Carolina
Thomas O'Keefe
St. Louis
Mount Belmont
Sheri Marquette
Man
Meigs
Crane
Sprague
Meade
Flore Ida
Gen. Elwell S. Otis
Philippines
Otis
Rochester
Gen. Otis
Mary Otis
Laura Otis
Bobbie
Livut
Matthew EF. M. Meiklejohn
Second
Gordon Highlanders
Meiklejohn
St. Andrew'’s University
Dargai
Natal
Elands Tangie
Susign Gherardi
J. J. Jiminez
Porto Rico
Gherardi
Navy
Louisiana
Naval Academy
Gubrardis
Pacific
Havana
A. A. Advani
India
Seattle
Asare-You-Well
Jackson Park
Senator Thurston
Senator Frye
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