Half Witted Boy Held After Admit Ting Charge Against Him
Riley Weller aged 17 is held for examination after admitting he attempted to wreck a Michigan Central branch line train near Burlington. Obstructions were found on the tracks prior to a passenger run, and detective Henry Decke traced the plot, noting the boy’s limited intellect. Witnesses urge placement in a feeble minded home rather than jail.
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Riley Weller
Justice Bidwell
Battle Creek
Michigan Central
Burlington
Henry ©. Decke
Weller
Burglars Loot Stanton Post Office Safe Blast
Burglars pried open the Stanton post office front door and blew the safe with nitro glycerine about 1 AM. They secured $8 in loose change and $600 in stamps. a registered letter containing $80 was left behind. No clues or reports of the explosion were heard as the burglars fled, leaving tools behind. Postmaster Elliott of Bellows reported the stamp shipment. Postmaster George Barre of Tinconning investigated after hearing a noise.
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Stanton
Elliott
Bellows
Night Watch
George Barre
Lack of Air Saves School in Ypsilanti Basement Fire
A fire caused by an electric wire in the street spread to the basement of Ypsilanti high school. The burning feed wire melted a lead gas pipe, igniting gas that fed the flames until air was exhausted and the gas line dropped into the meter, cutting off gas supply and leaving only charred walls and ceiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti High School
Rejected Suitor Fatally Harmed Girl In Holloway
Mis Ola Kelly aged 23 died at her Holloway home after Joseph Eh lich of Adrian, 20, attacked her with scissors. The crime was discovered by the victim's mother on returning from a neighbor's. Police say Eh lich confessed after arrest.
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Mis Ola Kelly
Holloway
Joseph Ehlich
Adrian
Miss Kelly
Three Men Charged in Cheboygan Railroad Fire
Michigan Central detective Frank J. Maynard captured Mat Vukson Joe Stilchner and Steve Gubish after a woods chase and brought them to Cheboygan on a special train. They face charges for burning two railroad box cars at Afton one empty and one loaded with potatoes.
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Cheboygan
Mat Vukson
Joe Stilchner
Steve Gubish
Cheboyaga
Frank J. Maynard
Michigan Central Railroad
Afton
Maynard
Prenuptial agreement signed by H W Hardman and Hattie E Briggs
A unique prenuptial agreement dibuat in Detroit by H W Hardman 45 of Middleburg West Virginia and Miss Hattie E Briggs 42 of Yun Yan New York. They later married at the Wayne Hotel.
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Detroit
H. W. Hardman
Middleburg
W. Va
Hattie E. Briggs
Yun Yan
N. Y
Wayne Hotel
Wheat Outlook Improves as Wheat Prospects Rise
Secretary Prescott releases a monthly crop report noting damage to potatoes sugar beets apples and grapes from Oct 10 snow and cold weather while praising wheat conditions yielding an 85 percent crop outlook. The Buffalo and Susquehanna Iron Co closes the Hiawatha mine deal in the Iron River district with plans for new dwellings a larger warehouse and an office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Ile
Buffalo and Susquehanna Iron Co
Hiawatha
Iron River District
Menominee Range
Rock Fall Fatalities Hit Grand Rapids Mine
A rock fall in a plaster mine near Grand Rapids killed two workers, Joseph Cwik and Walter Pishlinski, and seriously injured Ignace Frankowsky. The incident underscores dangerous conditions at the site as investigators assess causes.
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Joseph Cwik
Walter Pishlinski
Ignace Frankowsky
Grand Rapids
Water Supply Impure From Alma Sugar Factory Waste
Water of the Chippewa river is polluted by Alma sugar factory refuse and deemed unfit for domestic use. Dead fish float downstream in large numbers as Midland seeks a remedy to reduce the contamination.
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Chippewa
Alma
Midland
Found Dead in Barn Near Mt Clemens
The body of Herman L. Barie of Detroit was found in the barn of Joseph Hatzenbuhler three miles from Mt. Clemens after Hatzenbuhler carried him from a rail line claim. Authorities identified Barie and a small morphine stick indicated death by overdose.
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Herman L. Barie
Detroit
Mt. Clemens
Joseph Hatzenbuhler
Hatzenbuhler
Barie
Matzenbuhler
St Joseph’s Surging Marriage Boom Tops Records
St Joseph breaks marriage records with about 1700 licenses forecast after surpassing 1500 last year. Chicago couples dominate filings as Illinois leads states, with Michigan and Indiana following. Clergy officials and county clerk share in growing revenues while the city remains a renowned marriage center.
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St. Joseph
Battle Creek plans new high school use of funds
Battle Creek aims to erect a new high school with a $150,000 price tag. The district expects taxes to drop next spring for the school portion. It will use $50,000 on hand plus $50,000 from the teachers' salaries fund, sourced from the State primary fund, while the current high school remains far below capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Primry
Burglars Hit Orion Postoffice Vault for Stamps and Silver
On a recent night burglars dynamited a hole in the Orion postoffice vault and stole about $40 in stamps and $20 in silver, while leaving $90 in currency. Several residents heard two reports but no one pursued the robbers.
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Orion
Stewart Edward White Buys Home Near Grand Rapids
Novelist Stewart Edward White has bought a house near Grand Rapids and plans to settle where his parents lived. He announced his next novel will recount events in Grand Haven and Grand Rapids during the early eighties when logs descended the river.
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Stewart Edward White
Grand Rapids
Grand Haven
Believe Missing Farmer Dead in Joppa Case
Relatives of Elmer Blosser, a Joppa farmer missing for several days, now believe he is dead. Investigators note that $400 to $500 owed to Blosser in Battle Creek was neither collected nor inquired about, suggesting foul play or accidental death rather than flight.
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Elmer Blosser
Blosser
Battle Creek
Ann Arbor vaudeville house planned for city
A list of Michigan local items notes various regional happenings including Ann Arbor plans for a vaudeville house, Adrian post office opening, Menominee rifle range proposal, Kalamazoo complaints over smoke nuisance and a state Sunday school convention, Owosso beer receipts, accidental injuries, marital changes, and notable deaths or civic events across multiple towns.
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St. Joseph
Kalamazoo
Owosso
Albion
Perry
Soo
Newberry
Newaygo
Business of the Year: Bradstreet’s 12‑Month Trade Review
Bradstreet's Commercial Agency presents a year summary of American agriculture, manufacture, and general trade. July figures show large crops and high prices spurring totals. imports up 7 percent, exports up 13.4 percent, total foreign trade 105 percent above 1905, railways and banks rising, fewer business failures, money in circulation at a record high.
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Bradstreet
Louisiana
Porto Rico
Hawaii
United States
OSU
Ge CE
PAL
Psas
Tillman in fiery talk at Chicago meeting
Senator Benjamin Tillman spoke at Orchestra Hall in Chicago for Chicago Union Hospital, debating the race question. He argued the fifteenth amendment does not grant suffrage and warned that states could be dominated by Black voters, while declaring support for enforcement of equal laws and admitting to endorsing lynch law for one crime.
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Benjamin R. Tillman
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Chicago Union Hospital
Statesman
South Carolina
Sost
B. BR. Tillman
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Radium Debate Sparks Reclassification by Soddy
Frederick Soddy, a leading English expert on radium, suggests it may be treated as a compound for now rather than a chemical element. In the British Medical Journal, Gordon and Harper report North Devonshire consumption data over 44 years, linking damp rain-laden winds to higher phthisis mortality.
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Frederick Soddy
Fire roars through Lighthouse hotel in St Louis
A three story Lighthouse hotel at Ninth and Market in St Louis burned early Wednesday. The Salvation Army barracks suffered severe damage with six dead and about thirty five injured as panicked inmates jumped from windows and stairways. Firemen forced open a jammed door to allow the crowd to escape. The blaze’ cause remains under investigation.
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Lighthouse
Ninth and Market Streets
St. Louis
Salvation Army
Stvat
Gre
Esapg
Mystery of a Woman With Two Men's Voices
New York experts study Mrs Ema Murray of Fort Worth Texas who reportedly can emit a lower baritone voice despite a feminine talk. Her handwriting allegedly shifts to resemble a man whereas she maintains a feminine demeanor and rhythm in speech.
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New York
Ema Murray
Fort Worth
Texas
Hislop
G. W. Colby
Albert Gerard Thiers
Miss Murray
Vaice
Fire destroys Newtonian hotel and two stores in Kentucky
Telegraphic briefs report a fire at the Newtonian hotel in Somerset Kentucky that leveled the hotel and two adjacent stores with losses estimated from 50 000 to 100 000 dollars. Company activity includes Niles Rement Pond of New York planning to acquire Ridgway Machine Tool of Ridgway Pennsylvania. The Laber League of America held its seventh biennial convention in Canton Ohio with about 300 delegates from across the nation.
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Somerset, Ky
Niles-Rement-Pond Company
New York
Ridgway Machine Tool Company
Ridgway, Pa
Laber League of America
Canton
Ohio
United States
Jesus on the Cross and the seven words explained
The lesson contrasts gospel accounts of the crucifixion highlighting the seven sayings from the cross. It links the diverse depictions to human perspective, explains Jesus death as part of God's plan, and notes how his sacrifice reveals forgiveness. It cites prophecies fulfilled and observes reactions of onlookers including the repentant thief and centurion.
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Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Jesus
Calvary
Palestine
Isaiah
God
Christ
Pilate
Unseasonable Chicago Weather Pressures Trade
Unseasonable weather in Chicago disrupted retail dealings yet holiday specialty sales stay strong. Manufacturing remains robust in iron and steel with continued demand, while railroad congestion and car shortages hinder distribution. Interior reports cheer about winter trade, heavy commodity movement for construction, rising railroad earnings, and ongoing wage increases to secure labor amid a busy seasonal market.
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Chicago
Western
Dun’s Review of Trade
New York
Bradstreet
Women Apply for Paris Cab Licenses and Bar Admits Two
Last week in Paris three women applied for cab licenses and two women were admitted to the bar. The event highlights growing participation by women in professional fields in the city.
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Paris
Unilens Tubeless Telescope by Major Baden Powell
A single lens telescope named Unilens, invented by Major Baden Powell of the British Army, uses a convex lens 2 1/2 inches in diameter with a six foot focal length. When mounted on a stick it magnifies distant objects about four diameters.
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Baden-Powell
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Grains Across Cities
A roundup of market quotes from Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Tables show cattle hogs sheep and grain prices including No. 2 wheat 72 to 80 cents, corn 41 to 54 cents, oats 32 to 40 cents, rye 60 to 72 cents, and hay prices ranging up to 17 dollars per ton.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
Election results in Indian Territory and Oklahoma rise
The recent election shows Indian Territory with 101000 votes and Oklahoma with 94000 votes. The United States Horseshoeing Company, capital 2000000, was incorporated at Trenton New Jersey. The Hongkong legislative council approved another fund installment for the Canton Railway Company. T F Clements a white man pleaded guilty to assault and battery in connection with the Atlanta riots.
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Indian Territory
Oklahoma
United States Horseshoeing Company
Capital
Trenton
N. J
Hongkong Legislative Council
Canton Railway Company
T. F. Clements
White
Atlanta
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Michigan State News
Hiawatha Mine
Rob Orion
Postoffice
Ann Arbor
Menominee
Brown City
Lapeer
N. Golden
Vear Quincy
Jacob Scheid
Bay City
Reese
Fairfield
Bat
Dog
Monroe
Hiram Ford
Lottie Richelderfer
Morenci
Joseph Scott
St. Joans
Cooper
Mary Ann la Prise
Tillman
Salvation Army Hotel
Cross
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