Thousands of Dollars Worth of Loot Found in Bricheng House
Canadian authorities recovered dray loads of stolen valuables from Henry Venson Bricheng, a Dane who cannot speak English, arraigned before Magistrate Quibell and sentenced to Ontario Central Prison for three and a half years. The goods, valued in the thousands, came from churches and public places across two Loos. Bricheng is believed to be a kleptomaniac and did not deny the charge.
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Two
Loos
Henry Venson Bricheng
Wage War on Saloons In Flint Youth Drunken at Station
Three youths aged 17 to 19, sons of reputable families, were found intoxicated behind the Station saloon in Flint. Two were placed in an express wagon and the third carried to police headquarters. They were laid on a back-room floor to sleep off the stupor as indignation grows and officials plan action against liquor suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Police
Body Found in Hay Mow Near Albion Farm
Claud Peck found an unidentified man about 65 frozen in a haymow two miles north of Albion on the Henry Howard farm while searching for a trap. Deputy Sheriff Graham and Chief Mallory investigated and concluded the death occurred four to five weeks prior. The body was poorly clothed and no identification was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Howard
Albion
Claud Peck
Svits
Graham
Mallory
Boy Play Ends In Tragedy In Standish
The youths George Hampton aged 14 and Warden Beebe aged 12 played with a gun. Hampton fired hitting Beebe in the back shattering the backbone and tearing a kidney. Dr Beebe and Dr Warren attend him but prognosis is poor. Hampton likely to be arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hampton
Warden Beebe
Standish
Beebe
Warren
Hampton
Nuptial records broken in St. Joseph historic year
Contrary to expectations, the city sees a record surge in marriages. By December, 1,447 couples wed this year in St. Joseph, with 1,485 licenses issued inISSY for the year. Experts anticipate about 1,600 licenses by year’s end, setting a national record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Issy
Supreme Court Rules Juvenile Court Act Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declares the juvenile court act unconstitutional in a decision by Judge Ostrander. All justices concur. The ruling strikes down the provision that gave circuit court commissioners judicial powers in juvenile offender cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Ostrander
Circuit Court
Gas Plant Explosion Threatens Springport Town
A carbon gas plant owned by E. Wellington exploded causing structural failure and injuring Calvin Fulks and W. O. Over who were trapped beneath the debris. The fire department's swift action prevented broader destruction to Springport.
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Springport
E. Wellington
Calvin Fulks
W. O. Over
Ore Shipments Suspended From Escanaba Dock
Ore shipments from the St. Paul dock in Escanaba are suspended for the season. The season total moved by the company reached 1,250,000 tons, up 460,000 tons from 1904. Northwestern decks will continue in operation for about a week to ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Escanaba
Baby Burns to Death in Gladwin Fire
A 2 year old child of Thomas Riley died in a Gladwin house fire while the mother was away on an errand. She returned and carried out the body but it was too late to save the child.
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Thomas Riley
Gladwin
Farmer Dies of Tetanus After Rusty Nail Wound
Jacob Van Zoeren a young farmer ten miles east of Holland contracts tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail. Doctors declare no hope for recovery in this fatal case.
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Jacob van Zoeren
Holland
More Pupils in Schools Up with New Compulsory Law
Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction French credits the new compulsory education law with a marked rise in school attendance across the state. Van Buren county reports 350 more pupils than last year, about a 10 percent increase overall. Some counties show little enforcement, with Ogemaw sheriff declining to appoint a deputy to enforce the law.
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van Buren
Ogemaw
Granges push roadside improvement in Calhoun County
An agitation by granges in Calhoun county seeks roadside improvements and aims to spread statewide. The focus is on restoring tidy road edges after cattle-grazing era left them overgrown with grass and weeds.
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Calhoun County
Belleville Man Killed At Wabash Crossing
Gilbert Riggs, an aged Belleville resident, was instantly killed at the Wabash crossing near the depot when his horse bolted as a train approached. The horse and buggy were destroyed, and Riggs died at the scene. A similar fatality occurred at the same site five years earlier involving Richard Hope.
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Gilbert Riggs
Belleville
Wabash
Mr. Riggs
Richard Hope
Milwaukee Architect Survives Shot and River Rescue
John J. Young a Milwaukee architect accidentally shot himself while hunting near Menominee then fell into the Peshtigo river. He crawled out alive and wrote his name in blood on bark before fainting Lun dermen crossing via raft reached him in time to save him from fatal blood loss.
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Milwaukee
John J. Young
Menominee
Lundermen
Eleven German Schools Must Teach English Under Law
In St Clair county eleven schools reportedly conduct all instruction in German until confirmation at age about fourteen. A new truancy law mandates English instruction in all state schools, including German ones.
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St. Clair
St. Clair County
Port Huron
State Census Shows Population Split Across 400 Cities
A state labor bureau canvass finds fifty two percent of residents live in 400 cities and villages. It reports common laborers earning about a dollar sixty five per day while men and teams average three dollars and fifty cents daily.
Smith Hotel in Clinton Shows Black Walnut Charm
A traveler’s curiosity, the Smith hotel in Clinton, built seventy five years ago by Parkes, features black walnut timber and pillars. The veranda bears carved names from the early 1860s, marking a storied past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Clinton
Parkes
Wade Reed's suicide attempt leaves minor chest wound
Wade Reed about 24 years old attempted self harm at Vernon by placing a 32 caliber revolver against his left breast. The bullet went above the heart causing a painful but non dangerous wound from which he is expected to recover.
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Wade Reed
Vernon
Noted Tragedy North of Niles: Father Kills Son-In-Law
Albert Hinkley aged 51 fatally shoots his son-in-law William Tuttle aged 42 at Hinkley's home six miles north of Niles. Hinkley says Tuttle tried to separate him from his wife during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hinkley
William Tuttle
Niles
Hinkley
Tuttle
Old Man Attacked by Bull in Ortonville
Seneca Whipple, an elderly Ortonville resident aged about seventy, was attacked by a savage bull. He sustained a broken hip and his advanced age casts serious doubt on recovery.
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Ball
Seneca Whipple
Ortonville
Girls Take Messenger Roles At Postal Telegraph Co Battle Creek
The Postal Telegraph Co in Battle Creek replaces male messengers with girls for its delivery service. The change aims to modernize operations and improve efficiency in the city.
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The
Postal Telegraph Co
Battle Creek
Multiple local notices and accidents reported
Mrs Hannah Way of Bellevue dies aged D4 years. A cheese factory opens April 1 at Lindon by Leonard Freeman of Fenton. Morley forms a business men’s association to promote town interests. East Jordan post office robbed of over $1,000 in stamps and money orders. Prescott Co new steel foundry at Menominee starts Feb 1 and iron foundry Jan 1. Explosion at John Robard jewelry store Bloomingdale injures owner and kills his 3-year-old son. W A Depow cigar box factory to move Lansing to Kalamazoo. A new factory will be built. Reid Wrecking Company abandons attempt to release schooner Alta wrecked near Munising. Fire destroys National Hotel and Tiefenthal & Worms store. I W Carrel owner plans rebuild.
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Hannah Way
Bellevue
Lindon
Leonard Freeman
Fenton
Morley
East Jordan
Prescott Co
Menominee
John Robard
Bloomingdale
W. A. Depew
Lansing
Kalamazoo
Reid Wrecking Company
Alta
Grand Island
Munising
Dorr
National Hotel
Tiefenthal & Worms
I. W. Carrel
Carrel
Sunday School on the Messiah and Isaiah 9 1 7
A Sunday School discussion centers on the Messiah as foretold in Isaiah 9 1 7 and Matthew 1 21. The author reflects on Christmas, the advent of Jesus, and the nature of Christ s rule as eternal, peaceful, and just, with focus on the prophecies and the titles given to the Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Isaiah
Kingdom of
Israel
Tudah
Judah
Sea of Galilee
Earth
Christ
Rome
God
Clergy Changes and International Visitors Reported
The Rev. W. E. Morgan previously of Virginia, Minn., begins work at Belvidere, IL. The Rev. A. G. Lane, D. D., formerly of Fremont, OH, accepts a call to First Church of Alton, IL. The Rev. Sebastian Vives of Mallorca and the Rev. Jose Alfonso of Valencia, Spain, have arrived to study English at St. Louis University to prepare for future mission work in Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Morgan
Virginia, Minn
Bel Videre
A. G. Lane
D. D
Fremont
Ohio
Alton
Sebastian Vives
Mallorca
Jose Alfonso
Valencia
Spain
St. Louis University
Manila
Roosevelt Daughter Engaged to Cincinnati Congressman
President and Mrs Roosevelt announce the engagement of their daughter Alice Lee to Nich las Longworth of Cincinnati Ohio a first district congressman. The wedding is planned for mid February with a June bridal trip abroad before residence in Washington D C and later Cincinnati.
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Alice Roosevelt
Mr. Longworth
Miss Roosevelt
Orient
Congressman Loneworth
Cincinnati
Congress
Harvard
Cincinnat Law School
Roosevelt
White House
Cleveland
Nellie Grant
Algernon Sarteris
The President's Advisers and Cabinet Personalities
An observational profile of Wilson's cabinet members including Hitchcock Moody Root Cortelyou Bonaparte and Metcalf. It notes Hitchcock's aristocratic bearing and quiet talks with Wilson and describes Moody as athletic and the only bachelor, Root's evolving rapport with press, Cortelyou's reserved efficiency, Bonaparte's Corsican lineage and nervy walk, and Metcalf's quiet modesty.
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Wilson
Hitchcock
Moody
Root
Cortelyou
Washington
Bonaparte
Sile
Metcalf
Navy Plans Big Docks and Yard Upgrades
The annual report from Rear Admiral Endicott details major yard and dock improvements over the past year including new dry docks, buildings, rail, sewer, lighting, pavement, and utilities. For the next year proposed spending totals 946,197 with emphasis on central heat power plants and new docks at Boston Pensacola and Puget Sound.
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Bureau of Yards and Docks
Endicott
Admiral Endicott
Congress
Department
Boston
Pensacola
Puget Sound
Fire destroys Hamburg Vitrified Brick works in West Hamburg
Fire at the Hamburg Vitrified Brick works in West Hamburg Pennsylvania wipes out the facility with an estimated loss of 350000. The report notes further that five double blocks of Reading Coal and Lehigh Company houses were burned at Yatesville Pennsylvania. Additional items mention expulsions from Prussia, the Japanese budget, a Camille Desmoulins statue alteration, leather industry tensions in Milwaukee, a bankruptcy petition for Colonial Brass Company, and the arrest of James S. Hawkins for blackmail in Charlottesville following the death of R D Ballantine.
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Hamburg
Reading Coal and Leen Company
Yatesville
Prussia
Camille Desmoulins
Paris
Crator
Milwaukee
Colonial Brass Company
Cleveland
Ohio
United States District Court
James S. Hawkins
Charlottesville
R. D. Ballantine
Newak, N. J
Senator Mitchell Dead After Dentist Extraction
United States Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon died in Portland from complications after a tooth extraction. He faced a two year sentence for a land conspiracy, with his health failing after conviction. his widow resides in Paris with their daughter’s husband, the Duke of Rochefoucauld.
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Ead Ie
Diegrace
United States
John H. Mitchell
Oregon
Portland
Paris
Margaret
Duke of Rochefoucauld
Senator Mitchell
Washington County
Butler Academy
Pennsylvania
California
San Francisco
Ore
State Senate
United States Senate
Mitchell
Corrected surveys and railroad cost plans across the Midwest
Corrected engineering data on Western Pacific surveys outlines route shortening plans for the Baltimore and Ohio line between Chicago and Baltimore. Illinois roads seek a 20 percent freight rate reduction, arguing the current rates are unfair. A Pine Island Minnesota case against Chicago Great Western seeks freight discrimination relief. A Chicago to Los Angeles through train now runs with electric lighting in 68 hours. Illinois Central receives 60 powerful locomotives for Chicago lines. passenger engines are Pacific type, 223000 pounds, 7,000 gallons water, 15 tons axle load, 65 to 80 miles per hour. Boston and Maine authorized to issue 21,000,000 four percent bonds to refund expiring debt including Central Massachusetts and Eastern rail issues.
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Western Pacific Railroad
Balkimore and
Ohio Road
Chicago
Baltimore
Panhandle
Ilinsis
Efeet
Pine Island Farmers’ Elevator Company of
Pine Island, Minn
Chicago Great Western Railway
St. Paul
Los Angeles
Union Pacific and Northwestern
Salt Lake
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago-St. Paul
Chicago-Omaha
Chicago-New Orleans
Labor Strikes Spread Amid Wage Demands Across US and Canada
Industrial notes report George F. E. Dunn signaling a general strike for higher wages May 1 by the International Union of Boilermakers and Shipbuilders in the United States and Canada. Other items note railroad machinists wage gains, child labor reform drives, a street and electric railway pension plan, and a curious tale of wages drawing applicants to a higher pay but less genteel job.
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George FE. Dunn
International Union of Boilermakers and Shipbuilders
United States
Canada
Berwick
Union Iron Molders
Philadelphia
National Founders’ Association
Messrs. Wilson
Rogers
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
International Association of Machinists
Chicago
Buffalo
United Textile Workers of America
New York
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
National Labor Organization
America
District officials seek federal support for a juvenile court
Commissioners of the District of Columbia will ask Congress to establish a juvenile court, aiming to formalize juvenile justice procedures and provide a distinct court framework for youth cases. The move signals potential changes in governance and legal handling of minors in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Congress
Sturdy Blacksmiths Reform Under New IB B Officers
The International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers reports rapid recovery after a depression. Charters issue at about three weekly from the international HQ, with 480 local unions and roughly 24,000 members. James W. Kline, elected president from Kansas City, previously served as second vice president and led a Wacksmiths strike on the Union Pacific Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers
International
Tere
James W. Kline
Kansas City
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri normal schools to Springfield and Marysville
The article reports Missouri will locate two normal schools at Springfield and Marysville. It notes Alfred Moseley plans to place his two sons in American schools. It also mentions various state education topics including tuberculosis talks, and notes on school enrollment increases and a school savings system in Toledo with deposits and interest.
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Missouri Normal Schools
Springfield
Marysville
Alfred Moseley
English Educational Commission
Halloway
Florida
Lawrence
Kan
Missouri
Toledo
Ohio
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Dane
Isso
Juvenile Court
Escanaba Dock
Calhoun
Michigan
Our
J. H. Mitchell
Boston and Maine Railroad
Railroad Commissioners
State of
Massachusetts
Eastern Railway
Central Massachusetts
Eastern Railroad
W. Kline
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