Michigan Maters and Resignations in Adrian School
Governor Pingree accepts the resignation of Mrs Lucy Sickles who led the Adrian School for Girls amid prior complaints of brutal punishments. The report prompted action to end corporal punishment, then a reversal by the board, and now a leadership change at the governor’s request, amid a broader state probe into military and fiscal misconduct.
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Sickles
Gay
Pingree
Marsh
Pinevrvee
Case
Lansing
Fred A. Case
Will L. White
Arthur S. Marsh
Michigan National Gward
Ilinois Supply Company
Chicago
Henderson Ames Company
Kalamazoo
Military Board
National Guard
Aod Trenderson Ames Company
Diamonds Found In Michigan Hidden Diamond Field Report
A reported discovery of a large diamond field in the wilds between Michipicoten and Port Arthur has the area kept secret. An expert from Kimberley found a foundation matching the Kimberley field during a summer exploration tour, suggesting substantial area and strong evidence of precious stones.
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Michigan
Michipicoten
Port Arthur
Kimberley
Hermit Farmer Robbed Near Hillsdale After Dark Knock-At
Tenry Green, a well to do farmer living a hermit life three miles south of Hillsdale, was seized at his door and robbed of seven dollars. The assailants fled after binding his hands behind a door. He freed himself and reported the crime to authorities.
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Decatur Coleman
Ann Arbor
Alma
Coleman
Corporation Limits
Tenry Green
Hillsdale
Kalama YMCA property sold on Supreme Court execution
Sheriff Snow sold the Kalama YMCA building and grounds to satisfy Patrick heirs costs. Charles A. Withey of Reed bid in 257 dollars. The property is valued at about 60,000 dollars and may be redeemed.
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Glenn Traviland
Lansing
Dwight Ostrander
Wexford County
Manistee Crossing
Byron Danderson
Straitlake
Oakland County
John A. Snyder
Ionia
Wayne County
Northville
Geo. Rattenbury
John Thompson
Hiram Holmes
Soldiers’ Relief Board
Berrien County
Thirty-third Regiment
Henry Harding
Menominee
Walcott Bros
Manchester
Iowa
Young Men's Christian Association
Kalamavin
Sheriff Snow
Supreme Court
Patrick
Coal vein found by Battle Creek syndicate in Eaton County
A syndicate of Battle Creek capitalists reports a vein of coal in the western Eaton County area with potential for extensive supply. An agent has secured options on 12,000 acres of land for development.
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Battle Creek
Eaton County
New Holly Store Opens in Belding and Local News
Chef A and D Friedman of Holly open a new store at Belding. Alfred Gauthier, a miner, killed by a cave-in at Lake Ange. Harry Lutz, 20, dies from a falling tree south of Fawning sburg. David Wakeman, 25, killed at South Haven by touching a live wire. Finni enforc es a new tramp ordinance. Ida White vs Ypsilanti settled for 200 dollars over defective sidewalk injuries. John Sands, 81, and Mrs Panic Cody, 75, take first streetcar ride in Serthville. Sweet, four th division Michigan Naval Brigade, St Joseph, reports three cutters costing over 1500 dollars forthcoming.
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A. & D. Friedman
Holly
Belding
Alfred Gauthier
Lake Angeeine Mone
Flarry Lutz
Fawningsburg
David I. Wakeman
South Ilaven
Finni
Ida White
Ypsilenti
John Sands
Panic L. Cody
Serthville
Sweet
Michigan Naval Brigade of
St. Joseph
The Sunday School Lesson on Ezra Nehemiah and Malachi
A compact review of the Jews post second temple completion about 516 B C detailing Ezra Nehemiah and Malachi reforms, Esther episodes, Nebbiah, and prophetic rebukes. It stresses God’s patience, ongoing reform, and the balance of law and love leading to Christ. Next lesson announces Luke 2 1-16 on the Birth of Jesus.
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Second Temple
Ezra
Nehemiah
Malachi
Persia
Jerusalem
Artaxerxes
Isaiah
Immanuel
Judah
God
Hagzai
Zechariah
Zerubbabel
Thenehemiah
Christ
Washington Etiquette Reforms and Political Notes
The Roberts case prompts stricter conduct near Congress with women of unknown affiliations restrained. Washington hosts the Republican convention in the East, noting past sites and future moves. The government plans to shift 30 to 40 million dollars in internal revenue to depository banks for monetary relief. Speaker Henderson uses a sturdy gavel, while Reed once favored a heavy ivory hammer. Liliuokalani lives quietly in Washington awaiting return to Hawaii. McKinley opposes sending federal officeholders as convention delegates.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Newsboy Finds Diamond Earns 25 Cents Reward
Morris Nemerowsky, a Chicago newsboy, picks up a diamond earring worth 50 dollars found on the sidewalk. A jeweler offers 25 dollars if no claimant appears. A woman later asserts ownership, but receives only a quarter as reward. The officer comments a 15 cent gain for the boy.
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Morris Nemerowsky
Chicago
Nemerowsky
Spaniards as mapmakers praised by captain
Captain Stephen O Connor, back from the Philippines, praised Spanish engineer officers as among the best mapmakers he had seen. He lauded Luzon maps for their perfection with every road stream and hamlet accurately plotted.
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Stephen O'Connor
Philippines
Luzon
Elephant Snubs Bun Theft and Hat Trick At Circus
A visitor taunts a circus elephant with buns, which the animal returns by snatching and later swallowing the hat offered by its owner. The piece also notes European rumors of Ceuta’s strategic role, a New Jersey physician’s claim of eternal youth, and a survey of colonial figures including Lieut. James N. Munro, Lord Ardilaun, and Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson.
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Hle
Natal
Walter Francis Hely- Hutchinson
Dublin
Zululand
Tle
Cambridge
M.sutchinson
Great Britain
Tie
Fiji Islands
New South Wales
Barbadoes
Malta
Windward Isles
Funeral Customs in Peru Reflect Social Taboos
Social usage in Peru forbids women from attending funerals and weddings except for very intimate friends. A funeral procession features pall bearers carrying the coffin, followed by an empty hearse and carriages or horses indicating display. Male relatives and friends walk, as presence with the dead is seen as respectful, then attendees return home by carriage after burial.
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Peru
Soldier’s Sea Fight View From Arkansas Man
An Arkansas soldier says the sea offers a clearer choice in combat than land service. He contrasts daily land scrappiness and uncertain meals with naval life where a single big engagement defines fate, while meals and rest continue if you survive.
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Navy
Calino’s playful talk on fine words at a dinner
Monsieur Calino repeats fine words heard and chats with a lady who jokes about her black cat Snowflake. The dinner conversation turns on naming and a witty reply about melons described as delicious by antithesis.
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Calino
Calvio
Paris Exposition Admission Fees Detailed
Admission to the Paris exposition costs 2 francs before 10 a.m. for the whole exhibition. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the fee is 1 franc. After 6 p.m. on weekdays it rises to 2 francs, while Sunday evening hours retain the same fee as daytime.
Trick in Making Mzetches
A claim is that by cutting wood across the grain or at an angle to split lengthwise under friction the match trust increases profits by enormous yearly sums.
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Match Trust
Protestant minister joins Catholic Church marked by marriage
The Rev Dr Benjamin De Costa, who resigned as presbyter in New York three months ago, has entered the Roman Catholic Church. He cannot become a priest due to marriage. De Costa will focus on literature and lectures.
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Charles Smith
New York
New Jersey
Dr. Smith
Persia
Chas. Smith
Cairo
Benjamin de Costa
Protestant Episcopal Church
Locomotive Factory Plan Tied to Siberian Railway
A Philadelphia company seeks Russian government approval to build a large locomotive factory on the Siberian Railway and a rail mill, funded by American capitalists, in a project reported by the Vienna Politische Correspondent. Also, former Ohio Lt Governor William Vance Marquis died suddenly of heart trouble in Bellefontaine.
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Vienna
William Vance Marquis
Ohio
Campbell
Dr. Chalfant
Bellefontaine
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