Man Receives Life Sentence for Patricide in Jackson
Tudge Tucker sentenced Tamer Bliss to life imprisonment in Jackson at hard labor. Prosecuting Attorney Kahn moved for the harsher term after a second degree murder conviction. ex-Judge S. B. Spier pleaded mercy. Bliss, just past 27, showed intense emotion as the judge affirmed the murder verdict and imposed the life term.
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Tudge Tucker
Tamer Bliss
Jackson
Kahn
S. B. Spier
Homer Bliss
Shelby
Great Feats of 1901 Highlights Record Breakers
A sweeping year in 1901 set multiple world and industry records across transport finance and labor. Notable figures include Rev J M Haughty and Charles Fitzmorris, while milestones cover long distance auto travel, farm yields, and the largest gold shipment to Europe.
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Kentucky
Chicago
St. Joseph, Mich
Gretna Green
J. M. Haughty
Mason City
Oklahoma
Dakotas
G. Krueger
Coney Island
Arthur J. Eddy
Automobile Club
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Canada
Charles Bellamy
Burlington Railroad
Tle
Great Northern Railway
England
Sidney
Australia
London
Charles C. Fitzmorris
Harry S. Black
Uncle Sam
Europe
United States Treasury
Wall Street
New Yo& Stock Exchange
A. L. Schaeffer
Edgar County
Ill
Kansas
United States
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Peach crop prospects brighten after December freeze
Fruit growers in Benton Harbor area survey the December cold impact on trees. An expert in Benton Harbor found buds largely unharmed on four peach varieties, though some locales report poorer results. If no further severe cold arrives, peaches should bloom as usual this year.
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Benton Tlarbor
Benton Tharbor
Death of Arthur Frazee Cited as Smoking Cause
Arthur Frazee of St. Joseph and Totel Brandon Alexandria, Ind died as reported from smoking. He was known for smoking more cigarettes than any other person in southwestern Michigan. He smoked about thirty cigarettes daily for twelve years, totaling an estimated 150000 cigarettes.
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Arthur Frazee
J. Wy. Frazee
St. Joseph
Totel
Brandon
Alexandria
Ind
Frazee
Michigan
Eleven Escape From Burning Sault Ste Marie House
Henry Plaunt's home in Sault Ste Marie was destroyed by fire. Eleven escape with their lives as four family members suffer severe burns. A 10-year-old boy leaped from a second story window to safety and Flaunt ran four blocks barefoot to raise the alarm after a lamp exploded.
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Sault Ste Marie
Henry Plaunt
Flaunt
Found Dead on Street in Argentine
Fred M. Butler, 35, was found dead in the streets of Argentine after stepping from his buggy. No violence was observed. He had visited Gaines and was en route home. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Fred M. Butler
Argentine
Gaines
Butler
Ingham County Board Votes to Build Court House
By a 22 to 3 vote the Ingham County Board of Supervisors approved submitting to county voters the question of erecting a new 40000 dollar court house in Mason. The proposition will be voted on at the coming spring election.
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Albion
Will Terham
Werner Mink
Ifart
Mink
Terham
Qmly Ag
Matchwood Township
Bay City
August Demars
Christy
Michigan
Belding
Litchfield
Court House
Ingham
Diphtheria Traps Rogers City Schools and Local News
A collage of items reports Rogers City schools sealed by diphtheria and notes on local commerce. Wollen Leads in Litefield, Port Huron currency circulating widely, Muskegon Heights to vote on village water works, and oil prospects in Litchfield. Also covers a Chelsea onion shipment profit, counterfeit coins in St Joseph, Deeperville school building nearing completion, Genesee County fair finances, hunting accident in Decker ville, Muskegon bartender suicide mystery, Holland asks bond or franchise for gas plant, and Ingham County near poorhouse crisis.
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Lillie Lumber Company
Talbot
Escanaba
Grand Haven
Milford
Jackson
Bush & Co
East Fordan
Crystal Falls
North Adams
William Colwell
J. & M. Railway
San Juan Association
St. Johns
Ovid
White Lake
Rogers City
Litefield
Wollen
Port Huron
Muskegon Heights
Litchfield
Chelsea
St. Joseph
Deeperville
Genesee County Agricultural Society
Aitken
Wyte
Deckerville
Peck Farnsworth
John Burns
Muskegon
Jones Road
Hauber Hospital
Chigigo
Kane
Holland
Fight Over Christ's Tomb Battles at Holy Sepulcher
At Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher a clash between Greek and Latin church members wounded five. The fight arose over control of sweeping the square around the church, a contested holy ground long guarded by Greek custodians under Turkish supervision.
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Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem
Christ
Growth of cotton industry report shows gains since 1890
Census bureau issues a 1900 overview of U S cotton manufacturing value 836 074 882 up 25 percent since 1890. It notes 1 051 establishments up 16 percent, capital employed 467 240 157 up 32 percent, salaried officials 4 006 up 51 percent, salaries paid 7 585 129 up 117 percent, average wage earners 802 861 up 45 percent, total wages 390 384 532 up 86 percent, materials cost 176 551 527 up 14 percent.
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United States
Census Bureau
Millions for charities record gifts set a record
A Chicago paper lists philanthropy for the year 1001, showing total gifts of 23,888,722. Educational institutions received 68,850,001. charities 22,214,470. churches 6,208,480. museums and art galleries 11,133,112. libraries 15,388,732. The remark closes with a warning about life policy lapses.
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Chicago
California redwoods hold continent’s tallest trees
The largest trees in North America are the famed redwoods of California, celebrated for immense height and ancient age, standing as living landmarks along the Pacific coast and drawing researchers and visitors alike.
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American
Red
California
Kaws to become first tribe to gain independent citizenship
Congress member Charles Curtis of Kansas introduces a House bill to allot Kaw lands, end the tribal trust, and treat Kaws as individuals. The plan carves 160 acre homesteads, with 100 acres for schools, a town site, a cemetery, and a reservation tent area. About 250 members, 88 full-bloods, many prospering and eager for title to own affairs. Interior officials see potential nationwide wind‑up implications.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
United States Treasury
Curtis
Interior Department
Birth of the Cuban Republic Proclaimed in 1902 Timeline
The article outlines steps for Cuba to form its new republican government after the 1901 election. It details the election of senators, governors, and electors, and notes that presidential and senatorial votes will be verified by a Cuban board and then forwarded to Gen. Wood. It projects a U.S. troop withdrawal around May 1, 1902, and the formal proclamation of the Cuban Republic thereafter.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Central Board of Scrutiny
Wood
United States
Cuba
Gen. Wood
Roosevelt
Root
Gulf of Mexico
Farm Becomes Knox County Seat Center Nebraska
The Nebraska Supreme Court orders Knox County offices moved to William Wishendorf’s farm twelve miles from Niobrara. The county seat transfer ends a twenty year fight costing taxpayers, with Niobrara Verdigris and Creighton preparing to relocate population to Center. Old papers for sale at this office.
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Nebraska
Knox County
William Wishendorf
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Supreme Court
Niobrara
Center
The First Persecution and Peter’s Healing Power
An analysis of Acts 3's healing of a lame man and Peter's sermon in Solomon’s temple court. The piece notes the apostles’ lack of wealth, the reliance on Jesus’s name for healing, and the early Christian focus on the core gospel: sin, danger, grace, repentance, and salvation. It highlights how preachers emphasized prophetic fulfillment and surrendered allegiance over ethical teaching in early sermons. Next lesson covers Acts 4:1-12.
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Jesus
Christ
Eobh
Temple
Jerusalem
Tempe
Peter
John
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Jim
Solomon
Apostle
Thay
The Rough End of It Dialogue on Football
Harriet scorns football as boisterous and Harry jokes that she should be near the men who lose money betting, capturing a humorous clash over the sport.
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Harriet
Harry
Summon the Doctor by Pigeon Telegraph System
A French physician trains homing pigeons to receive patient messages. He sets up a pigeon station in each village on his round to enable swift summons. An electric bell rings when a bird arrives at the core entrance, signaling the doctor.
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Kalamazoo
Missaukee County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hi, VT
Flanders
Gladstone
Tron Mountain
Samuel Rusky
Hillman
Hillman House
Wm. Davis
Swanzey
Ishpeming
Davis
William Sears
Paul Kelly
Erickson Dry Goods
Iscanaba
Erickson's
Kelly’s
James Simcoe
Newaygo County
Francis E. Goodwin
General Land Office
Washington, Ly. C
East Towas
IL. C. Bristol
Joseo County
Sutton’s Bay
Leelanau County
Sanborn
Port Harop
Johnstone Menish Co
Carnegie Steel Mills
Homestead
Union — Stock Yards
Masonic Temple
Milwaukee
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Charles Curtis
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