A Declaration of Independence Scene on a Train
In a moving first class carriage Violet and Dick discuss their failed engagement to Uncle Gilbert’s heir and the possibility of disinheritance. As the train nears Hassleton they face an impossible choice with a last minute plea for help and a looming family blow.
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Midshire
Violet
Gilbert
Hasselton
Ile
Sotio Groce
Baythorne
Hassleton
Boythorne
Old Court
Uncle Gilbert
Hat Rule Bans Entry to Russian Gov Establishments
Government spirit shops spark headgear disputes as officials and patrons clash over hat removal. Minister of Finance issues notices warning against disrespectful conduct in State public houses. Town girls travel long distances to access new opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
How to Avoid Baldness by Hat Fit and Head Shape
A humorous medical squib explains hair retention arises from head shape and hat pressure. It argues long head width causes constant temple pressure, preserving hair, while round heads with tight hats promote blood flow disruption and baldness. It notes women rarely go bald due to different hat wear.
Deadly Insects Guard Tropical Plants At Philadelphia Hall
The Philadelphia Record reports that Horticultural Hall in Fairmount Park houses tropical displays kept in midwinter. Plants are inspected for red and black spiders tarantulas and centipedes and sprayed to destroy insects and eggs before visitors may approach the leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Hall
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Kansas Farmers Stand “Up to Their Knees” on Road Question
Eugene F Ware, Kansas pensions commissioner and famed humorist, recalls his long interest in road conditions. R W Richardson of the National Good Roads Association asks how Kansas farmers view roads. Ware quips that they are “up to their knees,” reflecting tough road conditions.
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Eugene F. Ware
Lronquill
Kansas
R. W. Richardson
National Good Roads Association
Jesus
Charms Owned by a Queen Queen Alexandra’s European Treasure
One of Europe largest charm collections belongs to Queen Alexandra. The holdings feature tiny elephants in malachite jade porphyry sapphire and turquoise along with humming birds swallows bees and beetles crafted as genuine works of art.
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Europe
Queen Alexandra
Mosquito Germ Carriers Prompt Pastime at Soda Fountain
A brief, quirky 1920s style note sketches a scene at a soda fountain where a young man encounters two girls. The fragment hints at casual conversation about mosquitoes as germ carriers and a humorous line about a young man’s “plain duty.”
Michigan Tornado Like Storm Ravages Downstate Farmland
A severe rain storm floods Flint creeks overflow Swartz and Thread and devastates western Michigan fruit crops. Two men killed and multiple injuries reported in Michigan Central freight derailment near Thomas. North Adams homes and barns destroyed with Mrs Van Patten and relatives injured, possibly fatally. Chicago Packers buy large land tracts. Ryerson Library cornerstone laid in Grand Rapids.
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Chicago Packers
Ryerson Library
Grand Rapids
Lower Peninsula
Michigan Central
Thomas
Michigan
Flint
Swartz and
North Adams
Packers Bay Michigan Land Invaded by Beef Trust
The beef trust plans extensive ranches across northern Michigan notably in Alcona Alpena and Roscommon Counties. Hammond Standish & Co bought 10 400 acres from Alger Smith in Alcena County including a mill and store to stock with Western cattle. Swift Co reportedly purchased acres in Roscommon. W E Rogers of Alpena cites a Chicago broker seeking cash for cheap land.
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Packers Bay Michigan
Beef Trust
Michigan
Alcona
Alpena
Roscommon Cmnties
Hamimond, Standish & Co
Alger, Smith & Co
Alcena County
Western Cattle
Swift & Co
Roscommen
W. E. Rogers
Weimgeres
Chicago
Cornerstone Laid for Grand Rapids Public Library
The Grand Lodge of Michigan with 200 schoolchildren in a military and Masonic parade marked the cornerstone laying of the Grand Rapids public library donated by Martin A. Ryerson of Chicago. John Patton delivered the oration as Neil McMillan, grand master, laid the stone before over 340 observers. The donor is a Ciramo Rapids native.
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Grand Rapids
Martin A. Ryerson
Chicago
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Michigan
John Patton
Neil McMillan
Crand
Masonic Order
Ciramo Rapids
Mystery in Old Man's Death at Renttreet Livery Barn
William A Reynolds a 60 year old nurse at the county house was found dead with serious injuries in a wagon box behind a Renttreet livery barn in Grand Rapids. One arm showed severe damage and a struggle is suspected. Reynolds arrived in town the same morning with money on him and was seen entering the alley with a stranger.
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William A. Reynolds
Grand Rapids
Reynolds
August Walters
Houghton
Plainwell
Cressy
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Henry T. Prindle
Gogebic Range
Tilden
John K. McBride
McBride
Augusta Sechurseh
Michigan peach crop to be heavy despite January chill
Growers report an unusually large Michigan peach crop this year with warm spell expected to speed ripening. The first shipment to the Chicago market is set for August 1, and the heaviest shipments are not anticipated before September 2.
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Jnne
Michigan
Chicago
Gasoline Fire Injures Son in Lice Treatment Accident
In Algansee Township Reverend C. R. Schermerhorn attempted to rid his henhouse of lice using gasoline. A flare from the gasoline can ignited burning its contents onto his five year old son, severely burning him with no hope of recovery.
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Algansee Township
C. R. Schermerhorn
Michigan towns anticipate new industries and events
Perry plans a cheese factory while Clio opens a new creamery. A West Branch fair dates set for Sept 25 28 34. Newargo eyes a signal phone plant and Soo area forms a milk control company. Escanaba lines up trains as railroad work proceeds. A Bay County prisoner loses nerve under sentence. A swindle targets Alletan farmers with bogus cyclone policies. A hundred fourteenth birthday noted for James Manning the Arenac pioneer. A calamity claims 11 year old Finley McKinley in Maple Ridge. A Tustin hold up ends with a neck wound to John Dennis but recovery expected. Marshall eyes a paper mill and Kalamazoo River branch factory hope. Clerque to build a $2500 paper mill in the Michigan Sea. A Hastings man Grover Young severely injured by accidental gunfire.
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West Branch
Newargo
Soo
Imlay City
Russell Sage
Bay County
Jackson
Alletan County
James Manning
Clayton Township
Manning
Arenac County
Finley McKinley
Maple Ridge
John Dennis
Tustin
Kalamazoo River
Marshall
Francis H. Clerque
Michigan Sea
Hastings
Grover Young
Evans
Albion College Debt Help and Local Developments
Gov Bliss grants 21000 to Albion College to apply on a 93000 debt. A Merchants Bank to open in Fscanaba. Bay City man George Hossler convicted of killing Andrew Payne in Gibson Township. Ludington basket factory to be sold and repurposed as a wood hasfire plant. Holly Street to see a new brick block replacing the last wooden building.
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Gov. Bliss
Albion College
Fscanaba
Merchants’ Bank
Bay City
George Hossler
Andrew W. Payne
Gibson Township
Ludington
Holly
Degrees of Love in a London Tit-Bits excerpt
An exchange between a wealthy suitor and a maid showcases a tension between social expectations and sincere affection. The maid rejects a brotherly endearment yet accepts marriage as an option, revealing themes of love, status, and choice in a period-tinged vignette.
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Bostoen
Michigan Matters
News OF the Week
Perry
Clio
Deerfield
Saginaw Valley
William Woolsey
Ypsilanti
W. F. Weisinger
Dale Munson
Constantine
Albert Adams
James Henry
Unionville
Adams
Henry
Wesley
John Kennedy
Brown City
Grand Rapids Match Co
Big Combine
Ed Osborne
Hamilton Township
Bay de Noquet Lumber Company
Sturgeon River
Nahma
Soo Line
Sturgeon
William C. Simmons
Newaygo
Detroit House of Correction
Escanaba
Charles D. Long
Supreme Court of Michigan
John M. Barton
Detroit
Judge Long
State of
Michigan Supreme Bench
the Sunday School
God the Center
God
Gladys
Maigen
London
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