Michigan State News: Dismissal of Water Fees Case
Judge Lockwood of Monroe dismissed Fred erick W. Stock's injunction suit over alleged altered damages for water from Basbese lake to Hillsink city. Stock protested to city officials but did not challenge the water works use after contracts in 1900s to expand capacity. The decision rests on sleeping on rights for years, preventing a court of equity from ordering restitution.
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Judg
Lockwood
Monroe
Frederick W. Stock
Basbese Lake
Hillsink City
Iss
Stock
Offciak
Entil
Stork
Siam
Miner Trapper Sells Lynx Pelts For Profit On Isle Royale
Edward Bachlam, a trapper from Keweenaw, passed through Calumet with 50 lynx pelts and other furs from Mattsen Island. He collected a bounty totaling 455 dollars, after spending 1590 dollars, plus several martens and other fur animals captured during the winter, returning richer by the bounty.
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Edward Bachlam
Matttsen
Isle Royal
Calumet
Keweenaw
Bachlem
Poisoned Ink Turns Blood to Ink in Detroit Case
A Detroit man, Frask Powell, a member of a local chemical group, reportedly ingested aniline he found in a can. The liquid, released after a can exploded or spilled, turned his blood and skin into an inklike substance and caused dizziness. Physicians say no similar case is known.
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Frask Powell
Powell
Missing Galien Girl Sparks Local Police Inquiry
Miss Eda An stiss of Galien vanished after arriving in Michian Cirr with all clothing and belongings. Police report she stayed over two days at a fashion house, then departed claiming she was bound for Laporte. Authorities have no further word and apparel remains at the Seirdieas boos. Mie Anti. a prominent Berrya family matriarch
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Laporte
Michizsacr City
Eda Anstiss
Galien
Michican Cirr
Berri A
Worker Injured In Shaft Incident At Bay City Plant
Gamble, an employee at the Nations IYcl works in Bay City, was pulled into a spinning shaft. His clothing wrapped, he was dragged around several times before guards freed him. He escaped with severe injuries and scrapes.
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Gamble
the Nations
Ycl
Bay City
Aurcee Mergin
Gambi
Big Steamer Rescues Two From Drowning Boat
A storm swept over Mouk-lake trapping a small boat with Naezi, a Crosby Line steamer, aiding Naemi Shelters Half Swamped occupants. The crew kept the bow into waves while Trapp shouted for help and the steamer sheltered the craft until all were ashore.
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Mouk-@ lake
Accompanii Br
Slindins
Raim
Beek
Trapp
Bic
Naezi
Crosby Lime
St Jebus Bey Killed in Misdirected Exchange
A report from Charlevoix notes the death of Earl D Tripp age 18 or 19 after a fatal incident at Colimas involving Sentry Lasreare Glines ypeveraces. Tripp, formerly of St John and son of a local family, had enlisted after working at Laninrs. Authorities say the family did not object and the death did not cause distress to the father.
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Earl D. Tripp
Colimas
Lasreare
Charlevoix
St. John
Laninrs
Chile
Ends His One Life in Calumet Area Incident
A man identified as Piaciatz a rrolver in his mouth committed suicide near the Mobawk location a few miles north of Calumet. The case was to appear in the Circuit Court of Keaxeemae on two charges brought by his wife who alleged he attempted to shoot her. Three children survive. The man was reportedly temporarily insane.
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Piaciatz
Azeg SS
Calumet
Keaxeemae
Shalatta Evidentiy
Dreweed Tragedy in Ewazaba River Under Foreman’s Fault
Foreman Manzr Tarr of the L Ste phenson Company reportedly drowned in the Ewazaba River during a 2 teat operation. Carr was in 2 teat which copia.
Tragic Street Car Accident in Escanaba Claims Visitor
John Redman a visitor from Herminsville died after a fall from a moving street car in Escanaba. He stepped from the car between crossings and struck the pavement sustaining a fractured skull that proved fatal within two hours.
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Escanaba
John Redman
Herminsville
Redman
Woman paints town head in chase down Main Street
Divorcee Lyndon Perkins Stanley, ex Detroit United Railway manager and now London subway line supervisor, chased Floyd E. Andrews through New Baltimore. Andrews, target of the rainbow palette, ducked into a store as the painted pursuer pressed on. He said she imagined a wrong and demanded an apology which he refused.
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A. L. Stanley
F. E. Andrews
Main Street
Floyd E. Andrews
New Baltimore
Andrews
Lyndon Perkins Stanley
Detroit United Railway
London
Subway
Howell Woman Dies in Howell Home Blaze
Eliza Barnard widow of James E Barnard aged 70 or 75 was found dead on the Howell kitchen floor by her granddaughter a local teacher. The granddaughter returned home to smoke filling the house and clothes burned off Eliza Barnard without the stove or house catching fire.
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Eliza Barnard
James E. Barnard
Howell
Otsego Saloons Lose Licenses Over Sureties
In Allegan county voting went wet but Otsego retained dry status. Both saloons failed to post sufficient sureties and were forced to close.
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Allegan County
Woman Stabbed Bartender in Grand Rapids Tragedy
Martin Post, a bartender at the Fletcher hotel in Grand Rapids, died from stab wounds with a bread knife. The suspect Mary Lewis, about 30, was detained after allegedly stabbing during jealousy upon finding him with another woman.
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Martin Post
Fletcher
Grand Rapids
Mary Lewis
Mary
State Happenings Highlight Michigan News
L M Parke of Detroit killed accidentally at Cristobal Panama. An accountant from Detroit audits Burt township books at Grand Marais. Chatham Alger county farmers form a creamery stock company. Mrs Herbert Willy saved from gas stove fire by passing man. William Finlay dies aged 180 and Arch Finlay dies last October. Detroit Mayor Thompson backs marriage for office holders. Ralph Phelps Jr fails to win City Comptroller job due to single status. Jacob Dalm, 16, loses hands at Bryant paper mills. Michael Krell robbed near Sault Ste Marie police HQ. no clue. Otsego Congregationalists plan a new church funded by members. water works bond proposal for Otsego. William Thomas, 50, jailed after beating wife for money. Harry Bullis, 19, dies after ingesting poison. Fire saves 16-year-old son of Fred Grimm. farm burned with losses. Oak Hill fire destroys 16 homes, 31 in bills saved. Kalamazoo Western State Normal sees surge in teaching applications. wages improved.
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L. M. Parke
Detroit
Cristobal
Panama
Grand Marais
Burt Township
Chatham
Alger County
Herbert Willy
Utica
Jacob Dalm
Bryant Paper Mills
Ksalamazoo
Sault Ste. Marie
Michael Krell
Otsego
William Thomas
Port Huron
Thomas
Harry Bullis
Grand Rapids
Steamer Naomi Burns in Lake Michigan Disaster
The passenger and freight steamer Naomi of the Crosby Transportation Company burned in Lake Michigan on a Grand Haven to Milwaukee run. About 75 people barely escaped death, four coal passers perished in the forecastle, and a fifth victim J M Rhoades died after hospital treatment. The Kerr and Kansas aided in rescue as the Naomi was towed to harbor a smoking ruin.
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Naomi
Crosby Transportation Company
Lake Michigan
Grand Haven
Milwaukee
Kerr
Kansas
J. M. Rhoades
Detroit
Hoe
Grand Rapids
Noowi
Judge Hargis Freed in Kentucky Murder Trial
In Lexington a jury acquitted Judge James Hargis of murder in the shooting of Town Marshal Thomas Cockrill at Jackson on June 21, 1904. The case, linked to a Breathitt county feud, featured over fifty witnesses and noted a prior acquittal for the killing of James B. Marcum in Beattyville last July.
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Lexington
James Hargis
Thomas Cockrill
Cockrill
Jackson
Hiedest GE Those
Anot Uy
Breathitt
Hargis
Ed. Callahan
E. D. Cox
J. B. Marcum
Curt Jett
Marcum
James B. Marcum
Beattyville
Young Girl Shot at Sayre Pa. Four Italians Held
Lena B. Reeves, 20, was shot and killed in Sayre Pennsylvania. Authorities are unsure if she killed herself or was murdered. Four Italians are being held in connection with the case.
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Lena B. Reeves
Sayre
Kansas Supreme Court appoints receivers for all Kansas breweries
The Kansas Supreme Court orders receivers for properties of all breweries operating in Kansas under the new prohibition law. State asserts right to confiscate property of legal businesses. Brewers mostly quiet, yet back the Ramheimser Brech firm of St. Louis. outcome uncertain as receivership stands.
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Kansas Supreme Court
United States
Kansas
Ranmheiser-Brech Company
St. Louis
Bass
Passenger Death Rate High in Quarter Ended December
A bulletin from the Interstate Commerce Commission shows rail passenger deaths surged in the quarter ended December, with 180 passengers killed and 19 514 injured across 3 derailments. The December totals surpass all quarters since September 1904 except the prior September peak, marking a historic rise in rail casualties.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Notable rulers and elites from a bygone era described
A compact survey notes the Sultan of Turkey’s fondness for animals at Yildiz, Norway’s king in Danish navy service, the Czar of Russia avoiding solo photos but posing in groups, Raisuli as an educated Morroccan scholar tracing Mulai Idris, Brussels’ King Leopold as Europe’s wealthiest real estate owner, the German Emperor’s note free speeches, Lord Cromer’s industriousness in England and M Vouvier’s staged Paris press venture with initial $400,000 toward a new daily newspaper in Paris and the Netherlands.
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Norway
Russia
Raisuli
Mulai Idris
Leopold
Brussels
Europe
Lord Cromer
England
Yis
M. Vouvier
Paris
Sange de Paris Et Des Pays-Bas
Lansing Rivalry Delays Capitol Addition Vote
Michigan lawmakers see no $400,000 capitol extension this year as a Senate passed bill is derailed by a Pere Marquette freight wreck. Representative Montgomery, seeking the appropriation, faces procedural mixups when Speaker Whelan is absent and Representative Kelley misroutes the bill to State Affairs. The mixup leaves the Capitol project awaiting proper committee referral.
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Montgomery
Capitol City
Commonwealth of Michigan
Capitol Building
Senate
Pere Marquette
Whelan
Sam Kelley
Kelley
Committee On
State Affairs
State Capitol
Pruning Knife Versus Big State Appropriations
The ways and means committee faces a mass of figures as it seeks to reduce new bills totaling 10,006,000 and the omnibus at least 1,508,000. The combined 11,500,000 must be cut to near last session levels. Representative Morrice, acting chair, notes tough work pleasing the people while legislators push totals up after reductions. Increased appropriations approach 3 percent while population and valuation rise about 10 percent.
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Ways and Means
Morrice
Cigarette Bill Put to Sleep in House Vote
The Dickinson cigarette bill failed after Murray moved to kill it and a lengthy debate. L Esperance argued the bill as vicious legislation while F T Bennett challenged him on smoking stunting growth. The 45 to 31 roll call recorded anti cigarette propositions as defeated for this session.
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Dickinson
Murray
L'Esperance
F. T. Bennett
L’esperance
Wife Desertion Made a Felony by Representative Farrell
A bill to criminalize wife desertion as a felony and impose a sentence of one to three years was debated. The measure includes a provision to grant the convict superintendent authority to care for dependents and to endow the wife with support for each dependent child. The tax bill also received tentative action adjusting how uncaptured personal property is taxed when left in estate managers’ hands. Representative Perry faced a defeat on his teachers contracts bill, as votes fell short and a reconsideration was granted before tabling.
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Farrell
Perry
Fishing for Market Prohibited Bill Passes Statewide
Representative Campbell’s measure to ban fishing for sale in inland lakes drew initial amusement. Counties sought exemptions but all amendments failed and the bill passed. Violations bring a $100 fine or up to four days imprisonment.
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Campbell
Salary Grab is Killed in House Vote Fight
The pork DIN was framed to raise salaries for deputy state officials and was killed in the House by a 48 to 37 vote after two failed attempts. It initially covered about half a dozen deputies but opposition spread to chief clerks, leading to a substitute and a House call for a final tally.
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Depetieda
Chicago Market Review From Kedged Fragmented Text
The report notes weather improving demand in wholesale clothing and dry goods. Trading shows strength in wholesale orders and retail sales, with higher temperatures boosting apparel demand. Bank lending figures, crop market signals, and weekly failures are mentioned with incomplete figures and unclear dates.
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Com Hive Assimisias -Xpanden
Beasie
Amsil
Beiar
New York Weather and Trade See Slow Summer Demand
New York reports widespread cooler or wetter weather hurting retail demand across the Southwest, central West, South and East. Weather dampens demand for light summer wear and millinery while crop prospects show a mixed tone with overall crop reports modestly encouraging. Weekly business failures total 184, up from 134 last week and 161 the year prior. Wheat and corn forecasts and Canadian data accompany the commercial report.
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Chewkimz
Besimex
Joers
Conjin
Eh —Bredtret
Chicago and regional grain and cattle price slates mixed
The clipping lists varied market quotes for cattle and grain across multiple cities including Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and New York. Prices cover wheat, corn, oats, rye, hay, butter, potatoes, and sheep with numerous grade notes and delivery terms, reflecting a broad midwestern commodities market sheet.
Three trans Atlantic limers docked in New York with 31 new immigrants
Three trans Atlantic limers entering New York within twenty four hours added 31 immigrants to the growing influx of aliens. A cable dispatch from Lisbon reports King Caries of Portugal will visit Argentina after a trip to Brazil next year. The Elks of the World in Louisville Kentucky have filed suit to force the Secretary of State to use their charter in the State Department.
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New York
King Caries
Portugal
Argentina
Brazil
Lisbon
The
Colored Organization
Elks of the World of
Louisville
Mc'Chesmey
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Weoman
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Musketon County
Oak Hill
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Dwight B. Waldo
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