Michigan Matter Gun Attack on Streetcar Raising Crisis
A Houghton County street railway strike escalated when an attacker shot Conductor W B Richards of Calumet in the arm and wounded Motorman Adam Hisler in the abdomen as a car bound for Calumet passed Hancock. A deputy sheriff and a lone woman and child were aboard. another car had been fired upon nearby earlier, with no injuries.
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Houghton County Street Railway
Calumet
Hancock
W. B. Richards
Adam Hisler
Washington man becomes publisher of Detroit Free Press
Otto Carmichael named publisher while William K. Quinby remains editor in chief. Control of stock secured by Col. Frank J. Hecker and Charles N. Freer with William C. McMillan a stockholder in the syndicate. Riverview Baseball Co. votes 10 percent of gate receipts to charity but declines Sunday game funds as tainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Carmichael
Washington
Detroit Free Press
William KE. Quinby
Col
Frank J. Hecker
Charles N. Freer
Detroit
William C. McMillan
Senator McMillan
Clase
Riverview Baseball Co
Kalamazoo
Women's
Civic Improvement League
Found Hanging in Woods John Hoffman Body Found Near Park
The body of John Hoffman, a noted meat dealer, was found hanging to a tree in the woods between St. Joseph and Higman Park after being missing over two weeks. The canal and river were dragged for days by the life-saving crew. The corpse showed long exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoffman
St. Joseph
Higman Park
Hoffman
Crowd Drops 1400 Feet At Copper Mine Cage Incident
In the Calumet and Heela copper mine at Red Jacket shaft a lowering cable on a passenger cage failed as 34 men were being lowered. The cage dropped 1400 feet before safety catches halted the descent. Several workers suffered minor injuries. none serious.
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Red Jacket
Calumet and Heela
State Game Warden Busy During April Actions
State Game Warden Chapman reports April saw 115 complaints investigated for violations of state game and fish laws. Thirty-five arrests were made, with twenty-six convictions and six acquittals. Fines and costs totaled $508.21.
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Chapman
Counterfeiters Get Swift Justice in Michigan Courts
Kuepper was arrested in Houghton County for counterfeiting, convicted in federal court, and sentenced to five years in the Detroit house of correction. Henry Rodgers, arrested in Ontonagon County for making bogus nickels, was found guilty and sentenced to one and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iec. Kuepper
Houghton County
Detroit House of Correction
Henry Rodgers
Ontonagen County
State Happenings From Caspar Kokia to Muskegon Schools
Caspar Kokia and Jack Nolan are dead and three men fatally injured in the Ironton mine after being overcome by powder smoke and falling 100 feet from a ladder. Kalamazoo high school reports another smallpox case while Chas Carr, a carrier boy, falls ill and is admitted to detention hospital. The school board votes to dismiss the high school indefinitely. Dan Gleason’s body is recovered from Black River near Pere Marquette bridge. death ruled drowning with no marks of violence. Charles Edwins is fatally wounded by Deputy Sheriff Cole during an arrest attempt. Edwins had been hosting another woman in his home, with Cole wounded in the wrist. Muskegon public schools face turmoil as 500 students protest, hanging an effigy of Superintendent J. M. Frost over retirements of teachers E. A. Bending and Edwin Leibfreed. Gregory endures a fire destroying Maccabee hall and opera house, Portland cement and lumber valued at about 1,200 dollars, no insurance. Edward Ellsworth, battered and robbed in Virden, Ill, is returned to Owosso in precarious but mobile condition, unable to write or speak.
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Kalamazoo
Chas. Carr
Dan Gleason
Port Huron
Black River
Pere Marquette Bridge
Charles Edwins
Sunfield
Cole
Edwins
Muskegon
J. M. Frost
E. A. Bending
Hackley Manual Training School
Edwin Leibfreed
Commercial High School
Lending
Hackley
Gregory
Maccabee Hall
Opera House
W. H. Marsh
Edward Ellsworth
Owosso
Virden
Oast
Dundee
Ridge
Ann Arbor
Frank Strong
Strong
William Hull
United States Army
Detroit
C. M. Barton
Barton
Hull
Hall
Brock
Toronto
Springwells
George Taylor
Monroe
Adrian
Sylvania
Obie
Holt
Taylor
Lenawee County
Toledo
Fred Mattson
Mass Consolidated Mining Company
Mass City
Mattson
Francis Jirech
Mercy Hospital
Jirech
Jireeh
Agonizing list of Michigan deaths and Chicago strike unrest
A long miscellany reports Agnes Eliarp dying from suspected poisoned meat, a Wakefield case. Wake field trial outcomes. Ypsilanti school savings success with 281 accounts totaling $848. Other items cover Marco Kazimiercsak in Detroit, legal judgments against the Knights of the Modern Maccabees, and murders in Michigan including George Tubbs and John Folkertsma. It also notes a Dundee fire disaster, lightning deaths in Michigan, court actions against Gen Hall, and a Chicago teamsters strike with widespread violence and ongoing labor turmoil.
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Agnes Eliarp
Wakefield
Ypsilanti
James S. Whelan
Holland
Macatawa
Piotr Kazimiercsak
Poland
Detroit
Anthony Kaminsky
Grand Lodge
Knights of the Modern Maccabees
Investigation verdict clears Hilprecht as discoverer of Temple Library
A forthcoming report on charges of unscientific conduct will exonerate Professor Hilprecht and uphold his claim as the discoverer of the Temple Library at Nippon. The document also censures opponents and notes the capture of the inde er aticaris in Morocco and a speech at New York.
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Hilprecht
Temple
Nippon
Hilpe
Declining Rural Population in Iowa and Midwest
A state census shows towns growing while rural districts shrink. Iowa and Illinois shed farm labor as land prices rise and machinery reduces needed workers. The piece argues rural decline is temporary, predicting a shift to intensive farming and restoration of farmers with continued growth of towns and cities.
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Towa
Grundy
Grundy Center
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Chicago Tribune
Missouri
Middle Western States
Labor unrest and wage advances sweep early 1905 industry
Wage advances ranging from 10 to 1244 percent set May 1 as unions and employers renew contracts under the Lake Carriers Association. Amalgamated unions face declines in Mast and Iron workers regions. Teamsters win a Boston strike forcing union labor on two new buildings. Meat cutters see improved organization post strike, with Chicago stock yards slowly rebuilding. Lake Superior ore movement and U S Steel output expectations rise toward a record season.
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Lake Carriers’ Association
Labor Board
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
United Metal Workers’ International Union
A. F. of L
Calumet
Joliet
Milwaukee
Chicago
Hammond
Indiana Harbor
Michael Donnelly
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
J. G. Butler, Jr
Bessemer Pig Iron Association
Lake Superior
Deadly wreck of Cleveland-Cincinnati Express and dynamite freight
A Pennsylvania Railroad crash near South Harrisburg involved the Cleveland Cincinnati Express colliding with a freight train carrying 5000 pounds of dynamite. The boiler exploded, two dynamite cars blew up, and casualties reached about thirty dead and many injured as flames and debris spread through the wreckage. Rescue efforts were hindered by fires and dense wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Harrisburg
New York
Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Chicago
Paxtang Electric Company
Cedar Street
Erie Railroad
M'Kinley Mausoleum Plan Costly At $500000
The McKinley National Memorial Association approves H Van Buren McGonigle design for a $500000 mausoleum to be built near Canton Ohio. Work to begin at once with a 175 foot high granite dome and white marble interior shaping a monument hill with an artificial lake along The Mall.
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Gen. Grant
Michigan Senators Battle Over Bank Delinquency Penalty
In the Michigan Senate a clash over Lord’s bill to cut bank report penalties from 100 to 10 a day failed to pass. Senator Brown won a 13 to 12 vote to keep the $100 level, with Curtis supporting the bill and compromise amendments defeated. the law is likely to stay as is.
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Senate
Lord
Browe
Jones
Brown
Curtis
Will Halve Amount for Good Roads Bill
Ex Senator H S Earle of Detroit pressed for a state good roads department with an initial $160000 appropriation for two years but Gov Warner balked and urged a cut. Earle offered to halve the sum and denied seeking a highway commissioner post saying he can earn a living by cutting wood if needed. The Senate finance committee will wait on the changes before acting.
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H. S. Earle
Detroit
Warner
Earle
Senate Committee On Finance
Reduction of State Tax Commission Soon Proposed
A new bill to reorganize the State tax commission proposes reducing the number of commissioners to three while allowing current members to serve until November 1, 1906. Commissioners Sayre and McLaughlin would serve through much of their current terms, expiring late 1908, with the governor appointing the new trio before the next election. The bill trims clerks to ten unless the state auditors permit more, and preserves most powers of the commission.
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State Tax Commission
Sayre and
McLaughlin
Warner
Commission
Board of State Auditors
Change in State Libel Law Signed by Gov Warner
Gov Warner signed a bill altering the state libel law to let defendants introduce evidence that the plaintiff has previously recovered damages for the same article or for articles citing identical statements. This targets out of state suits by individuals suing many papers and would apply to all pending cases.
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Gov. Warner
Governor signs bill to ease local road and bridge bond limits
Gov. Warner signs a measure allowing township boards to issue bonds up to 10000 dollars for bridge construction and road improvement, transferring some power from the Legislature. The prior limit was 1000 dollars, with most road and bridge legislation needing Lansing action.
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Gov. Warner
Boards of Supervisors
Lansing
Pesthouse Bill Passes Senate For State Hospital
Senator Moriarty's bill for a State contagious disease hospital moves from Senate health committee to the committee of the whole and passes on third reading without dissent. The measure provides 50000 dollars for 1900 and 20000 dollars annually thereafter, with a land donation to the State and a site chosen by a governorappointed committee.
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Moriarty
Senate Committee On Health
Session May Stretch Into June As Lawmakers Plot
Legislators expect four more weeks of work and a likely primary election bill by early June. If no agreement is reached between the two houses, the prospects for major legislation beyond that point fade.
Use of Ferrets Prohibited in Rabbit Hunting Passed
The House in committee of the whole approved a measure banning ferrets for rabbit hunting across multiple Michigan counties including Calhoun Ottawa Clinton Kent Macomb Barry Jackson Monroe Tuscola Lapeer Casa Kalamazoo Saginaw Van Buren Isabella Charlevoix Grand Traverse Ingham Ionia Lake and Washtenaw plus parts of Livingston and Allegan counties. The bill now advances for floor action.
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Calhoun
Ottawa
Clinton
Kent
Macomb
Barry
Jackson
Monroe
Tuscola
Lapeer
Casa
Kalamazoo
Saginaw
van Buren
Isabella
Charlevoix
Grand Traverse
Ingham
Ionia
Lake
Washtenaw
Livingston
Allegan
House
Good Roads Bill Rushed Through
Senate rushed Ely bill to create a State highway department with an appropriation showing a cut of $80,000 from the original. The measure was not read in committee of the whole and was given immediate effect.
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Senate
Ely
Appropriation Bills Approved by House Committee
In committee of the whole the House approved several appropriation bills for state institutions. Included are Jackson prison at 24200 dollars, Upper Peninsula Experiment Station at 9000 dollars, Central Michigan Normal School at 163130 dollars, Upper Peninsula Hospital for the Insane at 31300 dollars, and the psychopathic ward at State University at 14000 dollars.
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House In Committee
Jackson Prison
Upper Peninsula Experiment Station
Central Michigan Normal School
Upper Peninsula Hospital
State University
Meat Peddlers Win License Exemption in Senate Bill
The Senate passed Senator Shelden's bill allowing meat and fish peddlers to operate without a license, overriding prior licensing requirements. The move simplifies regulatory burdens for itinerant merchants and could affect local enforcement.
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Senate
Senator Shelden
Bills Signed by Governor Create State Board of Accountants
Governor signs measures establishing a state board of public accountants with exam and registration duties. Other acts focus on preventing fruit tree diseases, appropriating 8000 dollars to the State Pioneer Society, and extending receivership to operate for sixteen months.
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Board of Accountants
State Pioneer Society
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Michigan Matters
Caspar Kokia
Jack Nolan
Ironton
George Tubbs
Charlotte
John Bouts North
Lichtning
Michigan
Hillsiale
Willis Swift
Charles A. Mather
Sturgis
John S. Folkertsma
Grand Trank
Pere Marquette
Grand Rapids
Folkertsma
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
E. D. Conger
Common Council
Board of Public Works
Salsbury
Conger
Allan Sheldon
Zachariah Chandler
Mr. Shehlon
Kinderhook
Chandler
Harry Dsheldon
United States
BR. A. Alter
ILM
Cleveland
Onder
Koblsaat
Sherman
Charlies Doli
Chicago Federation of Labor
Itehi
Attormer
Healy
Crand
Lbor
Actiist
Refessi
Danze
Marer
Demamiei
Federation of Labor
Teamsters’ Union
Montgomery Want & Co
Explorers’ Teaming Company
West Virginia
Empirers
Teamsters
Employers’ Teaming Company
Mee-Agnion
Charles Dell
Chicazo
St. Louis
York
Erdicaris
Raisali
Morocco
United States Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
M’kinley
John Terhune
Bergen County
New Jersey
Hackensack, N. J
Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court
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