Rural Mail Delivery in Michigan and City Tax Powers
Report on Michigan rural routes shows 285 in operation with 175 pending applications and 500 new routes monthly until funds exhaust. Fourth district leads with 17 routes now and 83 more requested across Allegan Fennville Hastings Nashville Paw Paw Otsego and Middleville. Treasurer May Seize Property. Supreme Court reverses Michigan Lake Superior Power Co v Atwood over seizure of two locomotives for sewer tax. Fire aboard the Fannie C Hart near Escanaba endangers 200 passengers. crew battles blaze as excursion run by Sons of Herman Society of Escanaba ends safely.
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Postoffice Department
Michigan
Machen
Allegan
Benton Harbor
Fennville
Mendon
Middleville
Niles
Nottawa
Paw Paw
Supreme Court
Michigan Lake Superior Power Company
Atwood
Fannie C. Hart
Menominee
Escanaba
Thimes
Sons of Herman Society of
Two Local Fights End in Serious Injuries Across Michigan
In a prize fight near Alpena two locals Dewolfe and Onlette, Dewolfe’s right arm broken near the elbow. A carriage fetched Dr. A. d. Denike from Low Rapids and on returning the horse bolted. Dr. Denike fell, breaking both bones in his left leg above the ankle. JA. Newcombe died when his barn toppled during a wine storm, crushed under the structure, seven hours to extricate the mangled remains. Michigan enrollment figures show University of Michigan total around BTIe with breakdowns by department. Other items note a new fire department for Durand, a large northern huckleberry crop, new head mill at Parnell, extensive potato planting around Kalkaska, coal prospecting near Crystal, water works bonds approved, Owens arrested for horse theft, beet testing by Kalkaska farmers, and various local infrastructure and railroad happenings across the state.
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Alpena
Dewolfe
Onlette
A. d. Denike
Dr. Denike
Durand
Michiigan
Weisman
Parnell
Kalkaska
Crystal
John Owens
George Marshall
Battle Creek
Kalkaska County
Othrs
Marshall Brand
Ithaca
Sparta
Pere Marquette
Howard City
Ludington
Newaygo
Michigan
Lake Michigan
John Frater
Clare County
Detroit Southern Railway Company
Whiel
Detroit and
Lima Northern
Michiwacretary
Daniel FP. Sullivan
Ishpeming
Nelson Morris & Co
Chicago
Escanaba
Little Bay Denoquet
Stephenson Dock
Sullivan
Midland County
Harry Vernies
Northville
Lansing
Ludington to add new bank and other local developments
Reports show Ludington planning a bank with $50,000 capital and highways to receive $60,000 in improvements. Baraga plans a modern water works system. Sparta Methodists will build a $4,800 church. Alma to open a $25,000 bank by June. Also noted are casualties, accidents, burglaries, and a factory move to Hillsdale.
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Hillsdale
Scowlen, Blanchard Co
Springfield
Ohio
FF. M. Stewart
D. W. T. Sawyer
J. W. Martin
John Snawden
FB. M. Blanchard
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Christian Science Libel Trial Opens in Boston
Boston opens a libel suit by Mrs. Josephine Curtis Woodbury against founder Mary Baker Eddy. The case, filed October, centers on alleged statements about Christian Science and Eddy. Eighteen witnesses to testify about Woodbury and Eddy with evidence linking to church governance. Also mentions a Texas ranch land purchase by Georgie W. Littlefield, president of Austin National Bank.
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Josephine Curtis Woodbury
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian «Eference
Christian Sciemce
Ely
Woodbury
Yes
Christian Sciences
Christ Church
Endy
Mssace
Ruoities
Hockley Lamb Counties
Texas
Georgie W. Littlefiell
The
Austin National Bank
Tillman and McLaurin Quit in Bitter Senate Fallout
South Carolina faces a dramatic senatorial crisis as Senators Tillman and McLaurin resign after a heated personal feud. Gov. McSweeney will receive their resignations and a Democratic primary will determine replacements, with the governor appointing finalists. The duel reshapes state politics and profiles two factions in the Democratic Party.
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South Carolina
Tillman
Mc Laurin
McSweeney
McLaurin
Eest
Ex Gov John R Tanner laid to rest in Oak Ridge cemetery
Ex Gov John R Tanner was buried Sunday in Oak Ridge cemetery near Springfield in a military style funeral. Thousands filed past the casket at the capitol in state during the day and a large procession including militia G A R coal miners and labor groups escorted the body to the church and cemetery for services volleys taps and brief rites marked the burial.
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John R. Tanner
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
Lincoln
Capitol
Saem
Taylor
Reymour
Charles Fitz Simons
Chicago
Motormen Race to Death in Electric Car Crash
Two electric cars racing for a track switch on a Greenbush line near Albany collided at a sharp curve. Both motormen and five others died, with about fifty injured. The 15 ton cars were the heaviest on the road and wreckage was extensive.
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Greenbush
Albany
N. Y
Captain and Six Men Lost on Lake Michigan Schooner
The C H Hackley, a three masted schooner, went down in Lake Michigan ten miles off shore between Sheboygan and Milwaukee. Captain Oertling and six crewmen are missing, with survivors deemed unlikely as the storm raged Friday. A Milwaukee steamer reported the wreck after passing the site near the waterlogged hull.
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C. H. Hackley
Lake Michigan
Boston
Milwaukee
Mele
Sheboygan
Milwaaukee
H. Hackley
Oertling
Michigan Solons End Fight Over Weighing Bills and Vets Button
The Michigan Senate nears adjournment as House members push salary bills and tax reforms. A concurrent resolution by Rep Dennis calls on Congress to create a government issued veteran button. Bills on indigent estates, a state game measure, military affairs, and a ten-day summer camp for a colored company are advanced. governor signs garnishee and taxation measures. A chaotic House session sees books hurled and a melee, while other measures include road and bar licensing revisions, tax law amendments, and a joint resolution on constitutional indeterminate sentencing.
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Dennis Om Friday
Congress
Mick
House
Detroit
Kelly
Great Lakes
Lower
Martin
Loeser
Gov. Bliss
State Board of
Aulsditors
Graham Pope
Houghton
Tra Sayre
Flushing
Tax Commission
Grand Rapids
Fuller
Weter
Boards of Health
Martin’s
Graedell
Miller
Atwood
Loomis
Helme
Yeas
L Yeas
Lnaya
Goodell
Atuilit
Rodgers
State Tax Commission
Helmwe
Nichols
Smith
Earle
High
Weeks
Upper Peninsula
Gauv. Pliss
Governor Approves Amendments to State Wet Tax Act
The governor approves amendments to section 1 of the wet tax act, adding provisions for appropriation of funds to the Attorney General's salary and related expenses, and repealing conflicting provisions. Lowrey bill provides protection for fish in Whitefish Lake and Little Whitefish Lake in Montcalm County's Dierson township.
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McCalhum
Tks
Ecortein
Lowrey
Whitefish Lake
Little Whitefish Lake
Dierson Township
Montcalm County
Presbyterians Open 113th General Assembly in Philadelphia
Two thousand attendees from across the United States and visitors from Mexico, China, and South America filled Calvary Church for the Presbyterian Church’s 113th General Assembly. The opening featured retiring moderator Rev. Dr. Charles A. Dickey’s sermon and debates over a new judicial system and revisions to the Westminster confession of faith. The assembly debated a proposed eight minister eight elder court and left decisions to presbyteries for final approval. The opening session also saw strong resolutions against liberal Sabbath drift and lengthy addresses by Drs. Dickey and William McKibbin outlining support and opposition to revision.
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General Assembly
United States
Mexico
China
South America
Calvary Church
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
Charles A. Dickey
Committee On Judicial Commissions
Assembly
William McKibbin
Cincinnati
Dickey
Rescue by a Human Chain Saves Drowning Man in Chicago
A Chicago man clung to life as four rescuers formed a living chain from the Seth Street bridge to the river. James O Donnell struggled in the water until the chain reached him, with Martin Coresbett at the top supporting the line. Policeman Malone signaled the crew, and the group pulled O Donnell to safety.
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Chicago
Soth Street
James O'Donnell
Martin Cores Bett
O'Donnell
Seth Street
Malone
SECRET SOCIETIES DISCUSSION AT UNITED PRESBYTERIANS
The forty third general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America met in Des Moines. A report on creed revision and secret orders urged sessions to exercise discretion under church law to maintain unity and peace. The resolution calls for wise administration of the law while upholding God’s glory. The rest of the page notes ship plans, a Kansas education law, French troops in Pelin, and loot in China.
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United Presbyterians
Des Moines
Forty-Third General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
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