High tribute paid to retiring president at Ann Arbor
Michigan students and faculty honor Dr. James B. Angell on his impending retirement with speeches from Prof R W Wenley praising Angell’s lasting influence. A farewell dinner presented Angell a silver loving cup as the university marks an epoch in its history and character.
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Annn Arbor
R. W. Wenley
University of Michigan
James B. Angell
Angell
Professor Wenley
Dr. Angell
Parma Banker Burletson Sentenced Eight to Twenty Years
William H. Burletson, former Parma financial magnate and bank cashier for Parma Pittsford and Hanover banks, pleaded guilty and received eight to twenty years at Ionia Reformatory with a recommended maximum ten years. Judge Parkinson cited falsifying bank entries and false returns as serious offenses and urged a punitive, deterring sentence.
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Parma
Ionia Reformatory
William H. Burletson
Parma Village
Pittsford
Hanover
Parkinson
Ionia
Burletson
Tilt Theory Emerges After Michigan Earthquake
Scientists in Michigan discuss a proposed tilt line from Port Huron to Manistee. North of the line the ground tilts one way and south of it the opposite. State Geologist Lane notes the Wednesday quake may provide tilt data. The last Michigan quake was in 1884 and tilt is about six inches per century.
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Scientinia
Michigan
Port Huron
Manistee
Lane
Byron Elevator Burned and Wool Fire Devastates Byron
A large wool and grain elevator belonging to F. E. Close & Co. in Byron was destroyed by fire sparked from a passing freight train. About 30,000 pounds of wool and 2,000 bushels of beans burned with the building, which also damaged the Ann Arbor railway station and freight depot. The lumber yard of Ice & Church was spared by bucket brigades. Close & Co. face about 40,000 dollars in losses, the railway company about 500 dollars.
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F. E. Close & Co
Byron
Ann Arbor
Ice & Church
Fight over state prohibition to be pushed next spring
In all but three counties the prohibition issue will be pursued with local option as the theme. Wayne Bay and Saginaw counties are excluded. a Lansing conference of Anti-Saloon League leaders aimed to perfect petitions and launch a campaign for next spring statewide ballot.
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Wayne, Bay
Saginaw
Lansing
Wealthy Menominee Farmers Escape Narrowly From Runaway
Jacob Slewie and Frank Kustier two prominent Menominee County farmers were badly hurt as a team of frightened horses dashed along Ogden Avenue Menominee colliding with a telephone pole while attempting to turn a corner Dr Eugene De Guinong narrowly escaped injury as rig was battered in the crash
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Menominee County
Jacob Slewie
Frank Kustier
Eugene Gunnong
Ogden Avenue
Menominee
de Guinong
Insane mother charged in death of infant
Mrs. Mary Bloch, 45, brought to Sault Ste. Marie from Rudy after authorities say she killed her two month old daughter in the woods. She struck the child with her fist and led police to the body in water. The cera believes she is insane and she says she does not know why she did it.
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Mary Bloch
Soo
Rudy
Cera
Bloch
Gra Woods
Sault Ste. Marie
Local items and notices from a terse city column
Names and brief notices appear, including Walter Magoon in Marenisco matters, D Fred Cheriton of Moargiette on business, Mrs Anon Pagdernik of Dorchester visiting, Frank Tomlinson of Ashland handling city affairs, a marriage ad, and a note on tariff duty estimates under Taft plus a summary of Senate and House appropriations and new offices.
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Bleie
Viola
Yale Theatre
Walter Magoon
Marenisco
D. Fred Cheriton
Moargiette
Munuay
Anon Pagdernik
Dorchester
Wis
Frank Tomlinson
Ashland
Three men sentenced in Port Huron Circuit Court crimes
Three men jailed for crimes against young girls were sentenced in Port Huron Circuit Court. Edward Laffery of St Clair receives one to ten years, Elmer Quilman of Capac two to fifteen years, and Otto Schroeder of Chinatonship six months to one year.
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Port Huron
Edward Laffery
St. Clair
Elmer Quilman
Capac
Otto Schroeder
China Township
Peach Belt
Large Western Lands Open for Homestead Entries
About 157 million acres in Western states are designated for 120 acre homesteads under Ballinger rules. State totals include Oregon 7,004,100 and Washington 3,576,060 acres with others in Utah Wyoming Arizona Colorado Montana and Nevada. If all lands were suitable for entry roughly 492,000 homesteads could be created though most lands lack irrigation. Maps and entry regulations were issued to land offices for processing applications.
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Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Oregon
Washington
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
Salvation Army Captain Ordered to Quit City After Shooting
Capt Bringe returning from Chicago found his wife with another man. He fired at the rival, broke into the house, and chased the man who escaped. Later Bringe had his wife arrested. Justice Weldon ordered the couple to leave the city, citing alleged grafting conduct.
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City
Chicago
Bringe
Benton Harbor
Salvation Army
Justice Weldon
Stabbed Fisherman in Altercation Tied to Labor Dispute
Frank Hancock 35, a Saugatuck fisherman, was badly wounded in a knife attack at the home of Kittle Walsh after a drinking dispute with his helper Joe Lake who is charged with stabbing. Hancock staggered to Saugatuck for medical aid as authorities prepared to hold Lake.
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Saugatuck
Frank Hancock
Kittle Walsh
Joe Lake
Hancock
Jake
Minnesota Agriculture To Be Taught In Warren Schools
Minnesota moves to teach agriculture in Warren public schools. Nearby Fergus Falls endures prairie fires causing extensive damage. An Alfalfa Food Mill in South Omaha owned by M. C. Peters Mill Co. burns, with $225,000 loss. National Tube Works closure signals possible nationwide pause on Sunday steel work by United States Steel Corp.
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Minnesota
Fergus Falls
Minn
Warren
Hartigan
National Retail Grocers’ Association
St. Louis
Superior
Wis
Gulf Canal
South Omaha
M. C. Peters Mill Company
Omaha
National Tube Works
McKeesport
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
JOLT FOR MARRIED WOMEN IN LOUISIANA
Judge W. W. Ferguson told the Era Club in New Orleans that under the state code a married woman cannot own her clothes while a spinster may own control and dispose of property. He argued this inequality harms wives and urged legislative reform amid a suffrage drive by fashionable club members and supporters.
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Louisiana
Era Club
New Orleans
W. W. Ferguson
Ferguson
Texas Ed Onlanosa Tornadoes Ravage Zephyr and Oklahoma
A night of destruction across Zephyr Texas and nearby Oklahoma towns leaves many dead and injured. A tornado struck Zephyr Brown County at 1 am, killing county residents Thad Cabler and family and destroying the school and churches. In Oklahoma Key West and Depew suffered extensive ruin with dozens killed or injured and floods following the storms. Stroud Sapulpa faced flooded streets as northwest North Dakota reported multiple fatalities and Jamestown Fair structures lost.
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Brown County
Texas
Brownwood
Santa Fe Railroad
Thad Cabler
Oklahoma
Key West
Depew
Salt Creek
Stroud
Sapulpa
North Dakota
Lansdon
Jamestown Fair Association
Trade notes show progress amid rising defaults
A Dun's Weekly Review summary notes a slight uptick in trading defaults but highlights substantial gains in solvent payments through banks. Weather improves production activity, crops progress, and farm reports show healthy seeding. Retail and wholesale trade rise, railroads show gains, ore stocks are meager, and a lake workers strike settlement could boost vessel interests. Bank clearings exceed prior year levels, with weekly failures at Chicago district up modestly.
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Chicago
Labor unions expand across nations and states
Canadian civil servants organize a civil service federation and unions form in Boston and Texas. Kansas passes eleven labor laws, and Arkansas sets a semi monthly pay day. A new women workers union forms in Washington, D C. Hazleton safeguards child workers, while England lowers coal wages and Vallejo gains charter and wage boosts. Nolan reelected Boston engineers leader as eight hour day bills pass in Washington.
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Red Lodge
Mont
Kansas
Typographical Union
Boston
Mass
Hazleton
Northumberland
England
Coal Conciliation Board
Vallejo
Cal
A. F. of L
National Labor Congress
Baltimore
John E. Nolan
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Blessed with Thirty Five Kids In California Family Tale
A San Francisco charity ad seeks a baby carriage for the thirty-fifth child of Juan Manuela Grijalva, once a California landowner. The family, now with modest means, reportedly welcomed a child nearly every year since his first marriage, spanning almost fifty years.
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Associated Charities of
San Francisco
Juan Manuela Grijalva
California
Juan
Man Accused Slanderer Dies After Mob Attack in Washington
George Englert, an English coal miner, died in Washington Pennsylvania from wounds after a mob of about 250 women overran Manifold. He had slandered local women and defied warnings. Officials rescued him, placing him on a streetcar and ordering him not to return. Englert’s wife remains unconscious after surgery.
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Muskegon
Fred Beach
Earl Adams
Ditto
Bay City
Smith
Buffalo
George Englert
Washington
Manifold
Englert
Ensglert
Wealthy New York farmer killed in Clyde quarrel
Norris Donovan, a Clyde New York farmer, was killed by his neighbor Beckwith Tremper at Tremper’s home after a night of drinking cider in Tremper’s barn with Donovan and Donovan’s employee Fred Hart. A quarrel led to the fatal shooting.
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New York
Norris Donovan
Clyde
N. Y
Beckwith Tremper
Tremper
Donovan
Fred Hart
New York Trade Outlook Mixed Amid Irregular Weather
Improvements move in evidence this week yet irregular weather and crop conditions slow broad judgments. House trade with jobbers is not usually active this season and clearance sales have not fully boosted activity. Optimism grows for the distant future despite weaker immediate demand. US business failures total 205 for the week ending May 27, vs 219 last week and prior years, with Canada at 22 cases.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Live market quotes across major cities on cattle hogs and grains
Western and eastern markets display mixed ranges for cattle hogs and sheep with varied grain prices. Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo New York figures show No 2 wheat around 1.50 to 1.95 and corn near 0.60 to 0.80, oats 0.60 to 0.70, rye 0.50 to 0.70 per bushel.
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Ste
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Gould
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chuice
Siam
Toledo
New York
St.65
Plan for Wheat Warehouses Endorsed by Missouri Growers
A plan to build a chain of wheat storage warehouses in a grain rich region to hold wheat for high prices was approved at a mass meeting of the grain growers and cattle drovers branch of the national farmers union in Springfield Missouri.
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Grain Growers and Cattle Drovers’ Branch
The
National Farmers’ Union
Sprigfield, Mo
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