Fire and building loss across Michigan towns
Traverse City reports a blaze wrecking the upper story of the Steinberg block injuring four stores and three families with $6,500 total damage insured. Flint notes the Michigan School for the Deaf administration building fire not sprinklered, blaming construction and lack of automatic sprinklers. Jackson hides three convicts in a box car escaping prison. Battle Creek records several children poisoned by ice cream from a peddler. one child critically ill. Eaton Rapids strawberries flood markets lowering prices. harvesting labor shortages threaten spoilage. Lexington man Mason found dead after horse incident. Bay City to host Lutheran district meeting with about 100 delegates. Jackson man Calkins nearly commits suicide by gas, saved by a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse City
Steinberg
East Front Street
E. E B. Miller
National Cash Register Company
G. Meeboer
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Mabel Buzell
Flint
Michigan School For the Deaf
Fire Department
Mott
Battle Creek
Doris
Delma Hastings
L. A. Hastings
Helen Tower
L. H. Tower
Tower
Protect Home Merchants From Parcels Post Threat
A call to rally against a proposed parcels post bill argues it harms rural communities by shifting trade to city mail orders. It warns of declining village stores, job losses, falling property values, and eroded local institutions, urging citizens to pressure Congress and support local traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Moon
American League of Associations
Woodrow Wilson
Moiling City
United States
Chicago
New York
Paris
F. E. French
Southern Merchants’ Association
Mart
Congress
Tommy's witty remark on appetite during visit
In a humorous exchange, Tommy deflects Aunt's remark about loss of appetite, insisting his reluctance to eat cake is a matter of politeness rather than appetite. The aunt notes his condition while Tommy clarifies the social comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Roosevelt Seeks Role in New Party After Convention Fight
Chicago June 21 Theodore Roosevelt read a formal position statement to advisers and select delegates. He says he may accept nomination from loyal Republicans or a progressive bolt, if the national committee fails to uphold fair rules and the people support his platform. He accuses the national committee of fraud and declares he will lead the fight for honesty and social justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
National Committee
Taft
Committee On Rules
Republican Party
Bolt
Real
No Perfection in Humanity Expressed in Early Observations
A moral reflection notes that no human is flawless though many pursue health and progress. It cites common deficiencies such as imperfect hearts or lungs and acknowledges universal weaknesses among ordinary people.
Not Altogether Satisfactory and the Paste Brush Quip
A wry remark questions whether constant tinkering proves genius showing a preference for substantial evidence over stylistic gimmicks in creative work. The quote suggests impatience with perpetual experimentation without firm results.
Michigan Briefs From Battle Creek to Three Rivers
A string of early 20th century notes report traffic tragedy on Upton street in Battle Creek where Gladys Gould dies and Ada Gould is fatally injured after stepping into an auto. Florence Gerber wins a $1000 Arthur Hill scholarship at Saginaw. Mrs. Thomas Game dies after a motor-car collision near a station. her young son survives with a leg injury. Owosso, Grand Rapids, Bay City, Saginaw, and Three Rivers items cover arrests for embezzlement, meat-sale bans, state hardware convention, and a fire loss disputed as overstated by the Sheffield Car Company manager. A Michigan Arbeiter Bund session reelects Michael Riegel as president. A two-year-old dies from ingested poison with a sister in grave condition. Whooping cough cases rise to 150 in Saginaw amid pneumonia warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Upton
Gladys
Ada Gould
Ada
H. K. Bickford
A. B. Stove Company
Bickford
Ethel Gould
Marion
Thomas Game
Ann Arbor
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Shawneetown Woman
A Shawneetown woman reports backache headaches and nervousness eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She says the remedy gave quick relief and cured her condition, enabling her to resume housework. The ad promotes Doan's Kidney Pills priced 50 cents at all stores from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
C. F. Mace
Madison St
Shawneetown
Doan
Accounted For Joke Reveals Prison Barriers
A reformer asks why many men stay in the jail. The guide replies that most are there because they cannot get out, highlighting systemic constraints and impediments to release.
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Michigan News
Jackson
Jack-s
Eaton Rapids
Lexington
Richard Mason
Mason
Bay City
Lutheran Bund
Lutheran Church
Michigan
Petz
Detroit
Charles Calkins
Calkins
Progressive Movement
Bolters—Assairs National Committee
Wolverine News
Saginaw
Florence Gerber
Arthur Hill High School
Alonzo L. Bingham
Union School
Arthur Hill
University of Michigan
Gerber
Althea McCullum
Owosso
Louis Carpenter
Johnson
Grand Rapids
Frank Sobizzewski, Jr
Kent State Bank
Stuart
Bay Chy
Goodwin
Oscar Meiselbach
Board of Health
Cadillac
National Retail Hardware Association
Boston
Seat of Learning
Michigan Arbeiter Bund
Michael Riegel
Salzburg
Hancock
Ernest Keller
Lansing
Otto Meier
Detroit No. 2
Charles Kersten
Louis J. Herrique
Hamtramck
Fred Rentschler
Marshall
Charles Schley
Cheboygan
Victor
Herbert Benham
DeVries Hospital
Leona
Alger
Three Rivers
Sheffield Car Company
Edward B. Linsley
Libby
Watson F Coleman
Wesnington
D.C
ACHES
Pee Acre
Chas
L. Deissler
Dakota
Pelelope
Nort
Rel River Valley
North Dakota
Fis
Bergh
Halstad
Minn
Pgs
Ekkers
Barron County
Wis
Pelemon & Wiis
Ice Lake
Charles L. Deisler
Hope
Ked States
Fourt Land Bureau
Oelrichs
South Dakotas
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Board of Trade North Battleford
Estern
Canada
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