Maccabees Lose Suit in Port Huron Court
A jury awarded Albert A. Graves 189 dollars in a case against the Knights of the Maccabees. Graves, former deputy great commander, claimed 63 new members at Mt. Clemens at 3 dollars each. The order admitted paying membership fees tied to Graves’s recruiting, implying legitimate conduct and defeating fraud claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Modern Maccabees
Toledo
Port Huron
Law
Albert A. Graves
Graves
Mt. Clemens
The
Maccabees
Executive Committee
Frank E. Jones
Ann Arbor
Clemens Tent
Firebugs Held to Blame in Lapeer Fires
A string of arson fires hits Lapeer with at least three buildings burned including a vacant Bent ley street house and a barn behind Dr. Tinker’s home. A meat market building adjoining Giles & Son’s was later set alight. Fire officials suspect incendiary origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapeer
Bentley Street
Tinker
Giles & Son
Bandits Terrorize Calumet Peninsula Towns
A wave of assaults on girls and robberies of men rocks Calumet Houghton Hancock and Red Jacket as fear grips residents. Six women and girls attacked on busy streets within two weeks with no identification of the attacker. Mary Caruthers 16 of Laurium was knocked senseless then buried in snow but survived. Vigilance committees planned to protect the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Houghton
Hancock
Red Jacket
Mary Caruthers
Laurium
Detroit man held on murder charge after fatal assault
Frank Blaik is jailed in Detroit on a murder charge in the death of Mrs Frances Richards. Neighbors found her body with throat cut. Blaik’s clothing showed blood and scratches, the couple had spent the night in a carousal, and a lamp and burned papers suggested an attempt to cover up the crime by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Frank Blaik
Frances Richards
Bos East Alexandrine Avenue
Bialk
Tialk
Whisky robs the pulpit resigning pastor at Onaway
Reverend W. B. or former Y M C A official at Port Elivon quits the Onaway Methodist Church citing a liquor craving that overpowered his abstinence. After a long absence he attended a service, heard a sermon by a temporary replacement, then handed in his resignation as his son fell gravely ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8
Port Elivon
Onaway
Shaw
Girl Leaps From Bridge After Silent Warning
Lizzie Nezelewsky, 17, leaped eighty feet from Wayne street bridge in St. Joseph, diving into the river. Her clothes kept her afloat until two rowboats reached her. she drowned. This was her third attempted suicide, after failing to learn the name of a man who signed himself Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Lizzie Nezelewsky
Wayne Street
St. Joseph
Johnson
Umphrey
Grand Trunk seizes Kalamazoo terminal site
Grand Trunk officials have taken possession of the Chicago and Kalamazoo terminal railroad in Kalamazoo after a canvass of deeds along the right of way. Engineers began surveying East Main street for a freight house site as part of the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk
Chicago and
Kalamazoo
East Main Street
Terminal Road
Prank at Michigan Agr College Endangers Track Car
Michigan authorities probe a dangerous prank by seniors at East Lansing's Michigan Agricultural College. A switch on a downhill line was spiked during the J hop era endangering a carload of sophomores and seniors. Justice Frazer hears testimonies as college officials assist in identifying ringleaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Fead
Michigan Agricultural College
East Lansing
Junors
Justice Frazer
Murder Cleared Up in Kalamazoo Case
Convict George Dawson, in the lonta prison, confesses to former sheriff Shean and Sheriff Campbell that his brother Charles Dawson and Joseph W. Wadruff alias Joe Crocker planned and committed the murder of H. S. Davis, a Kalamazoo merchant tailor. Dawson says he was not present due to a Grand Rapids arrest for passing worthless paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shean
Campbell
Kalamazoo County
George Dawson
Lonta
HS. 8
Davis
Kalamazoo
Dawson
Charles Dawson
Joseph W. Wadruff
Joe Crocker
Increased Railroad Tax Hits Michigan Firms Hard
The state tax commission completed the annual assessment of railroad and other corporate property in Michigan. Total valuations reach 200,980,025 with a tax rate of 18,008. The projected total tax is 33,781,498, up 501,290 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Michigan
Two Killed in Rail Collision In Michigan Notice
J FE Meghan and W S Speatt died instantly when a switch engine of the Boyne City Gaylord and Alpena Railroad rammed into a railroad automobile. The fatal crash occurred on the line, and authorities reported the men were killed at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. FE. Meghan
W. S. Speatt
Boyne City, Gaylord and Alpena
Minor state items prompt grim notices and local updates
A Michigan roundup reports a two year old near New Boston choked on meat, a 37 year old woman dies of ptomaine poisoning from buttermilk, and a $200 reward offered for the Lum railroad station vandals. Detroit storm costs cited at $20,000 to city and $25,000 to Detroit United Railways. overheated furnaces push losses over $50,000. Eliza Green of Chicago flees from Muskegon for a quarter inheritance, and Michigan towns debate mutual lines as Kalamazoo-Galesburg tolls spark action. Hudller testifies in Battle Creek as Floyd Tuller faces assault charges. Hillsdale boy dies, Alpena pioneer Mrs Bullock passes, and a Mason boy is declared insane. Onaway opens a $25,000 municipal building. Lincoln Club holds banquet. brown-tail moth reaches Michigan. farmer Charles Turner dies from carbolic acid after injuries. Galesburg bank owners Clapp and Punn plan to reorganize as a state bank with $20 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Waterbury
New Boston
N. R. Austin
R. J. Lounsbury
P.O. & N. Railway
Lum
Detroit
Detroit United Railways
Eliza Green
Chicago
Muskegon
Michigan Telephone Company
Galesburg
Kalamazoo
William T. Hudller
Huuller
Battle Creek
Floyd
Tuller
Ervin Coleman
John Coleman
Wright ‘Township
Hillsdale County
Charles Bullock
Alpena
Charlie Warren
Mason
Onaway
Presque Isle County
Presque Isle
Michigan
Charles Turner
Gagetown
Turner
T. 8. Clapp
Sidney Punn
Galesburg Bank
Kalamazoo County
Michigan Solons Push for Public Utility Regulation
Michigan lawmakers on the Waterways Investigation Committee return from the upper peninsula with findings on power streams and waterpower ownership. They argue most rights are privately held and foresee limits under a new constitution to regulate rates. The panel plans weekend tours in the lower peninsula before reporting and weighing a public utilities commission to oversee railroad, telephone, telegraph and water power rates and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Waterways Investigating Committee
Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
Public Utility
Michigan
The Legislature Faces Home Rule Dilemma This Session
The present legislature struggles to decide on home rule with little progress. Committees may resist action while some propose creating a home rule commission to study city conditions and report at a fall special session. Critics warn that many cities seek charter changes but constitutional limits bar local acts until home rule is granted.
School Book Probe Sets House Committee in Lansing
Speaker Campbell appoints Rep Ogg Edwards Milliken Woodruff and Straight to investigate school book pricing in Lansing. Chairman Ogg says hearings will be held in Lansing and officials will correspond with Illinois investigators. Prices differ by region in Illinois and Michigan. committee seeks facts to justify price regulation law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Ogg
Edwards
Milliken
Woodruff
Straight
House Committee
Lansing
Illinois
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Legislature to Be Costly as New Senate Grows
The economy streak at the session start faded as three more employees joined the patrol. With deputies expanding and numerous investigations planned, the legislature faces a bloated budget and an expensive tenure, even with a largely new membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Colby Pushes Amendments To Constitution In April Vote
Representative Colby and Detroit attorney Fred Baker advocate a concurrent resolution to submit several constitutional amendments to voters in the April election. The key plank classifies cities by population for home rule and grants the legislature power to repeal existing local acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Fred Baker
Detroit
Mining School Seeks State Appropriation Totals
The College of Mines at Houghton requests funds of 83159 dollars for 1900 and 67000 dollars for 1910, seeking legislative approval to cover program costs and facilities needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Mines At
Houghton
Justices Must Live in Lansing Bill Fails in House
The bill to repeal the act requiring Supreme Court justices to reside in Lansing was killed in a committee of the whole by 56 to 37. Representative Ogg and Representative Flowers urged approval while the farmers' club opposed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Supreme Court
House
Representative Ogg
Flowers
Farmers’ Club
May Revive War Tax to Close Treasury Gap
A Ways and Means panel faces a $7,000 deficit and near $150,000 forecast by year end. Washington sources say plans include revising internal revenue laws, possibly re-enacting Spanish war measures, with higher beer taxes and stamp taxes on paper and medicines. A proposed 3 cent per pound coffee duty could add $25 million annually, while tea tax plans remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Committee On Ways and Means
Washington
Customs Houses
United States
San Pedro Harbor Urged Fortification by Army
The general staff report to the secretary of war urges fortifying San Pedro Cal for defense. It warns the southern California district is unprotected and notes San Pedro’s strategic value for landing and holding forces. The report references a possible oriental power and assumes Pearl Harbor would be seized first, leaving no Pacific naval force to counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Cal
General Staff
California
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Pacific
Boy With Fracture Habit Faces Frequent Falls
Joseph Harley, age 1 from Pottsville Pennsylvania, fractures his right thigh after a small fall. Doctors are puzzled as to how he survives his repeated breaks, with his legs reportedly broken at least a dozen times in less than three years, keeping him largely in the local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Harley
Pottsville
Ularley
Industrial unions and labor harmony across regions
Across Canada and the United States labor movements show gains and challenges. Union activity spans Hamilton, New York, Lawrence, and Boston with new lodges, campaigns, and calls for protections. The International Fur Workers face unemployment, child labor reforms push toward Congress, and state federations seek a minimum wage for women workers.
Taft to be paid 75000 a year by House vote
The National House approved a 75000 dollar annual salary for President Taft, an increase of 25000 over the prior amount, with Taft covering his travel expenses. The House rejected other salary increases and defeated provisions for higher pay for Vice President, Speaker, and federal judiciary. The measure now goes to the Senate for acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National House of Representatives
Taft
Roosevelt
House
Supreme Court
Federal Judiciary
Senate
Clouse
Champ Clark
Knox
Cannon
Mr. Watson
Mander
Sears Roebuck Cannot Be Forced to Stand Trial
A Des Moines federal grand jury indictment against Sears Roebuck Co. for mail fraud is deemed unenforceable to compel trial. Judge McPherson rules a corporation cannot be arrested or forced to travel to another state for trial and notes no federal statute compels this. The government could pursue an Illinois indictment if it wishes to pursue the alleged mail order deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Des Moines
Sears-Roebuck Company
Chicago
McPherson
United States
Ilinois
Gary Indiana rails start produced for Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Gary steel mills begin turning out new rails for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line. Four blast furnaces and two open hearth furnaces are in operation with more on the way. Employment rises from 31 hundred to 4500, with day and night shifts to keep mills running continuously. The firm supplies rails for South Chicago and Joliet plants, whose open hearth furnaces reportedly shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Steel Mills
Gary
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
The
Steel Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Joliet
Strike Shuts Shoe Factories in Portsmouth Ohio
In Portsmouth Ohio the Selby shoe tasters strike reached a crisis as rival firms asked to take over the work. Walkouts occurred at all plants and every factory in the city has shut down pending a settlement. About 4000 workers are temporarily out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio
Selby Shoe Tasters
Germain Will Disposes Estate Through Los Angeles Heir
The will of the late Eugene Germain of Los Angeles values the estate at about 81 500 000. Troverty of 31 TOW is disposed of by the will. The sole bequest to a non-family member is 500 to Mildred Blankins, Germain's secretary for ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Germain
Los Angeles
Mildred Blankins
New York Population Grows by 137,250 in Year
Health Commissioner Thomas Darlington reports New York City population at 1,122,085 for the year, marking an increase of 157,250 people. The annual figures reflect growth in the metropolis amid ongoing urban expansion and demographic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Darlington
Reno Bank Suspends in Nye and Ormsby Chain
Reno Nevada bank Nye and Ormsby branch suspends operations as cashiers state all depositors will be paid. Local customers face uncertainty while authorities assess the situation and ensure settlement of accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Nye and Ormsby
Nevada
Byington
Ten Buried by Cave-in at Seattle Exposition Site
Daniel Roberts was killed and nine companions buried under thirty four feet of debris when a sewer line cave-in at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition grounds in Seattle trapped them. The men were not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Daniel Roberts
Fatal Cyclone Hits Liberty Texas Cause Wide Devastation
A cyclone struck Liberty Texas in two spots killing Mel Mollie Thompson and injuring several others. The storm destroyed multiple dwellings and tore the negro Methodist church apart, leaving extensive damage throughout the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
R Evelove
Liberty
Mel
Mollie Thompson
Permanent tariff hoard is favored at Indianapolis meeting
The national tariff commission convention in Indianapolis ended with unanimous support for creating a permanent, non partisan Tariff Commission. James W. Van Cleave named permanent chairman as delegates pledged to continue the work locally. The group urged Congress to establish a lasting commission to adjust tariffs in the nation's interest, with emphasis on Latin American trade and continuous revision rather than periodic scrambles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tariff Commission
Indianapolis
United States
James W. van Cleave
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
van Cleave’sravel
J. W. van Cleave
van Cleave
J. E. Miles
Racine
Wis
John Herbert, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
China Establishes Naval Department under Prince Su
An imperial edict issued Friday creates a naval department for China with Prince Su as chief. Duke Tsai Tso, Tieh Liang the customs supervisor, and Admiral Sah are named associates. Prince Ching serves as adviser to the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Prince Su
Duke Tsai Tso
Tieh Liang
Admiral Sah
Prince Ching
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF Michigan
Whisky
Girl
Lonia
Charles
H. 8. Davis
Uncle Sam
General Staff of Army
Bernes
Hamilton
Canada
Greater New York
Boston
Masa
Germany
America
Child Labor Congress
Congress
Brocton
Mass
State of
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sears-Roebuck
Big Steel
J. W. van
Manent Organization
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
South America
Mr. Barrett
Latin America
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
N. C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!