Michigan insurance boom and county notes in Kalamazoo
Michigan's life and accident insurance writings rose sharply with total policies issued reaching 16.6 million and premiums around 8000000. The report lists policy counts for life, fraternal, and other lines, notes new factories, rail projects, and local developments including a mill at Saline, a candy factory plan at Climax, and a planned bank in Oxford.
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Michigan
Old Line Life, Casualty and Industrial Companies
Barry
Plate Aghiss
Slualosess
Divorced Fifteen Years Later They Learn They Were Married
In Kalamazoo courts a couple, Willem Stockdale and his wife, newly learning a divorce was granted years earlier, contend they are legally man and wife after fifteen years apart and one child. The husband disputes the claim as he seeks to clarify their remarriage status and prior divorce proceedings.
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Willem Stockdale
Kalamazoo
William Stockdale
Fudge Stockdale
Aiwath
Allegan
Ns1
Betoning
Kalama
Xon
Farm Hands Injured In Train Crash Near Olivet Station
Verne Widrig and Baron Thornton of Yarmer parish were accused of no ride theft and were aboard a Grand Trunk freight bound for Battle Creek when the train broke in two near Olivet Station. Widrig suffered the loss of both feet above the ankles, and Thornton escaped with facial and hip bruises. One man fell on the tracks as wheels dragged, with another thrown from a side ladder into the ground.
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Farmer
Verne Widrig
Baron Thornton
Yarmer
Olivet Station
Battle Creek
Grand Trunk
Nichols Hostal
Widrig
Widing
Mhornton
Chicago Man Found Dead in Detroit Poisoning Suspected
Chicago man Taylor aged about 00 was found unconscious in Detroit near a mission and died en route to hospital. A package labeled cyanide of potassium was found in his overcoat, with poisoning suspected. Taylor formerly worked for Johnson Lund of Chicago dental dealers. his father was general manager for the firm. He had lived in Detroit for years with no known relatives.
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Chicago
Detroit
Brank ‘Taylor
McGrazor
Taylor
Johnson & Lund
Flarm
City
Regents Endorse Six Month Practical Work for Students
The university regents support mandatory six month practical work between junior and senior years. Civil engineers in field surveying, mechanical engineers in engine design, electricians in foundry work, chemists in dynamics and engines. No extra fee. Nurses’ training extended to three years.
Game Warden's Son Found in Police Custody
Leon Morse, son of the state game warden, who vanished from Michigan Agricultural College in Lansing, is located in Marcellus and appears deranged. He cannot explain his identity and claimed he was heading to Kansas, with a Chicago dated ticket for Marsburg Ontario in his pocket.
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Leon Morse
Morse
Michigan Aglvicultural College
Lansing
Marcellus
Kansas
Chicago
Marsburg
Ont
Milford, Michigan Ready for Fourth of July Festivities
State news briefs highlight Milford as the only Michigan town producing silk in thread and cloth, while Kalamazoo reports a man shooting at his wife who was unharmed. An otter captured near Fair Plain sparks local curiosity about early Astor trading ties, and UP lumber interests foresee losses from early breakups. Dunkley Transport buys TW. Williams steamer for 120000. Rogers City notes little ice this winter allowing inland ice storage and early-landing boats.
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Milford
Bobung
Michigan
Richard Pea
Kalamazoo
John Jacob Astor
Fair Plain
St. Joseph
Penkasus
Joseph Smith
Upper Peninsula
Willams
Plains
South Tavon
Chicago
Dunkley Transportation Company
Rogers City
Great Dock Fire Sweeps Hoboken Coastline
A vast blaze swept Hoboken dockyards as the Phoenix line pier and the steamer British Queen burned along with seven lighters and freight. Fireboats battled the flames while crews rescued the Queen’s captain and family and federal agents detained fleeing Chinese workers amid evacuation. Losses mounted to hundreds of thousands with multiple piers damaged and ships towed clear. In the surrounding region a severe storm delayed trains and battered cattle ranges across Minnesota North Dakota and Canada.
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Phoenix Company
Hoboken
Phoenix Steamship Company
Scott
Athor
Jansen
Hudson River
United States
Cotten
Highters
Phoenix Line
Holland-America Line
Barber Line
Holland-America
Ighter ‘Tonawanda
China
Heathburn
Longkong
Maasdam
Jersey City
Tuel
New York
Bremen Steamship Lines
Portamouth
Jersey Naval Reserve
Lieut
Davenport
Minnesota
Dakota
Wisconsin
Canadian Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Biiizard Atricken
Argo
N. D
Fargo
The Promise of Power and Early Church Study
The lesson surveys early Christian church growth after the Ascension, stressing the power of the Spirit in conversion and miracles, unity and sacrifice, bold witness, and the training of converts. It contrasts apostolic era dynamics with today, noting shared core aims and differences in emphasis. It highlights key figures and events like Peter, John, Stephen, and Saul’s conversion.
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Aetecheb
Mel
Steger
Mareh
Stephen
He i. VV
Peter Asset Jonn
Charet
Saul
Mong
Chomsat
Peter
John
Ananias
Rapphira
Philip
Bin
Christ
Grand jury indicts Mrs Soffel in Biddle brothers escape case
Grand jury in Pittsburgh returns true bills against Mrs Catherine Soffel wife of ex Warden Peter K Soffel on three counts. Indictments allege aiding escape felonious assault and battery against guards Reynolds and McGary with Reynolds shot during the jail break and McGary injured by a fall from the cell tier. Potential combined sentence 16 years and a $2000 fine.
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Catherine Soffel
Peter K. Soffa
Biddle Brothers
Pittsburg
Charles Reynolds
James GQ
McGary
Reynolds
Ambassador White to Retire From Berlin Post
Ambassador Andrew D. White of Berlin plans to quit official life in November after a long career. He began as an attaché in St. Petersburg over forty years ago and led Cornell University from 1807 to 1885. He also served as minister to Germany, minister to Russia, and chaired the U S delegation to the Hague peace conference.
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Envay
Berlin
Andrew D. White
United States
Mr. White
St. Petersburg
Cornell University
Germany
Russia
Guttered Editorial Satire on War and Politics
The piece mocks wartime politics with lines about emergency funding for sparring reasons, Canada receiving English artillery, Paterson New Jersey delays, and Lord Nitchiczner signs in South Africa. It notes Hogg of Texas on breeches and questions Congress adjournment as a strategic excuse while Paris endures a labor riot.
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Canada
England
Paterson
N. J
Lord Nitchencer
South Africa
Mr. Hogg
Texas
Senate
Paris
Artesian Wells in Central Dakota Could Transform Arid Lands
The article argues irrigation from artesian wells could unlock 70 to 100 million acres of arid West land. It cites Chamberlain and Yankton flows, notes high costs but compares them to naval budgets, and notes potential gains in crops, livestock water, climate moderation, and regional prosperity if a system supplied water without diminishing flows.
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Dakota
West
Chamberlain
Yankton Indian Agency
National Magazine
Dakota Artesian Belt
Blackmailer Killed in Tillie Neb After Extortion Plot
Willard Smith, 20, who tried to extort money from a Tillie merchant in Nebraska, was shot and killed by a member of a four man group that ambushed him. He wrote an anonymous letter and resisted capture.
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Mecte
Willard Smith
Tillie
Neb
King Edward Visit to Ireland Abandoned Over Ulster Action
Report says the planned royal visit to Ireland was canceled due to the aggressive stance of the United Ulster League. The decision follows heightened tensions and protest risk surrounding the trip.
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Ireland
Edward
United Irie League
Religious News and Notes from Read ing Pa and Cambridge Mass
Read ing Pa congregation marks a 100th anniversary with notes on the oldest Geneva Bible held by Mrs Kate Galloway Hatcomb of Missouri. St Pauls Parish in Manchester Now aged 228 years with Rev William Samuel Coffey at its helm for 50 years. Bishop Fowler counsels colored preachers to avoid big words though they can engage audiences. Rev Alexander McNenzie completes 35 years at Shepard Memorial Church Cambridge. Brompton Oratory in London offers prayers for South Africa troops and England’s protector St George. Epworth League session at Tabernacle M E Church Greenpoint sees a fire devastate pipe organ worth 7000 dollars, pulpit crests, and carpets.
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Trinity Lutheran Congregation
Reading
Kate Galloway-Hatcomb
Misesouri
Geneva
Switserland
St. Paul's
Nastchester
William Samuel Coffey
Fowler
Alexander McNenzie
Shepard Memorial Church
Cambridge
Mass
London
Brompton Oratory
South Africa
St. George
Undefined romance and platonic affection in early 2000s reports
In 2002 Olivia eludes Tom Shapkina while Malvina briefly courts him before backing away over his advocacy of men’s rights. The piece references a Chicago News definition and discusses platonic affection after marriage, with a nod to Wille Boertan Cache Wi and a Brooklyn Eagle citation.
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Olivia
Tommy Shapkina
Malvina
Chicago
Wille Boertan
Brooklyn Eagle
Old English Diggyman Converts a Gossiping Dame
A preacher addressed the fate of the wicked and warned of judgment. An elderly gossip, known for talk, replied with a humorous twist about teeth gnashing and a grim place, turning the moment into a wry street exchange.
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Au Jaumne
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