One-Time Presidential Possibility Now Lying at Death's Door
Michigan surface story about Don M. Dickinson a former Postmaster General and early Democratic leader in Michigan politics and national party roles. The 62 year old is in Oak Grove sanitarium Flint gravely ill with nervous breakdown and declining health, with his law practice managed by Elliott G. Stevenson.
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Don M. Dickinson
Cleveland
Michigan
Oak Grove
Flint
Elliott G. Stevenson
Dickinson
Greeley
Accidental Shot Fatal Near Rey City
Harry Maxson a 30 year old resident of West Side Rey City died after an accidental shotgun discharge on the shore five miles from town. Nelson and Frank Morgan with Nelson Morgan’s gun fired a full charge into Maxson’s thigh causing a fatal bleed. He died at Mercy hospital from shock and exhaustion after being brought to the Morgans' cabin for bandaging.
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Harry Maxson
Rey City
Ned
Bine
Mercy Hospital
Maxsom
Nelson
Frank Morgan
Morgan Brothers
Nelson Morgan
Maxson
Two 17 Year Olds Acquitted In Train Obstruction Case
After four and a half hours of deliberation a jury acquitted Marvin Greer and Charles Thomas of planning to obstruct a Wabash derailment on November 21. The youths admitted placing a rail and ties on the track but claimed they were not responsible due to drinking blackberry and whiskey given at Britton.
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Marvin Greer
Charles Thomas
Macon Township
Wabash
Britton
Decapitated by a car near Rochester kills elderly man
Charles Blount, 83, blind for 62 years and crippled with rheumatism, left his home at Trer Corners and went to the Flint division tracks. He lay on the rail and was struck by a car operated by Motorman Isaac Jackson and Conductor Jim Rapley, dying instantly. The incident notes his recent desolation from infirmities.
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Charnex Bloent
Rochester
Charles Blount
Trer
Flint
DX T.br
Motorra
Isaac Jackson
Jim Rapley
Old Woman Leaps Into Well Near Noe Way Home
Mrs. Johnson Cerf an used widow, died by self harm at her Noe way residence by jumping into a Defoe well with about two feet of water. She had attempted suicide last winter by falling into a creek but was interrupted by a thief. Deranged since her husband’s death eight months ago.
Children in Ignorance in Moffet Township
In Moffet township near Alger, Areate county, children lack schooling with many youths leaving school without learning to write or count. An absence of local facilities prevails over a large area, blocked by influential citizens and distant village schools. Families three to four miles away cannot access winter schooling as farm duties pull them from home.
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Moffet Township
Areate
Aremac
Alger
Rexiin
Double Tragedy in Iron Mountain Husband Slays Wife
Andrew Johnson shot his wife in Iron Mountain and then killed himself on a recent morning at 5 oclock. Jealousy is cited as the motive. Three children survive the family tragedy.
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Andrew Johnson
Iron Mountain
Burglaries Strike Hillsdale Saloon and Hardware Store
Two burglaries occurred in Hillsdale the other night. Thieves escaped with 52 dollars and merchandise. they entered Gea English's saloon taking from a till while a separate money drawer held 580 dollars untouched. They drank beer, spilled it, and carried cigars and good liquor. Hillsdale Hardware Co store saw 2 dollars taken from its cash register.
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Hillsdale
Gea English
Hillsdale Hardware Company
Fire destroys house. mother and child badly burned
A house fire injures Mrs Beetocci and her infant child as flames engulf walls lined with building paper. Neighbors pull the mother free while a nearby man saves a second child. The blaze, fed by combustibles, charred the bed and left the child severely burned. others escape with minor injuries.
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Chita
Antonie
Orichbee
Beetocci
Meighbec
Bork A Dry Village Awaiting Liquor Trade
A fragmented notice describes a plan for a new liquor establishment in the Seanermisins district of southern Mergeette. The town will oversee the sale of intoxicants, enforce restrictions on operations, and maintain a standard of decorum for the licensed business.
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Irea Company
Seanermisins
Plan to stop strikes among Michigan coal miners and operators
A joint conference in Bay City closed with a new wage scale for the coming year. The meeting marked the longest session in state coal history as adjustments were made to pay and working terms. Authorities aim to ease tensions with a settlement viewed as similar to prior years, though some parties feel changes are modest.
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Michican
Bay City
Kevnme
Bet Rears
Theinec
Shuggling Charges Hit Point Bobvard Ferry Captain
A Port Haven ferryboat named Point Bobvard was stopped by authorities amid a smuggling probe. Captain Joseph Gless is jailed on charges of illegally bringing Hungarians Poles and other foreigners into the United States. The craft was docked at Neeth Pod Hera under U S immigration scrutiny.
Statewide Briefs Touch Crime Tragedy and Trials
A garbled state page reports multiple incidents including a fatal collision in Milan where a car was hit by a Central train. It notes hearings for Max Miamer in St. Joseph and Nathaziel A. Barer’s death in Muskegon. Also mentions a Finnish prisoner, infanticide case in Houghton, and attempted safe cracking in Redyard with arrests made.
Costly and Handsome Buildings Burned in Chelsea Fire
A massive blaze in Chelsea Massachusetts destroyed one third of the city including Frost Hospital Children's Hospital Fritz Public Library and several banks and industrial works. The fire, part of a disaster costing about ten million dollars, swept through key institutions and church properties in the charter city near Boston.
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Chelsea
Massachusetts
Boston
Winnisimmet
Frost Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Fritz Public Library
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Austin & Young
Chaplin & Soden Car Company
County Savings Bank
Chelsea Savings Bank
Chelsea Trust Company
Winnisimmet National Bank
Providence Co-Operative Bank
Relief Efforts Progress in Fire-Swept Chelsea Massachusetts
Chelsea, Massachusetts, reports rapid relief system setup as nearly 10 000 residents are homeless. Funds and goods pour in statewide to aid victims. estimated relief cost around 500 000 dollars. Ten bodies recovered amid ruins. rebuilding of the burned district underway. Banks report safe vaults and full insurance coverage to pay all policies.
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Chelsea
Mass
Massachusetts
SOO
Edison Cement LTrouxe Report On Magic House Plan
Edison and two engineering experts examine Edison's poured cement house concept in the March Cement Age. Method uses colloids and electrolytes to prevent segregation. Edison claims two days to erect with steel reinforcements as molls set. Larned remains skeptical on effectiveness and timing. Wilson doubts clay delays hardening and stone flow uniformity. project weighs 280000 pounds and costs about 25000 dollars.
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Edison
Thomas A. Edison
E. S. Larned
National Association of Cement Users
Percy H. Wilson
Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers
Hich
Larned
Edigon
Wilson
Taft gains Taft support and party caucus moves
South Dakota Republican convention instructs delegates to back Taft at the national convention. Bryan Democrats in St Paul accuse Johnson men of barring them from caucuses and plan separate gatherings. Taft, resting in Cincinnati, says woman suffrage will come. En route Nebraska to Kansas Johnson disparages Bryan, calling him past his peak. Taft sweeps Minnesota county conventions including Hennepin. In New York, Frank Duffy, an election district captain, is sentenced for helping thirty men register falsely in the Seventeenth Assembly District.
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South Dakota
Taft
St. Paul
Johnson
Cincinnati
Nebraska
Kansas
W. J. Bryan
Minnesota
Hennepin
la Follette
New York
Frank Duffy
Night Riders Face Justice in Kentucky
The night riders across Kentucky now confront the law as tobacco price pressures and fierce violence escalate. In southwestern counties the worst outbreaks occurred, especially in the burley district, with nights of coercion, torched barns, and destroyed beds, while Calloway County suffered many outrages. Judge Wells and a small group helped curb the chaos.
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Kentucky
Burley
Fourth American sleeping sickness case dies in Glen Cove
At Glen Cove L. Price, 25, son of a merchant, becomes the fourth recorded American fatality from sleeping sickness in Central Africa. The three week illness began with sudden sleepiness, a symptom that appeared despite appetite and normal weight loss. He lived with a large healthy family of seven children.
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Glen Cove
Central Africa
Howard Price
After two days of fights at the New York Democratic convention
The New York gathering refused to endorse Bryan, ousting McCarren and his Bryanites from seats while sending an uninstructed delegation. Across the nation, editors promote Wise’s view that American politics are chaotic. Illinois delegates are instructed to back Bryan as the party attacks Gov. Deneen and favors contractors. In Murray, Kentucky, a planned raid by the Calloway County gang to burn the town was halted by a vigilant guard and a gatling gun, with 75 armed men deterred.
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Manila
Taft
Islands
Bryan
New York
W. J. Bryan
Patrick McCarren
Socialist Party
Washington Post
John 8. Wise
Virginia
Johnson
Minnesota
Shiloh
Louisville
Chicago
Indianapolis
Illinois
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Deneen
Murray
Calloway County
Trigg County
Judge Wells
Trigg
Capitals of Morocco and life in Fez and Marrakech
Morocco is described as having four imperial capitals Fez Meknes Rabat and Marrakech with Fez the political and religious center home to Berber and Arab cultures. Marrakech sits on an oasis with date palms and three city quarters and two dozen Europeans. daily life centers on prayer times and gates close at sunset and noon on Friday.
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Morocco
Fez
Mekmez
Rabat
Marrrakech
Fasi
Fea
Andalusia
Spain
Grenada
Marrakech
Tensist
St. Francis of Assisi
How Water Benefits Man kind Physiology of water in the body
Physiologists explain that the body is largely water and that this liquid sustains physiological processes. Adequate water supports muscle elasticity nerves cartilage and bones heat distribution and temperature regulation. Proper intake from food and drink maintains health and excessive water only harms if consumed to excess.
A Dish She Wouldn't Cook Jewish Rabbi Dinner Tale
Rev Mr Freuder of Philadelphia recalls a dinner invitation where the hostess warns of a Jewish rabbi guest. The maid instantly replies that if a Jewish rabbi is to be served, the mistress must cook it herself. The anecdote blends humor with cultural dining norms.
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Mr. Freuder
Philadelphia
The Charges. Ford and Brown Debate Defense Tactics
The Liverpool Mercury recalls a courtroom exchange where Ford raises severe accusations against the defendant and Brown counters, suggesting the charges reflect strong advocacy rather than settled facts. The dialogue highlights prosecutorial bravado and defense strategy in a historic legal confrontation.
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Ford
Brown
Liverpool Mercury
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Wile Apeil
Azn
Arbor
Jehan Cochraze
Homer
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Charles Carlwa
Stoveun
Uaine City
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
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Julie Coolidge
St. Joseph
Mra Nathaziel A. Bareer
Muskegon
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Frank Fields
Toledo
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Monroe
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Elma
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Houghtom
Sherif Beck
Benneath
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