Eastern Michigan Power Plans Major Michigan Project
L H Henry of Eastern Michigan Power Company seeks franchise to sell electric light in Saginaw Bay City for a vast hydroelectric scheme on the Au Sable River. The plan entails 100 miles of river use, 12 dams 25 to 40 feet high, and development of about 50 000 horsepower with water rights secured.
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Eastern Michigan Power Company
Au Sable
Saginaw Valley
Saginaw
L. H. Henry
Lighland Power
Bay City
Mr. Henry
Mio
Henry
University of Michigan Senior Jury Recommends Suspension
A senior engineering class jury in Ann Arbor suspended a classmate for the rest of the college year after he admitted cheating in an exam. The panel urged the defendant to rejoin at the start of a new year and offered help to aid his return.
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Warner Re-Elected With Large Plurality Across State
Practical returns place Governor Fred M. Warner ahead by 7 592 to 11 143 as Wayne county nears completion and up state counts firm. The Free Press reports a 4 380 Wayne county lead and 3 164 up state for Warner. The Detroit News cites a 11 150 plurality over Lawton T Ie mains with Detroit incomplete. Philip Breitmeyer wins Detroit statewide by 2 428 over Thompson. Only two Democrats likely join the State Legislature.
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Fred M. Warner
Wayne County
The
Free Press
Warner
Detroit News
Lawton T. Iemains
Detroit
Philip Breitmeyer
Doughty Rural Carrier Pleads Guilty After Neighborhood Dustup
William Barkham a Goodison rural carrier admits guilt after clashing with neighbor Charles Kinnan. Barkham toppled a chair supporting a mailbox to aid his children, then knocked Kinnan down in a subsequent altercation. In justice court he declared he was guilty and glad of it, paid costs, and left.
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William Barkbaum
Goodison
Uncle Sam
Barkham
Charles Kinnan
Kinnan
Farmers Mutual Losses in Northern Michigan Forest Fires
State insurance commissioner J W Barry found forest fire losses in northern Michigan mostly light for farmers mutual companies. Farmers Mutual of Presque Isle county faced about 12 percent loss tied to Metz. adjustments are being made quickly to settle claims.
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J. W. Barry
Michigan
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance
Farmers’ Mutual
Presque Isle County
Metz
Missing Millersburg Principal and pupil feared abducted
Police and sheriff authorities in Alpena Rogers City and Millersburg are alerted as Prof. George Re Vurvant principal of the Millersburg school aged 34 and Miss Ella Nolan a pupil aged 106 are missing. It is believed the two departed Millersburg together.
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Fockler
Alpena
Sherif Pagels
Rogers City
George Re Vurvant
Millersburg
Ella Nolan
Child Dies from Burns After Nightdress Fire
Four year old Starry Calkins of Benton Harbor died from burns after finding matches while left alone in a room. He climbed from bed and struck several matches, his nightdress catching fire and enveloping him in flames. The incident occurred while his parents were away.
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Starry Calkins
James Calkins
Benton Harbor
Ile
Detroit murderer confesses to half-brother slaying
John Kurka a teamster confessed to killing his half brother Anthony Schultz in Detroit. He described dragging the body in a dump wagon to woods on the city’s western edge where it was found. Schultz reportedly quarreled with his wife and Kurka claimed self defense with a hatchet.
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John Karka
Pat Thresgh
Pellee
Anthony Schultz
Detroit
Kurka
Schultz
Tenamster
Post Office Looted in Hillsdale Safe Blown Open
Burglars entered the Hillsdale post office before dawn, blew the safe, and stole 50 dollars in cash and 3600 in stamps while leaving a larger vault intact. The blast shattered windows. tools came from a nearby marble works. A man named George Golding of Cleveland was arrested nearby by Deputy Sheriff Dawson on suspicion of links to recent Michigan post office robberies.
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Hillsdale
A Pedder
George Golding
C‘leveland
Lenox
Dawson
Michigan
Mother Burned Saver Rescues Child in Blaze
Mrs. Claud W. Buckley of Battle Creek, daughter-in-law of Rev. George W. Buckley, saved her 18 month old baby from a grate fire. Her clothing ignited and she carried the child outside before rescuing herself. She is hospitalized at Nichols with extensive burns and remains in critical condition.
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Carrien
Claud W. Buckley
Battle Creek
George W. Buckley
Nichols Hospital
Michigan Railroads Report Two Cent Fare Earnings
The State railroad commission released figures showing passenger earnings for Michigan railroads during the first nine months after the two cent fare rate began. They note a slight decline, attributing it to the general financial downturn rather than the fare change.
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State Railroad Commission
Michigan
Man decapitated at sawmill near Ewen in upper peninsula
Irving I Barrett of Grand Rapids died in his father’s sawmill two miles west of Ewen when he lost balance while removing a splinter from a log and fell into a rapidly revolving saw. He was 26. Survived by his parents and one sister.
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Irving I’, Barrett
Grand Rapids
Ewen
Upper Peninsula
Scattered Michigan News Briefs Of Crime Deaths And Local Incidents
Robbers hit Hubbell post office blowing the safe but escaped with stamps worth nothing and papers. A scarlet fever scare in Newaygo prompted school and lodge closings but the threat is checked. George W. Reed of Owosso dies at 78 after years on a family farm. George Hoff man accidentally wounds his mother with a rifle in Deer Lake. Gottlieb tant, 60, commits suicide at home near Saline after threats. Muskeon and Chicago papers honor Douglas Malloch born poet of the limberman era. Lafayette Warren of Davison attacked by his son Pred. the son overpowered with another, taken to Flint. In Carsonville James Peters finds his home cottage ablaze after starting a kitchen fire. State prison warden sends auditor general $4,054.79 from binder twine sales beyond material costs. George Rooney of Ann Arbor dies after drinking laudanum from despondency over his wife’s death. his son and daughter witness the incident as he leaves with a final cry.
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Newaygo
George W. Reed
Owosso
Deer Lake
George Hoffman
Gottlieb Tant
Saline
Douglas Malloch
Muskegon
Chicago
Limberman
Lafayette Warren
Davison
Pred
Flint
Carsonville
James Peters
Jackson
George Rooney
Ann Arbor
Morse and Curtis Sentenced in New York Bank Scandal
Charles W. Morse received a fifteen year term for misapplication of funds at the National Bank of North America where he was a director and owner. Alfred H. Curtis, former bank president, had his sentence suspended after jury clemency. Morse gets a ten day stay before execution.
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Charles W. Morse
America
New York
National Bank of North America
Alfred H. Curtis
Moree
Morse
American Ice Company
Kentucky Racing Commission Maintains Bookmaking Ban
The Kentucky racing commission refused to rescind its ban on bookmaking. Fair Play, a leading colt, shipped to England. Hughey Jennings negotiations for Yankees manager post failed. Latonia Jockey Club license revoked for rule violations. Yankton beat Dakota Wesleyan 21 to 5 in football. Belmont Park saw Fair Play win the Municipal handicap. Winter racing opens in New Orleans on December 5. Ziesap wins in Louisville. Three I Baseball League elects M. H. Sexton as president and James Hayes as secretary.
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Fair Play
Colin
England
Dan Patch
Efort
Lexington
Hughey Jennings
Detroit
Yankees
Kentucky Raving Commission
Latonia Jockey Club
Yankton
S. F. Heaslip
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Jockey Club
Louisville
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Ziesap
M. H. Sexton
Rock Island
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Chicago
James Hayes
Davenport
Iowa
National Election Figures Highlight Taft Bryan Split
Revised electoral results show Taft carrying 30 states with Bryan at 16, as questions linger over the new Congress. The Senate remains split with Republicans leading and Democrats present, while Taft’s majority appears decisive in the House.
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William Menard Taft
William Jeantinge Bryan
Taft
NEW
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HOUSE
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OO Democrate
Taft Cabinet Roles Listed in Speculation
A historical notice outlines probable members for Secretary of War Taft's cabinet including F W Root for Secretary of State and others such as H C Corbin Gen C Ro Edward for Nature, W Murray Crane for Commerce and Labor, and Frank H Hitchcock as Postmaster General with James Wilson and John Hayes Hammond among possible appointees.
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F'thu Root
Treasury
Dieorse I. von Merer Nyron T Herrick
H.C. Corbin
Ro Edward
W Murray Crane
Seretary Commerce and Labor
Wee
Wm P. Hepburn
Agriculture
James Wilson
Interior
John Hayes Hammond
Charles F. Brooker
Wade
Bills Lake E Wright
Frank H. Hitchcock
Sparks From The Wires News Roundup
Henry F Griswold formerly of Chicago died in San Diego at 73 after being pumped full of air as a prank. John Schink 21 died in Bridgeport Connecticut. Postage to Great Britain cut to 2 cents not boosting mail, say postal authorities. California railroads to raise freight rates 10 percent January 1 on dried fruit canned goods beans hides and wool. Peston W Metcalf nephew of the Secretary of the Navy sentenced to 30 days in San Jose jail for running his auto across a boy’s foot. A violin once owned by Ole Bull valued £60 was stolen from Joseph Abernathy 1110 Olive Street St Louis. Grand Trunk Pacific Railway awarded contract for a 4 000 000 bushel elevator at Fort William Ontario to increase grain storage to 40 000 000 bushels.
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John Schink
Bridgeport
Conn
Great Britain
California
Peston W. Metcalf
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt outlines final message with broad reform aims
Washington report says President Roosevelt drafted a characteristic address to Congress. He will reiterate key demands and push reform measures including anti trust, ICC powers, Hepburn act enforcement, a stronger federal employees liability act, naval expansion, forest reserves, and water power control. He may discuss income and inheritance taxes and child labor statutes.
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Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commission
Appalachian
District of Columbia
Trade Review Shows Decrease in Defaults and Stronger Activity
The Weekly Review of Chicago Trade notes a drop in commercial defaults and says bank payments exceed last year's weeks, with improving outlook and growing manufacturing and railway equipment demand. Iron and steel show new demand, building values compare well to last year, and lake traffic is light as rail earnings rebound.
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Weekly Review of
Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Major blazes hit Jackson Opera House and London shops
Fire destroyed the Jackson Opera House and several London Kentucky stores, with losses put at 50000 dollars and partial insurance. The report notes other items including confessions about cocaine sales among Philadelphia schoolchildren, and obituaries and stock market price listings.
Business gains lift trade as election results bring orders
New York reports improved trade activity due to mild weather and favorable election results. Wholesale and manufacturing sectors show stronger tone, with confirmed orders and new ones, while several industries raise capacity and running time. U.S. weekly business failures total 205, Canada 33.
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United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Pawnbrokers Fight Grand Forks Trading Ordinance
Pawnbrokers in Grand Forks oppose a city council proposal requiring daily transaction reports to the police chief. The ordinance mirrors Minneapolis law and is already in force in Fargo. Brokers say disclosure would reveal patron details some customers prefer kept private.
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Grand Forks
Minneapolis
Fargo
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