Michigan State Grange Convention and Columba Organ Dedication
The twenty second annual Michigan State Grange meeting in Lan ing featured talks on trimming government and household expenses and joint trade actions with Southwestern state Granges. Officers were elected led by Master George B. Horton. Ann Arbor housed the dedication of the Frieze Memorial Columbian organ, built by Farrand & Votey for the World’s Columbian Exposition, with most of the $7,500 raised for the instrument.
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Laning
George B. Horton
Grange Mutual
Ladies of the Orange
Grange
Michi
Geo. B. Horton
Fruit Ridge
M.T. Cole
Palmyra
Mason Broadman
Paw Paw
Seo
Carlisle
Kalkaska
J. H. Martin
Grand Rapids
Caplain
Mary Mayo
Battletreeix
A. Strong
Wicks‘barge
Jonnie Buell
Ann Arbor
University Hall
Friends of Michigan
Farrand & Votey
Detroit
Michigan census shows population rise and city share
Secretary of State Washington Gardener releases Michigan population figures from last June. State total 2,241,454, up 147,365 since 1890, with cities up 11.93 percent and rural areas up 4.54 percent. Incorporated cities hold 821,032 people, native-born 551,365 and foreign-born 269,667.
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Washington
Michigan
Isle Royal
Houghton
Meddled Allegan County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Turbulent Officers
Deputy O'Donnell of Grand Rapids arrested deputies Bera Lown Wilfred Roselle for liquor sales without a license. They were acquitted. O'Donnell was later seized by deputies in a false imprisonment claim, causing a panic. Bail posted for Lomwell and Stratton and several Allegan deputies after U.S. officers intervened.
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O'Donnell
Grand Rapids
Bera ‘Lown
Wilfred. Roselle
Allegan
U- 8
O’donnell
Shim
Auty
Avexe
Michigan Happenings Survey of Local Tragedies and Developments
Coldwater to host a large stove factory and B S Tibbitts to operate. Traverse City forms a new light guards unit. multiple accidents fatal and non fatal including shootings, falls, and drownings. religious, legal, and political notes across Michigan towns with closures, quarantines, and municipal changes. notable deaths and a long list of local incidents across communities.
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Coldwater
B. S. Tibbitts
Traverse City
Manistee Murder Suicide Shocks Town
The grisly case reports Casmir Derner killing his wife by beating and choking then preparing for his own death. He dressed in his best clothes and died by self inflicted pistol shot in a seated position with a Bible open on a lit table. Authorities note domestic strife preceding the murder and suicide with prior poisoning attempts.
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Manistee
Casmir Derner
Reception for Most Eminent Grand Master McCurdy in Detroit
About 1000 people attended the Knights Templar reception in Detroit to honor Most Eminent Grand Master McCurdy of Corunna and H Pomeroy of Saginaw. Detroit leaders and state notables were present as the Light Infantry Armory was richly decorated for the event.
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Big K. T
M. E.G. M. McCurdy
Knights Templar
Detroit
United States
McCurdy
Corunna
Bight
State
Light Infantry
Traveling man shot himself during hunt at Flushing
Stahley Barnard, traveling man, accident ally shot his right hand and arm while hunting at Flushing and faces possible loss of use. Major Meredith, white, of Niles, was savagely attacked by Dan Christopher with a pitchfork, officers arriving in time to prevent death. Christopher jailed.
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Stahley Barnard
Flushing
Port Hurds
Michigan Canvasses Election Results Show Governor Decline
The state board of canvassers at Lansing declared the election results. Governor Rich received 237 215 votes up 15 037 from 1892. Morse had 130 823 votes, Fisher 0 totals show Populist gains and Prohibition drop, with Rich holding a 106 392 plurality and 57 605 majority.
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State Board of Canvassers
the Neprenncy of State
Lansing
Rich
Fisher
Judge Morse
Gov. Rich
State Salt Inspector reports 109 firms and 3.1 million barrels inspected
The annual report shows 109 state salt firms, 112 blocks, 4 000 salt covers, and capacity of 5 425 000 barrels. Barrels inspected totaled 3 138 941 across counties with Saginaw 462 983 Bay 438 647 Huron 21 335 St. Clair 404 628 Tesco 87 100 Midland 29 458 Manistee 4 134 244 Mason 560 548. Production reached 3 495 428 barrels, up 466 321 from 1893. Office receipts were $9 416.71 and expenses $8 929.63.
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Saginaw County
Bay
Huron
St. Clair
Tesco
Midland
Manistee
Mason
Oriental War Rumors and Li Hung Chang’s Stand
Gossip of the China Japan conflict reports Japanese landings near Taku and Shantiao Kwan with about 25 000 troops. Rebels in Korea defeated. two chief killed. Japanese army occupies Ifuchow north of Port Arthur with no resistance. Li Hung Chang gains strengthened position as Qing court deems him indispensable.
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Shanghai
Shantiai-Kwan
Taku
Korea
Koshin
Yokohama
Ifuchow
Port Arthur
Kew Chwan
Iondon
Wei Hai Wei
the Times
Kobe
Japan
Kor Chang
Pekin
Hiroshima
Li Hung Chang
Tien Asin
Spain as trade foe spurs U S tariff retaliation
The article outlines long standing U S friction with Spain over tariffs and fines on American exporters and steamers. It notes $5,009,000 in claims against Spain, Spain’s embargoes in the West Indies, and the Wilson tariff repeal of reciprocity treaties. It discusses President Cleveland’s move to impose a prohibitive duty on Cuban sugar to protect American commerce and signals broader potential actions against other nations.
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Spain
United States
West Indies
Cleveland
Cuba
Madrid
Germany
Denmark
France
Senate and House take up tax, pension, and canal bills
Senate and House debates focus on income tax, pension expenditures, and the Nicaragua canal bill. Morgan opposes tax funding. Sickles defends pensioners amid fraud accusations. House advances the urgent deficiency bill with amendments. clashes over examiners and taxes. Senate committees discuss canal finance and immigration limits. memorials seek statues for Grant and Sherman.
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N Suvare
Gray
Finance Committee
Bartlett
Dem. N. Y
Henderson
John Stark
Daniel Webster
National University
Washington
Hunton
Virginia
Vilas
Wisconsin
Senate
Morgan
House
Cockran
Debs and Union Leaders Convicted in Railroad Strike Case
U S Judge Woods in Chicago found Eugene V Debs and key American Railway Union figures guilty of charges tied to the summer rail strike. Sentences ranged from three months for officers to six months for Debs, with a 10 day stay for appeal and separate contempt and federal statute cases.
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Debs
U. S
Woods
Chicago
Eugene F. Debs
American Railway Union
United States
Howard
Kelcher
Rogers
Burns
Elliott
Hogan
Goodwin
Maclean
Japs Deny Bloodthirsty Charges
Advices from Tokio report that Japanese atrocities at Port Arthur are exaggerated. Chinese soldiers, disguised as citizens, attacked Japan and some were killed. Some civilians may have died by mistake for soldiers. Enraged Japanese soldiers also killed groups of Chinese with mutilated Japanese prisoners.
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Washington
Tokio
Port Arthur
The
Mikado
Judge bars wage garnishments during railroad receivership
Judge Jenkins issues an order prohibiting wage garnishment for Northern Pacific railroad workers during the life of the receivership. Central Lake seeks winter legislative approval to incorporate as a village, citing demand for electric light and potential factory investment. Michael Callahan, arrested in Climax for the murder of Wim. Wickwire, appears to have strong circumstantial evidence but is largely believed to be insane.
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Frank Norton
Upper Peninsula
Norton
Ironwood
S. Curry
Isle Royal
Lake Superior
Smith’s Camp
Tomahawk Lake
Michigan-Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Ionia House of Correction
Jenkins
Northern Pacific Railroad
Central Lake
Antrim County
Michael Callahan
Climax
Wim. Wickwire
Callahan
Gompers McBride Headed AF L After Denver Convention
At the fourteenth AFL convention in Denver the headquarters went to Indianapolis over Washington. The president election surprised outsiders with John McBride winning 1,162 votes to Samuel Gompers 937 and then being declared the winner as Gompers was ill at Columbus. Other officers named include P. J. McGuire Denver Rhodes Kenehan and T. J. Elderkin with A. McCraith and John B. Lennon in key roles.
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Gompers
McBride
A. F. of
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Indianapolis
Washington
Samuel Gompers
John McBride
Ohio
Columbus
P. J.mcguire
Philadelphia
James Duncan
Baltimore
Rhodes Kenehan
T. J. Elderkin
A. McCraith
Boston
John B. Lennon
Toledo forms Diamond Oil Company in major petroleum merger
A three company merger creating the Diamond Oil Company brings Toledo into the forefront as a key oil center in Ohio. The deal valued between 6 and 8 million dollars also positions Standard Oil with a new formidable competitor and hints at two additional participants joining the venture.
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Standard Oil Co
Toledo
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Diamond Oil Company
Death of M Auguste Burdeau and Armenia treaty invite
Paris reports the death of M Auguste Burdeau president of the French chamber of deputies. The sultan invites all party nations to Berlin to send representatives with the Turkish commission to Armenia. Diphtheria epidemic closes Columbus Ohio schools and bans public gatherings. G H Hammond company closes its batterine and oleomargarine works at Hammond Newfoundland laying off 70 workers. A US supreme court opinion concerns Illinois manufactured goods shipped to eastern states. Plant capacity 70 000 pounds daily.
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M. Auguste Burdeau
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Berlin
Armenia
Columbus
G. H. Hammond Company
Hammond
Illinois
Famous Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson Dies in Samoa
Advices from Apia, Samoa report the death of Robert Louis Stevenson, famed author of Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. He died suddenly from apoplexy, and his body was laid to rest on Pala mountain. Born in Holborn on November 13, 1850, Stevenson sought health in the South Pacific and settled in Samoa after traveling in California. He took a keen interest in Samoan affairs.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Mr. Hyde
Samoa
Apia
Pala Mountain
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
Holimburgh
California
Treasure Island
Mr. Jekyll
Stevenson
South Pacific
Jamestown Farm Murders Leave Family Annihilated
Mrs Winslow Shearman and her daughter Mrs Clinton Davis were murdered at their Jamestown New York area farm by unknown killers. The husband, who had attended a relative's funeral, returned home to find them dead. Authorities cite robbery as likely motive. the husband has lost his reason.
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Winslow Shearman
Clinton, Davis
Jamestown
N. Y
Mr. Shearman
Fighter Killed After Bout Between Lavigne and Bowen
George Kid Lavigne of Saginaw and Andy Bowen of New Orleans fought at the Auditorium club in New Orleans for 3000 a side. Lavigne led most of the bout and knocked Bowen out in the eighteenth round, but Bowen died the next morning after being carried to his home.
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George
Kid) Lavigne
Saginaw
Andy Bowen
New Orleans
Auditorium Club
Michigan
Bowen
Cleveland Businessman Murdered by Burglars
William H. Price of Chandler & Price in Cleveland was killed by burglars who were discovered in his home. He investigated a noise and was shot in the breast. he died minutes later. The burglars escaped.
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Cleveland
William H. Price
Chandler & Price
Pennsylvania miners face strike over coal rates
Twelve thousand Pennsylvania filmers and 10,000 of 12,000 coal miners in Dubois Reynoldsville and Punxsutawney districts protest 5 percent cuts and 25 cent per ton wages. They warn a strike likely on January 1 if old rates are not restored.
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Pennsylvania
Dubois
Reynoldsville
Punxsutawney
Weekly Review of Trade Encouraging November Payroll Increase
Dun's weekly trade review cites thousands of manufacturers reporting payrolls for November showing a 13.2 percent rise over last year and a 13.3 percent drop from 1892. Hands employed up 10.2 percent vs 1893, average earnings up 4 percent, and markets for wheat corn cotton mixed with price declines and large receipts.
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New York
Dun
Weekly Trade Review
Atlantic
Trade review notes holiday slowdown and price shifts
Mray York styled trade review reports expected holiday slackening in wholesale and jobbing. Sales of Christmas specialties show little activity, with no improvement anticipated until the new year. Prices fall across cotton goods woolens and staples while hogs copper and tin rise. Australian wool sells below import cost and duty cuts may affect buyers. Northwest markets including Detroit and Chicago show subdued business with few exceptions.
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York
Bredstreet
Northwest
Detroit
Chicago
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