Detroit Absent Wreck Crew Reveal New Detail Of Hebard Loss
The Free Press notes Capt. Ryan and Mate Bullell aboard the Francombe spoke after returning to Detroit about a new aspect of the Hebard disaster. Sighted land before striking rocks, but steering failed as the towline ensnared the wheel, engines stopped, and a heavy sea broke the pilot house. The ship broke in three. lumber deck cargo broke away as the crew attempted to reach shore.
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Warmington
Francombe
Detroit
Buffalo
Ryan
Mate Bullell
Hebard
Free Press
Marks Bros Wow Elks at Soo Opera House
The Marks Brothers Company hosted the Elks at the Soo Opera House for the show His Atonement. Tom Marks played a breezy Westerner while his Irish accent clashed with Western dialects. Baldwin O Shea Field and the cast delivered the same snap as in prior performances. Tonight they present Uxter Two Flags.
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Marks Bros. Co
The
Elks
Soo Opera House
Order Oc
Tom Marks
Baldwin
O'Shea
Miss Field
Osborn's Successor Poised for January Assumption
Lansing reports State Senator Atwood, named to succeed Railroad Commissioner Osborn, plans to continue Osborn’s grade separation program. Atwood, who has met with the governor, expects to take office shortly after the new year as Osborn intends to depart for Europe with his family in February.
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Lansing
Atwood
Osborn
Europe
Rock Lake Copper Mine Expands to 56 Feet Depth
The Rock Lake copper mine is now down 56 feet and ore shows richer depth. A force of 206 men are employed. The company plans to tent the Rock Lake and Algoma railway about four miles, two miles into Bruce Mines, and two miles to a cap per range north of the property. This week 156 men joined extensions. Ore from Rock Lake is shipped to the Dol lar Bar smelter in Michigan.
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Rock Lake and
Algoma
Bruce Mines
Dollar Bar
Michigan
Officers For Foresters Hold Election In Falls City
Falls City Court of the Independent Order of Foresters held its snavail officer election last evening. New officers include Court Deputy Dr. T. N. Rogers and Chief Ranger Morler Stevens. Other posts named for recording and financial secretaries, treasurer, and woodmen ranks followed. Woodmen Circle also announced officers for the coming year. Holiday gifts and novelties were advertised by Fred R Price & Co with showcases of glass items and calendars. An auction of a safe at Soo Furniture Co. was noted for daily sales through December 25.
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Order of Foresters
Companion Court
Falls City Court
Michigan
T. N. Rogers
F. B. McCleeland
Paul D. Cooper
Jokasqa
A. Bothel
Beadhe
S. Abbott
Beadle
W. E. Jones
Ralph Stones Fat Fee From State Approved
Lansing on December 12 Major Ralph Stone was awarded a private secretary’s commission of 4 percent on up to 100,054 and 2 percent on the remainder for securing Michigan civil war claims for the War Department. The claim totaled 552,167.62 and was approved six months earlier. after auditors delayed payment, today he was granted 11,054.19 for expenses and commissions.
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Lansing
Ralph Stone
Sigie
War Department of Washington
Maj. Stone
Board of State Auditors
Stone
Washington
Miners Were Bossed By Five To Eight Percent Dockage
In Scranton on December 12 the coal strike commission heard miners testify about dockage. Edward Ridgway, former docking boss for Temple Coal and Iron Co, said nine years ago he was told by a mine foreman to dock a percentage regardless of coal cleanliness. The percentage ranged from five to eight, later dropping to about one and three quarters percent after a checking boss appointment.
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Scranton
Coal Suike Commision
Edward Ridgway
Temple Coal & Iron Co
Culiocn
Brought Bach Bride Seeks Happy Future in Grand Rapids
News notes from distant towns and quick items fill the column. A Mrs L Reno of Rapp & Co returns with a bride, Miss Margaret Cook of Grand Rapids, a surprise to friends. Other briefs mention officials, a suicide near Ann Arbor, and a hotel lease in Hot Springs, plus a short social reflection on nature and gender roles and an auction sale listing furniture goods.
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Wmn. L. Reno
of Rapp
Iiss
Margaret Cook
Grand Rapids
Public school funding urged to raise per pupil costs
Commissioner Harris 1900 01 report shows national average expenditure 91.14 per pupil with stark regional gaps. North Atlantic spends far more than south central, private and endowed schools charge far higher tuition. The appeal urges quadrupling or quintuple the present public school expenditure per child to improve teachers and facilities nationwide.
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Harris
United States
North Atlantic
South Central
New York
District of Columbia
Nevada
Colorado
Massachusett
South Atlantic
North Carolina
Mississippi
Georgie
Zemil
Musse
Texas
President Roosevelts Sister Votes in Farmington School Ballot
The president and his sister Anne Roosevelt are cited in a discussion of woman suffrage. The article notes Mrs Roosevelt registered to vote in Farmington Connecticut, linking maternal influence to school funding and civic participation. It references a 1899 inaugural message and remarks by Colonel T. W. Higginson on women voters.
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Velit Cowles
Board of Selectmen
Farmington
T. W. Higginson
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Anne Roose
Playing the Villain in Theater and Its Moral Paradox
The article argues actors should embrace the villain’s role, portraying cruelty or charm as needed, while noting that playing villainy can reveal the actor’s better behavior offstage. It suggests villains must be distinctively defined to contrast the hero and faces the paradox of a performer’s true self emerging when not in makeup.
Wanted Real Estate Cash Buyers Seek Home Purchases
Martyn J and Stuart offer cash for real estate. AOA for home dress goods and hats at Cameron Bros. Go to Morton House for oysters. Dress shapes and walking hats at Mrs. M Clarke Martin's. Cameron Bros offer dressed poultry and poultry products. Turkeys, ducks, geese and chickens dressed to order at Cameron Bros.
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Waanted
Soo Real Estate
Martyn J & Stuart
AOA
Cameron Bros
Peast
Cameron Bros. Pas
Finger marks reveal individuality across races and eras
A long discussion traces palm and finger marks as indicators of temperament and identity. It notes fine versus deep furrows, right-hand differences, and universal patterns, citing Herschel, Japanese fossils, and ancient Egypt for identification uses from pensions to criminal checks.
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Feanin
Eless
Eas
Witiam Herschel
Philosophical Instituti London
Thaugh
Jr. H. Fai
Japan
Beverage advertisement with pricing and brand names
An old style ad lists beer brands and prices including Spo Bottled Beer Goo Bottled Beer and Arnold Brewing Co. It shows a telephone contact and references case quantities and pricing, typical of a mid century newspaper commercial notice. The fragmented text also mentions locations such as east end and sellers like Wot Order.
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Arnold Brewing: Co
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