Tragic death of man found beside rail line near Palms
Fred Misner of St Ignace, traveling toward Palms to work at a mill, was found dead by a railway line between Trout Lake and Palms. Authorities ruled death by a South Shore train strike after an inquest. Misner left Ozark due to fare issues, leaving his wife and four children.
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Fred Lemay
The
Soo
Tom Whiting
Marquette
Enemen
Michigan Telephone Co
Trout Lake
Palms
Otr
St. Ignace
South Shore
Fred Misner
Ozark
Rockefeller Gives Million to University of Chicago
Chicago December 17 The oil magnate John D Rockefeller donated one million dollars to the University of Chicago announced this afternoon at convocation exercises. The speaker discussed separate instruction and asserted that education on equal terms is assured while clarifying that separate instruction is not an annex for women.
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Chicago University
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
D. Herper
Make Him Understand by the Aged Manager and Clerk
An elderly manager and a young clerk spar over language usage in a dialogue about absence. The manager presses the clerk to express phrases correctly while noting the clerk’s deliberate misuses and his own struggle to make him understand.
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Fes
New York Times
Bread Cast Upon the Waters in Hiawatha Kansas
Miss Boyce daughter of a local farmer inherits about 1 million dollars from an old man who once blessed her, after aiding a sick traveler seven years ago. The man later died in Seattle Washington, leaving the fortune to her though his name is not disclosed.
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Hiawatha
Kas
Miss Boyce
Seattle
Wash
Boyce
The Trust Is the Monster Evil of Our Day
ExVice President Adlai Stevenson warns that trusts threaten democracy and fair competition, urging reforms and stricter regulation to curb corporate power. He argues concentrated economic power undermines liberty and calls for vigilance and action from citizens.
I Would Curb the Trusts Not Destroy Them
A speech by Senator George Frisbie Hoar arguing that trusts distort prices and competition yet are essential for large-scale trade. He urges curbing trusts’ power, enforcing interstate safeguards, public accounting, and government oversight without dissolving them, to protect consumers and preserve national commerce.
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Haseen
Feld
Massachusetts
Congr Il
Labil
Congress
Mascad
Savings and Insurance Companies
Habib
Pierpont Morgan
Demon Commercialism’s Grip on a Peaceful Nation
The piece laments a rise of commercialism fueling noise and danger in big cities. It condemns wealthy church patronage and ostentatious philanthropy as commercialism. It warns of multimillionaires wielding power rivaling monarchs and notes a forthcoming hope as critics study social conditions to address inequality.
Change in Telephone Calls Through the Years
A nostalgic reminiscence traces the evolution of telephone etiquette from hello to number calls and later shortened tones. The piece notes shifts toward brevity to reduce errors and asks what future change might improve calling style. An auction sale at Soo Furn is listed, continuing daily until December 25.
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Central Tepeates
Soo Furn
TASAE
Supe's Jewelers Promotes Holiday Gifts and Candles
Otto Supe's store showcases holiday displays with umbrellas and candle bras in gold and silver priced 3.50 to 25.00. Ads mention WANTED real estate by Martyn & Stuart, Ebony toilet goods, and a new line of candelebras at Fred R. Price & Co. Reflects early 20th century retail copy.
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Gold Hill District
Boulder Co
Colorado
JOS. J
Supe’s
Fred R. Price & Co
Candelebras
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D. E. Moses
J. H. D. Everett
W. B. Rosevent
L.C Holden
Gren
Brown
Tov Storrs. O'S
E. Wheeler
Sugar Island
D. N.gamob Sanit
Pevosker
T. Ro Harvey
Capnade Soo
Sid
Cook
Dunbar House
Corner South
Summit Streets
Ste. Marie
Asech
Ted
Hector McDonald
Spruce
Faser
T. E. Lora
Park Hotel
Ashapun Street
Bingbasi Ave
Court Street
Swinton S
Sapector St
Linsaly
Fardwood
Smith Block
Burchill
Apple
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OSI
Ashinun Street
Howard
Ewright
Peninsula
Rockefeller
the Trust
Adlai Stevenson
Senator George Frisbie Hoar
Santa Claus
Apostle
Imperial
West Portage Avene
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Queer Street
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Ontario
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Society For Ethical Culture
PREE
Star and Bone
Cromizers
Ashmun Street
Otto Supe
Supe
Young
Soo Real Estate
Martyn & Stuart
Ashman Street
Harrison & CO
Opticians
Price-Harrison Block
Ashitun
Frank Bros
the Soo Lumber CO
Sault.ste. Marie
Ont
Bingham Ave
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