25 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1912
Page
1
Community churches prepare for the Christmas season with services, tree lighting, and varied programs. Adults and children participate in concerts, school activities, and cantatas as congregations invite all to attend.
The readable fragments describe local notices and business chatter including mentions of a panel, a bank, and various names and places. It hints at a court-related update, mining or industrial references, and community notices spread across a long, disordered text.
The notice announces a social evening at Bosdeys on Thursday, December 26, with dancing by Dyer and Vosney and a meal including chicken pie for 50 cents. Elmer Trickey, editor of the Shire L Vesper, was in town and endorsed the event.
The St Paul company nears completion of a new depot. The structure, about finished, features a 11k foot main building with a basement, a heated layout, electric lights, and a platform for passengers. The hot water heating plant is being ballasted and expected to be in place by Christmas.
A Wisconsin justice in a northern county presided over a case where a man, accused of beating a neighbor, received a prison sentence. The wife pleaded for mercy, and the judge promised pardon if the man reformed, releasing him after the hearing. Akey, once incarcerated, is expected home this week after years away.
The Masonic order held a banquet and installed new officers at their new temple on Wednesday evening. About eighty attended a six oclock dinner honoring Lemuel Kramer, a member since 1861, with Ira Purdy aged 94 among the elders. Dr O T Hougen presided as toastmaster as officers led by Wm E Ames and others were installed amid music by the Buia orchestra and piano by Dr Kellogs.
The Tribune installs a Model 3 Linotype replacing hand setting. The new system, with six faces and high speed, promises cleaner faces, faster output, and larger, longer held type for job work. The switch marks a major modernization in Grand Rapids newspaper production.
Fragmented OCR text outlines civil service reforms and patronage shifts in Wisconsin. President Taft era actions reduced presidential appointments while listing postmaster and district attorney positions, salaries, terms, and impending changes under a new regime. Details include dates, salaries, and district allocations amid party dynamics.
A New York bank charter has been granted with a capital around one hundred thousand dollars. Founders include Joseph A. Gorden, Geo W Paulus, F X Parmain ghly, Jacob Jute, and Gen Pp Hamprecht. The plan favors renting a hall and establishing a substantial building rather than a simple location. The new institution aims to commence business soon.
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