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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
7
The Weather Bureau says navigation on Lake Superior ends today with locks at Sault Ste. Marie closing. Lakes Michigan and Huron end December 12, and Lakes St Clair and Ontario end December 15.
The president nominated William Buchanan of New York as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Panama. Austria-Hungary and Denmark formally recognized Panama's independence. Colombian officials and allies discussed settlement positions and possible submission to The Hague tribunal.
Washington dispatches say Rear Admiral Glass notes a rumor of Colombian troops landing at the Avaton river mouth. Fears of an advance on Panama prompt hasty preparations and possible orders for U S regulars to the Isthmus. General Reyes in Bogota details the situation and seeks peace terms with the new republic.
In Northport Michigan on December 12 the farmers institute drew an enthusiastic crowd despite a storm. H B Cannon of Rochester lectured on soil fertility and crops in the morning and fruit culture in the afternoon with emphasis on apples and peaches, presiding by Charles H Daumberger.
An advertising note touts Scott and Bowne Cod Liver Oil emulsion as the best nutrition aid for paleness and weak blood in young women. It offers samples and claims strong health benefits while warning against risks of blood sickness.
A fire at Sandringham broke out at 6 am in Miss Knollys bedroom. Queen Alexandra and Miss Knollys escaped in dressing gowns as the floor collapsed with the queen’s bed carried through. Cause appears to be an infloated electric wire igniting a beam between Knollys’ room and the queen’s apartments. King Edward was notified and a special train was sent to Suffolk with reassurance.
A classic health ad explains kidneys filter blood every three minutes and warns that neglect leads to pains, aches, or uric acid buildup. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a top remedy, offers free sample by mail, and directs readers to Binghamton New York for more information.
A sprawling roundup reports accidents and injuries across Michigan towns. Susan Nelson pursues a $10,000 negligence claim against Lansing city after a worker died in Bath. Henry Paterson near Davison dies from an emery wheel accident. Miss Emily Stark sustains neck injuries during a university girls game. Leslie Pringle, 11, confesses robberies in Bay City and is sent to reform school. Miss Mabel Orlie endures a perilous train entry near Reed City. Wills Lawrence, a rural carrier, bleeds and contracts pneumonia after a fall on ice. John Loondquist, aged 10, quarantined for smallpox at Muskegon. Searches continue for missing Captain Geo. Thurlsey of the Sao and William Nichols near Princeton. Manistee hosts a roller skating craze, with Olympian Hall drawing 1,000+. Glenn Andrus named head chemist at Brantford works. A Tekonsha mystery is solved by a lookalike, while a Genesee poorhouse case prompts an investigation. Reports of a huge log cut near Petoskey and a historic powder horn relic surface. A comatose six-week-old in New York shows signs of recovery. Finally, U.S. officials report progress on developing a coal mine on a small Luzon island.
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