Waning Rebel Cause in Shanghai Arsenal Attacks Falter
Rebels at Shanghai press arsenal attacks but are repulsed by loyal government troops. Wu Ting-Fang and other leaders telegraph Yuan Shi Kai proposing peace talks as northern forces strengthen and rebels fall back along the Yangtze valley. Government gains momentum despite armistice talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Wu Ting-Fang
United States
Wen-Tsung-Yao
Yuan Shi Kai
So Chow-Fu
Kiang-Su
Yang-T'se
Potts Links Soil Tests to Alfalfa Profits in Michigan
Professor A R Potts spent Friday near Traverse City testing alfalfa soils with William Grant and visiting the T H Lindsley farm on the Peninsula. Federal supervisor Dr Reed accompanied him, touring Antrim county alfalfa efforts and area farms including Holstein stock and cherry orchards. Saturday they aided Williamsburg Alfalfa Club members on soil testing and broader farming questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Potts
Traverse City
William Grant
Mr. Grant
T. H. Lindsley Place
Potts
Dc. P. Reed
Michigan
Reed
Lake Shore
East Lansing
Antrim County
Traverse City State Hospital
Mor- San
Mrs Martha DeGraw Died After Operation At Home
Mrs Martha DeGraw wife of Ernest DeGraw of Mapleton died Monday morning at the home of George DeGraw 902 Cass street where she was brought for an operation. She was 85 born in Montcalm county and leaves husband and three children Almon 14 Zoa 10 Milton 8. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Standish Grounds to be broken for Episcopal church at cost 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha DeGraw
Ernest DeGraw
Mapleton
George DeGraw
Cass Street
LeGraw
Montcalm County
Almon
Zoa
Milton
Charles Dracka Dead in Garfield Township
Charles Dracka aged 66 died at his Garfield township home after eight weeks illness. Survived by wife three daughters three sons and a sister in Chicago. Daughters Mrs Anthony Nemec Mrs Frank Egglie Traverse City Mrs Mary Wilhelm Denver. Sons John Chas Emanuel Dracka Kingsley. Funeral from home Monday at two with Rev Demas Cochlin officiating. Interment Oakwood cemetery.
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Chas. Dracka
Garfield Township
Chicago
Anthony Nemec
Frank Egglie
Traverse City
Mary Wilhelm
Denver
Colorado
John Dracka
Emanuel Dracka
Kingsley
Demas Cochlin
Oakwood Cemetery
Fewer Police Tails Cause China Prisoner Escort Issue
London July 25 Sir Alfred Turner reports the tail cutting after China’s revolution led to larger police forces. When prisoners are queued with tails removed, one sergeant can oversee a batch. with queued prisoners, four officers are needed. Turner notes youthful parliament and European dress, and urges stamping out opium trade for England’s benefit.
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London
China
Sir Alfred Turner
Turner
England
Rise in Aluminum Use Spurs Ore Mine Investment
Washington reports a surge in aluminum use in 1912 driving private firms to invest heavily in bauxite ore mines across New York Pennsylvania Illinois North Carolina Tennessee and other states. Domestic ore value rose to 786982 while imports hit record levels as demand outpaced supply. Aluminum products expand from power cables to utensils and coatings, with foil replacing tin due to corrosion resistance. Clara Counterman, 13, adopted from Newton township, Coldwater, remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
North Carolina
Tennessee
United States Geological Survey
Troops to Enforce Laws in Copper Country Strife
State troops remain deployed in Northern Michigan to enforce laws and protect life and property as 25,000 copper workers and mine operators face a stalemate. Strikers forced pump men to quit, flooding shafts and risking immense losses while operators plan to restart operations with troop protection. authorities fear dynamite smuggling and expect further clashes as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Michigan
Abbey
Cold Storage Plant Proposed to Boost Local Market
Regionwide push to establish a commercial cold storage facility in Traverse City to create a home market for perishable produce. Plans call for incorporation under state law, with Covell and Cross guiding subscrip tions. nearly half the needed funds already subscribed. Project aims for 25 percent stock returns based on space requested, benefiting fruit growers and regional trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covell & Cross
State Bank
Traverse City
Fairbrother and Obershaw Buy Stickney Grocery
Fairbrother and Obershaw have purchased the grocery business of L R Stickney at 411 South Union street. Fairbrother has served in the Pere Marquette station assistant superintendent’s office at Boardman for years, while Obershaw has worked with Stickney for months. They plan to operate the store under the name Welcome store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbrother and Obershaw
L. R. Stickney
South Union Street
Peninsula Apple Growers Laud Leelanau and Grand Traverse Orchards
Thomas S. Smith of Chicago and George A. Hawley of Hart toured Leelanau and Grand Traverse orchards praising the fruit and orchard care. Smith remembered for a 40 acre Walkerville purchase later valued higher, while Hawley noted a 75 acre Omena orchard improved over five years. Both commended Frank Edgcomb for tending and predicted fruit quality this year. They departed for Hart, aiming to reach there by night.
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Thomas S. Smith
Chicago
George A. Hawley
Hart
Leelanau
Grand Traverse
Mr. Smith
Walkerville
Oceana County
Mr. Hawley
Omena
Peninsula
Frank Edgcomb
Edgcomb
South
Indictments in Chicago arson case target Fish and nine others
Grand jury in Chicago returned true bills charging Joseph Fish of Joseph Fish & Co. and nine others in relation to an alleged arson ring. The indictments follow Mrs. Fannie Korshak testimony linking Fish to the group suspected of incinerating five fires to defraud multiple insurance companies. Police expect court action soon with the cases scheduled for next day or early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grand
Joseph Fish
Joseph Fish & Co
Fannie Korshak
Grand Jury
Korshak
Fish
Will Demand Vote in Biggest Women’s Suffrage Demonstration
London July 25 advance guard of what is described as the greatest women suffrage demonstration England has seen arrived today to press for the vote. The non militant groups total about 50,000 members and many will walk long distances to join. Mrs Millicent G Fawcett, president of the national union, will preside at meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Militant Women's Social and Political Union
Millicent G. Fawcett
The
National Union
Strikers Face Possible Trouble as Miners Strike
Calumet July 28. 15000 copper miners in a sullen mood threaten serious trouble as guards patrol the strike district. Mine operators push to reopen shafts but pickets deter many workers. Keweenaw sheriff seeks troops. militia to be sent. Shots fired when troops moved to Isle Royale mine area. pumping resumes at southern district mines. Non-union men injured in Raymalltown parade clash. troops dispersed strikers.
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Calumet
Keweenaw County
Isle Royal
Raymalltown
Train falls victim to a perilous climb near Grand Rapids
Martin L. Van Zanten, 17, riding the G R J from Grand Rapids, clung to a rear parlor car step and was dragged along a cattle guard. A gash eight by four inches opened on his back hip and thigh, requiring twenty stitches. He was hospitalized and improving, with home at 612 Gilbert Street, Grand Rapids. Two brothers in Brooklyn and Hoboken were alerted.
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Martin L. van Zanten
Grand Rapids
van Zanten
Gilbert Street
Brooklyn
Hoboken
Fancy Western Cherries Packaged for Exhibitions
A sample of Bitter Root Valley Co fancy cherry packing is shown at First National Bank to promote local growers. The two pound two parcel post package uses heavy ventilated card board and a confection style inner box with a cherry salad recipe. The fruit is large but not as large as Schmidt's Bigereau or the Windsors, and the flavor is not superior. Local fruit growers are urged to study this packing method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Bitter Root Valley Co
Saturday Evening Post
First National
Mrs Phoebe J Fish dies after long illness at 610 State
Mrs Phoebe J Fish, 69, died at her home Friday night after more than three years of illness. Born in Palmyra Michigan she is survived by two sons C B Curtis Fred D Curtis two sisters Carrie Estes and Adeline Haviland and three brothers John Hoxsie Chas Hoxsie and A T Hoxsie. A funeral service was held Monday at 9 am from the home and interment followed in Adrian Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe J. Fish
State Street
Fish
Palmyra
Lenawee County
Michigan
C. B. Curtis
Fred D. Curtis
Carrie Estes
Bates
Adeline Haviland
Traverse City
Barthers
John Hoxsie
Acme
Chas. Hoxsie
Seattle
Hungry boy found wandering the country by police
Fourteen year old James Thomas, poorly dressed and hungry, was picked up by Poundmaster Gegner after wandering freight cars and country roads for days. He claimed memory loss about his home, said drunken parents turned him out two months ago, and authorities will locate his parents while detaining him at the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas
Jad
Poundmaster Gegner
Carson
Grand Rapids
Apple crop outlook improves with proper care in Glen Lake
D. EH Day president of the Western Michigan Development Bureau visited Glen Haven from Detroit to inspect the 1913 apple crop. He found little loss where cultivation spraying and thinning were well done, while neglected orchards faced a shrinking crop. Snow apples show high promise and fancy fruit is expected in the Glen Lake region, with overall large yield and excellent quality. Also reported are immigration and local death-fishings notices from Kalamazoo and Munsing respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. EH. Day
Western Michigan Development Bureau
Glen Haven
Detroit
Glen Lake
Day
Severe storm hits Traverse City area causing barn fire and widespread damage
A brutal wind and lightning storm struck Traverse City at noon causing heavy damage citywide. The Lautner farm barn burned destroying crops and equipment while multiple homes suffered shocks, structural damage, and electrical failures. Police and residents, including Mrs. Amler and Mr. Stabler, were affected by the event as trees toppled and telephones and lights failed. In Manistee and Jackson regions, fatalities and criminal identifications were reported amid the storm’s aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse City
Stephen Lautner
Carl Amler
John Stabler
East Ninth Street
Mr. Stabler
Peter Schneider
Ada Fuller
Randolph Street
Malcolm Winnie
State Street
Will Brosch
Park Street
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Standish
Charles Dragka
Iness of
Marshall
Clara Counterman
W. Saxe
Newton Township
Coldwater
Victoria
White Pine
Ontonagon County
Ferris
Plana
Fairbroather and Obershaw
Stickney Grocery
Outsiders
Arson Trust
D. H. Day
Kalamazoo
Joseph Keffs
Joseph Merault
N. F. Blasier
Marquette
Lautner
State Hospital
Frank Friedrich
East Wighth Street
Manistee
Thomas Burkett
Filer City
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