Milliken Funeral Draws Great Civic Turnout
J W Milliken honored at Congregational church service as City closes businesses and public offices for hours. Rev Demas Cochlin praises his life and work, noting leadership in Sunday school, civic plans and relentless optimism for Traverse City’s future.
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Mr. Milliken
J. W. Milliken
Congregational Church
Citizens Telephone Company
Milliken
Lfe
Cochlin
Traverse City
Chicago
Pingree
Senator Milliken
Christ
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Louise Mae Williams Weds George Ross Hines in Honeoye Falls
In Rochester on June 25, Louise Mae Williams, daughter of Andrew Williams, married George Ross Hines of Traverse City at the bride’s parents home in Honeoye Falls. Attendants were Ruth Enright and Roy Williams. The bride wore blue silk with lace. Rev. F. W. Rose officiated. About 30 guests attended. After a wedding trip, the couple will reside in Traverse City.
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Rochester
N_ Y
Andrew Williams
Honeoye Falls
N.Y
Louise Mae
George Ross Hines
Traverse City
Ruth Enright
Mendon
Roy Wiliams
F. W. Rose
First Methodist Church
Grover Cleveland Dies at Home After Long Illness
Princeton Ne June 24 Grover Cleveland ex president dies at 8 40 am at his home after weeks of illness heart failure complicated with liver trouble Cancer of the stomach said to be the cause Dr Joseph T Bryant the family physician said Cleveland had suffered from gastric intestinal troubles with liver and kidney complaints The death ends one of the most stubborn fights for life and messages of sorrow came from President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
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Princeton
Grover Cleveland
Joseph T. Bryant
New York
Cleveland
Dr. Bryant
Ma.Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Roosevelt
Taft
Death Mask of Ex President Cleveland at Princeton
A death mask of ex president Grover Cleveland was taken by Prof. Wilson of Princeton and will join the university collection. Cleveland, who died poor, left little fortune beyond homes at Princeton and Buzzards Bay. Funeral pallbearers include Paul Morton and Commodore Benedict. The procession departs at five for the cemetery.
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Wilson
Princeton
New York
Buzzards Bay
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Laurence Nutton
Grover Cleveland
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Commodore E. S. Benedict
John M. Finley
The
College of New York
Henry van Dyke
John Hibben
Princeton University
Andrew Swift
University
Sherman Improves Comfort with Cool Night Breeze
Cleveland June 25 Congressman Sherman showed marked improvement over yesterday and prior days. Attending physicians said he rested well last night and was helped by a cool breeze that relieved the intense heat.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sherman
Post Office Clerks Receive Salary Increases
Postmaster O P Carver announced several local post office clerks received raises of about 200 dollars annually. Names listed include R E C Colby from 600 to 800, A E Gibbard from 900 to 1000, L R Hewett from 600 to 800, C Mr Lancaster from 1000 to 1160, Edward A Thacker from 600 to 800, F E Wood from 600 to 800. Two others had increases earlier.
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O. P. Carver
R. E. C. Colby
A. E. Gibbard
L. R. Hewett
C. Mr Lancaster
Edwar A. Thacker
F. E. Wood
Children Day at Grand Traverse Grange Planned
Children day at Grand Traverse grange set for Saturday June 27 with an all day program of songs recitations and instrumental music organized by Lecturer R H Elsworth. Numerous young grangers will perform and a floral day bonus asks participants to bring flowers while morning gathering and noon banquet precede an afternoon program.
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Milliken
Leon F. Titus
Miss Everett
Robert Wawards
Grand Traverse Grange
R. H. Elsworth
Mifred Hammond
Edna W Black
Daisy Roush
Ethel Bowhall
Donna Champney
Edith Byers
Evelyn
Everett Emerson
Marie Gray
Daisy
Dolly Grubb
Bessie
Martha Masters
Margaret
Isabel
Willard Wilson
Minnie
Ida Edgecomb
June
Russell
Thomas
Lulu
Carl Robertson
Perry
Bertha Ransom
Vera Yonker
Carl Smith
Helcyon Wheelock
Postmaster Orders Flag Half Mast For 30 Days
Postmaster Carver has received orders from the post office department to display the flag over the federal building at half mast for the next 30 days in memory of Grover Cleveland, former president of the United States.
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Carver
Department
Grover Cleveland
Post Office Department
Federal
The
United States
Yearly trip plans for J C Runk visit Riley and old friends
J C Runk leaves Traverse City on July 1 for a year long tour through Indiana Illinois Missouri Ohio and Mexico visiting reserves childhood scenes and relatives. He aims to study geology and write poetry while touring with stops at Montpelier Laurel Indianapolis Newark Evansville St Louis McCune Petersen Iron and Sentinel Butte. His mother’s passing led to the trip’s lone sorrow.
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J. C. Runk
Traverse City
Mr. Runk
Montpelier
Indiana
Laurel
Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Newark
Ind
Evansville
Inn
Yteir
C. Meethemi
Min Haak
Prietpar
Academs
Fermer
Runk
St. Louis
McCune
Kansas
Petersen
Ohio
Iron
Mexico
Wynk
Visi
Sentinal Ditte
North Ditote
Air
Wink Esperis
Rank
Michigan
Modern Illumination Planned for Four Village Areas
Efforts advance to supply electric lights to Leland Provemont Suttons Bay and Northport with quick construction. A former Leland dam at 35 years was sold to Frances J Hatch of Pellston Electric Light and Power, plans include forming a stock company and building a new dam. The Northport meeting approved contracting with the new firm to light the village and route rights of way from Leland to Provemont. Work to begin immediately with poles and power house construction underway.
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Leland
D. E. Chandler
Frances J. Hatch
Pellston Electric Light and Power Company
Watch
Leland, Provemont
Suttons Isay
Omena
Northport
Comnet
Elweethe Nahis
Noe 1
Secured Contract For Cadillac School Building
Lather and Irwin of this city have secured the contract to erect a new Cadillac school building. The modern structure is planned to cost about $26,000 upon completion, with Traverse City firms competing for the work.
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Lather & Irwin
Cadillac
Traverse City
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