Northern Michigan forest fires devastate towns and lives
A sweeping northern Michigan fire left four dead and many missing as four towns were wiped out and millions of property burned. Escanaba area reports describe vast devastation across five counties with refugees fleeing camps and homesteads as crews fought the flames.
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Amichiena Peninswa
Michigan Peninsula
W. E. Wells
Escanaba Wink Lake Superior Road
Albonng
Grestricken
Mans
Vilages
Bern
Asimny
Senate Debates Rate Bill Amid Naval and District Shifts
The Senate spent sessions over a rate regulation measure with shifts on the interstate commerce commission and anti pass provisions. The House moved a naval appropriation bill near $100 million as District of Columbia education control shifts were approved.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lodge
Bailey
House
District of Columbia
Washington Public
Culberson
Elause
Supreme Court of the
Board of Education of
Washington
Naval Station
Lake Bluff
Djh
Tawney
Linjt
Navy Department
Tillman
Chandler
Chicago
Committee of the Whole
Conchida
Panama Canal Zone
Secretary of the Navy
Pacific
Ranger Co Fix
Mississippi
Odds and Ends
A French soldier was sentenced to six months imprisonment for profanity. The report mentions Bellvin and Shim as the only end powers lacking a regional debt, and references Cutten arousing unrest in Colombia. Natives were said to be influenced toward wise sacrifice amid conflict. The piece concludes with a note on severance pay and a warning about violence in the region.
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Bellvin
Shim
Cutten
Colombia
Gerd
Memorial Day Reverie in a Village Cemetery Scene
An evocative piece from Central Christian Advocate portrays Memorial Day rituals in a rural setting. Families gather to place flowers on graves while recalling loved ones, with Miss Hetty Vail guiding visitors and neighbors sharing memories of the dead and the living. The narrative blends grief, gratitude, and communal ritual as the day ends with quiet reflection.
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Columbia
Auikea
Free
Eee Aeccalioch Williams
Agine
Hetty
Miss Vail
Missus
Etrle Lettie
Stray visitors collect Sowers for Decoration Day
Two poorly dressed children come to a woman’s yard seeking decorations for Decoration Day. They explain their father died last winter and their mother is away. The woman muses on flowers for the grave and ultimately shares cakes and milk with the pair, acknowledging their manners and offering a small cheer.
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Jennie
Bobbie
Hetty Vail
Oligo
Alis
Lake
Tam
Miss Wail
John
Fes
Amr
Crim
Iiznet
Memorial War of Flowers and Fallen Soldiers
A woman named Miss Vail tends a cemetery visit after a day of garden tasks. She reflects on family losses and the dead, placing blooms on graves including Lottie aged seventeen, then consoles a grieving wife and witnesses a harsh execution nearby.
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Mother
Howers
Miss Vail
Vail
Lottie
Dottie
Ineo Ber Cwo
Dean
Bread Dyspepsia and Grape Nuts Claim Digestive Benefits
An article argues white bread lacks natural diastase for starch digestion and links bread excess to digestive issues. It promotes Grape Nuts as pre digested, using whole wheat components to form grape sugar and improve strength and health after ten to fourteen days.
Hanging a Guerrilla in a Civil War Scene
A four man column on the highway is attacked by a guerrilla hidden in a cornfield. A trooper is shot through the heart and falls from his saddle as the squad refuses to halt. The unit is ordered to crash the fence and ride through the field to safety.
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Corm
Neglected Opportunities in a Town Hall Debate
Mr Sidener delivers a bold speech on the flaws of industrial economy but faces a muted reception from his wife Effie. She notes his many chances to sit down before he did, implying a wasted opportunity. The scene unfolds as they walk home from the town hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidener
Eddy
Mr Sidener
Effie
Mrs. Sidener
Donn's Kidney Pills Endorsement and Other Caustic Tidbits
Woman from Jersey City praises Donn's Kidney Pills for backache swelling and improved health after irregular kidney action. The ad notes 50 cent boxes and Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo. Also describes ship rolling prevention with gyro scope experiments on torpedo boats and curious Dust Devils stories from Death Valley and White Nile.
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Jane Warret
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
N. d
Donn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Nike Valley
Death Valley
California
White Nile
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