Michigan Day Observed at Pan American Exposition
Buffalo August 1 Tuesday was Michigan day at the Pan American exposition. Gov Bliss and staff arrived with representatives from Michigan to attend the Temple of Music opening and Michigan day ceremonies. George H Barbour led the Michigan commission as cheers greeted Gov Bliss who spoke of the large turnout from the two peninsulas.
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Buffalo
Michigan
Bliss
Temple of Muste
Han
George ‘H. Barbour
Aaron I
Peninsulas
Snake extermination along White River yields hundreds killed
E P Whitfield and a hired man investigated a bluff above White River near Interior 8 D. They found snakes in caves and killed 237 rattlers on the first day. They faced hissing reptiles and poisonous fumes but were not bitten. Some snakes were several feet long with many rattles, indicating long habitation. They returned the next day to the den.
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White River
Interior
E. P. Whitfield
Michigan Pan-American exposition visit and events
Governor Bills attends Michigan exhibits at the Pan-American exposition with a full governor’s party. Michigan officials and Detroit leaders speak at receptions and dinner in the Michigan building. The colonial style hall features arched porches and a 100 by 82 feet layout as Michigan commissioners are listed. An obituary notes the death of Joseph Matthews aged 60 in the copper country.
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Michigan
Minoire
Lenny
William C. Maybury
Detroit
Gerritt Diekema
Holland, Mich
Henry M. Dotfield
Addis Albro
Orchard Lake
Lizzie Emery
Somer Warren
Michigan Commission
Bulls
Thechigan
Michigan R Commissioners
Gorge H. Barbour
H. Wallace
Bay Port
H. Smith
Fonla
E. ‘Oote
Grand Rapids
James Ree
Houghton
Miner T. Cole
Palmyra
Aaron T. Biles
Lansing
Oseph Matthews
Taurium
Lakefield
Hison George
Chicago
Fitzgerald Anecdote and Military Arms Change
An anecdote about Edward Fitzgerald rebuking title talk at a party shows his wit and restraint. The piece notes the English army bans bayonets, deeming rifles at long range more lethal, with the sword relegated to ornament. It mentions the war in South Africa and the Manuel of Arms reflecting this shift.
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Fitzgerald
Dotn Glyde
Eabwarid T Fitzgerald
Aubrey de Vere
Duke of
Marquis of
Edward Fitzgerald
South Africa
Health notes and local incidents from Michigan state news
Reports to the state board of health for the week ending August 17 show increases in cerebro-spinal meningitis and typhoid fever, with decreases in inflammation of the bowels. Other illnesses listed include measles scarlet fever diphtheria and smallpox. A Lowell lineman Scott Fox died instantly from a line accident attributed to a crossed wire. Frank Thennett of Grand Rapids pulled $1000 from a bank to pay workers but the money vanished. A New York couple sues the directors of the defunct First National Bank of Niles to recover stock plus treasury levies after embezzlement by the cashier.
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Health
Michigan
State Board of Health
Scott Fox
Lowell City Lighting Company
Defensed
Krank J. Fox
Grand Stupids
Reever Money
J. H. Landon
New York
Berries County
First National House of Niles
Johnson
Comptroller of the Treasury
Crop Oatlook Reports Mixed Michigan Weather Conditions
The weekly crop report notes drought in central and southern Michigan counties injuring potatoes and ripening beans early. Corn is damaged but yields look promising. pasturage is poor with limited stock feed. Sugar beets show promise. plowing started nationwide but delayed in the south by dry soil conditions.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Michigan
Ary
Insurance Rates in Michigan Review
The Michigan inspection bureau, representing insurers, restored the percent reduction in premiums on special hazards and stocks three years ago. Manager Chapman says the plan has been thoroughly tested and found unprofitable.
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Michigan Inspection Bureau
Michigan
Chapman
Secret Enemies Burn Frame Wagon Factory
At two in the morning a fire destroyed the full-story frame wagon works building in Alle gan, burning the structure and its contents. Loss valued around £20,000 with £3,500 insured. Mr. Korn believes he has secret enemies, noting this is the sixth arson attack in six years.
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Allegan
Los
Korn
Death of Judge Green in Bay City Dies at Age Four
Sanford M. Green, former Michigan supreme court judge from 1848 to 1858, died at his Bay City home aged 4 years. In 19t he revised Michigan state statutes and his work remains unchanged today. Mudge Green served as a circuit judge for 34 years.
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Judge Green
Sanford M. Green
Michigan Supreme Court
Bay City
Wrecks Fires Deaths In Michigan News Briefs
Capt Gordon of the Cor son spots a spar near St Joseph thought to be the Chicora wreck. A Grand Trunk rail collision near Charlotte demolishes both trains. engineer Charles Jane of Cattle Creek injured. Christian Muck, Ann Arbor banker and dry goods magnate, dies in his store. I O Hottman, wealthy Allegan grocer, dies at 70, survived by widow and three sons. Tam arpack shaft No 2 kills four, injures two. Mrs Arthur Ansley of Adrian burns from kerosene while ironing. A gang of horse thieves operates near Niles. no clues yet. William Montgomery dies in Hillsdale at 69. Lightning destroys John Susan’s house near Niles. John Cromford, Downgille’s poor overseer, dies at 73. Wells-dsldman warehouse in Traverse City burns, loss 75000 insured. Miles Swanty struck by lightning at Allegan. Radley Wat kins mill at Sault Ste Marie burns, 120 men unemployed. loss 50000. While turtle hunting near Detroit, Godfrey Vortier and William Hinthes drown.
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Newn
Capt. Gordon
Corson
St. Joseph
Grand Trunk Railroad
Charlotte
Charles Jane
Cattle Creek
Christian Muck
Ann Arbor
Allegan
Tamarpack
Calumet
Arthur Ansley
Adrian
Niles
Williamk Montgomery
Thomas
Montgomery
Hillsdale
John Susan
John Cromford
Downgille
Wellsdilgman Basket Company
Traverse ‘City
Joss
Miles Swanty
Allegam
Radley Watkins
Sault Ste. Marie
Detroit
Godfrey Vortier
Witliam Hinthes
The Treasury Surplus and Party Debates in Finance
The article contrasts Republican and Democratic handling of deficits and surpluses from 1861 onward, noting July and August revenue surpass expenditures, warnings of renewed cuts, and rhetoric about bonds, gold, and debt. It cites McKinley, Cleveland, Gage, Carlisle, and Hamilton, framing surplus management as a party distinction.
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America
Congress
Treasury
Somme Nare
McKinley
Cleveland
Gage
Carlisle
Don. Grant
Treasury Depty
United States
Mexico
Titehanan
Webster
Hamilton
Republican Party
St. Louis Globe- Denocrat
Demagogic stance on diplomatic dispatches and party woes
A compilation of editorials criticizing W J Bryan for denouncing McKinley over sympathy dispatches to Emperor William and Kruger. Comments call such acts mere international courtesy and stress that Bryan would act like McKinley as president. Also notes Democratic lack of viable platform material and the silver issue fading.
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W. J. Bryan
McKintey
Emperor William
Kruger
Transvaal
Bryan
MoeKinley
Indianapolis Journal
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Pennsylvania Democrats in Convention Denounce Republicans
The Illinois Chicago Inter Ocean notes Pennsylvania Democrats in convention reject party records and leaders, denounce Republicans for McKinley and Quay, praise for neither Bryan nor earlier platforms, and warn of a campaign built on vilification and noise rather than principle.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
McKinley
Matthew G. Quay
Senate
Mr. Bryan
Texas
Chicago Inter Ocean
Iowa on the tariff and Iowa Republicans' stance
The Iowa Republican platform endorses protective tariffs and reciprocity, opposing rushed tariff revision next winter. National voices from legislators oppose agitation, arguing no real demand for change. Democrats face slim chances to reduce GOP lead in Iowa. McKinley’s calm summer noted. The buzz includes reactions from Cleveland Leader and Chicago Commercial Tribune.
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Iowa Republcan
Towa
Iowa
Friends of Protection
United States
Congress
American Protective Tariff League
American Economist
Cleveland Teadher
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Boston to add forty portable schools to shift population
Boston plans forty portable schoolhouses to follow shifting pupil populations. Emerson, a ten year old Boston Latin School attendee, lived on Beacon Street. The Boston scene includes debates on Sunday street sprinkling in Hamilton Canada and notes on Yale President Hadley’s busy schedule. A Scottish charity gift to church clergy is announced, and a Macedonian immigrant, Constantine Demeter Stephinore, earns a master’s degree after years of work as a trolley conductor and farm labor before studying at Yale.
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Boston
Hamilton
Ontario
Emerson
Boston Latin School
Beacon Street
Frank Sanborn
Vatican
Hadley
Yale
Church of Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Banffshire
Baron Mount-Stephen
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Macedonia
Nile
New Haven
Germany
Popular English Christian Names Show Frequent William John George
A study of English names notes William as the most common male name across society. John and George follow closely, with Thomas, James, Harry, Fred erick, Charles, Alfred, and Albert also common. The piece discusses name popularity and the distribution among a thousand Englishmen.
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Seare
London
William
Williams
Johns
Georges
John
George
Thomas
Drames
Meury
Harey
Frederick
Charles
Alfred
Albert
England
Queen Victoria
Edward
Arthur
Robert
Joseph
Herbert
Richard
Percy
Ernest
Rice rewards for Chinese soldiers in old wars
The article notes that soldiers in China seldom receive rewards for bravery, but when given they consist of rice worth about 18 shillings. Regiment officers can grant and claim many such bonuses, and after campaigns send a formal report to the government. Often the grain is sold by officers for personal gain, leaving deserving privates without the promised rice.
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China
N. Y. Sui
Dialects of India: Sanserit Pracrit and Magadhi
The Sanserit language is the fundamental tongue of the Vedas, with Pracrit as the vernacular across many dialects, and Magadhi Misra tied to Ceylon and surrounding islands, reflecting regional linguistic trends.
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India
Ceylon
Islands
N. Y. Sun
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Grand Rapids Gas Engine and Yacht’ Company
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Tie
Democratic Party
Democrat and Chronicle
Unnele
Sam & Co, Unlimited
Clerveland
The
Philadelphia Times
Cinelogt Commercial Tribune
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