A Grand Jury Debate in Calhoun County
Friday, January 12, 1900. Discussion on necessity, cost, and powers of a grand jury in Calhoun County. Advocates urge immediate action to expose official corruption, noting past rottenness in church and civic life, and claim the grand jury offers a direct, economical path to truth and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hye
Hatch
Sherif
Mikes
St. A. O
Hyde
Marshall
Mr. Hyde
Calhoun County
W. J. Gregg
George Ingersoll
Knoen
Battle Creek City
Smith
Battle Creek
Lansing corruption linked to 1890s Michigan election
Astonishment meets context as Lansing corruption fallout ties to the prior state election. The article argues anti Pingree forces funded campaigns to elect legislators loyal to Burrows McMillan, using lavish corruption money that seeded a corrupt Lansing legislature and produced widespread rot in state government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
Pingree
Burrows
McKinley
Mcaullan
Pinfrree
Antia
National Administration
First Glimpse of Boer War Reports From Transvaal Front
Dispatches show Ladysmith repulsed Boer attacks with heavy Boer losses. British columns near Pretoria stall. Baden-Powell hemmed in at Mafeking. Methuen, Cripps, Gatacre hold lines with mixed reverses and ongoing stalemate across key towns including Kimberley, Colesberg, Stormberg. Active war posture continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sfatus
Ladysmith
White
Pretoria
Transvaal
Mafeking
Col. Baden-Powell
Spyrontown
Kimberly
Methuen
Modder
Cecil Rhodes
Kinberly
Orange Free State
Prench
Colesburg
Gatacre
Cape Colony
Stormberg Junction
Teay
British siege drags on as Tugela town holds
Cablenews say Buller’s relief near Cdenso remains distant while Gen White’s forces, worn by the Leiver and Boston onslaughts, face possible surrender. Russia’s Central Asia expansion, marching toward Herat, alarms Britain with rail-linked troops and garrisons from the Caspian to Merv, signaling a shifting balance of power and new ground for Russia to seize if moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liever
Bost
St. Petersburg
Russia
Central Asia
Caspian Sea
Theest
Persia
Afghanistan
India
Herat
England
Trans- Caspian
Milwiy
Turkestan
Merv
Kerat
Rubicon
Germany Aroused by Second British Seizure Action
Germany reacts strongly to Britain seizing a second imperial mail steamer. The publication of the General’s Manifesto in Berlin confirms no war material aboard. Emperor William, angered by what he calls a deliberate act, demands full reparation and cites recent British orders as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Aden
Berlin
William
Delagoa Bay
Reading across a tense prewar Atlantic page
The piece cites British, German and American voices on imperial policy, measuring patience as Britain risks aligning with France against Germany. It notes a surge of rural free delivery routes in America, detailing states, patron counts, and county deployments, and ends with political chatter over Beveridge, Roberts, and a Quay Senate delay amid detective notes on a "White."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Kekford Statiou
Albion Township
Branch County
Union City
Divorce Granted to Galien Woman After 1804 Marriage
A Galien woman received a divorce from her husband of more than a century ago, married in 1804, with a life together spanning many years. The Onaway Democrat notes local employment could rise as snow boosts lumbering, and Unity Stand lodge of Michigans colored Masons plans its 16th annual session in Jackson on Jan 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onaway Democrat
Unity Stand Lodge of Colored Masons of
Michigan
Jackson
London
Mattthew White Ridley
Mlle
Louise Masset
England
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Russta
Asea
Maitisu Selcures
Blatt
Britain
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Vrogriss
Ural
Post Office Department
Washington
Chicaga Record
Nakab Bay
Alabama
Atizona
Californiay
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Utah
South Carolina
Florida
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Carroll County
Maryland
Westminster
Republicas
Roberts
Senate Committe
Etzelen
Crushed Cereal Coffee Cake Co., Limited
Marshall, Michigan
S. H. Gorham
H. E.qwinsor Co
E. Gorham
United States
Europe
Ima
Caro
Onvanen Cregst Co
Freeman & Son
W. State St
Beauford
Geo. S. Smith
Mrs. Cook B. Hughes, Chas. A. Fenton
J. S. Cox, Sr
J. F. Martin
P. Martin
Corner State
Grace Bros
G. A. Ghesher
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