County School Commissioner Miller Reports Yearly Findings
County School Commissioner F D Miller submits the annual statistical report to the State Department of Public Instruction for the year ending July 3 1921. Highlights include growth of the County Normal class 30 graduates and many teachers obtaining certificates. Institutes were held, agriculture in rural schools rising, libraries expanding, and district libraries formed. Detailed counts cover certificates issued, teachers, visits, and school facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Miller
State Department of Public Instruction
L. L. Wright
Lansing
Mich
County Normal
Tor
Wes
Bryan
Colgate University
WN. C
W. S. Coburn
Battle Creek
McKona
Albion
Royal Schools
Grange
Tia Y
FE. D. Miller
State Board of Education
Michigan State Normal College
Central Normal School
Western Normal School
Board of Supervisors
Coldwater Man Killed by Auto
Arthur Cunningham 32 a local citrine machinist was killed when an automobile owned by Fred Brown struck him as they returned from Marble Lake Brown says Cunningham stood up in the moving car at high speed coroner's inquest called and adjourned to Saturday Brown's previous accident left Carl Wilts permanently injured
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Coldwater
Arthur Cunningham
Ciear
Fred Brown
Arlington Hotel
Brown
Marble Lake
Cunningham
Carl Wilts
Woman Eyes New Role at U S Mint as Examiner
Washington Aug 2 Margaret Kelly long associated with the mint bureau was named examiner and will be next in authority to director George E. Roberts. She will oversee much of the coinage administration with a $3000 yearly salary, making her the highest paid woman in government service. Marriage license: Ambrose W Hadley 24 Jones La Berthe Stendlay 22 Gihbert Ga.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Margaret Kelly
Mint Bureau
George E. Roberts
Roberts
Biles Kelly
Ambrose W. Hadley
Jones, la
Berthe Stendlay
Gnihbert, Ga
Urn Ashes Used For Gin Rickeys At Quarantine Party
New York reports reveal during a hearing on Dr. Alvah H. Doty’s administration that an urn holding a yellow fever victim’s ashes was emptied and used to mix gin rickeys for quarantine officers and visiting women in the Staten Island quarantine station green room. Witness Arthur Denyse described pouring the ashes from Colonel George Waring’s remains into the drink, claiming the event occurred during a midday gathering with fifteen present.
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New York
Staten Island
Alvah H. Doty
Arthur Denyse
Denyse
George Waring
Georges. Sephell
Colonel Warrin
Colonel Waring
Hue
Bulger
Dr. Doty
Farmer Beats Wife in Plowed Field Case
Lafayette Cheat, a Kansas farmer, is jailed in Liberty on felonious assault charges after his wife testified he tied her hands behind her to the plow and whipped her with a strap. Neighbors demand prosecution as two young sons recount the abuse. The couple is separated with no bond posted.
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Kansas City
Lafayette
Liberty
Beather
Ramma
Basil
Senate Passes La Follette Wool Bill Changes In Tariffs
The Senate approves the La Follette wool bill as a compromise with Underwood. It details ad valorem duties across raw wool first class second class top waste and shoddy. Taft threatens veto and awaits tariff investigation results while Congress eyes further free-list amendments for Canadian reciprocity concerns.
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LA Follette
Senate
Underwood House
Underwood
le Follette
Neils
Washington, D.c
Congress
House
White House
Taft
Diogenes Outdone by a Stranger Who Returns S800
CHICAGO July 29 A La Grange Indiana man Theodore Crowl reported a wallet stolen from him on a Madison streetcar containing 800. He described two men who then returned the wallet to Rock Island depot cashier Thomas B. Fidler. Crowl will travel to Chicago to reclaim his money.
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Chicago
Diogenes
Theodore Crowl
la Grange
Ind
Crowl
Madison Street
Rock Island de Pot
Thomas B. Fidler
Ot ‘Crow
Bucklin’s Arnica Salve Promised by Local Carpenter
A reader letter from B. S. Lopez of Marilla New York extols Bucklin’s Arnica Salve for all skin and wound issues claiming it heals cuts burns boils and eruptions. The note, signed laments a recent congress plea and advertises a 25 cent price at J W Bradshaw’s Lorimer.
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Bucklin
Arnica
B. S. Lopez
Marilla
N. Y
Hesler
J. W. Bradshaw
Statesman to House Weather Bureau Station in City
The Statesman will host a cooperative weather station after Willis L. Moore of the U.S. Weather Bureau approves a nearby setup. A government thermometer, barometer, and complete weather station outfit will be installed in The Statesman building with full telegraphic service.
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Marghail
Tha |Statesman
Weather Bureau
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Weather Bureau
Department
Marshall
Battle Creek
Soutth
J. M. C. Smith
3. C
Washington, D. C
Mtr
Stuart
Willis L. Moore
U.S Weather Bureau
Statesman
Rules of the Road for Carriages and Autos
Here are the rules of the road for carriages and autos highlighting right side driving, passing etiquette, and signals. The article urges drivers and farmers to adhere to state laws, keep to the right when turning, allow passing by turning to the right, and stop at signals when horses or riders are involved.
Electric Bitters Promised Shield Against Deadly Germs
An early health ad touts Electric Bitters as complete germ protection against disease. It claims to purge chills fever and malaria from the blood, offering a money back guarantee. Also notes Mr and Mrs Morell of Saginaw visiting Battle Creek sanitarium, the elderly couple near diamond anniversary with ages 96 and a few years younger.
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J. W. Bradshaw's
Ais
Thomas Morell
Saginaw
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Mrs.Morell
Michigan
Three Murders in Three Mile Square Area
The Charlotte Republican reprints a Michigan case thread on the Canfield and Lonsberry murders in Eaton County near Diamondale. It recalls Canfield a pardon case, Lonsberry's life as a farm martinet, and the parole board’s stance, while noting Sheriff Donovan and Prosecutor McPeek earned praise for the case closure. The piece ends with a local Pennfield Farmers club picnic notice at St Mary’s Lake on August 2.
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the Statesman
M. IL. DeFoe
Gov. Ozborn
Charlotte Republican
Lensberry
Michigan
Eater County
Canfield
Loneberry
Diamondale
Lonsberry
Samuel Pal Jock
Coldwater
Iis
Grand River
Paréon
Jackson
Wreith
Neers
Lovsberry
Jim Brumm
Mole Flagler
Flagler
Republican
Michigan Criminology
Three Mile Square
Windsor Township
Pennfield Farmers’ Club
St. Mary’s Lake
Last of the Old Stage Drivers William Burroughs Dead
William Burroughs, last of the old-time stage drivers, dies at his Johns town township home after a long Barry county residence. He drove Hastings to Battle Creek routes, partnered with Hiram Merrill, and later sought farms with Merrill in nearby tracts. Born 1825 in Cayuga County New York, he recalled pioneer days and once pledged a note to William Bristol for 106 dollars.
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New York
Sturgis Prairie
Michigan
Jones
Marshal
Battle Creek
Hastings
Batterson & Ward
W. G. Patterson
Kalamazoo
John K. Ward
Batte Creek
Gulf Prairie New Richland
Yankee Springs
Tara Middleville
Whitneyville
Ledlonia
Grand Rapids
Merrill
Burroughs
St Paul
St. Anthony's
Minneapolis
Boroughs
Battle Creek Hastings
Stir Merrill
Borroughs
Elder’ Green
McNaughton
Grand Rapides
H Hastings
Barry County
Wiliam P. Bristol
Burrows
Bristol
William Burroughs
Fatal interurban collision near Detroit kills one
July 31 Detroit. Two interurban cars collided near Dearborn, killing Louis Hamilton the motorman, and injuring about 30 passengers. Northville car carried 23 and the Ann Arbor train 39. Both trains ran at a fair speed when the crash happened at 4 45 pm. Several injured were hospitalized. others treated at the scene. The company’s latest report listed one dead 23 injured with none of the injured expected to die.
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Detroit
Ann Arbor
Northville
Dearborn
Louis Hamilton
Maany
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County School Commissioner's Annual Report
Jaaund
Coldwater Man
Auto
U. S
Nebraska
Brother Bryan
Walter
Lorimer Ig
Wm, Burroughs
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