Governor Denies Detroit Three-Cent Fare Failure
Gov. Pingree released a statement defending three-cent streetcar fares in Detroit. He claims bonds and subsidies yield profits, and that the 1.8 million bond sale would reimburse owners for road construction. He argues a 1.0 million issue was a gift to shareholders, with the people paying interest. The Evening News cites reports the Detroit railway cannot meet bond interest, while claims a Johnson promise to cover shortfalls may be kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Pingree
Vic
Detroit Railway
Gov
Evening News
Tom L. Johnson
Citizens
Albert Pack
Verdict Censures Railroad Over Tunnel Tragedy
In Port Huron at the St Clair tunnel inquest the coroner's jury censured the Grand Trunk Railroad for running heavily loaded trains through the tunnel and for delaying body recovery of Conductor Arthur Duon and Brakeman John Dalton. They urged a signaling system inside the tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cinty Tunnel
Port Huron
St. Clair Tunnel
Grand Trunk Railroad Company
Arthur Duon
John Dalton
PARDONED BY GOV PINCREE FREED FROM PRISON
Edward Rogers formerly sentenced to life in the Baginaw prison has been pardoned by Gov. Pingree. His sister will take him to California, with a New York family tie noted. He left home after a drunken spree and killed a woman in Saginaw who refused marriage. The report also covers regional notices on baseball league formation, Michigan Republican clubs convention, a $4.5 million Michigan Copper Mining company formation, and a Bay City fire at Frank Kellogg's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Rogers
Jackson
Edward Rogers
Baginaw
Pingree
Rogers
California
New York City
Saginaw
Michigan Farms Facts From Secretary Jinkaers Report
Lansing reports on farm values and production showing average crop value per farm dropped $192 from 1890 to 1996 across 149,494 farms totaling a $28,681,228 decline. The state lists improved land at 9,020,220 acres and total farm area at 13,422,093 acres with an average farm size of 89.07 acres. Wheat trends span 1891 to 1895 with prices and area shifts, while the 1898 sheep shearings total 1,293,127, marking declines after 1895 and uneven yearly changes through 1890s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinkaners
Lansing
Gardner
Detroit
Fatal Fire at Owosso Casket Works
A Wednesday morning blaze partly destroyed the Owosso casket works with losses over 50000 and 34000 insured. Night watchman Frank Wilcox, 23, died after trying to extinguish the fire with a Babcock extinguisher as flames rose in the varnish room. A wall section collapsed injuring linemen William Iurss, William Robertson, and Ed Wright. Mayor Edwin A Gould was shocked by an electrified wire. The plant will be rebuilt at once.
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Fme
Owosso
Dee
Frank Wilcox
Wilcox
Babcock
Mwe
William Iurss
William Robertson
Ed Wright
Edwin A. Gould
Ao Tve-Electric
Patton Named Pingrees Senate Candidate Rumor
Lansing reports Gov. Pingree has named ex-Senator John Patton of Grand Rapids to the Blair monument commission. Analysts see Patton as the Pingree choice for U S senator against Burrows, signaling a fierce Michigan campaign. Also notes a bank wreck prosecution and a Detroit insurance receiver appointment.
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Pingree
Durroesus
Lansing
John Patton
Grand Rapids
Blair Monument Commission
Patton
United States
Burrows
Michigan
News: Gittlies Ninneman dies and local notices from Michigan
Gittlies Ninneman former Muskegon brewery president is dead. An auditorium at Sagi naw will cost 80000 dollars. Saginaw and Bay City street railway lines may consolidate. One Arm shipped 600 bushel carloads of potatoes from Stanton in a week. Delos Ai Spalding named postmaster at Canandaigua Lennivee county. S Chatfield moved. Patrick Hosey’s five children contest his will. two disinherited. Fifth annual Southwestern Michigan Poultry Farmers’ expo to be held in Kalamazoo December 28 to 31. Holland city council orders Michigan Telephone poles cut down, company to resist by injunction. Gov. Pingree approves extradition for Louis Randall of Ionia to Livingston county New York for larceny. Pingree also appoints Henry Heim of Saginaw to state board of pharmacy, succeeding Stanley L. Parkhill.
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Gittlies Ninneman
Muskegon Brewery
Saginaw
Bay City
Stanton
Delos Ai Spalding
Canandaigua
Lennivee
S. Chatfield
Patrick Hosey
Sebewa
Southwestern Michigan Poultry Fanciers’ Association
Kalamazoo
Holland City
Michigan Telephone Company
Pingree
Gov. Black
New York
Louis Randall
Ionia
Livingston County
N. Y
Henry Heim
State Board of Pharmacy
Stanley L. Parkhill
Owosso
The Crops Condition of Wheat in Michigan
Michigan December crop report shows wheat at 83 percent of normal nationwide, with southern counties lagging. Southern fields are spotted with uneven growth while well cultivated ground near full average. Early November warmth aided growth but was too late for typical fall development. Total marketed wheat for Aug–Nov exceeds last year by nearly 3 million bushels amid good fall pasture and livestock conditions.
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Lansing
Michigan
Yuotic Arrives Detroit Naval Reserve Ship In Use
The United States steamship Yuotic arrived in Detroit on Wednesday morning and is now in possession of the Detroit naval reserve. The 33 year old vessel will be docked for overhaul with woodwork and rigging replaced. Crowds gathered to view the lake navy’s new training ship and future work will include repairs and upgrades. Separately, miners in Negaunee and Ishpeming plan a 15 percent wage increase from December 15, with operators resisting the demand. Women make the great teachers when healthy, but fatigue affects performance. Zos-Phora is advertised as curing related derangements.
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Michigan Naval Reserve
Detroit
United States
Yuotic
Boston
Detroit Naval Reserve
St. Lawrence
Lake Navy
Negaunee
Ishpeming
Menominee Frankfort ferry route kept year round
The Ann Arbor Railroad announces the Menominee Frankfort car ferry line will stay open through winter and the new Manistique route will remain year round. Existing rates from these points continue until altered. Also noted are reorganizations, new electric line plans, and local obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Ali
Menominee
Ann Arbor Railroad Company
Detroit
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company
Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
Home Sweet Home Health Boosts Family Prosperity
A laboring man recalls his prior hospitallike home suffering constant sickness. After his wife and daughter used Zoa Phora, illnesses ceased, debt eased, piano added, wheels in use, and money in the bank. The ad promises Zoa Phora strengthens and regulates the delicate system and offers a free book from Kala mazoo Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoa Phora
Zoa Phora Medicine Co
Kalamazoo, Mich
Peaches 75 Years Old Found in Old Cellar Cache
Laborer Charles Zellman unearthed a sealed waxed jar of preserved peaches at a site once part of the Dalton farm in Raddington. The two quart jar, buried in a stone-lined well beneath fresh construction, yielded perfectly preserved fruit after a long, forgotten storage. The discovery attracted workers and ended with the Zellman family consuming the peaches, while the cellar’s origin and the farmstead’s history remain notes in a bystander tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Zellman
Raddington
Philadelphia Record
Dalton Farm
Zellman
Dalton
Toore
Sleep Habit Dialogue From a Centenarian
An elderly man, over 50 by his account, recalls cultivating a habit of sleeping only when he feels tired. He says he never goes to bed or lies down on demand, instead he rests when his body signals sleep. He describes maintaining this pattern since his youth with plainspoken language.
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Pingtee
Clenren
Deredtit Rireei
Tvat
Sayn Managere
Pincree
International Baseball League
Mich
International Baseballleage
Hamilton
London
Guelph
Ont
David McArron
Ann Arbor
Michigan League of College Republican Clubs
Arnold L. Davis
National Association
Copper Mining Company
Marquette
Register
Michigan Copper Mining Company
Line
Ridge
Blore
Frank C. ‘Kellogg's Drug Star
Hood
Michigan Farms
Weld
People’s Saving Bank Wreckers
Charles H. Osband
Charles Hroas
Christian Briesch
Milo D. Campbell
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited
Campbell
Yantic
Zos-Phora
Lerton
Fiarbor
Buss Machine Works
Milwaukee, Benton Harbor & Columbus Railway
Niles
Elizabeth Babcock
Mendon
Stephen Babcock
Wenton Harbor
Newton Harbor
Wee
Fort Sheridan
Washington
Trading Staton
Datton
Cedar Rapids
Rivera
Havana
Ruis Livers
Pinar del Rio
Cadiz
Spain
Cincinnas
Henry Probasco
Atchison
Kan
Byron Gilbert
W. D. Gilbert
Kansas Supreme Court
Charleston
W. A. Whittemore
Eho
Katamazon
Mics
Specific Remedy Co
Katamuniz
Rikeumati
Davin Lilenfeld
Lilienfeld Fros
Tracco and
Liu
Mheumatley Specifc Remedy Co
Kalumazuo, Mich
McCrum
Marshall
T. Shanahan
Marshall, Mich
Aif
Drs. B.S. & Oh
Hotel Royal
Haach Morte
Dia
Bright
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