Bellevue Fire Wrecks Town and Injures Three Firemen
Bellevue suffering major blaze Tuesday night left most of its business district in ashes with losses over 100000 dollars. Three men were badly burned fighting the flames as Battle Creek and Charlotte fire crews arrived. Fire started in Robinsons foundry hay storage and spread rapidly. the town had only a hand engine and insurance losses were heavy as several buildings were destroyed.
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Frittle Creek
Charlotte
Tolai
Lomes WA
Bellevue
Bellevua
Battle Creek
William Picke
Charlotta
Fred Wilson
Evans
Ralph Walker
Robinson
Streat
Sawyers & Havens
Helland, Stevens, Barnes, Evans
Sawyer & Evans
Watkins and
Van
Frank Phelps
Taylor
Kimberley
Elfred
Phelps
Fames
State fair may move to Detroit amid debt concerns
Lansing January 9 state agricultural society faces a $24,000 indebtedness, part for premiums. Executive committee sessions in Lansing will decide on plans as Detroit relocation is explored amid growing financial strain on the society and communities rally behind repositioning the fair.
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State Agricultural Society
Lansing
Detroit
State Iultural Society
Ja’ Ad Saeng
Quarreling Drunk Man Kills In Almena
In Almena Eugene Finch, 27, died after a quarrel with Hugh Higgins. Higgins, an old soldier with a pension, is jailed awaiting murder trial. Higgins brought whiskey from Kalamazoo. Finch left then returned, was barred in, and the door kicked in. A fracas left Finch mortally stabbed. Higgins shows remorse as authorities hold him.
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Eugene Finch
Hugh Iggins
Almena
Paw Paw
Hugh Higgins
Finch
Higgins
Kalamazoo
Pat Finch
Higgina
Local notes and incidents from Cass, Branch and surrounding counties
A digest of regional items including amalgamation talks of Dockerville and Downington. a post office robbery estimate. marriage licenses in Oakland County. a Cass County death of A E Griffin. a livestock crop theft near Hartford. church fires and openings. education, health and tax matters. and market glimpses from Detroit and Chicago with assorted local crimes, accidents, and civic notes.
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Satariay
Jain
Dockerville
Downington
A.E. Griffin
Cass County
Les
Slois Wasséee
Chicago and West Michigan Railway Company
White Cloud
Newaygo County
Nis
Sanilac Center
Poesbyveriman
Secretary Carlisle proposes bonds to bridge treasury gap
In Washington on January 11 Secretary Carlisle urged the Senate finance committee to authorize a bond issue to cover a monthly treasury shortfall of about 1 million dollars. He argued bonds at lower rates and shorter terms than the 1875 act would ease the crisis while warning it may be hard for the committee to agree on a bill.
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Wasumdzon
Carlisle
Senate Committee On Finance
Voorhees
Harris
Jones
Arkansas
West
Sherman
Allison
Nevada
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Bell
Fiendish Crime Wounds Four In Ford County Attack
In Ford county near Depat City Kansas a 16 year old boy Joseph Walker is jailed on charges of a fiendish crime. A farmer William Kimbrel his wife and 18 month old child and the wife’s sister were shot through windows buckshot struck them all. Mrs Kimbrel and sister wounded but the sister may survive while three others are said to be fatally hurt or dead. The attack occurred as the family retreated for the evening.
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Leroy Rogers
Tulland
Hastings
Rutland
Dunning
Mving
Kalamazoo
Jan
Ann Taft
Irving
Martin
Allegan County
McKavitt
Barry County
Taft
Rogers
Depat.City
Kan
Joseph Walker
William Kimbrel
Kimbrel
Ford County
Mr.Kimbrel
Neenee
Alpter
Law
Mra
Kimrel
Mra. Kimbrel
Slater
Inter Ocean
News of World
Journal
Chicago
Allegheny Mountains
West
Ocean
Farmers Alliance condemns Morton in Colorado note
R A Southworth, secretary of the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union of Colorado, transmits a resolution to President Cleveland and Sterling Morton condemning Morton's Chicago attack on farmers. It urges displacement of Morton with a man in sympathy with agriculturists and asserts the office should reflect farmers' interests.
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Michigan Millers
Lanastna
Michigan Millers’ Association
Michigan
Chicago
New York
W. A. Coomba
Coldwater
M. A Reynolds
Lansing
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union of Colorado
Unson
Denver
R. A. Southworth
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union of Colorado
Council of the Union
Cleveland
Sterling Morton
J. Sterling Morton
Cleveland UW
Rebel Fleet Anchored in Rio Harbor Faces Water Shortage
Jan 10 Rio de Janeiro reports the rebel fleet anchored in Rio harbor suffers from scarce water. Admiral Mello's Aquidaban flagship with Republica is off Santa Catarina with Mello ill of beri beri. At least 2,000 wounded in Nictheroy. Mocangue island landing attempt fails. no decisive action. Fire Marshal Murphy retires after head injury and prior role at the World Fair warehouse fire. Governor Waite seeks to suspend Attorney General Engley for withholding legal advice.
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Rio
Metta
Montevideo
Mello
Aquidaban
Republica
Santa Catherina
Nictheroy
Mocangue Jnland
Sxing
Curiaco
Edward Murphy
Murphy
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McInaughton, Walker & Company
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the National Bank
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Ain
Devatur
Alexander Dobson
Hamilton Township
Cass County Mutual
Plow
Cuinros
Clinton Plow Company
Orierg
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Metropolitan Mining and Land Company
Norrie
East Norrie
Pabst
Ashland Sod Newport
Norrie Group
Flint
J. B. Wilson
Wade
WasuinaTon
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Senate
J. M. B. Sill
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Harrison H. Wheeler
Lautegion
John B. Maloney
Simon C. Karrer
Benjamin Robinson
Hinispace
Hilladale College
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Livingstone & Company of Canada
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Oakland
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George Simonds
Franklin
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Trisdaas
Jans
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Branch County
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Young Men's Christian Association
Grand Rapids
New Court Street
Iron District
Niles Paper
H. E. Cong Don
Hartford
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B. O. Rockwell
Bellévue
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Fred Coppo
Calumnet
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William Shippey
Sullivan
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Shepard
Moon Valley
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Decatur, Ia
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Sige
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