One Man and Eighteen Horses Perish in Fire
A Battle Creek fire destroyed the rear livery stable of the Halliday Inn early today. Leo Hunt, 18, a crippled boy, died in the flames. eighteen horses perished, including five owned by Harley Hamilla. Losses are estimated around 22,000 to 38,600 in property and several fixtures. Police pursue an incendiary linked to prior arson incidents, with detectives tracing the suspect near Rupert and Morgan sheds and noting smoking by a boy seen near the office. Firefighters saved most of the business district as flames spread through adjoining frame structures.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Halliday Inn
Leo Hunt
Broater
Harley Hamilla
F. H. Halliday
Fke
Beecome
Colby
Buymer
Tolly
Hupert & More
Lie
Charles Caldwell
Thureday Hight
George A. Southerton
East Main
Iim
Rupert & Morgar
Leo Huot
Nesquette
Huat
Hofforister
Hartey Hamblin
Mulford & Guskie
W. 8. Powers
Avena
Fre
Gleay Hiker
Central Station
John Bright
Battle
Funeral service announced for local residents
A funeral will be held this afternoon at Hebble whol ettal ing parlors with Rev Kilp officiating. Burial is planned at Oak Hill Cemetery for the deceased linked to addresses on Hamil Avenue and Pitst Street and other local names.
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Crackeid
Nudie
Miso
Owens
Hamil Avenue
Kod
Mra
Oscar Plain
Pitst
Kilp
Oak Him
Merger Talk Over Grand Rapids Telephone Company
Newspapers predict August first as a date for a possible merger of the Grand Rapids Citizens' Telephone Company with Michigan State Telephone. Battle Creek, Marshall and Jackson exchanges may be affected. local managers deny current merger plans though discussions center on equalizing or consolidating revenues under new railroad commission oversight.
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Chizedis Telephone Company
Grand Rapida
Michigan State
Independent Exchange
Battle Creek
Marshall
Jackson
Grand Rapide Citizens’ Company
Elwood
Bell Exchange
O'Brien
Citizens
H. H. Taylor
Atte Creek Citizens’ Company
Menahy
Jackson Capital Plans Coal Mines Near Albion
Mr. D. B. Holden of Battle Creek, representing Jackson capital, stated that work on coal fields northeast of Albion will begin after a Jackson organized company formed last week. Holden said leases were secured last fall on hundreds of acres near William Boyd Albert Young and others, with thousands of acres of coal lands near Union. The venture will be largely Jackson owned and operations are expected to start soon.
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D. 3. Holden
Battle Creek
Jackson Capital
Albion
Yeaterday
Jackson
Holden
Alpion
William Boyd
Albert Young
Mr. Holden
Union
Boyd and
Yousy Farme
Heat Bites Rural Delivery Horses in Post Heat Wave
Rural carriers endure extreme heat as horses toil 25 miles daily on rural routes. Heat weakens steeds, forcing use of more horses per cart and sporadic stops to cool. Carriers fear animal exhaustion as daily reports show mounting strain while deliveries continue.
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Battle Creek
Ahaninad
Ian
Lhe
Kibler District Meeting Ends In School Board Turmoil
A Kibler district meeting reported a long winded session with resignations and heated exchanges. Lee named Page for the board amid Wagner and Van Arman clashes as Edgar Wagner refuses to turn over books and Page and Laupp press school matters while Als absence and Willipas boast “I told you so.”
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Lee
Kibler Adho! Hovse
Elgin Wagner
Legi Page
Wagner
Felow
Page
Citizeury
Tnpudasce
Wegter
James Wagner
Luther van Arman
van Arman
Edgar Wagner
Fred Luupp
Wagger
Laupp
Chet
Wileais
Williapas
Obituary: Frank W Boughton Dies in Grand Rapids
Frank W Boughton died at his Grand Rapids home after a long illness. He helped found The Press in 1892 and worked on editorial columns. He was a Mason, secretary of York Judge No. 410 BF and A.M., and planned a Masonic funeral at Oak Ridge Cemetery for burial beside his wife. His son Willoughby rushed home from Berlin upon learning of the illness.
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Frank W. Boughton
Grand Rapids
Sturday
Mr. Boughton
Grand Rapids Press
Willoughby D Houghton
Bama
Evening Press
Marshall
Statermin
H. Dennison
Daily Chronicle
Thoughton
Boughton
Kis
High Schoo
University of Michigan
Hb Son
Berlin
York
R. A. My
Grand Rapids Masonic Relief Association
Oakridge
War veteran N H Merritt dies at Crescent Hotel
N H Merritt a seventy eight year old war veteran from Leonidas died at 9 30 this morning at the Crescent Hotel. He arrived with his son A B Merritt yesterday. He suffered apoplexy after feeling dizzy on arrival and did not regain consciousness. He served in Company B of the 12th Michigan regiment and lived in Leonidas since 1882. Survived by wife and two sons A B Merritt of Leonidas and F D Berlt of Battle Creek. Remains shipped to Leonidas on 4 22 train this afternoon.
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N. H. Merrith
Leonidas
Crescent Hotel
Merritt
A. BR. Merrit
Barelle
Shurtleff
G. A. RR
Marshall
Board of Pension Estrcmers
12Th Michigan Regiment
Kalamazoo County
A.B. Merritt
Leonidas Sed
F. D. Berclt
Battle Creek
Leonides
Michigan Central to Break From New York Central
The Ohio State Journal in Columbus reports a rumored plan for the Michigan Central to sever ties with the New York Central system and operate independently. H B Ledyard, former head and current board chairman, is said to be restored as president, with William E Brown joining as head of all New York Central Lines. The Michigan Central would control its own freight and passenger operations, though some influence from the New York Central remains. The motive cited is the Michigan Central’s sense it is not getting adequate business share and that traffic is steered to feed the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Existing rules reportedly block fruitful routing deals with other connecting lines, leaving the Michigan Central favoring its own connections.
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Ohio State Journal
Columbus
Ohio
Jackson
Michigan Central Railroad
New York Central
New York
Ttig
H. B. Ledyard
Michigan Central
William E. Brown
Miichigan Central
New York Central Tau
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Mrs Blanchard Dies Suddenly After Morning Illness
Meg Bewls Blanchard dies suddenly at about 8:30 am after a day of activity. Neice finds her in the kitchen and doctors declare death from a brain hemorrhage. Born in Indiana, she moved to Michigan as a girl and lived in Marshall, leaving two surviving sisters and two brothers. Funeral plans not yet completed.
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Meg
Blanchard
Roy Stoors
Lewis) Blanchard
Nashville Book Company to Locate in Merehall Soon
Negotiations between the Nashville Book Company and Starshall Business Men's Association promise a Merehall location in the near future. J. E. White of Mashville Tenn leads the publishing effort with youth education titles. A. P B. Grobens confirms expected arrival within days. Bryan once eyed a different candidate while President Taft altered plans.
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Nashville Book O
Merehall
Starshall Business Men's Association
J. E. White
Cook Converh
Mashville
Tenn
White
A. P B. Grobens
Business Men's Association
Marehall
Typhoid Flour Warning From State Health Official
R. hb. Dixon, secretary of the State Board of Health, urges timely actions to curb typhoid fever and infantile diarrhea in Michigan. He warns cases are rising and stresses disinfection and proper disposal of excretions, clean water, and fly control to prevent further spread.
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R. Hb. Dixon
State Board of Health
Yast
Michigan
Altic
Angry Bull Attacks in INB.C. Township
Flora Qlevelled thwarted a bull attack on Jourdan at a Bare Cheek farm. Jourdan fought the animal near a woven-wire fence until assistance arrived. Cleveland and Dr. G S Gorsline tended multiple injuries including fractured ribs and head trauma. Jourdan survived with help from neighbors and was moved to a house.
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Flora
Tourdae
Bare Cheek
Aly
Jourdan
Meveland
Juurdaum
Cleveland
Luis
Blood Purifier Promoted With Alarmist Claims
A sensational advertisement touts Elearglh Bitters as a universal defender against disease germs in air, water, dust, eyes, and food. It promises dramatic health benefits and blood purification with a money back guarantee from J. W. Bradshaw, amid mentions of official dignity elsewhere in the text.
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Tran
J. W. Bradshaw
Center of U S Population Shifts 31 Miles West
The census bureau reports the 1910 center of population lies 4 12 miles south of Unionville Indiana, moving west 31 miles since 1900. Causes include growth in Pacific and southwestern states, with acceleration of westward trend and a prior decade’s smaller shift.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Unionville
Monroe County
Indiana
Columbus
Census Bureau
Charles 3. Sloane
Burea
Pacific
Baltimore
Tuble
Baltimora
Mel
Washington
Hort al Wood- Bow
Moorefield
West Vitelofa
Clarkburg
West Virginia
Patykuraburg
Cincinnati
Combes
Cohm
Bus
Ind
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
North Atlintic
Louisiana Territory
Mississippi
Selaenham
Georgia
Florida
Clerk electrocuted at soda fountain death at Fling
Fling Mich July 17 Elmer Benjamin a 18 clerk in Holmes and Martins drug store fountain was electrocuted while removing a metal dome over a cluster of electric lights. The dome was charged and wires in the building carried not more than 22 volts. Heart failure contributed. He died instantly. The Baltimore Sun religious editor quoted then remarks about Eden and the afterlife.
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Fling
Mich
Elmer Benjamin
Holmes and Martin's
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W. Boughton
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Rapids
Parker
Tes
Wall Street
L. Blanchard
Mr. Bryan
Taff
Inb.c. Township
Unionville, Ind
Movement West
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