The Rail Road to Bulawayo and Rhodesia’s Golden Promise
A historical analysis argues capital backs railway plans to Rhodesia due to expected profitability from payable gold mines and fertile land. It notes prior gold prospecting booms and ongoing mining activity as pacification stabilizes, with results to decide belief in payable gold versus skepticism amid vast, ancient gold workings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beama
Bueceay -Tni
Rhodesid
Rhodesia
Tsing
Simpdo
Imavea
Kellogg’s Columbian Oil touted for wide cures
An advertisement extols Kellogg's Columbian Oil as a universal remedy for kidney complaints rheumatism and various pains. It claims rapid relief and potential life saving effects with broad uses including diarrhea colds cholera morbus and children's ailments. The notice urges purchase from A. O. Hyde for full details and dates from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
A. O. Hyde's
Siren Yar
One Industry Helped by Newspaper Demand
The article notes a booming, feverish activity in northern New York as paper mills operate at peak speeds and railroads continually move goods to meet consumer demand. The rapid transit and relentless production place pressure on distributors and buyers alike, illustrating a tense flow from mills to markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Watertown
Drowning at Thunder Bay in Pewabic wreck dive
George Campbell of Milwaukee and Peter Olen died Friday while working inside a diving bell recovering cargo from the sunken steamer Pewabic near Thunder Bay Alpena Michigan. The bell flooded, gear failed, and both men perished as efforts to raise the bell were thwarted by repeated wreckage and a broken shutter.
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George G. Campbell
Milwaukee
Alpena
Mich
George Campbell
Peter Olen
Thunder Bay
Campbell
Gardiner Campbell
Pewabie
Capt. Phelps
Noot
Tve
Olson
Mr. Campbell
Local populist convention nominates straight ticket in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids on June 22 reports a middle of the road populist state convention nominated a straight ticket with John C. Zabel of Monroe as temporary chairman. Ticket leaders include Sullivan Cook for governor and Archie Malone for auditor general among others. Platform denounces fusion, calls for abolition of national banks, supports initiatives and referendum, railroad and telegraph public ownership, and a forestry commission. Also notes death of Miller and a fire at Salling Henson & Co lumber yard in Grayling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
John C. Zabel
Mon‘roe
Sullivan Cook
Hartford
Austin
Robert Blenhuber
Marquette
Archie Malone
Bagloan
G. Houghton
West Bay City
J. H. Baker
Bayity
Philander Brant
Bainbridge
State Board of Education
M. D. Graves
Petoskey
John O. Zabel
Monroe
State Central Committee
James E. McBride
John M. Harris
Saginaw
Michigan
Forestry Commission
Michigan G A R officers report strong membership gains
Port Huron and Michigan posts report 892 and 196 members respectively with several new camps. Bliss’s administration notes funds and expenditures, while the Woman's Relief Corps urges support. Delegates exceed 200 at the annual gathering as Patrick and McConnell assume leadership in Detroit and Flint respectively.
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Port Huron
Dani State
A. Ft. Eneain
Bliss
Hgit
Alger
Department
Woman's Relief Corps
Michigan
Nul
Sons of Veterine
Pine Grove Park
Thorsday
Alexander L. Patrick
Detroit
Investigation ordered into People's Bank failure at Mount Pleasant
Lansing June 22 Attorney General Maynard ordered by Gov Pinchree to probe the People's Savings Bank of Mount Pleasant after its year failure. Former president John F P Ryan faces indictment for alleged excessive loss while three joint receivers were appointed and one resigned. The bank vault was blown open and Struble of Ryan's Shepherd bank died by suicide as cash was missing. Depositors have received no dividends and mystery surrounds the collapse remains unsolved. Maynard will begin a thorough investigation.
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Lansing
Maynard
Pingree
Bank of
Mount Pleasant
John FP. Ryan
Eppeaneey
Npon
Struble
Ryan
Shepherd
People’s Bank
Michigan war bonds sell outearns high demand
Lansing reports the second Michigan war bond issue of 5.1 million dollars sold despite short notice and better government bargains. Subscriptions exceeded demand sevenfold, with noon Saturday totals showing 739,800 dollars in bids and only a small portion available to subscribers. The bonds are three percent short term securities. Also noted, James Appleyard received a pardon from H. P. ingres after his murder conviction in 1894. He had been confined in an asylum, later discharged, and sent to Jackson for ten years following mental illness.
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Lansing
Michigan
Paordos
H.pingres
James Appleyard
Cherboygan
D. J. Gahan
Appleyard
Ionia
Jackson
Michigan News Briefs From Ordnance to Autumn Events
Local items record a raft of Michigan notes: band reunions around Jackson on August 14, a fire destroying Byron F. Be Close & Co wool warehouse with $20,000 loss, a new Soo wool mill nearing start, and Gov. Pingree naming Phili VanZile to a law-examiners board for five years. Also: colored troops stance, Old Soldiers reunion at Lewiston, Harvests threatened by lice in Ionia, a Petersburg saloon death case, Lighthouse keepers’ rescue, May death toll at 2,416, and rising naval and college contests in Albion and Bay City.
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Triestate
St Jackson
Ridgeway
Pat Graeshoppera
Cass County
Byron F. BE
Pingree
Phili VanZile
Detroit
State Board of Examiners In Law
Secretary of War
Alger
Michigan
Lewiston
Irish
Chicago
Mississippi
Ohio
Sarah Hall
Alma
William Wheatley
Marquette
Clint McGee
Pontiac
Albion College
Bay View
Ionia
Petersburg
Byron Sapler
West Bay City
Olivier Mellstrup
Howard Hawkins
Maine
William Howlett
Ann Arbory
Western Michigan
Methodist Protestant Church
John W. Moon
Muske‘ton
Muskegon Methodist Church
Doy J. Leathers
Grand Rapids
John Camfield
Old Soldiers' and, Sailors Association of
Northern Michigan
Traverse City
Angiers
Chattanooga
Bay City
Davidson Yards
Ln Mehosra
Lafler
Byron Lafler
Miley
Edward I. Fisher
First Poet Laureate Title Traces Its Roots and Rule
The term poet laureate originated in twelfth century Germany with later English royal recognition. The position is now an honorary crown by the sovereign with an annual stipend of 120 pounds. A letter quotes a folk verse about Southey and the poet’s fate in merry old England. An advertising testimonial claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured a ten year pile ailment.
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Greece
Germany
Henry VI
Prederick I
Gunther
Pe Warch
Rome
England
Southey
Merry Old England
Bob Southey
The Busy Store Silk Sale Stirs Shoppers
In a Washington Star recount, the busiest hour at the store’s late department draws four women waiting as one pursues a wide fabric. A saleswoman reveals a yardage price of fifteen dollars, sparking the shopper’s remark that matches a similar purchase. The scene ends with surprised gasps from the saleswoman.
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Washington Star
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Hood
Bulawayo
Alpen, Mich
Weill
The
Tribune
Coldwater
William A. Coombs
National Millers’ Association
Hipilesa
Grayling
Salling, Henson, & Co
Ork
Dion
Ann Arbor, Mich
Thones M. Dooley
Biws
Mall and
Tetestapil
Many Polnie
Moville
M. L. Yocum
Cameron, Pa
DeWiitt
DeWitt
Castor
Capt Hized
Das. K.&k
America
Fey
Fre Erate
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