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Michigan notes of oddities and disasters across the state
A collated roundup from Michigan items cites schemes, celebrations, and curiosities. Mentions Grand Rapids cigar factories, Detroit streets, a 2000 celebration, a coldwater school, child drownings, lightning deaths, and a pine river dam washout. Also reports burglaries, fires, livestock deaths, and mischief by swindlers while naming towns such as Kalamazoo, St Joseph, Benton Harbor, Grand Rapids, Alpena, and Traverse City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Grand Raptte
Grand Rapids
Geo. Miln
Tansing
Benton Harbor
Custer
Mason
Michigan
Burelars
St. Augustin's
Kalamazoo
Bos
Algona
Agricultural College
St. Joseph
Chicago
Fort Saginaw
Thomas Jones
Holland
Mich
Pine River
Milbank
Mecosta County
Hillary Cicott
Monroe
Haven
Louis
Niles
New York
Bosa
Traod Rapids
Essex Cemetery
Maple Rapids
Capt
S. B. Cabell
St. Jobon
Alanson Ripley
Munody
Lansing
John Weir
Montrose
Genesee County
Petoskey
Louise Blood
Philadelphia College of Education and Oratory
Leander Lewis
Dimondale
South Taven
Canada
Rufus Wall
Near Tecumseh
Hall
P. B. Tindall
Algansee
Branch County
Tonia
Jane McCracken
Tunes
Congress
Carigas
Lapeer
Slack
Attica
Alpena