Voters to Decide in Michigan Special Election Contest
Lansing March 10. Michigan legislature departs from precedent by not seating either Baird or Kerr in the election contest. A special election in the district is set for April 6. Both contestants to be renominated. Other measures debated include literacy tests for electors, referendum plans, and salaries. Gov. Pingree supports modified referendum ideas. Local bills cover banking, taxation, and real estate, with several measures moving slowly or tabling.
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Lansing
Michigan
Bairderi
Baird
Kerr
House
Heach
Senate
Mason
United States
House Judiciary Committee
Pingree
Trbal
Resolutton
Dudley
Gil
Gisatiayn
Bankiig Optimseianer
Judson Grenell
Detroit
Fioe
Supreme Court
Pues
Ocr
Twu
Boliee
Beveridge Goes Free Acquitted of Wife Murder Case
Duncan Beveridge is acquitted of murdering his wife Maille Beveridge in a case tied to John McDonald’s farm purchase with James Redpath and two women. McDonald served six years after conviction. Redpath woman’s letter led to Beveridge’s pardon before his acquittal ends the long, puzzling trial.
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Bessemer
Duncan Beveridge
Maille Beveridge
James Redpath
John McDonald
McDonald
Beveridge
Redpath
Comsat
Tantan
Pension Nomination and Local Industry Wage Cut News
Detroit's pension agent appointment follows a clear need after delays in benefit payments. In Marquette, Sutherland Innes cuts wages for 200 workers by ten percent affecting the Munising mills and tannery. Grand Rapids reports Robert Patterson sues Dr. Golden Hamilton for 25000 in damages over alleged alienation of Mrs Mattersan.
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Marquette
Sutherlynd-Innes Company
Munising
Alger County
Grand Rapids
Robert Paterson
Cascade
Thur
Golden Hamilton
Mattersan
Massive 1000 Acre Michigan Timber Sale Sets State Record
The Canfield Salt & Lumber Co of Manistee sold 1000 acres of pine lands in Missaukee and Kalkaska counties to Thayer Lumber Co of Muskegon for over 4 million dollars. The cash down payment totaled 250000, processed in a single city bank check. Additional large transfers include Hannah Lay & Co selling timber to John Torrent in Muskegon and Lurkley & Douglass purchasing timber near Long Lake for 150000. The deal signals a dwindling Muskegon and nearby mills region and suggests timber resources will drive state wealth for years despite reduced pine demand.
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Maus Mivliture Locatinion
Saginaw
Charles Teeters
Milford
Veniveen
Jackson
Fiat
Lowell
Fort Nash
Ann Arbor
Durand
Peter van Broeke
Kalamazoo
Sutherland-Inness Company
Munising
Alger Counory
Thomas Gifford
Sumner Township
Gratiot Cousry
Tie
Weadock
James Metvall
Adrian
Northville
Freeman Pray
Dimondale
Grand River
Michigan
New York
Paris Village
John ‘Toner
Yau Bureogod
Allegan
Thayer Company
Hannah, Lay & Co
Traverse City
John Torrent
Muskegon
Figg Iw
Lurkley & Douglass
Munistee
Long Lake
Sine
Swan, White & Smith Mills
Mug Kegon
Thin City
Thayer Lumber Company
Gund Fuputs & Lachiind
Ube Saginaw
Manistee
Ludington
Alpena
Chelong- Pan
Prominent Detroit Capitalist George Jerome Dies at 75
Detroit mourns Hon. George Jerome aged 75 a veteran capitalist and long time resident. Brother of the late Gov. David H. Jerome he helped organize the Republican party at Jackson in 1854 and advised Zach Chandler. He served three terms in the Michigan state senate.
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Deak
George Jerome
Dettrot
Detroit
Mich
David H. Jerome
Michigan
Jerome
Jackson
Zach Chandler
John C. Fremont
Linculn
Lie State Senate
Tragedy at Grade Crossing Kills Mekees and Grandchild
Mr and Mrs Joseph Mekee of Siles were instantly killed when a fast westbound train struck their car at a grade crossing about four miles west of St Marxcellus on Thursday afternoon. Their ten and seven year old grandchild survived.
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Joseph Mekee
Siles
Hun Uverby & Tralo
Nilea
Marxcellus
Dowd
Michigan peach belt faces light damage from cold snap
Reports from Decatur and nearby areas indicate fruit growers found early peach varieties largely spared by severe cold. Some inland districts near lakeshore saw damage, but prospects along the lake are strong for a large yield with four-fifths of the crop produced there.
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Decatur
Michigan
Lake Shore
Wild Horses Invade Texas Panhandle Flats
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes wild horses have become numerous on Texas Panhandle flats and in Lakeaver county, disrupting cowmen and grangers. Domesticated horses that mingle with mustangs lose their manners, making catching them days long. Stock men lose horses to these intruders, which are now shot as pests since horses are cheap and mustangs are deemed worthless.
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Texas Panhandle
Lakeaver County
Cincinnati Enquirer
Brom
Seyinauy
Opler
Ehurigble
Tuscola
Pennsylvania Fox Hunting Meant for English Style
The American pastime shows strong Pennsylvania fox hunting with five packs in the southeast and about 150 hound couples and 200 riders in a recent run. A rabies outbreak in the Strafford Hunt kennels killed 45 imported hounds, with fears of hydrophobia spreading. exposed hounds are isolated and precautions intensified.
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Pennsylvania
New York Times
England
Earl of Lonsdale
Venneylvania
Strafford Hunt
Lusting
Black woman in Ireland turns white after 22 years
A Jamaican born woman living in western Ireland, described as a remarkable human freak by medical societies, was born with black skin and retained it until age 22 when her skin began rapidly turning white. Doctors in Britain and Ireland monitor her case closely.
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Wemwan
Ireland
Great Britain
Jamaica
Minister's Wife Credits Pink Pills for Pale People
Mrs J M Aikin wife of a Spring Arbor pastor testifies to dramatic health revival after years of weakness stomach trouble and debility. She and two other women credit Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength sleep and appetite, noting six box courses and renewed ability to work and assist neighbors.
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Jackson
Mich
J. M. Aikin
Free Methodist Church
Williams
Wink Pilla
Aikia
Thad
Dr. Willams
Webb
Java
Dasust
Mra. Alken
Mes. Atkin
Bright
Dr. Willians
Untested Health Craze in Tuscola Village
A Courier Herald visit to Tuscola reports William Webb, a tile-yard worker, credits a local tonic with restoring his health after a year of fatigue and poor appetite. His wife and others also benefited, with Webb endorsing Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure, noting affordable prices and home use.
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William Webb
Courier Herald
Tascola
Webb Hall
Mr. Webl
Jim
Hhe
Gad Aman
Welh
Mr. Webb
Jane Sinch
Weelb
Webb
Rebeb
Nix Bozeg
Ape
Mr. Weld
Lerast
Willian
Wildlfedicine Company
Bchenectady
N, Y
Russian jurymen and their eccentric verdicts
The Literary Digest notes Russian juries can be more bizarre than American ones. A foreman spared a prisoner on his birthday, a jury altered a guilty verdict when church bells rang for a holiday, and a burglar was freed because the robbed man refused a loan, seen as incentive to crime.
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Russia
Cheekline Mistake in Tongue Sensitivity Theory
The text discusses a mistaken belief that the tongue tip is the most sensitive body part and notes that people polishing billiard balls or similar substances rely on cheekbone touch to detect roughness. It mentions Briddhhoels as a factor in high-precision work.
Dusty Looly-Say and Spring Medicine Hype
A fractured ad style piece touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure. It claims the tonic purifies and vitalizes the blood, strengthens the whole system, and aids tired individuals. Names like William and Dr Wood appear in a folksy, regional voice.
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Dusty
Wailie
William
Louis Glube
Dr. Wood
Norway Pine
Perfect Cure Fur Couple
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