Apparent Deadlock in Michigan Rail Tax Bills
Lansing dispatch reports the Senate killed the Merriam railroad tax bill after House amendments would raise taxes from about 180000 to over 700000. Bills on Michigan Central charter repeal and higher rail taxes are stalled. Gov. Pingree backs amendments for fire relief and Mackinaw Island park funds, delaying action until House–Senate differences settle.
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Michigan Central
Wingree
Mackinaw Island State Park
Pingree
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Hudsall
Alona
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Tharon
Banilar
Puseita
Mavsnit
Atewan
Detawa
St Chair Cortuitlea
Knights Templar Conclave Opens In Detroit Temple
About 200 high degree masons gather in Detroit for the Michigan come ma boure Knights Templars and Scottish Rite deliberations. The new temple cost 560000 to build and equip. A reception and banquet followed with over 200 guests. Commander Hugh McCurdy received a marble bust presented by the United States grand commandery. John C. Smith of Windis delivered the presentation address.
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Detroit
Hugh McCurdy
Grand Commandery
United States
John C. Smith
Windis
Knights of Rowan Constantine
Masonry
Michigan State News Roundup Highlights Local Scities
Resting gossip notes Sylva Duram of Muskegon at 100 with months. Michigan Knights of Pythias set to meet in Port Huron next year. Foresters Anniversary to be held in Frankfort May 26. Two bus lines now run among Ithaca Alma and St Louis, Gratiot county. Lucy Ingle found dead in Menominee bed. heart failure cited. Firemen band tournament in Caro June 17 and 15. local merchants subscribe 300 for Buceeas. Twenty grand army posts to attend Owosso monument unveiling May 31. James O'Donnell to speak. Jackson foes arrested for alleged April elopement. Me saio Jail and Mrs Moltiday vow prosecution. Grand Rapids directory shows near 99000 population, likely undercounted. Martin Townsend offered Manistee schools’ superintendency at 1600 salary after school fight.
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Muskegon
Michigan Grand Lodge Knights of Pythios
Port Huron
Independent
Order of Foresters Anniversary Association
Frankfort
Ithaca
Alma
St. Louis
Gratiot
Lucy Ingle
Eugene Grigon
Menominee
Caro
Iba Buceeas
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Owosso
James O'Donnell
Jackson
Louis Halliday
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Marshall
Manistee
Murdered for His Money in Milwaukee Mystery
N L Clark, president of the Michigan Bark and Tanner Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich., known as the "tanbarl king of Michigan," is found dead in Milwaukee on Ivanhoe place. Police suspect suicide, noting bullets did not penetrate clothing. revolver with three empty cartridges nearby. Clark’s family says he suffered a long-ago sunstroke and believes he killed himself. a Milwaukee resident who sent the sexton confirms the ballistics.
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Kirby House
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Milwaukee
Bruh
Railroads Contest Michigan Tax Under Supreme Court Ruling
Grand Rapids May 49 State Rail road Commissioner Wesselius argues that taxes on railroad cartilage in Michigan are illegal under the Pargo decision. He says railroads could refuse to pay if the tax rises and would veto any harsher bill on constitutional grounds.
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Wesselius
United States Supreme Court
Michigan
Wessellus
Pingres
State Medical Society Says Won’t Attend Detroit Meeting
Fragmentary text suggests the State Medical Society will not attend a Detroit gathering. References to Grand Rapids and a seven-state scope appear, but details are unclear.
Detroit News Briefs Mixed From May Dates In Michigan
A series of short items from Detroit and Michigan dated May cover deaths, elections, finance, and crime. Louis Goldstein, 33, died in Detroit after heart disease. his widow and five children in Chicago. Dan P. McMullen elected grand chancellor of Michigan Knights of Pythias. John B. Dyar faced over $200000 in transfers to a trustee, tied to a Detroit electric railroad plan. May 16 list notes. other items mention Dowigine Michigan youngest justice Clyde Ketchum, and Mrs. Cora Daggut Trant jailed for bigamy in Venton Harbor. Forest fires threaten upper peninsula timber. Historical Egypt painting claims cited.
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Louis Goldstein
Gratiot Avenue
Goldstein
Marshall
Chicago
Hoston House
Pythiana
Dan P. McMullen
Michigan Knights of Pythias
Henry
John B. Dyar
Jbyar
Ort Ituron
Juattee
Lagrange
Ind
Dowigine
Mich
United States
Clyde Ketchum
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promoted for Infant Digestion
A Victorian era testimonial extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the best remedy for infant stomach troubles and digestion. It claims the large sweet tablets aid appetite and growth, with a sworn notarized endorsement from 1897.
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