Michigan briefs from many towns report fires and new projects
Michigan towns show activity including fires in Big Rapids and Ottawa counties, new banks in Grand Haven, a 550 student state normal school at Ypsilanti, 200 G A R posts planned, a 50 000 capital bank, enlarged opera house in Roscommon, and plans for a new public park in Alma. Reports mention a jail breach, a Caswell mill accident, a stolen horse, a murder attempt, a wreck near Spectacle Reef, and rail progress west of South Lyon.
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New Haven
Grand Haven
Ypsilanti
Milan
New University
Alma
Kalamazoo
Erie
Ishpeming
Grand Trunk
South Lyon
Ingbarm
Lansing
Samuel Johnson
State Agricultural College
Ensilage
Flint
Owosso
Abercorn
Lyman Casey
Spectacle Reef
Cheboygan
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway
Frank Ball
Jackson
Pittsburg
Howard
Campbell
Sturgis
Denton Harbor
Wim. Holland
Chicago & West Michigan
Elis
Basil Petoskey
Petoskey
Rand Rapids
Geo. Gallup
Farwell
Mas. Holden
Farwell Register
Gallup
Fiat River
Greenville
Washington Street
Plainwell
Plainwell Independent
Galesburg
Marquette
Houghton
East Tawns
J. ©. Dayton
W. M. Locke & Co
Locke & Co
Armada Telegraph
South Haven
W. C. Ransom
Laca
the Sentinel
Mississippi
Plarida
Sam A
Sam A. Walling
Supreme Court
Walling
Chicago
Grandazo
Canada Southern Niagara cantilever bridge project outlined
An article describes the Canada Southern Railway cantilever bridge over the Niagara River, to rise about 306 feet above the existing span. It will use towers and 500 foot clear spans, with sections added cantilever fashion, a 895 foot overall length, and a double track able to carry two heavy freight trains. foundations rest on bedrock boulders with strict steel testing throughout.
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Niscara
Canada Southern Railway
Niagara River
Tay
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Canada Pacific Railway
Fraser River
British Columbia
Traina
Pension
Grape Vine Plume Caterpillar on Grape Vines
The caterpillar Herophorus periscelidactylus feeds on grape leaves forming a cavity in new growth. The tawny yellow moth emerges with feathered wing lobes. Larvae feed about a month then pupate. a second brood is unlikely. Hand picking is recommended and pruning should remove infested tissue to limit damage.
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Herophorus Periscelidactylus
Women and Horsey and Western Goes in Driving
A vintage piece contrasts Southern women and Estern Wowen in riding and driving, noting early horsemanship fosters confidence while critiquing elegance and skill among European styled riders. Anecdotes include Dan Setchell and a Fifth Avenue hotel clerk naming George Ping Coffin, highlighting social color and street theater in urban life.
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Estern Wowen
Central Park
Gen- Hemen
Dan Setchell
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Dan
George Ping Coffin
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Roscommon
Big Rapids
Jonesville
Muskegon
State Normal School
Allegan
Wmn. Caterton
Stanton
Pittsford
S. Higging
Benton Harbor
Tonin
Blusefield
Adrian Times
Jay-Hye-Bee
Detroit
Nathan Mempig
Memphis
Monroe County
New York
Dd. E. Smith
Saginaw
Wm. Harwood
Edger
Daniel McCoy & Co
Cadillac
Labenide
Soorial
Hep
Wesley Gallanher
Ato Sagar
Brad Sampson
Geo. C. Kinball
Howard City
THAT
E.S. Lewis
Sively
Mia
Vox
Joseph King
Wlias Hewitt
Alex Lansing
Darius Bickford
J. M. Moses
Leonard Rogers
Warren Cary
Chen Tucry
Asquare
H. A. Thompson
Geo. H. Erb
Ki. P.johnson
Daniel Ross
John Heyser
W. E. Bosley
Hulett
Peerh
H.C. Hulett
S. Lewis
Butler
Marshall
H m. A. Wai
Marehall
Wm. A. Walz
Sibley
Tanual
Bis Lakes
Sibley & CO
Rochester
N.Y