Congress Leaves Us Calendar Cleared For Campaign
Members of the reverleth congress returned home to repair political fences and prepare for the presidential campaign. The session ended with the Boulder dam bill unfinished and Coolidge's pocket veto possible. Taxes due June 1 with penalties starting July 1. city treasurer, Bessie M. Brown, notes monthly charges for late payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reverleth Congress
Coolidge
Boulder Dam
Congress
Navy
Bessie M. Brown
State seeks aid to curb rabies spread in Michigan
May 30 letters and instructions for rabies control were mailed to mayors and heads of 83 cities and 261 villages by the state department of health. The statewide campaign targets the disease with Southern Michigan showing the greatest infestation as health and agriculture warn of rapid spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
State Department of Health
State Departments of Health and Aericulture
Memorial Day 590-Mile Race Opens with Veteran Pilots
In Indiana Potis, May 30, twenty eight veteran racing pilots gathered for the sixteenth annual Memorial Day 590 mile race. Early at the brick oval, entry crowds formed beyond the gates. Leon Duray, favored from qualifying, is expected to win the $20,000 prize with a speed near two miles per minute, while Cliffe Woodbury Berger Sauders Durant Gleason figure among top contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianadpotis
Lnid
Leon Duray
Hame
Oe Cliffe Woodbury
Boyle
Berger
George Sauders
Cliffe Durant
Detroit
Jim Gleason
Origin Of Memorial Day Told In Local Story
Mrs C M Brooks presents a Times story on the origin of Memorial Day. It highlights Mrs Evans and four women who initiated the observance in 1868 via General John A Logan and the Grand Army of the Republic. It details Mrs Evans born 1839, her service in the Civil War era, and her death in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Brooks Sand
The
Times
Evans
Dyooks
George H. Evans
Fort Sumter
Grand Army of the Republic
Chrysler and Dodge Merger Completed in New York
The Dodge Brothers Inc merger with Chrysler Corp is approved by directors of forty concerns. Chrysler will issue one common share for each Dodge share and assume Dodge debts including 57.3 million sinking fund debentures due 1940. Chrysler stockholders may subscribe at 57.50 for six new shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford Company
Chrysler Common
Dodge Brothers
Dodge Company
Edward G. Wilmer
Wilmer
Clarence Dillon
Dillon, Read & Co
John F. Ant ‘Torace
Chrysler Company
Dillon
New York Stock Exchange
Mrs C W Campbell Dies Suddenly at Home
Mrs. C. W. Campbell, 67, died suddenly this morning at her South Main Street home while alone. Her body was found by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. C. Campbell, at 9:30. The husband had just left the house and believed his wife to be well. The cause of death is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Campbell
South Main Street
W. C. Campbell
President Coolidge Heads to Gettysburg Memorial Day
President Calvin Coolidge departs Washington at 10 40 a m by train for Gettysburg Pennsylvania to deliver the annual Memorial Day address at the national cemetery on the battlefield site. He will remain about one and a half hours before returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Coolidge
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Arlington National Cemetery
Lincoln
Ziay Sou
Calvin Coolidge
National Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Local Firm Among New Members Of Dry Goods Body
Five new members of the Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association announced by secretary Jason F. Hammond, Lansing. They are Ti. L. Conrick of Mt. Pleasant, Dan Leitner of Bay City, Reiser Cray Contpan of Saginaw, and the Young Department Store of St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
WUA
Michigan Retail Dry Goods Association
Jason FE. Hammond
Ti. L. Conrick
Mt. Pleasant
Dan Leitner
Bay City
Reiser
Cray Contpan
Saginaw
The
Young Department Store
St. Louis
Chicken Thieves Believed Caught In Coldwater
Coldwater Michigan May arrest of two men in a cemetery ends a three county chicken theft wave. Tyed Jefferson and Frank Johnson claimed as suspects were found with a chicken filled car and theft paraphernalia. Police contend the pair planned to rob between 4 and 6 am and may have sold birds in Detroit and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater
Mich
Branch
Cass
St. Joseph
Coldswater
Sheil
Harry Ehy
Cassopolis
Tyed Jefferson
Frank Johnson
Arlo Bailer
Date Police
Joefferson
Jefferson
Letroit
Chicago
Balkans Fear Escalating Anti Italian Demonstrations
Belgrade and Sarajevo face rising tensions amid anti Italian demonstrations linked to the Balkan powder keg. Gendarmarie patrol with drawn weapons as Italy demands satisfaction over the burning of Mussolini’s image and flag. At least 50 injured. reports of Italian troop mobilization unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
U.R
Sarajevo
Aft Piv
Balkan
Europe
Italy
Benito Muesolini
Varo
Altho
Ke Xing
Jagarh
Oil Company Locates New Wells in Greendale Township
A derrick has been erected on Fyed Sias land east of the Pure Oil well and drilling is to begin soon. A third well is planned on the Rayner farm joining Rootland to the south, with locations for at least two more wells expected within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fyed Sias
Greendale Township
Pure Oil Company
Rayner
Chinese Navy Seizes Five Ships For Troop Transport
Reports from Kiang-Shan say Yang Sen nationalist forces seized five ships including American owned vessels for troop transport on the Yangtse to fight General Kuo. Vessels held as troops embark. American firm listed as owners. Also notes unrest in Kiang-Shan with Yang Sen pressing to regain control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tong Kong
U.R
Kiane-Shan
Ghekiang
Yang Tsen
Yangtse River
Kuo
Adnoviean
Amperivan Rapids Company
Kiang- Shan
Yane Teen Haz
Yangtse
Italia dirigible rescue delayed by storms at Spitzbergen
Storms and ice hindered rescue efforts for the Italia dirigible crew. The supply ship Citta di Milano reached Kings Bay after a night at Amsterdam Island, while Italian chasseurs searched the Spitzbergen coast. Four trappers set out across the interior, hoping to reach the Nordaustlandet area and the presumed crash site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
U.P
Citta di
Tfour
Jtenlopen
Ste Cunt
Amsterdam Island
Citta di Mfiflano
Milano
Italia
Arctic
Wes
Tession
Boy Protests Not Guilty of Kidnapping
Toledo reports a 17 year old boy, held in connection with the kidnapping and murder of seven year old Dorothy Selanski, denies any involvement after hours of questioning. A car with blood stains and fingerprints was found near the girl's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
U.P
Dorothy Selantowski
Naval Officials Notified of 20 Mile Sea Firing Ban
Verbal notices were sent to Chinese naval officials and the northern and Nationalist governments announcing prohibition of sea fighting within a 20 mile zone. The action reflects coordinated diplomatic restraints amid tensions in the region.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Olonson
Indiana
John A. Logan
Erie County
Hudson, Mich
George I. Evans
Sarah Nichols
Bull Run
Kalamazoo
Des Moines
Crocker Post
Maule Grove
Trenches OF Eternity
Fame
Gwk
Gettyssurs
Dalkan
Missionary University
USA
Samuel Sokobin
Poochow
State Department
Falkien Christian University
Solzobin
Cosus
All Mission
Tyoochow
Geneva
League of Nations
Shantung
Ueen
Jeague
China
Japan
Shanghai
Chang Tso-Lin
Tsingtao
Boy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!