Cadillac Car Claimed After Year Long Wait
A 1918 or 1919 Cadillac touring car found by Deputy Gor man Gottschalk near Watrousville on July 7 1925 has been claimed by agents of the Michigan Mutual Auto Insurance Co. The car was recovered after an operator of a cane game and fairs had vanished with it. Insurance men bought a new tire and battery, paid storage costs, and drove the Cadillac away.
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Cadillac
Gorman Gottschalk
Caro
Michigan Mutual Auto Insurance Co
Gottschalk
Watrousville
Detroit
Yale
Jay A. Colling
Coper & Strither
R. M. Olin
D. M. Trumble
Durand Village
A. G. Cowles
J. A. Fries
Fries
Cowles
Health Department
Lansing
Trumble
Durand
Budd Lake
John Baird
State Conservation Department
Harrison
Hayes Township
Midland
Charles Hlavacek
Saginaw Oil Prospecting Company
Clare
Doherty Management
John Newton
Pontiac
Sturgis
Ottawa County
Lakewood Farm
Grand Haven
Fred R. Skibbe
St. Joseph
Petoskey
Goudreau
Ont
Len Otto
Otto
R. I. Henderson
New Business Block
Reed City
Curtis
Upton
Greenville
William Rasmussen
Sheridan
Stanton
Morgan Hansen
Here
Indoor hockey returns to San Francisco after decade gap
Notes of sports mention hockey revived as a summer sport in San Francisco after 10 years, Wimbledon tickets resold at high prices, and various league shifts. Also referenced are a Kentucky breeding myth, Michigan League pop ban in parks, Rich Man Colts’ Virginia League split season push, Orioles’ pennant quest, and Texas League’s seasonal decision.
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San Francisco
America
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Wimbledon
Richman Colts
Old Dominion
Baltimore Orioles
Anchor Of Santa Maria On View At Haiti Exposition
Christopher Columbus anchor from the Santa Maria is on display at the Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia Haiti showed the 1492 relic. The anchor’s voyage ended when the ship wrecked off Haiti and La Navidad fort was built from its timbers.
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Philadelphia
Christopher
Columbus
Santa Maria
America
Republic of Haiti
Haiti
la Navidad
Spain
Electrolytic tarnish removal for silver at home
Tarnished silver can be cleaned by an electrolytic method using a boiling solution of water salt and soda. Submerge clean silver pieces fully and ensure contact with aluminum or zinc to transfer tarnish. Remove, rinse, and dry after tarnish disappears.
Helium Solidified by Dutch Scientist at Leyden
AMSTERDAM Aug 19 Helium the gas used in lighter than air craft has been converted into a solid by Professor Keesom of Leyden University. The achievement follows more than two decades of effort after initial liquefaction in 1908. The solid forms by applying pressure at 459 degrees below zero Fahrenheit using powerful pumps. The resulting substance is clear crystalline and transparent.
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Amsterdam
Keesom
Leyden University
Bones of White Race Found in California Near San Diego
Skeletons unearthed by commercial excavators near San Diego are estimated to be 200 to 300 years old. The absence of utensils and weapons suggests the site was not an Indian burial ground. Dr. Wesley Bradfield of the San Diego Museum says the remains appear European in origin.
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San Diego
Cal
Wesley Bradfield
San Diego Museum
July 1926 Isabella-Mé Pleasant Cow Testing results
The Pleasant Cow Testing Association reports for July 1926: 289 cows tested, 21 dry, 2 new entrants, 4 purebred cows sold, 2 profitable, 2 unprofitable. Average milk 744 lbs and 28.8 lbs fat per cow, with 86 cows producing 40–50 lbs fat, 13 cows 50–60 lbs, and 5 above 60 lbs. Ten high cows listed with owners Ned Rountree, R V Hoyle, Emery Bros, Alva Smith. top herds averaging 997–1065 cows.
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Isabella-Mé
Pleasant
Gow
Ned Rountree
R.V. Hoyle
B. P. Hol
Emery Bros
Alva Smith
Ned
R. V. Hoyle
P. G. Hills
S.C
Ottis Tripp
P. B. Hol
Emery Bros. PB
Gd. Hol
P. B. Hol., 6-24-26 + 12564. 50.2 Jacob Haney
Gd. Dur
G. Hills
P.B. Hol
Johnson, Bros
Ned Ewitice
Hole
P. B. Hols
Michigan Demographics and Finances Highlight Early 20th Century
Auditor General O. B. Fuller notes records show the primary school fund from 1889 to date with per capita distributions rising from 1.00 in 1881 to 2.00 in 1901 and 14.00 in 1924. The piece details farm ownership, automobile ownership, pension rolls, retirement fund income, and extensive city by city population and industry data across Michigan including Grand Rapids Flint Saginaw and others.
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O. B. Fuller
Stamps Sought to Honor Old Ironsides Frigate
Representatives from 20 patriotic groups ask the Postmaster General to issue a two cent stamp commemorating the Constitution Old Ironsides and to use a Save Old Ironsides cancellation. They seek to raise 50000 to recondition the Revolutionary War ship and boost public interest in the effort.
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New Heleds
Noble Newport Potts
National Patriotic Council
Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses Ledger
Transfers record multiple property deeds in Deerfield Wise Denver and Shepherd townships with prices from 1.00 to 3 970 84 including Oren Bellingar Luella Curtiss to 1 2 sec 38 and 88 and Mt Pleasant and Shepherd listings. Marriage licenses issued for Woods Montgomery Richardson Reid Day House Johnson.
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Grant O. Curtiss
Luella Curtis
Oren Bellingar
Etta Bellingar
Deerfield
Grant
O. Curtiss
Daniel H. Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Floyd H. Johnson
Bessie A. Johnson
City of
Mt. Pleasant
Arba J. Campbell
Richard Babcock
Wise
George Searight
Minnie Searight
Daniel D. Kidder
Bertha P. Kidder
Joel G.palmer
Denver
Adelbert Hilliker
Eugene Murringer
Amelia Murringer
Coldwater
Thomas Grover Jr
Ernest Howe
Village of
Shepherd
Ora W. Koch
Freda F. Koch
Ernest A.howe
Rose B. Howe
George F. Woods
Mr. Pleasant
Lavina Montgomery
Afton
Mich
Freeman Curtis
Winn
Lilly Richardson
Gilbert J. Reid
Maxie Blaine Day
Probate Notices Update on Numerous Estates and Appointments
Probate news lists petitions for determination of heirs and orders for publication across estates including Homer E Wright Wilbur Markham Judson Smith Isaac N Shepherd Tred Russell Moses D Rand Mary Loubenthal John F Fetters Robert Chapman and Harriet A Southwick. It notes filings of bonds, oaths, accounts, guardianships and appraisals along with final accounts and waivers.
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Homer E. Wright
Wilbur
Markham
Judson Smith
Isaac N. Shepherd
Tred Russell
Moses D. Rand
Mary Loubenthal
John F. Fetters
Admr
Robert Chapman
Odd and Interesting Bits From The Times Of Old
A collage of curiosities including gold powder mystique, a diver’s gear weight, an ancient inn near Shaftesbury, ice cream origin, potatoes as chips, Braille playing cards for the blind, a Liverpool orange sale, cooking schools in London, hay fever diet tips, and a Sheffield graduate joining the police force.
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Shaftesbury
England
Listen
Italy
Liverpool
Spain
London
Cambridge University
Sheffield
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Lower Peninsula
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Mee
Court House News
Otto House
Rosebush
Deborah Johnson
Belle
Jan
Norna Stanton
Blatch
Blizkboth
Cady
Stani‘ton
American Society of Civil
Enegineers
Eilen L. Buckley
United States
Boston
Ellen Gordon
Haley
Florence Gordon
Dale Gordon
William Gordon
Harriet A .Southwick
Adair
Samuel
Archia
Williams
Mary E. Spayd
Gray
New York Barentt
H.W Cristy
Glenna Bay
Hunter
Stamford
Colin
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