Darsee death case highlights danger of snap judgments
A Detroit patrolman Walter Darsee was killed near a blind pig amid claims he was shot while committing a crime. Initial reports branded him a criminal, denying his widow a pension and delaying church burial until a coroner ruled he died in the line of duty. The verdict cleared his name, but public judgment had already caused deep suffering. The piece urges restraint and reflects on media sensationalism and lingering prejudice.
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Walter Darsee
Detroit
Darsee
No Opposition To Pulver For Senate
Owosso reports that Leon P. Miner of this city withdraws from the Republican bid for the state Senate. Miner, prosecuting attorney, cites lack of campaigning time. The field narrows to Seth Q. Pulver of Owosso as the leading favored candidate, a former prosecuting attorney and past Washington war service.
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Pulver
Senate
Owosso
United Press
Leon PF
Miner
Shiawasee
Clinton
Eaton
Seth Q. Pulver
Owossy
Washington
Republican State Central Committee
State Hospital Commission
No, the grind of zealotry wears on the weary
A reflective line on fatigue from unending earnest talk. The speaker notes that true exhaustion comes from being addressed by someone with relentless conviction, revealing limits of endurance.
Maple Syrup Season Strong in Michigan Output
United Press reports Michigan maple syrup production remains high with about four percent of the crop made into sugar and 99 percent quality. New York led production, followed by Vermont Ohio and Michigan.
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Lansing
United Press
Verne H. Church
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Michigan
New York
Vermont
Ohio
Power marker speeds pavement guides in Oakland County
Oakland County uses a power marker to lay pavement guiding strips at three miles an hour, vastly faster than the previous rate. The device was devised by L. V. Belnap, county engineer, and is being adopted to streamline road marking work.
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Pontiac
United Press
Oakland County
L. V. Belnap
Spaulding and Conter Wed at Baptist Parsonage
Lloyd B. Spaulding of Rosebush and Laura M. Conter of Mt. Pleasant were married at the Baptist Parsonage on Wednesday June 16 with a ring ceremony. They are honeymooning and touring Canada as friends offer best wishes.
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Lloyd B. Spaulding
Rosebush
Laura M. Con‘ter
Mt. Pleasant
Baptist Parsonage
Canada
Married in Detroit as Clint Comins wed Rena Phillip
Clint Comins of this city married Rena Phillip of Belville Canada in Detroit last Thursday. The piece notes moderns neglect speaking well and mocks Bohemians as they live out in the sticks with dirty finger nails.
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Clint Comins
Rena Phillip
Belville
Canada
Detroit
Sticks
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