Governor Reshapes Michigan Reformatory Oversight
Governor Groesbeck and Attorney General Wiley lead a probe that labels the Michigan Reformatory at Tonia a workhouse. Otis Fuller resigns as warden, Major Marsh takes temporary charge with state troopers replacing several guards amid cruelty allegations and promised educational expansion.
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Michigan Reformatory
Tonia
Legislative Committee
Groesbeck
Wiley
Otis Fuller
Jerome Walker
Walter Rich
E. F. Beckwith
Board of Control
Robert E. Marsh
Marsh
Richard H. Olin
Capitol
George E. Nichols
Fuller
Ionia
Michigan
George Lord
Detroit
Attorney-General’s Department
Merlin Wiley
Rep
Danz
Michigan Commission
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Community Council
Women’s Council of National Defense
Eva Hamilton
Grand Rapids
Davis
Washington’s Legacy Through Mount Vernon’s Living Trees
The article cherishes Mount Vernon’s grounds and the 200 trees Washington planted or inspired, focusing on elms beeches honey locusts and other species. It notes diary entries from 1755 and 1786 and mentions Jefferson’s 1784 gift of pecan trees, a cedar of Lebanon from 1874, and a lone cherry tree, portraying the estate as a serene national monument in harmony with the Potomac landscape.
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George Washington
Detroit News
Washington
Bowling Green
Deer Run
Potomac
Wordsworth
America
Kitchen Garden
Cheet River
West Virginia
Jefferson
Mississippi Valley
Lebanon
First Public Birthday Celebration of Washington
The first recorded Washington birthday celebration occurred in Richmond Virginia on February 11 1782 old style. It was observed there and elsewhere on February 11 each year until 1793 when February 22 was adopted as the new style date.
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Washington
Richmond
Law Government's Real Aim in Virtuous Policy
Quoted remark by George Washington asserts the aggregate happiness of society as the end of government. The statement links virtuous policy to public welfare and frames governance as pursuing collective well being.
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George Washington
Washington Monument In Most Effective Setting
A historical note highlights the Washington Monument in an optimum setting as part of a summary of royal or civic commemorations. The reference frames Washington within a ceremonial or public display context, emphasizing its prominence and enduring presence in national memory.
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Washington Monument
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Ann Arbor
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First National Bk
Painter’s
A. A. Fluff Rug & Carpet Cleaning Company
Broadway
Ann Arfor
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Floyd E. Daggett
the Peoples Abstract Company
Nat'l Bank
Firestone
E. M. Worster
North Fourth Twe
Gus
J. Vogel
Washington Street
Lalley Light
Murdock-Lalley Electric Company
W. Huron St
Are . Garment Geant Company
South 4Th Avenue
Lansing Letter
State Troopers
Senate
Penny
MacArthur
American Legion
Arthur Wood
Senator McRae
David Friday
University of Michigan
Henze
Iron Mountain
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House Committee of the Whole
Lee
Port Huron
Braman
Liddy
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Administrative Board
Committee of
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Ludington
Dewitt
Olmstead
Boards of County Auditors
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Aldrich
Mount Vernon
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York Tribune
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Herman Heininger
Indiana
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