Ann Arbor May Festival Opens With Noted Cast
The program features Frieda Hempel and Florence Easton sopranos, Kathryne Meisle contralto, Luciano Muratore tenor, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Frederick Stock. Choral works include The New Life, Tannhauser in English, and Song of Spring for children. Public tickets from $5 to $7. sale starts March 18. remaining seats available. Also includes Order of Publication for Ida Chandler estate with March 23 hearing in Washtenaw Probate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Hempel
Metropolitan Opera Company
Florence Easton
Adelle Parkhurst
Margarete Matzenauer
Kathryn Meisle
Lucien Murratore
Chicago Opera Association
Riccardo Martin
Breinald Werrenrath
Carl Schlegel
Rollin Pease
Erno Dohnanyy
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Frederick Stock
The
University Choral Union
Earl V. Moore
George Oscar Bowen
Wolf-Ferrari
Tannhauser
Wagner
Busch
Inail
Probate of Katherine Blaess Estate Hearing Set
In Washtenaw County Michigan on February 27 1922 Judge Emory E Leland presiding the final administration account of August F Blaess executor is presented for allowance and residue distribution a hearing is scheduled for February 23 1922 as recorded by the probate court official Emory B Leland.
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Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Emory E Leland
Katherine Blaess
August F. Blaess
Saline Observer
Emory B. Leland
Areas
Donegan
Register
Notice to creditors in the Shaw Coleman estate
Four months from February 23 1922 are allowed for creditors to present claims against the estate of Vadah L Shaw Coleman late of the county. The commissioners Theodore Josenhans and Carl Bartels will meet at the late York township residence on April 24 and June 24 at ten o’clock am to receive examine and adjust claims.
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State of
Michigan
Washtenaw
Said
Vadah L. Shaw Coleman
York
Theodore Josenhans
Carl Bartels
Jackson Twins Claim Oldest Twin Title Disputed
Detroit Free Press dispatch asserts the oldest twins reside in a Texas town, but Texas claimants 83 face counterclaims from two Michigan octogenarians, 86 year old Lucy Ann Spencer and Mary A. Case, born December 6, 1835 in Manchester. The Spencers live at 314 West Pearl Street and are connected to James Spencer, a Civil War veteran. Case resides with daughter Orabelle B. Case at 814 Orchard Place Jackson. Additional children listed include Ella Carey Carey Fogel and Frank Merithew, all linked to Manchester or Jackson.
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Detroit
Lucy Ann Spencer
West Pearl Street
James Spencer
Grace Spencer
Mary A. Case
Orabelle B. Case
Orchard Place
Ella Carey
Carey Fogel
Jackson
Frank Merithew
Manchester
Pueblo Adobe Fortified Huts With Port Holes Still Stand
The Pueblo Indians faced frequent raids from wandering tribes like the Apaches and Navajos. To defend themselves they built crude adobe houses with port holes near the roof. Many such houses survive and remain occupied, since new construction is rare.
Princes Street Edinburgh A Picture Of City Beauty
A vivid New York Times description hails Princes Street in Edinburgh as the most picturesque thoroughfare in the world. Holyrood Palace overlooks the ravine on one side while a row of shops displays bright tartans and famed silverware on the other, creating an enduring traveler’s memory.
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Edinburgh Street
Princes Street
Edinburgh
Holyrood Palace
New York Times
Sea Serpent Myth Debunked by Monaco Oceanographer
The prince of Monaco, a leading oceanographer, declares sea serpents and armor plated ocean monsters do not exist. He says the deep sea is barren, lacking food and habitats for such creatures, contradicting popular ocean lore.
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Prince of
Monaco
The Harvest Moon And Its Kindly Nighttime Rise
The harvest moon is the full moon nearest September 21. It rises on multiple nights at roughly the same hour, seen as a favorable arrangement by a poetical playwright for lovers. A small angle between the moon’s orbit and the horizon explains this steady rise.
Melrose Abbey Ruins and Bogus Word Origins
Melrose in England preserves the Cistercian abbey ruins founded by King David I in 1136 with later sixteenth century rebuilding. The article also traces the word bogus to French and Italian sources and notes a London traffic cop who impresses the Amir of Katsina with his single-hand street stoppage.
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Melrose
England
Eildon Hills
David I
America
Amir
London
Katsina
No, sah. Bruised and colored after crash
A humorous report from a Kansas City Star piece quotes Brother Buckaroo describing injuries from a car crash. He says the impact did not fraction any of his anatomy but he is bruised and bungled, colored all the colors of the rainbow.
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Buckaroo
Kansas City Star
Rainstorm setup sparks corn pain joke in Best Way Out
Overheard line after a Boston Tran script screening jokes that a rainstorm felt real enough to make corns ache. Bracer’s quip about being short leads to a quick farewell with a single line “So long.”
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Boston Transcript
Bracer
1920s Michigan Briefs from Multiple Cities
Detroit hosts Mr and Mrs Lewis Kohler weekend visitants including C A Jordan and Prof Reuben Kempf. Toledo attendees at funeral of Ida Chandler. Bridgewater shop purchased by H C Rowley & Son with new operator Will Acton. City charter reform petition in Owosso. Black river wreck damages fifteen cars of a Marquette freight. no injuries. Grand Rapids widows of slain officers receive $4200 in weekly installments. Measured deaths from scalding in Menominee. Owosso poison pen accusations surface in First Baptist Church. Grand Rapids housing inspector resignation amid civil service controversy. Battle Creek to survey households on unemployment. Port Huron director Henry Freking appointed receiver for Port Huron Press. Pontiac leads state in wartime industrial growth. 1914–19 values and 140 million in 1919 manufactured goods. Pontiac land offer for boulevard named by Hudson Motor Car. Kalamazoo wife divorce case cites clairvoyant prediction and jealousy. Flint detectives seize hootch ring. Eugene Arsenault burned by stove blast, faces prohibition charges.
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Owosso
Guy A. Cole
Pullman—T
Black River
Grand Rapids
Samuel Slater
George Brandsme
Menominee
Donald
Samuel Cota
H. A. Waite
First Baptist Church
Charles W. Wagner
Fred Locke
Battle Creek
Charles C. Green
Port Huron
Henry L. Freking
Port Huron Press
Freking
Pontiac
Howard Coffin
Hudson Motor Car Company
Clinton River
Coffin
Roy D. Chapin
Clinton
Kalamazoo
Charles Collier
Flint
Eugene Arsenault
Eugene
Arsenault
Funeral Service Held for Mrs Ella Marsh
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church for Mrs Hila Marsh who died February 16 in the Jackson Odd Fellows Home. Born February 2 1850 in Saline Washtenaw County she taught school before marrying Richard H Marsh in 1873. He died in 1907. they ran the American House in Mason. Mrs Marsh helped win a Washington postmaster appointment in 1889 and led the county state postmasters association. She held many civic roles and survives by her son Roy H Marsh of Lansing and granddaughter Florence.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Hila Marsh
Odd Fellows Home
Jackson
Mrs. Marsh
Saline
Washtenaw County
State Normal College
Ynsilanti
Richard H. Marsh
Mason
Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Co. H
Fourth Michigan Infantry
Harrison
Washington
McMillan and Stockbridge
Michigan
Red Ribbon Society
Rathbone Sisters
Lansing
Pythian Sisters
Rebekahs
Vivian’s
Roy H. Marsh
Florence
Mason Democrat
Odes To A Local Paper Across Distances And Time
A narrator praises the local paper linking it to home and identity. He recalls reading joyfully across places from Oshkosh to Wickiup while pledging six years of advance payment, framing the newspaper as a steadfast friend through life and travel.
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Bob Adams
Record
Journal
Gazette
Ice cream 10 cent treats for downtown stores
Grand Rapids outlets announce 10 cent ice cream sodas and sundaes beginning Wednesday. Reed City reports C W Tiffany reelected president and manager at Woolen Mills annual meeting with five new directors elected. Michigan Exchange Clubs hear Harold Harder outline aim for clubs in every city of 100000 plus population. Kalamazoo bishop’s rectory window broken. no money taken. Adrian professor Henderson discusses America's future tied to arms conference and China's trade.
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Grand Rapids
Reed City
Reed City Woolen Mills
C. W. Tiffany
M. W. Brown
R. B. Savidge
H. W. Hawkins
H. J. Crocker
Lansing
Michigan Exchange Clubs
Harold Harder
Toledo
Kalamazoo
James Horton
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Adrian
America
W. D. Henderson
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Extension Department
Chamber of Commerce
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State of Michigan
County of
Wash
Thai Chandler
G. A. Lehman
Tenaw, Ss
Texas
Hillsdale
Lewis Kohler
C. A. Jordan
Agnes VanDurer
Guy T. Ratner
Ida Chandler
Paul Kempf
Reuben Kempf
Frank Stampfler
Clara Staebler
Ireland
H. C. Rowley & Son
Josenhans
Bridgewater
Will Acton
Ella Marsil
Odd
Fellows Home
Miles
Chevrolet
Zenith
Geo. V. Cook
Prop
Whitney Theatre
Wagenhall & Kemper
New York
Chicago
By Mary Roberts
Rinehart
Avery Hopwood
U.S
Herbert Rawlinson
Gladys Walton
the Wise Kid
Snub Pollard
Harold Brow
Brow
Miss Dupont
Sessue Hayakawa
Tweedy Comedy
Myrtle Reed
Larry Lemon
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