Oklahoma Indians Claim to Irish Hills Land Return
Shawnee dispatches describe 2000 Potawatomi gathering to press their claim to land once in Michigan Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin that were taken during removal to an Oklahoma reservation. The piece recalls Lenawee County roots and old trails via Great Hawk Monroe and Toledo Adrian routes with notes on tribal life battles and shifting relations with settlers.
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Okla
Michigan
Indiana
Dlinois
Wisconsin
Lenawee County
Tecumseh
Monroe Turnpike
Trish Hills
Oklahoma
Chicago
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Petty thievery persists in Milan and local vows
Milan reports ongoing petty thievery with ice box raids and emptied pocketbooks. The largest loss noted was thirty five dollars. Justice Ralph Bartlett in Ohio finds cross state wedding vows unusual as he officiated a Toledo couple’s marriage in Michigan.
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Milan
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Bartlett
Ohio
Michigan
Judge Bartlett
Toledo
State Line
Brooklyn
Hoover plan to stabilize banking and economy outlined
President Hoover presented a comprehensive program to stabilize the banking system and relieve the depression. It includes a privately financed $500 million corporation to buy insolvent bank paper, liberalized rediscount limits, expansion of the federal land bank, and talks with France on a broader international moratorium.
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Reserve Board
Federal Land Bank
Hoover
Layal
France
Washington
Congress
War Finance Corporation
Pope issues encyclical Nova Impendet on crisis and arms
Pius XI issues Nova Impendet urging Christians to aid those in distress this winter. He condemns armament race, calls for relief of unemployment and poverty, and notes the plight of children amid the economic crisis. The encyclical is dated October 2, the feast of the guardian angels.
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Pius XI
Guardian Angels
Michigan State Aims to Improve Bean Market Practices
The Michigan State College economics department proposes better market information, a new grading system, and aggressive efforts to recapture customers for Michigan beans. Professor W. O. Hedrick led the study, noting too many elevators in some areas hinder efficient marketing and that farmers rely on buyers for market data. Adoption of federal bean grades is urged to please consumers, replacing Michigan grades deemed set by “robbers.” Special Bulletin No. 217 will detail the full system.
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Michigan
Economics Department
Michigan State College
W. O. Hedrick
Hedrick
15 000 Men to Work on Winter Road Jobs
Lansing announces a unified state and county program to employ over 15 000 men this winter on highway projects including bridges and grade separations. About 2 million dollars in contracts are advertised while 3 600 men will work on trunk line maintenance and 5 880 will be hired by counties on staggered schedules.
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Lansing
Highway Committee
State Administrative Board
G. C. Dillman
Northern Michigan farmer hides whiskey still in corn crib
A Clinton County farmer set up a whiskey operation in a corn crib to boost profits amid low crop prices. Sheriff Barnes found the distillery producing about 50 gallons per day but lacked a search warrant. the sheriff intervened by smashing the still and securing a nonprosecution agreement.
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Bingham
Clinton County
John Barnes
Farmer
Michigan
North Carolina
South
Clinton
Tonia News
Bank rumor charged in Benton Harbor case
William Guhl of New Buffalo appeared before Justice Elizabeth Fordan in Benton Harbor on charges of spreading rumors derogatory to banks. He was released on a $5,000 bail pending a hearing. The date was not set. Dr. Sharpsteen of the Sharpsteen Medicine Show collapsed and died on stage last week. The note suggests having a solid alibi when summons arrives.
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William Guhl
New Buffalo
Elizabeth Fordan
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Dr. Sharpsteen
Belleville Enterprise
Michigan State students cut food costs to 25 cents per day
Students living in management houses at Michigan State College report a new low food cost of 25 cents per person daily, five cents below last year. Miss Irma H. Gross notes meals may range 22.5 to 27.5 cents and a 2.10 percent leeway applies.
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Michigan State College
Irma H. Gross
Miss Gross
Poultry Men Seek Better Methods for Egg Production
Michigan State College poultry experts urge better egg output through three basics: well bred birds, proper rations, and proper housing. They note modest-cost housing with ventilation and light, plus dry mash and balanced feeds, support a laying flock of 100 birds on 850 to 400 square feet.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
Mystery Safe Found in Raisin River Identified by Owner
The office safe taken from a Blissfield filling station in December was found by Harry Godfrey during a fishing trip. EH H Meyer of Monroe identified it as the one stolen. it held over four hundred dollars. The door was blown off and missing. identification came from a nail where a key hung. The wrecking crew from the City garage recovered it near the Corbett farm northeast of town.
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Raisin River
Thos. Stadler
Sheriff’s Force
Harry Godfrey
EH. H. Meyer
Monroe
Corbett Farm
Meyer
Blissfield
Rabbit Season Opens in State October 15
The second group of open hunting seasons for 1931 begins Thursday October 15. In the lower peninsula rabbits run October 15 to January 31. Fox squirrel October 15 to October 24. Pheasant October 15 to 26. Ruffed grouse October 15 to 26. Prairie chicken October 15 to 26 north of several counties. Woodcock October 15 to 26.
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Upper’ Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
van, Buren
Kalamazoo
Calhoun
Jackson, Washtenaw
Wayne Counties
Woodcock
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