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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
2
The Alma Record highlights state debt, corporate taxes, immigration trends, and citizen participation. It discusses Michigan’s relative finances, rising foreign-born influx, and the value of direct primary voting to strengthen privacy and legislative accountability.
In Lansing on April 1 lawmakers rejected a third reading of a joint resolution to authorize a national amendment granting legislators $600 per year instead of per diem. Opposed by a single vote, the motion to pass was tabled and will be reconsidered with a $500 rate. Speaker Master presided as speculation about the 1907 speakership grows.
In Grand Rapids Michigan the second trial of Bo Conger on conspiracy charges began before Judge Perkins. By adjournment eleven jurors were seated and a special venire of 24 men was ordered. The tax-related convictions and outcomes total six defendants, including six pleaded guilty.
Nearly 2,000 miners and trammen at the South Kearsarge and North Kearsarge mines of the Cacevla Consolidates Mining Co suspend operations after wage demands surge. The union seeks $61 for trammen and $5 per month raise for miners from $56. Supt. Parnall expected to meet the committee to resolve the dispute.
Detroit April 4 Justice Joseph B Moore is reelected to Michigan state supreme court by a substantial majority, with reports showing about 100000 votes more than his opponent. Republicans swept circuit judges and most municipal races while light interior turnout marked the vote. Early results indicate Chester Coolidge Smith and Wisner among others winning judicial seats. Moore leads in several counties with margins varying from 600 to over 3000 in different locales.
Dinrweth and Gradates clash in a witty exchange over Gladstone and the Tory opponent. The piece recounts social snubs at a London dinner, quips about fate and calamity, and a party room banter on marriage choices between the great Liberal and the great Tory.
A noisy description of the pole star, the Big Dipper, and their roles in guiding navigation. It mentions Polaris as the unchanging reference, the Dipper's pointer stars, and the Sun’s movement, with asides on celestial observations and country life. The passage mixes astronomy with stray commentary.
In a garbled New York Prowse item a pastor named Ruowo from New Sackity is described with fragmented phrasing about after noon events and emotions. The text mentions a smile like a plant that had wintered, amid an atmosphere of pushy worry and breachend wink won.
An archaic, fragmented notice touts Polew's Kidney Cure as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. The ad urges immediate purchase for claimed cures, warning users to act to avoid worsening conditions.
A cryptic reward offer and bold claims circulate in a fragmented notice. The ad pledges a reward and alleges a national cabal manipulating stages and councils while promising to reveal the truth behind a supposed plot. Authorities and readers are urged to respond.
A fragmented natural history piece describes camouflage among wildlife. It notes tree limb mimics and leaf colored insects that blend with foliage, and cites a butterly pattern observed by a naturalist in the series of Ro rues, illustrating how creatures hide from the sharpest eye.
A fragmented dialogue recounts a Benedict who looks at Ara and a speaker who wonders about a mayor and a journalist's private life. The overheard exchange hints at relationships and lies tied to a night spent with a group.
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