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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
2
Alma Record notes a shift toward rural living, citing Arcada Farmers Club discussions on staying on the farm. It cites statistics on migration, praises country health and social life, and argues farming education boosts American competitiveness while criticizing Chicago labor movements and political figures.
The legislature moves the annual school meeting date from September to July, affecting rural districts and villages while cities have long meet in July. The change aims to ease attendance amid haying and harvest. A grammar election bill may also let local districts vote on direct nominations and state officer selection by ballot in 1906.
The Owome Stewart bank failure sparks calls for state oversight of private banks in Michigan. Proponents argue that if banks were subject to state inspection the crisis may have been prevented and that bank books should be available to depositors. The state banking department exists to provide such oversight and accountability. The article notes that the current national banking system largely ignores practical agriculture, though modern farmers increasingly require technical knowledge.
Jefferson’s family gathers at his bedside in Palm Beach as Joseph Jefferson’s condition grows weaker. Doctors call it critical and unpredictable, with all hope for recovery abandoned. His wife and sons Charles and Frank, granddaughter Marion, secretary Carl Kettler, nurse Mabel Bingham, Dr Potter, and Mr Worley remain with him.
In Philadelphia on April 19 Ed Smedes shot his sweetheart Bessie Helen Davis in a theatrical hotel room and attempted suicide. The pair, both members of the School Girl company led by star Edna May, faced a fatal wound to the heart. Smedes survived after bullets grazing his skull. Davis, 29, Hebron Neb., known as Heasie Dale, and Smedes from likely Wexsburg Miss., left notes found unread by police bearing personal addresses.
Mrs Enma Giv eo Dente Brown Brady of Pasadena California previously a wealthy Michigan woman is named defendant in a Chicago divorce action by her husband J E Brady. He accuses cruelty and seeks custody of their son Jasyor Ewing Bewly. He claims her extravagance bankrupted him. she was formerly married to Charles N rgan of Chicago and obtained a divorce and alimony.
In San Juan on April 19 six strike meetings occurred in the Cie Ponce district. The Inemiar police report an American flag was torn and trampled during one meeting. A melee followed as marchers clashed with police using clubs and revolvers. Several wounded including a police lieutenant struck by a flying object. After arrests, order was slowly restored amid heavy disruption.
Detroit Driving Club secretary Walter J. Snyder says Michigan’s blue ribbon classic events, the Merchants to Manufacturers pacing and Chamber of Commerce pacing stakes, have drawn strong fields with 35 entries. Muir Rocks of Grand Rapids is among the notable entrants, with July the likely race month as the Detroit event promises a thrilling renewal.
On Sunday April 28 the Ann Arbor Railroad will offer its first Sunday excursion to Toledo. A special train departs Ann Arbor at 6:88 a.m. The round trip fare is not specified. The return train leaves Toledo at 3:30 p.m.
A historic note reports the Ami Arbor Railroad launching steamship service between Frankfort and Mevomines and Manistique in Michigan. Regular sailings begin Monday April 17 with departures from Frankfort to Mevomines on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 6:00 am and on Thursday and Saturday to Manistique, plus daily 6:00 pm departures to Manistique. Rates target West and Northwest and Upper Peninsula routes through local agents.
A old article warns that you cannot alter events or stop a storm by removing warning signals. It notes that no cure for a cold exists through mere medicines like Allen’s Lung Balm, which only soothed throats and inflamed throats while inflammation blocks air passages.
In Lansing on Tuesday the senate killed Senator Martindale’s substitute bill creating factory inspection and regulation of foundries after a bitter, protracted contest. Senator Baird spearheaded the defeat by opposing amendments that would empower inspectors to force plant alterations. The measure was defeated in committee of the whole and again on further motions amid absences and procedural maneuvers. Also, Senator Hayden’s bill requiring a full five days of school per week passed the senate later that day.
A garbled prompt fragment mentions a cure in one day and a mysterious phrase. The text contains errors and nonsensical wording, with no clear people places or organizations to anchor a factual card. Further readable details are not present to form a solid news item.
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