04 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
1
A fragmented account describes a dramatic scene aboard a train with a grieving Japanese girl and a Mikado figure among passengers. The piece blends war distress with a staged interlude featuring an interpreter and a domestic audience aboard the car.
A misc text fragment lists public notices and local professional listings in Alma Michigan. It mentions certificates of deposit, medicine, and legal roles with scattered addresses and office hours. The garbled OCR includes names like Pollasky and Kress, with references to clinics, attorneys, and university blocks.
The July meeting of the Arcade Gange convened last Saturday at the ball with strong attendance. Many topics of interest were discussed and all present benefited. The next meeting was tentatively set for August 12 but due to Pomons Grange in Pompeii that date, the meeting will be held on August 2 with all members urged to attend.
The Saginaw race meet draws near with a five mile track circuit in Windsor Detroit Kalamazoo Grand Rapids and Saginaw. Management forecasts a banner meeting as fast classes attract high class horses and a daily fast class is listed. Grand Rapids trains will remain at water for passengers.
Editor Steele announces a Breckenridge field day on Thursday August 1 featuring a 6 a m ball game three more games and two balloon ascensions Farmers' horses race and varied sports for men women and children with prizes. Judges include John C Watson Ithaca Newell Bradford Wheeler and Dr R B Watson Breckenridge.
Sunday schools of Gratiot county announce a Harvest excursion to Detroit on Tuesday August 1st. After a bountiful harvest they seek recreation. Travel costs are one cent per mile with one third fare for the trip. Children pay half fare.
A Grassmere picnic hosted by the Arcada Farmers Club last Thursday drew strong attendance despite the busy season. D. Best welcomed guests, the program featured songs, recitations, a German song, and a poem about Hon. Wim Ball, with an early adjournment due to threatening weather. The event was praised as a success and the next meeting set for the last Thursday in August at Andrew Noels' home near Davis schoolhouse.
A work crew uncovered a box claimed to hold human bones during construction on DePlanta premises. A physician ruled the bones likely from a dog or calf, quashing murder speculation. A Lansing Agricultural College excursion is planned for August 24 departing Alma at 7:54 p.m., with return by 9:00 p.m. Fare is $1.40.
A courtroom portrait condemns stealthy tactics used against a vulnerable man. The piece accuses backroom schemes and public deception, urging accountability and moral outrage from officials and readers alike. The narrative emphasizes integrity, justice, and protection for the weak.
Victoria Kiwanski filed summary proceedings to terminate a contract with Orville Lloyd for land four miles south of Alma after Lloyd allegedly wasted the property. Lloyd had leased the premises to John Husted, who faced eviction actions as villagers witnessed disruption and a claim that the wife of Husted, Mrs. John Husted, was subpoenaed to testify.
A damaged OCR page lists numerous residences and businesses in a town, including names such as Baker Wig Bell Chivers Ivory Chateul Fink and Conklin Corelli. It mentions telephone company figures and a long roster of private addresses and store names with unclear context.
Gratiot County fair week kicks off with a series of days featuring MAICO prime and Beery entertainment. Officials announce stock exhibitors from Eldredge Northrup to Whittier and Campbell, with amusements and special events planned for children and families across the grounds.
Jax Mann faced a dangerous condition at home caused by excessive boone. Undersheriff Hobe Smith, Undersheriff Button, and two or three strong men plus a doctor moved him to the city lockup then to a sanitarium. He has a delirium tremens case and treatment is hoped to restore him.
George Brown arrested last Sunday for horse theft from W Hip polite appeared before Justice Spinney for the second time and the hearing was postponed until next week. Bruce Lanbright was arrested for assault and battery, pleaded guilty, and paid a fine of five dollars and costs before Justice Chadwick.
Local cheer for keeping trade profits within the home county and limiting outside control. Advocates argue that sustaining agricultural markets benefits farmers, merchants, and residents while resisting external monopolies.
Dr. F. W. Shumway of Lansing and Health Officer Dr. E. T. Lamb investigated possible causes in the city. They concluded the typhoid outbreak cannot be blamed on local conditions and likely originated from food served at the June 15 Commencement Banquet at the College.
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