State convention elects Horatio Bartle in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids the good rouly state convention chose Horatio Bartle as state official. The report notes several deaths and local incidents across Michigan including Miss Ann McCollum in Ann Arbor at nine, and Henry L. Wilson in Duluth sentenced to death for murder. Also covered are Knights of Columbus gatherings, drownings, accidents, bid receptions, and political campaigning across Detroit, Bay City, Saginaw, and Kalamazoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Horatio Bartle
Ann McCollum
Ann Arbor
Richard Fletcher
Bay City
Malcolm J. Mcleod
Detroit
Aus
Henry L. Wilson
Saginaw
Duluth
Knights of Columbus
Flint
Lansing
Owonso
Mt. Pleasant
Battle Creek
John White
Three Rivers
Russell Webster
Rochester
Jacob Rothfuss
Bridgewater
Peter Ros
Fenton
Sis
Charles Hoffman
Boyne City
Western Michigan Normal School
Kalamazoo
State Board of Education
Glasgow
State Railload Commission
Mchigan
Elmer ¢ Grant
Fairview
Victor Johnson
Eseanabs
Rev
C. A. Land
Swedish Lutheran Church
Johnson
Warner
Livingston
Jackson
Wash‘enaw
Hillsdale
J. H. Biopelle
Traverse City
Lake City
Fremont Ward
Washington
Prettyman
Roosevelt
United States
McKinley
Lady Wanted Adverts Distorted in Obscure Message
Fragmented notice shows a garbled personal advertisement seeking a partner or mate. The legible parts reference a domestic setting, a wish for a “famous” partner, and a casual tone, but concrete names, dates, or places are not clear.
Elwell News and Local Happenings Highlight Fall Goods
Helsinger Mercantile Co. unveils new fall stock in Elwell. Village folks attend a Scottish Highlander band concert in Alma. Miss Audrey Layman visits family in Saginaw after a stay with her daughter Mrs. Olmstead. Miss Carrie Reed enjoys a vacation from the telephone exchange. operators cover duties. Bert Culver harvests 18 acres for seed, with threshing planned. Sunday school social and ice cranes planned Saturday evening with local families. J P Losay advertises a one quarter off sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
McLachlan i
Audrey Layman
Telephone Exchange
Saginaw
Carrie Reed
Mra Tayman
Telehone Exchange
Bert Culver
Henry Hallenback
P. Ous
Seanegg Bocacao
Miles Lathipo
Wits
Believe Lennon Poison Bottle Found in Stocking
Aug. 11 Viewers in Saxview Michigan report that Mabel Lennon the 23 year old mother of a drowned infant confessed the bottle hidden in her stocking was intended for suicide if the case went against her The poison was found by a matron while Lennon was jailed and police say the father remains unknown Public sentiment supports Lennon who says the drowning was accidental and that she placed the infant on the bridge rail before walking into the river PMID hideous crime avoided in graphic detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Lennon
Saxview
Mich
Boutle
Cwield
Miss Lennon
North Pourth Street
Joseph Duffy
Will of Hugh McCurdy Leaves Masonic Legacy and Caledonia Farm
The will of the late Hugh McCurdy, filed in Corunpa, Mich, values his estate at about 80 000 with 30 000 unpaid borrowed funds for Shiawassee county’s courthouse. Mrs McCurdy receives a life annuity, the son Spencer and his wife use a 116 acre Caledonia township farm for life, and the remainder goes to the Masonic ground lodge held in trust until reaching 100 000 for the Masonic home in Grand Rapids. The Caledonia farm is to enhance the bequest. Edison's views on flying mark August reports with plans for air travel and the helicopter noted. a Canadian excursion sale to Muskoka and other Ontario points on Aug 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Order
Corunpa
Mich
Hugh McCurdy
Shiawassee
Mccurdy
Spencer McCurdy
Caledonia Township
Ground Lodge F. & A. M
Grand Rapids
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News OF State
Michigan
Ol Aerina
Elwell
Helsinger Mercantile Co
Mrs. Olmstead
Elwell News
J. P. Losay
Hugh M’curdy
Edison
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Farman
Edison Laboratories
Orange
N. J
Iver Johnsons
Ramblers
Nationals
B. Forqueradel A
Cos
Whittaker
St. Louis
Humphrey
the Mogul
Otto Sanderhof
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