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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1909

Page

2

Garden Hose Feud Shocks Grand Haven Society Hearing

Grand Haven society quarrel erupts over a hose incident between Mrs Coburn and Mrs Boyce, leading to a warrant for Mrs Coburn and a change of venue. Attorneys General presence planned as social factions brace for a highly anticipated trial. Also notes return of state troops from Camp Harrah and a fatal accident involving farm hand Sylvester Drake.

Grand Haven Bird Ban Ptitelpale Carles Coburn Ti Blous Coburn Ins Nee Wachs Grad Haven Covern Mere Coburn Henry W Buswell Bird Camp Harrah Ludington Harrah

Michigan items reveal accidents and civic notes across the state

Nineteen Howell women gathered at Inland Lake for birthdays as five new typhoid cases appeared. A 76 year old Wickshire widow, Belinda Rayner, drowned in a cistern, and a Menominee youth reportedly died after eating sardines found in a yard. Kalamazoo dry leaders vow renewed battles, Otter Lake patient Norman Eldred found in Saranac, and a Grand Rapids streetcar incident injures Marcia Madden. Fire damages and railway troubles ring through Pontiac and Bay City areas, with several political shifts and labor notes shaping Michigan life.

Howell Inland Lake Belinda Rayner Wickshure Mary Lenery Surry An Pere Marquette Nt Gardendale Kalamaxoo Norman Eldred Otter Lake Sanitarium Flint Saranay Grand Rapids Marcia Madden Grand Chapter of the Colored Royal Arch Masons Knights Templar Order of Eastern Star Benton Harbor Detroit Michigan Gunnison Grass Lake Pontiac Willan Clifford Amett Freeman Lumber Co Binlandine Mackinac County William Alexander John Columbia U. of M James M. Smith Smith Biading Gov. Warner Judd W. 8. Bateman Albion DH. Hockley F. Bruce Smith Saginaw Bateman Menominee River Cedar Co Saginaw Bay Kalamazoo Postiac Charles Hurley Delton

Misfortune Hits Hardy Family After Father Killed

Ellery Hardy, 19, lies in Traverse City hospital with a crushed limb and internal injuries after a switch engine strike while returning from work to support his invalid mother Mrs Prank Hardy and his nearly bedridden grandmother. The family’s breadwinner died in a saloon brawl weeks earlier, plunging them toward poverty and the poorhouse.

Ellery Hardy Traverse City Ellery Prank Hardy Hardy Pere Marquette Ulness Next

Auto Race Tragedy At Indianapolis Claims Three Killed

At the Indianapolis motor speedway during the 300 mile race three people were killed and several injured as a National car driven by Merz crashed into the fence and spectators. A Marmon car driven by Bruce Keene also wrecked near the overhead bridge prompting officials to halt the event. Keene survived but suffered head injuries while his mechanician was bruised.

The Motor Speedway Indianapolis Pla National Merz Kellum Kollant Marmon Bruce Keene American Automobile Association Marnion Keene Jackson Lee Lynch

Taft Announces Vast Western South Tour With 13000 Mile Route

President Taft outlines a sweeping travel plan described as a moving White House. The itinerary covers Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, California, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and returns to the White House. The journey spans about 13,000 miles, likened to the battleship fleet cruise, and aims to showcase many points of interest in a short period.

Taft United States Battleskip Hampton Roads Straits of Magellan San Francisco Bay America Pacific Coast South Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Colorado Utah Tolaho Montana Washington California New Mexico Texas Missouri Tennessee Arkansas Mississapi Louisiana Alabama Georgia South Carolina Virgina White House

Contributory Negligence and Female Reform Critique

A sequence contrasts a reformer’s cry that women marry despite subservience with a blunt counterpoint on women's judgment. The dialogue includes a punitive quip from a teacher and student exchange about the Junius letters, reflecting dated attitudes and educational tension.

Bald Uncle Silas Questions Rain Count on Prayer Night

A Los Angeles Express quips about a downpour being called only a sprinkle as rain floods the area during a prayer meeting night. The remark features Bald Uncle Silas in a humorous local tone.

Silas Los Angeles Express

Value of Soya in Soap Making Found

The Chinese soya bean has been found to contain from fifteen to sixteen percent of offaultable material suitable for soap making, indicating its potential utility in production.

Washington's Plague Spots and the Electric Bitters Claim

In the Potomac marshes malaria thrives with chills fever and debility causing sickness and death. Electric Bitters are advertised as the cure all for malaria and related ailments improving stomach liver kidney and blood health and preventing typhoid. Sold for 50 cents and guaranteed by F Brown.

Washington Potomac R. M. James Luelien F. Brown

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