30 Aug 1901
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
1
Orr previews annual market trends before AW events with names Wright Press Wey S and Turok Veltronident G8 Ward and Cashier Big Hrewbaker assistant noted in the brief report.
A fire destroyed the June Sth mill operated by Tinker & Hannah. They rebuilt on the same site in thirty days with a one story 120 by 44 foot brick structure, new steam heating, a seventy horsepower Atlas engine, and a full line of sash and door machines. The plant features a dust collector, graded grounds, and a ready workforce, signaling a promising future.
The adjourned annual meeting on Monday August 26 elected directors Dr J H Lancashire Dr Geo F Butler A W Wright L A Sharp W T Knowlton Dr KR Brower and Dr H W Longear. Officers named Dr J H Lancashire president Dr Geo F Butler vice president L A Sharp secretary and treasurer. Possible building improvements or extensions were under consideration.
Annotations indicate an excursion to Toledo offered at a round trip price of 1.26 dollars. Details about organizer and exact dates are not clear from the fragment.
The five week old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Mapes near Alma is described as the smallest child in the world. Born July 20 he weighed one pound fifteen ounces with clothing, about one pound twelve ounces true. He is fed from a bottle and has tiny hands that slip a mother's finger ring to the shoulder. Crowds visit to see the remarkable infant.
Burglary at the home of W. E. Wilson occurred early Saturday. Mrs. Wilson awake to find a man entering, he left after being seen. Lower rooms ransacked, only a small amount of change missing. Prof James Mitchell occupied rooms in the house and the burglar may have helped himself to breakfast, spilling tolene on the kitchen floor.
Life and landscape shift as drought ravages western Kansas. Towns like Page City in Logan County fade from prosperity, with enterprises dismantled or moved, leaving waterworks and play areas buried in prairie grass. The Garfield County seat becomes a private homestead and the Cash City site is repurposed by a cattleman, illustrating widespread desertion and repurposing in the wake of failed rainfall.
An Indian Fortune Teller will appear with Fitz & Webster's Aewest in a breezy time show at the opera house on Friday August 30. The fortuneteller will be at the reserve seat sale upon arrival and stay all day. visitors may seek a glimpse of the future at no charge. Also includes a note of thanks from Mrs. Tomas Bartlett for flowers and support during a hospital stay.
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