04 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
1
Alma Patent arcades and takers headline a list of flour products including Rye Flour Buckwheat Flour Graham Flour Whole Wheat Sour Wheat Grits Corn Meal Cracked Wheat, as printed in the period catalog.
A community event completes a flag fund drive with a ceremony at chapel. Dr Geo F Butler presented the flag, President Brooke spoke, and students cheered as Old Glory was raised from the tower. The Record donors list includes many town and college names with plans to relocate the flag staff to the hose tower for better display.
The party toured Michigan beet sugar districts amid strong attendance. Delegates highlighted agricultural impact and local industry, meeting workers and officials to discuss production, labor, and regional development.
Secretary Wilson and a delegation toured Michigan sugar beet interests in Alma addressing farmers at the opera house where about 600 attended. Senator Burrows stressed tariff stances on sugar and Cuba while noting Michigan’s fight against Cuban reciprocity. The group inspected the Alma sugar pulp drier and a factory visit followed, with schoolchildren prompting brief addresses by Wilson and Gov Bliss before the junket continued to Saginaw.
A message from Alma fire department informs citizens how to handle services during fires and objects to being financially charged individually for others property losses in recent incident. The note emphasizes collective responsibility and public cooperation in emergencies.
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