Bay Cities Debate Consolidation Plan Faces Fight
Bay City and West Bay City clash over a 1905 consolidation plan. The last legislature approved a union that would assume both towns' bonded debts, with two proposed taxing districts to split current indebtedness and a unified city for future bonds. Strong opposition centers on debt allocation and asset valuation.
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Bay City
Mich
Fay City
West Hay City
Legistacure
Cites
Lansing
Wee@Bay City
Nver
United City
FAT BOY'S GOOD LUCK PROMISES COLLEGE FOR LAD
In Owoess Michigan on December 20 Uncle Henry Davis, a former Democratic presidential candidate, promises to fund 7 year old Charles Lyon’s complete college education at Princeton. The pledge follows Davis’s West Virginia visit where he and Lyon’s father became friendly amid a shared love of fun, prompting the educational plan.
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Henry Davis
Owoess
Mich
Dee
Trenty Goscoway Davis
Will Furnieh
Charles Lyon
Frank Lyon
Owns and Nice
Teulede
Ohio
Princeton University
Charles
West Virginia
Tavis
Davie
Lyun
SHORTAGE IN LODGE FUNDS AT ME MODERN WOODMEN
A report from Grand Rapids cites a shortage in the accounts of Kent early in the city. The deficit exceeds $5,000 with total shortages reaching about $10,000 after considering advance payments by local members. The exact amount remains difficult to determine due to the main cash book being imperfect.
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Porte
Rick Istead
Woodie
Antica
Kent Eariy
Famp
Desperate Living Near Bare Apparently Locked In
Fragmentary OCR notes describe someone driven to desperation living away from civilization and relying on remote barns and makeshift refuges. Mentions Sct Geo and E. Sharrar's Drug Store in a scattered, unclear sequence of names and places.
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Geo
E. Sharrar
Man Goes to Prison for Three Years in Horse Theft
In Oworso Michigan on December 20 Mrs William Carr is left destitute with three children after her husband receives a three year sentence for horse theft. She pleads with Judge Smith for aid as officials consider placing her in county care, while supervisors grant $24 weekly to try to support her family.
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U.cumstances
Oworso
Mich
Fonia
William Carr
Chapman
Twelve Likely Dead as East Wall Collapses on Crocker Hotel
A wall collapse at the Crocker Hotel in Minneapolis destroys the OM Peck building. At least twelve occupants believed killed as firemen work to control the blaze in a wooden block, with several names listed among the missing or dead. The incident occurred Tuesday night around 1:20 am and authorities warn the tally may rise as the structure is cleared.
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Minneapolla
Minn
OM. Peck
Crocker
Marie
Lis
William Crocker
Lvelaire
Jennie Morrin
William Morrie
William Bray
Hans Amerour
James Hestlers
Mac
Peter
Hostler
Albert
Michigan Briefs and Local News Snippets
Michigan briefs report Tammany Leader Murphy of New York ill in Mt Clemens. Rev Dr John Reid former Fort Street Presbyterian pastor dies in New York. A theatre troupe quarantined at Battle Creek due to diphtheria. Monroe Toledo Shore Line plans direct Detroit to Cleveland service by Jan 2. White George Chapman of Capac injured by a horse’s kick, condition precarious. Canadian Electro Chemical Co in Winnipeg suspended due to competition. Edwin Wood of Flint swallows a pearl by accident. a bystander offers $150, he keeps the gem.
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Tammany
Murphy
New York
Mt Clemens
John Reid
Fort Street Presbyterian Church
Detroit
Nels Hee” Theatrical Company
Battle Creek
Becaun
Monroe & Toledo
George Chapman
Capac
Chapman
Canadian Electro Chemical Co
Canadian Sea
Winennese
Philadelphia
Edwin
Wood of Flint
Woothee
Roth Chadwick case hearings extend into next day
Four witnesses testified in the Cleveland bankruptcy hearing against Mrs Caswell Chadwick. The receiver hopes to have her present if her health allows. Investigations focus on her jewels and a trunk as creditors press for details. Two physicians are to examine Mrs Chadwick to assess if she can appear in court tomorrow.
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Chadwick
Cleveland
Caswiell Chadwick
Heceiver Lathan Looser
Ball Hoover
Chadwiei
Fang Freda Swanston
Mali
Seyerat
Remington
Daily Mail
Tomach
Ann Arbor Protests Over Medical School Merger Move
Ann Arbor Michigan residents voted unanimously against plans to merge Detroit’s Tetreit College of Medicine with the University medical school. Mayor Brown submitted the resolutions arguing hospital relocations to Detroit would breach good faith, as hospital establishment relied on city residents’ contributions.
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Ann Arbor Mich
Cornell
Te Frente Acainet
Tetreit College of Medicine
University Medical School
Brown
Ely
Portland boiler explosion claims life of William A. McEwan
An explosion at a Portland mill in Oregon kills William A. McEwan a former Bay Cawan resident aged nine or nine letters unclear. He has two brothers reported injured or present at the scene and the body will likely be brought home for burial in Michigan after traveling from Day City.
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Oregon
Day City
Mich
William A. McEwan
Portland
Victim in Shooting Seeks Life After Self-Inflicted Death
Catherine Dert, shot earlier by Jobo Aldansk who then killed himself, remains in precarious condition and likely cannot live. The tragedy, reported from Vieh, reflects the fatal sequence of the shooting and suicide.
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Grand Reputa Vieh
Catherine Dert
Jobo Aldansk
Timely Topic On Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy
At this session a Timely Topic notes Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and lung remedy. It acts quickly and helps prevent many colds lingering. George E. Sharrar is mentioned in association with the topic.
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Foley
George E. Sharrar
Christmas in Sweden and Yuletide Games
If in Sweden on Christmas eve the church bells ring at five and all stop work, then the festive season begins across the kingdom. Families share meals, Christmas trees appear, and a week of good cheer follows with sleigh rides through snowy forests. A Christmas game involves lighting a candle and blowing it out after three steps forward and three turns, while a Yuletide donkey party uses a tree diagram where players decorate the highest number with rosettes.
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Sweden
Country Life
America
Tongue examination and laxative remedy noted
A brief antiquated instruction describes self assessment of the tongue and selecting a laxative remedy. It praises a familiar option as the best laxative and mentions a specific product name in a concise, imperative tone.
Christmas Eve Intrigue Over Half Million Loan Pact
In a country seat setting at Martina's hall on Christmas Eve, Edith Martin and Malph Arnold plot a high stake loan to save her father from turmoil. A clock strikes twelve signaling acceptance or breach as financier Jobe Protter and Mr Trotter figure in a tense bargain amid holiday merriment.
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Eyrie
Martina
Edith Martin
Malph Arnold
Dole
Jobe
Protter
Arnold
Auerbell
Gervant
Mr. Trotter
Raith Martin
Ralph Arnold
Arganiging
Martin
Halph Arneld
DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed by Readers
Letters from Centre Alabama and North Rush New York praise DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve as the best remedy for piles fissures burns and long stubborn sores. Mrs Samuel Gage and others attest decades of relief and rapid healing. Sold by Char Rhodes.
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DeWitt
J. le. Tucker
Centre
Ala
Samuel Gage
North Rush
Enye
Char, Rhodes
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh
Caution about ointments containing mercury for catarrh warns they damage sense of smell and the whole system through mucous surfaces. Claims about the product being manufactured by Fd Obio in Toledo Ohio and sold by physicians and druggists. Hall's Family Pills also advertised as superior.
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Siena
Fd Obio
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Draggicts
Hall
Piles Relief Claim Ad Promotes Witch Hazel Oil
A dramatic old time advertisement touts Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil for piles or hemorrhoids. It promises immediate relief and certain cure with external internal blind and bleeding cases. The copy names the Medicine Co. at the corner of William and New York streets offering samples by mail at a price.
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Humphreys
Nen Price
Medicine Co
Winias
New York
Humphreys Homeopathic No 28 Promote Recovery
Nervous debility, vital weakness and prostration from overwork and other causes. Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No. 28 in use over 40 years, the only successful remedy. $1 per vial or $5 for special package. Sold by druggists, sent prepaid on receipt of prion Humphreys’ Med, Cox William & John Stan Mk Ye Sold by Central Drug Store, Alma.
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Humphreys
Prion Humphreys
Cox William & John Stan Mk
Deag
Alma
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