Kalamazoo Wins Next Grange Meet Insurgent Horton Captures Seat
Kalamazoo to host the next Grange gathering as George B. Horton, the sole insurgent to win, secures a spot on the executive committee. Ballots after polls closed show insurgents routed, Horton and H. B. Puller among those elected, with detailed counts for secretary and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Horton
Grange
Georgy BH. Horton
H. B. Puller
N. FB Hull
Tieter
U.F. Baker
Mr. Horton
JW Hitchins
Fred Martin
Hutchins
Flora
Wisters
CS Bartlett
Borin
McNewehten
Lo W. Oviatt
Bar Fon
Iwlamater
Puller
BF Kels
Joan Rot
Col Roosevelt to Visit Michigan in February
The text notes Col Roosevelt slated to come February 11 and 21 for events in Michigan. Senator Smith secured a promise from the colonel to attend a Lincoln banquet in Grand Rapids this winter, with the date set for February 21 by Roosevelt himself.
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Col. Roosevelt
Theodorye Rooevelt
Michigan
Senator Smith
Mamilt Sige Danguet Sur Ana Ie
Grand Hipite
Col Roosevelt
Grand Rapids Lincoln Club
Thomas J Navin Dies in Detroit Residence
Thomas J Navin aged M4 lawyer and prison board member died at his Detroit home from a sudden attack of apoplexy. He was seriously ill before death, and was entertaining Charles HM Collins an insurance man and his family for the evening when death occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Navin
Edohtman
Detroit
Mr. Navin
Charles HM. Collins
State briefs mix of local notes and crimes
Port Hope reports an outbreak of diphtheria among residents before noting job moves in state offices and local associations. The piece mentions a Hanover death, a Battle Creek murder trial, Taft judicial appointments, a Mt Pleasant lodge, Monroe County rewards for parolees, and a new liquor law penalty.
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Traverse City
Cavenagh
John Anthony
Battle Creek
Jesse Burch
Michigan
Taft
van de Vanter
Willis van de Vark
Ionia
Col
Sherif
Edmund Dull
Grand Rapids
Human Torch Tragedy Claims Benton Harbor Foreman
Willan Peapples of Benton Harbor was killed at St. Joseph while working on a pole when 2300 volts of electricity surged through his body. The foreman climbed a pole to string a line and grasped a live wire, the clothing catching fire as bystanders watched. Firefighters extinguished the flames with buckets of water. the incident caused shock among workers, with another man briefly deranged by the tragedy.
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Willan Peapples
Benton Harbor
St. Joseph
Peapples
Tratie
Hoeman
State Briefs From Michigan Press Clippings
Horrigan named dartmaster in Ionia succeeding K Smith with a 2600 salary and state sugar payments total about 5 million to farmers. Knights of Pythias rally in Albion January 3 will confer degrees. Removal rules require charges and process. Pearce denies sensational revelations. Actor Charles Fromatae dying after exposure. Miss Helen Hicksteapler ill with child fever. school closed. vaccination underway. Inch not city votes for commist form of government after committee deliberations. Harry Livingstone jailed for 60 days for trying to end his wife. George Langs fined or jailed for illegal practice of medicine. Rev Thomas McKingey electrocution request inspires crowds and funds. Shiawassee proposes leg split for state troops during Durand Grand Trunk strike. State officials face new admin shifts January 1 amid many job applications. Oil inspection fund contributions rise with $16k projected this year. Hastings High scholarships via Junior class fundraisers and alumni drive. Kalamazoo fire raises suspicions of arson. Michigan cream exporters push for relief from high express rates. hearing set February 16. dairy bus lines up 100 percent rise in five years.
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Grand Lodge
Tocal Department
Mra
Desein Orie Pearce
Charlene Ie
Mylne In Meaten
Tiporta
Charlew
Milton Fromatae
Rowllye
Fireen
Allevan
Helen Hicksteapler
Petia
Clutter Committee
Inch Not
Harry Livingstone
Grand Rapids
Livingstone
George W. Langs
Culdwater
Yaple
Medcine
Langs
Thomas McKingey
Klini
Battle Creek
Shiawassee County
Durand
Grand Trunk
Elase
Kalamazoo
Tce
Lansing
Michigan
State Railway Commission
Teo
New York State Grange Considers Labor Bureau Plan
A proposal by New York State Master to create a state grange directed bureau of farm labor and co operative trade would unite local granges with manufacturers and wholesalers. The plan aims to secure favorable terms, reduce middleman costs, and market members products through centralized management while keeping a farmer focused, low profit model.
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State Grange Executive Committee
New York
Thetate Grange
Bureau of
Grange
Bureau of Co-Operation
Department For
Farm Labor
Berka
Order Us
Pn, Godfrey
Cooperative Tem in Early Text From Lowell Manuscript
An extracted fragment from a Lowell era manuscript discusses cooperation and the duty to act. It questions perceived conflicts and asserts necessity of cooperation, urging readers to contribute ideas to aid subordinates or subordinate causes within a state framework.
State Grange plan for cooperative trade network
A lecturer proposes New York State Grange establish a cooperative trade distribution system linking subordinate granges to wholesale traders. The plan would unite members across states, use funds in the treasury, and create a state grange cooperative to benefit the order nationwide.
Legislature Sets Jan 4 Session and Townsend Succeeding Burrows
The legislature will convene on the first Wednesday in January two days after the new administration. the United States senator election on the second Tuesday will be a formal affair. Charles Townsend is named to succeed Senator Burrows with minimal party caucus, save for nominating speech logistics.
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United States
Charles Townsend
Burrows
Twenty Couples Defy Marriage Bar in Faithful Colony
William Hannaford an Australian led twenty couples in Benton Harbor to marry against the tenet of the Israelite colony presided by Tenjamin and Mary. The edict was relaxed for the faith’s fiftieth anniversary, though earlier forbidding marriages stood for years. A justice of the peace married Hannaford to his sweetheart.
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God of Love
Dan Cupid
Tenjamin
Mary
Benton Harbor
Ted
William Hannaford
Benjamin
First Fils Charges For State Board Removals
Advices from the state legal department state that a governor can remove a state board member only after charges are filed and a removal procedure follows under law. Speculation has grown about resignations, and whether a failure to resign would trigger formal removal, noting that any state employee can be charged but no mechanism appears to exist for removal without charges against a board member.
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State Legal Department
Bank Clerk Pleads Guilty to $24000 Embezzlement at Ray City
Datue Snaver, a Lumberman's Bank employee, admitted stealing $24,000 from the bank and pleaded guilty in Ray City court. He is released and faces sentencing soon. He is about 40, with no clear sign of restitution, and his home was attached at arrest.
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Datue, Snaver
Wormer Vever
Lumberman's Bank
Ray City
Shaver
Tigwarde
Fire at Holly Milling Co Destroyed Plant and Lights
A $40,000 blaze destroyed the Holly Milling Co plant and the Holly lighting plant, with waterworks temporarily out of service. A heavy stock of flour and grist in the mill was ruined. The village faces a month without city lights. In a separate case, jury inability to reach verdict on bribery involving a former warden ends in potential acquittal. Fire also damaged a Christ Science temple in Ann Arbor. Health officer notes a dip in hair color due to illness. A burglary at the Winckemith shop in Wales led to loss of equipment and arrests.
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Holly Milling Co
Holly
Jackson
Pred Snyder
Armstrong
Arbor
Willam Woods
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A. W. Darrow
Chatham
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Labor Bureau
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Consord
Dee
George A. Sanders
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Uitem
N.Y
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Maine
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Colmabin City
Washinton
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Mothe
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Conound, S.A
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Atreson
Morgantown
W. VA
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Tipfacandm City
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Townsend
A.B Spinney
Wright House
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Alma
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Belding Sanitarium
Belding, Mich
Et Smyrna Sanitarium
Smyrna, Mich
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Chronis Diaeares
M. L. Perrigo’s
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Fred Rogers
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Pere Marquette
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