Gasoline Fire Explosion Injures Millington Resident
In Millington Michigan on January 26 a stove fire sparked by pouring gasoline exploded at 1 am. Cyrus Tasure suffered burns and rolled in the street to smother flames before alarm. His wife Tosure was saved, while Mrs Bila Sewles of Goodrich, watching her daughter, fainted from smoke and was unable to recover. She endured severe burns and internal injuries.
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Millington
Mich
Cyrus Tasure
Tasure
Tosure
Bila Sewles
Goodrich
Gas line planned from Niles to Buchanan
Bascom Parker, who has nearly secured the Buchanan gas fighting contract, orders 67 600 feet of pipe two to eight inches long to construct a pipeline from his Niles plant to Buchanan two miles away. The line will discharge into a Buchanan reservoir with a capacity of 67 000 cubic feet.
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Niles
Niles Mich
Bascom Parker
Buchanan
Night Was Her Terror and Her Cure Revealed
Mrs. Applegate of Alexandria Indiana recounts nearly nightly coughing and blood spitting from consumption before finding relief with Dr King’s New Discovery. She reports a 58 pound gain after three $1 bottles, praising it for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Trial bottles free at Sharrar Mulholland’s drag store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
Sealy
Sharrar & Mulholland
Lozier Pleads Guilty in Grand Rapids Water Bribe Case
Rex Ald Daniel E. Lozier admitted guilt in a water deal bribe case in superior court. Sentence deferred. The Albers perjury case saw witnesses examined with nothing notable. Ex-State Senator George Nichols of Ionia waived examination and was bound over to superior court in $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lozier
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rex- Ald
Daniel EB. Lozier
Albers
George ®. Nichols
Ionia
Refund Offer for Green's Warranted Syrup of Tariff
A group of signers pledges to refund money on a 50 cent bottle that fails to cure a cold. They offer a 26 cent bottle as proof, with names including Snawkan Mulholland Alma Cass G. Rapers Alora Prep Hupson Riverdale and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Arantes
Snawkan& Mulholland
Alma
Cass. G. Rapers
Alora
Prep Hupson
Riverdale
Funeral of Judge Peck at Jackson Largely Attended
Jackson Mich Jan 26 Judge Erastus Peck remembered at St Paul Episcopal church with a large crowd despite zero weather. Jackson County Bar held a memorial session in circuit court. about 50 attorneys attended from Jackson and southern Michigan. ~300 foot men escorted the funeral. Rev MF McDuff led services. quartet sang Thy Will Be Done. J B Foote sang bass. Jackson Lodge of Bika conducted grave rites led by Exalted Ruler J J Boardman. Ing ham County Bar plans memorial meeting and seeks a portrait for the circuit court room.
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Peck
Jackson
Mich
Erastus Peck
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Jackson County Bar Association
KR. B. McDuff
St Paul's Church
J. B. Foote
Jackson Lodge
Bika
J. J. Boardman
Tansing
Ingham
New Resort Near Ludington Planned by Chicago Investor
F J Condit of Chicago, a longtime Hamlin lake summer visitor, has bought seventy acres on the lake near Ludington Michigan and will build a twenty room hotel and store on the property. In Newberry Michigan a Findlander about fifty was found frozen to death three miles east of town after a night of drinking and getting lost in a blizzard.
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Ludington
Mich
F. J. Condit
Chicago
Hamlin Lake
Finn
Newberry, Mich
Here
State Banks Ordered to File End of Week Reports
Banking Commissioner Moore has issued a call to all state banks in Lansing Michigan for a report of their condition at the close of business last Friday. The action seeks a snapshot of the sector’s health and may influence forthcoming financial disclosures.
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Lansing
Mich
Moore
DeWitts Little Early Risers Pocket Pills Ad
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a convenient pocket remedy. It claims to ease headaches biliousness torpid liver and constipation while strengthening the liver and notes Charles Rhodes as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Charles Rhodes
Michigan Editors Visit Washington at Alger Reception
Michigan Preex association delegates conclude day in Washington with a grand reception at General Alger's residence attended by Senator Burrows and Michigan lawmakers. They toured the congressional library, visited the navy yard, and heard a Marine Band concert, ending with plans to meet the president and lunch with Senator Burrows at the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington & Pleasant
Henry M. Howe
Navy Yard
George A
Alpe
Marine Band
Senator Burrows
Capitol
Remedy praised for flu by Angola man Roy Kemp
Roy Kemp of Angola Indiana writes that four weeks in bed with grippe yielded to Foley's Honey and Tar after trying many remedies and physicians. He says two small bottles cured him and he uses it exclusively. Sold by Sharrar and Mulholland.
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Roy Kemp
Angola
Ind
Twas
Ingrippe
Foley
Sharrar & Mulholland
Panama Debate To Dominate Senate Week
Washington reports the Senate will continue the Panama question with ongoing debate and several addresses from both sides. The House plans to devote the week to army and deficiency appropriation bills with the army bill currently under consideration and the deficiency bill slated for immediate action after the army measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Panama
House
Hemenway
Committee On Appropriations
Embezzlement Conviction Shocks Baltimore Musical Union
Otto Berger former treasurer of the Musical Union of Baltimore was found guilty by a jury in criminal court of embezzling four thousand dollars from union funds. Berger served as treasurer from 1866 to 1901 and reportedly fled in the year 1901.
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Baltimore
Jan
Otto Berger
The
Musical Union of Baltimore
Berger
Union
A Life at Stake in Foley's Honey and Tar Claim
An old advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as life saving, claiming it prevents pneumonia and can save lives. It urges purchase from Pearrir and Mulbotland, presenting a vivid warning about illness and the remedy’s purported merit.
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Foley
la Po
Pearrir & Mulbotland
Michigan Agricultural College Meeting Schedule February
The state board of agriculture and institute societies announced a series of county meetings across Michigan for February. Events in Mecosta Slyvester on Feb 4 and 6. Branch Coldwater Feb 7 and 8. Ingham Danaville Feb 9 and 10. Wayne Flat Rock Feb 8 and 9. Tenanes Clinton Feb 10 and 11. St. Joseph Three Riders Feb 10. St Tonta fonia Feb 19 and 11. Barry Hastings Feb 12 and 13. Cass Cassopolis Feb 12 and 13. Hillsdale Hillsdale Feb 12 and 13. Allegan Fennville Feb 15 and 16. Calhoun Marshall Feb 16 and 17. Washtenaw Willis Feb 16 and 17. Eaton Charlotte Feb 17 and 18. Oakland Pontiac Feb 17 and 18. Van Buren Hartford Feb 17 and 18. Berrien Niles Feb 18 and 19. Livingston Howell Feb 18 and 19. Jackson Parma Feb 18 and 19.
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St. Tonta
Fonia
Barry
Hastings
Cass
Cassopolis
Hillsdale
Allegan
Fennville
Calhoun
Marshall
Washtenaw
Willis
Eaton
Charlotte
Oakland
Pontiac
van Buren
Hartford
Berrien
Niles
Livingston
Howell
Jackson
Parma
Train wreck after cow collision near Gates Tennessee
A Sinois Central fast mail train from New Orleans to Chicago was wrecked at Gates Tennessee sixty miles north of Memphis. One person was killed and two slightly injured when the pilot struck a cow crossing the track.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Chicago
Gates
Tenn
Croup Remedies Advised By Advertiser
The peculiar cough indicating croup should be treated without delay and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended as universally approved. Avoid untried medicines and follow directions. symptoms will quickly disappear. For sale by Bivons & Roades.
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Bivons & Roades
Lowell Marriage Record Curious Missing Text
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a Lowell ceremony with unclear names and dates. The readable portions hint at a wedding or betrothal context but lack complete details for firm identification. Further legible text needed to confirm participants and location.
Two Families Burned Out Near Traverse City Farmhouse
Traverse City Michigan January 26 Two families living in a farmhouse five miles from town in the black district were routed out by fire in the morning with the mercury ten below zero Orin McClure his wife and four children and Robert Bates and his wife were the inmates of the building all escaped unharmed though the cold was extreme and the cause of the blaze was not immediately known
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Traverse City
Mich
Serv Orin McClure
Robert Bates
Getting Ready For Census In Lansing
Secretary of State Warner and Census Supervisor A Bird returned from Washington and other eastern cities with supplies for their summer work. They traveled Monday to collect items needed for the census project in Lansing Michigan.
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Lansing
Mich
Warner
A. Bird
Washington
Student seeks divorce in Ann Arbor case
Jan 26 reports Stirdail Blanchard of Greenville, a University of Michigan student, has filed for divorce from Rose Blanchard. The bill was suppressed, with the wife believed to reside in Port Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Stirdail Blanchard
Greenville
University of Michigan
Rose Blanchard
Port Huron
Stop It Stop It A Cough Warning and Remedy
A neglected cough or cold may lead to serious bronchial or long troubles. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as perfect security from serious effects of a cold. Sold by Sharrar and Matholland.
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Foley
Sharrar & Matholland
Poasencrae Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Real estate man Daniel Nel shoots self in head
Grand Rapids Michigan January 26 Daniel F Nel aged 45 a well known real estate and insurance man committed suicide Monday morning by firing three shots into his head from a revolver the last of which proved fatal Nel had suffered a slight shock of paralysis weeks ago
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Daniel F. Nel
Sulelie
Min
Nel
Adulterated Food Alarming Findings in Lansing
Ninety food samples analyzed by the state food analyst in January found sixty adulterated. Advertisement offers Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy with a money back guarantee, listing 55 cents for tea or tablet form and Charles Rhodes.
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Jennie Stitzer
Omaha
Hollister
Charles Rhodes
Lansing
Mich
Thieves Enter Freight Cars in Decatur Grocery Theft
Thieves entered three Michigan Central freight cars on a siding in Decatur Michigan during the night of January 26 and stole groceries valued at several hundred dollars billed to local merchants.
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Decatur
Mich
Michigan Central
Bert Corwin Freed Then Sentenced In Larceny Case
Lansing January 26 Bert Corwin, who had been released from the Detroit house of correction Saturday, was Monday given another sentence of sixty five days for larceny.
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Lansing
Mich
Bert Corwin
Detroit House of Correction Saturda
German Officer Killed In Duel
Berlin reports Lieut Schubert of the 175th Infantry was shot and instantly killed in a duel with another officer at Chemnitz garrison. Also note shows Foley's Kidney Cure advertised by Sharsar and Mulholland.
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Berlin
Schubert
175Th Infantry
Chemnitz
Sharsar & Mulholland
Allegan Poultry Pet Show Association Officers Elected
Pot Stock Association Alleeandileh Jan 25 reports the Allegan Poultry and Pet Show association naming PJ Shimmions as president Mac Melotoeh as vice president Wo1 Warner Jr as secretary Mrs Samuel Guard as assistant secretary G Fuller as treasurer and J Wilcox Brackett W H Blair as executive committee members EB Banta chosen superintendent for the next exhibition and J A Boyce designated door keeper.
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Pot Stock Association
Alleeandileh
Allegan Poultry & Pet Shock Association
PJ Shimmions
Mac Melotoeh
Wo 1
Warner, Jr
Samuel Guard
G. Fuller
J. Wilcox
Bera Brackett
W. H. Blair
EB. Banta
J. A. Boyce
Two Persona Cremated in Morningside Fire Tragedy
Pittsburg reports two persons burned to death and one missing after an early morning blaze destroyed three houses in Morningside. The dead are Michael Culley, 40, and Mrs. William Sawyer, 50. Missing is William Sawyer, husband of the deceased.
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Pittsburg
Morningside
Michael Culley
William Sawyer
Name branding drives DeWitt’s Salve sales in Chicago
Hazel Salve from H C DeWitt & Co of Chicago claims to cure piles eczema cuts burns and skin ailments including bleeding itching and protruding piles. Counterfeits abound but genuine product is sold by Charles Jen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C DeWitt's & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
Charles Jen
Paroled man Marin Crut to be rearrested for intoxication
Lansing Jan 25. Marin Crut, paroled by Governor Bliss six months ago, will be rested for drinking. Steps will likely be taken to return him to prison where he is serving a fifteen year sentence for conveying tools to prisoners in the county jail.
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Lansing
Mich
Marin
Crut
Bliss
Lineman Electrocuted At Marquette On January Day
A lineman Arthur Lawrie was instantly killed after electrocution in Marquette Michigan on January 25. The report notes friends of GMH Hansan engineer LB W RR and mentions recovery from threatened kidney disease through Foley’s Kidney Cure as advised by a correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Mich
Arthur Lawrie
GMH
Hansan
Lime
Foley
Sharrar & Mulholand
Attempted Safe Blowing in Louisville and Nashville Depot
A man attempted to blow open a safe in the Louisville and Nashville telegraph office in Sonday. He spread papers and placed blasting powder before being detected by a ticket agent, sparking a chase and escape through a window. Police captured him. the event could have destroyed nearby buildings if the fuse had not failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Sansuet Trawah
Deire
Louleyille & Nanhville
Sonday
Weet
Banchman
Advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Warranty
Guarantee on every bottle promises refund if not satisfied after using two thirds of contents. Claims effectiveness for grippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Says remedy prevents pneumonia tendency. For sale by Bisene Roados.
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Chamberlato
Bisene & Roados
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