Reception at Detroit Michigan Club and Cleveland visit
Detroit reports a grand Michigan Club reception for ex president Cleveland at the Michigan Central depot and Hotel Cadam parlor. Governors and senators speak at the rink banquet before 1500 attendees with Republican fervor. Separate notes recount Perry Matoison’s death in a sulfuric acid vat at a suburban plant and a police case of a Grand Rapids officer’s marriage coerced, leading to divorce and a Chicago remarriage.
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Asta
Cleveland
Michigan Central
Detroit
Whatcity
Coots
Hiim
Hotel Cadac
Brakeman Fatally Crushed In Freight Train Incident
James Oswald a brakeman on the Flint and Pere Margh road was crushed between cars while coupling at Reed Cay. He suffered a crushed right shoulder and broken bones as five disleteeide bones were noted. John Schriver coworker witnessed the fall and rescued him from under the wheels. No hopes are entertained for recovery.
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James Oswald
Flint & Pere Margies
Reed Cay
John Schriver
Hiim
County supe roints seek funds for state home for feeble minded
The county superintendents of the state in Grand Rapids appointed a committee to ask the legislators for an appropriation to found a state home for the feeble minded. They argue existing county homes are crowded with charges and the state institutions are inadequate and their condition provokes protests from other inmates.
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Grand Rapids
Round the State and Other Local Notes From The Era
Houlab becomes the new post office name for Crystal City as sand bars again hinder navigation. The electric railway linking Ist peming and Neguance will reach Marquette this season, fare 25 cents. The Muskegon monument to The Hockey Soldiers will be unveiled on Memorial Day. Lumber and timber workers near Ironwood seek 5 a day rise. A new Baptist church rises at Allegan in Holland stone, center expected 915,000. DeWitt Clinton class of 84 to 14. Moriah Grand Lodge officers elected. Gov. Whitman issues a proclamation naming Detroit men for contributions to the Enterers by Janine in Russia. Names suggested to the governor and Mayor Pingree’s canteens may be sent in.
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Houlab
Postiffien
Crystal City
St Joseph Baroor
Istpeming
Neguance
Marquette
Muskeegon
Phil Kearney
G. A. KR
Norrich
Ashland Mings
Ironywood
Grantal
Allegantis
Holland
Gov. Winane
Detroit
Janine
Russa
RW. Gillett
J. F. Degoran
J. & Gray
A G. Butler
David Stott
J. W. Plyun
Pingrin
Old Scoundrel Faces Serious Charges Against Mrs Sen to Get Mid of Mim
Theodore F Boaney was charged with feloniously assaulting his own four year old daughter. Witnesses proved Boaney used deceptions to influence his wife Moira and keep the young man in jail for past assaults. Attorneys for Booey Jr deplored the father's actions as inhuman. the case was dismissed by the judge.
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Sen
Mid
Mim
Theodore F. Boaney
Tonia
Bonney
Hiat
Moira
Chaddock & Scully
Booey, Jr
Tragic Cabin Blaze Claims Seven Year Old Girl
A blind seven year old girl, Bea, burned to death at home in City Hall district. Her sick grandfather slept nearby and fought to help as the child’s clothing ignited from the coal stove. A nearby resident heard screams and a doctor was summoned. the fire was extensive with severe injuries reported.
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Bea
City
Nous
Medor Lutrondas
Drunk man dies after opium overdose in Maple Rapids
A stranger in Maple Rapids sought whisky at a saloon and drug store, bought opium, and collapsed from intoxication near a farmhouse. He was taken into custody as a drunk and disorderly, later dying after medical help arrived. The incident involved a nearly full half ounce of opium.
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Bowig
Mine Blast Fatal for One Miner at Sebowany Coal Mine
Two Walinski brothers, Polish workers at the Sebowany Coal Company mine, were injured by a premature powder blast. Felix Walinski was buried under loosened coal and died, while Frank Walinski suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover. Police investigated tampering with a charge not properly protected.
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Walinski
Sebowany Coal Company
Felix
A Queer Marriage in Jackson Amid Heirship Plans
A peculiar marriage solemnized in Jackson aims to perfect heirship to Canadian realty. William Hy Plumb, 21, and Amanda Beatley, 61, were wed by a justice of the peace. The Mercier Hours barge at Mackinaw City burned, totaling about $4,000 with little insurance. A vacant store and a residence burned. Ly Wilson injured in an embankment fall. A boy at Bay City lost a hand at Rouse's mill. Ludington citizens urge Wheeler to veto any World’s Fair funding without Sunday closing provisos. A passenger steamer keel is laid for South Haven to Chicago service during the fair. The Michigan Equal Suffrage convention is set for Battle Creek May 4-5 to push political gender equality, with events for visitors.
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Jackson
Canada
William Hy Plumb
Amanda Beatley
Grand Kapila
Mercier Hours
Mackinaw City
Romeo
See. M. G. Mercier
D. A.trumpour
Ly Wilson
Allegan
Joseph Boyent
Rouse's Mill
Bay City
Ludington
Congressman Wheeler
Ed Napier
South Haven
Chicago
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Battle Creek
Fire destroys Indian school at Winnebago agency
Reported fire at the Winnebago agency boarding school in Nod contains large losses and no insurance. The incident follows unrest in Berlin with clashes and injuries as authorities consider calling in mounted troops.
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Telluside
Col
Winnébago
Nod
Berlin
Oubcia
Berlin Riots Denounced by German Crowd at Turn Hall
A demonstrative German crowd at a Chicago Turn Hall denounced Emperor William in strong terms and urged continued action for German rights. Speakers referenced the 1793 French Revolution and urged the fight for liberty, with hopes Berlin authorities were moved to change. A memorial to Berlin Germans was adopted and support pledged for their struggle. Separate dispatches recount Guatemala and Enríquez political turmoil, with reports of violent clashes and a military response.
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William
Germany
Schults
Berlin
A Series of Violent Burglaries Strikes St Louis West End
A sequence of bold burglaries and assaults in western St Louis ended with a midnight attack on Mrs Carrie Carter of Maple Avenue. A Negro intruder forced entry, demanded aid, fired a revolver, and set her clothing on fire, leaving her badly burned. Neighbors helped extinguish the flames, but injuries may be fatal. A second home on West End, home of P E Coats, was robbed while the family was away, yielding 1000 in cash and 550 in jewelry. No clues tie the crimes, and it is unclear if the same man committed both acts.
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St. Loui
Bes
Carrie Carter
Maple Avenue
Duahina
Tao
Gre
Wino
Eseaywul
Nira Carter
West End
Schoolmaster's Crime Sparks Talk of Lynching in Valley
In Valley near Leroy Win Albert Coucutt 21 died after being struck on the head with an ironwood club by teacher J N Allen 25 during recess He was kept indoors and refused to sit When he rose Allen struck him Holling Moyers intervened The incident ends in a death and possible lynching talk dominates the town Also in Savannah Ga Miss Koma Evans 21 months ago suffered a broken spine yet lately walked after praying Her claim of a permanent cure follows a miraculous healing narrative.
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Valley
Leroy
Win
Albert Coucutt
J. N. Allen
Cououtt
Coucutt
Allen
Holling Moyers
Concutt
Koma Evans
Savannah
Miss Ejoules
Talmace's Tabernacle to Be Sold Over $62 Debt
Charles T. Wildle obtained judgment under the mechanic's lien for 62.24 for work on Talmnage's tabernacle in Brooklyn New York. The court orders sale of the property if the judgment remains unpaid. The structure valued at 400000 with a mortgage held by Russell Sage. Since construction, the church has faced funding difficulties.
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Talmace
Charles T. Wildle
Talmnage
Brooklyn
N.Y
Willis
Russell Sage
Ex Governor Conway Burned to Death at Home
Ex governor Elias N. Conway of Little Rock Arkansas, long a prominent figure, dies in a one story frame house fire thought accidental. He was old, feeble and eccentric living alone, having served as auditor and two terms as governor. Storm reports from Spain note heavy loss of life and failed rescues along Oporto coast.
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Elias N. Conway
Little Rock
Ark
Elso
Spain
London
the Times
Oporto
Portugal
Kibet
Loixors Haber
Vigo
Washington Notes on Silver Bill Special Order Dates
Informal talks among Democrats set a Bland free silver bill as a special order for March 21 or 22 to allow four days of House debate before any vote. Minority Ways and Means dissents oppose hastening passage, citing harm to industry, jobs, and capital. also notes Treasury changes and postmaster funding proposals.
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Solven BT
Aimybays
Committee On Rules
Criep
Catching
McMillin
Ways and Means Detmition
Ger. O. L. Spaulding
the Treasury
Mostar
Europe
McMian
Coball
President Morrison
Beuuter Mitchell Han
House
I Cuucus
Rain company to begin work in Huron California drought relief
E P Murphy of Inter State Artificial Rain Company Goodland Kansas has begun steps to take control in Huron California. The firm plans a four story building and says it is there to stay. Farmers have contracted with Linders and Borders Tulare for 40000 acres of grain, with the rain company under contract.
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Te Sprinkle
California
E. P. Murphy
Inter- State
Artifical Rain Company
Goodland
Kan
Huron
Cal
Hie 4
Linders and Borders
Tulare
Wader Coutrack
Fire damages New York brick building on Eleventh Avenue
A blaze swept a frestory brick structure at 445 to 431 Eleventh Ave New York City causing about 200000 dollars in damage before fumes were cleared. The site housed Batterson Lee Lisle marble onyx and rare stones dealers with partial ownership. Loss reported at 1411000 on stock.
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Miz
New York Mineo
Eleventh Avenue
New York City
Batterson, Lee & Lisle
Pope Plans Address On Coronation Anniversary
The Pope prepares an address for the coronation anniversary. He will not renounce Rome rights, but will offer a moderate tone reflecting improved relations between the Vatican and the Quirinal.
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Rome
Quirinal
Prohibition and political notes widen across nations
Snippets report Alde Island Prohibitioniste nominating four full state tickets and the Uliness Democratic convention set for Springfield on April 27. Berlin arrests stain anti anarchist fears while a fatal wreck injures workers near Portmouth. Coroner clears Tadutapolis institute staff as deaths blamed on fright and fire. Cape Town burns native affairs block including theater and government offices. South states show large drops in cotton acreage and German steamship companies weigh curbing Russian Jewish emigration. Northern Land and Mining in Havens forms with 25,000 capital owning over 6,010 acres of mineral and timber lands. Large public and political notices mix with unsettled markets and transportation anxieties.
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Alde Island
Springfield
Berlin
Mariana, Ark
Porwnt
Mins
Palmer
Rivols
Cleveland
Surgical Institute
Tadutapolis
Government Office of Native Affairs
Cape Towns
South Africa
James Brown Potter
America
New York
Northern Land and Mining Company
Havens
McCreery Disgraced In Scandal Tied to U S Consul
A New York Hearth special from Valparaiso reports United States Consul McCreery dropped from duty amid a publicized scandal. Documents allege December 1800 to February 1801 transactions exceeding 1 million dollars and exchange activity tied to official sources. A letter to broker Mecklenmann warned of legal action unless a debt was paid.
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Durog
Baltimore
Meckienann
McCreery
New York Democrats Split Over Early Convention Plans
Reports from Albany describe a bitter split in the New York Democratic Party over holding an early mid winter convention. A rebellion led by New York City Cooper ation supporters denounced the platform, with Senator D. B. Hill repeatedly named as a candidate for president. A May convention in Syracuse was voted, signaling ongoing division and unresolved leadership.
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New York
Albany
New York City
State Committee
Susator
D. B. Hill
Hal Wade
Syracuse
Marriage Plans Ruined by Eloping Reformatory Escape
Hobbed Sinsride-Eleets J. E. McDatall of New York, recently released from Hustogton reformatory, courted Miss Theressa May Denaotiorn of that city and a lavish wedding was planned with over 200 invitations. The groom-elect failed to appear, leaving with a gold watch and 240 in money from his betrothed. He vanished for parts unknown.
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Sinsride-Eleets
J. E. McDatall
New York
Hustogton
Theressa May Denaotiorn
McDougall
Parta
Jealousy Motive Tied To Albany Shooting Suicide
John Kaiser, Albany photographer, shot his wife after she refused to live with him, then fled to woods west of the city. A posse cornered him beneath a manger. he crawled out and killed himself with a final shot. Mia Kaiser wounded but may recover.
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John Kaiser
Albany
Ind
Bin
Mia Kaiser
Cow Kills Farmer’s Wife After Charging Animal
Mrs Stuseman of Norwood New York was fatally attacked by a cow on her husband Herman Stuseman’s farm. The cow’s gore inflicted a fatal wound in minutes as she tried to watch the animal. A Wyoming-bound freight disaster is noted, where an explosion caused a long burning coal fire to spread to an underground area.
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Herman Stuseman
Norwood
Ae N. Y
Mra Stuseman
Wyoming
A Rival of Stanley in Africa Arrives in New York
Mr Prench Sheldon sails from Zunsibar aboard the scan ship Aller leading a retinue of 105 black followers on the Dura Continent expedition. She travels to Mombassa then deep into jungle territory, meeting tribal chiefs in full court dress and gaining unmolested passage as the first white observer to study African women and children.
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New York
Prench Sheldon
Hastere Africa
Zunsibar
Ste
Mombassa
Sheldon
Africa
Space for Mig Matt Exhibit Grows at World’s Fair Grounds
Director General Davin requests additional space as demand surges for the Mig Matt exhibit at the world’s fair grounds. The immense response to President Harrison’s invitation is described as unparalleled, with Japan’s offer of a permanent 40,000 building on Wooded Island in Jackson Park and Japanese landscape works accepted by the South Park Board. The gift includes a permanent site and public access, to be funded with Japan’s aid and art works.
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Davin
Anld
National Commission
Presdient Harrison
Japan
Jackson Park
Ie South Park Board of
Desperate Escape Ends in Quotation Amid Georgia Man
Confessed fugitive Thomas Kendrick, an Emanuel county desperado, held four counties at bay for a week. He escaped a cabin siege with kerosene fire and improvised weapons, wounded several pursuers, and fled to another house as negotiations ensue to remove him from the county. Kendrick had been acquitted of murder a year earlier and reportedly stated he would kill again if tried.
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Thonas Kendrick
Emanuel
Georgia
Desperade
Lievoumies
Kenitrick
Smiley Marries in Harrisburg Union Creates Family Ties
Sixty five year old George Smiley of Harrisburg marries Miss Annie Caraman age B. The union links Smiley families as the bride is sister of the wife of T. M Smiley, making her mother in law to her elder sister and aunt to her younger sister's daughter in law. The Smiley family now counts five children as grandchildren. The Bardeen Paper company of Otanein Sinlim operates the world largest structure devoted to paper taking.
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George Smiley
Harrisburg
Annie Caraman
Tha Brule
Youoswat
T. M Smiley
Luther
TM. Sunlley
Ubecom
Whale Lave
Bardeen Maper Company
Otaeen
Sinlim
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