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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
2
The Alma Record, official paper of Alma, May 17 1905 issue, with AL Bewse as manager and Dow K Bessert as secretary and treasurer. The text notes the paper’s circulation and status as local newspaper.
The article highlights improvements in high school grounds and the role of Wotton's Club in directing garden work. It notes the value of outdoor gardening for students, teaching planting and farming skills, physical and moral benefits, and aims to inspire a love of outdoor life that could lead some to seek agricultural livelihoods.
Congressman Brownlow of Tennessee argues for better roads and public taxation to support education and religion. He says railroads are vital but roads, churches, and schools must connect to improve public welfare, citizenship, and patriotism across the United States.
A historical report denounces Chicago strikes, claiming open shop pressure forces workers to join unions or starve. It accuses unions of causing massive wage losses and criminal acts, portraying labor conflict as a bloodstained bid for industrial control.
A Tatla incident attracted wide press attention in Washington as Allied and Confederate veterans mingled at General Pithugh Lee's funeral in Washington. The scene showed a strong union of American people, with men who once bore arms against each other attending in friendship.
A garbled column argues that the State Commerce Commission blames railroads for trusts, challenging Democratic tariff blame. It mocks studies on baldness and claims teamsters’ union aims to curb essential traffic, reflecting sensational, fragmented late era editorial tone.
Judge Lan ning in New Jersey district court refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus for Anna Valentina who faced murder charges in Hackensack for killing Rosa Silva who stole her common law husband. An appeal to the U S Supreme Court was filed and clemency petitions signed by about fifty thousand supporters.
Cincinnati May 10 Judge Cecil Pence a former Kentucky legislator lawyer and politician shot himself to the head at his Covington home Tuesday The cause is unknown Pence 35 years old. He entered the legislature as a youth and has served as police judge of Covington for six years.
In Juchean Mississippi on May 10 the business district of Flora was scorched by a major fire destroying W. B. Jones & Son, the Flora Bank, and the telegraph and telephone offices. Estimated losses reach 200000 dollars.
Paderewski sails for his New York home on May 10 after two weeks of illness. Physicians prophesy a complete recovery from his recent rent ailment.
Grandmother Mary Wolf at 32 years welcomes her 9th child born to her daughter Mrs. Frank Woodruff, making Laura Mitchell a great grandmother at 52. The family line spans four generations under one Kokomo roof in May.
Michigan briefs report heavy frost harming peach buds and tomatoes with thousands in losses. A former LonIa mar wal, Alex Johnson, suffered apoplexy in a Chicago church during his wife’s funeral and may not survive. Bay City laborer Mathew Rhine died after swallowing carbolic acid amid heavy drinking. Princeton Theological Seminary honored Thomas E. Wilmers of Grand Rapids with a $50 prize for Old Testament literature. Edwin Heath, intoxicated, shot his wife and was convicted of assault with intent to murder. Flint school for the deaf trustees reenlisted all willing staff. vacancies loom. Fred Hall of Battle Creek, son of City Treasurer Hall, arrested for larceny with possible accomplice Harry Caldwell, son of Street Commissioner Caldwell. Caldwell allegedly stole a $100 bill from his father and handed it to him. Hall allegedly altered it.
The Board of Review for Alma City will meet in the Council Room of the Public Building on May 15 at 8.10 p.m. and continue for at least six hours daily for four days to review the city assessment rolls as directed by the clerk W W Rison.
A reader explains that autumnal burdens of motherhood press on women yet fear the second change of life. The text argues that preserving feminine health with Favorite Prescription can ease the natural transition, avoiding loss of vitality and ensuring life enjoyment without dependence on others. It touts the medicine as unequaled and urges dealers not to substitute other remedies.
Marshall Mich May 10 a reconciliation follows estrangement and a court arraignment as Wilhinty Carl of Battle Creek had arrested his wife and Jense Wheelock of Battle over lawnship. jury selection and witness testimony filled most of Tuesday and Monday in circuit court before the couple agreed the wife would return home after a tearful session.
Thompcot of Woolworth street describes severe back pain and sleepless nights from a kidney ailment. After using Doan's Kidney Pills the pain stopped and mobility returned. he recommends the product and offers to answer questions. Poster Milam Co Buffalo New York lists price at 50 cents. Re member the name Doan’s and take no other.
Thomas Kerby former township treasurer was arraigned in circuit court on a charge of embezzling 321 dollars from Owosso township. He stood mute, no funds, defender appointed. Bail bond signed by Frank Weidman. Kerby released until September term. He has about 100 dollars raised, plans to earn rest. blames liquor. He has wife and one child.
April 4 to May 3 Probate docket records show Henry Aallaugher authorized to sell real estate for Hattie Johnson and Mary Graham petitions to sell estate properties. Hearings for Ingalls Horton, Philip Albaugh, Redford Thompson, Mary Cutter, Mary Clark, Bert Mabel, Sara EllisSwat, and Mary Horton adjourned or set. License granted to proceed with several sales as listed in notices.
The People v Alpha Mill is fined or imprisoned for a crime. Arnold Brown pleads guilty to larceny and faces at least one year in Michigan Reformatory. Hartfurt Life Insurance Co judgment for plaintiff. Bernard B. Kranse vs Henry K. Lewis trial ongoing. Several filings and divorces listed with damaged text and unclear details.
A parsed flow of multiple land parcels, owners, and transactions appears, listing numerous individuals and properties by lot numbers, sections, and nearby towns. The garbled OCR reads as a series of transfers and notices including names such as Pauline Dailey, Watson J Clark, Marion Charles J Thorpen, Jennie A Soule, and Elba Lyn Crosley, alongside references to lots, blocks, and sections in various locales. The text also mentions public sale cues and partnerships, with sporadic place names like Alma and St. Louis, and generic terms like lots, pt, and sec.
Opening of navigation between Frankfort and Manitowoc via Ann Arbor Railroad announces daily steamship schedule starting Monday April 17. Big steamers depart Frankfort for Manitowoc at 9:30 am on Monday Wednesday and Friday and at 1:00 pm on Tuesday and Saturday. Rates to western and northwestern points higher via this route. agents urged to inquire.
A northern town notices marriage licenses issued for Withasa Kindly and Belle Pearson both in their twenties. The report lists Ventenial A Fowler and Lillian ML Stetcher as other name pairs, with no further details on dates or places.
Low one way and round trip fares offered for travel to Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern routes with multiple western and Pacific coast connections. Tickets advertised with daily departures to Portland San Francisco Seattle Vancouver and beyond from Chicago with Pullman sightseeing options and postpaid stamps.
A reader from Little Rock extols Buckley’s Arnica Salve as a marvelous healer for fourful rotting sores and long suffering wounds. The testimonial claims five years of ailment cured and endorses the product as a remedy for cuts burns and wounds.
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