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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text promoting Dr Herr De on Coater Pills and sugar remedies. Mentions a gourd like head from headache and quick cue with a supposed cure. Includes placeholder brand names Jon & Sonsample and general sales phrasing with no clear dates or locations.
In Gratiot County Michigan the Probate Court at Ithaca on May 9 1910 ordered hearing for the estate of Emily H Phelps. The petitioners request appointment of E A Potter or other suitable person and notice to heirs by publication prior to June 20 with probate bells at law and publication in the Reword three weeks prior. Iraac B Shaver judge of probate.
Legal notice describing a land parcel in Michigan with metes and bounds details, beginning at a section corner and running along township lines to a river, with exclusions and measurements. Names Potts and Complainants appear, along with counsel information and location.
In Chancery Ithaca May 18 10 a complaint seeks quieting title to northwest quarter of section 35 town 12 north range 3 west in Gratiot County Michigan excluding 11.45 acres. Naming Ellen Burrill Cortes Burrill Rebecca Merrill Thomas Merrill Dwight Merrill Myra Henry Chicago Saginaw & Canada Railway and other defendants non residents yet unknown heirs. Court orders service and five month response period with appearance and answer.
Captain Louis Sorcho describes the slim chance of lifting the Maine, noting the harbor’s mud encrusted bottom, 18 foot debris, and extreme water pressure. He explains methods like cofferdams and air bags, warning of engineering limits and health risks from the deep wreck.
The United States government moves to establish a national bureau of mines in the interior department to study and prevent coal mine disasters. The new agency will extend rescue and safety measures beyond current limits, addressing firing of blasting powder and dangerous shot firers with an automatic electric shot firer designed by Charles I. Dodson.
A historic naval extract recalls divers battling mud for Maine wreck salvage after an explosion. Details cover depth, pressure, and the perilous recovery of bodies, with notes on mud depth, lack of visibility, and reliance on touch rather than lights.
In Michigan a probate court notice details the estate of Vanity H Phelps with a petition to determine heirs. The document records a June scheduling in Gratiot County for a court hearing on the will and death, with formal notices to inform interested parties.
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