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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
9
Odd text describes club events and weekly gatherings at Ball venue in Weiwoulin area with mentions of alternate Thursday nights and names like MBE and DMA CAMP SUT WA Mortie Ke P hail. It reads as a fragmented notice of recurring social meetings with unclear dates and participants.
Government reports a vast available gold balance and unprecedented holdings. Revenue rose to a 90s level with a $92 million surplus over 1908, though expenditures fell short by $776,495. Public debt operations, sinking fund purchases, and advances on interest shaped a year of strong liquidity and shifting monetary policy. The annual report notes increased bank notes in circulation and aims to strengthen the currency through gold certificates and continued debt management.
Havana reports Celun congress reconvened with President Palma sending a hopeful message. It highlights better sanitary conditions since American intervention, cordial U S relations, and talks of a mutual tariff trade treaty with emphasis on sugar. Treasury balance stands at 1 561 042.
The nineteenth annual report of the United States Civil Service Commission is submitted to the president. It notes progress in competitive examinations and civil service observance of laws and rules. It cites Rural Free Delivery, portions of War Department field service, and War War-era hires. 62,025 people examined for positions and 14,059 appointed or reinstated or transformed, a large rise from prior years.
Five people died when a milk express train on the Chicago Northwestern Railway struck their vehicle at the village crossing on a Sunday. Survivors included Louis Behettn who was hospitalized in Elwyn, while others died at the scene or en route to hospital. The victims were Frank and Belvette Gail O Charles and Juanes Woordrich.
Roosevelt proclaims a national day of Thanksgiving thanking God for past year blessings and urging Americans to suspend ordinary work to give thanks in worship across the land. He notes the nation’s progress and calls for deeds to accompany words in gratitude.
Mir C. Haney of Geneva suffers forty years with piles. Doctors and dollars failed to help. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve promises permanent relief. Product marketed as a remedy for skin diseases and related ailments.
A bank vault in Exchange National was blown open by six men who stole between $9 000 and $14 000. The robbers, armed with copies, fled as the town slept. The marshal was the only local law enforcement. the incident prompted a broad search. Evidence suggests a planned entry and substantial damage to the bank interior.
Edmund Bersch, former member of the house of delegates, was found guilty Friday of perjury in his testimony before the grand jury about a $75,000 doodle fund tied to the Suburban franchise bill and received a five year penitentiary sentence. Also reported, the Dex Mos national bank reported a $2,000 loss from a shipment via American Express to the Bank of Irwin. the package opened in Irwin contained brown paper. Des Moines.
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