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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1903

Page

6

Five Days of Fighting in Jolo Ends with Moros Defeat

Amid a five day clash in Jolo between American forces under General Wood and Moro insurgents, Major Scott was wounded in both hands during an ambush led by Hassen. US troops killed about 50 Moros in the final assault near Sint Lak, with Hassen captured. News notes describe ongoing expedition efforts and unit deployments across multiple regiments and detachments.

Scott Manila Jolo Leonant Wood H. J. Beal Fourteenth Cavalry Sint Lak Serins Paueuite Haseen Soot Foto Hassen Biet Lake Hesten Gen Woot Wood Tahiit George Satley 14Th Cavalry 17Th Infantry D. J. Rumboughtery 1Ath Cavalry

Refund pledge for 50 cent bottle mishap guarantee notice

Fragmentary text shows undersigned promising to refund money on a 50 cent bottle and to provide a 26 cent tie as evidence, mentioning various names and places including Alma Riverdale and others, with unclear context and garbled phrases.

Green Serene Smankard Moliolland Alma Onas G Rrones

St. Pierre and Miquelon fisheries dispute ease in gloom

The text notes St Pierre and Miquelon declares high interest in a settlement of the fisheries dispute to secure prosperity. It mentions low trade, a gloomy outlook, and growing sentiment favoring annexation to the United States amid economic strain. Names and precise places are partially garbled but indicate a colonial fishing region amid political tension.

St. Pierre and Miqueton

Just What You Need Chamberlains Stomach Tablets Ad

A historical ad proclaims Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets to aid dullness after meals loss of appetite bad taste torpid liver and constipation headaches bilious feelings. Promises improved appetite stomach cleansing and relief for liver and bowels. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Bivens Rondes.

Bivens & Rondes

Only A Friendly Act in Keeping Sutton Informed

Holbrook testified in Lansing on Friday that his letters to Sutton about grand jury proceedings were a friendly act to keep the governor advised as to what was known. He denied paying anyone for improper use and said he did not obtain jury secrets from Grand Juror McKale.

Lbrook Sutton Lansing Mich Holbrook Grand Jury Sulton Jury Tuttle McKale Sutton Mor

Warrants Ready in Grand Rapids Waterworks Case

Rumor says fourteen warrants will be issued today for arrest of officials implicated in the waterworks boodle scandal three years ago. Warrant targets aldermen and city officials. private citizens not slated yet. Prosecutor declines to reveal timing, actions, or exact count. Expected names include twelve aldermen and two city officials.

Grand Rapids Mich Salsbury

Perhaps Drowned. Sebewaing Fishermen Missing on Saginaw Bay

Saginaw Mich Nov 21 Robert Meachan and Claude Campbell Sebewaing fishermen are believed drowned after leaving Thursday morning to set nets on Saginaw bay. A search found their blankets and lunch at Lone Tree island but no sign of the men. Meachan aged 40 with a wife and three children. Campbell 22 with a wife and baby.

Saginaw Mich Robert Meachan Claude Campbell Saginaw Bay Sebe Waing Lee Lone Tree Island Meacham Campbell

Oil price surge shocks Vienna amid cartel unraveling

Indignation runs high in Vienna as oil prices rise 50 percent after the Austro-Hungarian petroluem cartel’s collapse. The spike harms the poor, notably home workers like tailors and dressmakers, as authorities consider action to curb the burden. Local officials across districts are examining remedies and awaiting further stock developments.

Vienna Ueneveral

Popshop Dick Highlighted in Canvassing Tale

An old pamphlet recalls a scene of campaigning with a large crowd at a grand meeting in a cathedral town. A speaker praised the poor and their burdens while the crowd heard a blunt remark that the local candidate is known as Popshop Dick, a prosperous pawn broker, in his own town.

Fannos Hlue Lane Popshop Dick

Two Killed In Wreck Near Gwynedd

Philadelphia report says two people died and six or more were injured when a Philadelphia and Reading local train from Doyleston derailed near Gwynedd. The dead include CL Custer of Philadelphia and Harry Roderick of Doyleston. Officials suspect deliberate wrecking as the cause.

Philadelphia Gwynedd Philadelphia & Reading CL. Custer Harry Roderick Doyleston

Richfield Boy Dies After Unconfirmed Wounding

Ralph Shales aged 15 son of Jesse Shalek of Richfield died after an injury allegedly tied to a fight with Harvey King of Davison near Davison. King is held on suspicion of murder pending inquest. Postmortem to determine cause of death. Earlier rough details describe a street confrontation that led to Shales’s head injury and unconsciousness. The case includes competing accounts of who provoked the incident and potential complicating injuries from a prior fracture.

Flint, Mich Ralph Shales Jesse Shalek Richfield Joseph Comstock Harvey King Davicon Daviaon Shales King Davikon Slater Shalis Kine Dauth

Bliss Denies Demanding Freeman and Sayre Resignations

Governor Riley flatly rejects Lansing rumors reported by the Freeman and Sayre meeting. He says he never asked for the resignations of Freeman or Sayre and that no new pardon board appointments are to be announced.

Freeman Sayre Saciaw Mich Rilew Lansing

Boy fatally injured in accidental self gun discharge

In Muzzie First, Cellwater, Michigan, 17 year old Worth Smith was shot in the face while lying down as he allegedly pulled a hammer back with a gun. Doctors Wood and Gamble report little hope for recovery as the youth remains conscious after the Sunday accident.

Muzzie Himelf Bin Han Mer Drs Wood and Gamble

Fatal boiler explosion at Carbon Coal shaft near Verne

In Saginaw County Michigan on Saturday a boiler exploded at a shaft of the Carbon Coal company two and a half miles from Verne in Albee township. The blast destroyed the engine house and boiler, killing two miners August Martina and Augiat Moshner and injuring five others. Two of the wounded are expected to die and others are severely hurt.

Saginaw Mich Carbon Coal Company Verne Albee Township County August Martina Augiat Moshner

Shot Companion In Leg

In St. Joseph Michigan on November 22 Willie Shrader a two year old boy was accidentally shot in the calf by another small boy who was handling a gun. He was taken home and will be laid up several days though physicians fear no serious consequences.

St. Joseph Mich Willie Shrader Shrader

Civil War Veteran Charles Nose Dies in Adrian at 63

Colonel Charles Nose aged 63 longtime Adrian and Hudson resident died Sunday. He enlisted as Neutenast in company I Vermont Infantry and served through the Civil War, later suffering wounds from his service.

Adrian Mich Charles Nose Adrian and Hudson Ioor Neutenast Pirot Vermont

Anarchists Raid in Geneva Arrest Two Russians

Swiss federal council ordered a raid on anarchist headquarters in Geneva. Two Russians were arrested, and the article notes a likely expulsion of the prison era from the country.

Geneva Switzerland Federal Council

Corneal Pipes In Warrenburg Drama From Old Franklin County Tale

A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century note describes Corneal Pipes and a threat related incident in Warrenburg near Warrensburg, Franklin County. It mentions Whitz Wbles, a Geena cabinet maker, and a Jackknife heating confrontation with his brother over pipe manufacture, hinting at wealth from the trade. The legible portion references early seventies settings and local county names.

Franklin County Warrenburg Whitz Wbles Warrensburgs Frankin County Nipes

A Novel Nevenge Conk Yes Mistress in Daring Plan

A fragmented passage describes a woman plotting a personal grievance. The narrator notes deception, emotional conflict, and a bold, risky act centered on a forbidden relationship and a desire for retribution. The incomplete text hints at themes of love, betrayal, and moral tension.

Questionable stockings and broken questions vanish

A garbled query asks about holes in stockings and the meaning behind a coded line. The message is unclear, with phrases like when the holes cone in stockings and what boonies of the tiene of stocking. It appears to be a damaged text fragment with no clear reportable event or named entities.

Electric Bitters Prominent Stomach and Liver Remedy

A starting test described a patient treated with Electric Bitters, noting relief from acute stomach and liver troubles after initial use. The text claims Bitters aid dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, and kidney issues and recommends continued use for continued benefit.

Michigan Five-Horse engine praises for farmers

Michigan Five-Horse engine from Saginaw Michigan offers versatile, low cost power for shelling, grinding, wood cutting, drilling wells and more. With 15 years of experience, Optinal Engineering Co. invites farmers to request an illustrated booklet on the engines and other models.

Saginaw Optignal, Engineering Co Saginaw, W. S. Mich

Stepped Against a Hot Stove Child Healed Quickly

A Virginia child burned after stepping on a hot stove found relief with Chamberlain Pain Balm applied by his mother Mrs Geo T Benson of Kellar. The antiseptic salve eased agony within half an hour and the child slept, recovering fully in two weeks. Sold by Bloome & Roates.

Geo. T. Benson Bloone & Roates

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