Peculiar Case 18 Placed Under Arrest in Detroit
A former justice of the peace Thomas W Fitzsimmons was arrested on charges of receiving and concealing $3 525 worth of stolen furs. He claimed to act as an attorney for a client Miller known as Dutch Charley. A preliminary hearing was set for Oct 22 with bail at $1 000 as police seek the mysterious Brown who rented a room at 763 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. The investigation ties to a burglary at 34 Miami Avenue and involves a national search for the suspect. District officials and convention notices appear in the same report.
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Detroit
Mich
Fitzelm Motia
Fitzsimmons
Goode
Brown
Charley
Charles Miller
Miami Avenue
Miller
Secused
Woman's Clubs Convention Opens in Grand Rapids
Oct 15 Grand Rapids Mich the sinth annual meeting of the State Federation of Woman's clubs is held in this city for a three day session. The event gathers club leaders from across the state to discuss civic cultural and charitable work. News notes include local attendance and program highlights.
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Federation
Josephine M. Gould
Owosso
Lois Ll. Felker
Grand Rapids
Iasey F. Andrews
Three
Woman's Clubs
Mich
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Heroic Effort to Rescue
Port Huron Michigan October 13 Charles Hyde aged 17 drowned in Lake Huron Monday afternoon while hunting ducks. Hyde was with Jacob Grow and Daniel McMillan when their boat upset at around 1 PM. Grow the only swimmer kept the youth afloat for three hours while he and the others fought to reach shore.
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Port Huron
Mich
Charles Hyde
Lake Huron
Young Hyde
Jacob Grow
Daniel McMillan
Grow
Franksnstead Ends Life With Razor in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan on Monday Franklinstead aged 38 died by self inflicted razor wound after months of poor health and repeated threats to kill himself He was married one year and worked as a store mason.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Oct
Franklnstead
Child Butted to Death Near Lake City by Ram
A two year old boy, son of James Shannon, five miles from Lake City, died after being butted by a ram while playing in an orchard during mid October. The incident occurred near the Shannon residence and authorities were notified.
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Lake City
Mid
James Shannon
Fatal Row in Jackson Leaves Carpenter Mortally Wounded
Jerry Shumway a 50 year old carpenter is fatally injured after an altercation with Joseph Welden a 40 year old team driver. The men quarreled Saturday evening while drinking and Sunday noon Welden attacked Shumway on a city street, breaking his skull with two blows. Shumway remained in the hospital with doctors stating he will die. Welden fled but was later arrested by police.
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Jackson
Mich
Jerry Bhumway
Joseph Welden
Welden
Shumway
Tenderloin
Gilchrist to Be Launched in West Bay City
The steamer F W Gilchrist, being built for J. Gilchrist, will be launched Wednesday from the West Bay City Shipbuilding Company's yard. The vessel measures 436 feet in length with a 10 foot beam and 28 feet depth, drawing 18 feet and offering a 6 000 ton carrying capacity.
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Gilchrist
West Bay City
Mich
F W Gilchrist
Watnesday
West Hay City Shipbuilding Company
Ship's Captain Missing in Detroit on October
Detroit October 13 Captain Edward William of the schooner Ishpeming is missing after leaving the vessel with all freight money. The 800 ton coal cargo bound for Detroit arrived two weeks ago. The captain vanished while the ship’s crew awaited his return. News includes a cautionary piece on boys and conduct. Also reported is a fatal accident in Owosso where Edward Coombs, head machinist at Owosso Sugar Company, fell from a beam to his death.
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Detroit
Mich
Edward William
Axo
Hi Henderson
Buffalo
Owosso
Edward Coombs
Owoasa Sugar Company
Kidney cure promotion by 19th century seller
A medical advertisement quotes Dr Abernethy on kidney disease dangers and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as making sound kidneys. Sold by Chas. G. Rhodes in the period notice style.
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Abernethy
Foley
Chas. G. Rhodes
Lansing area firms file numerous new corporate articles
Brisk activity seen as many corporations filed articles of incorporation with the Michigan Secretary of State last week in Lansing and other cities. Firms listed include Detroit operations such as Sprang sbrook Brewing Co and American Mining Co, Petoskey Climax Dist Co, Saginaw Michigan Pav ingrick Co, and St. Joseph based The Indiana Michigan Iowa Railway Co. The filings show varied capitalizations from $2,000 to $6,000,000 across construction, manufacturing, and utilities sectors.
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Lansing
Tanking
Mich
Plate
Curtis Advertsing Co
Detroit
Woh
Sprangsbrook Brewing Co
Adrican
Payline Land & Development Co
Ideal Register A Metable Furniture Co
Elmweed Land Co
Port Huron
Siptien Stave Co
Miuseed Concrete Steel Co
Dtroit
Petoskey Climax Dist Co
Petoskey
Michiean Pavingrick Co
Saginaw
International Hospital Go
Woo
Econemy Dry Goode Co
Grand Haven
George McDonald Dri
Kalamason
Jackson Motor Carriage Co
Jagison
Michigan Stellaloid Co
Grand Rapids
Green Enlls Fence Co
Reading
Dawson Co
Savinaw Match Co
Baginaw
Detroit Carriage Co
Detroit College of Optics
Detroit Finance Co
Baie
Miedegan
Bh Live Stock Co
Tad Fay City
Hioan Concrete Block Co
Peninsula Construction Co. Ltd
Traverse City
Bridgeman Ol & Gas
Bridgeman
Indiana
Miinois & Iowa Railway Co
St. Joseph
American Mining Co
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Netruit
UV M Beloit routs Beloit in football dominate win
Ann Artiz from Michigan University of Michigan easily defeated Beloit 74 to 0 as other state games produced mixed results including Kalamazoo 41 Olivet 0 and Traverse City 5 Manistee 0. M A C beat Alma 11 to 0 while several towns posted varied scores across Michigan.
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Ann Artiz
Mich
Get
Yost
UV of M
Beloit
Wis
O Noverase
Heston
Oither
Kalamayoo
Olivet
Owenso
Ovid
Lansing High
Grand Rapids
Charlotte
Olivet High
Traverse City
Manistee
Howell
Alleged Conspiracy Arrest In Detroit Fire Extortion Case
Detroit attorney Thomas White Simmons was arrested after a fire on Holliday Street yielded $5,000 in cash. Police allege a conspiracy to extort money from businessman George W Zanker, whose establishment was robbed last Friday night.
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Detroit
Mich
Thomas Whitesimmons
Hile Reel Dente
Tt le
George W. Zanker
West Point Class of 1904 Graduation Highlighted
Ninety seven members formed the class of 1004 at the United States Military Academy in June, becoming second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Douglas A. MacArthur led the group, with Ulysses Grant, son of General Frederick Grant, also among the top graduates, reflecting lineage to Civil War generals.
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West Potot
Uited States Military Academy
United States Army
Douglas A. MacArthur
MacArthur
Ulysses Grant
Frederick Grant
Cow With Bark Harry Observes Cow Bellows
A boy named Harry, sitting on a fence, hears cows feeding and bellows for the first time. He runs inside crying to his mother that another cow is making a loud sound in the yard.
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Harry
Tree Refinement Rilas Sopephat to Footman
Rilas Sopephat instructs John to place a white kid glove on a finger post at the bend of the reed before guests arrive. The directive appears to blend ceremonial signaling with a symbolic gesture for the event.
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Rilas Sopephat
John
Dieting and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Claim Better Digestion
A dieting note argues that starvation weakens the body and promotes disease, while Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is described as a reliable remedy that helps the stomach digest foods and cures indigestion and stomach troubles, with sale by a local seller.
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Kodel
Chas. G. Rhodes
Delaware Avenue Flood Deluges Philadelphia and Nearby Towns
The Paterson and Burlington areas suffer severe flood damage from the Passaic and Delaware rivers. Delaware Avenue along the Philadelphia riverfront floods two miles, with cellars filled and goods damaged. Burlington New Jersey endures its worst flood, with about four fifths of the town under water and hundreds left homeless.
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Delaware Avenue
Philadelphia
Burlington
N. J
Delaware River
Delaware Bay
League Island
Chester
N. J. Get
Thisstown
Delaware
East Burlington
Batt
Ma'r
Boate
Landslide Blocks River At Poupore Near Buckingham
Buckingham Quebec October 12 residents report four landslides along the Lievere River twelve miles north of town blocked the channel for a time destroying several farm buildings. No lives were lost though the movement caused timber damage before water found a path through the obstruction.
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Buckingham
Quebec
Poupore
Here
Lievere
Far Aa
Bribery Case Goes to Trial in Saginaw Michigan
In Saginaw County Michigan on Monday afternoon Judge Beach heard the first bribery case arising from a grand jury presentment. James Lealderman faces charges of offering a bribe during a Genesee area project contract letting. Prosecutor O'Keefe and associate examined witnesses. courtroom stenographer Macomber testified as the grand jury member.
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Saginaw, Mich
Billy
Beach
Jumoe Lealderman
Genesee
Die Brijke Ountract
Brucker
W. J. Lameun
Lerten
O'Keefe
Clarence
Meewa
Hutnet
Macomber
Linac
Betty Lanelos
Eustoet
Totaal
Young Maniac Deed Shson Mie Patriot Report
A 21 year old son of a farmer in Morkerville, Sule county, shot a man on his porch during an insane episode. The wounded man, age 58, received a facial and arm injury. Authorities from Hillsdale and adjacent counties pursued the shooter, who remained in custody at a gallows area location.
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Shson
Morkerville
Sule
Albert
Thomas Gol
Bilby
Inter
Goffe
Sonny
Han
Hillsdale Ai Daction
Mistake Costs Man's Life in Lansing Telegraph Mishap
A fatal incident occurred in Lansing Michigan when a man attached to a telegraph pole was electrocuted after wires were severed during a maintenance operation. Investigators report the danger of live lines and the need for proper shutdown procedures.
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Lansing
Montay
Boy Killed In Farm Quarrel Near Menominee
Chue Anderson aged 12, son of Ore Anderson, was shot and killed during a quarrel involving Pierson, Ma mos Perkon, Pierson’s shot struck the boy as he lay on the grass ten yards away. Pierson surrendered to Sheriff Stiles in Menominee.
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Menominge Mich
Chue Anderson
Ore Anderson
Mamos Perkon
Pierson
John Long
Lange
Stiles
Close Call to Death in Calumet Mine Cage Incident
Six miners at the Red Jacket shaft of the Calumet and Heela mine faced a deadly accident when a timber fell from the sixty third level during cage repairs. Iron, steel, and timber splinters filled the air as the cage bonnet was crushed. all men suffered severe injuries though none are expected to be fatal.
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Calumet, Mich
Red Jacket
Calumet & Heela
Fata
Smuggling Bust Reveals False Bottom Trunk
In Port Huron on October 12 James A Montgomery a jeweler from Los Angeles was stopped by tunnel customs. His trunk contained a false bottom with jewelry mainly pins and brooches. Jewelry confiscated and Montgomery continued home. he claimed he thought it. Toronto piece and Wesley quote follow. ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ends portion.
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Port Huron
Mich
James A. Montgomery
Los Angeles
Cal
Tewrs
Montgomery
Toronto
Forty Pounds in Thirty Days Cure Promised by Tablets
A reader reports rapid weight gain after using Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets, claiming his younger brother recovered from indigestion within a month. The notice, from Holley Bros in Long Branch, advertises the remedy and a local seller Bivens & Roader, urging buyers to try the pleasant, easy to take tablets.
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Holley Hroa
Long Branch
Hivens & Roader
Bivens
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Frackenthal
Michigan Lake Superior Power Company
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Patereon
Passaic
Boemming
Spruce Street Hill
Plecehead
Falls
Spruce Hill
Streats Mill
Paterson
Apollo Hall
Murphy
Thone
Man
Mosherville
John Wesley
Wesley
Chamberlain
Bivens & Roades
Sireus Bro
Heairo
Almarth
Kem
Betwen Frankfort
Ainop
Carson
RIRBY
Canulluck
Triedo Ubin
Grand Trunk
Onrand
Muskegon
Peon & Iy
Greenville
Sheridan
Darwin City
Pere Marquette
Alma
Baet
Grand Rapide
Weat
Laginna
Bay City
Big Rapide
North
WO. Momuten
Mie
C. A. Bullock
Alms
Orcs
Rogers Bros
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Meriden
Conn
Weight House
Seigel Wilson
Grand River Ave
Chewall St
Postal & Morey
Proprietur
Rocky Mountain
Bath
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