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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
8
Michigan political factions push for woman suffrage with calls to vote yes at the November election. Democratic plank cites 1916 platform urging equal terms. Adoption urged for federal amendment. parties urge Michigan legislature to ratify when submitted.
Michigan voters weigh the fate of women’s suffrage and whether to take a federal route or vote yes on November 5. The piece argues the state door should open for Michigan women and urges men to support enfranchisement to make America more democratic.
The text notes progress in voting rights across regions and years, listing several states and provinces that granted full suffrage or presidential voting rights to women. It references Canada, New York, and other jurisdictions, with scattered mentions of dates and outcomes, though the fragmentary OCR yields many garbled names and places.
President Wilson delivered before the Senate on September addressing equal suffrage as a vital war measure. He argued enfranchisement strengthens the nation and allied democracies, urging full enfranchisement to meet the demands of the war and bolster morale. The speech frames suffrage as essential to national unity and victory.
The Detroit section of the Woman Suffrage Council endorsed the amendment action strongly while the Executive Board backed ratification. The body urged members at the State Division of the Woman Committee to vote for ratification, and the Detroit delegation ratified with no dissent.
At the Michigan Republican Convention Governor Sleeper lauded women’s wartime contributions and sacrifices and urged granting women the ballot. He praised the perseverance of mothers and young wives and argued that their work warrants voting rights.
A fragmented note urges every voter to remember Michigan’s upcoming vote on woman suffrage set for November 5. It asserts the ballot is a test of democracy and that women are intelligent citizens deserving full rights without harming the home.
The notice outlines mortgage foreclosure processes in Gratiot County Michigan. It details defaults, dates for sale, and the right of the mortgagee to sell the described land and buildings at auction to recover sums owed, including principal, interest, and attorney fees. It names parties such as Frank H. Wood and Cora A. Wood, plus Attorney William Rallre, and references the Alma and Barry area courts.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Manchurian bitters and a shift to modern American bartending supplies. References to cansiler repo, jottqnar es, Chinese equipment, and various unclear phrases appear. No clear event, date, or named organizations are established in readable form.
Geo E Sharrar promotes numerous Alma Michigan properties for sale or exchange during the coming week. Includes 110 acre and 140 acre farms with improvements, income properties, and various houses with barns and outbuildings. Exchanges and long-term terms offered. buyers urged to view early before coal season. Real Estate, Loans and Investments, Room 10 Opera House Block.
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