Tragic naval salute accident shocks Milwaukee crowd
A premature fuse explosion during an honorary salute to Mayor Rose at a Granger celebration in Milwaukee kills Paulson of the Michigan state naval reserve and wounds Fred Winchester as 16,000 spectators witness the disaster. A five year old girl suffocates in a trunk at Clark Lake while playing hide and seek.
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Paul Paulson
Escanaba Division
Te Mich Kan State Naval
Viols
Edward Parka
Clark Lake
Jackson
Lake Shore
Suits Over Five Tribes Lands Dismissed by Oklahoma Judge
Judge Ralph Campbell in Oklahoma sustains demurrers in US suits to set aside deeds and leases by citizen allottees of the Five Civilized Tribes. Court rules no remaining US title to lands allotted and that these Indians are United States citizens with full rights. Bills held bad due to numerous defendants linked to many distinct land transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Campbell
Oklahoma
United States
Five Civilized Tribes
Indiana
Michigan brief items leave readers with mixed fortunes
John Hopkins broke Muskegon shooting gallery records and injured his right arm in the effort. Harold and James Irish of Imlay City, ages 14 and 16, attempted to sell their father's horse and buggy for 100 to buy ice cream and are jailed. Gerald Walker of Marshall, 12, discharged a rifle while crawling through a fence, injuring an arm from elbow to hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hopkins
Muskegon
Harold
James Irish
Imlay City
Gerald Walker
Marshall
State's Valuable Water Powers Held by New Holding Firms
Eighteen new power companies filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state Friday, aiming to control vast water power across the state. Plants will be built in northeastern counties and southern districts including Whit and Denisee, Mirktens, Arenag, Tosco, Hay, Ceecola, and Acona. The bill, drafted by Representative D. Curtiss, sparked constitutional debate and faced imminent legal challenges over its scope and title.
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Whit
Denisee
Mirktens
Arenag
Tosco
Hay
Ceecola
Acona
New Northern Trust Formed Over Michigan Power Franchises
A new trust arises in northern Michigan with incorporators including Edward F Loud H Kisbal Loud L A Wood and others from New York Englewood and Detroit. Capital near 3.5 million ties water power firms to Muskegon Grand Rapids holdings as investors seek to preempt state rules before September 1.
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Edward F. Loud
H. Kisbal Loud
Au Sable
Muskegon
White
Michigan Items From Port Huron and Nearby
Port Huron drys collect signatures for a local option petition. John Lind of Hastings, 73, died by hanging as his wife entered a state asylum. Charles Wilson of Orion, a Pontiac jail inmate, died en route to the asylum amid mental decline. George Langworthy, pioneer of Michigan ginseng, dies at 71 after early crop in a dishpan sold for 2100 dollars. Louis Knlebt, a young farmer, fights with a girl at a dance. a glass injury to his eye results. Waterford figures in the life of Michael McCann, born Ireland, who died of a white plague in Waterford, N.Y. He lived in Waterford, Michigan with his sister Jennie McCann for 32 years. Howard Birchfield, recently paroled from Tonia, was arrested in Charlotte with David Ann, a posted man. Barney Keyes accompanied them.
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Port Huron
John Lind
Hastings
Charles Wilson
Orion
Pontiac
Becming
Xudde
George Langworthy
Michigan
Louis Knlebt
Iey City
Waterford
Mich
Indaw
Jennie McCann
Howard Birchfeld
Tonia
Charlotte Clea
David Ann
Barney Keyes
Birchfield
Eaton county picnic draws nearly twelve thousand
State briefs report nearly 12 000 people attended the annual Eaton county farmers picnic. Other items note escapee George Bargelin captured in Flint, Windsor player Joseph Doherty died of natural causes in Muskegon, smallpox declared mild by Dr Vaughan, Bellevue farmer N B Day survives after harness failure in a Grand Trunk collision, and 0 year old Bernard Clark quietly marries Henrietta Starke while awaiting trial for assault with intent to murder. A boy near Harris township attacked by a copperhead snake is not expected to live, the first such case in Menominee county in 25 years.
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Eaton County
George Bargelin
Lapeer
Flint
Joseph Doherty
Windsor
Muskegon
Howell
Vaughan
State Health Board
N. BE. Day
Bellevue
Harris Township
Charles Probssky
Menominee County
State Briefs From War Veteran to Fire Disaster In Michigan
Stephen Draper Civil War veteran and Washtenaw pioneer is dead at age 7. Sixteen men jailed in Flint for drunkenness. Michigan Central to dispatch trains by telephone on the Jackson Niles division. Robbers hit a Cadillac home as Mary Russell’s funeral procession passed. Bulck factory strikes over high rents and living costs. 100 workers quit Flint. Samuel Crane of Saxonaghan in Kentucky claimed oldest Elk, age 50. An angry mob attacked William Andrews after he speedily drove a team, injuring farmer Joseph Estes. A father and son separated 22 years reunited by a Flint telephone directory. After a turkey meal, ice cream and blackberries were eaten within three hours. Lewis Behnidt of Brooklyn died of pneumonia in a Detroit hotel. Charles Lies Kell of Flint received a wedding invitation from a Miss Trone Elin. Thursday’s nominee led to marriage. W H Barnard, charged with robbing a room in Grand Rapids, sent to superior court. Warry Schindler’s measurements match past prison records after a tie to the case. Forest fires near Grawn destroyed J W Staton’s house. volunteers saved nearby farms as more fires threaten the area.
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Flint
Michigan Central Railroad
Jackson Niles
Mra
Mary Russell
Cadillac
Bulck
Samuel Crane
Saxgnachan
Kentucky
No 1 Lodge
William Andrews
Joseph Estes
Lewis T. Behinidt
Brooklyn
N. Y
Detroit
Charles B. Lieskell
Ween
Trone Elin
W. H. Barnard
Grand Rapide
Tite
J. W. Staton
Hawke
Grawn
Electric Bitters Promised as Health Miracle in Early Ad Ad
An 1880s style notice touts Electric Bitters as the supreme health builder aiding stomach, liver, kidneys, and blood purification. The piece includes legal and local crime items: Clara Barcia sues saloonist Wm Schnell and Michigan Bonding for $10,000 over her husband’s death. Henry Schuur returns stolen property. Mina Garnney awarded $3,100 for lost laundry mangle items. James Cashman escapes from Jackson prison after wiring work.
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F Brown mi
Mre
Clara Barcia
Bay City
Wm. Schnell
Michigan Bonding & Surety Co
Detroit
Henry Schuur
Otto DeYoung
Grand Rapside
DeYoung
Supreme Court
Mina Garnney
Battle Creek
James Cashman
Jackson Prison
Cashman
J A Carr and Son Endorses Harvells Condition Powders
J A Carr and Son of Lansing Michigan praise Harvell's Condition Powders for livery horses. They report three years of use, noting improved appetite and vigor after periods of abuse. Sold by GC, F, Brown, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Carr and Son
Lansing, Mich
Harvell
Brown
Draggist
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Remedies Claim Effectiveness
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. internal remedies are advised. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Described as a legitimate prescription from a leading physician, with tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. sold by druggists at 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
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