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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1907
Page
2
The Grand Traverse region reels from four unsolved cases including Sister Mary’s disappearance from a Isadore convent and a string of robberies and threats at Mrs. Badley’s Williamsburg home. Local tracks and bloodhounds have failed to identify suspects as guards watch the scene.
A fragmentary newspaper item details the Kingsley puzzle where a farmer Clarence Workman found a fatal message on a toadstool believed to be from Joseph Allen, with uncertain identities and distant locations. The report also mentions a mill fire in W. KE Williams causing $20,000 loss, a court tidbit about jurors and trials, forestry association plans in Saginaw, political candidacy shifts in Michigan, and a roundup of local veterans and social notices.
Michigan brief items report a diverse set of events including arrests and appointments, accidents, deaths, and legal actions across several cities. Notable mentions cover Onaway deputy wardens, Marquette prison death, Traverse City burn death, a Flint drowning, a Royal Oak theft, and a Battle Creek parole petition, with additional notes on a gasoline launch explosion, stabbing, a miner, a river accident, and a failed stagecoach-to-rail service transition.
A sprawling notice column reports Ethan Ennis, son in law of Albert Hosner, as heir to a vast estate valued at 15.1 billion with a potential share near 23 million. It outlines legal defense teams for Rep Ward, a Dutch student mother entering U of M, and a sequence of disasters from lightning strikes to a Cheboygan dynamite explosion that killed three youths.
Amelia Timmons lay dying when her brother and sister, long separated since childhood by parental deaths, were summoned to Deer-Held to see her. At cousin Mrs Robert McCarty's home, the siblings reunited at the bedside in a poignantly sad scene as news of her condition spread.
Remains of Wm. Deebock, a Wrandotte man, arrived with Mrs. Deebock and a sister after a hunting accident in which a trigger likely caught on a twig as he leaned on his gun. He died minutes after reaching Olympie hospital. A separate drowning rescue story follows, where Mrs. Emory Wilbur survived after grasping hair to keep her afloat. Additional local items include a farmer slashing his throat, a Michigan prison reunion, and talks about Gladstone and Dowie money in resort ventures at White Lake.
Amid scattered notes from the state, a five year old Myrtle Pomp dying after eating overripe pears in Menominee draws attention amid a wave of disparate items. Attendance at the Calhoun county fair reportedly broke records with 30 000 on the grounds. Judge George Wath comments on copper output and legal questions about liquor sales surface. A Lake Superior figure is cited in a health incident. a Walkerville discovery points to a murder pit containing skeletal remains. A Frost Lake shooting triggers reports of nearby activity and public reaction.
Reports from Princeton and New York describe President Cleveland's rapidly failing health with gout and weight loss. A prominent Democrat warns of bad news for the party, noting Mrs. Cleveland acts as confidant and secretary. Other items mention Wellman’s polar airship voyage near disaster but eventual success, and various local notices.
In Boston Rogers of Standard Oil faces a 50.9 million dollar royalty suit led by C. M. Raymond. Witnesses say Rogers is gravely ill with facial paralysis and impaired speech. Testimony recounts his son in law Urban Broughton and a clinched power of attorney. A physician cites possible apoplexy or stroke. Meanwhile a Washington dispatch notes the Interstate Commerce Commission plans no general inquiry into Hill railroads, amid reforms under Harriman.
The Lusitania crossed the open sea from Cherbourg to New York in about 5 days and 1 hour, covering 2 782 miles at 22.01 knots and approaching the German Deutschland record. It shattered the Queenstown to New York benchmark and surpassed the Lucania's six hour slower time, though narrowly missing the German record. Weather delays are noted as a factor, with further attempts anticipated under clear conditions.
A report from Elmer Mikkelson and Ernest Lefingweil, Anglo American polar expedition leaders, claims no bottom found 50 miles off Alaska while sounding to 2000 feet. They crossed the continental shelf edge twice during a 500 mile sledge trek north of Alaska aboard the Duchess of Bedford dated Dawson September 10.
Charles G. Burton of Nevada Maine and Patrick H. Coney of Topeka Kansas were named commander in chief and an assistant. Other officers include Lewis C. Grim t of New York senior vice commander William M. Beatt of Atlanta junior vice commander Dr. T. Lane Taneyhill of Baltimore surgeon general Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago chaplain in chief. Meeting place and date to be set by the national council. Commander in chief Robert B. Brown praised President Roosevelt for veterans services. Twenty five killed in Quebec express wreck at White River Junction Vermont caused by a misrouted train order. The dispatch confusion blamed on Concord dispatcher and Ot station night operator.
The Detroit market reports show cattle, hogs, and sheep with steady to uneven prices. Rates for butcher stock and choice heavy cattle vary, with cattle and hog values fluctuating as buyers weigh supply. East Buffalo cut meat markets note lower prices for some cuts while general wholesale figures shift, reflecting a tepid demand and seasonality.
Local notices mix amusement listings with disaster reports as grasshoppers devastate pastures near Becanaba raising dairy fears. Dairymen halt cattle sales amid unit supply cuts while Plainwell Baptist church drives fundraisers for repairs. Community meeting details and misprinted names appear in fragmented notices.
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