Michigan State Banks Show Strong Gains In 1915 Report
Michigan state banks and six trust companies report robust growth for the year ending June 23 1915 with deposits rising by 15 801 737 23 loans and discounts increasing 10 513 618 20 and a total deposits gain of 15 801 737 23 since May 1 1915. The reserve stands at 22 03 percent and cash reserve at 6 75 percent while nine new banks formed this year and several banks raise capital stock.
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Lansing
Michigan
Merrick
State Banking Department
Peoples’ State Bank of
Middleton
Capital Stock
Grosse Pointe Savings Bank
Otsego County State Bank
Gaylord
Auto Tax Nets State 1.75 Million in First Year
The Newell Smith automobile tax law will bring Michigan and its counties about 1.75 million dollars in its first year of operation 1916. The tax of 25 cents per horsepower and 25 cents per 100 pounds of weight will raise estimates from 700000 to 800000 to about 12 dollars per car on average for licenses. Deputy Secretary George Lusk estimates total receipts at around 1.62 million, with half returned to the originating counties.
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Newell Smith
Michigan
Ford
George Lusk
Automobile License Bureau
Governor Delays Genesee Judge Choice Amid Uncertainty
Governor Ferris has not named a successor to the late Judge Wisner in Genesee county. He indicated he has not decided and holds a different view now. He denied any talks of a Democratic compromise to keep factions united.
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Genesee County
Ferris
Wisner
Restaurant Men Under Labor Law Enforcement
State labor commissioner James V. Cunningham distributes pamphlets to restaurant proprietors and employers of female office help about the 54 hour law for girls and women. His assistants Elizabeth Moran and Mrs Mary Girardin make personal calls urging compliance with the amendment and booklet text.
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James V. Cunningham
Commissioner Cunningham
Elizabeth Moran
Mary Girardin
Heavy oat crop damage reported in Branch county
Coldwater and Farmers report heavy damage to oats in Branch county with rain worsening injury on heavy land. Standish resident James Steinmitz, 77, died suddenly at his son Arthur Steinmitz’s Harrisville home.
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Branch County
Standish
James Steinmitz
Arthur Steinmitz
Harrisville
Cloudburst Drowns Twenty-Five In Erie Pa Flood Toll
Erie Pennsylvania Aug 5 twenty five persons drowned many buildings swept away and city plunged into darkness after a cloudburst over Mill creek. The flood caused five feet of water in the business district destroying electrical and telegraph services. Rescue squads led by Mayor Stern saved families as Durner and four firemen died durante rescue. Nearby Meadville Cambridge Springs Titusville and Cochranton also reported heavy flood damage across Crawford county.
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Erie
Stern
Mill Creek
Erie County Electric Company
Western Union Telegraph Office
Ninth Street
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Allegheny College
Cambridge Springs
Titusville
Cochranton
Sugar Creek
Crawford County
Heavy fighting near Hooge as British and Germans clash
Telegrams from Courtrai via Amsterdam describe a terrific battle near Hooge east of Ypres with many wounded sent to Belgium from German lines. Paris notes the allied battle line held everywhere. Berlin says Britain failed to retake ground won at Hooge.
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Hooge
London
Courtrai
Amsterdam
Ypres
Belgium
Paris
Berlin
Landslide Wrecks a Flyer at Parkers Landing
Parkers Landing Pennsylvania August 5 The Buffalo Express on the Buffalo and Allegheny division of the Pennsylvania railroad ran into a landslide near here. Engineer Jesse Williams of Pittsburgh was killed.
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Parkers Landing
Buffalo Express
Buffalo & Alleheny
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Jesse Williams
Pittsburgh
Russian Army Flees Capital of Poland
London reports Warsaw evacuated as civilians depart and Russian forces retreat toward Brest-Litovsk. The Grand Duke Nicholas army group may be trapped in a triangle near Ivangorod Novo Georgievsk and Brest-Litovsk while Teutons seize the Lublin Chelm line. German briefs claim 5023 Russians, 41 guns, 250 machine guns captured in July.
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London
Warsaw
Nicholas
Ivangorod
Novo Georgievsk
Brest-Litovsk
Poland
Lublin-Chelm
Teutons
Cholm
Lubin-Cholm
Bug
US Sailor Among Iberian Sunk by German Submarine
German submarine torpedoed and shelled the Leyland Line steamer Iberian after warnings to halt. Seven perished including an American named White of the Dublin area. 62 survivors were saved by a trawler. Iberian, 5223 tons, commanded by T. B. Jago, was en route from Liverpool to Boston with a cargo of horses and mules for military use. White reportedly lived in Boston.
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London
Leyland Line
White
Ireland
T. B. Jago
Washington
Wesley Frost
Queenstown
Boston
Liverpool
French Marines Allowed to Land in Port au Prince
Washington reports France has clearance to land marines at Port au Prince to guard the French legation under Admiral Caperton. Marines stationed there may face a critical situation as 12,000 armed residents are in the city and suburbs, with 400 French troops present and a total population near 60,000.
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Washington
France
United States
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Caperton
Navy
Government to appeal steel trust decision to Supreme Court
Washington August 5 The government will appeal the steel trust ruling Attorney General Gregory said preparation for the Supreme Court appeal is underway.
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Washington
Steel Trust
Gregory
Supreme Court
Blatch Killed by Live Wire in Shoreham Storm
William H. Blatch husband of suffrage leader Harriet Stanton Blatch was killed in Shoreham Long Island when he stepped on a live wire blown down by a storm. The tragedy occurred as the region endured high winds that swept across Nassau County and disrupted service.
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William H. Blatch
Shoreham
N. Y
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Long Island
Wounded Men Burn to Death in Constantinople Fire
Travelers arriving from Constantinople report a week of fire that destroyed 3000 buildings including the German hospital Slied and many wounded soldiers. The blaze caused extensive damage across the area, with losses blamed on the rapid spread of flames and crowded quarters. Local authorities are assessing casualties and evacuation efforts.
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Athens
Constantinople
Allies Begin Subsea Raids From Dardanelles to Marmara
British and French undersea forces have opened a submarine war against Germany and Turkey. Submarines breached the Dardanelles, entered the Sea of Marmara, sunk a German torpedo-boat destroyer and two Turkish transports, and shelled the Galata bridge near Constantinople. Additional attacks included sinking a transport in Karabogha bay and targeting Turkish powder mills and Kara Barnu railway. A British sub reports sinking a German destroyer near the German coast on July 26.
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London
Great Britain
France
Germany
Dardanelles
North Sea
Constantinople
Asia
Sea of Marmar
Galata
Golden Horn
Asiatic
Turkey
Times
Mitylene
Kaneh
Karabogha Bay
Mudros
Admiralty
Kara Barnu
Sea of
Marmara
Murphysboro Murder Involving Prominent Attorney Family
In Murphysboro Illinois on August 2 a prominent attorney James H Martins wife Mrs James H Martin was found fatally harmed Friday afternoon with an ax at the Martins home. A former Black servant, previously jailed for theft and paroled through Mrs Martins efforts, was arrested as mobs gathered at the county jail. Authorities moved the prisoner to protect him from a mob after the fatal ax attack on Mrs Martin.
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Murphysboro
Ill
James H. Martin
Illinois
State Reformatory
Martin
Martin Homestead
Pettibone Dead La Crosse Lumberman Leaves City Trust
Albert W. Pettibone a wealthy La Crosse lumberman and benefactor died at eighty four. He built up a large fortune and donated Pettibone park. He bought Borden Island and spent 50000 on improvements. A trust fund of 500000 was created and the island given to the city. His only son died in 1900 and his wife recently passed away. The community believes his will will favor La Crosse for public purposes.
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la Crosse
Wis
Albert W. Pettibone
Pettibone Park
Borden
Wilson to curb Mexico plan seeks American cooperation
President Wilson advances a plan to end the Mexican revolution by securing aid from Central and South American nations. Ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile and ministers from Bolivia, Uruguay, and Guatemala are invited to confer with Secretary Lansing at the State Department on Thursday.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Lansing
State Department
Corsican Liner Arrives with Mechanics for Munitions Work
The Al len liner Corsican arrived at Glasgow on Aug 4 bringing a party of mechanics from British Columbia imported to work in munition factories.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Allen
British Columbia
Maxim and Seller Added to Navy Advisory Board
New York Aug 5 Hudson Maxim and M B Sellers editor of an aero nautical publication have been elected by the Aeronautical Society of America to represent the organization on the navy advisory board.
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Maxim
New Naval Board
New York
Hudson Maxim
M. B. Sellers
Aeronautical Society of America
Navy Advisory Board
Great Britain Marks First Year of War Declaration
London observes the first anniversary of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany for violating Belgian neutrality with patriotic devotion earnestness and solemnity in a splendid display across the nation.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
A L Thurman Leads Government at East Land Inquiry
A L Thurman solicitor for the U S department of commerce heads the government side of the East land investigation in Chicago.
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A. L. Thurman
U. S. Department of Commerce
Chicago
Redfield quits inquiry amid Eastland probe dispute
Chicago reports Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield will suspend his inquiry after hearing witness George Uhler. A presidential recall was denied. Judge Landis’ stop order prevented grand jury testimony, blocking further investigation. Federal steamboat inspectors Reid and Eckliff were released from county jail on bond.
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Chicago
William C., Redfield
George Uhler
Steamboat Inspection Service
Redfield
Cornish
N. H
Landis
Redfield Board
Robert Reid
C. H. Eckliff
Eastland
James J. Barbour
C. E. Kremer
A. L. Thurman
Slayer of kin is dead in Maywood tragedy
George H. Jones, wealthy garage owner and church leader in Maywood, died Tuesday from a self inflicted bullet wound after a spree in which he killed his wife, brother in law, and sister in law. Margaret Bitner, named in the divorce suit and involved in the escape, cried upon hearing of his death and remains a prisoner at Desplaines Street Police Station.
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Chicago
George H. Jones
Maywood
Margaret Bitner
Racial unrest erupts on Hastings Street in Detroit
In Detroit on Hastings Street a clash between about 50 Jews and twice as many African Americans spilled into the street. Detectives and patrolmen restored order after a sharp-weapon incident left two men and a woman injured. Five arrests were reported. A handbag theft by Black suspects prompted bystanders to alert merchants' children who witnessed the event.
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Detroit
Mich
Hastings Street
August Snowfall in Escanaba Reports First Such Event
A light snow fell in Escanaba Michigan on Monday starting at three pm and lasting several minutes. The oldest resident says this is the first August snowfall ever recorded in the area.
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Michigan
Escanaba
Mich
French Air Raid Attacks Strassburg and Geneva
A squadron of French aeroplanes attacked Strassburg on Tuesday near the capital of Lower Alsace, dropping 25 bombs. Extensive damage is believed to have been done.
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Strassburg
Geneva
Lower Alsace
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