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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1923

Page

21

Michigan Bell Names Change Ties To Bell System

Announcements received with January statements show Michigan State Telephone company renamed to Michigan Bell Telephone company effective January 1. Officials say the change reinforces Bell System association and universal service for Michigan. Consolidation with Citizens properties across about 63 towns progresses well, increasing unified toll service locally and intercity. Expansion plans for 1924 are under way. about 10,000 people employed statewide.

Michigan State Telephone Company Michigan Bell Telephone Company Bell System Michigan Grand Rapids Jansing Jackson Michigan Bell Company

How the Walking Purchase Shaped Frontier Lands

An analysis of land speculation in early America, detailing how figures like Col. Richard Henderson, George Washington, and William Penn used cunning tactics such as the Walking Purchase to claim vast western territories. It recounts the oxhide episode with the Delaware and the lasting Indian protests leading to later ceded lands after Fort Harmar and a bloody clash.

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America's Marvels natural and otherwise

The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair inspired the Field Museum of Natural History funded by Marshall Field. Built of white Georgia marble, it houses global exhibits from ancient civilizations to Africa and Asia, plus meteorites, woods, mythic fossils, and a diverse collection.

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