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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1923
Page
2
In Go County probate court on April 23 1928 Sophia Lipppola petitions to admit a will and grant administration. Hearing is set for May 21 1923 at 10 a.m. at the Probate Office with public notice by three weekly publications in Wakefield Advocate.
A humorous note from a newspaper item reports a coal dealer agreeing to sell one ton of coal to a man this morning, with playful dialogue about the dealer’s apparent favoritism and consent.
A courtroom scene captures a returning passenger declaring relief at being back as the customs inspector presses for declarations. The judge weighs the need for formal procedure against the humor of the exchange in a brief, characterful moment.
The Rock Island Express robbery unfolds in minutes. Kellogg is killed and over $20,000 missing. Pinkerton traces clues from a red mask near the tracks to a baggage handler and a pressured brakeman. Scratched hands and skin under Kellogg’s nails expose the hoax. Pinkerton’s team shadows suspects until the money is recovered and both jailed for life.
A man collapsed on the sidewalk at Washington and Illinois streets. Bystanders noted he writhed and stiffened, with one describing him as epileptic and another quipping he had turned Bulgarian, as a flapper shifted gum amid the crowd.
State of Michigan Gogebic Probate Court notices four months from April 28 1923 for creditors to file claims against Mary Novakoski deceased. Claims due by August 28 1923 and hearing set August 27 1923 at ten o clock at the probate office Bossover. Judge William S Baird seals the notice.
The page combines jokes about marriage and photography with a quip on Betterment and a senator. It features banter between Brown and Jones on photographs and a remark about audience belief. A reversal of form anecdote recounts Lady Duff Gordon and a pamphlet about keeping husbands, ending with a bite on modern women.
Wakefield Michigan City Commission will open bids May 17 1928 at 4 pm for sewer construction rebuilding streets building a concrete culvert and sidewalk construction Plans and specifications are on file with the city engineer A certified 10 percent bid deposit is required for each proposal Mayor A L Rummel and Clerk WM Jacobson announce the notice stating several bid items including sewer lines on Olson and Ahola avenues concrete culvert on Bedell Avenue grading Ashland and Anderson avenues and multiple sidewalk segments Bid numbers and street references are listed with requirements to submit separate proposals for each job The notice is dated May 4 1923 and signed by city officials
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