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Peninsula Matters

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
December
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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A west bound passenger train and an extra freight, consisting of 10 cars and a caboose, collided near Wilderville station on the Detroit, Toledo & Milwankce railroad. Both eugines were ruined and the freiglit ears piled up almost as high as a telegraph pole. Five men were tajurea, but no one killed. All will probably recover. The extra freight was made up at Marshall and was to meet the passenger at Wilderville. Kngineer Ben forsrot.his orders, and when he passecl by the stopping place, Conductor Sculïy says he made a frantic attempt to stop the train by applying the caboose brakes. The following is a list of the injured: Engineer Webb Lott of the passenger, left leg broken; Brakeman E. B. Williams, Baggageman Albert Arner, Line Repairman McNiff, of Tecumseh,and Frank Butler passenger fireman. The crews of botl cngines jumped and their injuries werc received in this way. None of the passengers vvere injured. Anothcr Big Fire In Detroit. Detroit was visited by anotlier disastrous firc that cntailed a loss of 130,000 to half a dozen firms. The old Arcade building, 40-50 West Larned Street, the scène of half a dozen serious fires in the last 25 years, was found in dames at 11:52 p. in., and before the department could respond, the structure was enveloped in fiames. The basement and the first floor were occupied by W. C. Jupp, paper and printers' supplies; the second fioor by Chas. L. oehm & Sons, bookbinders, and tlie third floor by F. J. Mains, perfume manufacturer. All of these were completely wipcd out by fire and water. The flaraes broke through into the building occupied by tho Detroit Free Press Printing Co., the Habbin Electrotype Co. and minor concerns. The tif th story was ruined and the rear of the fourth badly damaged while the remainder of the structure and contents were soaked with water. Ilarry Dale Tardoned. Harry Dale, whose real name is Thomas Howard. bas been pardonad unconditionally by Gov. Pingree. This case has attracted more attention throughout the state than probably any other like case. In May, 1890, Dale was sent from Detroit to Jackson state prison for life, after having been tried twicc and convicted once on the charge of baring assaulted little Maggie Leonard. Almost since the day of his conviction friends of Dale have been working for bis pardon. The pardon board held numei-ous meetings and finally Secretary Tomiinson carried to the governor reeommendations from the board that Dale be pardoned. The governor signed the pardon papers and sent them to Jackson. Dale walked from the prison a f ree man, and Ie ft at once for Topcka, Ks. , to join his family. Disastrouf Blaze at Fariña. The Aldrich block was burned at Parma together with all the stores. The Aldrich bloek was built in 1854:, and cost 820,000 and is uninsured. Losses on stock: I. J. Godfrey, procerÍes, SI, 000; George S. Hawes, drugs and oroceries, 82,500; C. D. Potter, Kews prir-tinff office, 600; Masonic lodge, $300; A. O. ü. W. lodge, $200. All insured. The Parma Cornet band lost about 875 in instruments and music. The loss on the wooden building adjoining is about S500 and falls upon D. F. Moe, harnessmaker, and J. E. Clapp, boots and slioes, both uninsured. Their stocks were saved. One dwelling and a building used for a doctor's office also burned. UnioD Men Win at Ludlngton. Officials of the F. & P. M. railway have signed a contract with the Federation of Labor at LudingtOD tamake the immense ireiglit depot there a unión shop, and hereafter all laborers hired must be members of the federation. The federation numbers 700 members at Ludington. This movemcnt rcsults from the failure of the railroad to make contracts with western shippers, who were afraid of winter strikes, owing to the act that soveral months ago the F. & . M. fveight-handlers went on strike, nd the company had hard work filhug their places, the entire community beiug in sympathy with the strikers. Fatal Boller Explosión. The boiler of Fisher's sawmill, baween Pentwatcr and Mears, exploded, atallv scalding Engineer Hert Reese, of Sfielby. Mr. Eeese was blown from he engine room thrcmgta a small aperture into the main building. He soon evived but his flcsh is so badly scalded that there. is but a slight chance for iia recovery. The boiler was corapletelv ap-eaded by the force of the -xplosion and the engine room and engiae wrecked. The other e.nployes 'seaped without in jury. Fire dcstroyed the grocery store of A Moore, corner of Center and Jenny street, West Bay City. Loss, $1,200. Thomas B. Lace, an old soldier, was assanlted in a saloon at Hudson, and robbed of his pension money, amount'mg to 835. It is estitnated that the valne of this yeav'scelery erop at Kalaraazoo vviU t about $500,000, a laro increase ovsr last year. Within two years a villaje of 50 juildinos, lnclnding a hotel and two loons, bas sprang up aronnd the ■Ion i tor coal mines, eav Hay City. Knlchtí of llio Crlp Vlctorlona. The travelinfí man of Michigan through theirorg'iinization.Uiö Knlghts of the Orip, have won a victory in the fight they have been piireuing for thrce ye.ars for a satisfaetory intercluingcable mileago book, and the Michigan roads almost as an entlrety have decided to issue the booK they have : een demanding. The new mileage book will be Issued about Jan. 1. lAvill v a 1,000-mile book sold fov 830 with o S10 rebate on return of the cover if the book has 1x-cn properly used. It will be good only for the puichaser, will be accepted for passage by train conductors and will permit of the'chccking of bagfjagc through junction points.

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