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Morning Star, May 30, 2025, pg. 6 June 2, 1925. The big drive for the new hotel is under way. Eighteen teams, totaling nearly 100 workers, started intensive selling this morning." June 3, 1925. Lawrence Trine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Trine, E. Erie St., was bitten Thursday of last week by the same dog that inflicted a wound on Dexter Gilbert, son of Dr. Donald M. Gilbert of the Albion College faculty, and is going to Ann Arbor every day for the Pasteur treatment, the same treatment being given young Gilbert, it became known today. He will make the daily trip to Ann Arbor for twenty-one days." "The death of George Henry Graves, aged 85 years, occurred at 8:45 Tuesday evening at the Graves homestead, 1115 E. Porter St where he had lived for 50 years. When the Civil War broke out, Mr. Graves was the first man to place his name on the roster of volunteers at the old Albion opera house and he became a private in the 6th Michigan Infantry. Later he was transferred to the 12th Michigan Infantry." "An attractive sign furnished through the Albion Malleable Iron Company and containing the words "Public Rest Room" has been placed on the east roof of the city comfort station at the corner of Michigan Ave. and Superior St where it can be plainly seen by passing tourists on the M-17 highway." June 8, 1925. "No less than 2,120 people used the city bath-house on S. Hannah St. last week, the biggest number being 475 on Saturday, according to the caretaker, John Strohmer." June 12, 1925. Albion People Take Steps to be Naturalized. Polish, Russian, Austrian, Greek and Canadian residents of Albion took steps to become naturalized citizens of the United States... The group of seven made the trip to the county seat under the auspices of the Americanization committee of the Albion Chamber of Commerce. Of this group, Tony Yashinski and Antonio Zechowski, born in Poland; Grigori Palchun and John Sewchuk, Russians; and Matt Sibal, Austrian [Croatian]-born passed the examination and will appear again in 90 days for a hearing for their final papers. Steve Gorosko, Russian, and Ignatz Pachalek, Polish, were in the group also but they failed to come up to the requirements of the examiner at this time." "Robbers smashed open the safe in the Albion High School offices some time Thursday night, and got away with $112 in currency. They were still at large at a late hour today." June 13, 1925. "The Parker Inn" will be the name of Albion's new hotel. In thus honoring Harry B. Parker, the executive committee of the hotel project has given deserved recognition to the efforts and attainments of one of our best known and most successful citizens." June 15, 1925. Headline: "Inauguration of Dr. J. L. Seaton Occurs Tuesday. Albion College Commencement to be Historic." June 16, 1924. "The J. C. Penney Company, a chain store concern, expects to take over the store building at 123 N. Superior St., within the next 30 days." June 17, 1925. Headline: "Gym Corner Stone is Laid by Mr. [Sebastian] Kresge. Donor of New Albion College Gymnasium and His son Stanley Are Participants in Ceremony of Tuesday Afternoon." June 22, 1925. "Moses Taylor, colored, of 707 W. Cass St., who has been a patient in the Sheldon Memorial Hospital since Friday afternoon, when he was injured internally from being struck in the abdomen by a steel beam while working for the Schumacher Construction Company, builders of the Kresge gymnasium, died at the hospital about 12:30 this afternoon." June 26, 1925. "A tarantula, a deadly poisonous insect, dropped off a bunch of bananas hanging in front of the fruit store and confectionery of Robert Coscarelli this morning and was killed by Mr. Coscarelli, who said it was the first one he had seen in several years." "Paul Rabokum, employed by the garage of D. R. McAuliffe, Michigan Ave, was arrested this morning by Officer Aaron Laing for driving an automobile with the cut out open on N. Superior St. June 29, 1925. Four Arrested in Big Albion Copper Theft. Colored Man and Three Local Youths Implicated in Theft of Metal Worth $3,000 From Car-Shops of Michigan Railway. The four were placed under arrest Saturday afternoon for complicity in the wholesale thievery. The three youths are Burdette Cuyler, 17, Austin Ave; Owen Hall, 20, Fitch St; Burrrell Claucherty, 18, Fitch St; and C. S. Britten, colored, N. Ann St." Deputy Sheriff George U. McCarty and Chief of Police Clyde Stoddard made the arrests and secured confessions from the three boys in which they admitted stealing autos and auto accessories in Albion and vicinity, recently, as well as the M.E.R. copper."
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