Prominent Physician Dead.
Grand Ledge, Mich, June 10. – Sanford S. Messenger, one of the best known men in Eaton county and a practicing physician here for 24 years, died Saturday night, from the effects of a stroke of paralysis.
Grand Ledge, Mich, June 10. – Sanford S. Messenger, one of the best known men in Eaton county and a practicing physician here for 24 years, died Saturday night, from the effects of a stroke of paralysis.
The Lansing Journal published through January 1911. On January 23, 1911, it merged with the Lansing State Republican to form the Lansing Journal-Republican. Shortly thereafter, on February 13, 1911, the newspaper was renamed The State Journal, and it eventually became known as the Lansing State Journal on August 25, 1980.
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Being Made in Defense of Simeon Kent, Who Shot His Brother. The arguments in the case of the People against Simeon Kent, charged with assault with intent to kill his brother Seth, are being made in the Circuit Court at Mason this afternoon, and the case may go to the jury tonight. Great interest is…
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Five Hundred at Fitzgerald BanquetSECOND SITTING IS REQUIRED FOR BIG CROWDAffair Given in the New High School Auditorium Last Friday evening the high school was all lit up and about six o’clock people commenced to assemble. At six thirty it began to become clear that the crowd had already reached the place where heads had…