The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-20
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Revised figures from the nssessors' Of
nee, place the city's tax rate az SI5.34
for the fiscal year beginning July !,
az compared with $3.50 for the prev
iOus year.
Hugh Weber, 70 year. old, a travelling
salesman, has been missing since
Thursday afternoon when he went
canoeing on the water works. His
relatives are anxious about him and
have reported his disappearance to
the police. Weber's home IL at No.
l29 Ftfteenth-st.
J. L.. Hudson viii obey the law which
years OF age, and no girl or woman
shaff work more than ten hours q
day. but he will continue 10 keep his
store open Saturday nights. Part OF
in the morning until at night. and
the others viii commence at 10
o'clock and continue until 10 at
night. with two hours for dinner
Daniel and May smith. of Plymouth,
have nlsd "a suit IN tho circuit court
against the Pere Marquette. claiming
$4,000 DANCES. Until the night OF
May IL. the Smiths owned restau-
rant and hotel which they say
brought them in a revenue OF $500
per month. The building was situ-
ated close Ia the tracks. and was
completely wrecked when a freight
tram rert the rails and crashed into
the structure.
II. 4. Reynolds, who came here from
Toledo a few days ago, was found
In a delirious condition. supposedly
from drink. at Brush-st. and Mon
roe-ave. by Patrolman vernier. Sat-
prdey morning. Reynolds was sur
re.ing from hallucination that he
was bookmaker and invited all
who passed to step up and put their
money down. He was taken TO CEN
trail station and thence removed to
st. Marys hospital
James Il. DonnelIy, aged II, who IL well
known In Detroit, died In the Isle OF
Pines. on MAY %. His wife was a
Windsor woman, a grenddaushter of
owned the land where Windsor now
stands: For many years Mr.. Don
nelly lived In Port Arthur. Ont.
where he held an important govern
ment position. His father was a
surgeon In the British navy and a
friend OF Admiral Nelson
Judge Hosmer decided Friday after
noon that the board of police COM
missioners OF the city OF Wyandotte
has tho right TO run the police de-
partment. and that the rival police
department appointed by the city
council Is not the real and legal
guardian OF the peace. The case
came ND In the shape OF petition
for mandamus TO compel the coun-
ell TO audit the claim for salaries OF
the men appointed by the commits
sioners The mandamus was granted.
The work OF tearing down number
Of Detrott's unsightly tenements ha.
DeSn started Dy the DOard or nealln.
and the first to go viii be Jacobs
Village" at Macomb and Orleans SITS.
The place has been an eyesore to east
side residents and terror to police
men for 90 wears On a space COM
prising about three city lots are
erected more than q dozen buildings.
Most OF these have been occupied by
only the most degraded people OF
both sexes both black and white.
and serious crimes are OF frequent
occurrence.
During the progress Of ball game mt
Dois Blame. Friday afternoon. Claude
Guy. OF No. los Merrick- suf-
fered n compound fracture of the left
leg Guy was attempting to steal
home. and collided with the catcher.
who blocked him off the base. The
ball game was part OF the program
OF the annual excursion and picnic
Of the Congregational churches, at
tended by more than 1000 persons.
Teams from the North and Brew
steT churches were contesting for
the championship. and the game had
been in progress but a few minutes
when the accident occurred.