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    Events from the year 1925 in Michigan.

    Office holders

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    Gov. Groesbeck
    Mayor Smith
    Sen. Couzens
    Sen. Ferris

    State office holders

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    • Governor of Michigan: Alex J. Groesbeck (Republican)
    • Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: George W. Welsh (Republican)
    • Michigan Attorney General: Andrew B. Dougherty (Republican)
    • Michigan Secretary of State: Charles J. DeLand (Republican)
    • Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Fred B. Wells (Republican)
    • Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: John S. McDonald

    Mayors of major cities

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    • Mayor of Detroit: John W. Smith
    • Mayor of Grand Rapids: Elvin Swarthout
    • Mayor of Flint: Judson L. Transue
    • Mayor of Lansing: Alfred H. Doughty
    • Mayor of Saginaw: Ben N. Mercer
    • Mayor of Ann Arbor: George E. Lewis/Robert A. Campbell

    Federal office holders

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    • U.S. Senator from Michigan: James J. Couzens (Republican)
    • U.S. Senator from Michigan: Woodbridge N. Ferris (Democrat)
    • House District 1: John B. Sosnowski (Republican)
    • House District 2: Earl C. Michener (Republican)
    • House District 3: Arthur B. Williams (Republican)
    • House District 4: John C. Ketcham (Republican)
    • House District 5: Carl E. Mapes (Republican)
    • House District 6: Grant M. Hudson (Republican)
    • House District 7: Louis C. Cramton (Republican)
    • House District 8: Bird J. Vincent (Republican)
    • House District 9: James C. McLaughlin (Republican)
    • House District 10: Roy O. Woodruff (Republican)
    • House District 11: Frank D. Scott (Republican)
    • House District 12: W. Frank James (Republican)
    • House District 13: Clarence J. McLeod (Republican)

    Population

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    In the 1920 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 3,668,412, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1930, Michigan's population had increased by 32.0% to 4,842,325.

    Cities

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    The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 15,000 based on 1920 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1910 and 1930 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

    1920
    Rank     		City County 1910 Pop. 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. Change 1920-30
    1 Detroit Wayne 465,766 993,678 1,568,662 57.9%
    2 Grand Rapids Kent 112,571 137,634 168,592 22.5%
    3 Flint Genesee 38,550 91,599 156,492 70.8%
    4 Saginaw Saginaw 50,510 61,903 80,715 30.4%
    5 Lansing Ingham 31,229 57,327 78,397 36.8%
    6 Hamtramck Wayne 3,559 48,615 56,268 15.7%
    7 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 39,437 48,487 54,786 13.0%
    8 Jackson Jackson 31,433 48,374 55,187 14.1%
    9 Bay City Bay 45,166 47,554 47,355 −0.4%
    10 Highland Park Wayne 4,120 46,499 52,959 13.9%
    11 Muskegon Muskegon 24,062 36,570 41,390 15.2%
    12 Battle Creek Calhoun 25,267 36,164 45,573 26.0%
    13 Pontiac Oakland 14,532 34,273 64,928 89.4%
    14 Port Huron St. Clair 18,863 25,944 31,361 20.9%
    15 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 14,817 19,516 26,944 38.1%
    16 Ironwood Gogebic 12,821 15,739 14,299 −9.1%

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    Boom cities of the 1920s

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    The 1920s saw an explosion of growth in the population of small cities near Detroit, with some communities growing more than three fold. Dearborn was the most extreme case, growing 20-fold from 2,470 to 50,358 persons.

    1920
    Rank     		City County 1910 Pop. 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. Change 1920-30
    Warren Macomb 2,346 6,780 24,024 254.3%
    Royal Oak Oakland 1,071 6,007 22,904 281.3%
    Ferndale Oakland -- 2,640 20,855 690.0%
    Dearborn Wayne 911 2,470 50,358 1,938.8%

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    Counties

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    The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 40,000 based on 1920 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1910 and 1930 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

    1920
    Rank     		County Largest city 1910 Pop. 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. Change 1920-30
    1 Wayne Detroit 531,591 1,177,645 1,888,946 60.4%
    2 Kent Grand Rapids 159,145 183,041 240,511 31.4%
    3 Genesee Flint 64,555 125,668 211,641 68.4%
    4 Saginaw Saginaw 89,290 100,286 120,717 20.4%
    5 Oakland Pontiac 49,576 90,050 211,251 134.6%
    6 Ingham Lansing 53,310 81,554 116,587 43.0%
    7 Calhoun Battle Creek 56,638 72,918 87,043 19.4%
    8 Houghton Houghton 88,098 71,930 52,851 -26.5%
    9 Jackson Jackson 53,426 72,539 92,304 27.2%
    10 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 60,327 71,225 91,368 28.3%
    11 Bay Bay City 68,238 69,548 69,474 -0.1%
    12 Berrien Niles 53,622 62,653 81,066 29.4%
    13 Muskegon Muskegon 40,577 62,362 84,630 35.7%
    14 St. Clair Port Huron 52,341 58,009 67,563 16.5%
    15 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 44,714 49,520 65,530 32.3%
    16 Lenawee Adrian 47,907 47,767 49,849 4.4%
    17 Ottawa Holland 45,301 47,660 54,858 15.1%
    18 Marquette Marquette 46,739 45,786 44,076 −3.7%

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    Sports

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    Harry Heilmann

    Baseball

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    • 1925 Detroit Tigers season – Under player-manager Ty Cobb, the Tigers compiled an 81–73 record and finished fourth in the American League.[3] Harry Heilmann won the American League batting title and also led the league with 134 RBIs. Three Tigers finished among the top five in the league in batting average: Heilmann (1st at .393), Cobb (4th at .378), Al Wingo (5th at .370).[4] Hooks Dauss was the Tigers' leading pitcher with a 3.14 earned run average and a 16-11 win–loss record.[3]
    • 1925 Michigan Wolverines baseball season - Under head coach Ray Fisher, the Wolverines compiled a 17–8 record.[5] George Dillman was the team captain.[6]

    American football

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    1925 Michigan football team
    • 1925 Detroit Panthers season – Under player-coach Jimmy Conzelman, the Panthers compiled an 8–2–2 record and finished in third place in the National Football League. The team's leading scorers were Dinger Doane (30 points) and Gus Sonnenberg (27 points).[7]
    • 1925 Michigan Wolverines football team – Under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines compiled a 7–1 record, outscored opponents by a combined score of 227 to 3, won the Big Ten Conference championship, and was ranked second in country in the Dickinson System rankings. Quarterback Benny Friedman and left end Bennie Oosterbaan, sometimes referred to as "The Benny-to-Bennie Show," were both consensus All-Americans and became known as one of the greatest passing combinations in college football history.
    • 1925 Michigan State Spartans football team – Under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Spartans compiled a 3–5 record.[8]
    • 1925 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team - Under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Normalites compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 106 to 6.[9]
    • 1925 Detroit Titans football team – The Titans finished with a 5–4 record in their first year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais.[10]
    • 1925 Central Michigan Dragons football team - Under head coach Lester Barnard, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 4–1–3 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 93 to 20.[11]
    • 1925 Western State Hilltoppers football team - Under head coach Earl Martineau, the Hilltoppers compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored their opponents, 125 to 47.[12][13]
    • Michigan high school football championship –

    Basketball

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    George Haggarty
    • 1924–25 Western Michigan men's basketball team – Under head coach Buck Read, Western Michigan compiled a 17–4 record.[14]
    • 1924–25 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – Under head coach E. J. Mather, the Wolverines compiled a record of 10–7.[15] George Haggarty was the team captain and leading scorer.[16]
    • 1924–25 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball - Under head coach John Kobs, the Spartans compiled a 6–13 record.[17]
    • 1924–25 Detroit Titans men's basketball team – Under head coach John Barrett, the University of Detroit basketball team compiled a 6–6 record.[18]

    Ice hockey

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    • 1924–25 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team – Under coach Joseph Barss, the Wolverines compiled a 4-1-1 record.[19]
    • 1924–25 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team – The Spartans compiled a 0–1 record under head coach John Kobs.[20]
    • 1924–25 Michigan College of Mines men's ice hockey team – The Michigan College of Mines (later renamed Michigan Technological University) team compiled a 2–4 record under head coach Leon Harvey.[21]

    Other

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    • Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race – In the inaugural running of the event, the Berndida of Detroit's Bayview Yacht Club, captained by Russell Pouliot, was the winner.[22]
    • Michigan Open - Davey Robertson, the instructor at Henry Ford's course in Dearborn, won the Michigan Open on July 21 in Saginaw.[23]

    Chronology of events

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    January

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    • January 1 - Alex J. Groesbeck was sworn in for his second term as Governor of Michigan.[24]

    February

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    March

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    April

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    May

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    Buhl Building
    • May 1 - The 26-story Buhl Building in Detroit opened for occupancy.[25]

    June

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    July

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    August

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    September

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    October

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    November

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    December

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    Births

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    William Clay Ford
    Bill Haley
    • January 30 - Bump Elliott, American football player, coach, and athletic director, in Detroit
    • February 24 - Lynn Chandnois, American football halfback, NFL Player of the Year for 1952, in Fayette, Michigan
    • March 14 - William Clay Ford Sr., last surviving grandson of Henry Ford and owner of Detroit Lions, in Detroit
    • March 26 - Vesta M. Roy, Governor of New Hampshire from 1982 to 1983, in Dearborn
    • April 14 - Roger Brown, social psychologist, in Detroit
    • May 28 - Lucien N. Nedzi, U.S. Congressman from 1965 to 1981, in Hamtramck, Michigan
    • May 28 - Martha Vickers, model and actress, in Ann Arbor
    • June 27 - Wayne Terwilliger, Major League Baseball infielder from 1949 to 1960, in Clare, Michigan
    • July 6 - Bill Haley, musician credited with popularizing rock and roll, in Highland Park, Michigan
    • July 29 - Ted Lindsay, ice hockey player for Detroit Red Wings from 1944 to 1965, in Renfrew, Ontario
    • July 31 - John Swainson, Governor of Michigan from 1961 to 1963, in Windsor, Ontario
    • October 11 - Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter, in New Orleans
    • October 31 - Charles Moore, architect and recipient of the AIA Gold Medal in 1991, in Benton Harbor, Michigan
    • December 2 - Julie Harris, actress, winner of five Tony Awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award, in Grosse Pointe
    • December 5 - Donald J. Albosta, U.S. Congressman from 1979 to 1985, in Saginaw
    • December 21 - Bob Rush, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1948 to 1960, in Battle Creek
    • December 29 - Roman Gribbs, Mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974, in Detroit
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    • Bump Elliott
      Bump Elliott
    • Lynn Chandnois
      Lynn Chandnois
    • Lucien N. Nedzi
      Lucien N. Nedzi
    • Martha Vickers
      Martha Vickers
    • Wayne Terwilliger
      Wayne Terwilliger
    • Ted Lindsay
      Ted Lindsay
    • John Swainson
      John Swainson
    • Elmore Leonard
      Elmore Leonard
    • Julie Harris
      Julie Harris
    • Donald J. Albosta
      Donald J. Albosta
    • Bob Rush
      Bob Rush
    • Roman Gribbs
      Roman Gribbs

    Deaths

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    • February 18 - Marion LeRoy Burton, President of the University of Michigan from 1920 to 1925, in Ann Arbor at age 50
    • March 30 - William J. McConnell, Michigan native who became U.S. Senator from Idaho (1890-1891) and Governor of Idaho (1893-1897), at age 85 in Moscow, Idaho
    • September 11 - Patrick H. Kelly, Lieutenant Governor (1907-1911) and U.S. Congressman (1913-1925), at age 57 in Washington, D.C.
    • November 5 - Samuel Dickie, Chairman of the Prohibition Party (1887-1899), at age 74 in Albion
    • November 13 - George A. Loud, U.S. Congressman (1903-1917), at age 73 in Myrtle Point, Oregon
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    • Marion LeRoy Burton
      Marion LeRoy Burton
    • William J. McConnell
      William J. McConnell
    • Patrick H. Kelly
      Patrick H. Kelly
    • George A. Loud
      George A. Loud

    See also

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    • History of Michigan
    • History of Detroit

    References

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    1. ^ a b Fourteenth Census of the United States Volume I Population 1920. United States Department of Commerce Bureauof the Census. 1921. pp. 232–236.
    2. ^ Fourteenth Census of the United States Volume I Population 1920. United States Department of Commerce Bureauof the Census. 1921. pp. 458–468.
    3. ^ a b "1925 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    4. ^ "1925 AL Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    5. ^ "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
    6. ^ 2012 U-M Baseball Record Book, p. 13.
    7. ^ "1925 Detroit Panthers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    8. ^ "1925 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
    9. ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 161, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
    10. ^ "1925 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.[permanent dead link]
    11. ^ "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
    12. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
    13. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1920 - 29". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
    14. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos School History". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    15. ^ "Michigan School History". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    16. ^ "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
    17. ^ "Michigan State Spartans School History". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    18. ^ "Detroit Mercy Titans School History". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    19. ^ "Michigan Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    20. ^ "Michigan State Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    21. ^ "Michigan Tech Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
    22. ^ "Berneida Wins Mackinac Race". Port Huron Times Herald. July 28, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
    23. ^ "Michigan Open Title Annexed By Robertson". Detroit Free Press. July 22, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
    24. ^ "Gov. Groesbeck Again Sworn In". Detroit Free Press. January 2, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
    25. ^ "New Buhl Building Represents Experience of Nation's Experts". Detroit Free Press. May 3, 1925. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
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