Rocky Mountain Tea and local notices in Bessemer
A miscellany of local ads and notices from Bessemer Michigan includes sales and rentals, calls for help, and promotions for Helliater's Rocky Mountain Tea. Also reported are race results for the Bessemer fire department carnival events, a hospital visit, travel notes, and a serious update on contractor Thos Bently linked to a fatal incident and potential legal action.
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Securin Ely
Ewen
Odes
Takin Bessemer
Special Election Notice in Gogebic County Michigan
Notice to electors that a special election will be held on the third Tuesday in September 1907 to elect delegates for a constitutional revision convention. Sheriff Richard G. Spencer signs the notice dated August 19, 1907 for Gogebic County Michigan.
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Gogebic County
Michigan
Women Endure Kidney and Bladder Ills Warned by Ad
An advertisement argues kidney trouble afflicts both women and men, causing loss of ambition and vitality. It promotes Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer as a treatment, noting sample bottles by mail and urging readers to mention the paper when writing.
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Pempinet
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
Detroit Honors Tillie Oakes and Prof Brice in Marriage
Friends announce the marriage at Detroit on the evening of the 16th of Miss Tillie Oakes and Prof. J W Brice both former Wakefield teachers. They will reside in Minnesota. Heartfelt congratulations are extended.
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Detroit
Tillie Oakes
J. W. Brice
Wakefield
Minnesota
Runaway Team Crash Ends in Tragedy at Colby
A runaway team pulled by two horses damaged a heavy wagon and caused a fatal injury near a Colby residence last Saturday evening. One horse bolted downhill while the other struggled, the wagon telescoped and the animal was shot afterward.
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Chan
Colby
Plague Scare Strikes San Francisco Chinatown area
The San Francisco outbreak of bubonic plague, confirmed by clinical diagnosis and lab smears, reports three cases and a death. The Marine Hospital Service received the alert from Washington, noting cases within two blocks of older Chinatown and attributing certainty of diagnosis with health officials.
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San Francisco
Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Long
Old Chinatown
Mrs. John Davey Sr Passes Away in Bessemer
In Bessemer Mrs. John Davey Sr died Monday night at home in the presence of family after fifty three years born in England and fifteen years resident here. A Christian woman and mother of four sons John Will Sam, she attended church the day before death. Funeral held Thursday.
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Bessemer
John Davey
England
America
Deccased
Will
John
Sam
Echoes from the strike on other range report
Hibbing Andrew Orla lies in serious condition after being shot in the arm by a deputy at the Glen location last week. Seventy five strike breakers left Hibbing for Duluth, part of a 300 man group shipped in to work for the steel corporation. In Eveleth 200 Polish strike breakers arrived for Fayal mine stripping, and Oliver Mining brought 150 Poles to work at Hull mine.
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Andrew Orla
Glen
Hibbing
Duluth
Ateel Corporation
Eveleth
Fayal
Oliver Mining Company
Hull
Tickets Now On Sale Via South Shore to Buffalo
Tickets on sale September 11th 15th and 20th with connections at St Ignace by the D and C N Co. The fare is two dollars higher to Buffalo. Limit three weeks. For sleeping car and steamer reservations apply to the ticket agent.
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South Shore
St. Ignace
Buffalo
Summer fur work at Ben Beckman’s shop
Promote fur making and repairs at Ben Beckman’s father shop 208 McLeod Ave Ionwood offering to order, remodel, clean and relace furs during summer. Emphasizes lower labor costs and time per order so garments are ready by cold weather. Contact 350-L.
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Ben Beckman
McLeod Ave
Ionwood
L. Alo
Ground broken for Minnesota Steel plant at New Duluth
Excavation for the Minnesota Steel company plant began yesterday on Commonwealth avenue New Duluth near the county bridge. Repairs are underway to houses in New Duluth for employee housing as construction activity预计 increases around the site.
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Minnesota Steel Company
Commonwealth Avenue
New Duluth
County Bridge
Park Falls to Play Here Sunday in Likely Close Ball Game
Due to a storm last Sunday the Bessemer Hurley game was postponed. A new Park Falls team arrives to face us this Sunday with our pitcher Monte, promising an exciting contest on the Wisconsin side of the creek.
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Bessemer
Hurley
Wisconsin
Park Falls
Monte
Rates Slashed As Europe steerage Fight Enters Third Round
A rate war drives steerage fares to Europe with six lines cutting to 25 dollars, then Russian Volunteer fleet and Russian East Asiatic undercuts to 23 dollars after North German Lloyd, Hamburg American, Holland American, and Red Star matched the 25 dollar offer.
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New York
Continental
Russian East Asiastic Steamship Company
Libau
Lloyd Line
Hamberg-American Line
Holland-American Line
Red Star Line
Two Cent the Mile Two Cent Fare Law Enforced
Wisconsin railroads announce compliance with the two cent per mile fare law effective August 15. Mile age books and flexible or special excursion rates are abolished. Passengers pay two cents per mile for the distance traveled, with no interchangeable mileage or credential books offered.
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Wisconsin
Birthday party honors Kath erine with pink décor and dolls
Ir e James Nemacheck hosted a first birthday party for her daughter Kath erine last week. About fifty guests attended. Decorations featured pink hues and stork place cards, with tiny pink dressed dolls as favors. A dainty lunch and games engaged children while adults enjoyed the festivity.
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James Nemacheck
Katherine
Transvaal Gold Output Clarified
Report notes the Transvaal gold average as half an ounce to the ton amid figures cited for the Qumeney mining district, with the year 2104 referenced to indicate context or date.
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Transvaal
Ontonagon Hosts Annual Men’s Tournament Crowd Returns
A jolly crowd filled Ontonagon for the annual men’s tournament. At 9 pm three buses awaited at the fire hall to shuttle revelers to North Beesemer for the train. Delays from lingering with partners caused a late arrival, but the city offered a warm welcome and festive decor as visitors settled in.
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Ontonagon
North Beesemer
Telegraphers Strike Draws Broad Attention Across Cities
New York reports show calm and steady operations as strike leaders seek to press the union scale with broker offices. San Francisco notes Goldfield office closure for protection after miners ordered operators to leave. Washington reports AFL leaders Gompers Mitchell and Keefe plan possible efforts to settle the dispute, timing uncertain.
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San Francisco
Western Union
Goldfield
Nev
Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
John Mitchell
Daniel J. Keefe
Hubbell Nearly Wiped Out By Fierce Fire
A Hancock estates dispatch reports Hubbell village ten miles away nearly destroyed by a Saturday fire driven by high winds. Twenty two dwellings four stores the Bic hmarck hotel post office and coal sheds of the Calumet and Hecla Mining company burned. Loss estimated over 100000. In the Right Place. A New Yorker who sent an infernal machine to his father in law claims it was a joke and cites a quiet cell for his explanation.
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Hancock Estates
Hubbell
Bichmarck
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Japanese Laborers to Work on Brazilian Coffee Plantations
It is predicted that a good many Japanese laborers will be at work on the Brazilian coffee plantations next year. The forecast comes as Brazil seeks foreign workers to harvest crops and boost its coffee output, reflecting ongoing labor migration trends between Asia and South America.
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Brazil
Passing of the West Empire zinc mine at Platteville
The machinery and effects of the West Empire zinc mine were sold for junk at a Platteville stockholders meeting. Opened by Chas Harding on city property, it was once a highly profitable site with stock trading around $10 per share. After poor performance and declining stock, most shareholders chose to quit the business.
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West Empire
Platteville
Wis
Chas. Harding
Empire Mine
Basiness
Strikers Return to Work Amid Ongoing Discontent
Strikers resume duties as some workers who joined the Federation drift back from enforced idleness. The strike lingers without full resolution, with grafters still profiting from unrest among miners. Some gauge the end of the strike as near, though the overall movement has fizzled for most except Petrieila and his gang. The mining community is said to have learned a cautionary lesson for future agitators.
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Minera
Federation
Petrieila
Weeks Telegraphic Sparks From Various Cities
A digest of brief items: Fred Shiller, son of farmer Gottfried Shiller of Oconto Falls Wisconsin, was dragged by a horse and torn from its head after the chain around the horse’s neck pulled tight. Robert Pinkerton, head of the detective agency, died aboard the Bremen on August 12 while traveling to Germany for his health with Mrs Florence Sullivan. Secretary of War William H Taft plans a globe tour beginning soon, with a return to Washington late in the year. In Johnstown Pennsylvania five miners died and six were injured after an elevator cage overturned at the Herman Shaft Coal company tipple, the victims falling 400 feet. Comparative notes show improved land: 22 percent in the United States, 76 in England, about 60 in Germany.
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Oconto Falls
Wis
Fred Shiller
Gottfried Shiller
New York
Robert Pinkerton
Bremen
Germany
Florence Sullivan
Pittsburg
Herman Shaft Coal Company
Johnstown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mich
Beth Burns
Ballentine
Farlane
Bi Furniture
Lake Goi
Helliater
Rocky Mountain
MacFarlane
Bessemb
Reasonalies
Weat Bessemerer
C. F. Eichen
Onton
Bessemer Team
Hubble
Mike Arkowitz
Williamson
Sylvester
Bessie Silverman
Frank Meyer
D. A. Bently
Gillen
Thos. Bently
Bently
Richard G. Spencer
Chas
Colby Hill
Bubonic
Europe
Atee
New York Dispatch
Calumet
Hecla
of the
Washington, D. C
William H. Taft
Globe
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