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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1899
Page
1
Samples from the Peak copper mine indicate copper content rivaling current markets. The company is sinking two shafts, one on the north vein and one on the conglomerate vein, with an aim to a 300 foot north vein shaft and an adit to connect with others. Veins traverse the hill from east to west with multiple visible opportunities for mining and testing as works progress.
Remains from Fort Monroe will be sent to Arlington for burial in hospital tents with flags over each casket. President and cabinet members and many officers expected to attend the final interment at Arlington. Treasury comptroller rules no authority to pay private interments outside Arlington. government to transport remains and relatives pay funeral costs.
The Inter Ocean notes hundreds of Norwegians Swedes and Danes bound for old country homes for Christmas crowd Mortensen Co offices on Kinzig Street. About 450 traveler families from Dakotas Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa head to New York to sail on the Hekla with plan to reach Scandinavian towns. They intend to return in March bringing fresh immigrants and tales of American success.
The fourth annual UP educational meeting will be held in Ironwood January 25 to 27, 1900. Arrangements promise strong educational talent and solid interest. Thursday evening Dr EF Benjamin Andrews of Chicago will speak. he is a noted educator. Friday offers talks on Text-Book Return, Manual Training value, and supervision from the supervised standpoint by J E Nee Collins Ishpeming Albert E Clark Calumet.
Noon will be given over to the discussion of subjects having a special bearing upon particular departments. Wednesday evening at 730 will be the dedication of the Luther B. Wright Bush Selvel, followed by an evening of social enjoyment. Sunday 10 o'clock Prof. Dy. Wald will deliver an address on the Northern Norio school, a matter of special interest to every teacher in the upper peninsula. Reduced railroad rates to distant travelers.
The text notes a prosperous outlook in Gogehire despite payments by various mines. It references the town payroll, expenses for general costs like wood and timber, and a monthly payout that suggests regional growth through 1892. The overall tone credits local mining operations for prosperity.
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