BORN IN SKOW BANK SWEDISH WOMAN GIVES BIRTH ON TRIP
The Detroit Tribune notes a Swedish woman delivering a child while traveling to a lumber camp. Mentions Bessemer and Basic Pig Iron production, and a thwarted kidnapping scare near Calumet. Mentions Warden Freeman and themes of abstinence and antique stock culture amid upper peninsula warden turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Marquette
Upper Peninsula
Gov. Allen
Ohio
Detroit Tribune
Police hunt for writer of letter to bank president
Calu met authorities seek the unknown writer signing E M D who demanded 10000 dollars in gold be left at a lonely road point near town. The threat attached warned that refusal would result in kidnapping a member of Chas Briggs family, president of Merchants and Miners Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Chas. Briggs
Newspaper Builds Character As Men Build It
A proverb-like line reflecting on how a publication shapes community values and public virtue through steady reporting and editorial standards. It emphasizes discipline, integrity, and responsibility in journalism as a shared civic project.
Swedish Woman Delivers Baby in Snow Near Copper Range Camp
A Swedish woman traveling with her husband and fourteen crewmen into a Copper Range logging camp yesterday gave birth in subzero weather. Mother and infant were brought to the camp, where a physician arrived to find both doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copper Country
The
Mining Journal
Copper Range
Babe
Dreamer Chris Goethe Faces Nighttime Dream Peril
Dream narrative describes Chris Goethe of Tron Mountain waking from a nightmare in which two men target him. He smashed his bedroom window, tore a wire screen, and walked outside in night clothes. Neighbors found his feet frozen and bleeding from glass injuries. The text also notes possible inclusion of Ironwood in the Northwestern Base Ball League led by Ved Sullivan of Ashland. potential cities Duluth, Superior, Washburn, Ashland, Ironwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Goethe
Tron Mountain
Ironwood
Ved Sullivan
Ashland
St. Louis Browns
Duluth
Superior
Washburn
Michigan marriage law would require nonresidents to obtain license
The proposed principal amendment to Michigan marriage laws mandates that nonresidents secure a license several days before the ceremony, and the license must be sworn to by one of the contracting parties to prevent a third party from obtaining it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Two Fatal Mine Accidents Hit Ishpeming
Last Monday two miners died in Ishpeming. Matt Hammond of Cliffs Shafts mine was killed by a fall of ground. Fred Johnson died at Lake Superior Iron Company's hematite mine from a premature discharge of a plant.
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Ishpeming
Matt Hammond
Cliffs
Fred Johnson
Lake Superior Iron Company
Iron production in 1900 and 1899 compared in boiler report
In 1900 Bessemer pig iron output reached 7,943,452 tons versus 8,202,778 tons in 1899. Basic pig iron produced with coke or mixed anthracite and coke totaled 1,073,076 tons in 1900, up from 955,023 tons in 1899.
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Bessemer
Green Bay Daily Herald Ends After Eight Months
The Green Bay Daily Herald ceased publication after a life of eight months citing lack of patronage as the cause. The short run leaves no further issues or plans for revival announced by the owners.
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Green Bay Daily Herald
Frightful Blunder Warns Of Burns And Remedies
A frighful blunder may cause a burn or cut and Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised to kill pain and heal quickly. It claims to cure fever sores ulcers boils corns and skin eruptions and to be the best pile cure on earth. Available for 25 cents a box from D. MacFarlane druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. MacFarlane
Ore Mines Drop Stock Piles For Summer Hoisting
Ironwood dispatch reports Oliver Iron Mining Co will halt winter stock piling and instead prepare mines underground for a large summer ore haul. This shift aims to avoid double handling, reduce freezing issues, and cut personal property assessments tied to stock piles under new tax rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Lake Superior
Oliver Company
Easter dates through the centuries and a new paper in Danville
The article traces Easter dates from March 22 to April 25 and notes past and future occurrences in 1901 to 1910. It lists years when Easter fell on the latest or earliest possible dates and mentions a new newspaper in Danville, Michigan named The Disturber published by L. E. Niller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Mich
L. E. Niller
Jurors drawn for February term of circuit court
The February term jurors convene in this city on Monday February 18. From Ironwood: Edward E. Cuyler and others. Bessemer: John Burt and colleagues. Tronwood: Geo W Buzza. Bessemer township: Joe Herbeck. Wakefield township: John Weeks and Chas Griggs. Marenisco township: Edward Copps. Waterstreet township: Mike Singler and Frank Sybildon.
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City of Ironwood
Edward E. Cuyler
P. N. Paon
Chas. Thompson
Gust. M. Olson
Peter Peterson
Chas. Beckman
Wm. Mitchell
Wm. Mildren
Dan’ W. Nolan
Wm. H. Book
Louis Becker
Adolph Peterson
R. W. Shand
John McGraw
Geo. Jenkins
N. J. Wright
Axel Larson
Bessemer
John Burt
C. Murphy
Louis LaDuke
Wm. Hillman
Edward Peterson
W. W.turner
Jus. Kavern Jr
Geo. B. Hair Jr
Geo. Darlington
John Reed
Tronwood
Geo. W. Buzza
M. J. Anderson
Joe Herbeck
Wakefield
John Weeks
Cha
Police Gazette Annual and Pugilist Record Issued
The Police Gazette Annual and Pugilist Record for 1911 is issued in vest pocket size and contains key records across sports. It lists prominent pugilists, their opponents, locations, dates and decisions, offering what is billed as the biggest ten cents’ worth of information.
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Police Gazette
Printing services offered by Herald office
As spring approaches business men are urged to prepare season printing. The Herald office is fully equipped to handle anything from cards to full sheet posters with expert printers. Neat work, competitive prices, and high quality stock are promised.
Dramatic Company Delights Wakefield Audiences
The Dramatic Company performed Josiah's Courtship and The Woven Web in Wakefield, Friday and Saturday evenings, drawing large, pleased crowds. Gratitude was extended to locals for numerous courtesies received during the two shows.
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Wakefield
Roosters Crow Over Eggs Not Lain In Folio Adage
A compact remark notes roosters crowing over eggs not laid by them as an analogy to imitators selling Rocky Mountain tea. The Madison Medicine Co. ad makes the phrase famous. The Virginia Enterprise, a magazine by W. E. Hanneford, costs 35 cents and marks its ninth year as a model up-to-date sheet.
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Madison Medicine Co
Virginia Enterprise
W. E. Hanneford
Queen Victoria Wealth Estimated at 108 Million Dollars
The Manistique Democrat has suspended publication. The report notes Queen Victoria's wealth aggregates to about 108 million dollars.
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Queen Victoria
The
Manistique Democrat
New Life Pills touted as cure all by D. MacFarlene
An advertisement proclaims Dr. King's New Life Pills as the busiest mighty little invention that turns weakness into strength and lassitude into energy. It claims health benefits and mental power with a price of 25 cents per box. Sold by D MacFarlene.
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Dr. King
D. MacFarlene
Local news notes from the city and exchanges
Local news notes report on community happenings with names, visits, and events. The list mentions Wakefield visitors Joe Bawden Maitland Updike Ironwood and Hancock ties, court schedules, a minstrel show, a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Geo St John, mayoral candidacy in Ishpeming, and calls for reader tips to Herald News Phone 10.
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Ironwood Athletic Association
Armory
Alex Strom
Geo. St. John
Melodhe
Ishpeming
Gust Mellstrom
Wakefield
Merald
Railroad and local notices in Wisconsin city edition
Rail officials R M Jacks and J O Danoho of Wisconsin Central checked operations while Jacol Parkamienie of the Amerikan Valiset visited Calumet. The poor commissioners January report is published, with small December comparisons. A social at the Catholic church and a Presbyterian Valentine event are noted, along with mining institute plans at Lake Superior and a blue army recruitment appeal.
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Jacol Parkamienie
Amerikan Valiset
Calumet
Poor Commissioners
Catholic Church
Opera House
Bessemer
Capt. Gray
The
Presbyterian Church
Uncle Sam
Lake Superior Mining Institute
Houghton
Graham Pope
Electric Bitters touted as life saver by lawyer
Henriettta lawyer E. B. Munday credits Electric Bitters with curing his malarial fever in his brother after a long illness. He claims the remedy purges malaria, purifies blood, aids digestion, and regulates liver and kidneys, curing constipation and nervous troubles. Available at Mac Farlane's drug store.
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E. B. Munday
Henrietta
Tex
MacFarlane
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Calumet—Base Ball League
A. M. Chisholm
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John C. Mitchell
J. H. Pearce
Chila
Clak
Longyear and Bennett
Davis & Fehr
Late
Superior Mining Institute
Quincy and
Atlantic Peclare
New York Star
Joe Bawden
Maitland Updike
D. Garver
Ionwood
This City
Firemen of
Michigamme
Jack Gleason
Jo Stringer
Hancock
Gene Murphy
Fred Otto
Capt
Mrs
P. L. Ramquist
S. Bradley
S. G. Campbell
Geo. Ostermeyer
Antigo
Ostermeyer
A. W. Fellows
Jack O’brien
the Herald
Jas. S. Monroe
House of Representatives
Lansing
R. M. Jacks
J. O. Danoho
Wisconsin Central
Milo Doyle
Wm. Kinlon
Hugh Adams
Mrs. Munthe
Kittie Ryan
Marie Meagher
Bressemmer Brewing Companny
Quincy
Atlantic
Wis
Colby
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