Gogebic County Backs Holland in Normal Location Move
Gogebic county officials civic groups and residents unite to back Rep Holland in moving a new normal to Gogebic. The Gogebic board of supervisors Bessemer and Wakefield governments Ironwood and Wakefield clubs and the Bessemer Rotary support the measure. A petition from Bessemer adds weight to the effort. The county presents a solid front urging Lansing to approve the relocation.
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John Holland
Gogebic County
Holland
Wisconsin legislature weighs child labor amendment fate
Senator La Follette sends a personal message urging passage of the child labor amendment, prompting criticism of former anti amendment legislators who reverse stance. Mussolini plans a Rome skyscraper 1100 feet high surpassing Paris Eiffel Tower, while La Follette is mocked as a Wisconsin dictator.
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Wisconsin
Mussolini
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Woolworth
Daily Press
Ashland Press
Michigan Road Program Hinges on Tax Debates and Delays
The article discusses uncertainties in funding and timing for Michigan road construction tied to the automobile weight and gasoline taxes. Courts may rule on referendum eligibility, delaying funds and slowing the rail of the bond driven plan. The piece urges swift, good faith action to connect industrial centers with direct routes and support statewide economic integration.
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Matorinel
Michigan
Michidetermi Gon
Tax challenge against Iron county tax plan falls apart
Iron county tax protest led by M S McDonough failed when business men refused to pledge the $5,000 fee to fund a court challenge. McDonough stated he would sue if overassessment was proven, but sponsors balked, deeming success unlikely and fearing long tax deferrals, per the Marquette Mining Journal.
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Tax Commission
Iron County
Iron River
M.S. McDonough
Business Men’s Association
The
Marquette Mining Journal
No basketball tonight as Twain reading fills the evening
Community notes a quiet night with no game and plans to stay home reading Mark Twain. It mentions school as usual and describes everyday life with playful asides about holidays, debt, Valentine hopes, and a jailhouse shoveling order.
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Lucy Usteq Vane
Tom
If You Are Well Bred Venting Fireless Temperatures
A fragmented ad analogy recalls a furnace fire scare at four a.m. with dangerous hype about cold 20 below readings. The text questions a pretty girl’s vamping, noting a stance of certainty over opinion.
Old Bessemer Opera House Memories
In Bonitas Michigan a Wakefield visitor insulted a local maiden by mocking her fashion and was ordered out of town by the village constable. The reminiscence recalls titles once shown at the opera house including Why Girls Leave Home and Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Golden West
Olaf
Sweden
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Bonitas
Frank Tretheway
Wakefield
Depeneed
Qabum
Serefino Binda
Josephine Giusti
Hurley
A. Lintelmann
Bessemer
Tales Of The Week In A City Club Scene
A Cunvivil Club meeting Saturday night required 13 men and a bartender to stop a prominent city figure from fighting himself. The column cites De Maupassant’s tale of a French hunter who killed himself by striking his head on a tree and quips about wearing a red cap to be mistaken for wildlife.
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Cunvivil Club
de Malpassant
Boston Transcript
Escaped Criminal Flees Gogebic County by Train Scout
A notorious Gogebic county criminal slipped away late yesterday aboard a new C and N W scout train car that is kept dark. No witnesses saw the escape. Local authorities caution the public as the fugitive remains at large.
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Gogebic County
Glare at Cop While Carrying Vinegar Quart Bottle
A curious scene captures a person staring at a police officer while holding a quart bottle of vinegar. The moment highlights tense street exchange amid everyday objects.
Backward Look Feb 15 1924 county appointments and town plans
One year back John F Berteling of Anvil was named to the county sanitarium board replacing W E McRandle of Bessem er, who joined the county road commission. Watersmeet town hall drawings move toward a March start with brick and tile costing about 25000. Ladies Aid of St Sebastian's church held a meeting electing officers. Coal firm officials left for Marquette after visiting Yale mine. Urquhart Gaudette party heads to San Jose California for a several week visit.
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John F. Berteling
Anvil
County Sanitarium Board
W. E. McRandle
Bessem‘er
County Road Commission
Watersmeet Town Hall
D. E. Anderson
River Architect
Ladies Aid of
St. Sebastian's Church
C F. Winkler
P. E Graham
AL. Mazanec
E. A. Leonard
H. J. Frei
Income Tax Exemptions Under 1924 Revenue Act
The 1924 revenue act base exemptions on taxpayer status at year end or changes during the year. It explains proration rules for single, married, and head of a family, and how credits for dependents are counted if support ends before year’s end.
Easter Island Described as Desolate Habitat
The article notes Easter Island in the South Pacific as one of the world’s most uninhabitable places with no trees or water, few birds, and hungry inhabitants. It describes its irregular 12 by 9 by 7 mile shape and rare ship visits, citing 200 Polynesians then and 2,000 in 1720 per Scientific American.
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Devil's Island
Easter Island
Pacific
Scientific American
Move to Apple Junction Sparks Town Talk
A humorous exchange about relocating to Apple Junction highlights the town’s quiet, nearly lifeless image. A passerby notes the only sign of activity was a dog chasing a cat, both strolling rather than sprinting.
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Bill
Apple Junction
Marriages That Led to Odd Relationships
A humorous study from De Montreal notes bizarre kinship chains in multiple marriages. Examples include a woman becoming her own grand-niece through in laws and a German village where a father and son each wed the same family, creating tangled lineages and unusual in law relations.
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Bret
Creataunt
Alsters
de Montreal
Family Herald
Star
Vilage Belle
Swing Plays Part in Hindu Religious Rites
Swing structures near Hindu temples host bangimo chains and chattela bearing sacred pigeons, serving festivals for youth and worship. These swings, sometimes two to three feet high, are set mid street and can obstruct traffic, complicating removal by authorities.
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Bangimo
Petition for administration of Gust Swedberg estate
In Michigan Bessem er February 10 1925 Judge Harry K Bar Probate Court weighs Mary Swedberg petition for administration of Gust Swedberg estate Hearing set for March 10 1925 at ten in the forenoon at the probate office Notice to be published weekly in the Bessemer Herald for circulation in the county Anne H Bay Register of Probate true copy.
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Said
Bessemer
Hom Harry K
Gust - Swedberg
Mary Swedberg
Barch
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Bessemer Herald
Letters to the Herald Defend Gogebic Normal School Bid
John Holland replies to an Ironwood Daily Globe editorial urging a Gogebic county normal school. He notes a prior 1913 bill and says the normal school deserves support despite editor antagonism. He pledges continued fight and appeals to local backing. Blonde Bess opines about spring skirt designs by a Scotch designer.
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Capitol
John Holland
Gogebic County
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