Amvil Amusement Hall Concert Delights Local Crowd
A Thursday evening community concert at Anvil Amusement Hall drew many locals and visitors from nearby towns. The Newport band led the program with rare vivid solos and a standout trombone feature. Afterward, attendees joined a lunch at the mine boarding house, with dancing to follow and the Anvil Community club planning more events at the schoolhouse next Monday.
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Goldsworthy
Head
Turner
Buttson
J. Skeat
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Newport
Anvil Community Club
Anvil School
Doelle Nominated by Michigan GOP for State Board of Agriculture
John A. Doelle of Marquette, backed by Gogebic county Republicans, was nominated at the Michigan state GOP convention in Detroit for a seat on the state board of agriculture. Frank F. Rogers of Lansing was nominated for highway commissioner. Gogebic delegates pledged to A. L. Burdige for the office. The convention was brief, finishing in just over an hour. Marriage quip: there be ing no model husbands.
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John A. Doelle
Marquette
Gogebic County
State Board of Agriculture
Michigan Republicans
Detroit
Doelle
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Frank F. Rogers
Lansing
A. L. Burridge
Crystal Falls
McGinty Bound Over to Circuit Court
Mike McGinty, whose soft drink shop was raided by state police Saturday night, will stand trial at the next circuit court term. A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday before Justice Haggerson. he was released on $500 bond. No arrests reported beyond McGinty. moonshine seized for evidence. Wakefield residents protested newspaper claims that prominent locals were implicated.
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Mike McGinty
McGinty
Justice Haggerson
Wakefield
Hurley Wet, Logan Says Prohibition Probe Continues
Marquette dispatch quotes John A. Logan, Chicago federal prohibition directorate field agent, saying Hurley remains very wet. He notes Chicago prohibition leaders will press prosecutions from the Wisconsin raid and argues federal law does not nullify state law. Local enforcement appears weak in many counties, with state police and federal agents driving action.
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Hurley
John A. Logan
Chicago
Federal Prohibition Director’s Office
Marquette
Logan
Wisconsin
Offic
Michigan
Marquette Dispatch
State Police Active Last Week At Moonshine Raids
State police conducted raids in Wakefield Ramsay and Ontonagon county. Two men and two women were arrested as quarts of moonshine and hundreds of gallons of mash were seized. Sergeant Scarff raided a Ramsay soft drink parlor securing 120 gallons of wine and a quart of moonshine. Corporal Hendricks replaced Scarff after transfers.
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Wakefield
Ramsay
Ontonagon County
Mass City
Greenland
Scarff
Negaunee
Hendricks
McGinty Place
Warranen Still At Large In Kocevar Murder Case
John Warranen remains at large as police hunt for the man tied to the murder of Blaze Kocevar, a night shift worker at the Pabst mine in Ironwood. Officials debate his whereabouts, with blood hounds reportedly secured but deemed of limited use, while Mantyla, an eye witness, suggests a range camp as a possible refuge. Mantyla stays jailed as the search continues. Kocevar's funeral was held, leaving a widow and six children.
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John Warranen
Blaze Kocevar
Pabst
Ironwood
Warranen
Koskie
Isdebski
John Mantula
Kocevar
Mantyla
Three Year Old Diphtheria Victim Dies
Helen Marczak, three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Marczak, died Wednesday from Diphtheria after a short illness. Born January 12 1918 in Pennsylvania, she was to be buried from the Catholic church with interment in the local cemetery.
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Helen
John Marczak
Pennsylvania
Notable literary crowd at Archangel reading event
In a Boston Transcript note, the audience at an Archangel reading included Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Algernon Charles Swinburne, alongside Archangel and others. The remark highlights the presence of famed poets and writers in attendance at that literary occasion.
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Archangel
Dante
Gabriel, Rosetti
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Boston Transcript
Washington Birthday Observed in Bessemer and Region
The Washington birthday anniversary is quietly observed in Bessemer with city schools holding annual programs. Many upper peninsula cities stage winter sports on the holiday. Local Boy Scouts present two plays about southern scout life in the high school auditorium. Mrs. E. B. Hart praises the plays as fitting for George Washington’s birthday and tickets are selling briskly.
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Washington
Upper Peninsula
E. B. Hart
America
Wakefield Legion hears Miss Foley at meeting
Wakefield Geroux Post of the American Legion held its regular meeting in the city hall council room with over 50 members present. Miss Foley Red Cross worker at Ironwood spoke on government insurance back pay and ex service man entitlements. she will be in Ironwood two more weeks. Red Cross head Mr Lobb accompanied her. The Legion has placed Wakefield men in vocational training and hospitals for gas poisoning and wounds under Dr Theodore Crosby district health examiner who can examine ex service men for compensation or training. Future meetings move to the Wolverine club rooms in the Kerkes building due to space limits.
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Herald
Geroux Post
American Legion
Wakefield
Miss Foley
Red Cross
Ironwood
Gogebic National Bank
Mr. Lobb
Legion
Theodore S. Crosby
United States Health Examiner
Army
Navy
Crosby
Iron County
Ontonagon County
Gogebic County
Bessemer High Defeats Hurley 17 to 7 in Rough Tilt
Bessemer High School, led by a stout guarding lineup, upset Hurley High 17 to 7 at Hurley. Hurley could not score a field basket, tallying all points on Sybeldon free throws. Webb, McFarlane, Cena, Mongher, and Finnegan supported with solid defense as Bessemer dominated the paint and ended Hurley’s home run with decisive first-half momentum.
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Hurley High School
Bessemer High School
Badgers
Hurley
Sybeldon
Bessemer
Webb
McFarlane
Cena
Moncher
Masnaghetti
Badger
Contratto
Finnegan
Williams
Ramsay Man Accused of Hurley Robbery
Random Stanazich of Ramsay faced a preliminary hearing in Hurley municipal court on a charge tied to a trio that robbed Paul Drew of 126 dollars in Hurley Northwestern yards last Wednesday. Drew, beaten about the head and face, was enticed from the Northwestern depot waiting room after 6 pm. He later identified Stanazich as one of the attackers, with another man traced to Scott and Howe camps before vanishing. Stanazich remains jailed in Hurley on a 3,000 dollar bond.
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Random Stanazich
Ramsay
Hurley
Paul Drew
Hurley Northwestern Yards
Drew
Northwestern Depot
Stanazich
Scott
Kalamazoo Bill Proposes State and County Health Officers
A bill endorsed by the Women Voters League of Kalamazoo County and introduced by Rep Edward G Read would create a new state health commission and 83 county posts to appoint a county health officer. The officer would be a licensed physician earning 4000 dollars yearly, split between state and county. In small counties two counties would share one officer.
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Women Voters’ League
Kalamazoo County
Edward G. Read
State Public Health Education Commission
Board of County Supervisors
Ford filings anchor Iron County incorporation drive
Crystal Falls county clerk records the Michigan Iron Land and Lumber company incorporation for 1 million dollars in 10 000 shares. Henry Ford holds 5521 shares Edsel B Ford 4165 and Clara J Ford 314, with full capital paid in. A stray unrelated anecdote about a preacher follows.
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Crystal Falls
Wall
Michigan Iron, Land & Lumber Company
Henry Ford
Edsel B. Ford
Clara J. Ford
Local Scouts in First Dramatic Show at High School
The Bessemer Boy Scouts present a two part program on Tuesday February 22 at 8 15 PM in the high school auditorium. A Scout Demonstration depicts a southern scout camp followed by a two act comedy A Grain of Salt with a full cast led by John Hellman and Jeremiahs escapades. Proceeds aid troop equipment and admission is twenty five cents.
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Boy Scouts
Bessemer
South
Washington
Doctor Curem
John Hellman
Jeremiah
Claybourne Lincox
Jakey Dinkelspiel
Frederick Demperio
Mikie Dinkelspiel
John Novascone
Dominic Novascone
Jere
Smiley
City Water Declared Safe for Drinking
City water is deemed safe for drinking after bacteriological tests. State Sanitary Engineer Edward Rich reported to D. Fournier, superintendent of the city water works, that a sample collected February 8 showed the water safe for drinking purposes.
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D. Fournier
City Water Works
Edward Rich
Fournier
State Sanitary Board
Sneezery Idea Reported as Cold Prevention
A humorous note proposes corking sneezes to curb colds until town authorities build a sneezery. The fragment satirically links public health with civic action, reflecting local color and a playful view of municipal response.
Tax Talk: Some Pay Income Taxes to Boast About It
Some people pay income taxes simply to have a talking point. The remark points to social signaling over duty, reflecting on tax discourse and personal finance perspectives.
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Burridge
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Roskie
Finn
Blood Hounds Rumor
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Harding
George Washington
Wakefield Legion
Wolverine Club
Kerkes
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Herbert H. Asquith
England
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Company Incorporated For
Million Dollars Report
Plan Washington
Knight Entertainment
Zingeralli
Paul Petranek
Rufus Smiley
Arthur Drolson
Professor Sanitas
Lundacy
John McDonald
Jim Leary
Bruno Bellone
Officer Browne
Fred Braemer
Major Skinflint
Bernard Wozniak
Fritz Dinkelspiel
Jack West
Hans Dinkelspiel
Jonnie Demper
Joseph Maccani
Arthur Crolson
Edward Hart
Boy Scouts Court of Honor
Andy Byrne
C. R. Cobb
Pinkerton
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