State treasury ends year with sizable cash balance
At year end the cash balance in the state treasury stood at 1 487 471 98. Of this 685 000 is tied up in the Glazier bank at Chelsea and 35 000 deposited with the state by the Chelsea bank receiver. There is 364 000 on deposit for City Savings bank of Detroit depositors. After these deductions, a little over 400 000 remains available for state needs until December taxes begin to flow in mid January.
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Glazier Bank
Chelsea
Chelsea Bank
City Savings Bank of Detroit
Skating Exhibition by Toward E Fielding at Ironwood
Amer ica's most graceful roller skater Toward E Fielding is booked by Ironwood Roller Rink for four exhibitions January 16 17 and 18 with a matinee on the 18th Evening admission 35 cents matinee 25 cents children under 15 15 cents Change of program each evening Fielding has skated in major U S rinks and is now touring Wisconsin packing houses Skating before and after the show.
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E. Fielding
America
Ironwood
Fielding
United States
Wisconsin
Italian bulletproof fabric looms from Milan
A Milanese barrister Signor Amo Bucci develops a flexible fabric resembling leather claimed to resist bullets and hard steel. In Rome he tests a Richard Brasier car with fabric tires over large nails and the minister of marine shoots at a sample but cannot pierce it.
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Signor
Amo 4O Bucci
Rome
Signor Bucci
Richard- Brasier
Fur Values Rise in Otter and Fox Market
The latest market note ranks fur values with the sea otter at the top, followed by the silver fox worth a hundred times as much as the red fox, which sells for only a dollar or two. The report highlights how prices favor otter and silver fox over red fox pelts in the trade.
Two Views of It Mr Lovett Miss Mc Queen Passes
Miss Mc Queen has just passed away, and Mrs Chellus notes her regal walk and one of the silkiest wriggles seen, highlighting a concise portrait of the deceased and the memory she leaves behind.
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Mr. Lovett
Miss McQueen
Miss Chellus
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Promised Free Sample Card
A period advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder issues. It claims wide success in hospitals and private practice and offers free sample bottles and an informational book by mail. It also notes the death of Col A S Colgar, a Nashville statesman and Confederate congressman.
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Kilmer
Bright
Paddeon Tepany
Augorney
Deaths and births in the Peninsula for November
The upper peninsula recorded 268 deaths in November, an annual death rate of 11.4 per 1000. Births totaled 572, an annual birth rate of 23.9 per 1000. There were 32.7 deaths by violence.
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Upper Peninsula
Resolution of Denunciation and Condolence
A January 1908 resolution from Gogebic range Italians deplores the crime in Ironwood Michigan, denounces the murder of William Thomas, calls for full justice against John Batista Benedetti, extends sympathy to Thomas’s family, and directs copies to local press. The document also notes related miscellany about currency, astronomy, and a stray committee line.
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Ironwood
Michigan
William Thomas
John Batista Benedetti
Chas. Bonino
Hurley
Wisconsin
Gogebic Range
Rannge
Gogebic County
Iron County
Iron Country Finn Insurance Co Prosperous
The fifth annual meeting of the Finnish Mutual Insurance Co organized in Ishpeming and now operating in Marquette Iron and Gogebic counties was held at the secretary's office. It grew to 518 members after adding 91 new members in the year. Officers elected include President Axel Panti Ishpeming Secretary John Kandelin Ishpeming and Treasurer Abraham Boulson Negaunee.
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Finnish Mutual Insurance Company
Ishpeming
Marquette
Iron
Treas
Abraham Boulson
Negaunee
Unusually Mild Upper Michigan Winter Report
The Upper Peninsula experiences an unusually mild winter with no zero temperatures and scant snowfall. Lacking snow, sleighing is poor and logging is hampered while winter goods trade remains slow. the sun has shown for over two months with clear skies.
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Upper Michigan
Temple Theatre Showcases Best Pictures for Ladies and Gentlemen
The Temple Theatre continues to draw packed houses with top quality pictures chosen to entertain both women and men. A major upgrade comes from contracting with a large Chicago film house, improving the offerings. Next month the Passion Play will be shown on several evenings. The production was filmed at Oberrama gou and features yearly peasant action. The B D club plans its first dancing party at Bessemer hall on Tuesday Jan 14 featuring a masquerade and prizes, expected to draw large crowds. The Yeoman lodge social on Monday night was also well attended.
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Temple Theatre
Chicago
Oberramagou
B. D
Bessemer Hall
Women Employ Detective To Clean Ivon River Town
The Ladies' Missionary society of Ivon River hired a detective to uncover violations by saloon and business men, targeting sale of Pyzor to minors and cigarette materials. After two weeks, evidence led to many arrests. the town had previously closed Sundays but reopened partially after a compromise.
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Ladies’ Missionary Society
Ivon River
Telegraphic Sparks and Regional Labor Shifts
Weeks' telegraphic notes report 125 126 visits to New York City in 1907, 13 834 more than last year, plus a wage cut for Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroad section men to 1 50 per day. The piece notes cost-cutting in Upper Michigan and reduced manual labor. mentions Europe-bound travelers amid scandal, Brewers' Association efforts to clean up saloons, and Japanese reserve forces ordered to Tokio with arrivals from the United States preparing to depart.
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New York
New York City
Duluth, South Shore & Atlant Railroad
Upper Michigan
Vote on Sales at Marquette Special Election
The city council agreed the saloon limit question is decided by voters. A special election will be held Monday January 20 to determine whether Marquette may limit saloons to twenty five.
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Marquette
Hawk and D. B. Club Elect Officers
At a Sunday Hawk meeting officers were chosen: President Will Kalaczewics Vice President Nick Strezelk Secretary Steve Gerchalk Treasurer M Shefc. In a D. B. Club meeting officers elected: President Peter Wroblewsti Secretary Arthur Hanson Treasurer Arthur Ruad S. at A- Nick Springhetti.
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Hawk
Will Kalaczewics
Nick Strezelk Seey
Steve Gerchalk
Treas
M. Shefc
Peter Wroblewsti
Arthur Hanson Treas
Arthur Ruad S
Nick Springhetti
Music at the Bease Mer Roller Rink Tonight
A band will perform at the Bease mer roller rink this evening as a large crowd is expected. The rink opens Wednesday and Saturday afternoons for ladies, with ongoing weekly schedules noted as Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Beasemer
Will Visit Washington and Governor Warner
A contest rewards Upper Michigan boys with the most new subscriptions to Northwestern Farmer by sending the winner to Washington D C to tour the Capitol and sights along the line. Governor Warner will host a Lansing dinner and sightseeing. Edward Haasinger leads, with Abraham Siegel close behind, prompting call for Bessemer representation.
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Upper Michigan
Northwestern Farmer
Washington, D.C
Capitol City
Warner
Lansing
Edward Haasinger
Houghton
Abraham Siegal
Bessemer
Siegel
Thaw Trial Opens As Insanity Plea Is Filed
Harry K Thaw faces trial for murder in New York's supreme court Tombs case against Stanford White. Jury selection begins in the criminal branch as chief counsel Martin W Littleton amends the plea to claim Thaw was insane at the time of the deed.
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Harry K. Thaw
Martin W. Littleton
Brothers to Meet After Many Years in Manitowoc
Fred Hess of Manitowoc and Albert Hess of Brazil met by chance in Weed California revealing they believed each other dead for 18 years. Albert, a Brazilian plantation owner and brother of W J Hess of Manitowoc Boiler Works, plans to visit next summer, while Fred remains in Wisconsin. Both brothers are siblings of Mrs. L H Truettner of Bessemer.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Fred Hess
Albert Hess
Brazil
South America
Weed
Cal
W. J. Hess
Manitowoc Boiler Works
Albert
Two Sudden Deaths At Pomroy Lake Railroad Work
Monday morning near Pomroy Lake Tony Stone, 45, was crushed when a rolling rock threw him against a car during railroad work. He died at the scene.
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Pomroy Lake
Tony Stone
Sudden death of Gabriel Macki at Fian lander saloon
Thursday morning Gabriel Macki, aged 50, died suddenly at the Fian lander saloon from apoplexy. He leaves a family in Europe.
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Fianlander
Gabriel Macki
Europe
Lack of Snow Roils Northern Wisconsin Michigan Logging
The woods of northern Wisconsin and Michigan see an unprecedented snowless spell hampering loggers who rely on sleighing to move logs to lakes and landings. Ground remains snow free for the first time in regional history, while weather otherwise favors logging.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Heinze Arrested in New York on Check Certification Charge
F Augustus Heinze was arrested Tuesday in New York by a United States marshal on an indictment accusing him of illegally certifying a check drawn on the Mercantile National Bank for 62 768 dollars. He was held in 50 000 bail after entering a not guilty plea and appeared in court with counsel announcing bail would be furnished immediately.
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F. Augustus Heinze
New York
United States
Mercantile Nasional Bank
Heinze
Hunter Killed Near Fence in Florence County
John Camp, a hunter and trapper living near Fence, Florence County, was murdered Saturday night by a stranger who demanded shelter. Camp was shot in the leg with buckshot and died the next morning from loss of blood after being rushed to Florence. He gave a description of the assailant before succumbing. sheriffs have been notified.
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Thomas
Ironwood
Aurora
Capt. Thomas
Bessemer
John Camp
Fence
Florence County
Florence
Catholic population in Upper Michigan diocese outlined
A census by parish priests under Bishop Eis shows about 95,000 Roman Catholic communicants out of an estimated 300,000 residents in the Upper Michigan peninsula. The report notes roughly one third of the population belongs to the church.
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Upper Michigan
Eis
Church
Half Price Fur Goods Sale at Ben Beckman Ironwood
Sadie's fur jackets muffs scarfs and boas all priced at half real value. New fur garments and alterations offered at half price. Located at 208 McLeod Ave Ironwood Michigan supervised by Ben Beckman Manufacturing Fitz er.
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Sadie
Ben Beckman
Fitzer
McLeod Ave
Ironwood, Mich
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State of Michigan
Col. A
Colgar
Nashville, Tenn
Confederate Congress
Peninsula
Chas, Bonino
Frank Maria Dominic Rubart
Louis Nida
Iron Country Finn Insurance Co. Prosperous
Yeoman Lodge
Ren River
Cominsula
Vancouver
B.C
Arma
Tokio
Japan
D. B. Club
Washington
Governor Warner
Abraham Slegal
Ford White
Augustus Heinze
Millionaire Copper King
Marinette
Ter
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