Two names on ballot for local school election
Two candidates, Dr. C. E. Stevens and James E. Nemacheck, will appear on the city school election ballot as of the time limit. Polls at Washington school open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. In Bessemer township six candidates vie in a busily contested race for administrative seats with Ramsay and Puritan halls serving as polling places from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Taxpayers meet 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Stevens
James E. Nemacheck
Washington School
Bessemer Township
Nesto Erickson
H. N. Ejidemiller
George Frankovis
Erickson
Alfred Jacobson
Joe Pairolero
Ramsay
Jacobson
South Bessemer
Eidemiller
Frankovis
Adelard Parent
Puritan
Ramsay Town Hall
Anton Boggio Dies After Illness at 35
Anton Boggio of Bessemer died Friday after months of recovery from surgery for a ruptured appendix. Born in San Giusto Italy on September 12 1859 he came to America in 1907 and settled in Bessemer in 1909. He worked at Palms Colby and Yale mines and later for the city water works. Survived by two brothers James and Louis funeral services at St Sebastian Church noted for a long procession and the pallbearers named.
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Anton Boggio
Michela
Lake Gogebic
Boggio
Ashland Hospital
San Guisto
Italy
America
Herrin
South Range
Mich
Bessemer
Palms
Colby
Yale
N. D. Massie
W. L. Guyer
Iron Mountain Banks To Rescue City Finances
Iron Mountain in July 1926 faces near insolvency as the finance committee fights to avert a cash crisis. City funds are nearly exhausted. bankers demand repayment plans and the council repeals two preexisting ordinances. The treasurer reports a May balance of 49 729.55 and June receipts of 4 141.26, with total bonded debt at 740 000 after a 150 000 water works issue. City plans to borrow to cover bills and payrolls through year end and into January.
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Iron Mountain
Iron
Mountain
Bankers
Henze
de Cece Walts
City of Bessemer to lay off about 15 employees
The City of Bessemer plans to lay off roughly 15 workers from the water works and street departments due to tight finances. Most old tasks will be finished this week, leaving Supt Jim Boggio to shoulder the water works burden, with the poundmaster possibly laid off and only two helpers to aid truck driver Zigmund Godlewski this summer. A talk on practical education by J F Butler preceded the meeting.
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Bessemer
Water Works Department
Jim Boggio
Zigmund Godlewski
Feres
Whbor
Ore City
Ashland ore shipments rise as port activity increases
Deputy Customs Officer G. L. Burnham of Ashland says the ore season looks promising with thirty five boats already loading ore this month. Seven coal cargoes have docked at Ashland, outpacing six at Washburn and Ashland last month.
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G. L. Burnham
Ashland
Washburn
Four City Funds Run Overdrawn As of July 9
City Clerk Joseph L. Gotta reported to the council that four funds show overdrafts while six hold balances. Overdrawn totals include Contingent Fund 15 . Water Works 4 139.34 and 173.59 , Street and Sidewalk 15 067.33 , Fire Fund 8 021.91. Remaining funds show balances: Sewer 296.23 Interest and Sinking 52 527.62 Cemetery 2 745.11 Library 875.38 Police 2 545.55.
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Joseph L. Gotta
Wortham Carnival Opens in Bessemer Week of July 27
J L Wortham Shows, among the nation’s largest carnivals, will perform in Bessemer the week of July 27 under the Elks Lodge. The caravan requires twenty five railroad cars to bring the facilities. The company is currently playing Marquette this week.
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J. L. Wortham
Bessemer
Roval Elks Lodge
Marquette
Bessemer Township School Taxes Slashed by 80000
Bessemer township school taxes will be cut about 80000 for the next year as a result of a new bookkeeping system in use one year by the township board of education. Despite the cut, the district remains financially strong with sufficient funds for all expenses and a steadily reduced bonded indebtedness now at 201000.
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Bessemer Township
Township Board of Education
Nesto Erickson
Board of Trustees
Erickson
Harding School
South Bessemer
Township
Scoot Train Substitution Warns of Early Cancellations
Officials order replacing the daily Wakefield to Ironwood gasoline car with the old time scoot engine and car. The gas car goes to Peoria for an 85 mile run. The change likely ends the service soon as the scoot has operated at a loss per local agent H Heinrulis.
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Wakefield
Ironwood
the & N. W
Peoria
H. Heinrulis
Council Orders Peddler's License
An ordinance to license itinerant peddlers was passed to require clothing fruit vegetables jewelry and other commodities to pay a city license. Fees vary from $2 per day to $25 per week with exemptions for local farmers and dealers. City Attorney Pellew to draft an anti begging measure. action set for next meeting.
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W. F. Pellew
Benefit Movies at Local Church in Four Night Run
Manhattan Feature Corp and St. Sebastian Church announce a four night benefit series. Each night offers a different program with a matinee Sunday at 3 15 pm for Life of Christ. Tickets for Life of Christ are 25 and 50 cents while season tickets for the other three shows cost 30 and 75 cents and admit one to all performances.
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Manhattan Feature Corp
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
C. J. Swoboda
Lourdes
Seal of Confession
Ares
Truck crashes into Cobb Ford on South Sophia Street
A large truck owned by the Alvin Durham Co. of Ironwood rolled backward down a hill on South Sophia Street after brakes failed, crashing into Norman Cobb’s Ford touring car parked curbside in front of the A Lintelmann store. The Ford sustained broken headlights, bent fenders, and a damaged radiator. no one was inside.
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Alvin Durham Co
Ironwood
South Sophia Street
Norman Cobb
A. Lintelmann
Ford
Nelson Reopens Drug Store Here
Eugene Nelson, a veteran druggist from Marinette, Wis, reopens the Scavarda and Michela building drug store formerly Gigebic Drug Store, closed for months. He arrived last Friday and will operate with Charles Michela assisting in Bessemer.
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Eugene Nelson
Scavarda and
Michela
Mr. Nelson
Marinette
Wis
Menominee
Bessemer
Charles Michela
Cross Fire Lights Fogbound Night Near Hansen Lumber Yard
A crude four foot high fiery cross blazed late Monday at the head of Sophia Street near Hansen Lumber Co. yards. Dense fog limited visibility to a few blocks, muting the blaze to a narrow radius. The incident occurred Tuesday evening noted as 1638 Glazes Thru Dense Fog. No injuries reported.
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Hansen Lumber Co
Sophia Street
Store-Door Delivery to Start by Boston and Maine
The Boston and Maine Railroad announced a store-door delivery system at Boston Lowell and Lawrence. Merchandise will be picked up at the shipper’s door and delivered to the consignee’s door as a complete transportation process using railroad and motor truck.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston
Lowell
Lawrence
Council approves water meters for Bessemer
The city council, noting a waning water loss and need to curb pumping costs, authorized the public works board to buy meters for the Bessemer water department. Three meters were reviewed, with a preference for the Trident model, though the board was not bound to that choice. A county road takeover was endorsed. A carnival permit was granted. Purchase orders must bear committee endorsement to be valid.
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Velin
Pastori
Bessemer Water Works Department
Board of Public Works
Hagen
Wydeth and Johnson
Worthington
Pittsburgh
Trident
Boggio
Public Works Board
Water Works Department
Ironwood
County Road Commission
Fourth Avenue
Colby Street
Frank J. Duda
John Knobloch
Elks Ridge
Council Grants Six Soft Drink Licenses
City council approved six additional soft drink licenses amid unclear notes on licenses and holders. Names and addresses appear garbled, but references include buildings on Moore and Sophia streets and several individuals linked to license allocations.
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Council
Counci
Joseph Reis
Dominic Vichela Ulding
Sophia Street
Alx Heutala
Fevuak Montinzo
Moore Street
Walter Buesnen
Mrs. Vocatiin
Joseph Worniak
Lead Street
Albert Enrico
William Ke Sma
Kinvune
Moore +treet
Infant death rate linked to fathers' earnings in eight cities
Data from 23,900 babies across eight American cities show infant mortality varies inversely with fathers' earnings. Higher family income correlates with lower infant death rates, highlighting economic impact on early survival.
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A. Boggio
Lake Gogeric
City 10
Butler
J. F. Butler
Leval High School
Isix City
Wortham Carnival
A. B. Chapin
Shakespeare
Uas
ST. Sebastian's
Cobb
Nelson
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