Population shifts crown Marquette as UP city leader
Census figures show Marquette at 14,478 surpassing Escanaba 14,316 and Ironwood drop to third with 13,839 in the Upper Peninsula. Gogebic County loses 2,067 since 1920 while townships gain from mining and farming growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Gogebic Range
Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Straits
Escanaba
Tronwood
Michigan
U. P
Gogebic
Sliss
Bessemer
Gogebic County
Wakefield
Porte
Marenisce
LA Ironheed
Wackefeld
Ervin
Wakefield City
Watersmeet
Carlson
High Grade Boosting Reflects Regional Pride and Texan Identity
Fragmented OCR style text discusses booster rhetoric about regional advantages, with references to Texas, Florida, Illinois, and the broader United States. It mentions Texas pride, oil, agriculture, geography, and a playful old-time tone about Texans and the Lone Star State. The piece is a garbled sample of promotional prose with scattered place names and claims about state characteristics.
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Florida
Cabtenta
Hamilton
Barrem
Texas
Dallas
Sistes
Pexas
Mrowneville
FY Dax
Texarkana
Texarsaca
New
Texarkanns
Unite
Eaetland
Lone Star
Boat Blunder in a Wakefield Pleasure Drive
In June 1895 a Bessemer businessman brought his date to Wakefield for a boat ride. After landing he lingered and failed to help her exit, the boat drifting away. The woman fell into three feet of water but a nearby woman rescued her. The man, unable to swim, stayed aboard, hoping someone would tow him in, finally using a floating board to reach shore as they drove toward Bessemer.
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Texas
New York
San Francisco
Pearly Gates
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay
Wakefield
The
Herald
Bessemer
Ill wind helps some Wakefield shopkeepers on Sundays
A column notes that limited Sunday business hours in Bessemer benefit Wakefield merchants as some Bessemer men travel to Wakefield for beer, with Val Blatz and Fred Miller brands on tap offering a cool refreshment option.
Letters to Our Friends and Streetside Rumor
An anonymous letter to Friends is acknowledged but not traced by the post office. The note implies guilt on a reader and hints at a boulevard removal this summer, spurring residents on West Mary Street who cheered the announcement as a distant noise.
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Lear Chas
Detectes
Post Office Department
Hod
West Mary Street
Beloved Bessemer Club Mourns Loss Of Member John B
The Bessemer Bachelor’s Club wears mourning after the death of John B a prominent advocate within the organization. The club’s charter is draped in sorrow as members reflect on his contributions and loss.
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Bessemer Bachelor's Club Ae
John B
City Council Meets This Week
City officials gather for a regular meeting with no reported injuries or casualties. The agenda includes routine items, community updates, and public comment periods. No incidents of violence or harm are noted in the readable text.
Calumet Leads at Ishpeming Meet and Local Notables
Calumet won first place at the Upper Peninsula high school track meet in Ishpeming with 4142 points, Ishpeming second, Bessemer third, and other teams earning smaller scores. Local athletes claimed several events including Roy Zeh in 100 yards and discus, Will Kulasacicz in pole vault, John Kallander in hammer, and F Byrne in high jump. John Nelson died after being struck by falling ore at Colby mine. A marriage occurred May 27 in the bride’s home. Saxon near Hurley was quarantined for smallpox. Probate matters include the estate of Cornelius Hansen with a June 17 hearing.
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Upper Peninsula
Ishpeming
Calumet
Bessemer
Norway
Escanaba
Hancock
Kronwood
Munising
Menominee
Roy Zeh
Will Kulasacicz
F. Byrne
John Kallander
John Nelson
Colby
Fritz Garibaldi
F.L. Osborne
Harry Olds
Margaret Buzzo
Saxon
Hurley
Shaft Work Delayed At Tilden As Old Shaft House Is Torn Down
A weeklong halt at the Tilden shaft follows the tearing down of the old shaft house used by multiple companies since the Sellwood period. A new, larger shaft house will replace it and a new sheave line runs from No to the engine house. A drowning near Marenisco claims nine year old Johnnie McNicholas last Friday. Nellie Mitchell buys a new wheel becoming Bessemers first lady owner. John O'Brien visits from Champion, Michigan. County Road Commissioners approve opening the Thousand Island Lake County Road at the May 25 meeting.
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Tilden
Sellwood
Johnnie McNicholas
Marenisco
Nellie Mitchell
Bessemer
John O'Brien
Champion
Mich
Board of County Road Commissioners
Court House
Thousand Island Lake County Road
State of Michigan Probate Court Session Notice
State of Michigan records show a probate court session held at the Probate Office in the City, detailing formal proceedings and official actions expected to be recorded for the public record.
Register of Probate Scene Sparks Unclear Bid Dialogue
A fragment shows a probate register scene with an onlooker challenging an offer. A cryptic exchange mentions selling a picture for 100 and a buyer wanting the model’s address, with names Pele, Mele, and Paris appearing in the dialogue.
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Pele
Mele
Paris
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King Ranch
Illinois
United States
Massachusetts
Pick & Axe
Rey
Henry
Albert T. Reiw
Said
Harry K. Bay
Cornelius Hansen
Olianna Hansen
Conrad N. Hansen
Bessemer Herald
R. C. Solberg
State OF Michigan
John A. Kallander
John J. Frick
Bessemer Township
Ramsay
Puritan
Waldemar A. Knoll
Howard N. Eidemiller
Malcolm L. Dezendorf
Oscar Larson
A.D
Nesto Erickson
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