May Festival Highlights by Bessemer Schools
A May Festival on the Washington school terrace hosted by Bessemer high and grammar schools impressed parents and spectators alike. Under Miss Nan Rund, the event offered outdoor entertainment that praised local students while presenting national dance history, blending delight with education and community pride.
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Bessemer High
Washington School Terrace
Nan Rund
Bessemer
Bessemerite
Flag Day Proclamation Emphasizes Respect for the Flag
Governor Groesbeck issues a proclamation for next Thursday June 14 Flag Day. He notes a tendency to sneer at the flag but says the homage honors what the flag symbolizes, not its intrinsic value.
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Groesbeck
MAKE THEM WORK. IWW themed labor menace debate
Readers argue that IWW radicals threaten workers and communities by demoralizing industry and urge harsh measures to curb agitators. The piece contrasts supposed benefits of stable work with alleged dangers of socialist rhetoric and calls for decisive action against agitators.
Forest fires tamed by rain temper fears for summer
Record notes recent rains slowed forest fires in the piest area, though officials warn the risk remains high as summer approaches. Outlook suggests renewed blazes could occur if dry conditions return, with communities preparing response plans and mitigation efforts.
Getting Together for Harmony in Twin Cities
A long-form local note on rivalries between Minneapolis and St Paul easing into cooperation. A meeting to unite roads and business, culminating in a proposed name Minnehaha blending both cities, which sparked disagreement and a quick clash of ideas before settling into advice on mutual harmony and neighbourly cooperation.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Ironwood
Hurley
Eshpeming
Newaunee
Minnehaha
Ron Cre
Daily Mining Journal Birthday Milestone Report
The Daily Mining Journal marks completing its thirty ninth year as a daily newspaper and looks forward to a strong fortieth year in the Upper Peninsula. The note from M. M. J. dated June 4th emphasizes health cheer and expected growth.
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Daily Mining Journal
Penittsila
Bessemer Declares Rat Bounty Near Cemetery Bridge
The city proclaims a 25 cent bounty per rat head to exterminate pests around the new road to the cemetery near the bridge. Residents are urged to report sightings to local authorities.
Grandstand talk at hot Pick and Axe game
Fans debate why a grandstand isn’t built while two Pocahontas club center fliers draw attention. Vendors Dewey and Heinie sell ice cream and popcorn as a sparse crowd lingers, and locals flirt with the scorekeeper and players on the bench.
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Pocahontas Club
Johnny
Dewey
Heinie
Notice to public for fishing party departure next week
The First Ward Publicity Association issues a notice inviting the public to a fishing party led by Gus Polka Moe Sody Doe and others who will depart in Marsh's tally-ho for Lake Despair next week. The Fifth Ward Boosters Band and a Special Committee from the Common Council will see them off. You are invited.
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First Ward Publicity Association
Gus
Polka
Moe
Sody
Doe
Marsh
Lake Despair
Fifth Ward Boosters
Common Council
Man in Derby Threatens Execution Early Morning Exchange
A derisive exchange records a man in Derby telling someone they will be shot at dawn, while the other party retorts that he does not rise that early, capturing a tense moment in dialogue.
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Derby
Our Inquiring Reporter Question and Snappy Replies
A comic mock interview features residents sharing urban frustrations. Quotes reveal light disputes over car trouble and petty theft while others dodge questions, humorously urging later contact with authorities or a lawyer amid chatter and laughter.
Wakefield Crowned Most Progressive City in State
An ironic fragment recounts Wakefield being praised as the state’s most progressive city in a clipped, wandering note. The piece, though fragmentary, centers on Wakefield’s forward image and a fleeting personal fable of wandering and returning.
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Wakefeld
Reamin
Wakefield
No Free-for-all Fight On Sophia Street Debunked
The report denies rumors of a street brawl on Sophia Street last Monday night. It clarifies there was no free-for-all and notes one man faced a court cost of twenty five dollars the next morning.
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Sophia Street
Owner Changes Hands In Torsten Eggen Building Deal
Looking Backward from Herald files recalls Ernest Felling acquiring the Torsten Eggen building at Sophia and Sellar streets. It also notes 1922 Fourth of July committee appointments, a local park baseball 17 to 11 victory by Bessemer over Hurley, and the engagement of Miss Anna Alfield Olson to Carl Kilmer Hixon with a Minneapolis wedding planned. Albert Eplett leaves Castile Mining to join Sullivan Machinery in Chicago.
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Ernest Felling
Torsten Eggen
Sophia and
Sellar
D. J. Kulasowicz
Bessemer
Weindorf
Byrnes
Anna Alfield Olson
Carl Kilmer Hixon
Minneapolis
Albert Eplett
Castile Mining Co
Chicago
Sullivan Machinery Co
Bessemer Fire Chief Secures Cosgrove Orchestra for Benefit Ball
Twenty years ago on June 6 1903 the Bessemer fire department booked the Cosgrove concert orchestra for July 9 to raise funds for the running team heading to the August tournament. Miss Mary Womastek and Mamie Pecard were named as grammar school principal and teacher for Wakefield. Pickands Mather Co started a third shaft at the Mikado mine. Hurley and Bessemer clash for a purse raised by the Eagles at Hurley on June 14. Jansen and Lintelmann plan to move their One Price Cash Store into the new Odd Fellows building once finished.
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Bessemer Fire Department
Cosgrove
Mary Womastek
Mamie Pecard
Wakefield
Pickands Mather and Co
Mikado
Hurley
Bessemer
Eagles
Jansen and Lintelmann
One Price Cash
Odd Fellows
Proclamation Proclaims Michigan Flag Day June 14 1923
Governor Groesbeck proclaims Thursday June 14 1923 as Flag Day urging display of the flag on public and private buildings and community exercises where practical. The proclamation notes the flag symbolizes the nation’s founding principles and calls upholding them at any cost.
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Republic
Flac
State of
Michigan
Commonwealth
Anvil News Highlights Local Family Events and Games
The Anvil community reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ellis on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hall and son hike, while Mrs. Gerhart of Bessemer visited the Burnetts. Miss Mary Chovan visits from Phillips for the summer. Teachers host a dance at Ramsay with 30 couples, music by Bessemer high orchestra, chaperones G. Roosen. Anvil defeats Ramsay 9 to 2 in a Sunday game. Ewald Lindberg joins Mrs. Lindberg for a Lake Gogebic weekend. Upcoming events include a June 12 comedy by Ramsay V M girls with proceeds for Anvil Girl Scouts.
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Louis Ellis
Willard Hall
Gerhart
Bessemer
Iron Mountain
Burnett
Mary Chovan
Phillips
Wis
John Chovan
Anvil School
Albert Tillner
Tillner
Lake Gogebic
V. M. Girls of
Ramsay
Fanny Brown
Ayvil Amusement Hall
Clara Myres
Esther Sharpless
Ida Fink
Hulda Newman
Messrs
Larson
Lyon Campbell
Maki
Anvil
Grade School Notes Questionaire Hour Aids Extra Credit
Miss Boofywallers class held a Saturday questionnaire hour the pupils answered questions for extra credit. The quirky responses include jokes about history salaries air tires algebra and the sixth grade.
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Dumbell
Two Classes in Temperance Debate Split on Still Phrase
During a Commons discussion on Lady Astor's temperance bill, W. A. Jenkins stated that Americans are divided into two classes those who still had a little and those who had little still. The quote reflects the era's contentious stance on liquor restrictions.
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House of Commons
Lady Astor
W. A. Jenkins
Associated Press
Compliment Your Neighbor On His Garden Reminder
A short aphorism advises never fearing to praise a neighbor's garden. The message likens compliments to cancelled checks, noting they return to the giver as good will and community warmth.
Prize-Winning Contest Prompts Poem on Evening Fire Bell
A local contest invites writers to craft the best poem explaining why the fire bell rings at 8:30 each evening with a promised publication of the winner’s portrait by Pick and Axe.
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Pick and Axe
Sam Never Fixes a Puncture He Charges the Air
In a terse note the article states that Sam never fixes a puncture. He only charges for inflating the tires. The remark underscores a practice viewed as charging for minimal service. Local readers recall similar complaints about roadside mechanics.
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Sam
Dance With Music By Bessemer High Orchestra
Miss Rosy Burt township superintendent visited Anvil school on Wednesday. Miss Mae Netcher and Miss Anne Misbauer hosted the Teachers Sewing Club at the Ford home Tuesday. Anvil Girl Scouts with leader Miss Adams attended a piano recital by Orville Collick’s pupils at Bessemer High Monday. Morrison Becker Erickson Dahlgren and Paynter families spent Sunday at Lake Superior. Mr and Mrs James Ford and Mr and Mrs Hans Romstad attended the Bessemer recital Monday evening. Adelaide Ford participated in the program.
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Bessemer High School
Rosy Burt
Anvil
Mae Netcher
Anne Misbauer
Teachers’ Sewing Club
Ford
Anvil Girl Scouts
Miss Adams
Orville Collick
Morrison
City Offers Rat Bounty Near Bridge to Cemetery
The City of Bessemer will pay a bounty on all rats killed in the vicinity of the bridge on the new road to the cemetery. A bounty of 25 cents on each rat brought to the city clerk's office will be paid.
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Bessemer
Illinois loses six regulars from 1923 baseball squad
University of Illinois sees six key players exit as graduates from the 1923 baseball team, signaling a significant transition for the program while preserving returning athletes and new prospects for the season ahead.
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University of Iolinois
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Pick & Axe
Billy Wi
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Central
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Herald
Alex J. Groesbeck
Charles J. DeLand
Anvil News
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Otto B. Olson
Longyear Street
First National Bank
Universal Auto CO
Bessemer, Mich
Selin’s
Brunswick Phonograph
John A. Kallander
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