Grandstand Needed for Bessemer Baseball Field
Believer's athletic field in the Upper Peninsula draws praise from visiting players for its quality but lacks a grandstand. Fans crowd around the field under sun and without protection from stray balls, prompting a plea to the school board to build a grandstand with labor from FER and lumber from Underwood mill. The community urges timely action.
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Upper Peninsula
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Bessemer
FER
Underwood
Board
F Education
Consideratin
Michigan Tourism Boosters Rally for Summer Visitors
The Herald notes a flood of tourist literature from Michigan towns counties and associations aiming to draw vacationers from other states. It highlights Michigan Bell Telephone Company as a strong promoter in state newspaper advertising. The piece argues tourism benefits all regions and urges appreciation of widespread booster efforts.
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Herald
Michigan
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Michigan Bel
Strikes ease as workers hold back from labor actions
The article notes that strike agitation has waned with workers showing restraint toward paid agitators blamed for most trouble. It observes strikers often resume action upon finding new employment and urges waiting for prosperity to lessen desire to strike.
Is Groesbeck Bigger Than the Party
The piece debates Groesbeck’s stature versus party strength amid Michigan politics. It notes uncertain support for the governor and shifts in Republican and Democratic vulnerabilities. It mentions Frank Fitzgerald as a benchmark of GOP strength, with context from Ishpeming and Lake Superior regions.
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Groesbeck
Michigan
Bic
Zoey Tee
Frank Fitzgerall
Tax stand on Michigan gas levy defended in Grand Rapids Press
The Grand Rapids Press argues against cutting the Michigan state gas tax. It says the tax funds highway construction and maintenance, not politics, and a one cent reduction would save motorists only five to seven dollars a year but cost the state six to seven million dollars, impairing the highway department.
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Michigan
Highway Department
Grand Rapids Press
Fireworks Day Rivalry Across Gogebic Range Towns
Communities Ramsay Ironwood Wakefield Otley and Bessemer declare plans for July 4th fireworks with each town determined to attract residents from neighboring areas. The Gogebic range towns compete to host the celebration and draw crowds.
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Ramsay
Ironwood
Wakefield
Otley
Bessemer
Election ballots tossed in Bessemer township
In Bessemer township Puritan precinct 174 ballots were invalidated after improper initiation by the election inspector. The outcome raises questions about the school election on the Gogebic range and what steps will follow.
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Gogebic Range
Bessemer
Puritan
Bessemer Sunday baseball ban enforced by police chief
Thirty five years ago Bessemer passed an ordinance prohibiting Sunday baseball with the chief of police enforcing it, reflecting strict local authority over weekend recreation. The record notes official enforcement and community reactions during that era.
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Bessemer
Chief of Police
Mae West Problems Highlight Bessemer Student Quip
A Bessemer High School graduate offers a witty exchange with an instructor. The student, citing Mae West, quips I done them wrong as the exchange pivots on playful wordplay. The light moment reflects student humor at graduation time.
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Bessemer High School
Mae West
Excelsior Survivor Records Brush With Train
A chilling verse recalls a man attempting to cross a railroad track as a train sped by. Pieces of a scattered brain were gathered into a sack, but the effort failed to recover the missing brain.
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Excelsior
Ancient Greek Lyre Echoes Among Gogebic Sweethearts
Old Greek stories echo as girls in the region are said to listen to a lyre each evening mirroring a habit among local sweethearts. The note frames a cultural parallel across eras to music and courtship.
Bergland Legion claims U P championship in June
The piece notes Bergland Legion basketball still asserting the Upper Peninsula title while questioning whether the Detroit Tigers remain leading in the American League.
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Bergland Legion
U. P
Detroit Tigers
Pioneers Speak of Ancestral Magna Carta and Ten Commandments
An aristocrat recalls an ancestor at the Magna Carta signing, while Isidore Cohen notes a relative who witnessed the Ten Commandments signing, highlighting a shared lineage claim among old families.
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Isidore Cohen
Hit-Run League Fatality Hits Ramsay Kill In Gogebic Range
In the Gogebic range last Saturday night a hit runner caused two deaths near Ramsay while players in the Hit-Run Drivers’ League boosted batting averages.
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Ramsay
Backward Glimpse From 1909 Bessemer News
From the June 12 1909 Herald files the 18th annual Bessemer High School commencement with 17 graduates led by salutatorian Claire Rupp and valedictorian Carolyn Wagner. Miner layoffs hit Colby Iron ton mines with 600 laid off, 150 remaining, then 190 more to go. County board names Douglas as cashman and Dr George Moore as contagious disease physician at 31000 annual pay. Consolidation of Herald and New Prep Pruss to form Herald Publishing Co with Siebensohn managing. Annie Coole joins Bon Ton confectionery. Puritan schoolhouse to be sold June 21.
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Bessemer High School
Olive Mae Fulford
James Cannon Johnston
Clara A. Kallander
Renetta Helen Kutaszewicz
William Louis Maccani
Anna Marie Mazanec
Mabel McKie
Nellie Wilhelmine Meter
Walter Russell Roberts
Arthur Bernard Rund
Claire Lucille Rupp
Joseph Silverman
Albert Victor Thomas
John Thors
Vezio Oliver Angherini
Dorothea Frances Vaselak
Carolyn Mathilda Wagner
Barber
Colby and Ironton Mines
County Board of Supervisors
Robert A. Douglas
Tronwood
Caghman
George R. Moore
Herald
Prep Priuss
Herald Publishing Co
F. A. Siebensohn
Ashland
W. J. Cordy
J. PL. Pitegerald
Mellen
Siebensohn
Ashland Daily News
Annie Coole
Bon Ton
The
Puritan
Farewell to Thee and Fragments From 1899 News
A fragmented clipping offers a mix of quips about the Army Navy politics and a grim doctor patient exchange. It mentions a 35 Years Ago note from June 17 1899 and lists Bessemer High School graduates and local mining activity plus a city marshal enforcing Sunday baseball bans.
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Bessemer High School
Anna Amelia Anderson
Andrew Fredolf Anderson
Florence Davis
Edna Claire Moore
Edward Ernest Nagelatock
Anna Louisy Ramquist
Arthur Edmund Redner
Cecelia Agnes Touhey
Arthur Redner
Torian
Cecelia Touhey
Vale
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Rupert W. Werebcheski
Maurice R. Burt
Herald Publishing Company
Beseemer, Michigan
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Pick & Axe
Pathfinder
Bergland
Stra
Dan Egan
Scrubby
Navy
Peter Ebtermantratt
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Tressay
Og Vatler
Vatler
Derten Tka Cothy
Jak Pot
Corrizan. McKinter
Pocitas
Albetine Marie Erhier
Edward Allison Gamble
Bassar
Marrim
Joisten
Resife
Isowood
P. L. Ramaquist
Milwaukee
Soekeneers
Is Colby Leon Miunizne Co
S. Bradley
Canada
Sterne
Mickizga
John A. Kallander
Prene
Pest Omes
Michigan Bell Telephone CO
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