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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1923
Page
2
The American Legion of Bessemer and supporters anticipate clear weather for two days as the city gears up for its 1023 Fourth of July celebration. A full program includes parade races baseball grand ball fireworks free attractions and speaking, promising a Mardi Gras atmosphere and drawing hundreds of visitors.
Reports from mining ranges in the upper pen insula note the annual crop of I W W agitators making its appearance. Workers reject strikes, preferring prosperity cultivation. Agitators hold meetings, often secret, but speeches rarely achieve aims. Police chase agitators back to their origins. Marquette police warn against inviting I W W to stay.
The Upper Peninsula Bureau reports rapid development on a new tourist booklet for Michigan's UP. The revision of Cloverland in Clovertime will add detailed attractions, side routes, hotel lists, free campsites, runer resorts, state parks, and a revised regional road map with illustrations.
A periodical urges training of urban smokers in outdoor etiquette to prevent fires and property damage. It notes throwing matches, cigarettes, cans, or clothing into streets or forests endangers property worth millions and lives, calling for adherence to safety and sanitation laws.
The Copper Country continues to suffer a labor shortage with daily activity hampered. Work pace remains slow as crews struggle to meet demand, threatening ongoing projects and regional economic stability.
The Fourth of July celebration in Bessemer is described as calm before a potential storm as many officials warn of heightened activity. The school election is slated to follow five days later, prompting campaigning and community attention.
A well known farmer from eastern Gogelic county arrives by box car in Bessemer and demands if there will be a Fourth of July celebration. The Pick and Axe office confirms plans and references the Fourth bills on display while the farmer riffs on radio chatter and raffle tickets.
The city chief warns residents to delay fireworks until the grand day, easing chaos for Bessemer kids. The 4th celebration is distant, and authorities urge restraint to prevent damage and grief.
A Bessemer man works on an old bus for the big holiday parade when his wife storms in, voicing disgust at the squeaks. He replies that pig iron in the axles makes the noise unavoidable.
A garbled Herald note references Wakefield President Bedell and mentions Wednesday business travel by bus. The fragment also alludes to a horse and buggy era fading from view and hints at inquiries into who is being initiated or involved in unnamed matters.
The Lewen Press quotes an editor claiming a local businessman lost his pants in Chicago and adds he suffered greater losses. The note emphasizes caution, noting the editor is a smaller figure than the subject and suggesting restraint in publishing further details.
A humorous tale from a newspaper page recalls an editor who answered two letters wrongly. An anxious father asked how to raise healthy twins, and a farmer sought quick grasshopper control. The editor mailed the replies to the wrong envelopes, leading to absurd, unsafe advice about burning straw and easing oil for pests.
In a playful exchange Steve jokes about a dog named Hardware. The friend notes the dog’s cleverness as he bolts for the door whenever someone contemplates whipping him, highlighting a humorous moment of canine character.
One year ago Mr and Mrs Wm C Martens moved to the County Poor Farm with Martens appointed to manage duties beginning May 1. Also noted: Tronwood tied the series with Rossemer 7 0 at the local ballpark, Weindorf pitched well until the sixth, probate judge Wim 8S.) Baird left for Newberry for probate judges meeting. Les Lincelmann returns from Chicago art study for vacation with parents. A pretty wedding: Edith A Erickson to Russell Jewell at the Swedish Finnish hall.
A reader blasts supervisors and road officials for not advancing the Black River State Road. Ironwood, Watersmeet and other areas have roads to resorts funded by the county, while the oldest lake road waits for the road commissioners. The missive questions fault among city supervisors, the county road commissioners, or the county board as a whole, urging action from Bessemer, Wakefield, and local townships.
Mrs Catherine B Pendleton of Detroit donates funds to complete and furnish the unfinished room in the Library of the Michigan Union at Ann Arbor this summer adding a lasting campus feature funded by a private gift.
The city of Milwaukee plans a public debt amortization fund to gradually eliminate its public debt and cut taxes. This approach aims to lower interest costs and relieve the tax burden for residents over time.
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