Convention Program Out for Upper Peninsula Knights
The Upper Peninsula League of Knights of Pythias convenes in Calumet in June with a packed schedule. Reception for visitors Monday morning, contests daily, dramatic production Damon and Pythias at Calumet theatre, grand ball, spectacular parade, Pyro display, 100 initiations, business meeting, and a grand banquet on Thursday. The events feature Calumet & Hecla Tam arack bands, Pythian bands, and participants from North Star Dalath Minn and El Sirat Temple Dalath.
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Upper Peninsula League of Knights of Pythias
Calumet
Calumet & Hecla
Tamarack
Pythian
Damon and Pythias
Calumet Theatre
Calumet Stock Company
Knights
All Star
Upper Peninsula League
Knights of Pythias
North Star
Dalath
Minn
Knights of Khoragian
Calumet & Hecia
el Sirat
Dramatic Order Knights of
C N W Proposes New Split Train For Summer
C N W lines plan two section Nos 6 and 11 between Chicago and Hurley Wis with a later No 11 second section routing via Monico Junction and Watersmeet to Bessemer to serve range towns and resorts. Sleeping cars added to aid tourists and northern travelers. Ironwood Times reports Ted Gilleen and wife move to Boise City Idaho after last season with Ironwood team.
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Chicago
Harley
Range
Ashland
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Monico Junction
Watersmeet
Bessemer
Lionwood
Hurley
Campe
Michigan
Ironwood Times
Ted Gilleen
Boise City
Idaho
Gilleen
Ironwood
Boise
Postal Rule Blocks Box Numbers for Rural Route Mail
A postal ruling prohibits delivering mail addressed to a box number on a rural route. Such mail is sent to the dead letter office at Washington. The change was aimed at stopping circulars and advertising from being sent without a name. Many recipients still use box numbers, causing mass misdelivery and waste.
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Washington
Mining Companies Study to Prevent Fatal Accidents
Mining firms and superintendents study accident prevention to save time money and prevent grief for families. The article notes most fatalities occur near shafts, with fewer from machinery, urging tighter supervision and safer transport and loading practices to reduce falls and improve overall mine safety.
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Crystal Falls
Rail accidents in Michigan in 1908 claim many lives
G. B. Dickenson, member of the Michigan railroad commission, presents a detailed statement on railway and electric line injuries and deaths in 1908. The report lists 1414 passenger injuries, 777 employee injuries, and 453 at highway crossings, with 52 passenger deaths, 88 employee deaths, 177 trespasser deaths, and 75 other fatalities.
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Dickenson
Michigan Railroad Commission
Grand Rapids Brewers Back High License Plan
The Grand Rapids Herald reports brewery interests join May or Ellis in uniting with city authorities to close questionable saloons. Mayor, police and fire commissioners, licenses committee, saloon keepers, and brewers aim to remove illicit grog shops and clarify the liquor situation through strict enforcement and no mercy for offenders.
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Grand Rapids
Ellis
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Council
We Reap as We Sow in the Wake of Prior Lives
A reflective meditation on causality and responsibility. The speaker asserts that present conditions are the result not only of one's own actions but of those who came before. They claim personal power to influence others, noting the potential to turn society toward suffering or struggle.
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House of God
Time table publishing bill eyed in Michigan house
Representative Gelinas of Seginaw pushes a bill to require railway time schedules to be published in all state newspapers with ten days notice for changes and penalties for violations. The measure, modeled after New York law, sets fines from fifty to five hundred dollars for railways or their employers.
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Gelinas
Seginaw
Michigan House
Senate
Whitney
New York
The Nuisance of the Big Hat in Church
A religious paper editor lambasts oversized church hats worn by women, calling them a moral offense and hindrance to worship. He urges modest attire or a dedicated hat room, warning that such headgear may deter churchgoers and hurt attendance. The piece targets Bessemer women and links fashion to devout conduct and ministerial impact.
Osborn to Run for Governor in Michigan Primaries
Chase S. Osborn of Saint Ste. Marie plans an aggressive bid for the Republican nomination for governor, with northern support strong in Lansing reporting. Frank Knox of Saint Ste. Marie News says Osborn is polished, honest, and capable, and would unify factions if he enters the race.
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Chase
S. Osborn
Saint Ste. Ma
Lansing
Eitig N
Frank Knox
Saint Ste. Marie
Priday
Chase Osborn
Csp
Meigan
Osborn
Esery
Pent
Strom
Mouldican Party
The Liquor Question and Upper Peninsula Saloon Saturation
A Marquette Mining Journal critique argues Ishpeming and other upper peninsula towns suffer oversupply of saloons. A quitting saloonman estimates forty would suffice for profit, urging licensing tied to population, and predicting rising prices and tighter supply as demand met. The note also reports copper producers’ gains and Soo Rail upgrades from Mellen to Ironwood as snow clears.
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Marquette Mining Journa
Upper Peninsula
Ishpeming
United States Steel Center Set to Reshape Iron Industry
The article notes new developments in the steel sector centered on Garr fuel and U S Steel, predicting a shift benefiting western freight rates and cutting transportation costs. It highlights the likely advantage from new plants, rail terminals, and proximity to major rail lines, asserting a move toward efficiency and integration in steel manufacture and distribution.
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United States
Thare
Chiesagee
West
Perschoet
Pittston
Freiehkt
Pittstie
When We Were Friends play at Pesserier opera house one night
A review notes the William MacNulty return engagement in When We Were Friends at the Pesserier opera house on May 3. The production is praised for bright humor, sparkling repartee, and lavish scenery. The cast is said to be uniformly excellent with striking costumes. The piece, featuring a murder revelation in self defense, retains strong appeal for refined entertainment seekers. The writeup includes a light, humorous farmer anecdote about a calf’s pedigree and a 25 shilling price.
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William Macnuly
Pesserier Opera House
Meanlay
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the Herald
Sellar Strete
City
Henry Bloecher
Gay & Sturgis Biter
Copper Producers” Association
Soo People
Range Branch
Mellen
STEEL
Bette
Steel Corporation
Minnesota
Lake Superioe
Gillie
Ite
Ami
Goven
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