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Newspaper

Bessemer Herald

Location

Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1909

Page

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Council Proceedings Act on Liquor Licenses at Last Meeting

Regular adjourned meeting of the common council held in the council chamber on April 29 1909. Mayor Byrne presided. The finance committee reported on liquor bonds for numerous principals and sureties including Larm Olson Scavarda Contratto Masnighetti and Wozniak. The council approved the report and adjourned. Continued on page 8.

Council Common Council Byrne Messrs Solberg Felling Davis Gerocco Truettner Glatczek Webb O’brien McDonald Milroy Ald. Felling Ald. Webb Ald Webb Ald Finance Committee Glatzek City of Bessemer Gus Larm Alfred Johnson Julius Velin Otto B. Olson Adolph Johnson John Scavarda Dominic Micheli Andrew Contratto Nick Springhetti Mike Donich John Lampart Simon Arkowitz Dominic Masnighetti August Semmerling Valentine Maroni Stephen Wozniak Frank Kalasovicz August Kondziela John Silverman Peter Becker Abe Abelman Julius Simon Jos. Cambretto Serafino Binda Nick Colombo Jos. Wozniak Jos. Friday Frank Kulasovicz William Wroblewski Jos. Rice John R. Johnson Bernard Lee William Waters HI. Selin Carlo Balzerini John Pessenda Angelo Cavosi Batista Mussati William Maki John Hillman Erick Erickson August Rand Joseph Ceno Albert Ceno Jerry Sandy Ignatz Kondziela John Peterson Chas. Rund Surties Alfred O. Johnson Chas. Round Joseph Crenna Thomasini Fridore Joseph Ochis Peter Ochis Andrew D. Contratto

Book on Rheumatism Offered Free by Dr Shoop

An advertisement from Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers a free booklet and trial of his Rheumatic Remedy liquid or tablets to readers. It urges well people to share the relief with discouraged sufferers and requests readers to obtain the booklet and test for distribution to others.

Shoop Racine Wisconsin Bjorneon Usay

Gogebic range baseball season opens May 15

Ironwood Hurley Bessemer Rhinelander arrange a base ball schedule weather permitting. First game May 15 Bessemer at Hurley on Hurley grounds. Ironwood opens May 22 at Hurley with the following day a Ironwood Hurley clash. Schedule runs to July with forfeit posted at Peoples Bank to guarantee the season.

Gogebic Range Bessemer Hurley Ironwood Ashland Rhinelander Peoples Bank Surley Rhineland

Mines of Butte In Great Shape

Thomas F. Cole, visiting Butte, inspected the smelting plant and Coalition mines with Mr. Ryan in Great Falls. He praised development on North Butte and the Tramway shaft to 1700 feet, the air shaft to 1500 feet, and the staff work of Carson Pope and allies. He noted good ore bodies, worker safety, and rich copper wealth in Butte, expressing appreciation for local courtesies.

Thomas F. Cole Butte Mr. Ryan Great Falls Cole North Carson Pope Moulthrop Coalition

Modest Weeds Poem USing a Plainspoken Plea for Virtue

A short, lyrical verse asks for humble strength and integrity. The speaker seeks a sincere smile, frank manners, a true heart, and the will to act rightly. They desire compassion, justice, neighborly friendship, and readiness to end life with dignity. The tone is earnest and didactic, emphasizing moral virtue over material wealth.

Peculiar Fatal Accident at Aurora Mine

The Ironwood Times reports a miner Thomas Jaruszki was found dead on the sixteenth level at the Aurora mine after his body touched a trolley wire and an iron car. A fellow worker, with electrical knowledge, broke the circuit saving others. speculation centers on how he touched both ends while wet with perspiration possibly and a weak heart. The piece also notes steel industry trends, including U S steel dominance, rail and construction activity, and optimistic outlook for 1910 amid rising demand and organization among independent producers.

Ironwood Times Aurora Thomas Jarnoszki Jaruszki Gary St Louis Globe-Democrat

Steel magnates back steelmakers union effort

United States Steel Corporation leaders show favorable stance toward a union among independent mills and foresee ample work for all plants as competition among rivals persists amid the industry’s evolving landscape.

United States Trust Steel Combination United States Steel Corporation

Just Out of Cold Storage. Customer Have you any broken eggs

Dealer No, but the exchange hints at a humorous cataloging of damaged goods with a punchy exchange suggesting a broader joke about stock quality and customer service.

Legislature Oversees Water Power Tax and City Service Rules

A draft bill moves to place water power companies under the state railroad commission with hearings on rate justness. It requires routes, franchises, and construction specs filed with the commission, a uniform bookkeeping system, and city light and power service through passing lines. Michigan Asylum at Kalamazoo reports 1,880 patients in March with 27 new admits and 18 deaths. The Michigan School for the Deaf at Flint shows 318 total, up three males and three females from February.

State Railway Commission Commission Michigan Asylum For the Insane Kalamazoo Michigan School For the Deaf Flint

Iron Ore Market Shows Reservations Rise and Early Shipping

The Iron Trade Review notes furnaces largely well supplied but many plan early reservations totaling over a million tons. Some large sales at last year’s prices with price-reduction guarantees, and earlier ore shipments from Minnesota mines loom. Labor union actions push earlier vessel starts. base ore prices listed: Old range Bessemer 4.50, Mesaba Bessemer 4.25, old range non-Bessemer 3.70, Mesaba non-Bessemer 3.50.

Iron Trade Review of Cleveland Minnesota Franklin Group Republic Iron & Steel Company Buffalo & Susquehanna Laura and Chisholm Oliver Iron Mining Company Mahoning Hull Rust Burt Morris Gettig Atlantic Coast Old Range Mesaba Bessemer Mesaba Old Range Bessemer

Four Companies Dominate U S Copper Output

The Big Four Amalgamated, Calumet & Hecla, Phelps-Dodge and the Guggenheims produce over 592 million pounds of copper annually, about half of U S total. Their holdings have paid vast dividends totaling hundreds of millions, with varying distributions across each group and affiliate holdings.

United States Amalgamated Calumet & Hecla Phelps-Dodge The Guggenheims Boston Financial News Calumet & Heela Lameti{ Hecla Bigelow Companies Utah Copper Setter Terr

Burial Vaults of Cement Industry Growth in West States

The cement burial vault industry expands with plants in Joplin Missouri and Lawrence Kansas. Concrete vaults use steel reinforcement and waterproof cement, forming a single solid unit with the lid. Tests show air and water behavior, with spectators viewing through a top glass insert as vaults seal over caskets.

Cement Age New York Joplin Cemency Lawrence Kan

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Council Proceedings Ironwood, Hurley Bessemer and Group & Safe and Pleasin Fibhoop Legislative News Price Codda Dr. Shoop Remeny
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