Swedish miner Claus Finckson killed on Wisconsin Central train
Eyed by a trek a Swedish miner named Claus Finckson was instantly killed by an engine on the Wisconsin Central grain at the east end of the railroad bridge on Moore Street just before noon on Friday. Firemen and bystanders think he fell under the wheels while the engine was taking water and he may have been trying to jump or lost balance. Finckson boarded at the Pu yitan mine and had worked at Colby and New Davis mines previously.
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Claus Finckson
Wisconsin Central Grain
Moore Street
Erckson
Puyitan
Colby
Quide Shout
New Davis Gome
Ireegood
Local Notes Show Dying, School Events and Notices
Mary Caine dies at her son in law’s Case Street home at eighty after years of illness. Deceased formerly lived in Ponta Wisconsin and has lived with Mr Kinney for nine years. Survived by six children none local. two sons in Minnesota, one daughter in Canada, a daughter and son in Oconto Wisconsin. unknown residence for another son. Funeral from St Sebastian church, burial at city cemetery. Joseph Walzewski dies of pneumonia on north side. High School baseball season ends with a photo, few plates broken. three weeks left of school. Miss Macian noted. Hopkins sale June 13 at Mus Hopkins’ on snal five. M M Riley of Milwaukee lectured on Victor Hugo at High School. Will Martin elected captain of 1903 baseball team. Cantata for two hundred grade-school children set for Tuesday May 29. Season ends after last Saturday game with free wood. efforts praised despite few victories.
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Mary Caine
John Kiapey
Case Street
Ponta
Wisconsin
Kinney
Hersons
Minnesota
Canada
God
Oconto
Wis
St Sebastian Church
Cite Cemetery
Macian
Hopkins
Snal
Mus
M. M. Riley
Milwaukee
Victor Hugo
Will Martin
Will
Jail Terms In Michigan Case Record
The excerpt lists multiple defendants and sentences: larceny from a dwelling house with five years imprisonment. assault and battery with three months in county jail. receiving stolen property with guilty plea and a $100 bond. a forfeiture for failure to appear set at $200. Names include Simon, Jusgell, Spencer, Weisman, and Fehr in a Michigan county court record.
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State of
Michilasceny
State of Michigan
Simon” Jusgell
Mich
C. Spencer
State of Michigee
Mike Weisman
Fred Fehr
Ramsay Notes On Town Visitors And Road Work
Mr Massie of Bessemer visited Ramsay on Tuesday while Miss Lissie Koough of Bessemer attended Wednesday evening. The Bessemer township board of review met at the township office. The township is improving roads, soon to be in better condition than in years. Misses Mandel Webb Mamie Pecard and Mary Wamastek attended the Four-Leaf Social Club ball in Bessemer Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Nordquist and son Victor, after a year in Sweden, returned to Ramsay with several families planning to settle nearby.
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Massie
Bessemer
Ramsay
Tee Way
Lissie Koough
Ramsay Friends
Board of Review
Bessemer Township
Mandel Webb
Mamie Pecard
Mary Wamastek
Four-Leaf
Memorial Day Services at Ironwood Parade and Address
Memorial Day events will be held in Ironwood Friday afternoon with a parade and a speech by Hon. J. C. Jones of Detroit. The processional lineup starts at 1 p g. and proceeds past Suffolk street with police, Grand Marshal Jas W Oxnam, regimental band, veterans, relief corps, and civic leaders, followed by a program of songs, invocation, Lincoln address, and an oration. Afterward the procession returns to Riverside cemetery for Grand Army rites and cemetery decorations by Grand Army members and citizens.
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Ironwood
J. C. Jones
Petroit
Suffolk Street
Meove
Jas. W. Oxnam
Grand Army Veterans
Veterans of
High School Glee Club
Clemo
Lincoln
Fettysburg
Haller
Troit
Tracy
Riverside Cemetery
Grand Army of the Republic
Hurley Paper Calls for Cleanup of Disreputable Houses
The Iron County Republican urges Hurley residents to support a movement to purge the town of disreputable houses wide open for business. The editorial praises the aim as laudable and notes many citizens will back the effort to restore the town’s decent standing.
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Iron County Republican
Harley
Hausley
Republican
Hurley
Cod Liver Oil Promises Health and Vitality
Fragmentary ad copy extols cod liver oil as a life preserving and life enhancing tonic. It claims it restores health when impaired, eases burdens of food and work, and maintains plumpness and vigor, though the text is garbled with stray letters and numbers.
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Witorana Ee
Wakefield Notes and Local Arrivals and Projects
The i and Meteor mines paid all their employees this week. Berea bis engaged with Uhickering Uhdse Brothers to sell musical instruments. The Sanday Lake and Brotherton Mini sanrener plan a light plant for 500 lights. Peter Conley has arrived and will begin work on the house after his cart arrives. The board of equalization met May 19 and adjourned to May 21 for their annual meeting. Locals attended Dr. Nevin’s funeral in Irn wood. Mrs. Edward Neidhold returned from Appleton after her mother’s illness. The village board will open streets from Han cock to Sanday Lake, east to Smith, north to Patman. The Chi & North Western railroad have eleven bridge carpenters and plan rock work with the river low. About 15 of our citizens attend the hotel incident.
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Sanday Lake
Brotherton
Peter Conley
N. B. Roscorla
Ed. Neidhold
J. W. Bedell
J. H. Eddy
Irnwood
Nevin
Edward Neidhold
Appleton
Wis
Hancock and
Hancock Street
Smith Street
Patman Street
Chi & North-Western
Rai Company
Pis
Alow Basan Fire Eeees
Don’t Start Wrong With One Minute Cough Cure
Don’t start summer with a lingering cough or cold. The ad promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a safe, quick remedy for coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. It claims instant action and features a testimonial from J H Bowles of Groveton NH praising its safety and speed.
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J. H. Bowles
Groveton
N. H
Let Us Start You And Bushes In Business
An advertisement invites bright energetic men to work for themselves as representatives of a respected Old Line Life Insurance Company. No money needed and territory is available where not yet represented. Emphasizes time value and company support, urging investigation via C. W. Pickeli and Bro. at the Chamber of Commerce in Detroit, Michigan.
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Terriritory
C. W. Pickeli and Bro
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit, Mich
Notice to Public Demands Settlement of Accounts
Notice to customers that starting with May pay days, 1902 all accounts must be settled in full and no account will run longer than thirty days thereafter. The measure is to maintain honesty and integrity with the commercial world. The text mentions average time on we buy and references numbers like 30 and 66 days, but details are unclear.
Faroe Islanders Preserve Kingship Roots In Everyday Life
The Faroese, about 12 000 residents, trace descent to ninth century Norse sea kings who settled the islands. They dress with regional wool, read Danish literature, and value national pride, while enjoying strong coffee brewed from whole beans and sheep or goat cream beverages. A NYT reprint notes their quiet, dignified culture and unique hospitality as emblematic of island life.
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Isieadse
America
Faroe
Dr King’s New Discovery for Throat and Lung Power
Reveals a great secret of this cure for consumption says it cuts phlegm and mucus infected by germs and enriches blood with oxygen. It heals inflamed throats and lungs making hard colds and stubborn coughs yield quickly. Guaranteed bottles second one dollar and trials free at D MacFarlane’s.
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Dr. King
D. MacFarlane's
Hymn Number 27 Triggers Church Goers to Bet at Flemish Spa
A Flemish watering place popular with English and American visitors hosts a church and a roulette table. A church pillar, after a sermon, gambled on the hymn number and hit, sparking a village crowd. The next Sunday the church filled but soon emptied toward gambling as the tale spread. The venture reportedly cost them dear.
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House of Prayer
House of Play
Grocer prospers in Gogebic range town
A local grocery store reports strong business in one of the Gogebic range towns. Enquiries invited at the Bessemer Herald office for details or contact.
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Gogebic ‘Range
Bessemer Herald
A Revelation on Kidney and Bladder Troubles
A fragment urges inquiry to reveal how many suffer kidney or bladder troubles. It claims Muleys Kidney Cure can cure if medical aid is still possible, presenting a bold health product claim with limited context.
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Muley
Edison Wit on Lightning Rods and Churches
A Galveston News quote recalls Thomas Edison replying to a lightning rod salesman. Asked if lightning rods are ever good, Edison suggests they might work on churches, joking that Providence seems absent minded at times.
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Edison
Weple
Red Man
Edson
Providence
Galveston News
Sceptres of the King in the royal regalia
The article notes six sceptres included in the royal regalia. It lists St Edward's staff of gold four feet seven inches, a gold sceptre with cross to be held by the king, a similar one with a god dove for the left hand, a jeweled small sceptre for the Queen Consort carried by Queen Alexandra, and an ivory sceptre made for the queen of James II, plus a golden staff designed for the queen at the William and Mary coronation.
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England
Canterbury
Alexandra
James II
William and
Mary
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe for Children Says Study
A health review concludes Foley's Honey and Tar contains no vopl ates and can be given to children, reassuring parents about its use for cough relief. The finding emphasizes the product's safety profile and suitability for young patients.
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Foley
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Joseph Walzewski
Toms
Freewood
Relief Corps
Pook
Wakefield
I and Meteor Mines
Ved Berea Bis
Uhdse Brothers
Board of Equalization
Farr
Nick. Nellesse
Fares Usoup
Sweden
M. Gaston Bonnier
Btockholm
M. Bonnier
New York Times
Lige
C. W. Richardson & Co
Caley Carpet & Rug Co
Sophie Street
Bessemer, Mich
John Frank
Besseme
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