23 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Daily News Record
Location
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1903
Page
1
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a year, six months, single copy pricing, business office, editorial room and branch identifiers likely from Canadian Ontario branch No 252. The text is incomplete and offers no coherent event or person.
The Chippewa county Republican electors invite delegates to a county convention at the city hall in Sault Ste. Marie on Feb 28 1903 at 2 pm. Seven delegates will be elected to the state convention on March 6 1913 to nominate county officers and conduct business. Delegates allocated by township and ward based on vote totals from November 1902 governor race.
The piece views Washington's birthday as a moral lesson and patriotism drill rather than a noisy holiday. It notes schools nationwide observe a day to honor Washington’s virtues, guiding youth and shaping public sentiment, with adults often preoccupied yet inspired by the memory of the great American.
A lengthy commemorative piece extols George Washington as a flawless hero and leader. It notes public reverence, discusses wartime duties, and argues true respect lies in national memory rather than pageantry. The article also covers local protests against taxation changes affecting Michigan water power companies and flags Bryan's renewed opposition to gold Democrats.
The article notes a new flour and grist mill to be erected by a stock company capitalized at 10000 dollars in the copper country. Farmers are expected to lease mining lands on favorable terms to boost farming, while several local farmers have succeeded in business. Also reported is a large pine log load by the Houghton Lumber Company on September 17 totaling 18 000 feet hauled one team over three quarters of a mile.
Detroit Journal reports Representative Carlos D. Shelden of Houghton may run for lieutenant governor after retirement from the legislature. He has toured H O Young of Ishpeming and met executive heads, positioning as a possible dark horse. He backs Burrows and the old Republican machine while staying aligned with old campaign workers.
In Grand Rapids the patent suit of Benson Bidwell against Consolidated Street Railway Co. and successor Grand Rapids Railway Co. was dismissed after a long pending period in US circuit court. Bidwell claims priority on electrical transmission for street railways and lighting cars from same current.
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