26 Jan 1903
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Newspaper
Daily News Record
Location
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1903
Page
1
fragmentary notice outlines six month limit for authorized spending by the Sactz News-Hacoxp Passme and Prsurgrine Co. only via written order signed by M. J. Mages, general manager. The piece then shifts to local commentary on railway safety, harbor debates, and a German admonition about now-current affairs in Venezuela.
The piece reports Andrew Carnegie warning that United States iron ore deposits may last sixty to seventy years, with Minnesota and Lake Superior regions highlighted. It discusses current and projected ore reserves, rising production, and potential discoveries that could extend mining for a century or more, alongside related notes on coal prices, executions, and railway casualty statistics.
Reports reach Pontiac authorities about a possible $30,000 Canadian inheritance claim tied to Henry Wiseman, a life prisoner in Jackson. MT Clemens notes a survivor after fatal timber accident, while Sunfield records a fire causing a lamp and building loss. Saginaw reports the death of Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association president Lou G Moore at 38, and Manistee protests a water works ordinance shift. Ann Arbor mentions Alger paintings loan for Students Christian Association to cover a $2500 debt.
The report notes Gen Alger’s paintings were packed for Washington and a $1,000 debt payment with $1,500 more to be raised by subscription. Hillsdale County's courthouse, recently rebuilt, is fully paid within the original $45,000 appropriation. Battle Creek prepares for Michigan Press association delegates with a $7 banquet and 200 tickets for a theater production. Electrolysis concerns prompt a new engineering committee in Battle Creek. Pontiac to add a glass front to the grandstand at the winter race meet, with track icing arrangements. Flint: George Dorle arraigned in Fenton for clothing fraud, confessed guilt, attempted self harm, later described as a heart stick incident.
The Bay de Nor th township Wagner property exploration ends with no petroleum beneath the surface. test holes in Masonville show traces of grease but no oil. Black property drilling to resume in spring seeking minerals. Masonville machinery sold to cover debts. Opera house plans emerge in Escanaba with P M Peterson aiming to sell 1040 tickets at 1 each to finance a 30,000 venue. Westerberg bondsmen face a missing bond concern in Stambaugh Troncountr.
Luce County appoints Harry L. Harris as probate judge to replace departing officials. Harris, a longtime Newberry resident and celery farmer, is described as respected and well fitted for the post. The article also notes other local updates and various notices from the region.
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