Grand Traverse Summer Resorts Song by Chase
A lyrical tribute to Grand Traverse Bay and its hills and waters. The author poems of Indian summer light, tranquil woods, and rippling brooks, recalling memories of those who rest in the bay. The speaker vows to remember and find peace in the beauty of the Grand Traverse landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse Hills
Grand Traverse Bay
Yost
Max H. Cutcheon
Houghton, Mich
Bonnie Banks
Burchard Howard
Neahtawanta summer notes end of season events
At Neah ta wanta Michigan August winds chill the bay while bonfires and a tennis tourney mark the waning summer. Guests depart for home, cottages close, and a box social for St Joseph church raises over 75 dollars for the church treasury.
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St. Joseph
Mapleton
Krank Kkroupa
Neah-ta-wanta
Noah-ta-wanta
St. Joseph Church
Old Mission resort season ends with races and weddings
The Old Mission resort enters the fag end of summer as Steamer Missouri ferries guests to Chicago and nearby towns. Races on the lake crown a close finish with the At-neep winning, while a string of social events from bonfires to a Pierce Callaway wedding fill the week. Guests include families from Evanston Chicago and Detroit and locals like Major Ransome and the Durant family attend gatherings at Vaughn cottage and Overlook farm as August winds down.
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Victor Price
Cinnati
T. B. Paxton
Price Cottage
G. P. Hunt
Chas. Howe
Snead
Louisville
Petoskey
Grand Rapids
Joe Harry
Deron
D. Cobb
Miss Church
Trayverse City
Old Mission
Missouri
Chicago
At-neep
C. B. Beach
Chas. L. Trumbull
K. Ransome
Old Mission Yacht and Athletic Club
E. C. Beech
S.macdonald
A. T. Knies
Miss Pierce
Leffingwell Bluffs
Elk Rapids
Miss O’brien
H. R. Durkee
Porter House
W. J. Louderback
Major Darragh
Highland Park
Jas. A. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Evanston
Ill
Ransome
Pines
Thos. Fansler
Evanston, NL
Thos. Green
Stewart MacDonald
Murry Brady
Pizza
Arthur Morgan
Mabel Morgan
Carlotta Morgan
Jack Sullivan
S. M
Vaughn
Dr. Huber
Ann Arbor
Vaughn Cottage
E. H. Wilcox
Gee, Blodgett
Walter Dewey
Pittenger
Harry
Flossie Spencer
Detroit
Mich
Charles Carl Carr
Bloomington
Ind
Mr. Carr
State University of Indiana
Carr
Ethel
May Correy
Jacksonville
Hazel
Overlook
Ethel Ghering
Fargo
North Dakota
M. Ghering
T. C. McCalla
Chas
Hahn
Baldwin
Edgewood
San Souci Cottage
Bean Callaway
Alfred Chichester
Irene Warner
Thos Harsha
Frank Kerr
William Boissevan, Jr
Moss
Selander
G. H. Jamieson
Mission Point reminiscences honor Civil War hero at Omena
Aug. 31 report from Mission Point Michigan notes General Benjamin H. Grierson, retired U.S. Army cavalry leader famed along the Mississippi and later on the western plains, has summered by Grand Traverse Bay since 1901. A bronze medal on Washington's Sherman monument marks his service and, at nearly seventy-five, he continues active work on residences, docks, utilities, and land development with neighbors sharing in improvements and transport.
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New Mission Point
Mich
Omena
Benj. H. Grierson
U. S. Army
Mississippi River
Plains
Grierson
Washington, DC
Ingall’s Bay
Jolly
Harry Nolan
Gus Gates
Gus Gates, Two Clouds
O’connells
General Grierson
Hunger Eyes Motivate Quiet Pact With Doctor
A girl, weary after hours without dinner, hesitates then offers tea and declares she will not betray the doctor to police. The doctor shows restrained joy as he realizes he may be allowed to leave.
CAN GO HOME WHEN IN LOVE HUSBAND banished for year
Mrs. Andrew Saergel of Bellevue Ey. will try to win back her husband by charms and waiting a year apart after she testified he mistreated her. Judge Weber offered the year apart to let him see his error and Mrs Spergel agreed. She expects his return to a happy home.
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Andrew Saergel
Bellevue
Cinemati
New York
Soergel
Weber
Spergel
Postmaster at Arapaho and a Citron Tree Debate
The Foss Enterprise reports Cr Tiewenstize, longtime Arapaho postmaster, took charge on the Fourth, previously a cow puncher tied to Custer county stock. A tale warns how habits shape actions, including careful handling of the cancellation stamp to avoid misrouting cattle. The piece shifts to a botanical note arguing the citron tree may name the tree of knowledge, citing verses likening apples to gold and to the beloved among trees, in the Song of Solomon and Proverbs.
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Arapaho
Cr Tiewenstize
Okla
Foss
Custer County
Mmin
Garden
Eder
Medical ad promises free treatment for the poor and delayed payment when cured
A dated health advertisement pledges free care for impoverished patients and payment deferred until recovery. It frames the clinic as honest with forty five years of experience and urges immediate attendance as a limited time offer.
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F. B. Spinney
East Saginaw
Mich
Detroit Romeopathe College
Detroit
Alma Saygitarium
Ypsilanti
Reed City
Spinney & Co
Spinney
Hospital Free
Patriot Rat Fixes Flagpole Rope Demands A White Rodent
In Verona New Jersey a nine year old boy and neighbor Abe Wolff enlisted a white rat to raise an American flag on a thirty foot pole after a rope failed. The rat learned to thread twine through a pulley and pass the cord, enabling the youngster to hoist the flag amid a birthday party.
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Jersey
New York
Jimmy
Abe
Dramatic Schools and the Balance of Talent
Algernon Tassin notes in Bookman that drama schools form tight, self sufficient worlds where students live and argue among peers. He observes男女 dynamics with women outnumbering men and suggests economic factors and stage passion shape participation.
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Algernon Tassin
Bookman
The Thumbscrew Ordeal of William Carstairs
William Carstairs, longtime confidential secretary to William III, endured the thumbscrews in the Rye House Plot torture tale without confessing. After becoming William’s adviser, Carstairs was given the instrument he once faced. the king himself placed his thumbs in the device and urged Carstairs to turn the screw, testing fortitude.
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William Carstairs
Wiliam III
Rye House
Charles II
Monemouth
Carstairs
William
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