New Road Routes Guide Ironwood to Chicago in 1922
The report details M-12 and W-15 routes from Ironwood to Chicago with a detour via W-38. It notes improvements to Gogebic County gravel roads, trip times of two days Ironwood to Chicago, and praises Green Bay to Milwaukee concrete stretches. It also highlights farm harvest prospects, park developments at Lake Superior and Lake Gogebic, and county support for tourism amenities and pavilion events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Chicago
Aouthern
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Menominee
Marinette
Vulcan
Menominee River
Green Bay
Fox River Valley
DePere
Kaukauna
Appleton
Neenah
Menasha
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Zion City
Gogebig
Peninsula
Union
Texas
Oklahoma
Gogebic County
Upper Peninsula
Ironwood Park Pavilion Nears Completion on Lake Superior Shore
The new county park pavilion on Lake Superior near Ironwood is nearly finished with only the roof section remaining. The structure is already seeing heavy use. Tuesday evening the Ironwood Knight Templars and friends held a picnic there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior
Ironwood
Ironwood Knight Templars
Representative Francis Plan for Tax Relief to Encourage Settlement
Ishpeming representative Francis proposes tax relief on cut over lands for fifteen years or until thirty acres are cleared to attract settlers. The policy would ease hardship from clearing soil and fund the initial labor, offering a path to home farming while keeping security concerns in mind. It aims to boost settlement in Michigan upper peninsula and similar regions by offsetting high costs and weak collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Ishpeming
Mr. Francis
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
William Francig Vows Bill If Re-elected to Legislature
The article notes that if Mr. Francig is returned to the legislature he will introduce a bill and work diligently for its passage. Tron Ore.
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Francig
Kansas plan debated as cure for national industrial unrest
The Detroit News urges studying the Kansas plan to curb strikes and protect the public during labor disputes. It lauds a Kansas court of industrial relations for enabling enforceable public protection while avoiding bias against workers and criticizes the weak railway labor board. It sees the public as the government and urges action to safeguard it. It also notes Ironwood status in a local booster section praising town improvements and inviting local observer George Newett to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Kansas
Washington
Railway Labor Board
Local political notes and public notices from 1922
The excerpt records political self notices and civic appeals in Iron County areas. It mentions George’s planned visit to Iron River or Iron Mountain to view new Elks club and golf facilities, and a public letter by John Holland urging support for reelection to the 1923 Legislature. It also includes Mary W. Strom announcing her candidacy for Register of Deeds with September primaries details.
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Iron River
Iron Mountain
Elks Club
Ironwood
George
Ga‘gebie
Haveeen
Lansing
John Holland
Register of Deeds
Mary W. Strom
Register of Needs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ironwood Times
EB. Bennett
Times Bidg
Cor
Suffolk and
Vaughn Sts
OUR
Francis’ Plan
George Newett
Cloverland
Iron Teiver
Masonic Temple
Charles Burch Palmer Graduate
Suffolk St
Insurance Service
Davis & Reid
the Sullivan Insurance Agency
Adolph Mueller
Ironwood, Mich
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