Wallop in Ironwood as Oliver Mine to Half Time
The Oliver Iron Mining Company announces half time at its Gogebic range mines starting next week, prompting local concern and calls for calm. The Times defends its earlier reporting, notes no solid signs of further retrenchment, and emphasizes community resilience through other industries and city building.
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Ironwood
Oliver Iron Mining Company
the Times
Duluth
Oliver Company
Gogebic
Lower Lake
City Adopts Bonding Plan to Boost Jobs and Steel Recovery
A city panel urges bonding to fund sidewalks sewers and street improvements while easing wages to match mining industry cuts. It calls for employing only bona fide residents, using bonds if needed, to provide jobs and stimulate recovery as steel demand rises postwar.
Why Prices Are High In Our Time
A local column argues price inflation stems from factors beyond profiteering. It cites a carload of crude oil priced at 217 dollars with freight charges totaling 503.97 dollars, highlighting transportation costs as a major part of retail pricing and noting Ironwood merchants’ average 23 percent operating margin.
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Insuimce
Ironwood Gas Department
Ironwood
Railroads Seen as Key to Normalcy and Oil Costs
The article notes oil shipped from Oklahoma incurs no transfer charges for a carload to Ironwood aside from the car’s travel. It argues railroad conditions drive current unsatisfactory markets and that remedies would restore normalcy and prosperity.
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Oklahoma
Ironwood
Placing the Bonus Bonds Could Face a State Drive
The Marquette Mining Journal notes that state officials have yet to secure satisfactory bids for the service men bonus bonds. If necessary, a popular state drive might be launched to place 30 million dollars of bonds, though direct placement with banks and bond houses is seen as the best path to avoid delays in bonus payments.
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The
Marquette Mining Journal
Michigan
Educationalists Jeremiahs and the pull of hope in schooling
The Cincinnati Enquirer denounces college leaders with oblique visions and moral decay. It cites Dean Brown of Yale and Professor Thompson of Chicago warning of chaos and a Romelike decline. The piece argues education should offer hope and aspirational aims for American youth.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Isaiah
the Enquirer
Dean Brown
Yale
America
Rome
Thompson
University of Chicago
Farnum Western saga to play at Tiasta Theatre this weekend
Drag Harlan stars William Farnum in a tense action tale based on Charles Alden Seltzer’s story. The film feature centers on a famed six-gun hero famed for dynamic gunplay and dramatic menace. Also noted is Luther T. Wright High School’s accreditation by the University of Michigan, allowing local graduates access to university departments subject to exams.
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Drag Harlan
William Fernum
William Fox
Farnum
Warnum
William Farnum
Nature
Bill Farnim
Poenum
Farnam
Harlan
Evory
Horton
William Lox
Tiaste Theatre
Charles Alden Seltzer
J. Gordon Edwards
Jackia Saunders
Luther T. Wright High School
City
University of Michigan
D. K. A. Rice
A. S. Whitney
University
High School of
Ironwood
Oliver Mines Closed On Menominee Range By Oliver Iron
About 1000 men lose their jobs as Oliver Iron Mining Company suspends work at Chapin mine in Iron Mountain and Argon mine at Norway. Work at Marquette range will go half time next week while the Ishpeming 10 mine also halves output. The shutdown follows weeks of reduced activity and uncertain market prospects.
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Chapin
Iron Mountain
Argon
Norway
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Marquette Ange
Ishpeming
Sealed letter may reveal cause of Iverold Jacobson death
A sealed letter in county hands may explain why Hilda Jacobsen died by a revolver shot to her left breast in her parents home on Pierce road. Authorities seek evidence linking the act to letter contents. The 8th grade graduate was well liked, and no motive was found at first.
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Iverold
Jacobson
Hilda Jacobsen
Pierce Road
Gir
Cawnship
Art
Oliver Mining Co to Furnish Electric Power
Oliver Mining Co to furnish electric power to assist the Ironwood and Hesse tier Railway and Light Co in maintaining service for all power and lighting between Wakefield and unspecified route, per historical notice detailing collaboration on regional utilities and transit infrastructure.
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Ironwood and Hessetier Railway and Light Co
Wakefield
Ashland Power Restored After Storm Turbine Loss
Oliver Tron Mining Co will connect its Pabst power plant to local lines to resume service within two weeks. Cause of outage traced to a recent Ashland electric storm that blew a 5 000 kilowatt turbine, affecting regional power. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and St George lodge members for support during illness and death of a father.
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Ashland
Oliver Tron Mining Co
Lone
St. George Lodge
Joseph Thoman
Thomas Mitchell
G. Mitchell
Bessie Wilcox
W. C. H. Mitchell
Oliver Lays Off 2000 at Virginia Minn
Approximately 8,000 miners on the Mesaba range were laid off by the Oliver Iron Mining Company as part of a broader cutback announced last week. Paydays set for next week include multiple Ahmines and shifts across underground and surface crews with specific times. Baseball Sunday at Ironwood Ball Park features Harley vs. Quality Shop.
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Oliver
Virginia, Minn
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Megaba Range
Baseball Simday
Harley Ve
Ironwood Ball Park
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Steel & Tube Company of America
Republic Iron & Steel Company
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Jeremiah
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
OF State University
Menominee
Oliver Mining CO
Oliver Tron Mining Company
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Aurora
Avening
Norrie
East Norrie
Pabst
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Puritan
Tilden
Emil Kuitunen
D. C.D
Erspamer Bros. Bldg
Hurley, Wisconsin
Goulard
Mary Miles Minter
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Clara Kimball Young
Raphael
Matt Jef
Fox Weekly
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Cartoon Comics
Scenie
Katherine MacDonald
Holger
Som Rex
Alle Joyce
Fatty Arbuckle
Bryant Washburn
St. Anthonys
Constance Talmridge
the Merchants & Miners State Bank
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H. M. Wick
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