Legends Along the St Lawrence Valley Reach Deep Heritage
Historic note on the St Lawrence River highlighting its European feel in the valley. It recalls early French missionaries and fur traders, the tiny villages and green fields, and legendary figures such as the Dripping Indian the Phantom Priest and the Ghost Ship near Montreal.
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St. Lawrence
America
Alleghenies
North America
St. Lawrence Valley
Europe
Montreal
Canada
Tax per capita exposes high mining county taxes in Michigan
A Michigan study compares 1932 per capita tax across Gogebic, Dickinson, Iron, and Marquette counties with non Iron counties, noting extreme rates in upper peninsula mining areas. It argues state ad valorem mine valuations distort burdens, urging wage preservation and tax reform to align mining counties with non mining ones.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Upper Peninsula
Alger
Allegan
Cass
Chippewa
Clinton
Delta
Houghton
Huron
Tonia
Lapeer
Menominee
Ottawa
Gogebic
Eaton County
Tuscola County
Gogebie
Iron County
Dickinson County
Marquette County
Michigan
State Tax Commission
Dickinson
Gogebic County
Wayne County
Legacy of 1893 to 1923 Ironwood area news notes
A montage of Ashland Marquette Bessemer Ironwood items. 1893 reports water pumping at No 3 shaft with 700 gallons per minute, fox fur valued at 150 dollars, mayoral race developments, business leases, ore field moves, and local figures including Hager Bush and Patek. 1903 notices cover Olson Brewer Furniture incorporation, stockholders, and local commerce. 1913 city politics, a mayoral transition, marriage in Detroit, and railroad and bank matters. 1923 Curry Hotel reopening, farm labor politics, steel industry earnings, and dog kill reimbursements for sheep on a Gogebic range report.
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Ashland
No. 3
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Times Bldg
Suffolk and Vaughn Sts
Ironwood
Mich
Nesterkerr
Ae Ba
C.esseeae
Dickingon
Marquette
F. C. Chamberlain
Bessemer
Lansing
H. Skud & Bro
Lieberthal
Charles F. Bay
J. Roman
Roman Bros
Virginia
H. ¥. Chipman
Congressman Chipman
Detroit
United States
Adolph Mueller
Morrison
City
Mueller
Cleveland
F. A. Healy
Maud
A. Williams
Milwaukee
Portage
Olson- Brewer Furniture Company
Presidnt
Peter Lofberg
Ernest Dear
Fred Brewer
Charles Olson
J. A. Tederstrom
Peter Lotberg
A. W. Kearney & Co
Hager
Chicago
Studebaker
John Bush
J. J. Patek
Madta
Fred
Case
State Bank of Munising
Iron Belt
U. S. Steel Corporation
Steere
Otto E. Karste
Supreme Court
Karate
Bank of Ironwood
Visier
Sutherland
L. ¢. Brewer
Henry Rowe
Will Olson
Olson Bros
Tekla Lindquist
Leo Lindquist
Aurora
Ironwood Township
Wilcox
Superior
Telephone Exchange
Citizens’ Party
Jacob Nelson
William D. Snyder
Herman Maki
Wakefield
Maki
M. A. Witzsimmons
Fred Karate
Walter Truettner
First National Bank of Bessemer
Mr. Karste
Curry
Craw Railroad
United States Steel Corporation
Gogebic Range
Lake Superior
Mesaba
Vermillion
County Boards of Supervisors
Judiciary Committee
County Board
Hellie
Helli
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