Plan to unite Gogebic iron mining towns under one government
L P Barrett state mine appraiser urged Ironwood Commercial association to redraw boundaries and create a single county community east of the Montreal river to Wakefield. He cited ore centers at Colby, Norrie, Wakefield and Tronwood and argued union would stabilize taxes, support schools and roads, and reflect where most people live. Barrett noted large ore reserves and potential future discoveries across the county.
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Montreal River
Wakefield Township
Ironwood Commercial Association
L. P Barrett
Michigan Geographical Survey
Gogebic Range
Barrett
Mr. Barrett
Colby
Bessemer
Norrie
Tronwood
Wakefield
Frork
Lansing
City Commission Awards Pipe Contract and Approves Budget Item
On motion the contract for 5200 feet of two inch McWane cast iron pipe was awarded to G. B. Webb as the lowest bidder. The mayor and clerk were authorized to seek bids on labor for painting the Memorial Community Building ladies shower room. The petition for a Wico school district sidewalk was ordered filed for incorporation in the 1927 budget. Yeas were Lake Matthews Strough Hornibrook and Gilbert with no nays.
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Strough
Matthews
G. 8. Webb
Lake
Mavor
Castile Road
Memorial Community Building
Ole Alquist
Board of Education, Et
Wico
Board of County Road Commissioners
Gogebic County
Court House
Bessemer
Michigan
Marenisco
County Road Commission
C. F. Winkler
City of Wakefield
Wakefield 1926 Tax Collection Notice Issued
Wakefield City taxes for 1926 are due July 1 and payable through August 2 with a 1 percent collection fee. Unpaid taxes incur additional 1 percent charges on August 2 and each first day of month thereafter until delinquent. Payments accepted at City Hall Accounts and Finance, 9 to 5 daily, Saturdays 9 to 12 noon, excluding Sundays and holidays. City Treasurer W H McNamara dated June 16, 1926.
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City of
Wakefield
Michigan
W. H. McNamara
Doctors plea body care like car upkeep in Jazz Age talk
A Chicago physician argues people neglect their bodies as they treat cars, urging regular checkups and attention to internal organs. The piece notes London populations, truancy penalties, Mount Etna population facts, and a Shanghai native develops a Chinese ideographic typewriter.
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Chicago
U.S. Rail Network Leads Global Mileage as Persia Has One Line
The United States controls about forty percent of the world’s railroad mileage while Persia operates only a single railroad. This contrast highlights stark differences in railway development between the two regions.
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United States
Persia
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L. P. Barrett
City Commission
Yeas
Hornibrook
Gilbert
Nays
Wm, Jacobson
State of
London
Life
Indiana
Mount Etna
Shanghai
A. M. Gilbert
WM. Jacobson
Aes
P. R. Lieberthal
P. O. Bidg., Ironwood
Mich
W. D. Triplett
Optometrist
Suffolk & Aurora Sts
Ronwood, Mich
Plymouth
Coats
Aurora
Ironwood, Mich
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