Wakefield 1887 mining and civic notes headline
Wakefield’s August 18 1887 Wakefield Bulletin itemizes a new Belle of Wakefield boat launch on Sunday Lake with Coliseum manager Ed Mozart praised. notes Wisconsin Central Railway extension planned from Bessemer. reports Tron King mine ore boosts and new shaft activity at Pilgrim Courtland and Micado mines. sketches ongoing prospects at Star and Florence with deepening shafts and prospecting drills.
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Courtland
City of
Chicago
Florence
Gogebic County Public Hospital Bonds Sealed Bid Notice
The Gogebic County Board of Supervisors invites sealed bids at the County Clerk in Bessemer Michigan for the sale of fifty thousand dollars of county hospital bonds. Principal and interest paid at the County Treasurer in Bessemer. Bids due May 15, 1924 by 2 p.m. Board may reject any bids. Joan Luxmore Jr., County Clerk.
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County Board of Supervisors
Bessemer
Michigan
Gogebic County
Joan Luxmore, Jr
County
Clark
Two New Royal Dukes Hinted by Court Intimates
Reported by court intimates King George may soon create two new royal dukes from his younger sons Prince Henry and Prince George. The piece notes the long decline in English dukedoms since George III and Victoria era, with only three dukedoms held before Albert’s 1920 creation as Duke of York.
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George
England
Prince Henry
Prince George
George III
Victoria
George V
Prince of Wales
Duke of Cornwall
Prince Albert
Duke of York
Wakefield Board of Education May 12 1924 Meet High School Plans
Special meeting of the Wakefield Board of Education on April 24 1924 reviewed preliminary sketches for a new high school. The board adjusted floor plans and ordered revised drawings. A Student Loan Board by‑laws provision was read, endorsing Section 16 to ensure funds are used as intended. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 PM. A proclamation declared May 12 18 Fire Prevention and Cleanup Week.
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Board OF Education
Wakefield Township
Michigan
Wakefield Board of Education
H. A. Tressel
Wakefield Student Loan Fund
Student Loan Board
Studnts
Mathews
Kallander
Wakefield
Homer Rutledge
Royal Titles Rumors Link Prince George To Future Duke Roles
Royal observers weigh which titles will suit Prince George as the monarchy contemplates names for the newborn son. Duke of Edinburgh is favored for Prince Henry, ties to Scottish pride, while other in abeyance titles like Kent Sussex Gloucester Cumberland and Clarence may grace the new prince unless a new name is chosen. Separately, Lawrence Hook wins the district oratory contest, with Park Falls and Madison on the path to the state finals.
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Ber
Duke of
Edinburgh
Prince Henry
Victoria
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Duke of Kent
Duke of Sussex
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Cumberland
Clarence
Prince George
Lawrence Hook
Ironwood
Bessemer
Hurley
Lawrence
Park Falls
Madison
Wisconsin
Proclamation cites fire loss causes and 1928 deaths in Michigan
The proclamation ascribes 75 percent of Michigan’s fire loss to carelessness and lists common and preventable causes in order: matches and careless smokers, defective chimneys and flues, stoves furnaces boilers and pipes, spontaneous combustion, defective wiring and devices, sparks on shingle roofs, and careless use of gasoline and kerosene. During 1928, 254 persons were burned to death.
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Michigan
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the Bulletin
Wakefield Bulletin
Sunday Lake
Coiseum Club
Longfellow
Ed Mozart
Mike
Wisconsin Central Railway
Tron King
King George
Abe Mathews
Anna Kallander
Victor Lepisto
John Kuivinen
the Student Loan Board
Yolander
Clevenger
Kuivinen
W. G. Gregory
Optometrist
Brogan Building
Tron Wood
Mich
Buick
America
Europe
Hanson Bros
Wakefield, Michigan
Wandy
Candyland
A. F. Olson, Prop
Bedell Motor Sales Co
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