Grand Haven Daily Tribune Article Index

1902

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Sports / Bowling Grand Haven to have bowling alley
Health / Phenomena Cigars prescribed by doctors
People / Phenomena Russian stranger in town
Navigation / Piers Muskegon Chronicle on Grand Haven's dislike of fog horn
City / Military History Grand Haven's first military company recalled
Electric Railroads / Business Muskegon merchants offer to pay Interurban fares to their stores
Sidewalks / Invention Sand on the city sidewalks
Military / Schools Bill to establish Great Lakes naval training station
Navigation / Shipwrecks Old engineer recalls the Wisconsin hitting piers
Crime / Vagrancy  Stone pile keeping hoboes away / Hobo farming recalled
Lumbering / History  Muskegon lumbering recalled
Navigation / Piers New fog house / Fog horn signal described
Fishing / Crime Brewster bringing 'fishing war' case to Federal government
Pier Construction / Ships Francis Hinton sold to Indiana Transportation Line
Story & Clark / Personnel Piano factory workers from Chicago go to Grand Rapids
Recreation / Sledding Serious coasting accident on 2nd street hill
Story & Clark / Personnel Piano factory does not try to 'round up deserters'
Sports / Bowling Area cleared for bowing alley - Buxtons
Electric Railroad / Use Trial run of Interurban from Fruitport to Grand Rapids
Navigation / Shipwrecks Lake sailors not accustomed to ocean
Nation / Economy Grand Havenites should not be pessimistic about economy
Crime / Disease Scarlet Fever case in court
Navigation / Shipwrecks  Pere Marquette # 3 wrecks on beach at Ludington
Crime / Fishing  Brewster in Washington on fishing case
Life Savers / Shipwreck Ludington shipwreck - should 1/2 Life Saving crew work during the winter?
City / Central Park Benefit for Central Park
People / Mental Illness Insane Pole in town
Navigation / Shipwrecks  Marquette # 3 going to pieces at Ludington
Navigation / Harbor Grand Haven should give free winter dockage to larger ships
Navigation / Shipwrecks  More on Pere Marquette - Breeches buoy
Navigation / Piers Grand Haven harbor and new fog horn
Military History Old army cartoon found in sand across river
Electric Railroad / Use First round trip on Interurban yesterday
People / Legal L. VerBerkmoes refused marriage certificate
People / Military  Andres goes into regular army - Photograph
Highland Park / Construction Largest cottage ever to be built at Highland Park
Navigation / Harbors Grand Haven harbor criticism 
Disease Grand Haven on lookout for small pox
Crime / Vagrancy  Holland Sentinel opinion on Grand Haven's stone pile 
Central Park / Event Review of Park benefit
Crime / Vagrancy  1/2 hoboes arrested at Grand Rapids call Grand Haven their home
City / business Waldon Shoe Store financial report
Aviation / Invention Drawing of new airship and man towed by whale
Electric Railroad / Use Interurban just as fast as steam railroad
Crime / Vagrancy  Tramps test the stone pile system
City / History Story of Grand Haven's post office in Ferry's name
Pier / Construction Story of Col. Duryea, Corps Chief, Pier work
Electric Railroad / Use Interurban to open service Feb. 15, scheduling, fares
City Economy / Railroads How GH benefits from D & M employees patronage
Sidewalks / Maintenance  How salt eats up cement sidewalks / Sand is better
Recreation / Skating  500 youngsters skating at boom
City / Roads Old Grand Haven roads recalled and compared
Navigation / Shipwrecks  Pere Marquette # 3 raised and towed into harbor at Ludington 
Pier / Construction Photograph of Col. Duryea, Corps of Engineers Chief
Weather / Phenomena Yellow snow - volcanic activity?
Bicycle / Invention Bicycle 'whirl' - drawing
Pier / Construction Muskegon article on killing of harbor bill
Future History / Legal 100 years in the future - Man arrested for walking
Navigation / Lighthouse Bluff lighthouse to be discontinued for 6 weeks
Crime / Vagrancy  "Stone Pile does not work" - Muskegon Chronicle
People / Phenomena 103 year-old Ottawa County woman dances
Recreation / Phenomena  Yellow snow affects ice skating
Transportation / Horse Grand Haven to Spring Lake stagecoach ends - Falls Bus Line
Electric Railroad / Invention Each Interurban car to have telephone
Navigation / Accident Frank Fisher, longshoreman at Crosby dock, injured
Electric Railroad / Use Two round trips by Interurban from Fruitport to Grand Rapids made today
Recreation / Skating  Hundreds of ice skaters and boom today
Highland Park Walker to stay at Highland Park this winter
Electricity / Invention Highland Park wants electric lights
Industry / Heating Gas Grand Haven Gas Co. wants to lay pipes in city.
Weather / Phenomena Geologist explains yellow snow
Navigation / Lake superior Steamers still running on Lake Superior
Transportation / Invention Drawing of Russian snow mobile
Industry / Invention Progress in log cutting from 20 years ago
Piers / Use Pier is favorite walk for iceberg sight-seers 
City / Dog Catcher Sheriff executes dogs without tags
Weather / Shipwreck  Record Cold days recalled  / Loss of Moran
Crime / Illegal Fishing Game Warden Brewster still after Booth Packing Co.
City / Tourism Grand Haven needs a tourist board
Weather / Phenomena Peculiar white cloud observed
Crime / Vagrancy  13 hoboes breaking rock at the stone pit
Electric Railroad / Phenomena Flashing lights in sky are from the Interurban power house at Fruitport
Electric Railroad / Phenomena Interurban snow plow goes 80 mph
Bicycle / Invention Wind powered motor bicycle drawing
Electric Railroad / Notes Jottings on Interurban and booming Fruitport
Navigation / Life Savers Captain Streeter (District of Lake Michigan) is known in Grand Haven
Weather / Phenomena Atmosphere shows off lights of GH, G Rapids and Interurban power house
Navigation / Weather Phenomena Speculation about yellow snow and new fog horn
Radio / Invention Testing of wireless telephone
City / People B. F. Fisher / History
Spring Lake / Disease  Small pox in Spring Lake
Sports / Boating  Spring Lake Boating Association formed
Crime / Illegal Fishing Brewster get subpoena against Booth Packing Co.
Life Savers / Personnel W. Walker appointed Life Saving Keeper at Grand Haven 
Life Savers / Personnel Story of 'Billy' Walker Grand Haven Surfman
Life Savers / Personnel VanWeelden to be number one Surfman
Telephone / Invention Telephone popular with Grand Rapids businesses
Wildlife / Phenomena Michigan City wolves coming this way
Grand Haven / Disease Small pox in Grand Haven
Disease / Invention Small pox house watchers keep warm in peanut roaster
Wildlife / City Improvement Plans to plant vegetation on Dewey Hill
Navigation / Phenomena  Daring youths walk two miles out to Nyack over ice
Industry / History First shipment of grain from Lake Michigan was from Grand Haven
Piers / Use Good skating on Lake Michigan near piers 
Navigation / Phenomena  Some passengers of Nyack walk ashore over ice
Crime / Illegal Fishing Booth Packing case to come up
Fishing / Phenomena 35 lb lake trout caught through ice
Electric Railroads / Invention Interurban bus between Spring Lake and Grand Haven planned
Electric Railroads / Interurban Grand Haven gets laughed at all along the line
Crime / Illegal Fishing Fish trust of Booth Packing Co. fined $75 
Electric Railroads / Spring Lake How Interurban will make Spring Lake more metropolitan
City / People Family of ill-repute asked to leave Grand Haven
Sports / Bowling Bowling alley nearly completed
Transportation / Horse Driving Etiquette 
Military / History Old naval battle diagramed 
Electric Railroads / Description Muskegon to Grand Rapids Interurban cars are better than Holland to GR
Weather / Phenomena  Seeing across Lake Michigan  / Light refraction
City / History First city election recalled - 1867
City / Disease Location of 1st GH small pox case during previous epidemic
Electric Railroads / Business Interurban not a failure
Electric Railroads / Business How Interurban has benefited Spring Lake
Electric Railroad / Automobiles Spring Lake to Grand Haven Interurban automobile line considered
Ottawa County / History How Ottawa County has changed
Industry / Canning Proposed site for Grand Haven Heinz Pickle branch
Mining. / Gold Muskegonites hit it big in the Klondike
City / Wildlife Where have all the pigeons gone
Navigation / Pier Construction Grand Haven gets $16,000 in harbor appropriations
Suicide Grand Haven has near suicide attempt - hanging
Education Why it is bad to fool your school days away
Automobile / Invention Spring Lake to Grand Haven passenger automobile service 
Electric Railroads / Construction Ice house built for Interurban
Sports / Bowling New bowling alley tried out
Animals / Phenomena  Dead hog bites off mans finger
Electric Railroads / Construction Ground broken for Interurban pavilion at Fruitport
Electric Railroads / People Letter from 'Willie' about Interurban
Sports / Sailing Spring Lake Yacht Club meeting
Electric Railroads / Politics Funny signs erected about Grand Haven and Interurban
Electric Railroads / Construction Interurban Grand Haven to Spring Lake transfer line started today
Electric Railroads / Description Big article on first Interurban ride
Sports / Bowling 205 scored at new bowling alley
Life Savers / 5-Mile Hill Treasure Peter Deneau to resign Life Savers to go to Muskegon fishing
City / Growth Grand Haven to annex Spring Lake?
Life Savers / 5-Mile Hill Treasure Deneau denies report - wants to transfer to Muskegon Life Savers
Telephone / Invention Largest telephone system in world - photo
Electric Railroads / Construction Big Interurban meeting with council
Electric Railroads / Construction Opposition from council on Interurban
Electric Railroads / Use Grand Haven people jam Interurban
Chicago  Peach Plains man owns property on Streeters Corner
Electric Railroads / Construction How Coopersville has boomed with Interurban
City / Disease Two more cases of small pox in Grand Haven
City / Mascots "Tom" the fire house cat
City / Disease Small pox people quarantined
Crime / Larceny Man short-circuits Interurban
Education / People Book on 'aunt Mary White' published
Electricity / Invention Highland Park wants electric street lights
Crime / Larceny Interurban 'saboteur' goes to court
Electricity / Accident Grand Haven man shocked by live wire
City / Growth More on Grand Haven annex of Spring Lake
Electric Railroads / Accident  Interurban car goes off tracks
Electric Railroads / Problems Interurban has trouble with wet weather and tracks
Telephone / Invention Railroad engineer telephone device - drawing
City / Business White enters into partnership with Lane
Electric Railroads / Invention Interurban 3rd rail is only two of that type in country
City / History 1838 town meeting recalled
Recreation / Kiting Grand Haven small boys engaged in kite flying
Resorts / Business Cap Walker sells his share of Highland Park to August Boseker
Ships / History Schooner Magic recalled
Electric Railroads / Problems More Interurban bugs
Transportation / Ships & Trains Grand has 36 trains in and out and three steamship lines
Transportation / Ships & Trains Opening of shipping season and competition between lines
City / History Old GH businesses recalled / Daily Herald / West Michigan Harbors -good
Health  Always open windows in morning to freshen air
Piers / Construction Harbor appropriations announced
Life Savers / Personnel GH Life Savers listed - Jacob VanWeelden included - no Deneau
Spring Lake / Economy   Spring Lake up in arms about GH, pickle factory, railroad, bridge 
Spring Lake / Economy   Spring Lake trading with Muskegon, not Grand Haven
Artifacts Old revolver found in Lake Michigan off Black Lake 
Electric Railroads / Problems Interurban having trouble with tracks settling
Ottawa County / History Division of Muskegon and Ottawa counties recalled
Education / Accreditation Grand Haven High School approved by University of Michigan
Electric Railroads / Politics Special Council committee shows popular support for Interurban
City / Politics VerHoeks for Mayor ad - photo
Wildlife Otter killed near lake
Crime / Murder Body found near Rosy Mound
Wildlife Killed otter description
Crime / Murder Description of unknown body found at Rosy Mound
Crime / Murder Body is that of Frank Jasper - missing juror
City / Politics Photograph of Frederick Vos - candidate
Life Savers / Invention Captain Andres invents lifesaving device
Electric Railroads / Problems Interurban short-circuited again
Electric Railroads / Politics Ant-railroad candidates win election
Crime / Illegal Fishing Brewster still after Booth Co.
City / Economy More on Spring Lake boycotting Grand Haven
Life Savers / Invention Andres invents flare device
Industry / Lumbering Logging still continues in area
Navigation / Ships Steamer America described
Sports / Sailing Barrett building racing yacht
Fire Department / Personnel Bram Fisher heads fire department
Navigation / Grand River Mention of Thomas Heffren and his boat line to Eastmanville
Sports / Tennis Grand Haven Tennis Club organized
Sports / Tennis More on Tennis Club
Navigation / Ships Description of steamship America
Life Savers / Invention Andres quits Life Savers because of royalties from invention
City / Parks Golden willow Park corner of 7th and Franklin
Electric Railroads / Construction Interurban to use Pere Marquette tracks into Grand Haven
City / Parks More on Golden Willow Park
Navigation / Ships Captain Bean ready for another season with Indian Bill
Crime / Fraud Flim flammer con man in town
City / Trees  Grand Haven is 'Maple City.'
Sports / Harness Racing Ostridge driven sulky
Weather / Storms Weather bureau storm warning
Industry  Johnston Boilers praised
Crime / Fraud Strange con lady in town
Electric Railroads / Construction Plans for In turban Fruitport pavilion described
City / Economy "Just a few more smokestacks and Grand Haven will be just fine."
Treasure Pot of money found
City / Economy Many Grand Haven factories working night shifts
City / Trees  Tree planting praised
Sports / Bowling 231 scored at Buxtons bowling Alley
City / Holidays Arbor Day celebrated
City / Parks Central Park fountain uncovered
Navigation / People Dan Miller 1st mate on Hackley - Gold Life Saving Medal recalled
People / Travel Two Grand Haven boys leave Seattle for trip around world
Navigation / Ships Hackley described
City / Parks Central Park gets new flowers and shrubs
Electric Railroads / Construction Railroad architect in town
Military / Navy Grand Haven to get naval station
Sports / Table Tennis Ping Pong available at Lanes
Treasure Man finds big roll of bills in ground
Treasure 5-Mile Hill More on treasure of Five Mile Hill
City / Sidewalks  Many cement sidewalks this year
Life Savers / Invention Mayo in town looking after his patent lifeboat
Nature / Conservation Agricultural Dept. in town studying sand dunes
Sports / Golfing Golf popular south of town
City / Celebration Call for a big 4th of July
Sports / Baseball Championship baseball team recalled
Central Park / Construction 100 new trees and shrubs planted in Central Park
City / People Letter from the 'around the world' travelers
Life Savers / Invention Mayo to take new lifeboat on exhibit to Milwaukee
Industry / Invention Dake has talking machine records
Business / Shoes Grand Haven is more metropolitan with a boot black
Military / Crime Grand haven army deserted caught
City / Economy Grand Haven exports listed
Highland Park / Construction Beautiful new cottage across from Monroe pavilion
Spring Lake Resort Spring Lake summer homes building up fast
City / People Maybe back home from California for summer
Highland Park / Pier Bosekers pier washed away
Life Savers / Invention Mayo launches lifeboat
Life Savers / Invention Mayo to run whirlpool rapids at Niagara
Highland Park / Construction New Highland Park cottages
City / Buildings Grand Haven to sell old courthouse to Federal Government
Treasure More treasure found on property
Weddings / Photographs Photograph of wedding
Highland Park  Highland Park praised
Automobiles / Use Drawing of Sultan of Morocco's automobile
Piers / Near Drowning Boy almost drowns in Government Pond
Life Savers / Invention Mayo in Holland
Harbor / Use Crowds go to harbor every night to hear 'good-byes.'
City / Fire Department  More efficiency at firehouse
Fishing / Piers Rain soaked fishermen line piers
Piers / Near Drowning  Man working on pier almost killed
Crime  Peeping Tom identified
City / Neighborhoods Change name of Piety Hill to Grand Haven Heights?
City / History  Old and new courthouse history
Story & Clark / Advertising Piano Factory to have largest sign in country
Labor Local workers trying to get 'half Saturdays' off
City / Celebration Grand Haven will have a 4th of July celebration
Central Park / Maintenance Central Park maintenance plan devised
City Grand Haven compared to Los Angeles
Story & Clark / Personnel Piano factory worker goes insane
Electric Railroads / Construction Surveyors for Interurban working on 'Canadian side of the river'
Life Saving / Personnel Captain W. Walker runs sleeping Bear station
Lake Michigan / Phenomena Panning for gold along black sand of Lake Michigan
City Parks  Lon Kammerad Park 7th and Washington
Highland Park / Construction Five cottages built in Highland Park / Many others improved
City / Economy Board of Trade acting - big article
City / Streets  Complaints about Columbus and Franklin streets
Fire Department / Personnel Abram Fisher appointed chief of fire department
Grand River/ Drowning  Grand Haven man falls in river and drowns - booze
City / Aviation Airship exhibit planned for Fourth of July
People / Phenomena Drawing of 'Human Pin Cushion'
Automobiles / inventions Wind-up automobile
City / Buildings Grand Haven to get federal building
Electric Trains / Accident Collision on Interurban
City / Celebration Preliminary Fourth of July plans unveiled
Electric Trains / Construction Work on Interurban pavilion at Fruitport continues
Transportation / Railroads  Nicknames for area railroads
Electric Railroads / Vandalism Grand Haven boys 'monkeying' with Interurban third rail
Sports / Religion Catholic priest favors Sunday sports
Business / Bakery  New bakery on 7th Street
City / Streets  Plan to pave Washington street
Fire / Injury Leonard Duinkert injured in fire
Electric Railroads / Advertising Ads for Interurban 'Lake Line' in all the papers
Entertainment / Circus Big ad for Norris and Bowes Big Show at Grand Haven 
City / Sidewalks  Cement sidewalk for Jackson St. being laid
Highland Park / Piers Abram Fisher to build pier at Bosekers
Highland Park / Parks Duncan Woods proposal
Electric Trains / Accident Interurban struck by lightning
Weather / Accident Two horses pulling buggy electrocuted
Entertainment / Circus Norris and Bowes Big Show described
Weather / Safety Grand Haven 'protected' from cyclones
Ships  Indian Bill leaking / Will go to dry dock
Industry / Fishing Commercial fishing poor for Grand Haven this year
Recreation / Swimming Water temperature at Highland Park is 65 degrees - excellent swimming
Entertainment / Circus Norris and Bowes street parade described
Electric Railroads / Politics Mayor speaks about Interurban problems 
Life Saving / Invention Mayo to build lifeboat factory at Hopkins station
Central Park / Improvements Central Park gets sprinklers
Business / Highland Park  Highland Park cottages rent at $200 / year
Grand River / History Hiram Robinson recalls early Grand Valley life
City / Celebration States of the Union (45) float planned for Fourth of July
Recreation / Baseball / Picnics Picnic and Ballgame at (Mulligans Hollow}
Industry / Fishing Commercial fishing bad all over
Highland Park / Construction Cottage being built at south end of Highland Park - Winder
City / Buildings Where to put new federal building - big article
Lightning / Telephones Lightning hits man at Kirby House through telephone
City / Celebration Fourth of July banner hung across Washington St.
Wildlife / Conservation  Sheriff protects Court House squirrels
Electric Railroads / Interurban How electric railroads have helped cities
City / Buildings Citizen protects Central Park from federal building
Bicycle / Invention Grocer has delivery tricycle
Ghost / Phenomena Ghost on Second Street
Dewey Hill Miniature (?) for Dewey Hill?
Story & Clark / Construction 20,000 gallon water tank planned for piano factory
Life Savers / Heroes Since 1874 30 Michigan people have received Gold Lifesaving Medals 
Industry / Tourism Resort business poor in Spring Lake this year
City / Improvements City improvements recalled
Central Park / Administration Central Park Committee formed
Automobiles / Innovation Barry Lines offers free automobile service
City / Improvements Mount pole to give Grand Haven beautiful sunset (?)
Piers / Navigation Government Pond / Where ships repaired / Upgraded
Electric Trains / Interurban Grand Haven young people go to Fruitport pavilion opening
Bicycle / Invention Bicycles have puncture-proof tires
Navigation / Ships Hard duties of shop purser on a passenger ship / Bart
Automobiles / Innovation Drawing of record-breaking auto
City / Celebration Outline of Fourth of July festivities
Music / Musicians Famous organist Dr. Minor Baldwin to visit Grand Haven
City / Celebration Police warning on 4th of July parade fireworks
City / Celebration Designated street areas for fireworks
City / Celebration A hobo stone-breaking float?
City / Economy  How toll bridge and exclusion of Interurban railroad hurts Grand Haven
Celebration / Crime Havenites should break firecracker law
City / Celebration Outline of Fourth of July festivities
Spanish American War Rough Riders in the parade
City / Celebration Ad for Fourth of July evergreens 
City / Celebration Trick high-diver wants to perform on Fourth of July
City / Celebration 4th of July Woman's Club float described
Railroads / Advertising Good train ad/drawing Grand Rapids to New York in 21 hours
Celebration / Baseball O'Conell struck out 4 men in one inning on Fourth of July
Navigation / Personnel Lake seamen compared to ocean seamen
Law /  Liquor Against Fourth of July liquor law
Wildlife / Phenomena 8 ft. snake seen in water near tannery
Central Park / Maintenance Don't walk on the grass in Central Park
Crime / Marriage 16 year-old married couple arrested in Grand Haven
City / Roads Why Grand Haven should have good roads
Highland Park / Use  Highland Park Hotel has many southern guests
Central Park / Military Central Park needs a soldiers monument
Business / Automobiles Storekeeper may get a delivery automobile
Electric Railroads / Safety 3rd rail on Interurban is safe
Treasures  Copper, gold, coal, pearls and now oil have been found around Grand Haven
City / History Old GH sheriff and lawyer, Stephen L. Lowing, recalled
Industry / Oil Prospectors looking for oil in 'Big Marsh.'
Navigation / Shipwrecks Iowa collides with Ottawa in harbor
Household / Invention Drawing of 'newest' washing machine
Central Park / Wildlife Central Park Committee asks for goldfish
Electric Railroads / Accident  Two shocked by Interurban track
Navigation / Automobiles Automobile taxis cause price war among ship lines
Entertainment / Shows Many Grand Haven people saw Buffalo Bill in Grand Rapids
Highland Park / Spring Lake Resort keepers having bad time
Electric Railroads / Equipment Interurban equipment listed
Entertainment / Advertising Big ad drawings of circus and Uncle Toms Cabin
Central Park / Wildlife Central Park vegetation flourishing 
Entertainment / Circus Gentry Circus described
Navigation / Piers Why Grand Haven harbor is better than Holland harbor
Sports / Sculling Big rowing regatta coming to Grand Haven and Spring Lake
Lake Michigan / Phenomena Tidal wave (seiche) reported at South Haven and Grand Haven
Navigation / Compass Steamer misses Grand Haven because of faulty compass
Entertainment / Wildlife Mosquitoes end Gentry Bros. show in Kalamazoo
Entertainment / Censorship Zeeland bans showing of Uncle Toms Cabin
Lake Michigan / Phenomena Description of recent seiche
Highland Park / Use Highland park is jammed with wealthy St. Louis people
Recreation / Boating  List of all the boats on Spring Lake
Fruitport / History Very early Fruitport history recalled
Weather / Invention  Biograph' recorded recent seiche
Highland Park / Religion Church services at Highland Park are popular
Youth / Business Grand Haven boys are making good money this summer
Sports/ Sculling History of Grand Haven oarsmen recalled - good article
Life Saving / Invention Life Saving station gets telephone
Radio / Invention Chicago company to install wireless telegraph at lake ports
Life Saving / Invention Mayo to take his lifeboat to Niagara whirlpool 
Electricity / Highland Park  Highland Park is being wired for electric lights
Navigation / People Captain Bean robbed in Grand Haven harbor
Weather / People Accuracy of Mr. Hicks, weatherman and scientist, praised
Story & Clark / Personnel Former Chicago piano factory workers like Grand Haven better
City / Business "Shall we have a street fair?"
Electricity / Highland Park  Highland Park lights turned on
City / Business How Grand Haven would benefit from a street fair
City / Business Grand Haven will have a street fair
Electric Railroads / Recreation Because of Interurban Fruitport has more picnics than Highland Park
Electric Railroad / Pavilion Big electric "Pomona" sign being erected by Interurban at Fruitport
City / Business Proposed Grand Haven street fair described
Electric Railroad / Pavilion Interurban pavilion at Fruitport described
Sports / Sculling Rowing regatta at Spring Lake described
City / Celebration Who will be queen of the carnival?
City / Business More on street fair / Somersaults & diving
Central Park / Improvements Story in supplement about placing bed of flowers in Central Park
Sports / Golfing Interest in golf picking up
City / Celebration Street carnival preparations
City / Celebration Carnival diver almost dies in West Virginia accident
City / Celebration Grand Haven carnival criticized in Allegan newspaper - supplement
City / Celebration high diver will not perform because of accident
Piers / Accident  Pier collapses at Highland Park
City / Celebration Carnival arrives in town
City / Celebration Throwing of confetti expected
Business / Confection Grand Haven visited by Muskegon's 'Popcorn King.'
Life Savers / Personnel Surfman Robinson to be #1 Surfman at Sleeping Bear
Grand Rapids / Parks 400 ft. tower proposed for John Ball Park
Parks / Phenomena  More on John Ball Park tower / Lake Michigan could be seen from top
Wildlife / Phenomena Snakes arriving from Texas
Electricity / Invention Electric Palace (carnival) described
Schools / Colleges University of Notre Dame described - ad drawing
City / Celebration Street fair a failure?
Crime / Larceny Pick-pockets in town
Crime / Larceny John Cook, city treasurer embezzler, goes free
Navigation / Piers Government pier closed
Piers / Maintenance Editorial on Grand Haven pier weaknesses in Grand Rapids Press 
People / Phenomena Snake-eater criticized
People / Phenomena Fortune teller criticized
Navigation / Ships Drawing of largest sailing vessel afloat
Swimming / Near Drowning Man rescued in waves at Highland Park / Excited in breakers / Rip current?
City / Celebration City lost $75 with carnival
Navigation / Ships  Hackley challenges Naomi to race - $1,000
City / History Good article on old shipping and lumber days in Grand Haven
Electric Railroads / Construction Fruitport to be an end station for Interurban
City / Celebration City came out even on carnival
Industry / Agriculture 150 pickle wagons a day line the streets of West Olive 
City / Celebration Carnivals will soon be a thing of the past
Sports / Harness Racing Geo. St. Clair recalled / McKinley sire
Navigation / Ships  Hackley beats Niomi and Indiana in race
Automobile / Invention Drawing of automobile tri-wheel
City / People Band of Gypsies in town
Ships / Car Ferries  Grand Haven to get a car ferry to Milwaukee
Highland Park / Construction VerBerkemoes and VanWeelden building new Highland Park cottage
Business / Manufacturing Success of Walden Shoe factory
Crime / Insanity Crazy Spring Lake woman arrested again
Recreation / Boating / Picnics Spring Lake outing described
Ships / Car Ferries  New car ferry described
Lake Michigan / Phenomena  Conditions right for mirages (refractions) on the lake
Industry / Manufacturing Grand Haven to get glove factory
City / Heroes Dan Miller (Gold Life Saving Medal) dies
Industry / Lumbering The profit of re-harvesting trees
City / Heroes Testament to Dan Miller
City / Heroes More tribute to Miller
Sports / Harness Racing McKinley wins Grand Rapids trot
Schools / Construction  New high school described
Crime / Larceny Jewelry thieves caught
Motion Pictures / Invention Moving pictures at Highland Park "Spion Kop"
Industry / Lumbering Sawdust fire
Business / Manufacturing Description of new shoe factory
Spring Lake / Drownings Two drown in Spring Lake when boat capsizes
Electric Railroad / Construction Interurban to expand
Electric Railroad / Construction More on Interurban expansion
Education / School History Old class register found / Senior graduating class
Electric Railroad / Construction Interurban coming into Grand Haven
Interurban / Pavilion  Peach Day at Fruitport Pavilion
Typewriters / Phenomena Grand Haven man can type 150 words per minute
Electric Railroad / Construction Interurban franchise passed
Automobiles / Advertising Automobile ad - drawing
Interurban / Name New electric Railroad will be designated "The Third Rail Electric Railroad"
City / Economy Grand Haven enjoying a good boom - 2 articles
Resorts / Highland Park The value of beach property
Pier Construction New walk to be laid on northern edge of south pier
City / Homes Beechtree sale division described
Fire Fighting Equipment Fire engines to become obsolete?
Spring Lake / Streets Spring Lake streets all being graveled
Electricity / Invention Electric light systems have become commonplace
Ghosts / Haunted Houses Grand Haven still has a haunted house
City / Hospital Grand Haven needs a hospital
Military / Navy Grand Haven has as good as chance of any of getting naval station
Interurban / Advertising Third Rail Railroad ad
City / Catastrophe  Grand Haven fire recalled
Sports Grand Haven athletics declining
City / Mascots Bridge dog 'Spot' killed in accident
City / Bridges  End of Spring Lake toll bridge
Navigation / Ships Captain Beans Indian Bill to be dismantled
Electric Railroads / Interurban Rails arrive for Grand Haven Interurban
City / Economy Grand Haven has 'zero' unemployment
Highland Park / Dummy Railroad Dummy train and last run on Grand Haven streets
City / Religion Grand Haven Sunday Observance Law recalled
Aviation / Invention House balloon drawing
Polar Exploration Photo of Robert Perry and ship / North Pole map
Interurban / Poetry Third Rail poem
City / Streets  7th Street most traveled street besides Washington
Interurban / Construction  Interurban rails weigh 700 lbs apiece
City / Mascots Snort' old town favorite hunting dog of John Waldon dies
Sports / Football University of Michigan scored upon for the first time in two years 
Interurban / Dummy Train Dummy train used to haul dirt for bed of Interurban
Railroads How railroad staterooms got their name
Railroads / Safety School children playing around railroad tracks
Dogs More dogs poisoned
City / Economy Gossipers attacking Board of Trade members
City / Mascots Grand Haven's only horse recalled / 'Old Dick.'
City / Medicine Grand Haven has 10 doctors
City / Parks Central Park is beautiful despite absence of Judge Goodrich
Vegetables / Phenomena Years ago tomatoes were only grown for ornamentation
City / Economy Meeting to be held for housing shortage for working people
City / Sidewalks  New sidewalk completed at Government Pond and at houseboat
City / People Photograph of young Judge Kirby 
Manufacturing / Railroads Dake Company will make locomotive headlights
Central Park / Improvements New sprinkling pipes for Central Park
Manufacturing New American Brass Novelty Company opens
Sports / Bowling Bowling too easy / Plans to remodel the game
City / Mascots Skip', well-known dog, moving to Ludington
City / History / Artifact Ex Laderman Sanford has original petition to make Grand Haven a city 1867
Highland Park / Construction Cottage building at Highland Park progressing at a lively rate
Navigation / Shipwrecks Wreck of Alpena recalled
Piers / Shipwrecks Frontenac strikes pier in heavy gale - no serious damage
Weather / Storms Big gale on lake
City / History / Artifact Story of Grand Havens fire bell / Still in service
City / Economy 7th Street becoming leading thoroughfare and business district
People / History Peta Jobin noted for remembering Grand Haven historical dates
Bicycles / Use / History Growing popularity of bicycles / History of bicycles in Grand Haven
People / Police Photograph of Sheriff Dykhuis
City / Economy / History 2nd Street businesses recalled / Boydens shingle mill / Highland Park
Highland Park / Beach Hundreds of people visit lakeshore
City / Medicine Move under way to get a hospital for Grand Haven 
City / History Grand Haven needs a pioneer club / Pioneer days / Museum
City / History / Grand River Old Indian blockhouse in river bend recalled
Navigation / Improvements Government surveying lakeshore
Schools / Athletics Local boys petitioning for high school gymnasium
Politics / Invention  Campaign photo of candidate for Register of Deeds, John Rutgers
City / History "Grand Haven 30 years ago"  Grand Rapids Press 
Navigation / History How mail was carried on Black Boats / Same as article below
Navigation / History Handling mail at Grand Haven in 1858-9
City / History Old Grand Haven wholesale company recalled
Highland Park / Construction Carloads of California redwood shingles arrive for cottages
Sports / Harness Racing Three greatest harness horses - drawing
Interurban / Accident Collision on Interurban - Leaves tracks
Suicide Young spring Lake woman commits suicide
Crime / Larceny Captain Bean accused of stealing wood
Navigation / Harbor Topographical survey of harbor being made
Interurban / Construction  Construction of Interurban into Grand Haven begun
Fire Department / Artifact Three old boxes of coal for fire engine found
City / Economy 4th Ward becoming mercantile center of city
Central Park / Improvements Over 400 bulbs have been planted in Central Park
City / Government Buildings  Grand Haven needs a city hall
City / People Photo of Nicholas Wheaton
Sports / Harness Racing Trotter McKinley went 26 for 30 this year
Navigation / Ships Grand Rapids Press has portrait of 'Detroit' steam ship (Black Boats)
Central Park / Maintenance Central Park prepared for winter
Interurban / Construction  Ground-breaking for Interurban on Washington St.
Sports / Football Coverage of the great Michigan vs. Wisconsin game
Interurban / Construction  Washington and Third streets tore up for Interurban construction
Recreation / Sledding Interurban will end sledding on 5th street hill
Sports / Harness Racing Famous trotter McKinley visits Grand Haven
Interurban / Construction  Dummy train is hauling rails and poles along lake extension
Animals / Phenomena  Dog can ride horse or bicycle
Interurban / Construction  More Interurban railroad construction in town
Electric Lights / Use Complaints that electrical lights are not turned on early morning
Interurban / Construction  Negotiations between railroads for track placement
Sports / Football / Phenomena Michigan defeats Iowa 107-0
Electric Lights / Use Morning street lights turned on
City / Economy Third street will boom with Interurban and Federal building
Central Park / Use  Central Park closed
Life Savers / Administration Life Saving superintendent visiting Milwaukee - problems - Olsen
Railroads / Accidents Train wreck on third St.
Industry / Invention Coal mining underwater - drawing
City / People Many of the Grand Haven colony in Kenosha are returning 
Sports / Facilities Recreation Field bought up and dismantled 
Sports / Facilities Grand Haven needs a new athletic field /  Recreation Park is history
City / Mascots Popular dog 'Scrap' poisoned
Piers / Storms Pier battered by waves
Shipwrecks / Heroes Detroit Tribune has story on Dan Miller & Akeley rescue
Harbor / Safety Grand Haven harbor deemed unsafe by Muskegon captain
City / Fire / Catastrophe Grand Haven opera house and armory burn
Crime Grand Haven man writes editorial that he is not drinking and abusing wife
Interurban / Construction  Trolley for Interurban placed on Fulton and Third streets
Interurban / Construction  Electric railroad to Highland Park surveyed
Electric Railroads / Phenomena Man travels from Grand Haven to Auburn, NY on electric rails
Corps of Engineers / Facilities Corps office on  pier by Government Pond remodeled
Crime / Vagrancy  Sheriff keep hoboes working on rock pile
Interurban / Construction  Interurban to build big hotel at Highland Park
Sports / Golfing / Phenomena Winter golf at Grand Haven
Interurban / Pavilion Ice carnival at Pomona, Fruitport
Navigation / Personnel Sailors employed for dangerous job of fixing Grand Haven flagpole 
City / Economy Challenge Machinery to locate at Grand Haven from Chicago
City / People / Travel Spring Lake man describes winter in Guadalajara, Mexico 
Sports / Snow Skiing Snow skiing not popular in Grand Haven / Barrel staves
Navigation / Great Lakes Ocean men do not appreciate lake navigation dangers
Navigation / Phenomena  Local man remembers many mysterious ship disappearances
Interurban / Highland Park New Interurban hotel to be located midway between piers and present hotel
Recreation / Sledding / Safety Danger to children hitching rides on sleds
Tribune / Article Index Yearly chronology for 1902

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