Grand Haven Daily Tribune Article Index
1895
1894 Article Index Home Page 1896
| Article Subject | Article Description |
| Accident / ice skating | Girl skater falls through ice at boom - saved |
| Highland Park / dummy line | Street railroad from city to park proposed |
| Transportation / bicycles | London bicycle car - drawing |
| Tugs / Miller | Story of tug Miller and daring VerDuin boys |
| Tugs / Miller | Correction to tug Miller story |
| Recreation / skating | Suggestion for a winter skating carnival |
| Recreation / skating | Early residents used to skate upriver to Grand Rapids |
| Roads / bicycling | Bicycling influencing road construction |
| Wildlife / bears | 200 lb. bear killed 3 miles east of Muskegon |
| Recreation / sledding | Second street hill sledders go as far as Columbus St. |
| Transportation / roads | Call for better roads |
| Nature / sunsets | Beautiful sunsets at Grand Haven |
| Recreation / skating | Skating on river in front of Washington St. |
| Transportation / bridges | Free Spring Lake bridge suggested |
| Crime / horse thief | Grand Haven horse thief Sweeny gets pardoned for poor health |
| Horseracing / tracks | Racetrack laid out on ice at Muskegon |
| Ice Skating / safety | What to do if you fall through ice while skating |
| Accident / parachute | Man drowns after parachuting off Brooklyn Bridge. |
| Transportation / bridges | More on Spring Lake ‘free bridge’. |
| Transportation / bridges | More on Spring Lake ‘free bridge’. |
| Transportation / street railway | Street railway ordinance |
| Highland park / history | Official organizational document |
| Harbor / safety | Many people slip off pier ice |
| City / criticized | “Grand Haven is all right” – Response to Grand Rapids Democrat |
| Safety / life preservers | Very strange looking new life preserver - picture |
| Transportation / bridges | Big article on Spring Lake bridge |
| Piers / foghorn | Depressing sound of fog horn |
| Piers / sightseeing | Many people visit piers to watch steamers break ice |
| Piers / ice | Ice covers piers / beaches have ‘frozen waves’ |
| City | Grand Rapids Democrat is OK / part of earlier story |
| Shipwreck / Chicora | Chicora goes down – all lost |
| Navigation / ice | Worst ice on lake was winter of ‘72-‘73 |
| Shipwreck / Chicora | Chicora wreckage coming ashore |
| Business / shoveling snow | Many a boy earns an extra dime shoveling snow |
| Shipwreck / Chicora | Account of Chicora in Detroit Evening News (24th) |
| Crime / dog poisoner | More on GH dog poisoner |
| Shipwrecks / Grand Haven | Grand Haven shipwrecks recalled |
| Phenomena / strange lights | Grand Rapids Democrat / sightings of strange lights on lake |
| Shipwreck / Chicora | Fake story of dog surviving Chicora shipwreck |
| Shipwreck / Chicora | More on causes of wreck |
| Shipwreck / Chicora | More on Chicora |
| Shipping / ice | Passengers walk 3 mi. ashore over ice from Nyack |
| Piers / Muskegon | Grand Rapids Democrat criticizes Muskegon harbor |
| City / praised | The future looks bright for GH in ‘95 |
| City / praised | Excellent Grand Rapids Herald article on Grand Haven |
| Crime / dog poisoner | Big article on dog poisoner |
| Shipping / ice | 1 month ice blockade at Grand Haven ends |
| Piers / fatalities | 3 killed trying to make Milwaukee pier crib by boat |
| Crime / dog poisoner | 7-8 dogs die from poisoning |
| Entertainment / ice | People used to walk out over ice to ships for dances |
| Bicycling / Eiffel Tower | Eiffel Tower bicycle / drawing |
| Navigation / ice | Wisconsin stationed at end of pier because of ice |
| Horse racing / tracks | New racetrack on Griffin St. |
| Crime / dog poisoner | Dog poisoner spotted |
| Fatality / suicide | Grand Haven woman suicides by hanging |
| Crime / dog poisoner | Several more dogs poisoned last week |
| Ships / Nyack | Nyack damaged at Muskegon during ice dynamiting |
| Horse racing / tracks | Saugatuck builds 1 mi. horse racing tracks on ice |
| Economy / toll bridge | Fruit growers complain about Spring Lake bridge |
| Aeronautics / flying machine | Maxim’s flying machine / pictures |
| Horse racing / tracks | Driving park to be torn up unless property bought |
| City / community pride | Stand up for our town / area future |
| Piers / foghorns | Plans for foghorn building at end of s. pier |
| Delinquency / snowballing | Loitering boys on 7th & Washington |
| City / patriotism | Grand Haven before Netherlands? (religion) |
| Shipwrecks / Michigan | Loss of Michigan off GH recalled - 10th anniversary |
| Crime / horse thief | Norman Sweeney, area horse thief, dies |
| Navigation / ice | Heroic story of walk over ice to shore |
| Highland Park / taxation | “Don’t tax Highland Park” |
| Military / local | Local boys form up Scott’s Zuaves – sham battles |
| Lifesaving / crew list | Life saving station to open April 1 – crew list |
| City / community pride | Promote Grand Haven, lie, exaggerate! |
| Crime / dog poisoning | Dog owners form a protection association |
| Fatality / Indian Joe | Indian Joe dies – life story |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Planned dummy Line route |
| Clothing / fashions | Drawings of ‘coming spring fashions’ |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill to be put on Grand Haven to Muskegon route - joke |
| Crime / dog poisoning | Another dog poisoned today |
| Ships / Heroic | Drawing of new ocean liner Heroic |
| Railroads / tourism | 6 daily trains scheduled for Grand Rapids tourists |
| Lifesaving / crew list | Holland life saving crew list |
| World Politics | Anti-Spain cartoon |
| People / Ludlow | Col. Ludlow selected to excavate Nigeragua canal |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill loading shingle bolts at Muskegon – joke |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill - first ship to get out of Muskegon harbor |
| Military / local | Scott’s Zuaves to meet at Court House |
| Crime / vandalism | Rotting carcass of dog hung in butcher shop window |
| Bicycling / path | Benton Harbor 1st in U.S. to build ‘bicycle only’ road |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill lies near the shipyard – colors flying |
| Piers / houses | Chicago contractor here to move pier houses |
| Shipwreck / Chicora | Message from Chicora found |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Council opposes Dummy Line proposals |
| Piers / fishing | Perch are biting at the piers |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Dummy line proposals OK’d - description |
| Fishing / sturgeon | 100 LB sturgeon are being speared at Allegan |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Steel rails for Dummy Line bought in Grand Rapids |
| Industry / washing machines | Glidden organizes for Grand Haven washing machine factory |
| Piers / navigation | Change in Grand Haven pier lights announced |
| Piers / fishing | Amateur fishermen having great time at piers |
| Piers / lighthouse | Timbers arriving for new pier lighthouse |
| Society / women | Interesting drawing of the ‘new woman’ |
| Piers / fishing | Fisherman congregate at pier each morning |
| Industry / salt production | Manistee and Ludington lead world salt production |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Streetcar people are busy surveying |
| Recreation / bowling | Bowling isn’t popular in Grand Haven |
| Highland Park / use | Crowds of people were at park and piers Sunday |
| Highland Park / preparation | Cap Walker is preparing pavilion/beach for season |
| Piers / damage | Part of Saugatuck’s pier burned |
| Piers / lights | Muskegon to get new pier light |
| Piers / fishing | Bass fishing at pier not good – too many minnows |
| Horse racing / Sulky | Strange new sulky with wheel under horse - drawing |
| Phenomena / currents | Strong tidal currents in Milwaukee River |
| Crime / dog poisoning | Night watchman’s dog poisoned last night |
| Crime / dog poisoning | Valuable shepherd dog poisoned last night |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Schooner unloads ties for new Dummy railroad |
| Piers / near collision | Nellie Hamilton narrowly misses striking the pier |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Origin of rails for Dummy Line |
| (Dewey) Hill / snow | The snow is piled in drifts on the big sand hill |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill in port |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Tracks being laid for Dummy Line – 2 articles |
| Newspapers / collection | Mrs. Young has all Grand Haven newspapers from early 1850s |
| Bicycling / history | First GH bicycle owned by ex- Mayor Kirby’s son |
| Crime / dog poisoning | Grand Haven dog poisoning problem |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Street railway tracks carried down pier |
| Civil War / monument | Local man gets monument placed at Chickamauga |
| Highland Park / use | Park residents getting ready for summer |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Track laid to beach – 2 articles |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Grand Haven Railway |
| (Dewey) Hill / use | Big sand hill - exploit for construction material? |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | New railroad scenery |
| Ships / old salts | Grand Haven has a number of old salts |
| Highland Park / cottages | New cottages at park |
| Transportation / automobiles | New horseless carriage |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill in port |
| Business / street vendors | ‘Dago’ on street with monkey hustling sheckles |
| Fatality / drowning | Grand Haven 6-year old drowns off railroad bridge |
| Piers / fishing | Black Bass biting good at pies |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Washington Street prepares for new Dummy Line |
| Piers / injury | Captain Bon falls and is injured lighting pier light |
| Industry / fatalities | 23 lumbermen die in Ontario when crib gives way |
| Piers / injury | Captain Bon recovering from pier accident |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Preparing for ‘New Railroad Day’ |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Opposition to ‘Railroad Day’ |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Motor and two cars purchased for Dummy Line |
| Piers / injury | Captain Bon OK |
| Crime / dog poisoning | Valuable dog poisoned |
| City / Civil War | Grand Haven during the Civil War recalled / those who served |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | More Grand Haven RR track laid |
| Piers / injury | Captain Bon is now able to ‘be around the streets’ |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | New Dummy Line train arrives |
| Bicycling / problems | Problems with bicycles |
| Dogs / problems | Problem with trash dogs |
| Highland Park / hotel | Telephone installed at park hotel |
| Harbor / foghorn | Fog signal change notice |
| Transportation / buses | Buses needed for Grand Rapids train passengers |
| Fishing | 56 LB trout caught by local |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Steam motor for Dummy RR put on track |
| Entertainment /wild west show | Add for Montana wild west show at Grand Haven |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | New steam motor to make first run today |
| Highland Park / hotel | Hotel and park improvements – 2 articles |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | St. Clair enters Grand Rapids race |
| Highland Park / use | Cottages at park filling up with summer residents |
| Life saving / lifeboat | Experimental life boat here en route to Milwaukee |
| Education / high school | School to let out June 20 |
| Transportation / horses | Horses giving way to new forms of transportation |
| Entertainment /wild west show | Authentic Indians for wild west show |
| Education / Akeley | Akeley commencement notes |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Cars for Dummy Line arrive |
| Education / high school | Grand Haven high school commencement |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Dummy Line opens – 3 articles |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Street railroad pretty sight at night – many articles |
| Phenomena / reptile | Strange fish/reptile seen at Grand Rapids |
| Sidewalks / maintenance | Grand Haven sidewalks complaints and Holland suit |
| Weather / storms | Grand Haven hit by a small hurricane |
| Entertainment /wild west show | Wild west show busts |
| Phenomena / reptile | Grand Rapids fish/reptile ‘monster’ a fraud |
| Piers / foghorn | New foghorn positioned on pier |
| Life Saving / lifeboat | Experimental lifeboat completes trials at Milwaukee |
| Fourth of July / plans | Fourth of July agenda / race up big sand hill (Dewey) |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | ‘Open’ car operable on Dummy Line |
| Highland Park / attractions | The park needs more attractions |
| Ships / construction | 80 Grand Haven-built steamships navigate the lakes |
| Life Saving / demonstration | Life Saving crew demonstration |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Grand Haven railroad makes twenty trips a day to beach |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair does well in Grand Rapids races |
| Highland Park / Fourth of July | Fourth of July fireworks planned for Highland Park |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | 25-year resident sees Lake Michigan for first time |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Schedule - locations/times |
| Horseracing / sulky | One-wheeled sulky - drawing |
| Phenomena / ghosts | Story of haunted Alamo -drawing |
| Recreation / Central Park | The sad state of Central Park / future? |
| Sidewalks / maintenance | More sidewalk complaints |
| Life Saving / Demonstration | More on Life Savers demonstration |
| Crime / burglars | Post Office robbers caught |
| Fourth of July / program | Fourth of July program of events |
| Highland Park / Fourth of July | Celebration at park |
| Fatality / drowning | 13-year old boy drowned at Muskegon yesterday |
| Government / post office | List and story of Grand Haven postmasters |
| Railroads / construction | Car shed to be built by Kirby for railroad |
| Phenomena / radish | Peculiar radish shaped liked human head |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair does well in Lansing race |
| Industry / (Dewey Hill) | Proposal to turn big sand hill into hydroelectric plant |
| Roads / Lafayette St. | Lost road bed found on Lafayette St. |
| Railroads / safety | Alert Dummy Line engineer stops for horses |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill in port |
| Transportation / horse vehicles | Many sulkies and 2-wheeled vehicles on Grand Haven streets |
| People / crowds | It’s hard to estimate Grand Haven drowns |
| Ships / Indian Bill | How Indian Bill was named |
| Residents / patriotism | 1861 Clarion excerpt of GH patriotism |
| Buildings / hotels | Story of old hotel across river / railroad houses |
| Lake Michigan / bathing | The lake has been too cold for bathing this summer |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Stay sail on Indian Bill looks like teepee |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill loses her square sail in gale |
| Piers / storm | Seas going over both piers / trees blown down |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair sets new records |
| Military / weapons | Story of Maxim machine gun - drawing |
| Piers / appropriations | $44,790 was spent on Grand Haven harbor |
| Life Saving / larceny | Set of keys stolen from life saver patrol post |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair sets new records in Detroit |
| Residents / history | Old Grand Havenite Mr. Fisher saw Napoleon |
| Highland Park / amusements | Hand trolley into lake to be built for bathers at park |
| City / historic documents | Old Grand Haven documents found |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Claire | Eva St. Clair sired by Geo. St. Clair |
| Horseracing / racetracks | Beechtree ½ mile racetrack to be put in service |
| Horseracing / history | Grand Haven horseracing recalled |
| People / settlers | Family walks to Grand Haven from Virginia with no money |
| Sports / baseball | Grand Haven baseball team gets new uniforms - description |
| Residents / transportation | Old Grand Haven settlers used to walk a long ways |
| Railroads / wrecks | Train wrecker caught in Iowa |
| History / Napoleon | Memoirs of Barras on Napoleon to be published |
| Shipping / wrecks | Strange craft left to rot on bayou up river / porcupine ? |
| Highland Park / taxation | Park petition to city on taxation and services |
| Phenomena / canal | Native American underground canal found |
| Life Saving / demonstration | Life savers to put on exhibition |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Trolley to Highland park is exciting |
| Highland Park / use | Ball playing at park beach |
| (Dewey Hill) / fishing | Night fishing at big sand hill |
| Bicycles / fold ups | Fold up bicycle invented |
| Lifesaving / lifeboat launch | New type of lifeboat launch invented in France |
| Sports / baseball | Names of Grand Haven baseball teams |
| Business / vendors | Vanderveen’s Corner is heart of Grand Haven / vendors |
| Accident / rescue | William Loutit rescued from river |
| Crime / grave robbing | Bodies stolen from graveyard to ‘castle’ |
| Harbor / construction | Government warehouse to be built at pier |
| Highland Park / use | Big day at park / merchant picnic |
| Highland Park / use | Water temperature at park is 80 degrees |
| Highland Park / use | Merchant picnic races at park described |
| Lake Michigan / water level | The lake is 6” lower than it has ever been |
| Fashion / swimwear | New style of “bathing dresses” |
| Ships / Ellen Stevenson | Ellen Stevenson leaves port |
| Fatality / drowning | Body of man from capsized yacht found on beach |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Dummy Line train goes off track |
| Residents / Wm. Ferry | Hall at Evanston built on Ferry donation |
| Phenomena / graves | Wrong man almost buried |
| Resorts / Pottawatomie Bayou | Future of Pottawatomie Bayou as summer resort |
| History / Native Americans | Battle of Chippewa's and Ottawas at White Lake |
| Shipping / steel schooners | Steel ships wave of the future? |
| Fatalities / drownings | Grand Haven has been fortunate with drownings this year |
| Fatalities / drownings | Mother and son drown in Spring Lake |
| Bicycles / railroad | Drawing and story of bicycle built for railroad tracks |
| Harbor / construction | Engineers warehouse being built on pier |
| (Dewey Hill) / swimming | New swimming place near big sand hill |
| Horseracing / racetracks | Races at trotting park |
| Phenomena / water spouts | Big water spout spotted |
| Life Saving / equipment | Grand Haven lifesavers get big new lifeboat |
| Fatalities / drownings | More details on Spring Lake drownings |
| Highland Park / taxes, leases | Park meeting on city taxes and leases |
| Fatality / Drowning | Spring Lake Drowning / foolish rescues / lifesaving |
| Crime arson | Holland arsonist plugging up key holes in fire boxes |
| Phenomena / waterspouts | 4 waterspouts seen yesterday en route to Muskegon |
| Recreation / Hunting | Deer hunters are required to have licenses this year |
| Life Savers / social | Life Saving station to give supper |
| Phenomena / seas serpents | Sea serpent seen in Lake Michigan |
| Battle Point / history | How Battle Point got it’s name |
| Bicycles / invention | Chainless wheel bicycle - drawing |
| Ships / schooners | Schooners on the lake are disappearing fast |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill in port |
| Mascots / Jake | Dog that jumps on Dummy train for ride to park |
| Fatality / Drowning | Family of drowning victim to sue resort |
| Grand River / Indian name | Indians called the Grand River Wash-le-nong-se-pee |
| Highland Park / bicycling | Many bicyclists in Grand Haven and Highland Park |
| Bicycles / history | Bicycle of ’69 recalled -drawing |
| Fashion / swimwear | New ideas in bathing dresses |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Big article on Geo. St. Clair |
| Phenomena / tidal wave seiche | A tidal wave was seen on Traverse Bay yesterday |
| Railroads / historic bell | Big bell at depot was once used on the Milwaukee |
| Horseracing / John R. Gentry | Drawing of J. R. Gentry “King of the Pacers” |
| Highland Park / Dummy Line | Good season at park due to Dummy Line |
| Phenomena / seiche | Seiche noticed in harbor – 3 articles |
| Horseracing / racetracks | Peach Plains racetrack in ruins |
| Phenomena / seas serpents | Sea serpent killed at Bass Lake |
| Shipwrecks / Ironsides | Story of the sinking of the Ironsides |
| Phenomena / seiche | Seiche in Lake Superior – Sept. 13 |
| Delinquency / hanging out | Problem with Grand Haven kids ‘hanging out’ at night |
| Shipwrecks / Ironsides | Some fishermen know exact location of Ironsides |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Funny description of Doc Savidge & Geo St. Clair |
| Weather / storm | Big gale on lake |
| Mascots / Jake | More on famous Grand Haven dog Jake |
| Settlers / Rev. William Ferry | Story of William Ferry on Mackinaw Island |
| Settlers / Rix Robinson | Detroit News story on early life of Rix Robison |
| Ships / Atlanta mishap | Atlanta breaks shaft and has to be towed in |
| Piers / construction | New section of pier put in opposite life station |
| Piers / sightseeing | People go to piers to see high waves |
| Piers / sightseeing | People go to piers to see Pentland come in |
| Piers / damage | Holland piers badly damaged by recent storm |
| Business / excursions | Moonlight excursions to Fruitport blast furnace |
| Highland Park / financial | Park treasury was at $55 – now $25 |
| Industry / lumbering | First cargo of lumber from Grand Valley recalled |
| Advertising / shoes | Nice shoe with picture |
| Railroads / Dummy Line | Muskegon dummy line to park a failure |
| Business / Beechnuts | Grand Haven boys go into the woods to gather beechnuts |
| Phenomena / walking | Story of man walking to shore underwater |
| Piers / storm | Waves were washing over the piers today |
| Piers / near accident | Schooner just misses north pier. |
| Horseracing / records | Two minute mile unattainable this year |
| Ship / photograph | Picture of ship taken by south pier head |
| Crime / train wrecking | Attempt to wreck train |
| Highland Park / improvements | Captain Walker builds new bath house for park |
| Navigation / ferry | Old ferry to D & M docks described |
| Residents / names | 45 different ‘Van’ families in Grand Haven |
| Recreation / golf | Proposal to bring golf to Grand Haven |
| Business / foundry | Spring Lake Iron Works busy |
| Residents / names | More Grand Haven ‘Van’ families |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill in port with cargo of wood |
| Weather / temperature | Area around Spring Lake bridge always the coldest |
| Bicycles / invention | 50 mph bicycle sketch and story |
| Ships / collision | Indian Bill collides with Wisconsin |
| Residents / nationalities | Grand Haven nationalities described |
| Ferrysburg / fire | Ferrysburg in danger of burning |
| Resident / suicide | Francis Hinton suicides in Paris |
| Phenomena / seas serpents | Seas serpent seen in river by Kirby docks |
| Mascots / firehouse cat | Grand Haven’s firehouse cat is named Tom |
| Ferrysburg / fire | Story of Ferrysburg fire and near death of fire chief |
| Society / tramps | Good story on the ‘American Hobo’ - sketches |
| Life Savers / personnel | Grand Haven has more locals on it’s Life Saving crew than any other town |
| Highland Park / improvements | Park has far neater bath house than last year |
| Business / newspapers | Grand Rapids Herald sold equipment to Chicago |
| Shipwrecks / Pentland | Pentalnd goes ashore at Sheboygan |
| Lake Michigan / water level | The water level at the lake is lowest ever |
| Industry / fishing | Grand Haven fishing industry is dying |
| Piers / damage | Big section of Holland pier swept away |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair for sale – performance stats |
| Life Savers / personnel | Lifesaving crew all have fine physiques |
| Phenomena / earthquake | Earthquake shakes Grand Haven – 3 articles |
| Piers / navigation | Racine and Muskegon to move lights to pier heads? |
| Fatality / drowning | Body found on beach |
| Shipwrecks / Ironsides | Story of survivor and local rescue efforts |
| Phenomena / earthquake | More on Grand Haven earthquake |
| Phenomena / wildlife | Strange seagull shot by north pier |
| Bicycles / invention | Mower bicycle - sketch |
| Fatality / drowning | Gruesome corpse found on beach |
| Publications / GH map | Old view of Grand Haven listing ships / location of post office |
| Piers / damage | Holland piers still damaged |
| Industry / fishing | Many Grand Haven fishermen go to Kenosha for winter |
| Highland Park / sunset | Interesting sunset at park yesterday |
| Crime / delinquency | Youth gang fight between Grand Haven and Ferrysburg |
| Phenomena / seas serpents | Letter to editor about Spring Lake sea serpent |
| Crime / delinquency | Ferrysburg plans a gang to repay Grand Haven gang |
| Fatality / drowning | More on corpse found on beach |
| Transportation / ferry | Recollections and tokens from old Spring Lake ferry |
| Industry / iron making | Fruitport furnace makes 80 tons of pig iron daily |
| Navigation harbors | Only five feet of water at South Haven harbor |
| Industry / fishing | Largest haul of fish at Grand Haven was 10,000 lbs. in 1885 |
| US mail / John Parisian | Grand Haven’s first mailman between GH and Grand Rapids |
| Harbors / improvements | Big push for harbor improvements |
| Shipwrecks / Akeley | Anniversary of Akeley sinking and Miller rescue |
| Sports / football | Grand Haven football team |
| Horseracing / racetracks | Grand Haven needs a decent racetrack for horses and bicycles |
| Fatality / drownings | Every year bodies are found on GH shore – 2 in 1895 |
| Crime / railroads | Zeeland is headquarters for railway thieves |
| Horseracing / records | Fastest pacer was 2:08 this year |
| Ships / names | List of Grand Haven people who had boats named after them |
| Business / match factory | Match factory sold |
| People / Captain Bean | Captain Bean of Indian Bill was a truancy officer |
| Phenomena / light | Strange bands of light seen over Grand Haven |
| Piers / lake level | High waters in Buffalo cover breakwater |
| People / Captain Bean | Captain Bean of Indian Bill still in Muskegon jail |
| Industry / iron works | Spring Lake Iron Co. of Fruitport financial report |
| Ships / City of Milwaukee | Annual statistics |
| Piers / construction | St. Joe’s piers will be extended 800 feet next year |
| Ships / Adriatic | Adriatic witnessed the bombing of Fort Sumter |
| Life Savers / station | Grand Haven lifesaving station closes for season |
| Bicycling / clothes | Divided skirts for riding bikes - sketch |
| Business / painting | W. Vandenberg paints flagpoles and smokestacks |
| People / Captain Bean | Capt. Bean takes 60 day jail term instead of $25 fine |
| Harbors / water level | Soundings show alarmingly low water |
| Recreation / balloons | Ad/sketch of balloon bubble blowing |
| Ships / Indian Bill | Indian Bill unprepared for winter – captain in jail |
| Shipping / car ferry | Car ferry for Grand Haven? |
| People / Captain Bean | Captain Bean of Indian Bill released from jail |
| Life Savers / personnel | Towards end of season lifesavers grow goatees |
| Ships / Grand Haven list | List of ships at Grand Haven for winter |
| World Events / war | Likelihood of a war with Britain |
| Sand Hills / treasure | Gold in the sand hills / Michigan City / bricks |
| Public Service / fire fighting | Big article on fire fighting – sketches (very good) |
| Crime / jail break | Jail break attempt fails |
| Fire / lumber mill | Baker’s mill burns / last of Grand Haven mills / history |
| Fatalities / drowning | 2 young men drown in Spring Lake / capsized boat |
| Fatalities / drowning | Search continues for Spring Lake drowning victims |
| Industry / lumbering | Very early lumber history |
| Ottawa County / History | Postmaster collects old photos of Ottawa County |
| Fatalities / drowning | Spring Lake drowning victim search / lake depth |
| Chronology / 1895 | 1895 Chronological supplement |