Grand Haven Daily Tribune Article Index

1898

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Recreation / Bicycles Cinder bicycle paths are becoming popular
Transportation / Bicycles Bicycles is a  necessity - important force in social life
Crime / Arson Son of Boyton (Railroad) arrested for arson in Grand Rapids
Treasure / gold Hunting for gold around Life Saving station
City / streets Sad condition of Third Street
Transportation / ships Wage scale for seamen this year
Spanish American War War a certainty - Walter Q. Greshnaw (revenue cutter) headed to sea
City / politics Washington St. and 7th is popular for political speeches
Recreation / swimming How to float - swimming tricks - drawing
Spanish American War Four men from each life saving station to go to Navy
Life Savers / inspection Muskegon, Holland, White River, South Haven life savers here for inspection
City / safety Men and boys getting heavy shocks from electrical poles
Spanish American War Full report of Maine disaster in Grand Rapids Press tonight
Advertising / cigars Funny cigar ad
City / people Former Grand haven boy falls asleep on Chicago subway
Crime / vagrancy Big crowd of hoboes in Grand Haven drinking clear alcohol
Transportation / Bicycles Muskegon - Grand Haven bicycle path in bad shape
Crime / larceny Grand Haven has a newspaper thief
Ships / Indian Bill Indian Bill and Capt. Bean in Grand Haven with load of cedar wood
Spanish American War Funny newspaper story on giving boats to navy
City / Sports G H  was once the greatest sporting towns in state/horse racing/aquatics 
Transportation / (Interurban) Proposed electric railroad gathering steam
Spanish American War War with Spain to be declared
Spanish American War Clearing a man of war for action - drawing
Spanish American War Navies of world ranked by size / US - 5th / Spain - 7th
Prospecting / Alaska (2) letters from Grand Haven Klondike's
Prospecting / Alaska Another Klondike letter
Ships / Gilmore Capt. Cavanaugh resumes command of Gilmore 
City / history Remarkable killing of pigeons years ago
Recreation / bicycles Bicycle obstruction miscreants
Spanish American War Cuba - the isle of blood - drawing
Harbor / ships Large Grand Haven crowds always gather to watch steamers depart
Recreation / bicycles More bicycle obstruction miscreants
Spanish American War Grand Haven has a good reputation in war
Spanish American War Blue and Grey (Civil War) poem of fighting another war
Spanish American War State of War recognized by Congress
Highland Park / construction Carpenters at work in Highland Park
Spanish American War "forget the war, go to the dance"
Phenomena / ossified man Visit the ossified man
City / Civil War Grand Haven Civil War days recalled
Advertising / surfing On the top wave ad
Spanish American War Is war coming?
Holland / history Holland colony settlers recalled
Spanish American War Company strengths outlined for state soldiers
Shipping / history 1881 Grand Haven shipping recalled
Phenomena / Lake Superior Lake Superior underground outlet
City / commercial fishing Grand Haven colony in Kenosha, Wisconsin increasing
Phenomena / ossified man More on ossified man
City / children Grand Haven has more kids than any town in country
Spanish American War Remember the Maine slogan
Holland / history Holland citizens should be proud of their ancestry
Bicycle / invention Bicycle sailing
Prospecting / Alaska Klondike letter home
Phenomena / time Human time piece
Spanish American War War is coming
Bicycle / maintenance How bicycle chains snap
Highland Park / war How war may change Grand Haven's resort business
Prospecting / Alaska Klondike letter home
Spanish American War War declared by Spain
City / needs Things Grand Haven needs
Spanish American War Maps of Cuba are in great demand
War / Native Americans Michigan troops will be sent to the west - Indians (Spanish American War)
War / (Dewey Hill) Big war fire set on big sand hill (Spanish American War)
Spanish American War Flag to be hoisted over City Hall every day - council
Spanish American War Grand Haven's big Spanish War Night
Spanish American War Cuba flag displayed at Lane's
City / commercial fishing Kenosha jottings from Kenosha
Spanish American War High School boys to organize a company of cadets
Spanish American War Spanish gunboat / troopship captured
Bicycles / invention Freak bicycle
Spanish American War "Our Boys in Blue"  article on Grand Haven soldiers
Spanish American War Company F troops listed
Spanish American War Patriotic meeting
Spanish American War Will war with Spain be short?
Spanish American War Patriotic poem
Spanish American War More war notes - Company F
Spanish American War Adrian has a big street banner - "Remember the Maine!"
Spanish American War Care of families of soldiers off to war
Sports / history George Kersey, local athlete, recalled
Spanish American War Relief plan families of war vets
Life Savers / cannon Life Savers' cannon shatters warehouse glass
Spanish American War Local boy sent home from Co. F.  - too young
Civil War / history Grand Haven Civil War days recalled
Juvenile delinquency Slingshots causing problems again
Juvenile delinquency Boys caught tearing down flag
Spring Lake / bridge Spring Lake - Ferrysburg bridge being built is largest of its kind in world
Spring Lake / bridge Longest single span in the world - 154 feet
Highland Park / maintenance Bids notice for sand removal at Highland Park
Life Savers / war Letter to Life Saving station to join war effort - list
Spanish American War Small Grand haven boys set up military camp
Spanish American War Dewey's victory at Manila Bay 2 articles
Transportation / bicycles Hundreds of boys and girls ride bikes to school
Sports / history 1896 Grand Haven baseball team recalled
Spanish American War New Orleans street named after Dewey
Spanish American War Two Spring Lake men fought with Dewey
Spanish American War William Ludlow appointed brigadier general
Spanish American War Whistles, guns, bells to honor Dewey
Highland Park / construction Big improvements at Highland Park
Spanish American War Message of Dewey to Navy on Manila battle
Spanish American War Patriotic drawings/ sheet music
Arctic / exploration Grand Haven man to be in polar exploration (Hofma?)
Highland Park / railroad Dummy railroad to Highland Park opened yesterday
Spanish American War Factory whistles honor Dewey
Spanish American War Dewey honored by flag at Cook's
Spanish American War Congress to honor Dewey
City / commercial fishing Grand Haven Kenosha colony to organize camp "Sons of (Resh?) 
Spanish American War "Fighting for Cuba" song gains popularity 
Prospecting / Alaska Klondike letter home
Recreation / fishing John Fisher catches 200 lb sturgeon 
Spanish American War "Great Victory" Dewey ad
Spanish American War Grand Haven boy with bombarding fleet at San Juan
Spanish American War Dewey shoe ad
Spanish American War Military ballooning - drawing / Spanish War ballad
Spanish American War Big patriotic military drawing
Spanish American War Mirror picture of USS Maine raffled off
Spanish American War Dewey most popular name for new baby boys
City / commercial fishing Grand Haven colony at Kenosha growing - factory work
Arctic / exploration Grand Haven Arctic explorer leaves (Hofma?)
History / Civil War Old Civil War vet visits Grand Haven
Arctic / exploration Small article on arctic expedition
City / pioneers John Parks, early Grand Haven pioneer recalled
Phenomena / Rosy Mount Trees on Rosy Mount splintered by lightening
Spanish American War Boy gangs have Spanish war battle
Spanish American War Grand Haven boys off to Tampa
Phenomena / refractions Mirage of Chicago seen at Saugatuck
Spanish American War Problem of Dutch newspapers siding with Spain
Spanish American War Big article on Dewey, Maine 2 pages
  Avalanche threatens Grand Haven man
Recreation / fishing Black bass caught at pier / names of fisherman
Spanish American War Grand Haven's Co F in Tampa
Pier / construction Steam barge arrives with stone for pier
Highland Park / improvement Big article on Capt. Jack and Highland Park improvements
Civil War / history George McBride's war record cleared
Transportation / railroads Detroit and Milwaukee railroad to leave Grand Haven
Spanish American War Letter home from Tampa camp
Spanish American War Admiral Sampson's fleet - drawing / Dewey
Drowning / body recovery Body of December 16 drowning victim found in Spring Lake
Spanish American War Memorial Day observations / Dewey / Maine
City / ethnic Two Chinamen arrived in town today
Transportation / railroads Old familiar street railroad whistle heard today
Spanish American War Yankee Dewey poem by Havenite
Spanish American War Memorial Day cruise 'Dewey Fleet'
Spanish American War Letter from Tampa camp
World Events False rumor that President McKinley has been shot
Business / bicycles Grand Haven boy rent his bicycle for 1 cent ride around block
Spanish American War Former Grand Haven Life Saver assigned to battleship Oregon 
Spanish American War San Juan / patriotic drawings / Battleship Oregon
Pier / fishing Fishermen have dinners sent out to pier
People / fakir Fakir named Frankenstein visits Grand Haven church
Piers / fishing Pier is crowded with amateur fishermen these days
Piers / use North and south piers are the most popular places in town
Crime / fakirs Frankenstein fakir in jail
Prospecting / Alaska News from Klondike
Spanish American War Last of first expedition leaves for Cuba
Transportation / railroads Giant locomotive 'Jumbo' to come to Grand Haven
Live Savers / Chicago Evanston Life Saving station move 2 1/2 miles north to Gross Point
Navigation / lighthouse Lighthouse tender ship in here last evening
Spanish American War Grand Haven soldiers in Cuba
Spanish American War In Jackson, MI, the 4th of July will be known as 'Dewey Day'. 
City / ethnic Grand haven's small boys are 'eyeing' the Chinaman
Spanish American War A citizen suggests naming the big sand hill 'Dewey Hill'.
City / government Wild city council meeting
Recreation / bicycles More on bike trails
Recreation / swimming Boys are swimming nude in Government Pond
Recreation / bicycles Horse chewed on bicycle tire
Prospecting / Alaska Alaska letter
Recreation / swimming More nude swimming at Government Pond
Advertising Picture ad for midgets at Grand Haven
Spanish American War Dewey Phosphate ice cream drink
Ships / advertising Steamship ad
Business / laundry Chinese laundry to open in Grand Haven
Spanish American War Grand Haven has a shortage of American flags
Lumbering Sawdust fire
Spanish American War Co. F boys rob 'negro boy of cigars and throw him off train 
Spanish American War Ad notice for 4th of July meeting
City / people Busiest Grand Haven hours are in the morning
Near Drowning Boy falls in 7th street sewer and almost drowns
Lumbering / sawdust piles 15 year-old fire at Sisson dock
Prospecting / Alaska Klondike letter home
Spanish American War Santiago cigar ad
Spanish American War Old and new warship drawings
City / sanitation Why are wild hogs allowed to be kept in city?
Advertising  2 articles and ad about midgets displayed at clothing store
Advertising Coca Cola ad
Advertising Good ad drawing of clothing store midgets
Harbor A class of disreputable people infest docks
Spanish American War 4th of July posters up
Business / newspapers Local newspaper boys are conspicuous
Advertising 2300 people come to clothing store to see midgets
Transportation / railroads Legal problems with railroad bridge
Spanish American War Big 4th of July ad
Spanish American War Spanish War souvenir spoons 
Spanish American War 4th of July flag ad with new Coca Cola drink
Entertainment / movies Vita scope, pictures coming to Grand Haven 2 articles
Spanish American War 4th of July program of events
Recreation / swimming Swimmers drown from cramps
Spanish American War Admiral Sampson's victory celebrated at Dewey Hill
Entertainment / celebration Balloon ascension and parachute drop on 28th?
Spanish American War 4th of July celebration described
Spanish American War Dock men were paid 25 cents per hour to carry firewood up Dewey Hill 
Spanish American War Article on Dewey Hill bonfire
Accident / horses Serious runaway incident on Washington St.
Spanish American War Admiral Sampson victory celebration described
Spanish American War Bicycle business down because of war
Spanish American War Spanish newspapers describe Americans
Accident / horses Another runaway incident
Spanish American War Vandenberg letter about the 'real' Dewey Hill heroes
Spanish American War Credit for victory by Sampson given to 'Flying Squadron'
Highland Park / construction Highland Park boom
Transportation / railroads Railroad bridge problems
City / history Doddington's cannon is famous in Grand Haven
Highland Park / construction Capt. Walker's dock approved
Highland Park / safety Description of Capt. Walker's beach lifesaving equipment
Sports / sailboat racing Macatawa-Spring Lake Regatta rivalry
People  Thomas Hefferen spending summer in Eastmanville
Pier / construction Pile driver at pier
Civil War / ships How the Merrimac was sunk drawings
Bicycles /war Biggest bicycle in the world / bikes in war
Spanish American War Hunter poem on fleet victory
Exploration / arctic Letter from North Pole expedition
Spanish American War All cottages in Highland Park fly American flag / Walker flies Cuban flag
Business / agriculture Large amount of Grand Haven children employed picking raspberries
Cemetery / history History of Lake Forest Cemetery / first burial
Highland Park Capt. Walker's lonesome coyote
Highland Park Last cottage on south end of Highland Park is owned by Mr. Hardy
Highland Park / construction Long Highland Park stairway built to 'Angels Roost.'
Spanish American War Images of Dewey commemorative spoons
Recreation / newspapers 1500 newsboys visit Grand Haven
Highland Park / newsboys Capt. Walker and newsboys / newsboy pier mishap
Prospecting / Alaska Klondike letter home
Shipping / car ferry Car Ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon not making money
Spanish American War Santiago surrenders
Military / ships Dynamite gun vessel
Highland Park / phenomena Highland Park blanketed by forest fire smoke from Soo
Highland Park / swimming Capt, Walker's swimming teaching device
Highland Park / Dummy Line Small boys are putting cracker matches on Highland Park railroad tracks
Life Savers / heroes Will DeYoung and Oleson at Life Saving station
Highland Park/ construction Sixty cottages in Highland Park
Sports / sailing Big article on Spring Lake Regatta
Highland Park / entertainment Dixie played at Highland Park
Exploration / arctic Letter from North Pole expedition
Pier / boat rescue Rescue of boaters near pier
Highland Park / rescue  Capt. Walker and Boseker article rescue
Exploration / arctic Dr. Hofma, of Grand Haven, describes North Pole expedition
Dewey Hill / phenomena Dewey Hill sandstorm
Piers / Highland Park Camping south of pier
Highland Park / phenomena Capt. Walker views strange storm
Phenomena / weather Articles about cyclonic storm
Ships / Indian Bill  Indian Bill grounded by storm
Disaster / fire Coopersville fire
Highland Park / pier New Highland Park permanent pier / pier rescues
City / mascot Jake the bulldog is having a jolly time
Railroad / construction New railroad bridge to replace controversial one
Spanish American War Conditions in Tampa deplorable
Highland Park / entertainment Pavilion gets new piano
Invention / bridges Description of revolving bridge - drawing
Invention / kites Collapsible kite - drawing
Prospecting / Alaska Klondike letter home
Highland Park / construction  800 feet of sidewalk completed at Highland Park Hotel
Highland Park / construction 80-foot well sunk at highest cottage at Highland Park's Angel's Roost
Disaster / explosion Powder mill blows up on California
Baseball / entertainment Little German band to play music at ball games
Spanish American War War ad by Cooks
Spanish American War Naval heroes of Santiago
Spanish American War Account of Santiago battle
Ships / US Revenue Service US revenue cutter Fessendon in port
Life Savers / false alarm False alert for life saving - beach drowning
Highland Park / business Indians selling fancy baskets at Highland Park
City / homes William Mieras residence cement walk
Transportation / horses Grand Haven has very few horse owners
Invention / electric fans Grand Haven does not have electric fans yet
Highland Park / business Indian basket seller nicknamed 'Capt. John Smith'
Highland Park Blockading squadron of Highland Park
Agriculture / celery Vast amounts of celery are grown around Grand Haven
Spanish American War Tramps claim to be war rejects
Highland Park / accident Man hurt on Highland Park water trolley
Highland Park / accident Capt. Walker removes dangerous post underneath trolley
Highland Park / railroad Glass Factory bulldog mascot, Gyp, run over by dummy train
City / people Ad for new Grand Haven resident - Hon. Thomas Jones
Life Savers / personnel Capt. Robbins dead - life story (obit)
City / construction A number of cement walks are being installed in the city
Life Savers / personnel More on Jones and Robbins
Highland Park / recreation Children are sailing small boats in shoreline puddles
Entertainment / street shows Trained rat show on Grand Haven street today
Life Savers / personnel Large gathering of life saving captains for Robbin's funeral
Highland Park / picnic Grand Rapids merchants have picnic at Grand Haven  
Sports / wrestling Wrestling match on Washington street
Highland Park / picnic Interesting account of Merchant's picnic 
Spanish American War Grand Haven troops will not see 'real war' / home soon
City / patriotism New flag for court house
Invention / radio Telegraph without wire / Marconi - drawing
Highland Park Capt. Walker assisted 'Corporal' Mulligan
Ships / revenue cutter Old Grand Haven revenue cutter, John A. Dix, burns
Spanish American War Grand Haven celebrates end of war prematurely
City / police Grand Haven sheriff Van Rye known for quick captures
Wildlife / berries Black berries and raspberries are no more at Grand Haven
Highland Park / use Biggest Highland Park season yet
Highland Park / phenomena Yellow Jackets infest Highland Park beach
City / roads Finest drive around Grand Haven
Newspaper Very clear copy for Tribune banner
Wildlife Capt. Cobb's stuffed pelican
Business / fatality Glass Factory fatality - 16 year-old boy
Bicycle / invention Wooden bicycle built with saw and hammer 
Business / fatality Result of inquest of Glass Factory fatality
Crime / larceny The theft of garden hose nozzles in Grand Haven
Business / ice cream Grand Haven is the best town in west Michigan for ice cream
Highland Park / entertainment Tightrope walker at Highland Park
Spanish American War Victory bonfire in Maine still burning
Entertainment / advertising Ad drawing for Ole Olson at Opera House
Spanish American War Not much sickness among Co. F boys
Highland Park / swimming High surf excellent for bathing
City / streets Sand burrs growing on Washington street
Grand River / navigation Grand River dredging within 8 miles of Grand Rapids
Ships / Barrett History of river steamer Barrett recalled
Recreation / swimming Corset for swimming instruction - drawing
Highland Park / recreation Marshmallow roast at Highland Park beach
Highland Park / entertainment Masquerade Party at Highland Park
Spanish American War Dewey ad
Business / firewood Sailing firewood over ice
Bicycle / accident Highland Park newspaper boy hurt in bicycle accident
Juvenile delinquency Newspaper boys cause mischief on Grand River
Nature / views Good views from Dewey Hill and Rosy Mound
Pier / rescue Woman saves boy who falls off pier while fishing
City / people Obnoxious woman in town
Nature / Lake Michigan Not all Lake Michigan shores are sandy
Towns / Fruitport Fruitport - A pretty little town
Prospecting / Alaska Letter from Klondike
Business / wineries Wine making business of the future?
Highland park / entertainment Balloon ascension and parachute drop at Highland Park 2 articles 
Spanish American War Coopersville boy of Co F dies of typhoid
Highland Park / entertainment Another balloon ascension
Life Savers / equipment Grand Haven Life Saving station gets Bocha McCellan lifeboat
Phenomena / nature Alligator caught in Muskegon River
Highland Park / entertainment Balloonist lands in cemetery
Spanish American War Spring Lake boy comes home from war in bad shape
Highland Park / entertainment After balloon ascensions all Grand Haven small boys have parachute toy
Highland Park / entertainment Parachute fad to become dangerous?
Life Savers / larceny Life Saving lock, clasp, key stolen
Sports / football No football games in Grand Haven this year
Navigation / shipwreck 25th anniversary of the loss of the Ironsides at Grand Haven
Spanish American War Celebration committee selected for war returnees
City / history Capt. Collins 1845 visit to Grand Haven recalled
Life Saving / Milwaukee Capt. Ingar Oleson visits Grand Haven / guest of Capt. DeYoung 
History / artifacts A Grand Haven citizens has a powder horn used by Daniel Boone
Navigation / shipwreck "Queen of the Lakes" burns
Advertising / confection Funny Haines confectionary ad - naughty girl
Life Savers / Milwaukee Milwaukee Pier Horror recalled - 18 dead
Spanish American War Condition of Co F at Island Lake
Spanish American War Co F arrival party ad
City / disease Diphtheria breaks out in Grand Haven
Spanish American War Welcome Home ad for Co F / Grand Haven war record
Spanish American War Proclamation / reception agenda
Phenomena / weather Waterspout spotted at Ludington
Spanish American War Big article on the return of Co F from war
Spanish American War Photograph of Victory Arch for sale at Lane's
City / disease Diphtheria quarantine
Juvenile delinquency Destructive hoodlums on Grand Haven streets
Prospecting / Alaska Grand Haven man returns home from the Klondike
City / disease Board of Health recommendations
Spanish American War Yankee - Spankye war ad
Life Saving / personnel Grand Haven has two citizens who are on life saving crew at Exposition
Spanish American War Flags for cheap at Lanes
Bridges / spring Lake Spring Lake toll bridge gate is an interesting study of human nature
Health / mental illness Insane woman sent to Kalamazoo asylum
City / disease High school closed because of Diphtheria scare
City / nature  Vanishing Grand Haven animals
harbor / history Little lake behind fish shanties recalled 
Dewey Hill  Visiting strangers are impressed with Dewey Hill
Indians Indian uprising in Minnesota
Indians Indian massacre in Minnesota
Spanish American War Ad for Flying Squadron
City / history Article on Doddington's cannon
City / disease Diphtheria situation worsens
Sports / bicycling Terrible Swede' breaks Grand Haven to Muskegon bicycle record
Sports / football Grand Haven crowd to root for Grand Rapids vs. Muskegon
Navigation / grounded ship Schooner grounded next to pier recalls Agner Pol
Industry / fishing Vanishing whitefish off Grand Haven
City / schools Pay scale for Grand Haven teachers
Native Americans Local Indian's camping ground
Government / court house Accurate measurements of Grand Haven and Muskegon court houses
Transportation / railroads The old reliable Detroit and Milwaukee railroad
Wildlife management Sparrow bounty scheme
Government / court house Exact distance between Grand Haven and Muskegon courthouses
City / disease Posting diphtheria cards on homes
Business / poultry Feeding chickens sawdust in Holland
Boating / wildlife Woman beat deer to death with oar
Invention / bicycles Rowing machine bicycle
Muskegon / disease Diphtheria epidemic hits Muskegon
City / disease Ad for anti-diphtheria syrup
City / children City wood yard popular for Grand Haven small boys
Phenomena / seiche Lake Michigan water reaches Spring Lake / seiche?
Crime / forgery Minister who gave baccalaureate caught forging check
Shipwrecks / salvage Keweenaw people make a living off shipwrecks
Weather Weather 50 years ago was like today
Military / weapons French 75 artillery piece
City / disease Closing of schools / diphtheria scare
Navigation / Shipwrecks Wreckage of unknown shipwreck washes ashore at Muskegon
Piers / appropriations Gen. Wilson recommends $300,000 for Grand Haven harbor
Phenomena / Lake Michigan Waves roll inland 800 feet at St. Joe / seiche? 
Navigation / shipwreck Story of Aberdeen making Grand Haven / Turtle wreck at Michigan City
Phenomena / fish Grand River fish getting drunk
Navigation / shipwreck Could the Turtle have been saved?
Spanish American War Full roster of Co F / muster out
Pier / storm People stand on pier watching ships come in from storm
Pier / storm Waves washing over South Pier
Navigation / shipwreck Turtle still blocking Michigan City harbor
Business / juveniles Enterprises of small boys of Grand Haven
Navigation / shipwreck Michigan City harbor still blocked by Turtle shipwreck
Navigation / shipwreck Aberdeen wrecks at Grand Haven / just misses North Pier
Navigation / shipwreck Big article on recent mishaps along the piers
Navigation / shipwreck Work to free the Aberdeen
Navigation / shipwreck Schooner Lana M Nielson goes aground at St. Joe
Navigation / shipwreck Salvage work on Aberdeen (more articles in succeeding days)
Navigation / ships Indian Bill in port
Treasure / sand hill Reference made to pepper box revolver found across river
Navigation / ships  Old Grand Haven river steamer Nellie burns / history 
Navigation / shipwrecks Huge amount of lumber salvaged off beach
Navigation / ships Lena Behm said to be the staunchest of its class on Lake Michigan
Piers / safety Prank call made of two boys drowned off pier
City / people Obit / engraving of A. J. Nyland
Navigation / shipwreck Ghost story connected with sinking of L. R. Doty on Lake Michigan
City / people  
Hunting / phenomenon 500 lb deer killed at Ludington
Native Americans  Old Indian camps around Battle Point
Buildings  Burning of old Kirby shed boys used to play in 
Advertising / Christmas Santa riding ram Christmas ad
Fire Two escape Vos store fire
Wildlife Wildcat shot at Lloyd's Bayou
Juvenile delinquency Schoolboy marches down Washington St. puffing cigar
Shipping / history Old shipping days recalled by sea captain
City / name Grand Haven, Kansas
Transportation In Grand Have sleighs and wagons are evenly divided
health / disease Diphtheria still in Grand Haven
Military history / invention Engraving of Napoleon's floating fortress to invade England
Pier construction Marquette's lighthouse breakwater to be illuminated by electricity
Business / shoes Vissor & Sons sell 600 pair of wooden shoes a year
Life Savers / personnel Capt. Morton arrives to become new Life Saving district chief
Life Savers / personnel Capt. Henry Fisher goes to Holland to be new Life Saving captain
Ships / invention First steel tug built in Grand Haven
Recreation / sledding 5th St. hill is dangerous for sledding
Business / ice  Big new ice business at Spring Lake
Business / groceries  Boy spends 25 cents worth of groceries on candy
Navigation / sailors Grand Haven sailors are the best
Firearms / artifact Old Grand Haven hunting rifle
City / people Grand Haven's 'characters.'
Recreation / sledding 5th St. Hill good for coasting
Government / military Wm Ludlow appoints military and civil government of Grand Haven
Entertainment / gambling Nickel slot machines to be banned in Grand Haven
Navigation Spring Lake to Muskegon channel?
Pets VerHoek's pet crow
Business / ice  More on Spring Lake ice house
Business / street lights Merchants complain that electric street lights not turned on soon enough 
Navigation / personnel Grand Rapids Democrat story of Capt. Wm. Andres / silver medal
Agriculture / rye Grand Haven's rye farming
Recreation / skating Dog-powered ice skates
Time Turn of century writing 1900 as '00.'
City / people Old Havenites recall Peter Despalder
Street / history Big article on history of second street hill
Industry / shipping Winter freight business down
Industry / fishing Abram Fisher is probably the oldest fisherman on Lake Michigan

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