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Duluth Herald, July 1, 1946

Duluth Herald
June 25, 1888
THE ROSEDALE.
A New Era in Navigation – A Regular Line from Duluth to Liverpool.
Tomorrow the new steel steamship the Rosedale is expected in Chicago. At first glance this may seem an unimportant item, particularly to Duluth, but when the fact is considered that the Rosedale is the first steamer to come from an English port to the heart of the American continent without being cut in two at the Canadian canals, and that she will soon go regularly into the grain trade from Duluth to Great Britain, the importance of the announcement becomes apparent. She left Liverpool May 23rd, and her trip of 5,000 miles has been made without a disaster of any kind. She unloads cargo of 1,000 tons of cement at Chicago, after which she comes to Duluth and goes into the grain and flour trade for the season. And from Duluth her trial trip on fresh water will be made. Another vessel of the same class is being built and it is probable it will be out in time to handle grain of this year’s crop.

In the fall the Rosedale will be loaded with grain at Duluth for an English port, returning in the spring to begin a regular series of trips between he old world and the heart of the new. That is what is contemplated at present, and will be carried out if he first trip proves a successful one, which the owners are very confident it will be. But if it should be found that the competition of railways and the regular lines is too severe, the Rosedale will be confined to the lakes, in the grain trade. She was built at Sunderland, England, of steel. 1050 gross tonnage, 660 net; length of keel, 180 feet; 36 feet beam; 21 feetdepth. She is capable ofmaking 12 miles an hour. To pass the Canadian canal she was lightened to 16 feet draft, and part of her cargo carried by rail.

While the Rosedale is the first steam vessel to make this trip, it has been made previously by sailing vessels. The first of these, the Dean Richmond, left with wheat, for Cork, Ireland in 1856. The steamships Alberta, Algoma, Athebaska, Campana and Algonquin have all been brought over from England, but as each has been cut in two for transport through the canals, and as they must stay on the lakes until cut in two again, do not figure in the same class with the pioneer Rosedale.

Duluth Herald
June 26, 1896
PROCLAMATION
To the Business Men of the
City of Duluth.
Sundary, June 27th, being selected as Bicycle Derby day, and it being desirable that as many as possible attend and witness the races, which will be held on London Road, I would respectfully suggest that all employes be granted a half holiday on that day, so as to enable them to take part in the harmless sport, and have an enjoyable time.

In connection with the above I would respectfully request the dear people of the city to make their purchases in the forenoon, so as to enable the business men, without any loss of trade to them or inconvenience to the public, to close their places of business and grant the above request, giving their employes a chance to enjoy the healthful and harmless pleasure of participating in or witnessing the races.

Hoping that this request will be accepted in the spirit as given, I am your obedient servant,
Henry Truelsen, Mayor

Duluth Herald
June 27, 1906
MIDSUMMER DAY
Celebration of Finnish Residents
of Range Was a Success.
Virginia, Minn. – The midsummer day celebration held near here Sunday by the Finnish residents of the ranges was the largest affair of its kind ever held in this part of the country. Nearly 4,000 people came from all parts of both ranges, 1,500 coming from the Vermillion, and the restfrom the Mesaba range. Saturday evening several hundred came from the western end of the range on the Great Northern, and Sunday morning special trains brought thousands more from Ely, Tower, Eveleth and more from Hibbing.

At 11 o’clock a parade was formed at the Finnish Lutheran church, the line of march extending to the picnic grove on the other side of the Auburn mine. Three bands from Ely, Eveleth and Hibbing were in the parade. At the grove, a program consisting of speeches, singing and races was rendered. In the evening a concert was given at the Fay opera house. The special trains left the town between 11 and 12 o’clock.

Duluth Herald, June 29, 1926

Duluth Herald
June 28, 1916
GOOD ROADS
FOR RESERVES
Forest Reservations in Minnesota
to Profit By Appropriation.
Senate Passes Bill Authorizing
Expenditure of $1,000,000.
From The Herald Washington Bureau.
Washington – As the result of the good roads bill agreed to by the senate late yesterday, the Minnesota forest reserve at Cass Lake and the Superior forest reserve near Duluth will both share in a $10,000,000 appropriation for the construction of new highways.

The bill as passed contains an amendment submitted by Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, authorizing an appropriation of $1,000,000 to be devoted yearly until 1926 for the building of roadways through the national forest reserves. The money is to be expended under the supervision of the secretary of agriculture and upon request from state or county offcers for survey, construction and maintenance of roads or trails.

The amendment further provides that the aggregate expenditures in any state or county shall not exceed 10 per cent of the value of the timber and forage resources which shall be available for income upon the national forest lands wherein the roads will be constructed.

Duluth Herald
June 29, 1926
Duluth in General Slow
in Showing Music Penchant
Scarcely Anything Subscibed
by Central or Eastern Portions
of City for Organ Fund.
The people of Duluth at large cannot at this time be accused of recklessness with their money when it comes to investing in musical instruments for their high schools. A direct appeal has been made to every person in the city for aid in supplying the $20,000 fund needed to buy the Denfeld high school pipe organ. The people west of the Point of Rocks have met this appeal with donations of $9,000; the city at large has given $112, doing little better to date than matching dollars with pennies. The proportion stands today at 80 3-10 cents paid by the people of the western part of the city to each penny paid by the people as a whole.

If this were to reflect the true attitude of Western Duluth and that of the city at large toward music, it would indicate that the central and eastern area residents were in the hurdy-gurdy class, where pennies are the circulating medium and nickels are looked upon as special dispensations.
However, it is well known that people of the central and eastern districts are real lovers of fine music, as is shown by the provisions they have made for fine musical entertainments. They have plenty ofpipe organs, for instance, in their theaters and churches. They want the best and have it, and they have paid good money for the privileges they enjoy.

Now they are asked to help a little in providing their fine new high school with a pipe organ, that will serve the children who attend school and the adults who attend the public entertainment that will be given.

They probably have given little thought to the appeal for funds, so this is a reminder; that the money is needed now, that contributions large or small are welcome, and that the money given will be spent economically in buying a pipe organ that will serve the city for all future time.

Previously acknowledged…$112.00

Duluth Herald
June 30, 1936
NORONIC HERE
ON FIRST TRIP
Opens Up Passenger Season;
Brings Many Tourists
The steamer Noronic, flagship of the Northern Navigation division of the Canada Steamship Lines, ploughed through the ship canal and swung into her dock at 8 o’clock this morning, completing her first trip from Detroit, and opening the passenger season between Duluth and the Wolverine port. The passenger list was heavy and included members of a tourist party which had visited Washington, New York, Niagara Falls and other Eastern points and boarded the ship at Sarnia for a sail on the Great Lakes. Stops were made at Sault Ste. Marie and Port Arthur. From the latter city the party visited Kakabeka falls, a noted scenic spot north of the Canadian Twin Ports.

The veteran lake mariner, Capt. Peter McKay, came down from the bridge after the ship docked, smiling broadly at being in Duluth once more. The officers of the steamer were unchanged and include: Joseph W. McLeod, chief engineer; Alex Fraser, chief officer; Leslie Rowntree, purser, and J. Ernest Adams, chief steward. Miss May Wilkinson again is social hostess and will have charge of the social activities on shipboard.

The Noronic sails this afternoon for Detroit and will leave Duluth every Tuesday afternoon during the season. The Hamonic of the same line is due Friday, making two steamers a week for lower lake ports.

Duluth Herald
July 1, 1946
Dry Post
Supported
Reactions to a new American Legion post here, which frankly advocates a “dry” program, have been encouraging among Duluth’s non-drinking veterans who wish to participate in Legion activities, Charles I. Hakes, commander of the new Mark Christian post No. 558, reported today.
Meetings will be held the fourth Friday of each month in various churches, with prospective members from each church in which post meets invited to attend the session.

Duluth Herald
July 2, 1956
Fireworks
Displays
Scheduled
Two Fourth of July fireworks displays will be given in Duluth Wednesday night, one on Park Point and one in Fairmount park.
Money for the displays was given by the Industrial club of West Duluth, with half of the funds going to provide fireworks at each site.
Two displays were decided on, as neither site can accommodate all the persons wishing to view the show, Bert Onsgard, chairman of the club’s celebration committee, said.
The fireworks exhibitions will start between 9 and 10 p.m. There will be a half hour’s difference between the starting times, giving some persons an opportunity to observe both displays.
Serving with Onsgard on thje celebration committee are Fred Nold, Julius Johnson, David Laskin, Selmer Wallin and Clyde McKay.

Duluth Herald, July 5, 1966

Duluth Herald
July 5, 1966
Lorne Greene to Appear
At Arena Premier Event
One of the entertainment world’s most distinguished personalities has been booked for the Arena premier program of the Aug. 4-14 “Hello World” Arena-Auditorium grand opening celebration.
He is Lorne Greene – “Ben Cartwright” of NBC-TV’s long-running “Bonanza” series – whose signing assures two headliners for the Aug. 5 show.
Lee Vann, Arena-Auditorium grand opening committee chairman, earlier announced the signing of comedian Buddy Hackett for the event which will be the first public activity in the 11-day “Hello World” Arena-Auditorium celebration.
The program, which will feature other leading acts in addition to Greene and Hackett, will follow the Arena premier banquet scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 5 in the Arena. The program will begin at 8:30 p.m.
Vice Presdident Hubert H. Humphrey has accepted an invitation to speak and head the delegation of leading government officials attending the banquet and program.
Van said that the signing of Greene, which was made possible by removing prior commitments in the performer’s schedule, gives the program that balance and grandeur befitting an occasion of this stature.
Greene’s rise to fame began more than 20 years ago when he was heard nightly by millions of Canadians and Americans as chief newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Greene’s dramatic career erupted when on a business trip to New York he landed the lead in a “Studio One” television drama, which led to a motion picture role and a part in a New York play.
Tickets are also on sale now for the events on the evening of Aug. 6: The First Nighter concert of the Duluth Symphony Orchestra, starring Robert Merrill, which will inaugurate the Auditorium, and a gala theater party and dance, for which the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, under the direction of Lee Castle, will play, in the Arena.