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Duluth Herald Oct. 30, 1896

Duluth Herald
Oct. 29, 1888
HARBOR CONTRACTS
Contracts Made for Dredging in Superior Bay and Grand Marais.
This afternoon at the office of Mayor Quinn, chief of harbor improvements in the district of Duluth, bids were opened for the dredging of Superior bay and St. Louis bay and of Grand Marais, Minn., harbor. For the Superior bay job, which amounts to about $39,000, there were four bids as follows: Greed Dredging Co., Chicago, 211/2 cents per yard; S.M. Knapp, Racine, Wis., 19 cents; Williams, Upham & Co., Duluth, 141/2 cents; C.S. Barker, Duluth 14 cents. The contract was awarded to C.S, Barker and will amount to about 275,000 cubic yards.

For the dredging at the harbor of Grand Marais, Minnesota, the same four bidders were at hand. The Green’s Dredging Company of Chicago bid 211/2 cents per yard. Knapp 7 Gilson, Racine, 29 cents, Chas S. Barker, 26 cents and Williams, Upham & Co., 24 cents.
The contract was awarded to Williams, Upham & Co. It amounts to $15,000. It is not probable that any work will be done on either job this fall, though Captain Barker may start in a small way on his Superior and St. Louis bay job. It is a matter for congratulation that both these important government contracts were awarded to distinctly Duluth corporations.

Duluth Herald Oct. 30, 1896

Duluth Herald
Oct. 30, 1896
ARE WILD
Morris Managers Growing Desperate
at the Close of the Struggle.
Their Agents Are Indulging In the Most Disgusting Personalities.
Appealing to Religious Feeling to Aid
Their Already Beaten Candidate.
As the campaign narrows down to but a few days the desperation of the Republicans in this district becomes more and more apparent. They would sacrifice anything and everything to beat Charles A. Towne. They would dump the whole county ticket overboard without hesitation to accomplish his defeat, and the candidates on the Republican side are beginning to learn that they are being traded for votes for Morris, and there have been some pretty warm sessions in the basement of the headquarters building where Chairman Middlecoff, “the disheartened,” and his satellites hold forth.

In the final struggle of the Morris men they are stopping at nothing. They have all along made the pretense that they were fighting fairly, openly and above board. They have thrown out insinuations without cause that the Towne men were planning to spring several roorbacks and cried out, Beware! The News Tribune went into a spasm over nothing a few days ago, and in the course of its ravings said:

“It has been the purpose of the Republican committee, Judge Morris and his managers, to keep this political battle above personalities.”
This sounds very well, but is about as nice a specimen of disgusting hypocrisy as one could find in a long search. At the very time that was written, and before it, the Republican managers had begun a quiet campaign that for nastiness outstrips anything ever known here, and is enough to make a man who believes there is honor in American politics hold up his hands in horror. They have not hesitated to array a class against class and nationality against nationality. But they have gone farther. They have dragged religion into their mire and are trying to use it. The Herald has a copy of a circular which has been passed around among some people in Duluth, and the sole object of it is to arouse religious hatred and feeling, and this is what the New Tribune calls conducting a campaign above personalities!

There are but a small part of the lying stories that the agents and emissaries of the Republican committee are circulating in Duluth. The men who authorized such political warfare have not learned by experience. No campaign was ever won on such lines, and of there is anything which fully insures the defeat of Page Morris it is the fact that the Republicans have resorted to this means of warfare. It has never won and it will not win now.

The Democratic committee has had some experience and has been anticipating such tactics from the beginning. It is in a position today to effectually checkmate them, and any attempt at wholesale illegal voting will send some people to Stillwater.
Every effort that can be made and every string that can be pulled is being used. The managers of the wholesale houses have called all of their employes before them and asked them as personal favors to vote down the silver ticket. Almost every gold employer in Duluth has made the same request of his men.

Duluth Herald Nov. 2, 1926

Duluth Herald
Oct. 31, 1906
FOOTBALL RATE
DISAPOINTING
Twin Cities Given Much Better
Deal Than Duluth.
The lower rates promised by the railroads when the scalpers had been driven to the tall pines, have failed to materialize.
Football enthusiasts are kicking manfully against the rates made for the Chicago-Minnesota football game, which will be played in the Windy City. The St. Paul and Minneapolis enthusiasts can run down to Chicago and back for the insignificant sum of six plunks, while the Duluth sporting fraternity will be set back to the extent of $13.55 for a return trip ticket. Duluth should have a rate of some cents under $8, instead of being compelled to produce to the tune of $13.55

The railroads also seem to think it would not benefit Duluth people to take in the Nebraska game at Minneapolis. The best of the roads will be in the way of cheap returns is $4.78 return.
Consequently the Duluth footballists are beginning to think that they have been handed a large, ripe, juicy lemon by the railroads.

Duluth Herald Nov. 3, 1936

Duluth Herald
Nov. 1, 1916
TWO CONVICTED IN
“STINK BALL” CASE
The trial of Duluth’s “stink ball” suspects was concluded in municipal court this afternoon, Two men were found guilty.
The prosecution couldn’t collect enough evidence to convince Judge Smallwood of the guilt of Mike Murphy, 29, and William Sharow, 38,. They were arrested Oct. 9. The charges against these two men were dismissed.
James Ryan, 32, and James Crosley, 27, were found guilty of the charges of disorderly conduct, the city’s witnesses proving that they had seen both of these men scattering “stink balls” and vile smelling liquids in the Lyric theater on the afternoon of Oct. 9
None of the four men appeared in court, having been released on $100 bail each soon after their arrest.
No sentence was passed on the two men convicted, a stay of twenty days being granted in the execution of it by Judge Smallwood.

Duluth Herald Nov. 4, 1946

Duluth Herald
Nov. 2, 1926
Election Returns By Radio By
the Newspapers Tonight
Duluth and Superior Dailies
United to Give Returns.
A special radio election program will be broadcast tonight from the Head of the Lakes station, WEBC, by the Duluth news Tribune, The Duluth Herald and the Superior Telegram. The election returns will be broadcast from both the Duluth and Superior studios of WEBC. By this joint action by the three newspapers radio listeners will be given as complete returns as it is possible to secure tonight. Broadcasting of the returns will begin at 9:30 p.m.

Returns from the state elections throughout the country will be furnished by The Associated Press.
The New Tribune and The Herald will furnish returns from Duluth, St. Louis county and the state of Minnesota.
The Superior Telegram will furnish the returns from Douglas county and the state of Wisconsin.
There will be a musical program also. Including dance music from 10:30 until midnight by the Spalding hotel orchestra and songs by Florence Skovald, the popular “Blue” singer. Broadcast from the Duluth studio, which will fill in  the intervals while waiting for election returns.
In addition to the broadcasting,

Duluth Herald Nov. 4, 1946

Duluth Herald
Nov. 3, 1936
SNOW REMOVAL
CODE IS READ
Fines and Jail Terms Are Threatened.
Jail terms or fines will be imposed on residents who do not remove snowfall, under the terms of a snow-removal ordinance which was given its first reading at a council meeting Monday afternoon.
Persons found guilty of violating the ordinance will be fined $2 for the first offense, or sentenced to three days in county jail; for the second offense, a fine not exceeding $5, or five days, and a fine of $100 for the third offense, or 85 days.
The ordinance was drawn in response to a demand from parent-teacher associations in an effort to keep sidewalks clear in the interests of safety, especially for school children.

Duluth Herald Nov. 5, 1956

Duluth Herald
Nov. 4, 1946
OPERATION
C-X GETS
STARTED
Climaxing months of preparation, Operation C-X for Health, Duluth’s citywide survey aimed at early detection of tuberculosis, was launched today in Fond du Lac.
Appropriately, the No. 1 person to step into the mobile X-ray unit was the oldest resident in the community – Miss Hilma R. Peterson, retired school teacher and instructor in the Fond du Lac school for 33 years.
A room in the Fond du Lac school was converted into a dressing room as residents of the community reported today for their chest X-rays. Mrs. Robert Durham served as clerk.
Present as the project was formally launched were Paul H. Van Hoven, president of the St. Louis County Tuberculosis and Health association; Dr. Mario Fischer, city health director; Dr. Roberts Davies, assistant superintendent of Nopeming sanitorium and director of the mobile unit; Milton Baldwin, publicity chairman; and Mrs. W. M Graves, co-ordinator of Operation C-X.

Nearly 300 Fond du Lac residents will participate in the survey today and Tuesday, with the unit operating until 5 p.m. today and from 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Duluth Herald Oct. 30, 1896

Duluth Heald
Nov. 5, 1956
8 Finalists Nominated
In Duchess Contest
The eight finalists in the contest to pick Duchess XII of Duluth were announced today by the Duluth Ambassadors.
The finalists include:
Miss Karen Thrana, 19, of 1101 East Superior street.
Miss Phyllis Pederson, 18, of 3035 Commonwealth avenue.
Miss Patricia L. Shelstad, 18, or 425 East Fifth street.
Miss Marilyn Norstrom, 19, of 1817 East First street.
Moss Janise Sowa, 20, or 1925 East First street.
Miss Sandra Puglisi, 18, or 527 North 40^th avenue west.
Miss Patricia Cheslak, 19, of 2873 Wellington avenue.
Miss Joyce Weidendorf, 21, of 121 South 59^th avenue west.
The selection will be by the official duchess ballots, printed in the Duluth Herald and News-Tribune. The candidate with the highest number of ballots will be crowned duchess at ceremonies Nov. 29 in the Duluth National Guard Armory, in conjunction with the Women’s Institute program.

Duluth Herald Nov. 7, 1966

Duluth Herald
Nov. 7, 1966
Fraser Shipyards
Tests Sea Tug
Construction of a huge tug, the Frances A. Small, is nearing completion at the Fraser Shipyards in Superior.
Testing of the tug, the first major vessel constructed here since World War II, has started. It will be the most powerful deep sea tug to fly the American flag. It will normally operate in the coal barging trade on Lake Erie.
Inclining experiments and stability tests were conducted Sunday under the supervision of a special Coast Guard officer from New York. They were the first in a series of tests that will tale two weeks. The tug’s twin 2,500 horsepower Diesel engines will be started this week and brought up to ready condition. Target date for final sea trials off the Duluth-Superior harbor is Nov. 19.

The owner of the tug, Bulk Navigation and Toing Inc., Cleveland plans to use the super tug this winter. Every effort is being made at the shipyard to rush completion of the vessel before the closing of the St. Lawrence Seaway.