- Dates
- 1904-04-07 – 1904-04-21
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern eraLumbering era
- Concepts
- historyweathertransportationshippingfishingcommercecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 2004 Beacon’s “One Hundred Years Ago” column reprinted Beaver Island reports from April 1904: an ice accident involving farmer Dan Bonner, concern for Gibson House keeper Mrs. Gibson, preparation of the steamer Beaver, renewed Beaver Island Lumber Company operations, and a 62-member Fishermen’s Union charter.
Evidence limits
This record documents the 2004 reprint. The original newspaper reports should be consulted for page context and independent verification of the quotations.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2004, "One Hundred Years Ago."Reprints reports of Dan Bonner's wagon and team breaking through the ice, the illness of Gibson House keeper Mrs. Gibson, steamer Beaver fitting out, Beaver Island Lumber Company operations resuming, and a Fishermen's Union charter with 62 members. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the historical reprint.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “One hundred years ago: Beaver Island news from April 1904”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-april-1904/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2004, "One Hundred Years Ago." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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