- Dates
- 1904-05-05 – 1904-05-26
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern eraLumbering era
- Concepts
- historyshippingtransportationfishingcommunitydeathcommerce
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 2004 Beacon’s historical column reprinted Beaver Island news from May 1904, including deaths, steamer and fishing-tug movements, travel between the Island and mainland, and Captain M. Bonner’s purchase of the schooner Rouse Simmons.
Evidence limits
This record documents the later reprint. The original newspaper pages should be consulted for complete context and independent transcription checks.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2004, "One Hundred Years Ago."Reprints May 1904 reports of deaths, the steamer Beaver, the fishing tug L. W. Knapp, travel from St. James, the schooner Rouse Simmons, and other Island and marine news. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the historical reprint.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “One hundred years ago: Beaver Island news from May 1904”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-may-1904/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2004, "One Hundred Years Ago." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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