- Date
- 1909-08
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern eraHistorical era
- Concepts
- heritagepublicationfishingcommunicationgovernment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 2009 Beaver Beacon reprinted August 1909 reports about James McCann’s disputed fish shipment, game-law enforcement, fish stocking, lighthouse work, Island visitors, weather, and an interruption of cable communication while the dredge Gen. Gillespie worked near the cable.
Evidence limits
This is a 2009 reprint of older newspaper material. It does not independently verify the original reports, legal allegations, or historical outcomes.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2009, "One Hundred Years Ago."Reprints August 1909 reporting on the seizure of James McCann’s fish shipment, disputed game-law enforcement, fish stocking, lighthouse work, visitors, weather, and interruption of Island cable service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the historical reprint.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reprints August 1909 fishing, cable, and game-law notices”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-august-1909/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2009, "One Hundred Years Ago." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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