- Dates
- 1904-03-08 – 1904-03-31
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Lumbering era
- Concepts
- historycommunicationshippingseasonal-lifegovernmentfishing
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 2004 “One Hundred Years Ago” column reproduces March 1904 reports about a proposed Beaver Island cable and storm-warning station, ice-route mail, fishing, a fishermen’s union, township nominations, winter travel, and Island performances.
Evidence limits
This entry summarizes selected later transcriptions and is not a substitute for the original 1904 newspapers.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 2004, “One Hundred Years Ago”.Reproduces March 1904 notices about the Beaver Island cable and storm-warning bill, ice-route mail, fishermen’s union, township caucuses, navigation, and community events. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the March 2004 historical column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “March 1904 notices record cable plans, ice routes, elections, and Island life”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-march-1904/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2004, “One Hundred Years Ago”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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