Grand Haven Daily Tribune Article Index
1892
1891 Article Index Home Page 1893
| Article Subject | Article Description |
| Piers / Fishing | Piers popular with fishermen |
| Harbor / appropriations | $95,000 federal appropriations |
| Hand shadows | How to make them |
| (Dewey) Hill / accident | Cave in almost kills man on horse |
| City / benefits | Benefits of Grand Haven described |
| Highland Park / preparations | Capt. Walker prepares park for summer |
| Baseball / race track | Baseball is played at old racetrack |
| Fog horn / Ludington | Mill whistles used as fog horns |
| Weather / ships | ‘Freshet’ at St. Joe drifts tug out into lake |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair bred to 20 mares at $250 apiece |
| Sea serpent / Lake Erie | 54 foot sea serpent seen in Lake Erie |
| Harbor / Saugatuck | Harbor needs dredge |
| Fire / Muskegon | Great Muskegon fire recalled |
| Harbor / Saugatuck | Saugatuck ship owners prefer Grand Haven |
| Harbor / South Haven | Harbor blocked up with sand |
| Life savers / administration | Life saving superintendent move from Grand Haven revoked |
| Harbor / appropriations | Grand Haven harbor appropriations = $90,000 |
| Life Savers / depot | Grand Haven will buy life savers depot |
| Life Savers / depot | Scheme to move Grand Haven Life Saving depot squashed |
| City / criticism | Grand Haven described as ‘dead town’ |
| Highland Park / poem | Local writes poem on Highland Park |
| Life Savers / administration | Superintendent office set up next to post office |
| Highland Park / pavilion | Fund raising play for Highland Park pavilion |
| (Dewey) Hill / history | Big sand hill has dropped 20-30 feet in 40 years |
| Electric lights | Vandals are breaking electric light globes |
| Pier / construction | Long heavy timbers brought here for south pier |
| Pier / construction | Pier head timbers sagging |
| Electrical lights | More electric street light globes broken |
| Railroads / Dummy line | Plans for ‘dummy railroad’ |
| Publications / Grand Haven Illustrated | “Grand Haven Illustrated” available |
| Ships / collision | Schooner collides with boat off pier |
| Canoe / accident | Canoe capsizes near pier / rescue |
| Fishing / pier | Good fishing at the piers |
| Ships / accident | ‘City of Milwaukee’ hits end of Milwaukee pier |
| Pier / construction | New walk placed from Water Street to pier |
| Pier / construction | New spiles for pier |
| Pier / fishing | Women fishermen catch nothing at pier |
| Horseracing | Coopersville racetrack |
| Ships / storms | 75 ships in harbor during gale in 1875 |
| Shipwrecks / chart | Tribune given chart of shipwrecks |
| Shipwrecks / Milwaukee | Steamer ‘A. E. Wilde’ sinks off Milwaukee |
| Harbor / Grand River | River and Harbor bill before Congress |
| Highland Park / bus line | Wagon bus line running to Highland Park |
| Pier / maintenance | Walkway on pier is dangerous and needs repair |
| Life Savers / notes | Life Saving station notes |
| Shipwreck / Milwaukee | More on Wildes sinking |
| Life Savers / station | Station being white washed for 4th of July |
| Horseracing / electric lights | St. Louis racetrack has electric lights for night racing |
| Fourth of July / ad | Big ad |
| Fires / St. Elmo | St. Elmo's Fire seen |
| Pier / construction | Work on pier halted due to swift currents |
| Ships / grounding | Fishing smack lands on beach during sudden squall |
| Fourth of July / ship battle | Naval battle planned for 4th of July |
| Fourth of July / program | Program of events |
| Fourth of July / bike race | Bicycles to race steamer from Grand Rapids on 4th of July |
| Fourth of July / sham battle | Plans for sham civil War battle on 4th |
| Bicycles / racing | Man races against bicycle |
| Publications / maps | Map maker omits Holland / replaces it with Waverly |
| Balloon ascent / accident | Balloon ascent fails / knocks off depot chimney |
| Highland Park / cottages | Cottage for sale - $300 |
| Pier / fishing | Another eel caught off pier |
| Pier / construction | Half of the spiles are in place for s. pier cribs |
| Piers / construction | More stone arrives for pier cribs |
| Harbors / appropriations | Appropriations for West Michigan harbors listed |
| Legal / injury suit | Grand Haven to be sued for roman candle accident |
| Railroads / dummy line | Land for railroad surveyed |
| Highland Park / cottages | Lumber transported out to park for cottage const. |
| Crime / stolen beer | Two kegs of beer stolen and then re-stolen |
| Highland Park / pavilion | Funds solicited for Highland Park pavilion |
| Harbor / appropriations | President signs harbor bill |
| Accident / 4th of July | End of woman’s nose cut off by sky rocket |
| Railroads / dummy line | Dummy tracks laid along Water Street |
| Phenomenon / atmospheric | Long stream of lights visible in sky |
| Life Savers / supply base | Grand Haven designated as Life saver supply base |
| Highland Park / pavilion | Confectioner wants to rent space in new pavilion |
| Piers / accident | Ship hits pier at Muskegon, sinks / “Death Harbor” |
| Lifesavers / rescue | Life savers at Whitehall saves ship’s crew |
| Pier / construction | More stone for pier cribs arrives |
| Highland Park / recognition | Park better known in St. Louis than Grand Haven? |
| Pier / pictures | Man takes pictures of harbor and pier |
| Lighthouse / personnel | Louis Bon named assistant lighthouse keeper |
| Pier / fishing | Big black bass caught at end of south pier |
| Horseracing / Grand Haven track | Grand Haven track once a premier track / now field of beans |
| Lake Michigan / crossing | Man to ‘run’ across Lake Michigan to World’s Fair |
| Highland Park / pavilion | Lumber for new pavilion hauled to Highland Park |
| Highland Park / pier | Captain Kirby to build pier for steamship at park |
| Fires / Sawdust Piles | Plan to siphon sand from dunes to put out fires |
| Highland Park / pavilion | Fund raising dance at Cutler House |
| Bicycles / use | Bicycle trip to Grand Rapids |
| Shipwreck / Milwaukee | The Wisconsin wrecks at Milwaukee |
| Disorders / rowdy seamen | Rowdy seamen terrorize city |
| Lifesavers / exhibition | Lifesaving crew to give exhibition / false alarm |
| Pier / construction | More stone arrives / crib towed into position |
| Toboggan slide / St. Joe | Lake Michigan toboggan slide at St. Joe |
| Pier / size | The entire length of south pier is 1 mile and 100 feet |
| Pier / construction | Crib for the end of the south pier laid successfully |
| Pier / construction | More stone arrives for pier crib |
| Lifesavers / exhibition | Lifesaving crew give exhibition at station |
| Highland Park / bathing | Ninety bathers enjoy surf at park |
| Highland Park / bathing | “Try bathing in surf at Highland Park, it’s great” |
| Highland Park / bathing | Capt. Walker reports heavy use of bathing house |
| Highland Park / entertainment | ‘Negro’ performance at the park |
| Highland Park / Fireworks | Fireworks display at the park |
| Shipwreck / artifacts | Life preserver from Alpena on display |
| Highland Park / Capt. Walker | Captain Walker and bathing at the park |
| Ships / Valley City | Description of Valley City |
| Ships / Valley City | More on Valley City |
| Highland Park / Fireworks | Fireworks at park a great success |
| Highland Park / outings | Sunday School to have picnic at park |
| Highland Park / pavilion | New pavilion to be at south end of Walker’s Grove |
| Highland Park / celebration | Fireworks, bonfires, illuminated boats, etc. |
| Storms / tornado | Tornado (shear?) follows same path as 15 years ago |
| Highland Park / fugitive | Fraudulent priest at park trailed by detectives |
| Bicycles / modern bikes | Pictures and stories of modern bicycle |
| Storms / tornado | More on tornado (shear?) |
| Ships / Valley City | More on Valley City |
| Highland Park / rescue | Boy (12) rescues boy with swimming cramps |
| Bicycles / bike trap | Man who dislikes bicycles sets traps to wreck them |
| Fatality / lightning | Description of boy killed by lightning south of city |
| Shipwreck / survival | Man who survives shipwreck walks 200 mi. to Grand Haven |
| Highland Park / pavilion | Pavilion opening postponed to bad weather |
| Ships / purchase | Stevenson purchased at dry dock |
| Ships / Valley City | Stevenson very swift |
| Horseracing / transport | Trotters transported by ship from Grand Rapids |
| Piers / South Haven | Lights on South Haven pier to be changed |
| Business / peddlers | Six ‘dago’ peddlers arrive from the south |
| Phenomena / meteor | Large meteor passes over Grand Haven |
| Highland Park / pavilion | Opening celebration |
| Entertainment / Souza | Souza band may come to Grand Haven |
| Horseracing / news | |
| Piers / lights | Muskegon pier lights can be seen from Grand Haven piers |
| Piers / construction | Load of stone for pier cannot unload – heavy seas |
| Resorter / funny hat | Resorter walks down street with 10 ft. wide hat brim |
| Tramps | Tramps in town |
| Horseracing / world record | World trotting record broken at Comstock Park |
| Highland Park / use | Large crowds at park yesterday |
| Highland Park / horse bath | Horses given bath in Lake Michigan at park |
| Railroads / ferry | Procedure for loading train cars on ferry tried |
| Harbor / fatality | Horse falls off dock and drowns |
| Highland Park / bathing | Over 1,000 bathers at park yesterday |
| Publication / city drawing | “Birds Eye View of Grand Haven” |
| Highland Park / boat race | Merchant’s picnic at park features boat races |
| Piers / construction | More stones arrive for pier |
| Highland Park / use | The park is ‘booming’ |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Claire | More on Geo. St. Claire |
| Highland Park / dummy line | Summer almost over and no ‘dummy’ yet |
| Piers / construction | More stone for pier |
| Crime / dog poisoner | Dog poisoner in city |
| Fourth of July / injury | Man had arm torn off in Grand Rapids sham battle |
| Highland Park / use | Resorters starting to leave for home |
| Ships / history | First ship crossed Atlantic from Great Lakes in 1844 |
| Railroads / ferry | Plans for Ontario ship railroad |
| Celebrities / O’Leary Cow | O’Leary cow visits city for milkman’s convention |
| Harbor / depth | Shallowest entrance point is 17 feet |
| Ships / repair method | Hole in boat repaired with sawdust |
| Ships / Valley City | Valley City sold and will run no more |
| Shipwreck / City of Toledo | Storm sinks City of Toledo / mention of Ironsides |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair breaks 2-heat record |
| Grand River / improvements | Businessmen and officials to tour river |
| Piers / lost hat pin | Silver hat pin lost on south pier or beach |
| Shipwreck / criticism | Life savers criticized in City of Toledo sinking |
| Shipwreck / City of Toledo | City of Toledo still capsized |
| Piers / visited | Businessmen and officials visit pier on Valley City |
| Pier / ship rescue | Tug pulling pier stone helps distressed ship |
| Piers / hat pin found | Lost hat pin found |
| City / praised | Grand Rapids papers laud Grand Haven on visitor treatment |
| Pier / construction | Stones unloaded on pier |
| Phenomena / water spout | Water spout seen off Lake Macatawa |
| Horseracing / tracks | Michigan harness racing tracks listed |
| Piers / construction | Timbers for White Lake pier are at Muskegon |
| Pier / collision | Schooner hits Grand Haven pier |
| Contest / puzzle | Puzzle contest - $200 |
| Shipwreck / Ironsides | 19th anniversary of sinking |
| Piers / construction | Ludington piers each to be extended 100 feet |
| City / proposal | Move Grand Rapids to Grand Haven |
| Lifesavers / lost watch | Lifesavers watch washed overboard and recovered |
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| Pier / construction | Hinton in port with more stone for cribs |
| Lifesavers / praised | Michigan City News gives tribute to lifesavers |
| Publication / Grand Haven sketch | Chicago Graphic publishes sketch and views of Grand Haven |
| Lighthouse / telephone | Telephone lines at lighthouse repaired |
| Ships / grounding | Little schooner goes aground near north pier |
| Harbor / use | More ships in Grand Haven than Muskegon |
| Ships / recovery | Little schooner pulled off bar near north pier |
| Pier / construction | Hinton in port with more stone for pier |
| Shipwreck / Ironsides | J. Joyce, captain of rescue tug to Ironsides, dies |
| Piers / size | The Grand Haven piers are the most extensive on east shore |
| Shipwrecks / Ironsides | Fishermen can point to where the Ironsides sunk |
| Pier / construction | Jesse Spalding arrives with more stone for pier |
| Railroads / G. Haven - Grand Rapids | Boyton buys locomotive for Grand Haven – Grand Rapids railroad |
| Industry / glass factory | Glass factory news |
| Entertainment / Souza | Souza band plays at Muskegon |
| Ships / recovery | Recovered schooner still at Lifesaving station |
| Ships / recovery | Little schooner moved to dry dock for repairs |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | Geo. St. Clair wins Lexington races |
| Industry / Glass factory | Glass factory whistle blows |
| Horseracing / track | Effort to save old Grand Haven racetrack by local horsemen |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | News |
| Horseracing / sulkies | Article and drawing of new sulky wheels |
| Fatality / Frankfort | Muskegon man drowns at Frankfort |
| Highland Park / praised | Highland Park is a charming place in fall |
| Ghosts / sighting | Ghost seen at VanWeelden’s meat market |
| Shipwreck / Alpena | Wreck of Alpena recalled |
| City / patriotic yell | Proposed Grand aven patriotic yell: Ta-ra-ra boom-de-re! |
| Industry / Grand Haven Glass Works | Stockholders |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Claire | Won more money than any other Michigan horse |
| Jail / escape attempt | Jail break fails |
| Industry / mascot fatality | American Express horse ‘Old Charlie’ dies |
| Ghost / description | Grand Haven ghost described |
| Ships / Nellie | Packet steamer Nellie described |
| Storms / Grand River | Big gale causes whitecaps on river and blowing sand |
| Shipwreck / Nellie Hammond | Ship hits Muskegon pier / 2 survive, 1 dies |
| Pier / fatality | Sailor washed from pier at Sand Beach - drowns |
| Phenomena / strange cloud | Strange, low, red cloud seen |
| Storm / water level | Water level lowered at Toledo harbor during gale |
| Streets / construction | Many articles on graveling of Grand Haven streets in 1892 |
| Ships / black boats | The black boats were faster than present steamers |
| Ships / black boats | The black boats were not faster than present steamers |
| Piers / hunting seagulls | Several hunters were at the piers shooting seagulls |
| Piers / sidewalk | Sidewalk from Water street to pier needed |
| Lake Michigan / gale | Another gale on lake |
| Highland Park / storm | A great amount of driftwood on beach at park / gale |
| Piers / near accident | Anne Thorpe almost hits pier |
| Ships / Anne Thorpe | More on Anne Thorpe |
| Harbors / West Michigan | West Michigan ports most important on Great Lakes |
| Horse racing / dogs | Dogs race pulling harness sulkies |
| Piers / construction | Bids received for Grand Haven pier construction |
| Ships / City of Milwaukee | Typical operations described in letter to Tribune |
| Lighthouse / signal change | Notice of change of light signals |
| Lighthouses / signal change | White River light signal changed |
| Lake Michigan / heavy seas | Heavy seas on the lake |
| Piers / shipwreck | Spaulding hits pier at East Tawas 2 drown |
| Drownings / list | List of drowning victims in Grand Haven / Spring Lake 1892 |
| Industry / Spring Lake Iron Works | Francis Hinton in port with load of pig iron |
| Ships / near fatality | Local man washed overboard - rescued |
| Railroads / Grand Haven – G. Rapids | More on Grand Haven – Grand Rapids. railroad |
| City / pride | Be proud of Grand Haven |
| Ships / train ferry grounding | First train ferry trip by Ann Arbor goes aground |
| Ships / train ferry grounding | More on Ann Arbor grounding |
| Ships / train ferry recovery | Train ferry Ann Arbor recovered from grounding |
| Piers / construction | Contract awarded to extend Grand Haven piers |
| Piers / construction | Contract awarded to extend Muskegon piers |
| Piers / construction | Grand Haven north pier to be extended 250 ft. / s. pier – 200 ft. |
| Piers / construction | Wood prepared for lake east shore pier construction |
| Piers / suicide | Did man suicide off pier? |
| Lifesavers / Grand Haven crew list | Lifesaving crew listed / Grand Haven only station with locals |
| Publication / Grand Haven described | Grand Rapids Herald – 3 page article on G.H. |
| City / praised | Letter praising Grand Haven rebirth / harbor |
| City / wish list | Wish list for Grand Haven in 1893 |
| (Government Pond) / skating | Pond between pier and station filled with skaters |
| Lighthouses / rescue | Oswego lighthouse keeper rescued – no food |
| (Government Pond) / skating | More on skating at pond |
| Horseracing / Geo. St. Clair | More on Geo. St. Clair’s races at Lexington |