A Dick and June Ross Collection File
December 1913 - Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan
This file was donated and is under © copyright by Dick and June Ross from their collection of Houghton Co. records. It is a transcription of the newspaper article in the Daily Mining Gazette for that day.
1913 December 25 Thursday - The following listed persons died in a fire at the Italian Hall at Calumet and they were families of strikers who were celebrating Christmas. A stupid person yelled fire and caused a great panic .
The dead are -
Herman ALA of Tamarack, aged 50
Lempi AHO of Calumet, aged 8
Wilma ASITONEN, aged 7 - Mrs Oscar ASITONEN aged 50 - Silvia ASITONEN, aged 6 all 3 of Florida location
Mrs BRANZO of Laurium , aged 28
Ilko BUEFF of Calumet, aged 4
Joseph BUTALA of Centennial Heights, aged 8
Victoria BURCAR, aged 12 of Kearsearge
Kate GREGORICH of Centennial, aged 10
Mrs Henry ISOLA aged 35 of Raymbaultown
Mrs Barbara JESIT, aged 55 and her baby of Raymbaultown
Jennie JACKELETTI of Wolverine, aged 6
John KEMPPI of Centennial Heights, aged 4
Christiana KLARICH, aged 5, Kate and Mary of Calumet
Amy KOTAJARVI aged 3 Annie, aged 4, Mary, age not shown, all of Florida location
John KARKELA of Copper City, aged 7
Mrs Peter KALUNKI, aged 35 and 2 girls named KALUNKI, ages 6 and 4 names unknown all of Centennial Heights
Jacob LUSTIG of Raymbaultown, aged 5
John LAURI, of Centennial Heights, aged 4
Ralph LESAR, aged 5, Mamie LESAR aged 11 both of Red Jacket
Arthur LINDSTROM of Red Jacket ,aged 12
Lydia LUOMI of Centennial Heights aged 5
Mrs Peter LANTIG, farm near Dover, aged 35
Mrs Herman , aged 35 and an unknown boy Manley, aged 12 and girl MANLEY aged 4, all 3 of same family of North Tamarack
Agnes aged 4 and Paul MIHELCHICH, aged 5 both of Calumet
Matt MURTO, of Tamarack, aged 6
Albert, aged 3, and Edrom MONTONEN, aged 5 both of Tamarack
names not shown boy aged 5 and boy, aged 3 sons of Matt MILLYKANCAS of Osceola
Abram NIEMELA, aged 40, and Mrs NIEMELA, aged 35, both of Wolverine
Samma NAUER, aged 5
Mrs Kate PETERL (sic) of Calumet, aged 66
William PLIRA, address unknown aged 5
Antone aged 52 and girl unknown PAPSH, aged 20 of Osceola
Ellen RISTALL of Laurium aged 5
Miss RENOLDI, of North Tamarack, aged 13
Ahta SATIO of Centennial Heights, aged 6
Frances STADUHAR of Osceola, aged 10
Mamie SMUK of Raymbaultown, aged 7
Nick SWIKEVEITCH of Red Jacket aged 40
Mrs TUOPPO, aged 42 and Mamie TUOPPO aged 4, of Florida location
Helga WUOLUKKA of Calumet, aged 42
J. P. WESTOLA of Calumet aged 48
Elena TAIPALUS aged 6 and Sandra aged 5 both of Centennial Heights
Juto TALLBACK of Tamarack, aged 4
Uno JOKIPL of Raymbaultown aged 16
John HEIKKENEN, age 9 and 2 boys, ages 7 and 5 first names unknown of Wolverine
Mary KRUNIC of Tamarack Jr. aged 12
Mrs Matt KOTAJARVI of Florida location
Henry TAKOLA of Laurium
Yalmer SAARI of Laurium, aged 5
Ysdra PHILOMENA, baby of Calumet.
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