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The 1911 Grand Rapids furniture workers' strike was a general strike performed by furniture workers in Grand Rapids, which was then a national leader of furniture production. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Furniture businessmen of Grand Rapids held control of the city's industry and banking sectors, growing so influential that they were able to price fix national ...
Paul Gordon Goebel (May 28, 1901 – January 26, 1988) was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922.
The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5] The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. [4]
William Montague Ferry Jr. — Michigan and Utah Politician; Betty Ford — 37th First Lady of the United States [18] Gerald R. Ford — 38th President of the United States [18] Wilder D. Foster — U.S. Congressman from Michigan; mayor of Grand Rapids [16] George Heartwell — Mayor of Grand Rapids [16] [19] Paul B. Henry — U.S. Congressman [20]
John Hoult Logie (August 11, 1939 – August 4, 2021) was an American attorney and politician who served as mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1992 to 2003, [1] [2] [3] one of the longest-serving in the city's history.
The Grand Rapids Press is a daily newspaper published in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is the largest of the print publications of MLive Media Group. It is sold for $1.50 daily and $7.99 on Sunday. AccuWeather provides weather content to the Grand Rapids Press.
Paul G. Goebel, two-term mayor of Grand Rapids (born in Grand Rapids) Roman Gribbs, mayor of Detroit 1970–74 (born in Detroit) Alexander Groesbeck, 30th governor of Michigan (born in Warren) Ebenezer O. Grosvenor, 14th lieutenant governor and state treasurer (born in New York, lived and died in Jonesville)
After the French established territories in Michigan, Jesuit missionaries and traders traveled down Lake Michigan and its tributaries. [7]In 1806, white trader Joseph La Framboise and his Métis wife, Madeline La Framboise, traveled by canoe from Mackinac Island and established the first trading post in West Michigan in present-day Grand Rapids on the banks of the Grand River, near what is now ...