Historical Newspaper Articles

This is a collection historical newspaper articles that have been digitized. They represent topics on the history of Thomas Lincoln Handy, his companies and T.L. Handy High School.

Handy Bros. Turn Railroad Over to Federal Control

Wednesday, October 23, 1918 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Railroad

Complete control of the Handy Bros. railway system, which includes the Detroit, Bay City & Western, the Port Huron & Southern and the Port Huron & Detroit railways, has been taken over by the government, under a lease, and Handy Bros. have given up all connection with the operation and management of the lines. A. C. McDannell, who was auditor...

Port Huron Delegation Visits City

Wednesday, August 02, 1916 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Railroad

“I have seen many projects for building a railroad from Port Huron to Bay City since 1860 and have taken part in nearly all of them,” said Henry B. McMorran, ex-congressman and pioneer business man of the Tunnel City, “but they all fell by the wayside for one reason or another until Handy Bros. came along and put a road...

Port Huron Starts After Handy Road

Monday, April 17, 1916 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Railroad

In accordance with a contract entered into by the Port Huron Business Men’s association with the Detroit, Bay City & Western railway, popularly known as the Handy Bros. Line, the Port Huron association began its campaign this morning to raise $40,000 in notes, payable when the first train enters Port Huron, to be given the Handy Bros. to assist in...

T. L. Handy to Build

Saturday, August 01, 1908 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Handy Properties

A gang of men with teams, plows and scrapers, started work today excavating for the basement of a handsome brick block which Thos. L. Handy proposes to build at the northeast corner of Fifth and Water streets next summer. Plans for the building have not yet been made, but Mr. Handy is having the excavating done at this time, as...

Reason for the New Proposal to Bond for Schools

Saturday, June 04, 1921 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  T.L. Handy School

The following is the major portion of a paper written by Charles T. Clark covering the public school situation in Bay City as it is found today. Mr. Clark is a member of the citizens’ committee which has been in close touch all the year with building operations on the east and west sides of the river. The paper has...

School Plans to Be Talked Over

Tuesday, March 07, 1922 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  T.L. Handy School

At a joint meeting of the building committee of the board of education and the citizens’ committee to be held in the city hall Wednesday evening the question of going ahead with the building program of the T. L. Handy Junior high school on the west side, will be discussed. According to the original plans, the building will be constructed...

School Trustees Act on Bids for Handy Building

Saturday, June 04, 1921 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  T.L. Handy School

Bay City, Mich., June 3 — A special meeting of the board of education was held Friday evening in the office of Superintendent of Schools Frank A. Gause, to receive the bids on the T. L. Handy Junior high school and to vote on the appointing of the school staff for the next year. The building committee of the board...

To Change Name of Junior High School

Monday, May 02, 1921 | Source bay, The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  T.L. Handy School

Bay City, Mich., April 30— At a special meeting of the board of education held Saturday noon, the completed plans for the new junior high school on the west side were adopted as submitted by the architects, all five members of the board present voting for such action. It was also decided to change the name of the new building...

Thomas L. Handy Dies; Had Been Ill for Several Weeks

Tuesday, August 01, 1922 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  T.L. Handy

Bay City, Mich., Oct. 22 — Thomas L. Handy, railroad builder and operator, coat operator and manufacturer, and one of the men who had a great deal to do with the development of Bay City, died at his home on Euclid avenue shortly before noon today after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Handy came to Bay City about 1885...

Handy Bros. Sell

Monday, August 10, 1903 | Source The Bay City Times Tribune | Topic(s):  Mining

Negotiations have been closed for the sale, by Handy Bros., of their entire coal mining interests and the control of the Huron and Western Railway, to stockholders of the Saginaw Coal company and affiliated interests, for an amount approximating $500,000. The negotiations have been under way for some time past, and for several weeks the purchasers have had drilling outfits...